1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

Chapter 48 Wife, let's show the truth. We can't hide it any longer. (Please give me a monthly ticket

How filial! Woman, you really dare to come forward!
Cheng Xuemin hadn't even locked his bicycle yet when Feng Jiayou rushed into the kitchen, and there was no time to catch him!

Cheng Xuemin simply stopped being in a hurry and slowly locked his bicycle. He wanted to hear about the loving mother and filial daughter relationship.

"The sample issue of Yanjing Literature has come out!?"

When Feng's mother in the kitchen heard the ghostly cry of her own debt collector, she was also startled instantly, put down her work and came out to greet him. Seeing that the debt collector was holding the book of Yanjing Literature, she quickly wiped her hands on her apron and snatched it away!
This issue of Yenching Literature! Li Qingquan and his team are so secretive! Last week, Liu Xinwu personally went to their unit, but came back empty-handed without even seeing a cat. Old Liu was furious.

After coming back, these editors were determined to use all means to get the internal sample issues of Yenching Literature. They were eager to know what kind of big satellite Li Qingquan's Yenching Literature was going to create this time.

It's a big satellite!

On that day, Li Qingquan boasted to Liu Xinwu that this issue of Yenching Literature might be a big satellite, and asked Lao Liu and the others to just wait and see.

Doesn’t this further stimulate Liu Xinwu of October?

Li Qingquan even shamelessly said that their big satellite had a great connection with their "October".

As for how fate works? Li Qingquan didn't elaborate, just let them wait and guess.

What is there to guess? Isn't it that Cha Jianying, her classmate who is a debt collector, first submitted his manuscript to their "October" but was rejected, so he turned to Yenching Literature?

It's just a joke that they made a mistake in October this time!
It was also because of this that Feng's mother, Gu Xueqing, had long ago instructed her debt collector that after the sample issue of Yenching Literature came out and was sent to her classmate Cha Jianying, he must borrow it back as soon as possible so that she could have a look.

So these few days, Feng's mother, Gu Xueqing, got off work early and waited for her debt collector to finish school, because Yanjing Literature would publish a sample issue in just two days and he could bring the sample issue back to her at any time.

"Isn't this this issue of Yenching Literature? The editor-in-chief Jianying personally delivered it to Yenching University today. I borrowed it back!" Feng Jiayou's face was a little excited. She had always wanted to see what her mother's reaction would be after reading her son-in-law's "The Shepherd".

"Yen Jing Literature personally sent it to Yan University? Is the standard so high this time?!"

Upon hearing this, Feng's mother was surprised again. As expected, the author who could write a front-page headline and threaten to launch a satellite was so worthy that the editor-in-chief of Yenching Literature went there in person to deliver a sample copy!

In the past, their editorial department would usually mail the payment slip and sample issues together to the authors, no matter how far away they were.

This further aroused Feng's mother's curiosity. The first thing she saw when she snatched the magazine was the cover titled "The Horse Shepherd", written by Lao Xu!

He didn't use his real name, Cha Jianying, but a pen name called 'Lao Xu'?

How could a girl like Jiajia choose such an old-fashioned pen name?
It doesn’t matter, content is king!
The first time Feng's mother opened the magazine, she saw the headline on the front page was "The Horse Shepherd", written by Lao Xu.

"He is a child abandoned by the rich!"

The first sentence of the opening chapter touched the nerves of Feng's mother! Because Feng's mother was born into a wealthy family during the Republic of China period, and it can be said that she grew up with a golden spoon of capitalism in her mouth.

Plus maybe because I had been looking forward to it for several days, I was immediately drawn into it at first sight!

Feng Jiayou turned around and waved at Cheng Xuemin, indicating that they should go back to their rooms first. Anyway, judging from her mother's condition, she would definitely not be able to finish watching the whole thing in a short time.

"Why did you just give it to me like that? Wasn't that a bit too direct? Have you thought about how you're going to argue with me later...explain?"

Cheng Xuemin, who had just returned to his room, asked Feng Jiayou.

"Hehe, you scholars are saying that you are making excuses! Then just make excuses for me later! Will my mom still come to my school to ask about it?"

"Ask again, but you won't get anything out of it!"

Feng Jiayou's playful expression was so clever that she took out a remittance slip from her schoolbag and textbook, showed it to Cheng Xuemin and said, "I never had the chance to show it to you at school!"

"Look, this is the money you earned, Xuemin. Three hundred and fifteen yuan! I took a look at Jianying's bill, and it was only seventy-three yuan! Xuemin, you made so much more than her, you are amazing!"

If a woman is more conscious, she would be unable to help but give Cheng Xuemin a kiss. However, she was shackled by the thoughts of the time and could not be as open as women thirty years later.

"I'll give you an extra meal tonight to celebrate?!" Cheng Xuemin took a look and teased. He tried to take the bill, but Feng Jiayou pulled it back and scolded him with a smile, "You wish!"

She tiptoed to her little safe and found a novel called "Song of Youth". She opened it and put it together with another manuscript fee receipt, saying, "Tomorrow we will go to the post office to withdraw the money and put it away!"

"Why don't we celebrate? Wife, you see I've been holding it in for days!" Cheng Xuemin begged pitifully!

"What are you celebrating?! Didn't we celebrate for you that day?"

"You want to celebrate twice for the same royalty fee?!"

"We agreed that when you bring the bill for your manuscript, I will help you celebrate! Without the bill, nothing else can be discussed!"

Feng Jiayou glanced at Cheng Xuemin, shook her head and looked at her precious little treasury. She was so beautiful that she didn't even bother to pay attention to him.

"But this is a novella! It takes a long time to write!"

What I reported to Feng Jiayou was the novella in my hand. Where did the royalty receipt come from before it was completed and published?

If we really give her a receipt for her royalties, wouldn't Cheng Xuemin be admitting to having set up his own escrow fund?

"That's your business!" Feng Jiayou is very principled. He only recognizes money and won't ask for anything else!

"Okay! This is a novella. Once it's accepted and I get paid, I'll count it as ten short stories and celebrate ten times. Is that okay?"

Cheng Xuemin argued that he had to find a breakthrough with Feng Jiayou.

"Xuemin...you..." Feng Jiayou looked up at Cheng Xuemin in confusion. He never expected that he would have such an idea.

How can this kind of thing be calculated in this way?

One novella counts as ten short stories, so we should celebrate ten times. Isn’t that crazy?!
"Feng Jiayou, come out for a moment and look after the stove. They're still cooking!"

The brief stunned silence in the room was soon broken by her mother's shouting outside!

"Ah! Here it comes!" Feng Jiayou reacted and ran away from the beast quickly. It took ten times. Could he bear it?

"Mom, where are you going!?"

After running out, Feng Jiayou saw her mother holding the sample issue of Yenching Literature and pushing her bicycle to go out. She couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"Your classmate's article is really well written. No wonder Li Qingquan dared to decide to make it the front-page headline. I have to send it to the publishing house for Lao Liu and others to take a look!" Feng's mother said anxiously.

"Mom, is it that serious? It's just an article about the horse herder. It's already after get off work, and there are still people in your office!?"

Feng Jiayou looked at the sky. It was almost dark. Could an article about "The Horse Shepherd" make her mother so anxious?

"You are really angry! It's just a story about a horse herder. I will be very grateful if your manuscript is half as good as your classmate's!" Feng's mother was very anxious. She said something to her debt collector and then explained:
“You don’t know that this time, Lao Liu’s spirit was taken away by Li Qingquan… Never mind, you won’t understand even if I tell you!”

"Watch the kitchen stove, I'll be back soon!"

Feng's mother wanted to say that Old Liu was almost driven crazy by Li Qingquan this time. He was looking forward to this sample magazine every day to see what Li Qingquan was up to.

Now that the sample copy is in hand, shouldn't Feng's mother deliver it to him immediately? As she spoke, she pushed her bicycle and hurried out!
"Wife, looking at the situation, how about we confess to mom and give her this novella to make amends?"

Seeing his mother-in-law rushing out, Cheng Xuemin didn't dare to play anymore. If it really didn't work, he would just confess!
"Okay! Xuemin, you should confess to your mother-in-law later and try to be treated leniently!"

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(End of this chapter)