1979: Literary Master, Starting from the Return of Educated Youth

Chapter 20 Eating Chen Qiaoqiao's imported candy
"Celebrate? Something good happened."

Xu Yuexin gently pressed Chen Qiaoqiao's nose with his finger and asked jokingly.

Chen Qiaoqiao smiled sweetly, with joy in her eyes: "I wrote a paper called "On the Language Characteristics of the Wreath under the Mountain", which was accepted by a national journal."

"I want to celebrate with you."

"Are you studying me?"

Xu Yuexin smiled after hearing this, and put his big hand on Chen Qiaoqiao's shoulder to congratulate her: "Congratulations, you have found the right way to publish a paper."

"People's Literature came to see me today. I just came back from there."

"I'll go up and put something there first. You wait here for a while."

"People's Literature is looking for you? Is there any new developments with the book 'High Mountains'?"

"You're right. They're going to publish this book."

At this point, he patted the file bag in his hand and said, "This is royalties."

"Royalties?"

Chen Qiaoqiao was surprised and curious, "Didn't they say they would stop posting nearly 20 years ago?"

Since the year Chen Qiaoqiao was born, the concept of royalties had disappeared throughout the country. She had only heard of this term from her university teachers.

Xu Yuexin raised his lips slightly: "Everything has changed in the past two years. Things that didn't exist before can also be found now."

“The same goes for royalties.”

Chen Qiaoqiao savored the meaning of Xu Yuexin's words and felt quite touched.

It is indeed as he said, this is an era in which the world is created from nothing and becomes brand new.

"Great! If royalties are restored, it will be a great blessing for the literary world."

Thinking of this, Chen Qiaoqiao said excitedly, "You are the first person to try this."

"Mm, crabs are really delicious."

Xu Yuexin touched Chen Qiaoqiao's head and walked towards the faculty building with the file bag.

After returning home, Xu Yuexin put the file bag into the drawer, took out 48 brand new copies of the Great Unity, put some of them together with the last royalties, and put the rest in his pocket.

Deposits exceed four digits!
After putting the money in, Xu Yuexin put a few White Rabbit candies into his pocket, went out, walked down the stairs, and met Chen Qiaoqiao outside.

"It's still early, let's go out for a walk and buy a few things."

After Xu Yuexin finished speaking, he took Chen Qiaoqiao to the dispatch point and took a taxi to Wangfujing.

These days, the Third Ring Road in Beijing has not been fully opened yet, so there is not much popularity outside the Third Ring Road and the roads are very empty.

The taxi drove smoothly all the way until it entered the Third Ring Road, where there were gradually more pedestrians, bicycles and buses on the road, giving it a city feel.

When they arrived at Wangfujing, Xu Yuexin got out of the taxi first. At this time, a middle-aged woman with a bashful look came over and quietly approached Xu Yuexin: "Young man, do you want to buy a magazine?"

"It's from the Pierre Cardin fashion show. It's really beautiful."

Xu Yuexin almost couldn't hold back his laughter: seeing her timid look, I thought she was a peddler selling publications not suitable for children.

Is this the result?

"If you don't want to buy it, go find someone else."

Xu Yuexin waved his hands and said with a helpless smile.

The middle-aged woman still didn't give up. At this time, Chen Qiaoqiao got out of the car. She had to shrink her neck and left angrily.

"Is he a liar?"

Chen Qiaoqiao didn't see anyone passing by in the car just now, so she asked in confusion.

“Selling fashion show magazines.”

"There is definitely no permission to publish."

Xu Yuexin said, taking Chen Qiaoqiao's hand and joining the bustling crowd on the street.

"Oh...it's the fashion show in March. I heard that you need an invitation from an organization to go."

Chen Qiaoqiao suddenly realized, "It's a foreigner named Pierre something."

"Pierre Cardin, fashion designer."

Xu Yuexin added, "He wants to come to our country to expand the market."

"Expanding the market? Aren't we not allowed to wear strange clothes recently? We have middle-aged women standing at the door of the family compound, and they will cut a pair of bell-bottom pants if they see one."

Chen Qiaoqiao said with lingering fear. She didn't think bell-bottom pants were good-looking, but she thought it was unreasonable to cut other people's clothes for no reason.

I heard that the clothes designed by Pierre Cardin are very different from the common work clothes and Mao suits on the street. Will people be able to wear them out after buying them?

"The collision between the old and the new always takes time. Don't worry, no one will care about it within three years."

"These foreigners who are optimistic about the Chinese market will be able to make a lot of money in the future."

Xu Yuexin said firmly, "Let's go check our watches."

"Well, I agree with your judgment."

Chen Qiaoqiao agreed, saying that she was now particularly convinced of Xu Yuexin's views and judgments.

"This is it."

After turning a corner, Xu Yuexin brought Chen Qiaoqiao to the door of a state-owned watch shop.

Walking into the watch shop, the two saw rows of glass cabinets filled with watches of various brands.

In addition to new ones, there are also second-hand ones. Nowadays, people are not rich, so buying second-hand watches is the choice of many people.

"Comrade, how much are the Huhai brand watches?" Xu Yuexin stopped in front of the cabinet selling domestic brands.

"A new men's Shanghai Hai brand is 100 yuan, a second-hand one that has not been overhauled is 60 yuan, and a overhauled one is 40 yuan. Which one do you want?"

The pretty female salesperson walked over slowly and spoke in a leisurely voice, still applying lotion on her face.

Currently, being a salesperson is a top-notch job, and being a salesperson in a watch store is even more popular, because watch shop employees have the benefit of purchasing second-hand watches at low prices.

The sales clerks who can work here are selected from the best of the best.

"Give me a new watch for men and a new watch for women."

Xu Yuexin said generously, taking out a stack of banknotes from his pocket and slapping them on the counter.

Chen Qiaoqiao showed a somewhat nervous expression and shook her head at Xu Yuexin: "No need to buy it for me..."

"It's just a watch, just buy it."

Xu Yuexin said nonchalantly.

Wow, the young man in front of me is very rich. He asked for a new one right away and even bought one for his girlfriend.

The pretty female salesperson exclaimed.

"The ladies' watch is 85, the total is 185."

The pretty female salesperson put down the cream, took the money and tickets, counted them, gave Xu Yuexin five yuan in change, and took out two watches, one for men and one for women, from the counter and handed them to him.

"It's so convenient to check the time with a watch."

Xu Yuexin put a ladies' watch on Chen Qiaoqiao's delicate hand, and then put on a men's watch himself.

Today he was wearing the three-joint leather shoes given by Chen Qiaoqiao, a Dacron shirt, and a pair of black trousers, and a watch, looking very energetic and capable.

"You look good in a watch."

Chen Qiaoqiao looked at the handsome Xu Yuexin for a while, and her heart was almost intoxicated. "He looks especially handsome and cool after putting it on."

"Let's go to the next one."

Xu Yuexin took Chen Qiaoqiao's fair and tender little hand and strode out of the store.

The pretty female salesperson looked at the two men's backs for a while, still marveling at Xu Yuexin's strong financial strength and envious of Chen Qiaoqiao's beauty.

After buying the watch, Xu Yuexin took Chen Qiaoqiao straight to the bicycle shop and specifically asked to buy a Forever brand bicycle.

The Xu family has a bicycle, which is mainly used by Wu Yan for commuting to work. Xu Yuexin bought one for himself so that he can travel more conveniently in the future.

"152 yuan, 30 industrial coupons."

When the female salesperson saw that it was a male customer, she assumed that he wanted a 28-inch one.

A 28-inch bicycle, commonly known as a -inch bicycle, has a large frame and strong load-bearing capacity, and can carry people and transport goods.

In the early years when relations with the Russians were tense, someone had the crazy idea of ​​using it to transport military supplies if a war broke out.

Xu Yuexin took out brand new banknotes and industrial coupons and placed them on the wooden counter.

The female salesperson picked up the money and industrial coupons, counted them, and took Xu Yuexin to pick up the car.

Inside the bicycle shop, shiny new bicycles were parked in rows. Xu Yuexin selected one, issued the invoice, and pushed the bicycle out of the shop.

"What are you doing standing still?"

On the side of Wangfujing Street, Xu Yuexin got on his bicycle and turned around to say to Chen Qiaoqiao who was standing behind him, "Hurry up and get on."

"Hey."

Chen Qiaoqiao agreed and quickly sat sideways in the back seat.

After making sure she was seated firmly, Xu Yuexin rode his newly bought bicycle forward.

As they left Wangfujing, the number of pedestrians on the roadside gradually decreased, and Xu Yuexin drove Chen Qiaoqiao to a park.

The park is shaded by willow trees. The spring breeze in May brings the fragrance of flowers, which is refreshing. The sunshine makes people feel warm all over.

At this time, Chen Qiaoqiao, who was sitting in the back seat, was worried that she would not be able to sit steadily, so she put her arms around Xu Yuexin's waist, and then put her face close to him.

Xu Yuexin felt Chen Qiaoqiao's slightly hot cheeks through his shirt, and his mood became more cheerful.

What a pleasant and comfortable spring.

Riding to the parking shed, Xu Yuexin gave the parking attendant two cents for parking, and took Chen Qiaoqiao's slender white hand for a walk in the park.

Looking at the lake, listening to the birds singing, and smelling the flowers, before they knew it, they had strolled to a place where there were few tourists.

"Give."

Xu Yuexin took out a White Rabbit milk candy and handed it to Chen Qiaoqiao.

Chen Qiaoqiao took the candy, peeled it open, and put it into her cherry mouth with the candy wrapper still attached. Her cheeks immediately became plump and looked very cute.

Xu Yuexin also peeled a candy and put it into his mouth, also with the candy wrapper attached.

The White Rabbit with the candy wrapper attached has a soul, and it would be best if the candy wrapper is intact.

Xu Yuexin and Chen Qiaoqiao ate as they walked, and before they knew it, they had finished all the candies.

"Do you want to go out and buy some more?"

Chen Qiaoqiao saw Xu Yuexin emptying his pockets and holding a candy in his mouth.

At this moment, the spring breeze blew across her face, and a few strands of hair were slightly messy, touching her delicate and beautiful face, which was particularly moving.

"No, you still have some here."

Xu Yuexin chuckled and pressed a finger on her delicate and fair face, then held her in his arms.

(End of this chapter)