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Chapter 167 Fans Benefits (Guaranteed 2 Updates)
After taking Lele back to Uncle Ping'an's house, Aunt Xiaoyan said with regret: "It's a pity that I can't see the release of "The Book of Heaven" with my own eyes."

In a few days, "The Magic Book" will be officially released nationwide, and she brought back a few copies, including one for Wei Ming.

Wei Ming promised Cui Cuicui from Yunnan that he would send her a signed copy of the book after it was published.

Wei Ming smiled and said, "It's quite a coincidence that The Book of Heaven and Animals were released almost at the same time."

Fortunately, the author doesn't need to go to bookstores for signings at this time, otherwise he would be too busy to do it alone.

Although there was no need to sign the books, they still had to be autographed. After dinner, Aunt Xiaoyan took out the copies of "The Magic Book" and asked Wei Ming to sign them. She was going to give them to her friends.

Wei Ming not only signed his name, but also drew a simplified Chinese picture of an egg on the title page, which made Aunt Xiaoyan feel more impressive.

Wei Ping'an would walk to the window from time to time to look downstairs to make sure Wei Ming's motorcycle was still there.

He said self-deprecatingly: "It's better to live in the Overseas Chinese Apartments. The community over there is fenced in, and there are guards and patrols, and they are very responsible."

Wei Ming: "That's right. After all, there are still property fees."

Lv Xiaoyan was puzzled: "What is property management fee?"

In this era, "property fee" is an unfamiliar term for most urban residents.

Wei Pingan explained to his wife: "I heard from my colleagues that the expenses for cleaning the community, guarding the gate, patrolling, and maintaining equipment are roughly shared by each household."

“How much does it cost per year?”

Wei Pingan: "Eight dollars a month."

"Wow!" After hearing this number, Lu Xiaoyan felt that the Overseas Chinese Apartment was not that good after all. Eight yuan could buy seven kilograms of meat!

When Wei Ming was about to leave, Aunt Xiaoyan walked him to the door and asked him quietly, "We are staying with Xiao Gong this time. Is there anything you need from me?"

Wei Ming: “No.”

Although he did have a letter for Sister Xue in his hand, he still trusted China Post more.

After returning to the dormitory, Biaozi and Xiaomei also came back.

Mei Wenhua said regretfully: "I wanted to invite you to the Great Wall Canteen for a meal, but I didn't expect you to leave as soon as you arrived."

"Oh, you took the initiative to treat me to a meal. It seems that you made a lot of money this time." Wei Ming asked with a smile.

Biaozi said proudly: "The two of us can barely be considered as a thousand-yuan household now."

"Oh, so you are the two thousand households. I am so sorry for the disrespect," Wei Ming said with a smile, "I just happen to be buying a house recently, and I am still short of 10,000 yuan. I hope you can support me when the time comes."

After hearing this, the two of them immediately lay back on the bed. They shouldn't have acted like this.

Wei Ming was a little curious: "It seems that you are doing very well this time, and the sales are faster than before."

Mei Wenhua: "This is the third time we've sold the product. We must be making progress."

"Yes, learn while doing!" Biaozi also looked proud and told about their experience in selling goods quickly.

After listening to the two of them talking, Wei Ming became concerned about his letter.

Xiaomei rummaged through boxes and drawers and found it: "I hid it for you. Who is this Amin? Now you even mess with Hong Kong women?"

Biaozi: "I think they are not as good as British women."

"What Hong Kong woman? She's just a yellow-haired girl, a pen pal."

Wei Ming took the letter. The teenage girl would definitely not let Melinda's ripe body get to her. But why didn't Melinda reply for so long? Are international letters so slow?

Wei Ming opened the letter and started reading. As expected, the little girl took the bait and talked to him a lot about Hong Kong pop culture. She also started asking about his songs and was curious about what he studied at Peking University.

Wei Ming laughed: When did I say that I was a Peking University student?

He immediately began to write a reply, and in addition to his newly written "She's Slippery", he also sent a cassette of "The Sheep Class".

The next day, after Wei Ming finished breakfast and was about to report to the school magazine, he met Master Liu again, who told Wei Ming.

"You're taking the written test for your driver's license this weekend. How are you doing with those two booklets?"

Having never touched it before, Wei Ming smiled and said, "Don't worry, I can recite it by heart."

Wei Ming had a headache. In addition to the driving test, Uncle Ping'an also reminded him yesterday not to forget to prepare for the correspondence test. Aunt Xiaoyan also had the task of writing the second chapter of "Black Cat Sheriff".

I don’t know if I will have time to start writing a new book in the first half of the year.

Let's pass it one level at a time. He went back to the dormitory and took out the two booklets "Traffic Rules" and "Mechanical Knowledge" that he had received before. He basically spent all his time slacking off and learning these during work.

He had roughly read it before. The "Traffic Rules" were not difficult and were much simpler than the rules in his previous life. It was the "Mechanical Common Sense" that he needed to focus on learning. Drivers of this era could basically repair their own cars.

Seeing how hard he worked, his colleague Yang Hao asked in confusion, "Are you planning to transfer to work on the school team?"

Wei Ming made up a story: "I took a taxi when I went to Guangzhou this time. People there earned dozens of yuan a day. I thought that if I couldn't write anything in the future, I would take a taxi. There will definitely be taxis like that in Yanjing in the future."

"Are the girls in Guangzhou very fashionable? How do they dress? Tell me more about it."

Wei Ming took out two boxes of film.

"Here are some photos I took of the streets of Guangzhou. Brother Yang, take a look."

Yang Hao: “Let me do it, I’ll help you!” Developing photos is quite energy-consuming, it’s good to have someone to help. At worst, I can just treat myself to lunch, hehe.

Two days later, Master Liu Wenjie drove Wei Ming to take the written test.

Before entering the examination room, Master Liu told Wei Ming: "I'll let you drive for a while when you return after you pass the test."

"Okay Master!"

There is only one examination room, one room, and not many people. They are all from various units. If you pay more attention, it doesn’t matter if people don’t come.

The exam went very smoothly. The questions were not difficult for Wei Ming. However, the scores were not announced on the spot because there were no computers. He would have to wait a few days to know the results.

After leaving the house, Wei Ming got into Master Liu's car and asked, "Do you want to have Chinese or Western food today?"

Hearing Wei Ming's tone, Old Liu knew that this kid did well in the exam and should be able to pass.

He has also eaten Western food, and he really enjoyed eating meat. He misses it so much!

But Lao Mo was too expensive, so Master Liu suggested going to "Xiao Lao Mo."

In addition to the famous Lao Mo, there is also a "Dadi Western Restaurant" in Yanjing. The reason why it is called "Dadi" is that it is taken from the meaning of "Peter the Great" and secondly because it is an underground restaurant located in the air-raid shelter at No. 17 Xisi South Street.

Although we need to save money to buy a house, with 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, a ten-dollar meal will not have much impact on the overall situation.

Moreover, there is another test coming up, and Wei Ming also needs a lot of actual driving practice, so he will need Master Liu's help in many areas.

Thinking that he would be able to touch the car soon, Wei Ming was in a good mood and had an even better appetite. He finished a steak in no time.

Because both of them had to drive, they didn't drink. Although he didn't care about that now, Master Liu was still very reliable. He first taught him "Don't drink and drive, and don't drive after drinking."

However, before returning to school, Master Liu and Wei Ming had to go to the People's Literature Publishing House.

The two hundred copies of "Animals Are Dangerous" that he had ordered from the publisher had arrived, and he happened to be in town so he could just pick them up himself.

Master Liu enthusiastically helped to move the books and said, "Remember to give me a copy so that my son can see that the great writer they admire is my apprentice!"

"No problem. I'll sign another one for you." Wei Ming laughed.

He also gave me a copy of People's Literature, which was just published this month and contains his articles and photos about pandas.

After leaving the city, the flow of people was not so heavy, so Master Liu parked the car on the side of the road and the two exchanged seats.

Master Liu asked solemnly: "Are you ready?"

Wei Ming has been driving for more than 20 years, but he has never driven this old Hongqi.

He adjusted his seat and checked around: "Ready."

"Go away!"

Wei Ming pressed the clutch and slowly released it. After the car started on the road, it slowly accelerated, but only maintained at about 30 to 40 miles per hour. At this speed, no car behind you would stop you on the road because there were not many cars.

Master Liu was very satisfied: "It's very stable. This is quite impressive for a first time. You don't even need me to help you steer the wheel."

Wei Ming drove for more than ten minutes, and when they were about to reach Peking University, they switched lanes. There were two universities there, and the flow of people became dense again.

After entering the South Gate, Wei Ming quickly asked his friends to help him unload the books and carry them back to the dormitory.

As long as his colleagues wanted a book, Wei Ming would give them one for free, and the price of one book was only fifty cents.

But he certainly doesn't have that many colleagues, and these books are mainly to give back to readers.

When he first gained national fame with "Duck Prophet" and "Ideal", many readers enclosed banknotes and food coupons in their letters to him, and Wei Ming always remembered them.

At that time, he had no money and no time, but he always kept this matter in mind.

Now he wants to give some small benefits to those readers who helped him when he was humble, whether they gave money or tickets, and give each person a signed copy of his novel collection.

This book not only collects five novels of Wei Ming, a self-introduction, and a preface by Ba Lao, but also has Wei Ming's "Ideal" printed on the title page. It is a great gift for both those who like novels and poetry.

However, there are more than a hundred such readers. Wei Ming can write a message or two on the book, but he is too lazy to do the delicate work of filling out the envelope.

It is time to summon Liu Zhenyun.

"Lao Liu, come to my dormitory after class and I'll treat you to a meal!"

"Okay! Can we bring family members?"

"You can bring more family members~"

When Liu Zhenyun brought Guo Jianmei and Liang Zuo to Wei Ming's dormitory, they were stunned when they saw so many books and envelopes.

Mei Wenhua, who was filling out an envelope, shouted, "What are you doing? Get to work."

Wei Ming was writing a message when he saw Liang Zuo coming to help. He hurriedly said to Biaozi who was putting stamps on the paper, "Go to the next room and get two stools."

Liang Zuo wiped the sweat from his forehead, wondering if it was too late for him to run away now.
At this time, Liu Rulong came in from outside and pushed Liang Zuo in. He took out something and said to Wei Ming, "Here comes the seal!"

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(End of this chapter)