I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

The title of the new collection of short stories is "The Great Rejuvenation".

It is divided into three parts: "Hard Struggle", "Towards Glory", and "Great Rejuvenation".

It recounts the general development of the story as he, as a time traveler, knew about various main plot points.

He plans to have 30, 30 and 40 words in each of the three books, totaling one million words.

Judging from the title alone, this type of novel won't have a large audience.

However, he will take his already perfect writing skills to the extreme, so that every reader will feel the same way and be excited, and then be unable to stop reading, and achieve the effect of spreading from person to person and inspiring people.

Even if it's spread by word of mouth, this collection of short stories will surely gain a large readership and become a best-selling book.

Yan Jiefang is very confident about this.

Of course, his greatest source of confidence is his 100/100 level of writing skill.

As December arrives, outdoor sports activities and competitions naturally decrease significantly due to the cold weather in the north.

Yan Jiefang also had more time to write.

The novel "Birds Fill the Courtyard" has a rather dark theme, and no matter how interesting it is, it is not suitable for publication in this era.

Therefore, after "The Mission" was published and completed the following year, he would still only publish revolutionary novels.

After all, by then, the winds will be blowing hard, and if you want to live a peaceful life, it's best not to do anything too outrageous.

Since Yan Jiefang became famous for his novel published in "Beijing Literature and Art", many other publications have commissioned him to write articles.

He himself also intends to increase his income.

After comparing different options, he chose RM Literature, not only because the publication had a very large volume.

More importantly, each issue here allows for the publication of 8000-word serialized novels.

Moreover, the editor-in-chief of RM Literature wrote to him promising that as long as Yan Jiefang's manuscripts maintained their quality, they would still pay him 15 yuan per thousand words.

Yan Jiefang was naturally tempted.

This time, I wrote the three-part "Great Rejuvenation" series for "RM Literature".

Starting in January 1963, "Hard Struggle" began to be published in "RM Literature".

His pen name remained unchanged; he still used his real name.

Many readers, drawn by his pen name, started reading his new works with a "let's give it a try" attitude, only to become completely captivated and immersed in them.

Thanks to the sharing of longtime readers, more and more new readers have joined in reading this novel, and then they can't stop reading it.

RM Literature has also begun issuing additional issues.

There were simply too many letters from readers, and with urgent calls for help from various places, we had no choice but to add more.

Many readers have also written to the magazine requesting that the word count for each issue be increased, the more the better.

The editor-in-chief of RM Literature came to Beiwudian to discuss and review the manuscript with Yan Jiefang. Finally, he decided that starting in February, the word count for each issue would be set at 20,000 words!

With the spread of the national publication "RM Literature", Yan Jiefang's name was no longer limited to Beijing and began to spread throughout the country.

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The Spring Festival in 1963 came early; January 24th was Lunar New Year's Eve.

Sha Zhu's son was born on the first day of the Lunar New Year, after the Spring Festival.

The young man, holding his son with tears in his eyes, stood outside the ward and roared: "My He family finally has an heir!"

When He Daqing heard about this, even though he had long since broken off with his son, he still specially brought an old hen and a hundred yuan to visit him.

After all, he is the only legitimate grandson of the He family.

He Yushui held her nephew with a gentle smile on her face.

I am very glad that my brother got married last year.

After returning from the hospital, He Daqing and He Yuzhu argued again about the child's name, neither willing to give in.

In the end, it was Liu Yuyan who suggested that the most talented person in the courtyard name it.

When Yan Bugui heard the words "most talented person", his eyes lit up: It's finally my turn to make my appearance!

Thinking of this, he moved closer.

He Daqing and He Yuzhu were both taken aback: The most talented person in the institute? Isn't that Yan Laoxi?

Just as they were about to greet Yan Bugui, He Yushui, who was holding her nephew, said:

"The most talented person in our department is definitely Yan Jiefang!"

The He father and son slapped their foreheads: "That's right! People who can publish articles in newspapers and magazines regularly are definitely great talents!"

He Daqing immediately went home, brought out a piece of cured meat, and took Shazhu to Mianhua Hutong to ask for help.

Yan Bugui stood motionless on the snow like a hunched pillar.

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiefang did not refuse. After arriving at the courtyard and seeing He Yuzhu's son in person, he immediately made the decision:

The child's name is He Xiao!

It symbolizes that children are as vibrant as the rising sun, representing hope and wisdom!

The He family members all clapped and cheered, saying that the name was indeed excellent.

Thus, Sha Zhu's first son, He Xiao, was born.

Because of this child, He Daqing's relationship with Sha Zhu has improved a lot.

Seeing the He family's life getting better and better, many of the beasts in the courtyard who had seen the He family make a fool of themselves over the years became somewhat unhappy.

Examples include the Yi family, which had no heirs, the Jia family, which had two widows, and the Xu Damao family and Yan Jiecheng family, which had been married for almost a year without any results.

On the surface, Li Cuilan, the original aunt, didn't seem to react much; she just stood at a distance and watched coldly.

Jia Zhangshi of the Jia family, behind closed doors, hurled vicious curses, hoping that Heaven would punish the He family's boy and cause his untimely death.

Because of her connection with Li Huaide, Qin Huairu is living a pretty good life and no longer cares much about her former simp, Sha Zhu, having a son.

Instead, they were thinking about how to please Director Li more, get a promotion, and earn more wages.

Xu Damao sat at home, watching Lou Xiao'e chatting happily with the deaf old lady across the street while cracking sunflower seeds, and pondered in his heart what way he could trick Sha Zhu.

But Sha Zhu's relationship with Factory Director Li has gone wrong, and he can't find a solution, which is very frustrating.

Now that Shazhu has even had a son, he's even more frustrated.

Yan Jiecheng was at home discussing with Yu Li when the He family would hold their banquet so they could eat well on an empty stomach.

Life is full of different experiences.

In Mianhua Hutong, Yan Jiefang glanced at the cured meat in his hand and casually tossed it into his personal space.

After the attack, he had plenty of food in his hands, including roast chicken, roast duck, fried ribbonfish, braised beef, pig's head meat, white rice, meat buns, apples, pears, and more.

It's true that having food in hand brings peace of mind.

Even his younger siblings, Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi, who frequently visited him, became much plumper and fair-skinned under his care, showing no signs of malnutrition.

He spent most of his winter break at home, focusing on writing his novel.

"Hard Struggle" has been completed with more than 300,000 words, and I am currently writing "Towards Glory".