1977: It all started with a wrong love

Chapter 92 Be thick-skinned
Lao Zhang quickly finished reading the booklet and gave a thumbs up excitedly.
"Great! Xiao Lu, your booklet is really well compiled! I think you should publish it in a publishing house to benefit more people who want to learn English but can't find the way. Really, the value of your booklet is extraordinary..."

Brother-in-law Xu Erhe's expression suddenly became extremely nervous and he reached out to snatch the booklet back.

He wanted to scold this guy, but after all, he didn't dare to do anything because he was his brother-in-law's classmate, a student of a prestigious university in Beijing and a child of destiny.

But this person wanted to destroy the secret treasure of life leap given to him by his brother-in-law, and even instigated his brother-in-law to do publishing.

Why does this person like to show off by taking other people's things?
If you have the ability, why not compile a booklet and publish it yourself to benefit others!
So annoying!

At this moment, Lu Yifan confirmed again that his brother-in-law Xu Erhe's small movements and reactions did change his brother-in-law, but he was still a long way from completely getting rid of the small peasant mentality in his bones.

But it is true.

Brother-in-law Xu Erhe was able to understand the deeper meaning of Lao Zhang's words immediately.

Then he shouldn't be Xu Erhe, a farmer who came to the city from the countryside.

When Old Zhang saw Xu Erhe's reaction, he also reacted and became embarrassed.
"Ahem, don't be surprised, brother-in-law. Actually, things are not what you think. Even if ten thousand times more people learn the contents of this booklet, it will not affect you.

Really, don't forget that our country has a population of 9 million.

Even among college students like us, there is only one person out of ten who can communicate in English normally like you, my brother-in-law.

And don't forget that in our country, writing books and biographies has always been an honor that only saints and great people can have in ancient times.

Even in modern times, if Mr. Lu could publish a few books, it would also be a great achievement that would make him famous..."

Lu Yifan didn't interrupt Lao Zhang.

There are some things that, as a family member, it is not easy for him to say directly, as it is too easy to hurt his brother-in-law's hard-earned self-confidence. However, when Lao Zhang said this, it was easier for his brother-in-law Xu Erhe to understand the true meaning.

As expected, when Xu Erhe heard that publishing this booklet would have such a big impact on his brother-in-law's future, he immediately panicked and wanted to apologize to Lu Yifan with a red face, "Fanwa, your brother-in-law is stupid and ignorant, and almost ruined your big plan..."

"Ha, that's enough, don't get so excited, you didn't ruin anything for me, and you don't have to think about returning the booklet to me right away. Don't listen to what Lao Zhang said.

If there is a real need for publishing, I will naturally write another more suitable one.

The most important thing is to see that you, brother-in-law, have made such amazing progress in just one month, and you have even started a training class. You are doing very, very well now.

Just keep doing what you want to do.

Also, from listening to your conversation with Lao Zhang just now, I think your sense of language is still a little lacking.

Here's a suggestion for you. In the future, don't just stay in a slum and study on your own. When you have time, go out and find opportunities to practice. Go to the streets, parks, buses, subway stations, scenic spots, and practice wherever there are many people.

Anyway, just remember that you need to be thick-skinned and courageous.

Find opportunities to speak more and communicate with strangers. Soon you will become more and more proficient and more and more like a returned overseas Chinese who has lived abroad for many years..."

Lao Zhang was listening silently and was stunned!
Oh my god, if someone had told me these things a few years earlier, about the fastest and most convenient way to master a foreign language, I wouldn't have had such mediocre grades in school and failed to make any sense in front of the Dean of Academic Affairs, Liu Changqing.

So, are there really geniuses in this world who can see the essence of a thing at a glance, and can quickly grasp shortcuts to achieve twice the result with half the effort, whether at work or in study? !
Lu Yifan is reassured by his brother-in-law’s current performance.

He felt extremely relieved, especially that he had the courage to set up this English "training class" with the neighbors in the slum. At least he could guarantee that even if he, Lu Yifan, was no longer involved in the future, he would still have food to eat and would never go hungry.

In this case, he has less to worry about.

As for the future, just wait for the flowers to bloom.

So we didn't stay in Nanluoguxiang for too long. Lao Zhang and I rode our bikes away from Nanluoguxiang and headed straight to Tiananmen Square. In a real sense, we toured the capital and saw all the spring scenery in the late 1970s.

That's right.

Before we knew it, the spring of 1978 had arrived.

The weather is still a bit chilly.

But the new buds that have sprouted from the big trees on both sides of the street have already revealed the fresh breath of spring.

It’s almost time. There is only one year left between the famous spring in the original time and space, the spring of singing, and the circle of time in the south.

When riding his bike past the post office, Lu Yifan turned in, paid the money, filled out the form, and waited in line for a long time.

He made a long distance call to his hometown.

I asked my younger sister and cousin how the college entrance examination candidates in the seven villages were doing recently and whether they had encountered any difficulties.

Long distance calls are really expensive these days, and the signal is terrible.

So after the call was connected, I didn't dare to say a word, as if there was a wolf chasing me or a tiger biting me from behind. I only talked for a minute at most, and then the old man Lu Xiangrong on the other end hung up.

Anyway, the meaning is clear.

If you have any questions, I will write to you.

What he meant was that his seven college entrance examination candidates who were studying and practicing questions on their own in the village were all in good shape now?

Yes, now that the village has a living example like Lu Yifan who changed his destiny by passing the college entrance examination, the seven young people who hope to replicate his successful template now all have families that provide them with sufficient conditions to review their lessons. With the test question banks he provided years ago, as long as they grit their teeth and persevere, I believe they will all get a good reward.

When I left the post office, it was already past three in the afternoon.

The two of them then began to ride back.

On the way, we happened to pass by the art troupe.

So he took a detour and took Lao Zhang to his 'original unit'. One reason was to build relationships with the leaders of the unit, such as Captain Shi and Director Wei. We can't say that we kicked our 'original unit' out completely after entering the university campus, right?
Besides, he had to come here to collect his monthly salary.

It’s still 80 yuan after all!
In this society, people have always believed that only those with thick skin can eat their fill.

When he arrived at the art troupe, everything was quite pleasant. The only thing that made Lu Yifan feel a little upset was that he heard that the troupe was going to choose Li Erjiang from Xiao Xiao Zhupai to be the lead male singer for the chorus of the new song "Drawing Sword".

Doesn't this ruin his song?
The last time he "debuted his new work" "Wanjiang" on the school radio station, Li Erjiang was already in a state of panic for quite a while.

When the head of the group approached him privately to inquire about the situation, he had already expressed his serious stance.

This is why "Wanjiang" was not tarnished by Li Erjiang.

But now, Li Erjiang has to settle for the second best and is considering making "Bright Sword" (Chinese Military Soul).

I really give you a little bamboo raft face!
Lu Yifan decisively found Captain Shi and had a private chat with him.

Only then did he simply make it clear. Anyway, he just had one thing to say: if the band wanted new songs in the future, then all his works should not be touched by this person, otherwise he would rather stop writing from then on.

(End of this chapter)