Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 415 Perfect Personality

"Who told you this?"

"Everyone says so. Didn't the Go team say the same thing when they were interviewed before?"

"They just said we should go to the movie together to boost morale."

“It seems that morale is indeed important.”

Lin Chaoyang: ...

Jiang Zhujiu is in great form now, having easily achieved a record of three wins in a row, and will continue to win.

But he quickly ran out of steam after meeting Kobayashi Koichi. This was an absolute gap in strength, something that no metaphysics could overcome.

Then it was Kobayashi Koichi who displayed his prowess and killed his way all the way from Penglai East Road to Nantianmen. If it weren't for Nie Sheng's unparalleled bravery, the spirit of the Chinese team would have been shattered by Kobayashi Koichi.

Don’t think that the people are praising Jiang Zhujiu highly now. When Kobayashi Koichi starts to wreak havoc, the Chinese team will probably be criticized.

Therefore, it is better not to spread the metaphysics of "The Chess Master".

What Lin Chaoyang didn't expect was that this argument was so popular that even a senior Go enthusiast like Zhu Guangqian would believe it.

Looking at his attitude, Lin Chaoyang could already imagine that those ordinary people believed in this rumor.

Coming out of Yannan Garden, Lin Chaoyang drove past the video hall, stopped and greeted Zhao Li.

"Sister-in-law, where is my brother?"

Zhao Li was upset and said, "They're watching a movie inside!"

Lin Chaoyang knew that she was not targeting him, but because of her brother-in-law.

It was Tao Yucheng who arranged to open the video hall, but apart from helping out for a month after the hall opened, he spent the rest of the time either working or slacking off.

After the winter vacation, he came to the video hall to help every day, but every time he helped, he would sneak into the video hall to watch movies, which made Zhao Li so angry that her liver ached.

"I think this video hall is almost opened for him!" Zhao Li complained.

Lin Chaoyang smiled and advised: "It's not like you don't understand big brother's character."

"Chaoyang, tell me, was it him who had to open this video hall in the first place? You guys helped so much, and I didn't expect him to do anything.

But I'm busy here every day, and he goes to the movies. What do you think of him?"

Lin Chaoyang nodded and said, "That's too much. I'll go talk to him."

As he said that, he walked into the video room and pulled Tao Yucheng out. "You are the same. Your sister-in-law has been busy outside for so long, and you didn't come out to help."

Tao Yucheng knew he was in the wrong, so he smiled at Zhao Li and said, "I wanted to go in and sweep the floor, but I watched a movie and forgot the time."

"Humph!" Zhao Li glanced at him, then her expression softened. "You two can chat."

Tao Yucheng then took Lin Chaoyang and sat down at the door of the video hall and chatted about the hall's recent business.

The winter vacation should have been a slow time for business, but during the Chinese New Year period, the video hall's business became quite hot.

According to Tao Yucheng's estimate, the couple will receive at least 1300 yuan this month, and this is after sharing the profits with Du Feng.

"My investment was recovered after five months of operation, and the income from the past two months was all profit. This business is really profitable. I want to open a few more stores!" Tao Yucheng said excitedly.

Lin Chaoyang asked: "How many more stores? How? Will you open more stores with Du Feng?"

Tao Yucheng said without hesitation: "Of course, why not open it with him?"

"Don't you want to make more money?"

"The more you open, the more money you make!"

"Wouldn't it be more profitable if you opened your own business?"

"You can't calculate it that way. Working with Du Feng, we earn less, but we also have less to worry about.

Your sister-in-law has nothing to do except selling tickets and cleaning up every day. How easy! "

Although his brother-in-law is often unreliable, Lin Chaoyang sometimes really feels that he has a bit of a wise but foolish quality.

Lin Chaoyang's words just now were not intended to sow discord, but to consider the issue for Tao Yucheng from an ordinary person's perspective.

There is no technical requirement to open a video hall. It should be said that most businesses these days are like this. At the beginning, everyone has no money and no experience, so it is normal to choose to partner with others.

After having money and experience, many people start to wonder “Why does he get so much money?”

Driven by this mentality, going separate ways becomes the choice of most people, and there are very few cases of working together in harmony.

My brother-in-law’s mentality can be said to be content with a small fortune, but it is also a smart choice.

After chatting for a while, Lin Chaoyang returned home.

After Tao Yushu came back from get off work, he said to him, "I talked to Lao Wang about work today."

"What did he say?"

“What else can I say? I’m not very happy. I was transferred to People’s Literature for only a year and a half, but I didn’t expect to be asked back by Yenching Literature.

You also know that Lao Wang has been quite supportive of my work over the past year or so, and he has said a lot of bad things about Lao Lin to me. "

When she said this, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Given Lao Wang's personality, he will definitely say something bad about Lao Lin behind his back. So is this a done deal?"

Tao Yushu nodded happily, "Almost. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Yanjing Literature will handle the formalities for me."

Lin Chaoyang joked, "Deputy Editor-in-Chief Tao is about to take office. How do you feel about it now?"

Tao Yushu rolled her eyes at him charmingly, "You're humiliating me, aren't you? The deputy editor-in-chief isn't considered a leader."

"Not a leader, but a recognition of your work performance and ability! You have only graduated for three years. Among your classmates, I am afraid no one has developed better than you, right?" "That's right."

Although Tao Yushu and other college students of the same generation were highly valued by the country and many of them entered important units after graduation, they were all young after all. In just a few years, only a few of them had made their mark.

Tao Yushu looked up at Lin Chaoyang and said, "You have made a great contribution to this!"

"What does it have to do with me?" Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.

Tao Yushu said rationally: "Although it's not nice to say this, the objective reality is that I am your other half, and working in the field of literary journals is indeed very convenient."

"Your work has won everyone's recognition." Lin Chaoyang said seriously.

Then he leaned close to Tao Yushu's ear and whispered, "But as the man behind you, I do have some contributions, so shouldn't you reward me?"

The serious conversation immediately became non-serious after he disrupted it.

In the blink of an eye, the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month has passed. On the first day of the new year, Lin Chaoyang drove his family out to pay New Year's greetings. With a car, the convenience of life has indeed been greatly improved, especially in the winter season.

However, driving a Crown on the road at this time is indeed very eye-catching, and relatives and friends will inevitably ask a few questions when they see it.

When they went to the Du family for dinner on the third day of the Chinese New Year, Lin Chaoyang and Du Feng each drove a Crown, which attracted almost all the attention of the entire military compound.

Du Ruolin did not like his son's high-profile style, but Du Feng had been doing business honestly in the past two years, which was much better than those second-generation people who relied on connections to become GDs, which made Du Ruolin feel very gratified.

But in his words, Du Feng's business achievements are still far from comparable to Lin Chaoyang's.

When a writer reaches the level of Lin Chaoyang, he has both fame and fortune, and his character is perfect in the eyes of the older generation.

Du Feng felt very jealous of Du Ruolin's praise of Lin Chaoyang. It was really difficult for him to hear a positive comment from his father in his life.

At this time, Tao Yumo on the side suddenly boasted: "Uncle, it's true that my brother-in-law is amazing, and my sister is also extraordinary now."

Du Ruolin asked with interest: "Oh? Why is it unusual?"

"My sister will soon be the deputy editor-in-chief of Yenching Literature."

After Tao Yumo said this, he immediately attracted the attention of the people around him.

Tao Yushu did not tell his family about his transfer to Yenching Literature. It was only Tao Yumo, who had been living in Xiaoliubukou Hutong, that knew about it.

Listening to his sister's boasting, Tao Yushu scolded, "Why are you showing off? It's not a big deal!"

Du Ruolin laughed and said, "We are all family, so why show off? Yushu has only graduated for three years, right? You have been the deputy editor-in-chief for three years, which proves that your work has been recognized by the company and the leaders! At your age, it is already a remarkable thing."

Aunt Qi Hongying also said, "Yes. Yushu is not even thirty yet. Your brothers and sisters didn't have such achievements when they were your age."

Tao Yushu quickly said a few humble words.

At this time, she noticed that Tao's mother's face was glowing red. It was obvious that she was very proud and happy for her daughter. However, at this time, Tao's mother certainly could not praise her own daughter. Instead, she scolded her youngest daughter Tao Yumo.

"You only know your sister's achievements at work, but you don't see her dedication to her work. You should learn from her.

Going to work all day is like a monk going to ring a bell. I don’t want to stay at the company for even a second longer.”

When Tao's mother said this, she turned to her aunt Qi Hongying and said, "Sister-in-law, you don't know. The school originally assigned her to the Changping campus, which is in its infancy and in need of talent.

She, on the other hand, disliked the long commute to work and insisted on asking the school to transfer back to the Haidian campus.

For someone like you, you can't even hope for a promotion, or even a job title."

Mother Tao's last words were directed to Tao Yumo, and her words were filled with a sense of disappointment.

Tao Yumo was fine but suddenly got scolded by her mother and felt very aggrieved.

Before she could refute her mother, Qi Hongying said to Tao's mother: "Just be content. With three college students in your family, you will definitely be fine in the future."

"Oh! Only Yushu is ambitious. Look at these big and small ones, how can they be ambitious at all?"

Tao Yucheng suffered a sudden blow and looked confused. When did he have anything to do with this?
Tao Yumo came together with him at this time and talked about his mother's abnormal behavior today.

The two of them finally concluded that their mother was belittling them in order to elevate Tao Yushu.

If we talk about the most favored person in front of Tao's mother, it must be Tao Yucheng. Tao Yushu has a personality like his father and is not likable in front of his mother.

But this time, in order to praise her, her mother scolded the siblings Tao Yucheng and Tao Yumo, which made them feel very uncomfortable.

"Our mother is so snobby!" Tao Yumo whispered.

"Yeah. It's fine if she says you're uneducated, but why would she say that about me?
I opened a video parlor last year and made a lot of money." Tao Yucheng said dissatisfiedly.

Tao Yumo looked at his eldest brother fiercely, "You're just running a shabby video parlor, what are you so proud of? What does it have to do with you? The business was arranged by my younger brother, the money was paid by my brother-in-law, and the store is run by my sister-in-law. You're uneducated? I think you're the lazy one!"

"I have an idea!" Tao Yucheng said with his chest puffed out, and then he mocked his sister, "You even snatched your eldest nephew's game console. Is it wrong to say that you are unlearned?"

Tao Yumo was furious and started hurting each other with his eldest brother. In the end, it was his sister-in-law Zhao Li who persuaded them to leave.

"That's enough. You're all grown up, but all you do is bicker and make a fool of yourself."

"He talked about me first!" Tao Yumo said unwillingly.

"Okay, I'll speak to him for you." Zhao Li coaxed Tao Yumo for a few words, and after a while she heartlessly picked up her eldest nephew again.

"Dongzi is still the best!" She leaned against little Dongdong's chubby face, with a smile hidden between her eyebrows.

Looking at Tao Yumo's cheerful smile, Qi Hongying said to Tao's mother: "Yumo likes children so much, she will definitely be happy when she gets married in the future."

Although no one told Tao's mother that Tao Yumo was paying Lin Chaoyang and his wife to babysit, she knew something about it. Qi Hongying said this unintentionally, but the listener took it seriously.

Tao's mother couldn't help but feel embarrassed. What do you mean by liking children? He is just a money-grubber.

Mother Tao thought so in her heart, with an awkward yet polite smile on her face.

(End of this chapter)