Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 53 My Father-in-Law is a Professor

After the rain, the weather in Yanjing became warmer day by day.

Lin Chaoyang has actually started writing his new work, but his efficiency is not very fast.

He wrote only one or two thousand words every day, and had to start over from time to time. At night, he would go to the window, light a cigarette and think alone, showing the caution of someone who had put all his effort into his new work.

Tao Yushu was very pleased with her husband's performance, especially when she looked at Lin Chaoyang's silhouette standing by the window, the image of Mr. Lu Xun would always flash through her mind. The only flaw was that Lin Chaoyang was missing two mustaches.

After acting out the drama for several days in a row, even Lin Chaoyang was almost brainwashed by himself.

I've been using up my cigarettes too quickly lately, and I don't know when my brother-in-law will come next time.

With school starting in a few days, many students returned to school early, and Yanyuan, which had been deserted for most of the winter vacation, finally regained some popularity.

That afternoon, Lin Chaoyang received a payment slip from the editorial department of Xinhua Digest. His article "The Horse Herder" would be published in the next issue of Xinhua Digest, and the editorial department paid him 51 yuan for the reprint.

In the evening, Lin Chaoyang handed the manuscript fee slip to Tao Yushu. She was overjoyed. She didn't expect that she could receive the manuscript fee for "The Shepherd" again.

Including the creative talks, "The Shepherd", a novel of only more than 164 words, has brought Lin Chaoyang yuan.

"Writing really makes money!" Tao Yushu said sincerely.

“Then it has to be published.”

Tao Yushu held his hand, his eyes flickering, "I believe you!"

Lin Chaoyang knew in his heart that this girl was giving him the drug again.

"Let me treat you to Western food tonight!" Lin Chaoyang suggested.

Tao Yushu's face flashed with excitement, but after a moment's hesitation, she said, "Forget it. Don't waste it. Besides, we won't eat at home tonight, and Mom won't refund us the money."

Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but scratch her nose, "You are too greedy for money. You are calculating even for such a small amount of money."

"That's a full fifty cents!"

On February 2, the dragon raises its head and Yan University officially opens.

As spring comes and flowers bloom, the campus is bustling with people and full of vitality. Students who have not seen each other for half a winter greet each other, and youthful and energetic figures can be found in every corner of Yanyuan.

The library's work was back on track on this day, and in the afternoon, Lin Chaoyang was called over by the director Xie Daoyuan.

"Director, you are looking for me."

"Yes." Xie Daoyuan, who was working, took off his reading glasses. "To make a long story short, the museum is going to set up an automation research group, which will be led by Deputy Director Liang. I would like to transfer you there and hear your opinion."

"Transfer me to the automation research group?" Lin Chaoyang was a little surprised.

Lin Chaoyang recently heard his colleagues mention the so-called Automation Research Group during a chat. It is a department in the library that intends to keep up with the times and use computers to coordinate and manage the books in the library.

For this purpose, the library also jointly established the Library Automation and Information Retrieval Laboratory with the school's Computer Research Institute, setting a precedent for automation in the domestic library industry. This team will undoubtedly become the earliest professional library automation team established in the country.

Deputy Director Liang Shizhuang, who is in charge of the automation research group, is the second daughter of Mr. Liang Qichao.

After a brief thought, Lin Chaoyang realized that his father-in-law must have been involved.

"Director, thank you for your kindness. But with my education level, I'm afraid I'll be criticized if I go in, right?"

Xie Daoyuan looked calm, "No matter what you do, there will always be people who will say something."

Lin Chaoyang knew what Xie Daoyuan meant by that he would take the blame for this matter, but the more he said that, the less Lin Chaoyang wanted to go in. It was not that he was ungrateful, but he did not want to affect Xie Daoyuan's reputation because of himself.

Having made up his mind, Lin Chaoyang said solemnly, "Director, thank you for your kindness. But I think I may not be suitable for this kind of clerical work. My current job at the lending desk is good enough."

Hearing Lin Chaoyang's conversation, a hint of surprise flashed across Xie Daoyuan's face, "Really not going? This is a good opportunity to become a regular employee."

"Thank you for your kindness."

Xie Daoyuan nodded, "Okay. Since you've made up your mind, let it go."

The atmosphere fell into silence. Lin Chaoyang was just thinking about saying a few polite words and leaving when he heard Xie Daoyuan ask, "I heard someone say that you are interested in literary creation?"

I was caught slacking off by my boss in person, and this is definitely a social disaster.

Lin Chaoyang nodded with difficulty, "Yes, write some novels."

"What books have you read recently?"

Lin Chaoyang answered honestly: "Haoran's "Golden Avenue" and "Sunny Days", Shen Congwen's "Border Town", "Snowy Clear" and "Travel Notes in Hunan"..."

Xie Daoyuan frowned slightly, "Only read domestic ones?"

His question made Lin Chaoyang feel pressured, as if he was chosen by the teacher to recite a text in elementary school.

"I have read a lot of foreign works before, and I feel that I know too little about modern domestic works, so I want to learn more."

"Don't read modern stuff. The writing model of vernacular novels was introduced from the West. What can you learn from reading their second-rate imported works?

For Chinese works, read Tang legends and Ming and Qing novels. For foreign works, read French, Russian, and British works... You can read them to a certain extent, but don't touch American works. You still need to learn foreign languages... When reading something, you should read the original work as much as possible."

After Xie Daoyuan finished speaking, he thought for a moment and said, "You can listen to the Chinese Department's courses when you have time. Wu Zuxiang's "An Outline of the History of Ancient Chinese Fiction" and Qu Yude's "Folk Literature"... You can listen to these. After you have absorbed all of these, you can read other books."

After coming to Yanjing for such a long time, this was the first time that Lin Chaoyang received guidance from his seniors on accumulating academic knowledge, and he was deeply moved.

"Thank you, Director. I have taken note of what you said and will study it carefully."

"Yes. You need to watch, listen, and learn what I just told you, but you also need to be able to discern and learn to extract the essence."

From beginning to end, Lin Chaoyang never asked Xie Daoyuan how he had time to attend classes in the Chinese Department since he had to work during the day.

This is just like when the company leader asks you to handle a certain task, he will not inform all the departments involved.

Even though you have been given the imperial sword, you still want your leader to step in. What does your leader want you to do?
Lin Chaoyang was happy when he thought that in the future he could not only slack off in the library, but also go to the Chinese Department to attend classes.

Apply to university? Which university? Wouldn't it be better to be an auditor? He doesn't want a diploma.

If I want to attend class, I can go and listen to the teachings of famous scholars. If I don’t want to attend class, I can just work peacefully and do some fishing and writing novels.

These days, even gods are no better than this.

At the same time, Lin Chaoyang also understood in his heart that the reason why Xie Daoyuan valued him so much must be because of Tao's father.

He hadn't had any concrete feelings in the past few months, but he discovered it now.

It’s so nice to have a father-in-law who is a professor to protect me!

(End of this chapter)