1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

Chapter 143: Arrogant, the father-in-law secretly gave Zhang a foreign exchange coupon!
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Cheng Xuemin was a little surprised after hearing this, because his novella had 260,000 words, which was actually a novel.

It was not until 10 o'clock in the morning that it was sent to Zhang Guangnian of People's Literature. With their review speed, it would take two or three months, and they definitely didn't even finish the first reading.

Although Cheng Xuemin used the back door to get in, he directly asked the editor-in-chief Zhang Guangnian to handle the matter specially, and he also promised to finish reading it before leaving get off work tomorrow.

What Cheng Xuemin didn't expect was that he would receive a reply after get off work today!

Doesn't that mean that Lao Zhang has been reading his manuscript all day?

correct!

Feng's mother merely mentioned that the manuscript had been approved and would be published in this issue, and asked Cheng Xuemin to take time to collect the manuscript fee.

But it didn’t say what Lao Zhang said on the phone.

So brilliant!

On the phone, Lao Zhang praised her son-in-law to high heavens. She brought the heroine of the manuscript, An Jie, to life. It was so brilliant!

Apart from anything else, Lao Zhang also said on the phone that he started reading it after Xuemin returned the manuscript.

I was so absorbed in reading it that I even forgot to eat lunch. I read it for half a morning and an afternoon without sleeping or eating, but I still only read less than half of it.

But even after reading only half of it, Lao Zhang directly approved the manuscript and sent it to Xuemin to collect the manuscript fee receipt.

He also said he would take the rest back home and watch it all overnight.

Finally, I was on the phone saying that Teacher Gu was actually such a person and was brought to life by your son-in-law.

This made Feng's mother feel a little embarrassed, and she wanted to emphasize that the "Anjie" written by her son-in-law was not the same person as her mother-in-law.

Her son-in-law is really not based on her!

But if I tell you, will anyone believe it?

After dinner, Feng Jiamo, who had finished his final exams and wanted to relax without having to do homework, squeezed into Cheng Xuemin and Feng Jiayou's room and talked about buying a TV the next day or what brand of bicycle to buy.

I want Phoenix brand, and the women’s version!
Feng Jiayou was so upset when he heard this that he wanted to kick this noisy and clingy sister out, but he couldn't.

She also said that she wanted her brother-in-law, Da Lao Cheng, to teach her how to write articles and earn royalties.

Anyway, he is just clingy, he just doesn't consider himself an outsider, and he just doesn't go out. Feng Jiayou is so angry that he really wants to pick up a feather duster and chase him away.

It's really too noisy!
After receiving the confirmed news from Xie Jin in Shanghai, Cheng Xuemin also had to start writing the script of "Female College Students' Dormitory" as soon as possible and mail it to him.

As for the Xi'an Film Studio, he can't go back for the time being before the New Year, but Cheng Xuemin will definitely go back after the New Year!

Therefore, Cheng Xuemin planned to take advantage of the free time during the Chinese New Year to write the script of "Loess Plateau" and bring it directly to northern Shaanxi after the Chinese New Year.

As a result, Cheng Xuemin had two scripts to finish.

In addition to the two scripts, Cheng Xuemin also promised Lao Pan from the art editorial department of Renwen Publishing House that he would draw ten comic book volumes of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Although Lao Pan did not require all the drawings to be completed and submitted within a month, he still had to hand in one or two volumes after the Chinese New Year.

As for manuscripts, Cheng Xuemin should not have any major tasks in the near future.

"Yenching Literature" has a novella that can fill two issues. Feng's mother's bimonthly "October" will have a two-month cold-cut period after this issue is published. As for the manuscript, it's fine to start writing it after a month.

So, with the spare time I have left for writing scripts and drawing comic books, I can just write a short story for Shanghai Literature and Art.

This favor has always been owed to me, and Cheng Xuemin has always been thinking about repaying it, but he has never had the time to write it down.

Finally, he used his own private money to contribute to foreign publications and obtain foreign exchange.

Cheng Xuemin had been thinking about getting some foreign exchange and buying the house in the Overseas Chinese Apartment to give the woman a big surprise.

But if you calculate this way, it may have to be postponed indefinitely for at least half a year.

After all, after finishing the scripts and comic books in my hands, I will have to go to the northwest with Xie Jin in the spring to shoot "The Shepherd" as Xu Lingjun.

By the way, I also have the long novel "My Years in the Corps" for "Today". I have only written 30,000 words so far. I have to write 60,000 to 70,000 words as soon as possible and hand it over to Lao Chen for finalization and publication.

It has to be completed during the Chinese New Year, and their magazines should also be published after the major universities start classes after the Chinese New Year.

Thinking of this, Cheng Xuemin said to the woman:
"Don't worry about the manuscript fee receipt yet. I'll pick it up when I finish drawing one or two comic books and send them to Lao Pan!"

After finally driving Feng Jiamo away, Cheng Xuemin settled down at work and then went to bed with Feng Jiayou.

The woman asked when he would go to collect the payment slip, and Cheng Xuemin thought for a moment and replied.

Although Lao Zhang asked Cheng Xuemin to go and collect the manuscript fee tomorrow, it would not be a good idea for him to really go tomorrow, as it would make him seem too impatient and materialistic.

"Okay, Xuemin, you are right. It is not good to be too anxious to collect the manuscript fee bill. It will seem that we are only staring at other people's manuscript fee bills!" Feng Jiayou also nodded repeatedly, thinking that her man was the most thoughtful.

She was different. When she heard her mother say that they would go to collect the royalties tomorrow, she couldn't wait to accompany Cheng Xuemin to collect it early in the morning.

After all, it is a long novel of 260,000 words, which is actually a long novel.

If it's 7 yuan per thousand words, how much will the manuscript fee be?

More than 1,800 yuan!

Ever since Feng Jiayou purchased the two-courtyard house and paid 5,500 yuan in cash, the private money in his little treasury has shrunk significantly.

Now, adding the renovation and repair of the courtyard house and the purchase of a TV, I have spent almost another eight or nine hundred yuan.

Although there were occasional bills for royalties coming in later, they were mostly reprint fees, about a hundred or eighty yuan, not much.

Therefore, the speed at which money comes in recently is far behind the speed at which money is spent, and the woman's little piggy bank is almost running out of private money.

I urgently need a large amount of royalties to fill the void.

That's why I urged Cheng Xuemin to ask him when he would collect the royalties for the long and medium-length novels from People's Literature so as to make up for the loss.

But just like her husband said, one should not be too anxious to get the manuscript fee receipt. If one goes there specially to get it, it will make them look even more like something else!

So just draw one or two comic books and send them over first, and then collect the royalties at the same time, and everything will go smoothly and they won't be able to complain.

"Wife, you are right!" Cheng Xuemin scratched the woman's nose. He knew what she was anxious about, but there was no rush for this matter.

Then he smiled wickedly and said, "I just sent over the novella from People's Literature. I can't rush to collect the manuscript fee."

"But, didn't I get two more bills for my manuscript today?"

"Wife, you understand, shouldn't we celebrate properly?"

In an instant, Feng Jiayou was so embarrassed that her ears turned red as she gave him a seductive look. She was just about to say that the two manuscript fee bills were not even worth 200 yuan, and you were still thinking of celebrating, but you were wishful thinking.

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Early in the morning, my sister-in-law Feng Jiamo kept knocking on the window, urging Cheng Xuemin to get up quickly to buy a bicycle and a TV. It was really a bummer.

It's so cold in this winter, and I finally get a chance to sleep in, but my sister-in-law is so ignorant.

"Get up, get up! What's the matter with you making so much noise so early in the morning?"

Feng Jiayou yelled at her sister out of the window in annoyance.

But soon, all the children, big and small, ran outside their room and started arguing, urging them to buy a TV.

Cheng Xuemin got up and looked at Feng Jiamo and her two little ones, Feng Liqin and Feng Liwen, squatting at the door of their house waiting. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Wait at home! Your brother-in-law and I will go buy it!"

After staying at home for two whole days, how could Feng Jiayou still stay at home? How could he still stay at home? He must be accompanying Xuemin to buy a TV now!
After washing up, they asked Feng Jiamo to look after the two children at home while the couple went out shopping.

If you are not at home to look after your nephews and nieces, you will not be able to buy me a bicycle.

Feng Jiamo was so angry that he was going crazy, but he had no choice but to stay at home and take care of the baby.

But is Feng Jiamo the kind of person who can stay at home and do nothing?
As soon as her sister and the eldest brother Cheng went out, they took the two younger ones out to play with their good friend Zhu Shan.

At the same time, she also went to show off that her brother-in-law, Lao Cheng, was going to buy her a bicycle.

Her brother-in-law is going to buy her a TV!
Cheng Xuemin took his wife to the department store to watch TV, but after a day of shopping, they had a lot of bags.

It was really only Cheng Xuemin's driving skills that were incredible. Feng Jiayou had to sit on the horizontal bar in the front to bring back the person, the bags, and a twelve-foot black-and-white TV!
“Feng Jiamo, Feng Jiamo, come quickly and help your brother-in-law get off the bicycle!”

Fortunately, she saw Feng Jiamo strolling at the gate of the yard from a distance, and Feng Jiayou, who was sitting on the crossbar of a bicycle, quickly called out to her.

"Oh my god! Big Boss Cheng, you are awesome!"

Feng Jiamo was also looking forward to her sister and Lao Cheng coming back earlier, as they had agreed to be back in the morning!
But it was already two or three in the afternoon, and her sister and Elder Cheng hadn't returned yet.

She couldn't wait any longer, so she waited at the door with her two little ones, Zhu Shan, who had come to join in the fun. But when she heard her sister's call, she looked over and was stunned, and couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Jia Mo...you, your brother-in-law Lao Xu, bought so many things?"

Zhu Shan, who was standing next to him, looked at it and exclaimed in surprise with an expression of surprise and disbelief.

"What are you looking at? Help your brother-in-law steady the bike!"

"Ahhh! It's fallen, it's fallen, it's fallen! Hurry up and hold on to the TV! Hold on to the TV!"

I go!

What's all the fuss about?

Cheng Xuemin didn't even say he was going to fall, but Feng Jiayou, who was sitting on the horizontal bar, kept yelling, making her man feel weak!
We only celebrated twice last night, is that a big deal?!

Don’t say it yet!
Cheng Xuemin also discovered that since his rebirth, in addition to his memory becoming better and better, his physical fitness was also improving imperceptibly. In fact, he didn't pay much attention to exercise in his daily life.

But his physical fitness is really improving, Cheng Xuemin can feel it clearly!
Anyway, in Cheng Xuemin's heart, he thinks that he is super awesome after his rebirth!

"Where's the bicycle? Where's the bicycle?! Sister, Mr. Cheng, didn't you agree to buy a bicycle?"

Cheng Xuemin had just parked his bicycle and helped Feng Jiayou down from the crossbar, but his sister-in-law was furious when she saw that the bicycle was gone.

"Didn't you buy a TV?"

"Your brother-in-law hasn't had time to get your bicycle ticket yet. Buy it later, buy it later!"

Feng Jiayou helped Cheng Xuemin push the bicycle up the stairs into the yard while she was sending her anxious sister away.

"Don't look back! Big Boss Cheng, you said today that you would stop by Pigeon City to find that ticket scalper to get me a bicycle ticket!"

"If I had known, I would have asked Lao Ge to help me get one yesterday!"

It is true that we need to get the bicycle ticket first, but when Big Boss Cheng went out this morning, he said that he would go to the Pigeon Market to buy the bicycle ticket first, and then go to the department store to buy a TV and a bicycle.

But why did he buy the TV, but not the bicycle she had always wanted?

"When you find a ticket scalper, you should first check whether his tickets are genuine or not?!"

"Your brother-in-law was going to the pigeon market to buy bicycle tickets first, but he couldn't verify the authenticity of the TV ticket. What if he went to buy it again? What if it was a fake ticket?"

Feng Jiayou also retorted to her sister in an unpleasant tone.

Cheng Xuemin also said, "Don't worry, Jiamo, the ticket is real, and the ticket seller is reliable! I'll install the TV for you later, and then we'll go to Pigeon Market to buy it!"

Feng Jiayou was worried about buying fake tickets, so he went to buy a TV first, but he spent the whole day shopping.

"Okay then, I'll go with you later, Boss Cheng!"

The sister-in-law Feng Jiamo was also afraid that the night would be too long and troubled, so she took advantage of the high spirits of her sister and Lao Cheng to buy the agreed bicycle.

Otherwise, by the evening, there’s no telling what her mother might do and she might suddenly change her mind and not let her buy it.

Anyway, last night, her mother was too partial and unwilling!
When my sister asked Lao Cheng to buy a TV, she gave them 500 yuan without saying a word. But when she wanted to buy a bicycle, she didn't say today and tomorrow, and then tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

Now we are moving to Yanda, and they simply won’t let us buy one, saying that the route is short and we don’t need a bicycle.

But what does buying a bicycle have to do with how close the road is?

"Just spoil her!"

"This TV set cost us 450 yuan. Buying her a bicycle ticket will cost at least 20 or 30 yuan, right?"

"How can I buy her a bicycle with the 500 yuan my mother gave me?"

When Feng Jiayou heard her husband say that he would buy it for her right away, she was so angry that she was speechless.

It is said that brothers-in-law spoil their sisters-in-law, but it is not good to spoil them like this!

Give me whatever you want!

"Hehe, I don't care anyway! Sister, you and Big Boss Cheng promised me, you have to buy it!"

Feng Jiamo looked very proud and was determined to buy it.

"Put it in my room, put it in my room!"

When they entered the yard and moved the TV in, sister-in-law Feng Jiamo became excited again and begged Cheng Xuemin to move the TV into her room!

"what are you thinking?"

Feng Jiayou rolled her eyes. The TV was bought by the couple, so if they were going to put it there, they should put it in their room.

However, the space in their house is small, and if they want to put a TV in it, there will be no room for it.

And that’s it!

If the TV is placed in their room, Feng Liqin, Feng Liwen and the last three members of the Feng family will occupy their room all day long, making so much trouble that they will die. What's the point of writing such a stupid manuscript?

So before buying the TV, Feng Jiayou and Cheng Xuemin had already decided to put the TV on the long cabinet in the main room so that everyone could watch it together.

Moreover, after the TV is moved to the new house, it is planned to be placed directly in the main room of the front yard, rather than in the backyard of the couple.

As I said, when you want to watch it, just sit together and watch it.

When I don't want to watch, I also don't want the two little ones, Feng Liqin and Feng Liwen, to quarrel and make trouble in their little world of two every day.

And when the conditions permit, I can just buy a TV.

Installing the TV is said to be easy, and Cheng Xuemin could have done it in two steps, but the TV signal in this era was really too poor.

I have to fiddle with the antenna to receive CCTV and Yanjing TV, and it seems that no matter how I fiddle with it, I can still only get these two channels.

Maybe only these two radio stations can be received. Cheng Xuemin didn't want to bother with it anymore, so he just fixed the external antenna.

Anyway, he doesn't have much demand for TV channels, and it's enough for the children to have TV to watch too.

When we move into the new house and have our own separate space, we’ll buy another TV for the house.

At that time, Cheng Xuemin would have to do it himself and make a universal antenna, trying to capture the signal of a certain channel in Hong Kong.

Rumor has it that in this era, the channels in Hong Kong will broadcast extremely exciting three-polar films after midnight, or even directly broadcast human education films.

Then let this woman Feng Jiayou broaden her horizons and learn well!

"What time is it? Can't we go tomorrow?"

The TV had just been installed and everyone was watching it for fun, but Feng Jiamo started making trouble again and asked Cheng Xuemin to take her to buy a bicycle.

Feng Jiayou couldn't bear it any longer and refused to indulge him and let him go.

"Tomorrow, tomorrow!" Cheng Xuemin was really in a dilemma, and in the end he would definitely stand firmly on the side of his wife.

His daughter-in-law Feng Jiayou wouldn't let him go, and it was impossible for him to take Feng Jiamo out alone.

He was noisy and reluctant again, but after a while he just watched TV and laughed, and stopped begging.

Cheng Xuemin did not join in the fun. Today's TV programs are too monotonous!
For Cheng Xuemin, it has absolutely no appeal.

But the youngest and youngest members of the Feng family, Zhu Shan, are different. Just like the two younger ones, Feng Liqin and Feng Liwen, as long as there is TV to watch, they will find even the TV news interesting!
Of course, there were no television commercials in this era, otherwise the advertisements would have been eye-catching.

Cheng Xuemin returned to his room and began writing "My Years in the Corps" again, hoping to hand it over to Lao Chen for finalization the next day or the day after tomorrow.

By the way, I went to the Overseas Chinese Store near Yanda and bought all the materials needed for the bathroom in the new courtyard.

I had originally planned to buy it today, but Feng Jiayou was around all the time, so Cheng Xuemin was too busy to spare the time.

When everyone comes back in the evening, we have to liven up the atmosphere because we have a new TV.

Even though Mr. Qian, who had not been at home recently, was said to have gone to his son's place to help take care of his grandson, he came back and heard the noise and ran over to join in the fun!

Zhu Lin, who came to visit his sister Zhu Shan in the evening, also joined in the fun.

When the show was over, his father-in-law, Mr. Feng, suddenly and secretly gave Cheng Xuemin 60 yuan in foreign exchange coupons, saying that it was the foreign manuscript of "The Shepherd" and would be published in the current issue of "Chinese Literature".

This is the foreign exchange fee for the reprint of "The Shepherd", and he still cannot tell his wife Feng Jiayou about it.

Otherwise, not only would Cheng Xuemin be exposed, but his father-in-law would also be exposed, and the whole family would be ruined.

After all, the father-in-law had just appeased the mother-in-law, and he was really brave to secretly give foreign exchange coupons and private money to his son-in-law at this time.

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(End of this chapter)