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

Chapter 190: The first class at Yanda University, a sensation in the whole school (asking for monthly tickets)
"Mom, did you and Dad go to listen to Xuemin's lecture today?"

Feng Jiayou watched her husband and her father enter the study, and looked at her mother with some concern.

Today, both my parents went to see their son-in-law's lecture, and Feng Jiayou also heard what Liu Xinwu said just now.

Plus, they both felt that what their men said today was a bit too explicit and bold, so on the way back, the couple were thinking about what her parents would say when they got home.

I had prepared a speech, and according to their family custom, I would talk about it at the dinner table.

But who knows!

As soon as she entered the house, her husband was called into the study by her father.

It was obvious that her father was angry and impatient. He couldn't wait until dinner time and was in a hurry to go into the study. He didn't know whether he would be scolded or not.

Feng Jiayou looked at her mother weakly and asked, hoping to judge something from her mother's reaction.

"What did Xuemin say? Didn't he discuss it with you in advance?"

Mother Feng replied to Feng Jiayou and also looked in the direction of the study, feeling a little worried.

Feng's mother knew that her husband's attitude towards his son-in-law tended to be more conservative, and he felt that he should study in college for a few years and take time to settle down.

I felt that their son-in-law’s lecture today was too cutting-edge.

This may not be a good thing for the son-in-law who is already at the center of controversy.

They thought their son-in-law was just a young boy, how could he talk about reform and opening up? Didn't the Feng family have enough experience of disasters caused by their mouths?
Everyone is watching!
She kept an eye on her son-in-law, a pioneer of reform and opening up, and watched his every word and action.

It was originally agreed that you would study and settle down on the campus of Yanda for two or three years, but how come after being specially hired as a teacher by Yanda, you just forgot yourself and became so arrogant?
How dare you talk about reform and opening up in front of thousands of people in an auditorium?
It would be fine if he speaks well, but it doesn't give him the title of a pioneer or add much luster to his speech; but if he speaks badly, even if he uses a wrong word, it will be seized upon by those who are keeping an eye on him and they will make a big fuss about it, which will be a thankless task and will only bring him trouble.

"We discussed it! I think Xuemin's speech was very good!"

"Mom, don't you think your son-in-law was really great and handsome today?"

Feng Jiayou pretended to be playful and joked with her mother, but her heart sank.

If her mother is in such a tone, let alone her father in the study.

“It’s really handsome!”

Feng's mother was also confused and said angrily, "First, let's get through this with your father!"

After saying that, she didn't care anymore, tied on her apron, went into her kitchen, and started preparing dinner for everyone.

Feng Jiayou wanted to go to the study to eavesdrop and help her man share the burden, but she found that the door of the study was locked from the inside.

It was obvious that her father wanted to talk to his man alone, so she eavesdropped on a few words outside the house. Since she didn't hear clearly, she gave up and went back to her own backyard.

In the backyard hall, my second sister-in-law and older sister were continuing to review their lessons. Feng Jiamo and his cousin Xiaolian were huddled together, and no one knew what they were whispering about.

Anyway, the two of them are so close now that they wear the same pants and sleep in the same bed. Feng Jiayou didn't care. She went back to her own room and started doing her homework.

It was not until Feng's mother called him to eat dinner in the front yard that Feng Jiayou came out of his homework. When he went out of the house, he found that his second sister-in-law and the others had already left.

Following her to the front yard, she saw her husband Cheng Xuemin and her father, who had just come out of the study.

Have you been talking for so long?
Feng Jiayou was really shocked. He quickly took two steps to catch up with Cheng Xuemin, and held him and asked quietly, "My dad didn't scold you, did he?"

"Wife, why do you think Dad will scold me?"

Cheng Xuemin secretly asked Feng Jiayou a question, to be honest, when he first entered the study, Cheng Xuemin was indeed quite nervous!

Although his father-in-law might not scold him, he still needed to think about the advice and warnings he had received from him.

However, Cheng Xuemin simply forgot about it today and gave a lecture in the auditorium.

So Cheng Xuemin was prepared for his father-in-law's dissatisfaction with him. No matter what his father-in-law said to him, Cheng Xuemin was prepared with one attitude: Yes, yes, yes, Dad, you are right, I will pay attention and change it next time.

But who knows!

"I really didn't scold you? Then what did my dad say to you? Why did he talk for so long?"

Then Feng Jiayou asked two more questions with a puzzled look.

“I didn’t curse!”

"Not only did my dad not scold me, he also praised me for my good speech today, saying that I had thoroughly understood the spirit of reform and opening up, and that my analysis was very thorough, which was very good!"

Cheng Xuemin really didn't expect this, and he was ready to endure the reprimand from his father-in-law.

But who would have thought that after his father-in-law praised him like that, Cheng Xuemin bowed his head and said repeatedly: Dad, you are right...

All of a sudden, the father-in-law did not play according to the routine, but Cheng Xuemin subconsciously followed the routine himself.

The scene instantly... my father-in-law's face turned black!

"Is this true? Did my dad really praise you?"

Feng Jiayou just couldn't believe it. She thought that her father, who was so conservative, could not praise her son-in-law's speech today?
It can be said!
What her man said today was that if he were to be regarded as Shang Yang, then her father would definitely be the aristocratic conservative Gan Long, who was on the opposite side.

His son-in-law treated his father-in-law so harshly!
Can you still praise his son-in-law?

"if not?"

"Could it be that, wife, you are just hoping that your old man will be scolded by your father?"

Cheng Xuemin had sex with this woman, so can't this woman expect something good from him?

Seeing her about to cross the threshold, he carefully supported her and reminded her, "Watch out for the threshold!"

"Xuemin, I heard that thousands of people went to listen to your lecture today?"

Seeing Cheng Xuemin and the other man come in, his brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao, who was watching TV in front of the TV, asked him.

My brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao just came back from get off work and found out that his brother-in-law’s first class today was a complete failure.

There were actually thousands of people from other schools who went to Yan University specifically to listen to his lectures.

Even his parents, who were not at work, went to listen!
After knowing this, the elder brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao was also shocked and sighed. He should have run over to join in the fun, but he missed the highlight moment of his brother-in-law today.

"Big brother!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded and smiled bitterly, but didn't say much.

"Xuemin, I heard from my mother that you were on the stage in front of thousands of people without any stage fright. You spoke nonstop for an hour or two with great energy and enthusiasm. You looked so impressive!" Sister-in-law Ke Yumei also exclaimed in amazement.

"Yes, Xuemin, I told you that you have the spirit of a great general, but mom insisted that you are the type with an inner talent!" The eldest brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao also nodded repeatedly. His previous opinion was refuted by his mother, but this time it was finally confirmed. He couldn't help but continue to exclaim, "I've never seen you so eloquent at home before?"

The reason why Feng's mother said that he was an introverted person was because Cheng Xuemin actually didn't talk much at home.

But today's performance really shocked the whole family.

"No, no, I was just speaking casually on stage. I didn't expect that I could say so much!"

Cheng Xuemin helped Feng Jiayou sit down and said, "Don't be too modest." Is he an introverted type?

That’s not necessarily true. A man should be reserved when he should be reserved, and be arrogant when he should be arrogant. Isn’t that what a man should be like?

"Xuemin, you are just too modest!" Sister-in-law Ke Yumei interrupted and laughed.

"Yes! Xuemin, your sister-in-law is right, you are just too modest!" The eldest brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao also laughed and said, "It seems that Old Xie was right to insist that you play Xu Lingjun!"

"Old Xie knows that you write good scripts and act well, but he certainly never thought that you, Xuemin, have such great appeal!"

"If everyone knew that the movie adapted from your book The Shepherd was played by you, Xuemin, as Xu Lingjun, I think the movie would be a hit and your readers and students would go crazy!"

My brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao suddenly turned his attention to the movie adaptation of "The Shepherd".

After opening the topic like this, Feng Jiamo and the others who followed him to the table nodded one after another, all looking forward to the release of the horse shepherd Xu Lingjun played by Cheng Xuemin.

"By the way, Xuemin, Old Xie might come back next week!" Brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao mentioned again, "If he comes, he might not stay in Yanjing for a few days. He will go directly to the northwest with the entire crew as originally planned!"

"Our factory has already agreed on the site over there!"

"Director Xie will be here next week. So soon?!" Cheng Xuemin and Feng Jiayou were also shocked when they heard this.

I originally thought I would have to wait until late March or early April!
"Old Xie has been delayed for a while. According to the agreement, he should have left by now!"

Brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao was also looking forward to Xie Jin coming over earlier. After all, brother-in-law was the producer of this movie and the person in charge of Yanying Studio, so he would definitely go with the crew.

So this is also the first time that my brother-in-law Feng Jiazhao has gone out with the crew, and he is somewhat excited and expectant.

Cheng Xuemin nodded, and then asked his brother-in-law a few questions about the situation of the crew.

At the dinner table, I couldn't help but be scolded by my mother-in-law, Mrs. Feng.

Feng's mother also mentioned to Cheng Xuemin that they had decided to publish his "My Years in the Corps" in October, and if Cheng Xuemin had other favors to repay, he could submit the new manuscript to another magazine.

That's right!
Cheng Xuemin planned to mail this newly written manuscript to Yanhe Literature in his hometown’s provincial capital.

Cheng Xuemin had at least two articles published in several other magazines, but the only one he published was in Yanhe Literature, his hometown magazine, which was given to him was Loess Plateau.

When he sent the script of "Loess Plateau" through there before, he promised the editor-in-chief Hu Cai that the long manuscript might not be available for the time being, but Cheng Xuemin would submit a short story as soon as possible.

Since her mother-in-law didn't need the new manuscript, Cheng Xuemin sent it to Yanhe Literature.

When he went to bed at night, he would inevitably be pressed by his wife, asking her what her father had said to him before dinner.

Cheng Xuemin was almost the same. He told the woman all the compliments and reminders from his father-in-law.

Moreover, my father-in-law also reminded me that there should be no problem with the lecture at that time, it just depends on how it develops and the response in the next few days.

This is the most important thing!
This caused Feng Jiayou to have difficulty sleeping all night.

So early in the morning, Feng's mother got up and ran out to read and buy newspapers.

When Cheng Xuemin and Feng Jiayou got up, the newspaper bought by Feng's mother had already been placed on the dining table.

Cheng Xuemin first looked at Feng's mother's expression, and could not tell whether she was happy or angry.

"Mom! Was there any report about Xuemin's lecture yesterday in the newspaper?"

Feng Jiayou asked her mother a question, then walked to the dining table and looked through the newspaper her mother had bought.

Three newspapers were found: Yenching Morning Post, Workers Daily and Youth Daily.

"The newspaper is on the table, read it yourself!"

"What are you doing up so early in the morning?"

Today is Sunday, and it’s a rare day for me to rest at home.

Just now, when she went out to read and buy newspapers early in the morning in the cold weather, Feng's mother found that only these three newspapers reported her son-in-law's lecture yesterday.

I found that they were all front-page headlines, and they all praised her son-in-law.

Feng's mother, who had been worried all night, finally felt relieved. She no longer cared about Feng Jiayou and the others and went back to her room to take a nap.

"Yes, it's the weekend today, wife, you can get up if you want, why did you pull me out of bed?"

Cheng Xuemin also reacted. Today seemed to be Sunday, and there were no classes or work. Shouldn't he stay in bed in such a cold day and not get up before 11 o'clock in the morning?

"Take the newspaper back and read it in bed!" Feng Jiayou said with a giggle.

Could she tell her man that she didn't sleep much last night and had forgotten that today was Sunday?
Immediately, she took all the three newspapers her mother had bought, pushed her husband, and hurried back to the backyard, crawling back into the bed while it was still warm.

"You……"

Cheng Xuemin rolled his eyes and thought to himself, no wonder there was something missing in their yard this morning.

Everyone was sleeping in, but they were the most active ones to get up.

"Xuemin, look, the Yanjing Morning Post has started to speak well of you again, and it's even praising you on the front page!"

After returning to the warm bed, Feng Jiayou couldn't wait to flip through the newspaper in her hand. The first one that caught her eye was the Yanjing Morning Post. Seeing that it was all praising her man, she couldn't help but said to Cheng Xuemin in surprise,
"Last time, they worked with the Tianjin Daily to publish a number of commentaries criticizing you, Xuemin!"

Women hold grudges, and this is something that must be highlighted.

The last time the Tianjin Daily started to criticize Director Qiao, the Yanjing Morning Post in Yanjing was the first to respond, which made Feng Jiayou very angry.

However, she did not expect that this time when her husband gave a lecture at Xuemin University, the Yanjing Morning Post did not choose to wait and see, but was the first to publish a report on her man’s lecture yesterday.

Moreover, all the reports were directed in a positive direction, which really surprised Feng Jiayou.

"They run a newspaper, so they will report wherever there is news!"

Cheng Xuemin didn't think much of it, nor did he really want to hold a grudge against the past. Isn't the purpose of publishing a newspaper to attract attention?

Moreover, if local secondary newspapers want to attract attention, they must be different from mainstream newspapers.

Especially in Yanjing, with the pressure from major newspapers such as People's Daily and Xinhua Daily, local newspapers must take unconventional paths if they want to stand out and seize the market.

Therefore, Cheng Xuemin thinks that the person in charge of Yenching Morning Post is a great operational talent who understands that traffic is king!
They had previously sung a different tune from major newspapers such as the People's Daily, and now they are rushing to make the front-page headlines before the People's Daily has a say. This is enough to show that they don't really care about whether to take a stance or not.

What we should be most concerned about are their influence, their market share, and their newspaper sales!
"Xuemin, look, the Youth Daily article is better. Is it... is it written by Director Yang himself?"

Feng Jiayou didn't care and continued to look through the other two newspapers. He found that the article published on the front page of the Youth Daily was better written. When he looked at the author, he couldn't help but exclaimed on the spot!
"Written by Director Yang?"

Cheng Xuemin was also surprised. He didn't expect that the head of their Chinese department, Lao Yang, would act so quickly. His comments on the lecture he gave yesterday were published in the newspaper today!
He needs to take a good look at this!

At the same time, Cheng Xuemin’s lecture yesterday also began to attract public attention due to publicity reports in several newspapers.

The fermentation behind it is also beginning.

……

Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)