1987 My Era

Chapter 312, Becoming a Household Celebrity (Please Subscribe!)
The phone hangs up.

Father Huang put the red receiver back and turned to look at everyone. The others also looked at him.

For a moment, the room was silent and no one spoke.

After a long while, the second aunt finally spoke up to break the weird atmosphere, "Yueyue, does Li Heng have a girlfriend?"

Liu Yue replied: "Yes."

Second Aunt asked, "Is it the girl who played the piano with him on the Spring Festival Gala?"

Liu Yue was surprised and asked, "Second Aunt, why are you guessing about her?"

Second Aunt gave her reason for her guess: "Just now, during the performance of "Original Landscape of Hometown", Li Heng and the girl playing the piano looked at each other five times, and it seemed that they had a tacit understanding."

Liu Yue raised her eyebrows. She was so focused on listening to the music that she didn't pay attention to this aspect. "How many times did you look at the violinist?"

Second Auntie counted them all: "Much less, just 2 times."

Liu Yue said: "The one playing the violin is our teacher Yu."

Second Aunt laughed and said, "No wonder, it's the teacher. I guess these two glances were just friendly glances."

Huang's mother asked, "Yueyue, is that the girl who played the piano?"

Liu Yue shook her head: "The piano player is Zhou Shihe, from Yuhang, and also from our school. The two are just very good friends."

Huang Xuqing was a little angry and wanted to beat her daughter up: "Can you finish what you are saying at once?"

"Ok."

Liu Yue rolled up her sleeves and threw a few melon seeds into her mouth: "Li Heng's girlfriend is his junior high and high school classmate, and is currently studying at Shanghai Medical University."

Second Aunt asked: "What's your name? What does it look like?"

Liu Yue replied: "My name is Xiao Han. As for my appearance."

After a pause, Liu Yue admitted somewhat reluctantly: "She is very beautiful, with very delicate features."

Second Aunt asked: "Compared with your aunt?"

Since Huang's mother was a great beauty when she was young, the three daughters of the Huang family all had beautiful faces, but Huang Zhaoyi was the best among them.

This is also the reason why my second aunt is more confident about my younger sister's appearance and why she asked this question.

Liu Yue compared Xiao Han and her aunt's looks many times in her mind and blurted out, "If we only talk about looks, my aunt won't get any good results. In other words, when it comes to facial features, Xiao Han won't lose to any other woman."

Huang Xuqing sat down. "So beautiful?"

Liu Yue said: "I don't particularly want to admit it, but it's the truth."

Second Aunt sighed, "We are childhood sweethearts, we have a preconceived notion, and he looks outstanding. It's over. My little sister has no chance. No wonder Li Heng didn't respond."

Hearing this, Liu Yue wanted to say that Li Heng was a playboy and had three girlfriends at the same time, so there was still a chance. But after weighing the pros and cons, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

Today is a day to praise Li Heng, and it is also a day to indirectly praise my aunt's vision. This will allow family members to better understand why my aunt is so infatuated with Li Heng.

If we create a perfect image of Li Heng first, there will be less resistance from his aunt.

As for whether he will be unfaithful in the future? What does that have to do with me? He is not my man.

Liu Yue thought so.

Next, everyone in the Huang family caught up with Liu Yue and asked her all sorts of questions, revealing all of Li Heng's past.

When Liu Yue's father learned that he was from a rural area in southern Hunan, he said with emotion:
"As expected, a hero's origin is not important. It is rare for him to go against the trend in such an environment. He is a real character! No wonder Zhaoyi has a special liking for him."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a brief silence in the room again.

Finally, Huang's mother impatiently asked Huang's father, "Old man, what do you think?"

After the phone call, Huang's father seemed very calm. No one could tell from his face what he was thinking. What was he thinking?
After a while, Huang's father said in a hoarse voice: "Xuqing, Zhiyun, you should have a good talk with Zhaoyi later. I will discuss the rest after I meet that person."

Among the three sisters in the Huang family, Huang Xuqing is the eldest sister, Huang Zhiyun is the second sister, and Huang Zhaoyi is the youngest sister.

"Okay." The two sisters said in unison.

Shanghai, Xuhui.

Mr. Ba and his family were also watching the Spring Festival Gala.

Although there were more than ten people in the room, it seemed relatively quiet. It was not until Li Heng on TV finished playing "Original Scenery of Hometown" that Mr. Ba rubbed his eyes with his hands and said with a smile:
“This guy, haha, this is music.”

Li Xiaolin's eyes were full of appreciation as well. "It really sounds good. I feel my soul is cleansed."

One girl asked with envy: "Mom, how did he do it? He writes books and composes original music?"

Li Xiaolin smiled and shook his head. "According to your grandfather, Li Heng is a genius. There are not many people like him in the world. Just admire him and don't compare yourself to others."

Another girl in green clothes stared at the TV and suddenly asked, "Does he have a girlfriend? Will he come here to pay New Year's greetings after the Chinese New Year?"

Li Xiaolin and Mr. Ba looked at each other and said, "He should come. As for the object, don't worry about it."

"Hahahaha" the others in the room burst into laughter.

The girl in green clothes blushed, lowered her head and said nothing.

Yuhang, Zhou family.

My daughter didn't go home during the winter vacation. She went to the Spring Festival Gala with others. As soon as the Spring Festival Gala started, everyone in the Zhou family gathered in front of the TV.

The elder sister-in-law asked Zhou's mother, "Sister-in-law, what program is it? Are you willing to let Shi He go out for so long?"

Zhou's mother shook her head: "I don't know the details, I just know it was played with an ocarina."

Another younger sister-in-law teased: "Sister-in-law, you should know better than anyone how lethal Shi He is to the opposite sex since she was a child.

Aren't you afraid that the male student might have bad intentions and abduct her away?"

The elegant and graceful Zhou's mother smiled and said, "Men should be the head of the family when they grow up, and women should get married when they grow up. If the boy has this ability, I won't stop him."

Zhou's mother was very confident when she said this, and it was obvious that she was not worried about this matter.

After all, she had watched her daughter grow up. It is said that no one knows a daughter better than her mother. Although Shi He looks weak on the outside, she has a strong heart. It is difficult for ordinary boys to get close to her, let alone catch her eye.

For example, when Hu Ping, Li Guoyi, Li Guang and others were singing in the chorus at the School of Management, they could not even speak to Zhou Shihe. You can imagine how difficult it was to get close to her.

Amidst the conversation and laughter, the sixth program of the Spring Festival Gala began.

In an instant, everyone in the Zhou family automatically stopped talking and stared at the TV intently.

Like all the viewers in front of TV across the country, the Zhou family was captivated without exception the moment the ocarina notes started.

No matter it was the majestic old man Zhou, the calm father Zhou, or his son-in-law and aunts, they all stared at Li Heng.

Zhou Shihe was very eye-catching, and Teacher Yu also stole the spotlight, but from the moment the ocarina sounded, everyone's eyes were only on Li Heng and the ocarina in his hand.

Silence! Silence!
After 4 minutes and 40 seconds, which was neither long nor short, when the last note fell, the Zhou family seemed to be relieved and finally came back to life! Finally someone dared to speak!

It was really "daring". Just now, no one dared to make a sound, for fear of disturbing others and missing such a moving melody.

My sister-in-law, who was a diplomat and spent the New Year abroad, was the first to speak:
"No wonder Shi He was willing to spend so much time to help. This "Original Landscape of Hometown" is full of Zen, pure in nature, and detached from the world. It is really a rare masterpiece."

After saying this, the sister-in-law didn't wait for anyone else to speak, and added, "I have a feeling that from tonight on, it will be a world-class masterpiece."

Although the eldest sister-in-law was a woman, she had always had a high say in the Zhou family. Her high evaluation once again changed the way everyone in the room looked at Li Heng.

The sister-in-law was curious: "Such a pure tone, I wonder how he created it?"

At this time, Mr. Zhou picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then slowly spoke: "The highest Zen comes from nothingness, like the purity of a lotus, what a beautiful and original hometown scenery.

Later, please help me record this song and send it to my study."

After saying that, Mr. Zhou stood up, put his hands behind his back and prepared to leave.

My sister-in-law shouted from behind: "Dad, you don't want to watch the Spring Festival Gala anymore?"

Mr. Zhou turned his back and waved his hand, saying in a low voice, "I won't watch it anymore. I'm satisfied with this year's Spring Festival Gala."

After the old man left, the sister-in-law asked Zhou's father: "Brother, what does Dad mean?"

Father Zhou pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe this song brought back some memories of his past."

Zhou's mother nodded in agreement: "Dad used to farm and plant crops in the countryside. This song fits the desolate environment very well. It must be homesickness. It reminds me of my childhood and it touches me deeply."

The people in the room looked at each other, and the last woman, who was about twenty-four or twenty-five, Zhou Shihe's cousin, joked:

"Aunt, you really have to be careful that Li Heng doesn't kidnap Shi He. They just stared at each other five times. If things go wrong, they might end up falling in love."

Zhou's mother had already noticed these things and smiled and shook her head, "Don't worry, I've asked about Li Heng's situation. He has a partner, and the partner is quite good."

"Is that so? Maybe I'm overthinking it." My cousin's thoughts are relatively conservative. Since Li Heng already has a girlfriend, she will not extend the relationship in that direction.

The sister-in-law was bored watching the next few programs and sighed, “I finally understand why Dad said he was satisfied.

Indeed, with the gem of "Original Landscape of Hometown" in the front, the latter feels like a mere filler."

My cousin said, "In fact, these programs are not bad, but Li Heng's music is too high-level and artistic conception, so the following programs seem too mediocre."

Shaodong County, Shao City, Maijia.

Mai Dong was drinking and watching the Spring Festival Gala. When it came to the sixth program, he was stunned. He didn't drink the wine that was at his mouth. His chopsticks stopped in the air and he stared at Li Heng on TV.

After a long while, he turned around and asked his daughter: "Is this your classmate Li Heng?"

"Yeah." Mai Sui hummed and replied, "It's him."

Mai Dong asked in surprise: "Just now the host said that he composed the song himself? He is so talented?"

Wheat Ear hummed again.

Mai's mother next to them was more concerned about Zhou Shihe and Yu Shuheng behind them: "These two women are so attractive."

Mai Sui smiled and introduced them, "The person in front of the piano is Zhou Shihe, the one I told you about in the letter.

The one on the right holding the violin is Mr. Yu, who teaches us college English. "

Mai Sui's grandparents didn't know that Li Heng was a writer. Mai Sui's grandmother asked, "What were you talking about just now? Is this boy from our Shao City?"

"Yes, grandma, his name is Li Heng and he is my high school classmate." Mai Sui explained patiently.

Mai Dong added: "I also study at Fudan University, the same school as Sui Bao."

Grandma Mai Sui's eyesight was not very good. When she heard this, she put on her reading glasses, leaned in to take a closer look and said, "This boy has a regular appearance and is good-looking. According to the physiognomy books, he has the appearance of a wealthy man."

Mai Dong and his mother agreed with this. He was in the newspapers every other day, and the People's Daily even praised him as "China's contemporary legendary writer". He was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars at such a young age, didn't he look rich?
Yesterday, all the major newspapers calculated the sales of the single volume of "Cultural Journey". It is said that more than 200 million copies have been sold, reaching an astonishing 2010783 copies!
Maidong, who came from a businessman family, was very sensitive to money and immediately calculated how much money Li Heng could earn.

The unit price was 4 yuan per copy, and the newspaper reported that the royalty was 8%. The resulting total shocked him!
How much do you guess?

A total of 64!
This was in 88. Many people only earned a few dozen yuan a month, but he could earn hundreds of thousands from just one book!
According to conservative estimates, an ordinary wage earner would need 250 years without eating, drinking or resting to earn this much.

For an ordinary family, it would take several lifetimes to work like cattle and horses every day.

That’s a lot of money!

My wealth is almost catching up with me!
Maidong and his wife are very clear about their family assets. The total value of the cash, the goods piled up in the warehouse, and the two small factories is more than 90 yuan.

And these 60 yuan are only a part of Li Heng's wealth. I heard that his previous book "To Live" also earned more than yuan. The two books are still making money, and he is making a lot of money every day.

Every time at this time, Mai Dong would be filled with emotion, it is still better to study! People with knowledge can make money quickly!
The performance began, first the piano, then the violin joined in, and when the ocarina sounded, Maidong, who had been lost in thought just now, immediately fell silent and became the most loyal listener, just like his parents, wife and daughter.

This is the infectious power of god-level music!
This is the "Original Scenery of Hometown"!
After 4 minutes and 40 seconds of joy, Grandpa Mai Sui took a deep puff of his old dry tobacco, pursed his old teeth and said:
"Although I don't quite understand it, I think it sounds nice. It makes me feel like I'm back in my teens. Suibao, invite your classmate to our home when you have time. Grandpa will prepare delicious food for him."

Without waiting for his daughter to reply, Mai Dong smiled bitterly and said, "Old man, just give up on this idea. This is my status! I don't have time to come to a place like Shaodong."

When Maidong said "this one", he gave a thumbs up to his old father!

This is the highest level of praise given by villagers in local customs.

Grandma Mai looked at her son and gave him a thumbs up. "Didn't you say that this guy and Suibao were classmates? They were good friends. Does that mean that you look down on old friends just because you have a higher status? Are you putting on airs?"

Grandma Mai is not a local, but a native of Shudu. She met the old man in the army. They participated in the War of Liberation and the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea together. After the war, she retired and returned to Shao City.

Although his position in the army was not high and he mainly focused on taking care of his health after retirement, he was still a meritorious service winner after all. He had crawled out of a pile of corpses and was full of pride. Who cared whether you were a celebrity or not?

Mai's mother knew that her mother-in-law had a bad temper, so she tried to comfort her: "It's not that you don't want to be angry, but she has a lot of things to do and is very busy. She may not have time during the New Year."

While the four elders at home were arguing about the status of the shelf, Mai Sui gradually came back to his senses from the world of music and said softly:
"Grandma, when we have time, I will invite him to our house. You and Grandpa must prepare delicious food. He is very greedy and should like the food you cook."

Hearing this, the four elders looked over at the same time.

Maidong stretched his neck and asked, "Are you sure?"

Mai Sui hesitated for a moment and said, "I can't guarantee it 100%. But we had a good time. If I invite you, you probably won't refuse. It just has to be during the summer vacation."

Mai's mother was somewhat happy: "Really?"

Mai Sui hummed and nodded slightly.

Mai Dong and his wife were as generous as businessmen and were usually very hospitable. They immediately said, "If he agrees, just give me a call and I'll pick you up."

Mai Sui said yes.

Looking closely at her daughter who was becoming more and more beautiful day by day, Mai's mother suddenly said, "What a pity, Li Heng already has a boyfriend."

Some words were easy to understand. Mai Dong also looked at his daughter and then said:
"When I was drinking at a party in Shaoyang a few days ago, an old classmate from Qianzhen told me that the eldest daughter of the Chen family came back this year and stayed at the Li family for a few nights. This is big news in the local area."

Mai's mother asked: "Party? Who organized it?"

Mai Dong said, "The group digging for gold."

Mai's mother frowned and said, "You have to be careful when dealing with them. I heard that some of them are not clean."

Mai Dong smiled and said, "It's okay. The people drinking this time include school teachers and government officials. We are all old high school classmates. It's not easy for us to get together.

As for gold digging, I don't get involved with them, and they never call us. They say that gold digging outside often involves fighting and accidents, and they never call people like me who have a family and a legitimate job, and they don't want them. "

In a word, although that group of people are ferocious, they are very loyal and will not drag people with families into the water. They only take desperate criminals, those poor people who have no livelihood and cannot survive. This way they have no worries.

After chatting with her husband for a while, Mai's mother asked gossipingly, "Have Li Heng and Chen Zijin reconciled?"

Wheat Ear said, "Mom, they have never been separated."

Mother Mai nodded, looked at her daughter again, and didn't ask any more questions.

Mai Sui didn't concentrate on the rest of the show. In her mind, she was thinking about the gray scarf around Li Heng's neck and what happened between him and Song Yu.

Lianyungang.

"Jingle Bell!"

"Jingle Bell!"

The landline phone rang on New Year's Eve, and Wei Xiaozhu picked up the receiver skillfully:
"Happy New Year, who?"

"Xiao Zhu, did you just watch Li Heng's Spring Festival Gala performance? It was so shocking! People in our family were stunned for a long time and are now praising him, saying he was great." The voice of my roommate Le Yao came from the other side.

Wei Xiaozhu said: "I just watched it, it's really good, it's better than the school welcome party."

Le Yao exclaimed: "Li Heng is so handsome! My sister is crazy about him and keeps asking me to introduce Li Heng to her, haha."

Wei Xiaozhu smiled and said, "Then introduce her to her."

Le Yao laughed: "It's useless. Qingqing was turned away. No one would be interested in her."

Wei Xiaozhu just smiled.

Le Yao said, "By the way, did anyone from the boys' dormitory call you?"

"Well, Li Guang, Hu Ping and Li Guoyi were beaten, but no one else was beaten," said Wei Xiaozhu.

"They called me too. Maybe the other boys don't have phones at home." Le Yao guessed.

Wei Xiaozhu understood that this was probably the case.

In fact, the gap between the rich and the poor in the two dormitory buildings was huge. People like Wei Xiaozhu, Le Yao, Li Guang, Hu Ping and Li Guoyi came from wealthy families and were usually quite generous in what they ate and used.

The rest are from rural areas and their family conditions are not very good. These days, let alone making phone calls, many villages don’t even have electricity.

Le Yao asked: "Do you have Li Heng's home phone number?"

Wei Xiaozhu replied: "No."

Le Yao sighed: "Hey, can't even you get his family's contact information?"

"I haven't asked. I heard from Zhang Bing that Li Heng's home is in a remote rural area in the middle section of the Xuefeng Mountains, and there may not be electricity," said Wei Xiaozhu.

"Oh, yeah, I forgot about that."

Le Yao patted her forehead and then defended herself, "If you want to blame someone, blame Li Heng for the way he dresses. He dresses more fashionably than a girl like me, so I subconsciously think of him as a rich young man."

Wei Xiaozhu recalled what Li Heng usually wore and understood why the sisters had such a misunderstanding.

Le Yao said, "Hey, Li Heng has become a celebrity. He hasn't attended social events for several times before. Will he not attend in the future?"

Wei Xiaozhu pondered: "It shouldn't be, he's not that kind of person, he was really busy before."

"He's busy, but he only says he's busy. We don't know what he's doing," Le Yao complained.

Wei Xiaozhu smiled and reminded: "He's a celebrity, and you're still complaining."

"Okay, okay, do you think he will come out during the Lantern Festival?" Le Yao asked.

Wei Xiaozhu thought for a moment and said, "Probably. He seems to have never broken his promises."

Le Yao urged, "On the night of the Lantern Festival, we should encourage him to play the ocarina together. It sounds so beautiful! My mother kept praising his good looks. Not only did she praise him at home, she also went to the yard to praise him to the neighbors, saying that Li Heng is my Fudan University alumnus and my friend. Oh my! I am asked all kinds of questions every time I go out. I am embarrassed to go out."

Wei Xiaozhu could understand this situation very well because she felt the same way. When the sixth program of the Spring Festival Gala just ended, everyone in the family asked about Li Heng's situation for more than ten minutes.

Calls like those between Le Yao and Wei Xiaozhu happened to many students in Statistics 1, School of Management, and Fudan University. It must be that alumnus Li Heng is just too awesome!
Even if they didn't want to show off, the host of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala clearly revealed the information that Li Heng was from Fudan University. So those aunts and concubines who were amazed by "The Original Scenery of Hometown" all came to inquire about the news. They all wanted to know what Li Heng was like in Fudan University.
Overnight, Li Heng became a household name across the country, and many Fudan alumni felt both disappointed and happy.

The disappointment is that they are not Li Heng, and the essence of their relatives and friends' attention to themselves is actually their attention to Li Heng.

I was happy that Li Heng was my schoolmate from Fudan University, which made me feel cool.
Ps: Please subscribe! Asking for a monthly ticket!

Change first and then change.

As of this chapter, more than 32 words have been updated this month, with an average of over 3000 words updated per day.

At the beginning of the month, Sanyue made a bold statement that the number of words in the new book would reach 120 million by the end of this month. He has already achieved it. Now it is 126 million, just a little short of 127 million.

Phew! Thank you very much for your subscription and monthly ticket encouragement. It makes me write with great enthusiasm.

In addition: Sanyue is here to discuss with everyone. If the number of double monthly votes exceeds 1 on the first day tomorrow, Sanyue will work hard to continue this state of daily updates, and strive to update more every day until the book is completed! I hope the big guys will help Sanyue to make a breakthrough! Go, go, go!
Thanks guys! Happy New Year!

(End of this chapter)