1987 My Era

Chapter 513,

After a brief opening interview to get the atmosphere going, the press conference officially got down to business.

The female host asked: "Why did you think of writing a novel?"

Li Heng answered succinctly: "To make money to improve my high school meals and family conditions."

The host asked: "Was high school life difficult?"

This question instantly attracted everyone's attention. Because Li Heng is now a famous person with a high social status, his past is the most attractive.

Li Heng answered: "It's true that my life is not very good, but I am still lucky."

The host asked: "How do you understand these two sentences?"

Li Heng recalled: "My life was not very good at that time. In high school, there was a big cafeteria just like in college, but it was closed and we couldn't eat outside.

I remember clearly that the dishes in our school were divided into four levels. The first level was the cheapest, costing 4 cents, and was basically shredded potatoes, shredded radishes, and cabbage, without any meat or fish.

Dishes like tomato and egg and tofu cost 1 cents. The third level is dishes that cost cents, which start to contain meat, such as chicken, fish, and so on.

The next level up is 2 cents, which is a real luxury for me. They include my most coveted items such as twice-cooked pork, braised pork, pork meatballs and pig's trotters.

But I'm just a country kid, from the countryside in the mountains. Uh... my monthly food expenses have never exceeded 5 yuan. With that money, I never dare to touch dishes that cost 2 yuan or yuan.

And my favorite food is tofu.

But even this tofu, I only eat it once every two days at most. Because the budget is not enough, I am afraid that if I suddenly get a fever, cold, or get sick during school, I will need to buy medicine, and I am afraid that I will run out of money..."

"Wow!"

"Wow!"

After hearing this, there were all kinds of exclamations of disbelief and an uproar from the audience.

Many people quickly calculated in their minds: the cheapest dish is 8 cents, one dish per meal, that would cost 2 cents a day.

Ten days is two dollars and four cents.

If we assume a month of 30 days, then it would be 7 yuan.

It’s okay for rural people. There may be a small number of people here who are in a similar situation to Li Heng, who have also gone through this and understand the bitterness.

But city people can’t understand it. Not to mention 5 dollars a month, it’s 5 dollars a week.

It’s unimaginable that I can live on less than 5 dollars a month.

Many people looked at Li Heng with eyes filled with complex emotions, and some people associated him with themselves and resonated with him.

Some people are waiting for Li Heng's next words. Without enough money, how can they survive?

The host also calculated the bill and asked, "According to your school's minimum food standard, your money was far from enough. How did you survive at that time?"

Li Heng smiled and replied, "That's what I meant by the last sentence. Although I'm not very well off, I have a few friends who are well-off. I'm sweet-talking and I'm good at building relationships, so I often have a good time with them."

At this moment, someone suddenly asked loudly: "Is your friend a man or a woman?"

This question caused laughter, and everyone stared at him, wanting to know the answer to this question.

Sun Manning muttered quietly, "Why do you have to ask? It must be mostly women. With his face, many women are willing to let him eat and drink for free. I remember there was a girl who often took the initiative to give him dark chocolate."

When talking about dark chocolate, Ye Ning covered his mouth and laughed, as if he knew who it was.

Sure enough, Mai Sui's face turned red and she crossed her hands over her abdomen to hide her embarrassment.

Zhou Shihe looked at Li Heng and then at Mai Sui, as if he could imagine the beauty of his youth during those three years of high school.

Ye Ning asked: "Manning, I remember you said that you sat at the same table for two years. What did you feed him at that time?"

Sun Manning curled her lips, "Me? I didn't give anything. I don't look outstanding, so it's not my turn at all."

It was indeed not her turn. Chen Zijin was in charge of Li Heng in the first and second year of high school. Whenever Chen Zijin had a bite to eat, he would definitely share half with Li Heng, or even more than half, and would never leave anyone out.

In the third year of high school, Chen Zijin left. Mai Sui and Chen Lijun were more diligent and always went home to get food, and Song Yu also occasionally brought food over.

Besides, Zhang Zhiyong has some money.

The most important thing is that there is an English teacher, hehe! He often invites Li Heng to his home to eat alone. This caused a scandal in the school, saying that Li Heng and the English teacher were having an affair.

Speaking of this, Sun Manning actually admired Li Heng for not touching Wang Runwen. Because the English teacher was too sexy, if she were a man, he would probably not be able to resist after being together for a long time.

But later I felt it was natural. Song Yu and Xiao Han were so beautiful, and Zi Jin and Mai Sui were no less beautiful. Why should I touch Teacher Wang?
It doesn't make sense.

Li Heng answered the question from the boys in the audience, "Well, this is a tricky question. But to be honest, my friends are both male and female, some of them were even there, and they helped me a lot at that time."

When they heard about it at the scene, many people thought of Xiao Han. It was rumored that the two were high school classmates.

Ye Zhanyan glanced at Xiao Han and felt very envious. If she and Li Heng were classmates in high school, she would definitely find a way to trap Li Heng.

The host asked: "I heard that your father was in poor health at that time and couldn't do heavy work. Is that true?"

Li Heng replied: "Yes, there is a problem with my spine and I can't exert myself."

The host asked: "How many brothers and sisters are there in your family? Who else is there in your family?" Li Heng answered truthfully: "I have two older sisters. And my grandmother and mother."

The host asked: "How do you make money? How do you support your family expenses?"

Li Heng replied: "Growing the land, feeding pigs and cattle and selling them for money."

The host asked: "How much does the field produce in a year? How many pigs and cows are fed?"

Li Heng replied: "About 40 dan of grain, and we usually have 4 pigs. It's hard to say about cows, sometimes we have one, sometimes we have 2 or 3."

The host asked: "Your father can't work, so all the work at home depends on the five of you?"

Li Heng hesitated, nodded and shook his head.

The host asked: "Why are you shaking your head?"

Li Heng answered frankly: "I don't like farm work. I do relatively little work and often slack off."

There was a "wow" sound.

There was an uproar below. Everyone was very surprised. They didn't expect Li Heng to give such an answer.

People in rural areas favor boys over girls, and it is true that many boys are spoiled and don't do much farm work. But even so, logically speaking, Li Heng should cover it up.

Who would be stupid enough to say that?
The host was confused and thought to himself, oh no, I shouldn’t ask this question. I didn’t expect Li Heng to be so straightforward.
Xianghui Hall suddenly became quiet!
The leaders, reporters, and alumni in the audience all stared at Li Heng.

Mai Sui was a little anxious.

Zhou Shihe also raised his head and looked at him seriously.

Many people at the scene who cared about him began to worry, fearing that he would ruin his reputation.

Only Xiao Han looked calm, because she knew her honey too well, she was smarter than a monkey, and there must be something behind it.

The host looked at Principal Sun and continued to ask with a smile, "I used to like to be lazy, but my parents always caught me mopping the floor and washing dishes. Do you have any secret to being lazy?"

Li Heng replied: "Of course there is."

The host asked: "Tell me about it, everyone is curious."

"Read a book."

Li Heng said: "My parents were both college students. We have more than 1000 books at home. Whenever I don't want to work or feel tired, I hide in my father's study to find books to read."

Hearing this, the female host secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then started to ask playful questions again: "To avoid labor, are you pretending to read books?"

"Do not."

Li Heng shook his head: "I am reading very seriously. First, I like reading. Every time I pick up a book, I feel that my life is particularly fulfilling.

Another reason is that I am afraid that my parents will check on me and ask me about the content of the book later, so I must not only read every word, but also have my own understanding, so that I can deal with their checks. "

The host asked: "Have you ever conducted a random check?"

Li Heng said: "My parents occasionally check, but not too often. But my second sister can't stand my laziness, so she often does bad things and checks for no reason. She either checks herself or instigates my parents to check, ah..."

Everyone sat up straight and listened with great interest.

The host asked: "You are fine, why are you sighing?"

"The past is too hard to recall. My second sister was a, um... I don't know if it's okay to describe her like this? But she was a troublemaker, always asking tricky questions to embarrass me. When I was a kid, I failed many random checks and was often beaten by my second sister." After saying that, Li Heng sighed again, with an aggrieved expression.

"Ha ha ha ha…!"

"Ha ha ha ha….!"

The scene suddenly erupted into laughter, and many people laughed until their stomachs hurt.

It seems that laziness has its price.

This is the right way to do it. This way everyone will feel relieved and balanced.

Ye Ning asked Mai Sui and Sun Manning: "His second sister is very beautiful. During the few days she stayed in Lushan Village last time, she always smiled whenever she saw me. Is she really that cruel?"

Zhou Shihe turned her head, wanting to know the answer from her best friend.

Before Mai Sui could speak, Sun Manning rushed to answer: "According to Quxinyan, he is not afraid of anyone in his village except Li Heng's second sister. I heard that she was beaten many times."

Ye Ning opened his mouth wide: "Li Heng's second sister also beat Zhang Zhiyong? Zhang Zhiyong is an outsider."

Sun Manning smiled and said, "Go ahead and hit me."

Ye Ning said to Mai Sui, "How cruel! Sui Sui, you better be careful next time."

Zhou Shihe glanced at the wheat ears, smiled quietly, and then looked at Li Heng on the stage.

ps: Change first and then change.

Ten thousand words have been updated. I had some things to do yesterday and today, so the update did not meet my expectations. Now I am on the way back home, so I will write here first and update more tomorrow.

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