1979: Literary Master, Starting from the Return of Educated Youth

Chapter 27 Sister-in-law's Yellow Battle Robe
It turned out that it was my sister-in-law who was looking for me.

Xu Yuexin walked forward and opened the door, and saw Chen Yixiu standing in front of the door, wearing a light yellow floral dress and a black leather shoulder bag.

Well, what she was wearing was what later generations often called a yellow battle robe.

Next to her was a girl who looked still childish. She had a Hero pen on her shirt pocket and was carrying a military green shoulder bag. She looked like an office worker.

When she saw Xu Yuexin, a faint smile appeared on Chen Yixue's dignified and elegant face.

"Yue Xin, our art troupe has officially decided to use the song "On the Fields of Hope" in the tribute performance."

"I'm bringing the group's cashier with me today to pay you your royalties."

“Thank you for providing us with such an outstanding work.”

Chen Yixiu said politely and elegantly.

"You're so polite. You could just mail it to me. Why bother coming all the way here?"

Xu Yuexin invited Chen Yixiu and the cashier into the house and poured a cup of tea for each of them.

When Chen Yixiu sat at the table, the hem of her dress moved up a little, revealing her smooth and straight calves.

"This is 80 yuan of royalties, please count it."

"And here's the receipt. Please sign it."

After the cashier sat down, he took out an envelope and a piece of paper from his military bag, took out a pen and handed them to Xu Yuexin.

Xu Yuexin took the pen, opened the envelope to make sure the money was correct, then signed his name on the receipt and returned it to the collector.

"Our troupe leader and the leaders who came to watch the rehearsal all highly praised your work."

Chen Yixue put her bag on the chair, looked at Xu Yuexin and said sincerely, "I was wondering, if you have time, can you continue to provide creative results to our art troupe in the future?"

"As long as it's written by you, the compensation will be generous."

So that's how it is...My sister-in-law wanted to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with me, so she came to me specially.

Xu Yuexin felt that he could agree to it.

You have to make big money, but you can't stop making small money. According to the price standards of this era, the remuneration for lyrics is not small.

And in the words of later generations, this is called a corporate order, which is a long-term and stable income.

"My main job right now is novel writing, so I don't spend much time on lyrics."

After consideration, Xu Yuexin thought that he should establish the image of a busy man in front of his sister-in-law, "But don't worry, as long as I can spare the time, I will write to you."

Chen Yixiu understood what Xu Yuexin meant.

It was written for her, not for the art troupe.

"Thank you for supporting my work."

Chen Yixue smiled and said sincerely, "I will try my best to sing and live up to your excellent creation."

……

The two chatted for a long time until the sun was setting outside the window.

Seeing that it was getting late, Chen Yixiu said goodbye to Xu Yuexin, who walked her out of the family area.

After all, she is my sister-in-law, so I have to do my best to entertain her.

After saying goodbye, Chen Yixiu and the cashier walked home together.

"Teacher Chen, you never talk so much to others."

The cashier exclaimed curiously, "Is your sister's boyfriend really that powerful? It seems like you talk to him more than you have to anyone else in your life."

Chen Yixiu smiled reservedly.

"What do you say?"

"He is the author of The Garland Under the Mountain."

After Chen Yixiu finished speaking, she glanced at the cashier with interest, wanting to see what expression she would have.

"Oh my god, he is Comrade Chunfeng?"

The cashier was so surprised that he couldn't even close his mouth. "What a promising young man!"

"How old is he this year? Where does he work?" "Hey, what are you doing?"

Chen Yixiu nudged the cashier with her elbow in dissatisfaction, reminding her to be careful.

She wanted others to be surprised at her sister's partner. If anyone dared to covet her, it would be a huge step beyond the line.

The cashier realized his mistake and tried to cover it up: "I was just asking casually..."

Chen Yixiu snorted and said nothing.

Women understand women best. No matter how the cashier explains, she knows what the other person is thinking.

……

Not long after seeing Chen Yixiu off, Xu Yuexin's parents and his elder brother and sister-in-law returned home together, and everyone had a happy look on their faces.

Wu Yan was carrying two large bags of chicken, duck, fish and meat. When she entered the room, she was as happy as if it was Chinese New Year: "Let's have a good meal tonight to celebrate Lao Xu's reinstatement of his professional title!"

Xu Yuexin took the dish and felt indescribably happy: "From now on, I have to call my dad Professor Xu."

"My father is a man who waits until the clouds clear and the moon appears."

Xu Li didn't even care about the glasses that were about to slide down his nose, and said excitedly, "I think the school will make great use of him in the future."

"Whether to reuse it or not, we'll talk about it later."

Xu Qiang laughed heartily and said, "The most important thing is that I can now hold my head high and live my life with my chest held high."

At this point, he expressed some emotion: "You have suffered a lot because of me over the years, I have wronged you."

"It's a happy occasion, why are you still bringing up all that? I'm going to go pick some vegetables, Xiao Li, go to the kitchen and sharpen my knife."

Wu Yan said this and walked into the kitchen, and Xu Yuexin brought the dishes in.

Kung Pao Chicken, Beer Duck, Mapo Tofu, Cabbage with Vinegar...

That night, the Xu family's dinner table was unusually sumptuous.

Even the braised hairtail is a premium product at 55 cents per pound.

The family sat around the table and stayed together until the meal was over, looking forward to the beautiful life in the future.

The eldest brother Xu Li and the eldest sister-in-law Gu Qiuyun did not leave until late at night. Wu Yan sent them downstairs with a flashlight. After returning, she began to discuss Xu Yuexin's lifelong affairs with her husband in the bedroom: "Old Xu, when do you think it is appropriate for our son to go to Chen Qiaoqiao's house?"

"It's up to them to decide. It's free love."

"Well, let me put it bluntly. I think Chen Qiaoqiao is a nice person, but her mother is a little difficult to deal with."

"How do you say this?"

"I went shopping with her a few times, and I felt that she was... difficult to talk to, and a bit snobbish. She values ​​money more than most people."

……

Wu Yan and Xu Qiang discussed for a long time, but ultimately failed to come up with a definite answer. In short, they were both worried.

In the next room, Xu Yuexin was still writing a novel, just like yesterday.

His efficiency today is higher than yesterday, and he has written 3000 words so far!
You have to make money early, and you can't stop writing books to make money for a moment.

In the following days, Xu Yuexin worked like a clockwork, steadily writing 5000 words every day. Finally, he took the finished manuscript to the People's Literature editorial department to find Wang Chaoyin.

Since Xu Yuexin was a familiar face, the security officer only asked him to register and let him in, which was much more convenient than last time.

Xu Yuexin did not come empty-handed this time. He heard that Wang Chaoyin loved drinking beer, so he bought a can of Harbin beer.

It was still the familiar editorial office, but Xu Yuexin couldn't see him this time.

"Team Leader Wang, he and the people from the Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles went to Hebei to collect folk songs. They will be back in a few days."

Upon inquiry, a young editor replied.

"Okay, when Team Leader Wang comes back, please tell him that Xu Yuexin came to see him."

Xu Yuexin said, and just to be on the safe side he picked up the pen and paper on Wang Chaoyin's desk and left him a note.

A few days later, Xu Yuexin guessed that Wang Chaoyin had returned to Beijing, so he picked up the manuscript and beer and went to People's Literature again.

When he found the editorial office, Wang Chaoyin was sitting there reviewing manuscripts with an empty beer bottle next to him.

(End of this chapter)