At the age of 38, he went to college and his children were classmates.

Chapter 143, It's hard for an older man to be moved!
Wow, that's amazing!

"I never knew you, Lao Shen, could write novels!"

"I often read novels, but I usually read female-oriented ones. I used to have a roommate who also wrote online novels, but her novels didn't make much money..."

Liu Qingwu's voice could be faintly heard from the room; she must have deliberately raised her voice to create an atmosphere of shock and admiration.

In normal conversation, the sound is most likely not to be transmitted.

And that's exactly what happened. Lin Xiamo stood at the door for about two minutes, but didn't hear anything else. She didn't know what the two were talking about in the room.

He hesitated a little.

Lin Xiamo knocked directly on the door.

in the living room.

Shen Qiushan and Liu Qingwu were startled when they heard the knocking, even though they hadn't done anything shameful.

But it's already past 9 p.m., who would suddenly knock on the door?

"Old Shen, should I hide?"

Liu Qingwu pointed to the bedroom with a slightly teasing tone.

She said this partly as a joke, but mainly to test Shen Qiushan's attitude.

If Shen Qiushan seems very nervous and actually tells her to hide, it means that Shen Qiushan is most likely not single and is worried about being discovered to have a woman in his room or being suddenly checked up on.

"Need not!"

"If you hide, it will make people think there's something wrong."

Shen Qiushan waved his hand and asked as he walked towards the door, "Who is it?"

"it's me."

Lin Xiamo, who was standing outside the door, responded.

"what happened?"

Shen Qiushan opened the door and cast an inquiring glance at Lin Xiamo.

I need your help.

As clever as Lin Xiamo was, she naturally had a reason ready. However, as if she had suddenly spotted Liu Qingwu, she feigned surprise and said, "It's so late, and Teacher Liu is here too!"

"I've come to ask Lao Shen for advice on how to write online novels."

"Secretary Lin, you two talk about business, I'll head back now!"

Liu Qingwu is also sensible.

Although she didn't know what Lin Xiamo was thinking, she certainly couldn't compete with her boss for the "right to use" Shen Qiushan under these circumstances.

Besides, the leader has already given a heads-up, saying, "It's so late!"
It was indeed inappropriate for me to stay in Shen Qiushan's room at this time.

Liu Qingwu is, after all, just an intern, and it's still uncertain whether she will ultimately stay on at the university.

Right now, her relationship with Shen Qiushan is still far from settled, so it's really not good to offend Lin Xiamo, the powerful deputy secretary of the Youth League Committee, over this matter.

"Old Shen, let's talk again tomorrow!"

As Liu Qingwu left, she waved to Shen Qiushan again.

"What happened?"

After Liu Qingwu returned to her room, Shen Qiushan asked.

"Hmm, the shower in my bathroom isn't working."

This was the reason Lin Xiamo had already come up with.

"Oh!"

"Then I'll go take a look."

Shen Qiushan followed Lin Xiamo to her room.

next door.

After entering her room, Liu Qingwu didn't move at all. She leaned against the door and listened to the conversation outside.

Only after hearing the door close did I change into slippers and sit back on the sofa in the living room.

Could it be that Secretary Lin has his eye on Old Shen too?

The two of them came back together.

I had only been in Shen Qiushan's room for a short while when she came over.

On purpose?

Liu Qingwu was quite perceptive; she sensed that something was off about Lin Xiamo, but she had no evidence at the moment.

the other side.

Shen Qiushan unscrewed the shower head and examined it carefully.

"There's too much rust inside; a cleaning should fix it."

"However, in this situation, there shouldn't be no water output; at most, the water volume will just be a little less."

Shen Qiushan said this while carefully cleaning the shower head that he had unscrewed.

Lin Xiamo stood at the bathroom door, silently watching Shen Qiushan. She didn't care about the shower head at all, since it was all made up by her.

Why is Teacher Liu looking for you so late?

Lin Xiamo suddenly asked.

"She saw the news online and wanted to talk to me about writing online novels."

"Is that all?"

"if not?"

Shen Qiushan asked a question in return.

Don't you think she's being too attentive to you?

Lin Xiamo said with a taut expression, "Liu Qingwu should be around 25 years old, not much older than Yanran and Xiaoxiao."

I don't think you two are a good match!

Lin Xiamo is a decisive person and directly stated her attitude.

Although she cannot express her feelings yet, she still needs to persuade the "little vixens" around Shen Qiushan to leave.

Even if it's just a small sign, it should be nipped in the bud.

"Well??"

Shen Qiushan, who hadn't taken the topic seriously, looked up blankly and asked, "Momo, what are you thinking?"

"I've only known Teacher Liu for two days!"

"How could something like what you described possibly happen!"

In fact, Shen Qiushan was pretending to be ignorant.

When he met Liu Qingwu yesterday, he didn't think much of it, but today this beautiful counselor took the initiative to come to his door again, and they were still talking about the novel selling its film and television rights for tens of millions.

And she was wearing a very figure-hugging silk nightgown!
Shen Qiushan was, after all, an old man who had lived for 38 years.

He's quite sensitive about this kind of thing. If a woman isn't interested in him, she wouldn't dress like that and come to his room late at night to chat with him.

Shen Qiushan could probably guess Liu Qingwu's thoughts; this beautiful counselor was most likely after his ten million!

But in front of Lin Xiamo, he still had to pretend to know nothing.

"There is no best."

"I'm just reminding you."

Lin Xiamo replied in a cold voice.

Let me tell you the truth.

"I'm not even thinking about personal matters right now."

"He most likely won't remarry."

Shen Qiushan said with a sincere expression.

"Not to remarry?"

"why?"

Lin Xiamo raised an eyebrow slightly, silently thinking to herself: I don't say you can't date those vixens, but I didn't say you can't remarry!
"But Yanran and Xiaoxiao are here!"

"I don't want to find a stepmother for them. What if she treats them badly?"

Shen Qiushan shrugged, then added seriously, "Besides, I haven't met a woman who can make my heart flutter again."

"Perhaps we'll never meet again!"

"After all, it's hard for older men to fall in love."

Shen Qiushan made another self-deprecating remark. After hearing his explanation, Lin Xiamo remained silent, but a small sense of smug satisfaction filled her heart.

She could glean two important pieces of information from Shen Qiushan's words.

First, Shen Qiushan's primary consideration for remarrying was his two children, Shen Yanran and Shen Yixiao.

He worried that other women would treat his two children badly.

In this respect, I have a natural advantage!

Secondly, Shen Qiushan, like himself, yearns for that feeling of being instantly moved.

Lin Xiamo believed she was quite charming, and since they were both at Sanjiang University and lived across from each other, their opportunities to interact would naturally increase.

Lin Xiamo couldn't believe that her brother-in-law could keep his eyes blank when facing her!
In her mind, the best scenario would be for Shen Qiushan to break through this barrier.

She is, after all, a girl.

Moreover, their relationship was rather special.

In this situation, Shen Qiushan took the initiative to suggest some more suitable options.

"It's fixed!"

Shen Qiushan screwed the shower head back on.

Then I tried it out, and the water immediately gushed out.

"OK!"

Shen Qiushan clapped his hands; it was quite an accomplishment to fix something.

However, what he didn't know was that the shower head wasn't broken in the first place.

"Well, go to bed early."

"We have military training tomorrow!"

Lin Xiamo has achieved her goal, or even "exceeded expectations".

She originally only wanted to interrupt Shen Qiushan and Liu Qingwu's conversation, but now she has not only interrupted their conversation, but also managed to extract Shen Qiushan's "criteria for choosing a partner".

"If your body can't take it anymore, just let me know."

When Lin Xiamo saw Shen Qiushan off, she gave him one more piece of advice.

"I've already said I'm perfectly healthy!"

Shen Qiushan shrugged, but couldn't help but think to himself: You're just not familiar with Xiangyu, otherwise you would have asked your old flame to vouch for you!
This second sister-in-law clearly lacks confidence in her health!
Return to the room.

Shen Qiushan lay in bed and scrolled through news about himself for a while.

When Shen Qiushan saw various media reports, he didn't feel anything special. After all, when he became the top scorer in the college entrance examination, even CCTV reported on his news, which was much bigger than what he was doing now.

However, after seeing the video posted by Wang Zhixin, Shen Qiushan couldn't help but laugh.

This "old friend" is really persistent; he always has to jump out and make fun of himself whenever he gets the chance.

This time, however, Wang Zhixin really put in the effort, even carefully reading his novel, which shows his great dedication!
Of course they do!
Wang Zhixin had no idea that the person he was facing was using cheats!

Shen Qiushan has great confidence in the book "The Three-Body Problem" after its publication.

The harsher you criticize him today, the more painful the slap in the face will be in the future!

The next day.

Chinese Language Publishing House.

The morning meeting was held as scheduled.

"President, there's a book I think we need to discuss again!"

The meeting was almost over when Zhou Gang, the deputy editor-in-chief of the publishing house, suddenly spoke up.

"Which book?"

Cao Zizhou, the president of the publishing house, glanced at Zhou Gang.

"It's that book, *The Three-Body Problem*!"

"Editor-in-Chief Chen actually offered a royalty share of up to 30%!"

"And the author is a new writer, isn't this royalty a bit too outrageous?"

Zhou Gang directly confronted Chen Min.

He was the deputy editor-in-chief, and Chen Min was the editor-in-chief. They got their positions by stepping on Zhou Gang.

Therefore, Zhou Gang was never convinced and continued to secretly compete with Chen Min!

"Haven't we already discussed this?"

Cao Zizhou frowned and asked in return.

"President, there's a new situation."

"I don't know if you've seen the news, but Shen Qiushan, the author of 'The Three-Body Problem,' previously wrote a web novel online."

"This novel is currently very controversial, with questionable values, and many online celebrities are already condemning it!"

"If we insist on working with such an author, won't it damage the publisher's reputation?"

Zhou Gang raised his own questions.

"Is there still this?"

Cao Zizhou hadn't seen the news online and was unaware that Shen Qiushan, the top scorer in the college entrance examination, had once again sparked heated discussions.

"Yup!"

"Netizens are all calling him a scumbag!"

"That old rogue and all that!"

Zhou Gang embellished the story.

Although there are people online who talk about Shen Qiushan, they are actually a minority; most people are saying he's "awesome."

A 38-year-old became the top scorer in the college entrance examination!
The film and television rights to the novels he wrote are worth tens of millions!
This is definitely positive energy!
They're following the script of an older loser's rise to success, so praise and admiration are actually the mainstream.

But Zhou Gang was obviously picking on comments that were unfavorable to Shen Qiushan!
This is the only way to strike at Chen Min.

"Editor-in-Chief Chen, what do you say?"

Cao Zizhou looked at Chen Min, knowing that his editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief had been engaged in a power struggle.

As the president and boss, Cao Zizhou was actually happy to see this situation.

Managing such a large enterprise is actually quite similar to a monarch managing a country.

First and foremost, you must know how to create checks and balances among your subordinates, ensuring that power is not concentrated entirely in the hands of one person.

Because this would pose a great threat to "imperial power," the best approach is to let subordinates fight each other, compete with each other, and check and balance each other.

"What Deputy Editor-in-Chief Zhou said is true."

"Shen Qiushan did write a web novel, but the film and television rights for that novel alone sold for ten million."

"Based on my understanding of Penguin Novels, the digital royalties for that book must have amounted to several million!"

"It can be said that this one book enabled Shen Qiushan to achieve financial freedom directly!"

"Working with an author like this is clearly a win-win situation for us. Although he has only written online novels, he has stood the test of the market!"

"Furthermore, because Shen Qiushan is a celebrity, a large amount of publicity and distribution costs will be saved when the book is officially released and sold!"

Chen Min presented her views in a reasoned and well-supported manner.

She then added, "The Nebula Award is currently in the final stage of accepting submissions, and I plan to submit 'The Three-Body Problem' today."

"Winning an award would be a significant boost to the official launch and sale of the product!"

As soon as Chen Min finished speaking, Zhou Gang, who was sitting opposite her, couldn't help but laugh: "Editor-in-Chief Chen, are you dreaming?"

"Nebula Award?"

"You mean, a novel that hasn't even been officially released yet has a chance to win the Nebula Award?"

"Do you think foreigners get their awards so easily?"

Chen Min rolled her eyes at the other person and coldly replied, "Whether or not I can win the award is not up to you or me."

"I just think this novel has a chance to win an award, so why not submit it and give it a try!"

"Even if we don't win an award, it won't be a loss for us."

"If we win an award, that would be an unexpected bonus, and sales could increase by at least 10 copies!"

Zhou Gang snorted coldly: "10 copies? I think you're just daydreaming!"

"No domestic science fiction novel has ever won the Nebula Award. How could Shen Qiushan, a writer of online novels, write a masterpiece that won the Nebula Award?"

"What a joke!!"

(End of this chapter)