Lin Qingyan's jade pendant is with me, so Lin Qingyan should continue to be unlucky, while I am still the one who will have good luck.

But that's not the case.

This made her doubt the Phoenix Jade Pendant's effectiveness again. Could it really be useless?

No, no, is Lin Qingyan's good fortune because she obtained some kind of treasure that brings her good luck?

She needed to observe Lin Qingyan carefully to find out what it was.

Perhaps, Lin Qingyan possesses a treasure similar to her phoenix jade pendant.

However, Lin Qingyan's success in writing articles also shows that earning money through writing articles is not that difficult. With the Phoenix Jade Pendant protecting her, she might as well try writing articles herself. She will definitely write better than Lin Qingyan and earn more than Lin Qingyan.

In the courtyard

Lin Qingyan found another letter of invitation to write in the envelope. It was written by the deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper. It said that the newspaper hoped she would continue to submit articles to the newspaper. If the quality of the articles could be improved, the corresponding payment would also be increased.

Hu Jiajia said, "Seeing Qingyan earn so much money from her writing makes me a little envious and I want to write too, but I'm afraid I'm not cut out for it."

Lin Qingyan said, "We can give it a try. How will we know if we can do it if we don't try?"

Hu Jiajia still lacked confidence: "I couldn't even write a good composition when I was a child, how could I write a good article? Hey, Qingyan, where's your article? Can we take a look at it first?"

Lin Qingyan opened the newspaper in her hand, found her work in the "Humanities Stories" section, and pointed it out to them.

"Look, this is what I wrote. You can take it and have a look."

"Thank you, Qingyan."

Hu Jiajia took the newspaper and read it with Chen Lu while they ate. Lin Qingyan called Lin Zhiheng: "Xiaoheng, come and eat meat with us."

She glanced at the people around her. There were too many people at the educated youth settlement, plus some who didn't get along with her. Even if she only invited a few people she liked, there would still be seven or eight people. This bowl definitely wouldn't be enough.

So she only called Du Xiaoyue, Chen Lu, and Hu Jiajia. Those three were all perceptive and felt embarrassed.

"This was given to you by someone else, how could we possibly eat it?"

Finally, at Lin Qingyan's invitation again, they each tried a piece.

"This meat is delicious, it's stewed very well, we're all benefiting from Qingyan's cooking," Du Xiaoyue said.

“We are both former educated youth and friends. I might even benefit from your kindness in the future.”

Lin Qingyan ate a piece and also thought the meat tasted good.

She remembered Li Qinqin saying that the meat was cooked by Lu Zhengting, and she didn't expect Lu Zhengting to be such a good cook.

A gentleman keeps away from the kitchen, but Lu Zhengting seems to be different. He can go to the battlefield and he can cook. At this time, men are generally chauvinistic, so Lu Zhengting can be considered a breath of fresh air in this era.

I wonder what other skills he has. Can he sew? Can he do other housework?

Hu Jiajia returned to the room and remembered that Lin Sisi had looked down on Lin Qingyan and thought that Lin Qingyan couldn't write articles, so she couldn't help but mock Lin Sisi.

"Who was it that said Qingyan couldn't write articles? Not only did she write them, but her articles were even printed in the newspaper."

Lin Sisi glared at her: "How was I supposed to know that the article would be so easy to write? If I had known, I wouldn't have said those things about Qingyan."

"The article is easy to write?" Hu Jiajia's eyes widened: "Lin Sisi, you don't think that anyone can write an article and that they can get hired by the newspaper just by writing one, do you?"

"No, I mean writing isn't as difficult as I imagined. If Qingyan can write, I think I can too."

She was confident in herself and believed she could write better than Lin Qingyan.

She went outside and found Lin Qingyan, smiling as she said, "Qingyan, congratulations on your article being accepted by the newspaper. I'm so happy for you to see that you've successfully received your payment. It gives me confidence in myself too. Qingyan, I want to write articles too. Let's work hard together, sister."

Lin Sisi spoke with great passion, but Lin Qingyan only felt extremely unlucky listening to her.

Lin Sisi didn't come to wish her well; she came specifically to provoke her.

This made her feel very bored.

He said to Lin Sisi in a nonchalant tone, "Whatever."

Standing at the door, Gu Mingzhou felt somewhat comforted when he saw that Lin Sisi also wanted to write an article.

Lin Sisi is actually no worse than Lin Qingyan.

At least Lin Sisi is healthy, and her abilities are on par with Lin Qingyan's, so Lin Sisi's conditions are still better than Lin Qingyan's.

Therefore, his engagement to Lin Sisi and his decision to marry her in the future is still the right choice.

Lin Sisi turned her head and saw him. She quickly walked up to him and told him about her plan to write an article.

"Brother Mingzhou, Qingyan's article was accepted by the newspaper, which gave me hope. I want to write too. Brother Mingzhou, will you support me?"

"Of course I support you." Gu Mingzhou smiled sincerely. "Sisi, you must work hard."

Although Lin Sisi felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this, she still nodded.

"I will."

What she really wanted to hear was a man say to her, "You don't need to work hard. Leave everything to me. I'll earn money to support you. You just need to be pampered by me."

The other educated youths were watching the spectacle, and Du Xiaoyue said, "Comrade Lin Sisi, we heard everything you said. You must write a draft!"

"Of course, I, Lin Sisi, don't brag or talk big. Just wait and see my articles in the newspapers."

Song Qingfang had been thinking about treating everyone, and she said to Lin Sisi, "Sisi, remember to treat everyone when you get your royalties."

"Definitely. I, Lin Sisi, will definitely share anything with everyone."

Afterwards, Song Qingfang went to ask Lin Qingyan for something to eat.

"Qingyan, I've been remembering what you said about treating us to a meal if you get your royalties."

Lin Qingyan said, "After the autumn harvest is over, I will go to the county town to buy you candy."

"Buy candy?" Lin Sisi pouted. "Qingyan, everyone is happy that you got the royalties. You should at least take everyone to a state-run restaurant for a meal. If it were me, I would definitely treat everyone to a meal at a state-run restaurant."

Song Qingfang quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, Qingyan, you made so much money in one go, it won't cost much to treat us to a meal at a state-run restaurant."