Chapter 160, Another marriage proposal? (A long chapter)

Sanjiang University.

library.

Shen Qiushan cooperated with the cameraman to shoot the last set of pictures.

Although he has never written a word in the library, as a Nebula Award winner, there must be some scenes of Shen Qiushan writing or reading in the show.

This is in line with the temperament of a scholar!

"Teacher Shen, thank you for your hard work."

"Thank you for your cooperation."

After the shooting, Liu Bingbing took the initiative to shake hands with Shen Qiushan.

"Hi, Teacher Shen is here again!"

Shen Qiushan had a good impression of Liu Bingbing, a CCTV reporter.

She is young and beautiful, and has strong business skills.

"Haha, Old Shen!"

"Then I'll see you later."

Liu Bingbing smiled, waved to Shen Qiushan, turned around and said hello to Lin Xiamo who had been with her the whole time, and then left the school with the cameraman.

Shen Qiushan stretched lazily. Although this kind of follow-up shooting mode did not require him to do anything, the program would be broadcast on CCTV, so he had to be especially careful about his words and actions, and a string in his mind was always tense.

"Any plans for a while?"

"Would you like to take the kids out to celebrate?"

Shen Qiushan turned around and asked Lin Xiamo.

"Thanks to you."

"I want to go home for a blind date!"

Lin Xiamo responded to Shen Qiushan with a roll of his eyes.

"Mom and Dad are doing this for your own good."

"Don't be resistant!"

"What if she's your type?" Shen Qiushan said with a smile.

Hearing him say this, Lin Xiamo couldn't help but feel a little angry.

I slept with myself last night.

When I heard that I was going to have a blind date today, my reaction was so nonchalant!

Oh, man!

Lin Xiamo snorted in her heart, not wanting to bother with Shen Qiushan, the "scumbag" who didn't recognize anyone as soon as he put on pants.

It is said that art comes from life.

No wonder he could write such a scumbag novel!

Lin Xiamo silently complained in her heart.

"How about this!"

"Today happens to be Friday. I'll take Yanran and Xiaoxiao back with you."

"Oh, right, let's connect Jiayu!"

Shen Qiushan was just joking just now. Of course he knew that Lin Xiamo was very resistant to blind dates.

Moreover, through this period of time together, Shen Qiushan probably already understood the thoughts of this second sister-in-law.

Although she doesn't talk much, she gives people a cold feeling.

But ever since Shen Qiushan entered high school as a part-time student, Lin Xiamo has given him tremendous support and help!

The two of them have weathered wave after wave of public opinion storms together.

"If you think it will affect your blind date, then forget it."

Finally, Shen Qiushan made another joke.

Lin Xiamo pursed her lips slightly: "I'll go pick up Jiayu!"

"Go pick up Yanran and Xiaoxiao!"

After saying that, she went to call Lin Jiayu.

I couldn't help but silently complain in my heart: You clearly already had a plan, but you still had to say that!

Five people shared two cars.

Lin Jiayu sat in the passenger seat of her sister's Audi A4L.

"Sister, I don't want to go home this week."

"I also made an appointment with Xiaoya to go shopping together!"

Lin Jiayu pouted. Although she was attending university in the same city, she usually didn't want to go home unless she had no money.

The tutoring is too strict!

Especially her father Lin Moxuan, who would give her political and ideological education classes every time he came home.

My ears are callused from listening to it!

"Yanran and Xiaoxiao are also at home this week. Wouldn't it be nice for you to play together?"

"That's not right. I heard from Yanran that there is a party in her dormitory this weekend..."

Lin Jiayu and her eldest niece Shen Yanran already had a very good relationship. After Shen Yanran entered Sanjiang University, the two of them contacted each other more often. They sent WeChat messages almost every day and knew each other's situation very well.

"At least they're both at home tonight!"

Just now, Shen Qiushan had said that if he didn't leave today, he would stay at the Lin family's.

"oh!"

"Then let Yanran sleep with me!"

Lin Jiayu smiled and joked: "It's been a long time since I hugged my niece to sleep!"

"By the way, sister, I heard that CCTV came to interview my brother-in-law today, and you were there the whole time."

"Have you read my brother-in-law's book, The Three-Body Civilization?"

The topic inevitably shifted to Shen Qiushan's award.

After all, this incident had a huge impact, even more sensational than Shen Qiushan winning the top spot in the college entrance examination.

There are many top scorers in the college entrance examination every year. The reason why Shen Qiushan's winning the top score caused such a great social controversy was mainly because of his special status as an older candidate.

But the Nebula Award is different. This year is the 71st award, and in the previous 70 years, no winner was Chinese.

Shen Qiushan is the only one!

From a quantitative perspective, that is much rarer than the top scorer in the college entrance examination.

"I've only read a little bit. I haven't finished the first volume yet."

Lin Xiamo shook her head slightly.

After learning that Shen Qiushan had won the award, she immediately asked Shen Qiushan for the electronic version of "The Three-Body Civilization".

During the day when she was accompanying the shoot, she would flip through it when she had some free time.

But she reads slowly and has a long way to go in the first volume!

"ah?"

"So you have that book?"

Lin Jiayu was shocked and muttered angrily, "What does my brother-in-law mean? He didn't even give me a copy!"

"Aren't we the same?"

“This also needs to be treated differently!”

"Huh, really..."

Asked in the M9 world.

Shen Qiushan deliberately drove a little slower, and when waiting for the red light, he was out of the observation range of Lin Xiamo's rearview mirror.

Then, Shen Qiushan turned the steering wheel and drove the car to a large shopping mall.

"Dad, aren't we going to grandma's house?"

"Why are you at the mall?"

Shen Yanran asked doubtfully.

"Shopping, of course!"

Shen Qiushan shrugged: "Your father won the Nebula Award, the prize money is a total of 1.5 million US dollars!"

"Should I buy some gifts for your grandma and grandpa?"

Best Science Fiction Novel, $1 million.

Best New Science Fiction Author, $500,000.

A total of 1.5 million US dollars!

Although Shen Qiushan was not a person who worshipped foreign things, he felt that the organizing committee of the Nebula Awards was very kind.

If you win, you will get money!

This bonus of real money is much more real than some illusory honor.

"Wow!"

"1.5 million, in US dollars!!"

Shen Yanran was naturally pleasantly surprised to hear that her father had become rich again.

Although she had seen a lot of news online, she really didn't pay attention to the part about the bonus.

1.5 million USD.

Based on the current exchange rate, this means that my dad has earned tens of millions again!

"My dearest great writer dad, how can I live off him forever?"

Shen Yanran asked with a smile.

But before Shen Qiushan could answer, Shen Yixiao on the side took over the conversation: "Shen Yanran, can you be a little more promising?"

"As the saying goes, a good father will have a good son!"

"Our dad is so awesome, can't you also fight for it?"

Shen Yanran rolled her eyes at her brother: "A good father will have a good son, I'm talking about you, okay!"

"I just want to be a dog girl, what's the matter, what's the matter!"

"It's said on the internet that as long as the second-generation rich don't start a business, they can live a life of luxury and prosperity."

"Tsk! Drink less poisonous chicken soup!"

Shen Yixiao curled his lips in disapproval: "Although my father is awesome, I will definitely be even more awesome in the future!"

"Well, I'll wait and see!"

"Then you should stop playing with your phone. I'm afraid your eyes will be damaged and you won't be able to see my glorious day!"

"hehe!"

"If you don't believe it, forget it..."

Just when the brother and sister were arguing.

Shen Qiushan had already parked the car, and he waved to Shen Yixiao who was sitting in the back seat: “Get out of the car with me!”

Shen Qiushan was going to buy some gifts, and his own brat, who was a little taller than him, was naturally the best candidate for the labor.

Shen Yixiao didn't know what was waiting for him yet, and got out of the car with a smile on his face.

Although her father didn't call her, Shen Yanran followed him. She held her father's arm and said with a smile, "Dad, to celebrate your winning the award, can you also reward me with a small gift?"

"Tell me what you want!"

Shen Qiushan waved his hand with a look of grandeur on his face.

"Dad, I'm studying journalism."

"It will also involve some photography knowledge, and I want to practice with a SLR."

Shen Yanran stated her demands.

"Okay, you can choose later."

Shen Qiushan nodded readily, focusing on the fact that he was not short of money.

"yeah!"

Shen Yanran jumped for excitement. Although she was already in college, she was still just an 18-year-old girl after all. She would still be very happy to receive a beloved gift.

Seeing Shen Yanran so relaxed, she asked her father for a SLR camera.

Shen Yixiao quickly moved to the other side of his father, and then imitated Shen Yanran and took his father's arm: "Dad, I am studying sports training. There is a game that is especially suitable for students in my major. It can train thinking ability and hand speed..."

"So, can you buy me an Alien computer?"

Shen Yixiao also expressed his request, and then looked at his father eagerly.

Shen Qiushan slowly pulled his arm out of the boy's hand, then slapped him on the back of the head: "Aliens?"

"You look like an alien to me!"

"dad……"

“That game is really useful!”

Shen Yixiao said with a sad face.

Shen Qiushan was too lazy to pay attention to this brat. Although he was not short of money now, he could not encourage his brat's habit of spending money recklessly.

Shen Yanran gloated on the side: "It's just an alien computer, wait for your glorious day and buy it yourself!"

"Dad, I want a SLR camera too!"

Shen Yixiao directly changed his strategy and focused on equal rights for children.

Shen Qiushan rolled his eyes: "Your sister wants a SLR for studying, what about you?"

"I……"

Shen Yixiao was speechless for a moment, and after a long while he said, "I'm going to Beijing in a few days. I plan to take Luo Yao to climb the Great Wall, which is just right for taking pictures!"

"I can lend it to you!"

Shen Yanran answered.

"Well, I think it's okay!"

Shen Qiushan followed suit and nodded.

If Shen Yixiao really had a legitimate reason, he would not refuse, but now this brat is just joining in the fun.

Of course, he can't get what he wants!

Entering the mall, Shen Qiushan walked straight into the "Da Fu Gold Shop".

"What are you looking at, sir?"

The female salesperson greeted with a smile.

"Bracelet!"

Shen Qiushan decided to buy a gold bracelet for his mother-in-law Chen Qingzhu.

This mother-in-law had always taken good care of him and his two children, and Shen Qiushan had not been able to repay her before.

Now that he is rich and has won an award, he wants to give him a presentable gift.

"Sir, these are all bracelets."

"See which one you like?"

The female salesperson took Shen Qiushan to the counter selling bracelets.

"Yanran, pick one for grandma!"

Shen Qiushan turned around and waved to his daughter.

“This is good!”

“I like this.”

Shen Yanran pointed to one of the bracelets with a carved design.

"Sir, your daughter is so beautiful."

"Well, I should say that your whole family is very good-looking!"

The female salesperson sighed, and then took out the bracelet that Shen Yanran mentioned from the counter: “The little beauty has a very good taste, this bracelet is one of the best-selling styles.”

"But, I just heard you say that you were buying the bracelet for the little beauty's grandmother."

"If it's for an elderly person, I suggest buying this plain ring."

The female salesperson was still very professional. She did not deny Shen Yanran immediately. Instead, she praised the other party for her good vision, and then gave her own suggestions.

"Well, this one then!"

In fact, Shen Qiushan’s thoughts were similar to those of the female salesperson.

Chen Qingzhu is not suitable for wearing fancy bracelets at her age; the simpler the style, the better.

"Is this all you want, sir?"

The saleswoman was pleasantly surprised. She didn't expect Shen Qiushan to be so forthcoming. The vegetarian ring she recommended weighed more than 50 grams!

The price of gold has been rising recently. This 50.8-gram bracelet in the counter is priced at 53,800 yuan!

It’s equal to some people’s annual salary!

"Dad, this is so ugly!"

Shen Yanran still thinks the carved one is beautiful, the plain circle is smooth and looks old-fashioned!

"I want this carved one, too."

Chen Qiushan waved his hand and said, since his daughter likes it, he might as well buy it and give it to her.

"Well, you can wear this bracelet first, and you can use it as a dowry in the future!"

Shen Qiushan is now very wealthy, and he doesn’t care about a bracelet worth tens of thousands of dollars.

What's more, gold is a good asset that retains its value, especially in recent years when wars have been frequent abroad. Storing some gold is a good choice.

"Dad, you mean, this bracelet is given to me?"

Shen Yanran was naturally very surprised, she didn't expect her father to be so generous.

"Don't you like it?"

"Just don't lose it!"

Shen Qiushan gave a warning and then went directly to pay the bill with the salesperson.

The plain circle bought for Chen Qingzhu cost 53,800, and the bracelet that Shen Yanran liked cost 36,500.

The two bracelets together cost just over 90,000 yuan. It took less than 10 minutes from entering the store to leaving. Shen Qiushan also experienced the feeling of being a rich man.

"Dad, your bias is a little too obvious!"

“Chen Yanran has a gold bracelet and a SLR camera…”

Shen Yixiao, who witnessed the whole process, pouted and complained.

Shen Qiushan glared at the brat and said, "When you get married in the future, there will be many places to spend money, such as cars, houses, gifts, and hardware!"

Shen Qiushan's thinking is still quite traditional, and at the moment it seems that he treats his daughter Shen Yanran better.

But this is also because Shen Yanran is a girl, and now she is not married and is still a member of the Shen family.

She will eventually get married, and then she will become someone's wife or someone's mother.

And now, she is just Shen Qiushan’s daughter!

While she is still by my side, of course I must do my best to pamper her!

One day, your daughter might be kidnapped by some bad boy.

This is what it’s like to have a daughter. You must be mentally prepared!

My son is different.

They shoulder the responsibility of continuing the family line.

Especially since Shen Qiushan has earned some family fortune, he naturally needs someone to inherit it.

Shen Yixiao is the eldest son. If nothing unexpected happens, he will inherit the family business in the future...

"Dad, Luo Yao said she doesn't want a dowry!"

Listening to his father talking about future marriage, Shen Yixiao said this quite smugly.

Previously, when he and Luo Yao were shopping, he overheard others talking about the bride price, and the two of them chatted about the topic for a few words.

Luo Yao said she didn't want a dowry. Her original words were: Accepting a dowry is like selling myself, I don't want it!

But after hearing what Shen Yixiao said, Shen Qiushan couldn't help laughing.

He still remembered that because his son was in love, he and Luo Yao's mother Luo Meimei were both called to school.

At the school gate, Luo Meimei was still talking about the bride price. The amount she said at that time was: 388888!

And Shen Qiushan directly showed the balance of his bank card, and the two of them had some interactions because of this.

Therefore, Luo Yao's statement of not asking for a dowry was just a casual remark, and this brat actually believed it.

Besides, it is still uncertain whether the daughter-in-law to whom I will need to give a dowry in the future will be Luo Yao!

This brat seems to be sure of it!

But it is not easy for Shen Qiushan, as a father, to say such things now.

When it comes to dating, you actually need to accumulate experience!

Next, Shen Qiushan took the two of them on another shopping spree.

Bought a big gold bracelet for Chen Qingzhu.

Of course, we can't be too stingy to our father-in-law, Lin Moxuan.

Tobacco, alcohol and tea are three things that are indispensable.

The cigarettes are two Huazi and two Jiuwuzhizun.

The wine was a box of Moutai and a box of Qinghualang.

The tea is two pounds of top-quality Longjing tea from before the Qingming Festival.

In addition to these three basic items, Chen Qiushan also bought an ancient inkstone!

After buying everything, the father, his two sons and his (her) daughter returned to the parking lot.

At this time, the role of having a son became prominent. Shen Yixiao followed behind with two boxes of wine in his arms, grunting.

Shen Qiushan was carrying cigarettes and tea, while Shen Yanran was just holding her newly bought SLR camera and an ancient inkstone in an exquisite packaging box.

Bauhinia Garden.

Lin Xiamo parked the car in the parking space in front of her house.

She did not get out of the car and go home immediately, but sat in the car and waited for a while, but there was no sign of Shen Qiushan's M9.

"Sister, let's go in first!"

Lin Jiayu stretched lazily. After all, the car was not as comfortable as the big bed at home.

Lin Xiamo looked in the direction of the car again, but still couldn't see any sign of Shen Qiushan. She could only go home with her sister first.

"Momo, you're finally back."

"Your Aunt Wang just called and said that the young man is on his way and will be here soon."

"Go back to your room and put on some makeup, change your clothes or something."

As soon as Lin Xiamo entered the room, Chen Qingzhu came up to her and said.

“That’s not necessary.”

"I just look like this, so forget it if you don't like me!"

Lin Xiamo shrugged disapprovingly.

"Sister, you're going on another blind date today!"

Lin Jiayu was actually interested. She asked with a gossipy look on her face, "Mom, what are the conditions for this brother-in-law?"

"What brother-in-law!"

"Don't say that when someone comes!"

Chen Qingzhu glared at her little daughter, then said to Lin Xiamo, "The young man Auntie Wang is introducing to you this time is an associate professor at Sanjiang University of Science and Technology. He studied in Australia and holds a PhD from the University of Sydney. His family background is also very good!"

"Let's have a good chat with him later!"

At this time, Lin Moxuan, who heard the voices, came out of the study. Seeing that both daughters were back, he nodded with satisfaction, and then waved to Lin Xiamo: "Did the CCTV's "Focus Person" program team go to your school to interview Shen Qiushan today?"

"Well, I'll be responsible for accompanying the filming."

Lin Xiamo responded truthfully.

"CCTV interview, this kid is showing off again!"

Lin Moxuan curled his lips, and the image of Shen Qiushan's smug look involuntarily emerged in his mind.

Lin Xiamo knew that her father was prejudiced against Shen Qiushan, so she denied it: "No, I was just accepting the interview normally!"

Lin Moxuan didn't quite believe it, but he didn't dwell on the topic any further: "Have you read his book 'The Three-Body Civilization'?"

“I haven’t finished yet.”

Lin Xiamo shook her head.

"So there is a draft?"

“Send me a copy!”

After learning about the Nebula Award, Lin Moxuan was also very curious about the book that Shen Qiushan won the award for, but it is not available for purchase yet.

As the father and daughter were talking, someone suddenly rang the doorbell.

“It should be here!”

Chen Qingzhu, who was already very close to the door, hurried to open it.

As expected.

It was our neighbor Wang Shulan and the blind date she introduced to her daughter.

However, the person Wang Shulan brought obviously did not match the image he described.

Wang Shulan had said before that the other party had a good family background, a good job, and was a good-looking young man.

The first two statements should be true. We have been neighbors for many years and they would not lie about such things.

But the third one, it's a bit far-fetched to say that he's good-looking. The man looks to be around 40 years old, wearing a gray and white plaid shirt on the upper body, black trousers on the lower body, and a pair of black leather sandals on his feet, with gray thin socks showing through the gaps in the sandals.

The feeling this outfit gives people is just one word: tacky!

He doesn't look like someone who has studied abroad at all.

"Hello, Auntie."

"My name is Zhang Chaofan, and I brought some gifts for you and your uncle."

The man was holding two gift boxes.

It's something like bone strengthening powder. The packaging looks good and the volume is large, but it's actually very cheap, only a few dozen dollars in the supermarket.

However, since they are here for a blind date, it doesn’t really matter whether you bring a gift or not.

"Thank you, Xiao Zhang."

“You’re so kind.”

Chen Qingzhu took the gift box, thanked them politely, and then let the two of them into the living room.

When Zhang Chaofan saw Lin Xiamo in the living room, he was stunned.

When Wang Shulan said she would introduce him to a beautiful girlfriend, Zhang Chaofan didn't take it seriously at all.

Because Lin Xiamo was not the first blind date that Wang Shulan introduced to him. When introducing others before, Wang Shulan also said how beautiful the girl was, but after meeting her, she was just ordinary.

Those beautiful photos are all photoshopped, and they are only 50% similar to the real person.

So, today he didn't have much hope for the so-called beauty.

As a result, when he saw Lin Xiamo in person, he was stunned!

This time, Wang Shulan did not exaggerate. She said that it would be good if the photos she had shown him before were 50% similar.

And the photo I saw this time was not as good as the real person!!

"Hello, Miss Lin."

"My name is Zhang Chaofan, I'm 37 years old, and I'm currently a teacher at Sanjiang University of Science and Technology. I was promoted to associate professor last year."

"I have a house in Sanjiang and a car..."

Zhang Chaofan couldn't wait to tell Lin Xiamo everything he could show off, hoping to win her favor.

Just as he was introducing himself, the doorbell rang again.

"Who is this again?"

Chen Qingzhu opened the door with a suspicious look on his face.

However, just as she reached the door, it was opened from the outside.

Chen Qingzhu was startled and thought to himself, how dare this thief break into the door at this time?

It turned out that the person who opened the door was the granddaughter Shen Yanran. She knew the password of the fingerprint lock at home, so she rang the doorbell to remind her, and then opened the door directly.

“Chen Yanran, get out of the way!”

"You're blocking the road, don't you know?"

Before Chen Qingzhu opened his mouth to ask questions, his grandson Shen Yixiao's voice rang out again.

He was seen striding into the house, carrying two boxes of wine.

Behind his grandson, son-in-law Shen Qiushan held a cigarette in his left hand and tea in his right hand, with a smile on his face.

This scene brought Chen Qingzhu's thoughts directly back to 19 years ago.

She still remembered that when Shen Qiushan came to her house to propose marriage, he had a cigarette in one hand and tea in the other, and the smile on his face was almost the same as it is now.

But why did he come to propose marriage again?

(End of this chapter)