Speaking of this, Yun Huaying suddenly remembered the books and periodicals she had bought in Jinling. She immediately got up and went to her room to rummage through her bag, and handed them a stack of publications soliciting submissions.
"Look, these literary magazines, novel selections, science pictorials, Children's Times, children's magazines, etc. are all soliciting submissions."
"Wow!"
They were both very happy. These magazines were all new to them. Jiang Yuan guessed that she had bought them in Xinjin City and quickly thanked her: "Yun Huaying, these are exactly what we need. Thank you."
"You're welcome. I won't be submitting any more articles from now on. I'll focus on translation. You guys can choose to submit articles that you're good at."
Yun Huaying finished speaking and sat down at the table to drink ginger water. Seeing Lin Shan reading a children's magazine with great interest, she offered her some advice: "Lin Shan, you've always loved all kinds of fun and cute things, and you enjoy interacting with children. I think you could start with children's books, such as fairy tales and educational children's stories."
Lin Shan was thinking about this, her round eyes filled with light, "Huaying, you and I are thinking the same thing. I was thinking of trying this."
"Go ahead." Yun Huaying fully supported her.
Jiang Yuan wasn't particularly interested in children's publications. Instead, she opted for literary magazines and novel anthologies. With a smile on her face, she said, "I'll revise some of my previously written poems a bit and submit them first to try."
Yun Huaying also nodded in support and reminded them: "Whether it succeeds or not, try not to tell anyone else. Besides the three of us and the Han family, don't let anyone else know about the royalties."
"We know."
They were both cautious people. Lin Shan even pouted and told her, "Huaying, you don't know, there are people in the team who are really targeting the three of us."
"That grandmother-in-law from the old Sun family stopped us at the well last time and introduced her eldest grandson to Jiang Yuan with saliva flying. I don't know where she got the nerve to say that if it works out, Jiang Yuan doesn't need to prepare a dowry, nor does she need to work in the fields. She can just stay at home and focus on painting and writing books to make money. She also shamelessly said that when Jiang Yuan's royalties come in, she will give them to her for safekeeping, and she will ensure that Jiang Yuan eats and drinks well and won't let her suffer any grievances at home."
Although Yun Huaying did not interact with the people in the team, she had some impression of the people from Old Sun's family. They were the in-laws of the woman who instigated the thief to steal things from their house last time.
The Sun family has a bad reputation in the Dongjiang Brigade, and it is difficult for the whole family to get along with each other. The two old guys are good at scheming. When they came to talk to Jiang Yuan about this matter, she could guess what their purpose was.
"Jiang Yuan, what do you think?"
Jiang Yuan was not stupid and had received education. She had seen many people like this in the countryside. She saw through the Sun family's intentions at a glance and told them the truth: "I rejected it on the spot."
Thinking about her refusal at that time, Lin Shan couldn't help laughing, "Huaying, do you know how Jiang Yuan refused? I want to laugh just thinking about it now. She is really too decisive."
"I'm a little looking forward to it." Yun Huaying looked at them with a smile.
When Jiang Yuan rejected the Sun family's offer, she said it very frankly and was not afraid of being laughed at at all, but she felt a little embarrassed to say it at home.
She didn't say anything, so Lin Shan answered for her, "Jiang Yuan didn't reject her outright. She simply told the Sun family's mother-in-law the true situation at home. She said that she has seven siblings, six daughters and one son, and that her family favors boys over girls. After her six sisters get married, they must give their parents five yuan a month and fifty kilograms of grain every year. When her younger brother goes to school and gets married, the sisters will have to split the betrothal money equally, and they have to prepare three turns and one ring."
"Also, she said she looks a lot like her mother and might give birth to many girls like her mother after she gets married."
"As soon as she finished saying this, all the little tricks in Grandma Sun's heart were frightened away. She immediately said that she and her grandson were not suitable and that she couldn't escape even if she ran away."
Yun Huaying also laughed when she heard this. "Has this spread throughout the entire production team?"
Jiang Yuan didn't care at all about what people were saying about her. She smiled and nodded, "Yeah, Mrs. Sun is a big mouth. It only took half a day for the whole team to spread the news. At the beginning, two or three people came to me with ulterior motives. After asking her to help spread the word, no one comes to me anymore. I just have some free time."
No one was paying attention to her anymore. Yun Huaying turned her attention to Lin Shan and said, "The pressure is on you now."
Lin Shan couldn't laugh anymore.
"The pressure is indeed on Lin Shan."
Jiang Yuan continued, amused. "She said before that her family would find her a job and that she would return to the city sooner or later. Now she's earning royalties. Her parents are both working, so she's well-off. She's the only daughter in the family, and her parents and brothers dote on her. Many people are thinking about her."
Lin Shan's conditions are indeed very good. She has a generous and open personality and is good at interpersonal relationships. She will definitely be regarded as a popular commodity. Even if the villagers don't miss her, other male educated youth who go to the countryside will.
Yun Huaying also asked her what she thought, "Lin Shan, what do you think?"
"I don't plan to get married here."
Lin Shan's thoughts never changed. Although she came to the countryside, she always wanted to return to the city. However, jobs in the city were not always available. There was a hint of melancholy in her tone: "I received a letter from home a few days ago. My second brother finally got a job. It cost nearly 600 yuan to send him to the motor factory as an apprentice."
"Apprentices don't get paid for the first three months, only a 10 yuan meal allowance. After three months, they can only get paid if they pass the assessment. The total of the salary and meal allowance is only 30 yuan."
"It's a good thing that your second brother has got the job." Yun Huaying comforted her.
Lin Shan's smile was a bit forced, and she continued, "The letter was from my second brother. He told me that my eldest sister-in-law, who's about to come into the family, is difficult to get along with. Before she even came into the family, he started arranging the division of the family and was also giving him advice on his work. He was saying that my parents had spent too much money finding him a job, and now he wants to take control of the family finances. He also wants my second brother to move in with the factory after he passes the assessment."
Every family has its own problems. Yun Huaying sighed and asked, "What's your eldest brother's attitude?"
"My eldest brother is fine. He met the woman through a blind date. He probably thought she was pretty good, so he considered getting married."
"This month, his family is preparing for the wedding gift, and he's gone to talk to the girl's parents. The more they interact, the more they find this family difficult to get along with and very calculating. The girl listens very much to her parents, and coupled with her attitude towards my second brother, their relationship has been strained lately."
"My second brother wrote to me saying he didn't want his affairs to affect my eldest brother's marriage, and he offered to move into the factory dormitory after he was officially hired in three months. But my eldest brother disagreed and insisted he live at home. He also said we would wait until my second brother got married before dividing the family property."
"Alas, conflicts have already started at home before one sister-in-law even comes in. If two sisters-in-law come in, life at home as my sister-in-law will definitely not be easy."
"So I'm a little lost and confused now. I can't get married and have children here. If I go back to the city, there will definitely be a lot of family conflicts, and my life won't be as free and easy as it is now. My scalp tingles just thinking about it."
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