Lin Qingyan felt embarrassed, but knowing Lu Zhengting's personality, she was also afraid she wouldn't be able to refuse him.
He took the bowl and said to Lu Zhengting, "Comrade Lu, this is enough. Please don't send me anything anymore. I really feel ashamed to accept it."
"Do you feel guilty?" Lu Zhengting frowned. "I don't feel guilty at all. Comrade Lin Qingyan, you are too modest. You are fully deserving of the title."
He placed the bowl on the stone stool next to Lin Qingyan: "Comrade Lin, please eat quickly."
Lin Qingyan didn't want to keep pushing the matter back and forth and attract everyone's attention, so she nodded.
Thinking of Lin Zhiheng, she said to Lu Zhengting, "I also have a younger brother. I'd like to eat with him. You won't mind, will you?"
"Why would I mind? Once I give it to you, it's yours to give to whomever you want. Oh, by the way, you have a younger brother. Where is he?"
“Here.” She pointed to Lin Zhiheng.
Lu Zhengting nodded to Lin Zhiheng, "Your younger brother is doing well."
Lin Zhiheng quickly stood up and returned the gift to Lu Zhengting.
Lin Sisi and Gu Mingzhou were sitting opposite Lin Qingyan. Gu Mingzhou lost his appetite at the sight, while Lin Sisi was even more upset than him.
Why does Lu Zhengting keep sending things to Lin Qingyan?
Sending a rabbit wasn't enough, now they're sending pheasant meat. What will they send next?
But Gu Mingzhou didn't send her anything, which really infuriated her.
She shoved the bottom of the bowl hard with her chopsticks, splashing some of the wild vegetable soup out.
She looked at Gu Mingzhou: "Brother Mingzhou, what do you think their relationship is? That guy keeps giving Qingyan things."
She wanted to remind Gu Mingzhou that since other people in a relationship always send each other gifts, shouldn't he, as her boyfriend, reciprocate?
At this moment, Gu Mingzhou was still annoyed, and he said coldly, "Offering help for no reason is up to no good."
"Not well-intentioned? Do you know what he's up to?" Lin Sisi immediately became interested.
Gu Mingzhou shook his head: "I don't know, who knows what he's trying to do?"
Lin Sisi remembered the gift again and reminded Gu Mingzhou, "No matter what they wanted to do, at least they actually gave the gift."
"It's all a trap."
After saying this, Gu Mingzhou got up and went back to his dormitory. He didn't want to see those two being "affectionate" anymore.
Lin Sisi stared at his back and snorted in annoyance. Was it because she hadn't made it obvious enough? Why couldn't he understand?
Lin Qingyan received gifts from others, and she really wanted them too.
She was annoyed by the two of them, so she got up, took her bowl, and went back to her dormitory.
After delivering the pheasant meat to Lin Qingyan, Lu Zhengting was about to leave with Li Qinqin when the postman's voice rang out: "Comrade Lin Qingyan, there is a letter and newspaper for you."
Lin Qingyan quickly went out. Lu Zhengting and Li Qinqin walked to the door together. Du Xiaoyue, Chen Lu and Hu Jiajia came out to see the postman's cool bicycle and followed.
Lin Qingyan took the letter and the newspaper. The newspaper was the People's Daily, which she subscribed to and received daily. The important thing was the letter. She was delighted to find that it was sent by the People's Daily.
Du Xiaoyue, Chen Lu, and Hu Jiajia all saw the words "People's Daily" on the envelope. Hu Jiajia exclaimed in surprise, "Qingyan, it was sent to you by the newspaper. It must be that the article you submitted was selected by the newspaper and kept. Qingyan, you are the talented girl of our educated youth settlement."
"We still don't know what's inside," Lin Qingyan said, wondering if the newspaper would send the payment for the article as well.
If she had royalties, she could legitimately buy whatever she wanted in the future, and no one would suspect her source of income.
She opened the envelope and found money coupons inside. She took them out and looked at them: one ten-yuan note, one two-yuan note, and one one-yuan note, totaling thirteen yuan, plus coupons for one jin of meat and two chi of cloth.
Lin Qingyan was very pleased. It was her first time submitting a manuscript, and she felt that she was not well prepared. Not only was it accepted, but the payment was also decent. In particular, the newspaper even gave her a receipt, which surprised her somewhat.
The success of her first attempt greatly boosted Lin Qingyan's confidence.
Chen Lu said, "Qingyan, you are a genius. You can get the manuscript approved on the first try. It's amazing."
"Qingyan, congratulations! You're amazing!" Du Xiaoyue gave Lin Qingyan a thumbs up.
Lu Zhengting and Li Qinqin hadn't left yet, and Li Qinqin also expressed her sincere admiration for Lin Qingyan.
"Sister Qingyan, you must be a fairy descended from heaven. You know so many things."
Lin Qingyan smiled and said, "Maybe I was just lucky, it was a lucky accident."
"No, no, no, this can't be done by luck alone. If it were me, I wouldn't even know how to write, let alone make money from writing."
At this moment, Lu Zhengting was thinking that he was glad he had bought Lin Qingyan a fountain pen, which would be perfect for her to use when writing.
He probably couldn't wait for the handkerchief to be repaired; he wanted to give her the pen first so she could use it.
He congratulated Lin Qingyan and then left with Li Qinqin.
When the educated youth in the courtyard heard about Lin Qingyan receiving royalties, some curious young people took their rice bowls and went outside. Soon, they became quite excited about the matter.
Everyone was talking about it, and Gu Mingzhou and Lin Sisi, who were hiding in the house, naturally heard it all.
Gu Mingzhou stood by the window and saw Lin Qingyan surrounded by several educated youths. She was holding newspapers and envelopes, and her increasingly delicate face was full of a confident smile.
At that moment, she was exceptionally radiant and beautiful, making it impossible for him to look away.
He never expected that Lin Qingyan had such great abilities.
Perhaps it's because of her inner beauty and refined demeanor, but he felt that she had not only become more beautiful in appearance, but her temperament had also improved significantly, surpassing that of Lin Sisi.
The more he thought about it, the more he clenched his fists.
For a fleeting moment, he really wanted to kick Lin Sisi to the curb, go over to Lin Qingyan to repent, and beg her to forgive him and make up with him.
But after calming down, he realized how absurd his idea was.
His relationship with Lin Qingyan is over. No matter how beautiful or outstanding Lin Qingyan becomes, he has seen Lin Sisi naked, so he has to take responsibility for Lin Sisi to the end.
But he would never stand by and watch such an outstanding woman as Lin Qingyan be deceived by Lu Zhengting. Given the chance, he would still remind Lin Qingyan to stay away from that hypocrite Lu Zhengting.
Lin Sisi never expected that Lin Qingyan's submission would actually be successful.
She felt a lump in her throat; had that bitch gotten incredibly lucky?
I subconsciously touched the jade pendant in my inner pocket. She clearly had the jade pendant to protect her, but Lin Qingyan didn't. Yet, she noticed that Lin Qingyan's luck seemed to be improving step by step. Since she arrived here, she hadn't seen Lin Qingyan encounter any bad luck. On the contrary, one good thing after another was coming closer to her.
That shouldn't be the case.
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