Chapter 197 Temporary Worker
Ning Qingyuan quickly signed the contract in his hand. As soon as he put down the pen and said something to Zhang Xu, it was like an arrow on a string, which was shot out with a chirp, and he was already sitting in front of Ning Xiyue.
"What are you talking about? You seem so happy." Ning Qingyuan interrupted their conversation, gritted his teeth and looked at their faces with a stiff smile, finally settling on Ji Yanming.
Ji Yanming slowly put away the smile on his face and restrained his expression. The revolution had just begun, and he couldn't be discovered by the enemy so quickly and affect the progress of his revolution.
Because he was very sensitive, he had clearly felt an unusual anger emanating from Ning Qingyuan in front of him. Based on his understanding of the two brothers, they would only be obstacles to him and not friends in his camp.
Ji Yanming tried his best to calm the other party's temper. He nodded to Ning Qingyuan naturally and answered his questions simply as if he knew nothing. But in fact, every word he said was to divert the conflict and lower the other party's vigilance.
"Oh, I heard Xiyue say that she would take you to Jing City to eat roast duck when she has time. I also said that you two have a really good relationship as siblings. I'm very envious."
As soon as these words were spoken, Ning Qingyuan's anger subsided, and the expression on his face was replaced by a sincere smile, with a hint of complacency in his words.
"Really? Then you can't envy me. Only my sister is so kind. Comrade Ji will never understand this without a sister."
"Yes, I will never understand that. I am not as lucky as you to have a sister."
The cunning Ji Yanming happily followed his words and nodded vigorously in agreement, which made Ning Qingyuan completely obedient.
Ning Qingyuan raised his neck like a proud rooster: You're smart, kid.
Ning Xiyue watched the two people's quiet performance with a smile, and waited until they had finished talking for most of the conversation before asking about Ning Qingyuan's situation.
"Brother, have you finished your conversation with Editor-in-Chief Zhang? How did it go? Can the article be published?"
"That's right. Your brother can do the job of two people. It's already been confirmed."
Ning Qingyuan felt lost for a moment when he said this: "But there is no royalty this time, only two books, so I can't buy candy for my sister."
Ning Xiyue consoled him, "Both manuscripts are good, and they're great starts. Brother, you're already great. Many people submit manuscripts but they're not selected, but you got selected in one try. This shows that you're very talented, second brother."
"Very impressive." Ji Yanming also gave a thumbs up in praise.
Ning Qingyuan saw that he had almost sold out the secret, so he laughed a few times: "Haha, then I have another good news to tell you. I will get my salary in a month."
He originally came for the royalties, but after the discussion he realized that most of the time there was no payment for submissions, and he would only get some notebooks, pens, daily necessities and other things.
However, Chief Editor Zhang saw that his manuscript was in line with the style of a new column in the newspaper, and out of friendship, he helped him get the opportunity to write for the educated youth column.
From then on, he was equivalent to a temporary worker hired by the newspaper. He was required to contribute six articles every month and occasionally had temporary writing tasks. He did not have to report to the newspaper, and he would receive a salary of ten yuan a month.
Ning Qingyuan was very satisfied with the job and decided to sign the contract immediately. In one word, do it.
He told Ning Xiyue and Ji Yanming about the temporary job and received another round of praise from them.
"Brother, this is better than submitting an article. It's like you have a stable job, which is great." Ning Xiyue was happy for her second brother and clinked the tea glass in her hand to celebrate.
The three of them clinked their water cups together, with joyful smiles on their faces.
"cheers."
After taking a sip, Ning Qingyuan raised the cup and handed it to Ji Yanming.
"Brother Ji, I still have to thank you. You helped me a lot to get the job I have today. Thank you."
Although he was on guard against Comrade Ji kidnapping his sister, it did not prevent him from thanking Comrade Ji when he should. These are two different things.
"I'm glad I could help you. We are friends, there's no need to say these things." Ji Yanming smiled calmly, picked up the water cup in front of him and clinked it with Ning Qingyuan's cup.
Ji Yanming also recounted his previous experience of writing articles, which made Ning Qingyuan listen with great interest.
He had contributed articles to this newspaper in the past, and Editor-in-Chief Zhang Xu was his childhood friend, so he had contributed a lot to his childhood friend's work and he didn't even know how many articles he had written.
Therefore, he has rich writing experience and can give Ning Qingyuan a lot of advice.
When Ning Qingyuan found out about this, he immediately took out his notebook and asked Ji Yanming about his writing skills.
This was just as Ji Yanming wanted. He had to teach him without reservation and it was his duty to please his future uncle.
Ning Qingyuan listened carefully and asked questions actively.
Ning Xiyue supported her chin and watched the two people discussing literary matters, which fascinated her.
I didn't expect that Comrade Ji is such a versatile and outstanding person who knows everything.
Her second brother is also very outstanding and eager to learn.
For a moment, the atmosphere between the three of them was very harmonious, which was in stark contrast to Ning Qingyuan's gritted teeth and angry look when he first walked over.
This harmonious situation was not destroyed until Zhang Xu came over with the signed and stamped contract.
Zhang Xu handed over the contract and two notebooks representing the manuscript fee, and then extended his right hand: "Comrade Ning, welcome to join us."
"Thank you, thank you, it's my honor." Ning Qingyuan held the contract and notebook in his left hand, held Zhang Xu's hand with his right hand, and smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.
After leaving the newspaper, Ning Qingyuan kept looking at the contract, and would occasionally show it to Ning Xiyue, a typical example of excessive excitement.
"Sister, this is my first job. I will buy you some candy when I get my salary next month. We will each have one of this notebook."
Ning Qingyuan handed the notebook in his hand to Ning Xiyue, looking forward to the ten yuan salary next month. In the future, he would have more money to let his sister live a good life.
Comrade Ji is truly his benefactor.
"To celebrate the fact that my second brother got a good job today, let's go straight to the department store to shop." Ning Xiyue put away the notebook and waved her hand generously.
Ji Yanming immediately stepped forward and said, "I'll lead the way."
The three of them walked towards the largest department store in Shanghai.
As expected, the system prompt sounded as soon as I reached the entrance of the department store.
"Ding, the sign-in location is found, the department store, and the host needs to sign in with a heart sign. Do you want to sign in?"
"Sign in."
There are so many ways to show love, and it’s very simple to show love without anyone noticing.
Ning Xiyue chose the simplest pen refill, overlapped her thumb and index finger, and placed them on her head, pretending to touch her head.
Then he turned around and exaggeratedly praised his second brother and Comrade Ji: "Department stores in big cities are different. They are so magnificent."
The movements are natural and done in one go.
"Ding, sign in successfully, get a 14-inch black-and-white TV, a radio, a camera, and an electric fan."
Wow, wow, these are all the most valuable and important items of this era.
Any family that possesses any of these will arouse the envy and jealousy of a large number of people and will be guaranteed to become the most popular family among neighbors.
The sign-in items this time are really generous. Even though these things cannot be used for the time being, she is happy just by looking at them.
This made Ning Xiyue full of anticipation for the department store, and she looked at the building in front of her with shining eyes.
Ning Qingyuan, who saw the grandness of a department store in a big city for the first time, had the same expression: "It's not a big city, but the department stores are much taller than ours."
"Brother, Comrade Ji, let's go in."
Ning Xiyue put down her hand and walked in quickly, impatiently. She really wanted to know what the scene was like inside and what sign-ins were there.
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