Xu Xiaoyao stared at Xu Jiajia's belly and felt incredible: "Mother is so great. This small belly actually gave birth to two little lives."

Her wallet is going to be empty again.

Lotus was also calculating silently in her mind that the two children bought more things.

At this rate, she can hardly save any money a month.

But the opportunity to work was given by Jia Jia.

I feel bad if I don’t buy something for my child.

Lotus thought for a long time and finally decided to buy it.

When Xu Jiajia was five months pregnant, she received the first payment of royalties from the newspaper. Although it was only two yuan, it gave her great confidence.

When she received the manuscript fee, she sent out her recent manuscript.

This time she wrote a short novel, a total of 10,000 words.

Only part of it was sent.

If it is selected and receives good response, she will send the rest of the manuscripts to her later.

When the editor saw the manuscript sent by Xu Jiajia, his eyes lit up: "Good, very good, the plot is novel, the rhythm is tight, there is no excessive narration, and it goes straight to the topic. I have a feeling that this article will be good."

…

Half a month later.

Xu Jiajia received a five-yuan manuscript fee, as well as a lot of coupons, candy tickets and so on.

Old Mrs. Xu was stunned: "Oh my god, Jia Jia, how come you are so amazing! You are really good at everything you do! This is more promising than being a police officer!"

After reading the letter, Xu Jiajia folded it up and said, "I didn't expect the response to be so good. The editor asked me to send the rest."

When Xu Jianguo got home from get off work, he learned that the newspaper had sent Xu Jiajia five yuan in royalties. He danced with joy and said, "The most fulfilling thing in my life is having a daughter, Xu Jiajia. Hahahaha... My daughter really makes me proud. No, I have to show off."

The newspaper also sent five newspapers to Xu Jiajia.

Xu Jianguo took one and walked out of the house, to the sycamore tree in the family yard. There were quite a few people sitting there, some were sewing shoe soles, some were knitting sweaters, and some were eating melon seeds.

Someone saw Xu Jianguo coming and joked, "Hey, busy man, how do you have time to come here? Aren't you preparing for the exam?"

Although Xu Jianguo had little contact with the people in the family compound, he would occasionally chat with them when he met them.

He opened the newspaper in his hand, pointed to the part in the middle, and said with a grin, "Do you know who wrote this? This was written by my daughter. Her manuscript was collected, and she received royalties."

It’s not easy to get published in the newspapers these days, but once you get published, you can brag about it for the rest of your life.

When everyone heard this, they put down their work and looked at the newspaper.

"There's no photo of your girlfriend on it, so how can anyone know whether what you said is true or false?"

"Xu Jiajia works at the Public Security Bureau. If she's not amazing, why does she work there?"

"Xu Jianguo, how much does your daughter get paid for writing a piece?"

There were hardly any thieves in the family compound, so Xu Jianguo didn't plan to hide it: "Two yuan for the first time, five yuan this time."

When everyone heard this number, they took a deep breath.

"Five? That's a lot to write a manuscript?"

Xu Jianguo was being too Versailles: "Is it too much? My daughter complained that it was too little. She said that it cost her a lot of brain cells and that using the brain to make money is more tiring than using physical strength to make money."

"Get out, get out, you are not from the same country as us." Damn, five is not enough, why doesn't she go up?

Xu Jianguo almost laughed himself into tears: "It wasn't me who said that, it was my girlfriend who said that, I was just repeating it."

"Isn't there no college entrance examination now? Is studying still useful?" The family member who asked this question has a 15-year-old granddaughter. He wants to send her to school, but feels it is a waste of money and is very hesitant.

Xu Jianguo laughed at their lack of knowledge: "Studying is useless. Why do you need a high level of education to apply for a job in a factory?"

"Oh, don't tell me, it's really like that! Our troops will also arrange jobs for family members, but those who are assigned are all educated. Those who are uneducated can only stay at home to take care of the children."

"The key is that the child is not well brought up. He is always beating or scolding the child. He is not like those educated people who teach their children in a gentle and soft way."

"If you send your daughter to school, the wedding gift will be higher."

These words really touched me.

For the uneducated, the wedding gift varies from three to five yuan.

For educated people, when they get married, they not only give several hundred yuan in gift money, but also three transfers and one ring, which is a grand ceremony.

"Give it to me. As long as you want to study, you must give it to me." The old woman who favored boys over girls seemed to see a stack of money waving at her. She slapped her thigh, her eyes full of determination.

Xu Jianguo just wanted to show off, but he unexpectedly made many of his family members change their views on the uselessness of studying.

…

Short sequel.

Xu Jiajia received another RMB 20 million in royalties.

Mrs. Xu was delighted: "Jia Jia, if you don't go to work at the Public Security Bureau in the future, you can also make money by writing articles."

Xu Jiajia doesn't like working in the office.

Not only do I not have free time, but I also have to listen to my leader's nagging, which is very annoying.

Xu Jiajia propped her chin up with her hands and said with a smile, "That's what I was thinking too. Going to work is boring."

Mrs. Xu was of course very supportive: "As long as you are happy."

…

March 25, 1973 was Xu Jiajia's due date.

Because they were twins, Shen Yuebai was worried that the children would be born early, so he asked Xu Jiajia to live in the hospital early, and even used his connections to rent a house next to the hospital specifically for cooking.

Of course.

He never thought of it.

Xu Jiajia, who was pregnant with twins, did not give birth early, but postponed it. Even the doctor was surprised: "Generally speaking, twins should be given birth early, and the chance of postponing it is very small.

However, the pregnancy and child are normal, so there is no need to worry."

Mrs. Xu was relieved to learn that both the baby and the mother were in good health. She smiled and said, "Maybe the babies wanted to stay in my belly for a few more days and were reluctant to come out!"

The doctor agreed: "Yes, that's definitely the case."

Everyone waited and waited.

After waiting for another week, Xu Jiajia's stomach still showed no reaction, and the pregnant women in the same ward with her were replaced one after another.

The first thing a doctor asks during a routine checkup is, “How do you feel today?”

More than half a month after the due date, Mrs. Xu could no longer sit still. She paced around the ward anxiously, "Why hasn't the baby come out yet?"

Shen Yuebai also stared at Xu Jiajia's belly and began to threaten the unborn child: "If you don't come out, Dad will spank you!"

The children seemed to be responding to Shen Yuebai and kicked Xu Jiajia hard in the stomach.

Seeing the curve on Xu Jiajia's belly, Shen Yuebai was stunned: "What's wrong with them? Do they not want to come out, or do they want to come out right away?"

Xu Jiajia smiled and looked at Shen Yuebai's profile: "I am not in a hurry, why are you in a hurry?

When it’s time to come out, it will come out.”

As soon as these words came out, the baby in my belly moved again, as if saying, Mom is right!