"Second Mother, I'll go with you later. I haven't taken a bath for several days."
"I'm going too. I'm going too. If there are more of us, we can rub each other's backs." Xie Sheng also echoed.
"Hahaha, okay, okay, let's all go." Li Cuiying was so happy looking at the lively scene at home.
Jiang Mengxue remembered the contract sent by the publishing house during the day, took out the contract she brought back from her bag and placed it in front of Gu Zhenjiang.
"Uncle, this is the contract that the publisher brought me today. Can you help me take a look at it and see if there are any problems?"
He took out another health brochure, which was a version that was hastily produced at the time. If there is a new version, he will have to go to the publishing house to check it out.
Li Cuiying had never seen it before, so she picked it up and started to read.
Gu Zhenjiang also took the contract and looked at it carefully.
"Xiaoxue, is this booklet going to be published? Will it be available in bookstores then?"
Jiang Mengxue nodded: "Yes, in fact, this is quite recommended for women to read, especially young girls should pay more attention to it."
Gu Zhenjiang read both contracts.
"There is no problem with the contract, but have you considered the cooperation method and the amount?" Gu Zhenjiang said as he put the contract aside on the kang.
"No, Uncle Er, my initial idea is to split the profits, but I don't know if the publisher's offer is reasonable."
Gu Zhenjiang thought for a moment: "Did the other party say when to talk to you again? The initial amount must leave enough room for negotiation, and it should be possible to adjust it up a bit.
If you don't know what to say, I'll go to the publishing house when I have time these days. You can leave the contract with me, and I'll have them come directly to you to sign it after I'm done."
Jiang Mengxue nodded happily: "Then I'll trouble you, Uncle. I'm just worried about what to do. I'm really not good at bargaining."
He Xiaoying didn't understand what they were saying, so she just sat aside and ate quietly.
"Haha, I didn't expect that our Xiaoxue is not only a college student but can also publish a book. Old Gu, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow. Let's have something delicious to celebrate tomorrow night.
Oh, and you should also write a letter to your parents to tell them the good news, so they can be happy too."
Gu Zhenjiang responded: "I wrote to them last time, and they should receive a reply in the next two days."
"Hey, Xiaobei, I don't know what mission this time is and how long it will take. There's been no news for such a long time."
Gu Zhenjiang glanced at Jiang Mengxue and said to Li Cuiying: "Why are you talking about this? He was often out on missions before and couldn't be contacted. When he came back, he would call my office."
Li Cuiying also realized that what she said was inappropriate. Why bring up this matter when there was nothing to worry about? Xiaoxue was still pregnant. If she was worried, Xiaoxue would be more worried. She also carefully glanced at Jiang Mengxue's face, and only felt relieved after confirming that there was nothing wrong.
In fact, Jiang Mengxue was not worried about Gu Qingbei at all. After all, even if others didn't know, how could she not know?
Although Gu Qingbei rarely had the chance to enter the space, he would leave her a letter whenever he had the chance. Even if a lot of information could not be revealed when he was on a mission, at least she knew that he was safe, so Jiang Mengxue really had nothing to worry about.
"Yes, yes, let's not talk about him anymore. Tomorrow I will take Xiaoying to buy some household supplies. I will be living alone in the future, so I need to prepare pots, pans, towels, toothbrushes and everything else.
By the way, Xiaoying, have you used up your winter vegetable and coal quotas? If you have, you'll have to find another way."
"Director Li, I don't know if I've used it. Before, when I was at home, my mother-in-law kept my monthly supply book and never let me touch the money, so she never let me buy anything.
But I told her before that we can't use up our share, and we can sell it to others at a high price when the weather gets colder. Mine might not be used yet. After all, if I keep my share and sell it, even if someone gets caught, they can put the blame on me. I heard her say this herself."
He Xiaoying now hates everyone in the Liu family. In her eyes, the only family with better human nature is Liu Laoer's family.
Liu Laoer is not as stubborn as his younger brother. He listens to his mother in everything. He was already several years old when his parents passed away, so he knew that he was not a biological child. That's why he would not hand over all his salary every month like other people.
After living together for so many years, how could he not know what kind of personality Old Lady Liu had? If he handed over all his money, wouldn't it all end up being spent by Old Lady Liu's family, or given to the little girl as a dowry? In the end, what would his family get out of the house?
Let him thank Old Man Liu and his family for taking him and his brother in. What he has done over the years is enough.
After his parents passed away, the house in the village was sold by his uncle, Old Man Liu, who said that the family was too poor to support two brothers and that the money from the sale could buy more food.
He has been helping out at home since he was a child, and he was asked to do all the chores, big or small, until Old Man Liu moved to the city and got a job and a house. After moving to the city, all the housework at home was done by him and the third brother.
He knew that he was not his biological son, so he never complained. He just wanted to get married and move out to live on his own when he grew up. He was already very grateful to Old Man Liu and his wife for raising him and his brother, and he would naturally take care of them in their old age like his own sons.
But unfortunately, they wanted more than that. Ever since he got married, the old couple did not agree to let him live separately and asked him to hand over all his salary every month. In addition, with the treatment of his two children at home, the old couple just wanted him and the third child to support the eldest son's family wholeheartedly.
Fortunately, he is firm in his ideas. No matter what others say, he will not give a penny more than the family's living expenses every month.
The second wife was unaware of the incident that had occurred at He Xiaoying's home this time, because the whole family had gone back to their hometown to celebrate the 60th birthday of the second wife's father-in-law some time ago, and they have not returned until now.
But even if he knew, Liu Laoer wouldn't say anything. It would be better if they divorced. He was very disappointed with his younger brother now. Maybe he had been brainwashed since he grew up in the Liu family, so no matter what he said, it would be useless.
He had advised her countless times before that she should live a good life after getting married, focus on her and her children, and not get involved in other household affairs. He would wait for an opportunity to separate the two families.
Not only would Liu Laosan not listen to him, he would also advise him not to divide the family, saying that as long as his parents were still alive, they would not divide the family. Sometimes he even wanted to slap him to death. How could he have such a stupid brother?
He Xiaoying's life in the Liu family was not easy. In fact, Liu Ersao's life was not much better. The only difference between the two of them was that one man would protect her, while the other man not only did not protect her but also joined them in bullying his wife.
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