In the following days, An An Le Le would always ask, "When will our book be published?"
After asking so many questions, Song Shuqian, a layman, became familiar with the publishing process.
“Editor Zhou will contact mom after the book is published.
To publish a book, one needs to go through topic planning, manuscript compilation and multiple reviews, and then the editor has to polish it, and only then can the cover layout and other things be done.
How can it be that fast?
The reason why my mother was able to sign contracts directly with others was also because of Mr. Meng’s recommendation. "
After spending some time together, Song Shuqian increasingly discovered that Mr. Meng was not an ordinary old man.
After hearing her mother's answer, An An Lele was no longer worried.
"Mom, what are we going to do recently?"
"Didn't you two go to Xinhua Bookstore to take on translation work? Are you done with it?"
"Not yet. We will translate this book this year. There is no rush."
Song Shuqian picked up the book on their desks and read it for a while. The translation was pretty good.
The two children have a plan and translate only one page every day without delaying anything else.
An An asked, "Mom, Grandpa Meng said he can take me to the library of Hubin University to read books today. Can I go?"
A light bulb went off in Song Shuqian's head. No wonder she always felt that Mr. Meng was very different.
Now she knew that he was a professor at Shanghai University. The vague decadence in Mr. Meng stems from his unfulfilled ambitions and social oppression.
Although the light has temporarily disappeared, the unwillingness in his eyes is like a dark fire, and he is still silently waiting for the opportunity to rekindle in the dead silence.
Life is so hard for intellectuals in this era.
Song Shuqian asked, "When did Grandpa Meng tell you?"
“After playing chess today, I rushed to the bookstore to read.
Grandpa Meng saw that I loved reading and knew that our family didn’t have enough book tickets, so he said he could take me to the university to read.
Mom, can I go? "
Song Shuqian thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but my mother must be with me."
Although she was already very familiar with Mr. Meng, she was still worried about An An going to an unfamiliar place by herself.
Besides, she also wants to read free books.
Wei Jianguo and his colleagues seldom issued book tickets, and she mostly asked for candy tickets or snack tickets.
Knowing the personalities of mother and son, Mr. Meng was not surprised at all when he saw An An bringing Song Shuqian with him the next day.
Instead, Song Shuqian was embarrassed first. "I heard An An say that she was going to the library to read. I was a little curious, so I wanted to go with her and get a book."
To be honest, this is the first time Song Shuxi has done such a thing in her life.
His face turned red.
On the other hand, Mr. Meng didn't care at all, "I thought you would come along."
Just like that, Song Shuxi took advantage of her son's favor and successfully sneaked into the university library.
Although many books were destroyed, the remaining ones were enough for the mother and daughter to read.
Mr. Meng asked Song Shuqian alone, "Did you graduate from high school?"
"Yes, the university stopped recruiting students at that time, otherwise I would have been able to get into university."
"It's ok, go back and read more books."
"Okay, I can read even if you don't tell me."
Song Shuqian understood Mr. Meng's subtle reminder.
Tiantian almost made it clear.
She hasn't decided yet whether to participate in this matter.
Since you haven't made up your mind, just ignore it for now and decide based on the circumstances when the time comes.
The mother and son spent half a day in the library, eagerly absorbing the knowledge there.
Song Shuqian checked the time and said, "We have to go. Lele's class will be over soon."
An An put the book away obediently, and the mother and son left together.
Mr. Meng came to Shanghai Bin University to handle something, and they separated after he brought them in.
When they returned to the Children's Palace, Lele had been waiting for a while.
"How was your day?" Song Shuxi asked her son as usual.
Lele was a little confused. "Mom, the teacher is busy with something and may not continue to teach us."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Song Shuxi was very surprised.
"The teacher said that he had something to do later, so he gave us a holiday. He also wrote a list of books for us and told me and Ye Jincheng to study them on our own. If we didn't understand something, we could go to him.
This is the address he gave us. "
Looking at the address in her hand, Song Shuqian fell into deep thought.
Mr. Meng is a professor at Shanghai Bin University, and Lele’s teacher is also a professor at Shanghai Bin University. So it seems that the time is coming soon.
However, she did not have a strong desire. It's like anything is possible.
Song Shuqian comforted Lele, "Today we visited the library of Shanghai University, and many of the books on your list can be found there.
Later, I’ll think of a way to allow you to go in and broaden your horizons. "
As usual, the three of them went shopping for a lot of things.
They take the bus to the city every weekend and are now very familiar with the conductor and the driver.
"Going to the city again?"
"Yes, big sister, there aren't many people here today."
The conductor smiled and explained, "There are more and more people on this line, so we added two more trains. Now it's not so crowded."
Actually, this is all thanks to everyone in the family compound, as they all reported the problem to the higher authorities together.
The truth is, there are too many people on this train, and there is no place to step.
"That's great. This way you can relax a little bit, big sister. Every time we get to the station, I hear you shouting and I worry about your voice.
Drink more hot water on a regular basis. "
After chatting with the conductor for a few words, the person sitting next to Lele got off the bus and asked Song Shuxi to sit over.
"Big sis, there's an empty seat in the back. I'll go first."
After saying that, Song Shuxi walked away.
Sitting in the seat occupied by her son, Song Shuxi was very satisfied.
"LeLe, are you tired? Do you want your mother to hold you?"
"No, mom, I'm not tired. I've been sitting in class today, and now I can stand for a while, so I'll just stretch my body."
"Well, be sure to tell me when you're tired. Is there anything fun to do today?"
"It seems not, it's just that Ye Jincheng wants to come to our house to play."
"Okay, do you two have other friends? The kind we can invite together?"
"there is none left". Lele felt aggrieved.
Song Shuqian likes Ye Jincheng very much. Compared with his father, he is rare to be loyal.
He has the energy that only researchers have. It's the kind of behavior where once you're immersed in your own world, no one can disturb you.
An An Lele was very happy to hear that her mother agreed.
Song Shuxi has been very busy with her courses recently and hasn’t thought about Ye Jincheng for a long time.
As soon as the mother and her two children entered the family compound, they were surrounded.
"Xiao Song, the army is organizing a training session next week for children. Will your two kids participate?"
"Sister-in-law, this is the first time I've heard of this training. What exactly is this training?"
"It's similar to the training for new soldiers. Last year, my son went there for five days and cried for four days. It was very hard."
This sister-in-law speaks very honestly.
After saying goodbye to everyone, Song Shuqian asked the two of them, "Do you want to participate in that training?"
The two children said firmly, "Mom, we want to participate."
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