Xu Xiaoyao stared at Xu Jiajia's belly and felt incredible: "Mother is really great. This small belly actually gave birth to two little lives."
Her wallet was about to be emptied again.
Lotus was also silently calculating in her mind that the two children bought more things.
If this continues, she can hardly save any money in a month.
But the job opportunity was given by Jia Jia.
I feel bad if I don’t buy something for my child.
Lotus thought about it 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.
On the day she received the royalties, she sent out her most recently written manuscript.
This time she wrote a short story, totaling 100,000 words.
Only part of it was sent.
If she is selected and receives good responses, 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 and complicated narrative, and it directly cuts into the topic. I have a feeling this article will be a hit."
…
Half a month later.
Xu Jiajia received a fifty-yuan manuscript fee, as well as a lot of cloth coupons, sugar coupons and other things.
Old Mrs. Xu was stunned. "Oh my god, Jiajia, how come you are so amazing! You are so 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 fifty yuan in royalties. He danced with joy and said, "The greatest success of my life is having a daughter like 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, coming to the sycamore tree in the family compound. There were many people sitting there, some mending shoe soles, some knitting sweaters, and some eating melon seeds.
Someone saw Xu Jianguo coming and joked, "Hey, busy man, how do you have time to come here? Aren't you studying for the exam?"
Although Xu Jianguo had little contact with people in the family compound, they would occasionally chat when they met.
He opened the newspaper in his hand, pointed to the part in the middle, and grinned, "Do you know who wrote this? It was written by my daughter. Her manuscript was confiscated, and she even received royalties."
It’s not easy to get in the newspaper these days, but if you can get in once, 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 daughter on it, so who knows if what you said is true or not?"
"Xu Jiajia works at the Public Security Bureau. If she's not capable, how could she work there?"
"Xu Jianguo, how much can your daughter earn from writing for once?"
There were hardly any thieves in the family compound, so Xu Jianguo didn't intend to hide it: "Two yuan the first time, fifty this time."
When everyone heard this number, they gasped.
"Fifty? That's a lot for a single manuscript?"
Xu Jianguo was being rather pedantic: "Is it a lot? My daughter even complained it wasn't enough. She said it took up a lot of her brain cells and that using the brain to make money is more tiring than using physical effort."
"Get out, get out, you are not from the same country as us." Damn, fifty is not enough, why doesn't she go to heaven.
Xu Jianguo almost laughed himself to death: "I didn't say that, my daughter said that. I was just repeating it."
"Isn't it possible to take the college entrance examination now? Is studying still useful?" The family member who asked this question has a ten-year-old granddaughter at home. He wants to send her to school, but feels it is a waste of money and is very hesitant.
Xu Jianguo laughed at their ignorance: "Studying is useless. Why do you need a high school diploma to apply for a job in the factory?"
"Oh, don't tell me, it's really like that! Our army will also arrange jobs for family members, but those who are arranged are all educated. Those who have not received an education can only stay at home to take care of the children."
"The key is that he hasn't raised the child well. Every day, he either beats or scolds the child. He's not like those educated people who teach their children with gentle words."
"If you send your daughter to school, the wedding gift will be higher."
These words are really touching.
For the uneducated, the wedding gift ranges from thirty to fifty yuan.
For educated people, when they get married, they not only give gifts of several hundred yuan, but also three turns and one ring, which is a very grand ceremony.
"Give it to me. As long as you want to study, you must give it to me." The old woman who favors 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 family members change their views that studying is useless.
…
Short follow-up.
Xu Jiajia received another 60 yuan in royalties.
Old Mrs. Xu was delighted: "Jia Jia, you don't have to work at the Public Security Bureau anymore. You can still make money by writing articles."
Xu Jiajia doesn't like working in the office.
Not only do you not have free time, but you also have to listen to your boss's nagging, which is very annoying.
Xu Jiajia propped her chin up with both hands and said with a smile, "That's what I was planning too. Going to work is boring."
Mrs. Xu, of course, strongly supported it: "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 come out too 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 and other things.
However.
He never thought of it.
Xu Jiajia, who was pregnant with twins, didn't give birth early, but delayed it instead, surprising even the doctor: "Twins are usually born early, and the chance of delaying is very small.
However, the pregnant woman and the baby are both fine, so there's no need to worry."
When Mrs. Xu learned that both the child and the adults were in good health, her heart slowly settled. She smiled and said, "Perhaps the children 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 did not respond, and the pregnant women in the same ward with her were replaced one after another.
The first question the doctor asks during every routine checkup is, "How are you feeling 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 she 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's stomach hard.
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 looked at Shen Yuebai’s profile with a smile: “I, the person involved, 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!
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