Zhixue also knows that studying is important, but in her heart, children are more important than studying. Now that her child is gone, it is a fact. Even if it hurts, she has to face the reality and plan for the future.
So Zhixue actually listened to what Lin Xiaoman said.
At dinner time, Li Xiaomei came with a nanny and a driver to bring dinner to Zhixue. Li Xiaomei showed sincerity and concern for Zhixue.
When facing Lin Xiaoman, Li Xiaomei wiped away her tears with all kinds of self-blame, "It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of Xiaoxue. It's all my fault..."
Lin Xiaoman: Tsk, Oscar owes you a gold medal.
An honest man without any experience, if he meets a movie star like Li Xiaomei, he will definitely be fooled by her who says one thing in public and another behind the scenes.
So, she doesn't like to be friends with scheming people. She might be sold out without even knowing it.
"Auntie, this is not your fault. No one wants this to happen." Lin Xiaoman, who was supposed to cooperate with the performance, also showed off his acting skills. "Ah, it's just that Xiaoxue and this child are not destined to be together, alas..."
After all the sighing and acting comparisons, seeing that the performance was almost over, Lin Xiaoman brought up the point, "Auntie, now that things have come to this, I think we can only mourn and accept the change. People should look forward, everything will pass. I just discussed it with Xiaoxue. Xiaoxue is only 19 years old, still young, and not studying is not a big deal. Although it is November now, Auntie, your family is rich, and it will definitely be no problem to arrange for Zhixue to repeat the year in school, right?"
"Study..." Li Xiaomei was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, yes, you must study. Xiaoxue should study. I absolutely agree. As for the repeat class, don't worry, Auntie will use her connections to arrange it for you."
"Xiaoxue, don't think too much about anything now. The most important thing is to take good care of yourself. Go back to school when you are well. We will study hard and try to get into a good university." Li Xiaomei said this with emotion, and her face looked like she was thinking about Zhixue.
"Auntie, thank you." Zhixue looked touched.
"It's all Auntie's fault for you. I feel so bad!"
"Auntie, it was my own carelessness. Don't blame yourself too much."
Lin Xiaoman silently watched the tearful affection between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and felt a flock of crows flying over her head.
Ga g g g…
The scheming mother-in-law has extremely strong fighting power!
After dinner, Li Xiaomei gave some caring instructions and then went back.
As soon as Li Xiaomei left, she left a message, "I'll come to see you tomorrow." Lin Xiaoman also left.
The next morning, Lin Xiaoman arrived at the agreed place 10 minutes early with the manuscript. It was the cafe next to the hotel. He thought he had arrived too early, but he didn't expect that Editor-in-Chief Lu was already there.
After the usual business-related pleasantries, Editor-in-Chief Lu pulled out a pile of letters and said, "Look, these are all from readers. The weapons series you wrote is really popular."
"Editor-in-Chief Lu, thank you for the compliment. It is thanks to your newspaper that I can be seen by so many readers." Lin Xiaoman took it politely and took a quick look at it.
"By the way, Xiaoqiu, do you have any new manuscripts? The current ones will be used up next month."
"This series is currently unavailable, but I'm planning to write a long novel. I've already written over 100,000 words, so I'd like to trouble Editor-in-Chief Lu to review it for me."
"My pleasure, I'll take a look."
Lin Xiaoman handed him the manuscript that he had prepared long ago, a thick stack.
Master Gu’s famous masterpiece, The Sentimental Swordsman and the Ruthless Sword (The Flying Dagger of Xiao Li), has more than 500,000 words and costs a lot of money.
Editor Lu immediately put on his glasses and read it carefully. After a while, he slammed the table and said, "Great! This is amazing!"
Although he felt unsatisfied, the manuscript was too thick to read in a short while. Editor Lu only glanced at three pages before putting it away and raising his glasses. "Xiao Qiu, may I ask how long you plan to write for this story? Is it a long novel?"
"I've already conceived the idea, and it's going to be around 500,000 words."
"How about this? We'll serialize it for a few issues first. If the readers respond well, I'll do my best to help you get published. We can either negotiate a one-time publishing fee, or an 8% royalty rate. The more you sell, the more you get. What do you think?"
"Can it be published?" Lin Xiaoman was delighted. She had been writing for nearly five months and was about to publish a book. Well, she was standing on the shoulders of giants, and it would be only a matter of time before she could publish a book.
"Based on this opening, I believe this will be a masterpiece and will definitely be a big hit. I believe my vision is correct."
"Editor-in-Chief Lu, thank you very much for your trust. If it is published, I will choose 8%." Lin Xiaoman expected that it would definitely sell well, so of course he would choose a more favorable profit-sharing method.
"Don't worry, I'm 90% sure it can be published. Moreover, for the first few issues, I'll give you 80,000 words directly. Is that okay with you, Xiaoqiu?"
"Well, thank you, Editor-in-Chief Lu."
They had compared them a long time ago, and the "Gu Jin" magazine where Editor-in-Chief Lu worked had the highest price, so Lin Xiaoman was too lazy to look for anyone else.
"It's settled then. I've brought a copy of the contract." Editor-in-Chief Lu was absolutely well prepared.
After the business was settled, the two had lunch together, and then Lin Xiaoman went to the hospital and tried to instill the idea of "equal status" into Zhixue like a pyramid scheme.
Let’s not talk about the financial aspect, but there must be no gap between the two of them. Only if you are excellent can there be a possibility of renewing your old relationship. Moreover, you must be beautiful, otherwise Jiang Fengwan will not look down on you even if he comes back.
After indoctrinating her for an entire afternoon, Lin Xiaoman felt that Zhixue might have taken it in a little bit. Of course, if it went in one ear and out the other, then there would be nothing she could do.
During dinner, Li Xiaomei, as usual, came with a concerned look on her face to ask about everyone's well-being. She was really good at putting on a show.
Treating Zhixue, he really treated her like his own daughter.
Lin Xiaoman chatted with her for a while, blabbering on about a lot of things, the basic content being, 'Now that Xiaoxue's child is gone, you guys won't deny it in the future, right?'
Li Xiaomei's usual story was a bunch of lies, like how she loved Zhixue very much and truly treated her as her own daughter. Even though she had lost her child, she would take good care of Zhixue and would let them get married when their son returned...
After successfully recording the audio and collecting all the information for future use, Lin Xiaoman packed up his bags and happily returned to Shengjiang City the next day.
As soon as she got back, Lin Xiaoman first called Yao Jianfen to report that she was safe, and that the innocent little Zhixue was also safe. She also told her that Zhixue would go back to repeat her studies and take the college entrance examination again after she had recovered from the confinement period.
With Yao Jianfen urging Zhixue to study, she doesn't have to waste her energy.
Yao Jianfen was very happy about this and said that she would take some time to visit Zhixue in the provincial capital in a few days.
A few days later, Yao Jianfen took some time off to go to the provincial capital and stayed there for a few days. Then, she was bewitched by Li Xiaomei's magic potion and returned to the town with peace of mind.
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