Although such a big thing happened, I still had to keep making money, so my routine was to get up early the next morning and make buns.
Knowing that she had made a big mistake, Zhixue worked silently. Facing Yao Jianfen's angry scolding, she let herself be beaten and scolded without saying a word.
She cursed a few times angrily, but Zhixue just kept crying silently. Yao Jianfen got more and more angry, and her anger gradually turned into heartache.
Life!
It’s all fate!
She has a miserable life!
Her daughter is also a miserable person!
What should I do next?
After scolding her, Yao Jianfen sighed. Even though she was still angry at Zhixue for doing something foolish, she was her daughter after all. When she was working, she worked hard and increased her workload to reduce Zhixue's burden.
After the morning rush hour quickly passed and the flow of customers thinned out, regular customers who were not in such a hurry began to chat with each other, almost with a single theme, "Did Zhixue get into university?"
Apart from a wry smile, Yao Jianfen had no idea how to answer.
Zhixue always kept her head down, remained silent, with a blank look in her eyes, and numbly collected money, gave change, collected money, gave change...
When people asked about going to such a "university", it was definitely a congratulatory message, but to Yao Jianfen, it was definitely a wave of heart-piercing arrows.
After finally waiting for the guests to leave and being able to take care of the place by herself, Yao Jianfen immediately sent the guests away, "Go back upstairs."
The more I think about it, the angrier I get, and it’s just too bad to watch!
Without saying a word, Zhixue went back upstairs silently. As soon as she entered the room, she saw Lin Xiaoman packing her things. "Sister, where are you going?"
"I'm going to the city to check out the situation. If you give birth to this child, you definitely won't be able to stay in this town anymore. Let's find a place where no one knows us and start a new life."
Rumors are fatal to depression. Everyone is spitting at them. Not to mention Zhixue, I'm afraid Yao Jianfen would be drowned.
In the original development, although Zhixue's unmarried childbearing was concealed, the fact that she failed the college entrance examination was enough to be a joke for people to talk about after dinner. After June of that year, Yao Jianfen was simply shorter than others, and her life was less smiling from then on.
Thinking that Lin Xiaoman was doing this for her, Zhixue was touched and said, "Sister, you are so kind. Thank you."
"Okay, take good care of yourself during the days I'm away, and don't make mom angry. If you have anything, wait until I come back." Lin Xiaoman said with concern.
"Um."
After a few words, Lin Xiaoman went downstairs with his two small bags.
Lin Xiaoman took two buns without hesitation to fill her stomach, "Mom, I'm going to the provincial capital today."
"Go ahead, and make sure you find out clearly!" Yao Jianfen lowered her voice and gritted her teeth.
"Um."
"Xiaoqiu, take this money. As a girl, you must find a decent hotel. Don't skimp on that little money. Keep your money separate. Be careful of pickpockets when you're in a car, and be careful on the road." Yao Jianfen stuffed 200 yuan into her pocket, gave her a few instructions, and then packed seven or eight steamed buns for her. "Take these with you for the journey."
"Yeah, Mom, I'm leaving now."
"Be careful on the road!"
Carrying one bag on his back and another in his hand, Lin Xiaoman happily set off towards the small bus station in the town.
I arrived at the station, bought a ticket, waited, and then got on the bus. After a while, the bus started to sway and move away.
Lin Xiaoman: Oh, the fear of being dominated by motion sickness has left a huge shadow in her heart, which is incalculable.
After more than three hours of bumpy ride, we finally arrived at the city station. Then we bought tickets, waited, got on the bus, and it was another bumpy ride.
When we arrived at the provincial capital station, it was already past 8 o'clock in the evening.
It’s really tiring to travel through mountains and rivers!
Lin Xiaoman found a small hotel outside the station and stayed there for the night.
The next day, Lin Xiaoman first took the bus to the vicinity of the school. After finding a hotel to settle down, he used the phone at the front desk to make a call.
When the call was connected, a middle-aged man's voice came from the other end. "Hello?"
"Hello, is this Editor-in-Chief Lu?"
Lin Xiaoman has submitted so many manuscripts, so of course he has received several invitations for "long-term contracts", and Editor-in-Chief Lu is one of them.
"Yes, who are you?"
"I am a falling leaf."
"Ah, Ms. Yiyeluo, hello! Hello!" Upon hearing this answer, Editor-in-Chief Lu's originally cold tone suddenly became warm.
"Editor Lu, I'm in the provincial capital right now. I wonder if we can meet and talk?"
"Of course, of course, it's an honor..."
Lin Xiaoman randomly gave the address of a nearby teahouse and waited for half an hour before Editor-in-Chief Lu arrived.
"One falling leaf heralds the coming of autumn. What a good name."
"Editor-in-Chief Lu has great literary talent."
…
After breaking away from the polite business compliments, Lin Xiaoman got straight to the point, "I have a long article here, and I'd appreciate your review, Editor-in-Chief Lu."
The manuscripts Lin Xiaoman submitted were mostly short stories of less than 5,000 words, but she had also prepared three novellas of several tens of thousands of words of different types. Editor-in-Chief Lu was in the martial arts category, and the magazine was from the provincial capital. He was not stingy with the manuscript fees, so they were willing to cooperate.
"Xiao Qiu, with your writing style, there's absolutely no problem." Editor-in-Chief Lu took the manuscript, took out his glasses, put them on, and began to read carefully. "The White Jade Palace in the sky, with five towers and twelve cities; the immortal strokes my head, and I am blessed with eternal life. What a good poem, what a good poem."
Lin Xiaoman smiled without saying anything. How could it be bad? This was the masterpiece of the Immortal Poet. Yes, she copied the "Seven Weapons" by Gu Dashi. The length was about 50,000 words, which was just right.
After praising it, Editor-in-Chief Lu was completely captivated by the content and stopped talking. He was silent for a long time. After finishing reading, he slapped his thigh and said excitedly, "Great, wonderful! Xiaoqiu, you really surprise me. You can actually write such a wonderful story! But, this 'first story', does it mean this is a series?"
"Yes, I'm planning to write a series of weapon stories. I've conceived three types so far." Lin Xiaoman was talking nonsense seriously.
After confirming that this was indeed a series, Editor-in-Chief Lu became even more excited. "Xiao Qiu, as long as you are willing to publish with us, I will definitely fight for the highest treatment for you. It will definitely not be worse than other places."
"Editor Lu, you're too polite. We've been working together for so long, so of course I trust you. However, I have a question..." Lin Xiaoman looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak.
Being an experienced person, Chief Editor Lu naturally understood her 'additional condition'. "Xiao Qiu, just tell me. Although I'm just a junior editor, I know a lot of people. If there's anything I can do for you, I'll definitely help you solve it."
"Hey, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I say this, but actually I just graduated from junior high school, and my family was poor back then..." With a distressed look on his face, Lin Xiaoman began to play the victim.
With just the right expression, Lin Xiaoman described herself as a poor little girl who tried hard to study but had to give up because of her family's poverty. Although she didn't go to high school, she studied hard whenever she had free time and always had a sincere heart to go to school!
So, can I use my connections to get her a spot in next year's college entrance exam?
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