Happy days pass quickly.
She can see her son every day and her husband every few days. She feels much happier than before.
After her last article was published, Linglong also inspired her sister-in-law Tianxin's enthusiasm for writing.
She herself did not forget to continue creating.
However, when she submitted her work again, she no longer used her real name but a pen name.
Without the sincere emotional support from the military wife, she encountered many obstacles.
However, she did not stop writing because of this. She continued to write and submit articles.
After the introduction of the reform and opening-up policy, the restrictions on newspapers and magazines were reduced, and the range of places she could choose to contribute to became much wider.
But, she was embarrassed to let her husband and family know before the manuscript was approved.
When she wrote on weekdays, she would choose the days when her husband was not home and write in her room.
Hard work pays off. One day when it snowed heavily, she received a letter notifying her that her manuscript had been accepted and also received the royalties.
The fee was not too much, only a dozen yuan, but it was a great encouragement to her.
Perhaps her level had improved, and after that, she received two more notifications of manuscript acceptance.
When her husband came home from his break, she shared the good news with him.
Zheng Tiansen hugged his wife and kissed her. "Wife, you are really amazing."
Linglong glared at him, thankfully her son wasn't around. "Well, I have over 60 yuan in royalties, and I'd like to treat Mom and Tianxin and the others to a meal. What do you think?"
"Wow, that's awesome." Zheng Tiansen praised it and took the opportunity to share the good news with his family.
When Zheng's father came back and the family had dinner together, Zheng Tiansen brought up this matter.
"Sister-in-law, you are so amazing. I haven't even had my manuscript accepted yet." Zheng Tianxin was particularly envious.
Zheng Tianbao immediately criticized his sister. "You're so lazy and only write when you feel like it. It's a wonder you can get your manuscript approved."
"Mom, look at my third brother."
Zeng Yu was too lazy to both of them.
Zheng's father looked at his daughter-in-law and asked, "Where are they posted? Do you have them at home? If so, let me see them."
If I publish my own articles, how could Linglong not pay attention to collect them?
She bought several copies of a newspaper and two magazines.
Now that he was asked, he got up and went back to his room to get it.
Except for keeping one copy for each of them, she took out all the others.
Zheng's father and Zeng Yu each took a copy to read first. Zheng Tiansen had actually read it, but he still took a copy each.
The rest, Zheng Tianbao and Zheng Tianxin could only share and watch it together.
After taking a look, Father Zheng nodded repeatedly. "Not bad, not bad."
"If you understand it, that's good." Zeng Yu glanced at her husband.
Father Zheng coughed lightly. Didn't he care about his reputation? "It's impressive that you can log in. Isn't it good?"
"Okay, okay." Zeng Yu smiled.
Seeing her parents-in-law arguing, Linglong tried to hold back her laughter.
Everyone agreed to her suggestion to use the royalties to treat the whole family to a meal.
Everyone thinks this is something worth celebrating and that doing so is meaningful.
Zeng Yu, Zheng Tianxin and others are fine, it just depends on when Zheng's father is free.
"Well, I'll go to the office tomorrow and take a look at my schedule for the next few days, and then we'll set a time to have dinner together."
The newspapers and magazines that Linglong took out were all divided and collected by her husband's family, that is, the one that her husband took out was taken back.
However, Zheng Tiansen did not return it to his wife, but just said that he wanted to keep it for himself. Linglong felt a little embarrassed.
As for other people with whom she has a good relationship, Linglong would not take the initiative to publicize this matter, otherwise she would feel embarrassed.
The smooth journey of writing seemed to have allowed her to discover her own strengths and hobbies.
After Zheng's father arranged the itinerary, the family chose the day when Zheng Tiansen would also come home, and went to Donglaishun to eat mutton hotpot together. This was the most comfortable thing to eat in the middle of winter.
Not long after this meal, it was time for the final exams. Linglong had no time to think about anything else. Every day after returning home, she would go back to her room to read and review after dinner.
She usually attends classes seriously and takes a lot of notes, but she still gets nervous when it comes to exams. This is probably the same state as most students.
Knowing that she was preparing for the exam, Zeng Yu took on more responsibilities in taking care of her grandson.
After living in the compound for several months, Congcong became familiar with the children of the same age, and even the adults in the compound basically recognized him now.
He had already accepted Zeng Yu, the grandmother who had always been kind to him, and didn't think it was a big deal even if she wasn't in front of his mother.
He also knew that his mother's exam was a very important matter and he couldn't disturb her.
In fact, there is another advantage of reviewing at home, that is, after the lights are turned off, the room is relatively quiet when she is alone.
Zhou Manman and the others now feel that there are many advantages to Linglong moving out.
After working hard for several days, Linglong finally finished the last exam and felt relieved.
After the exam, she also welcomed a long vacation.
Now her husband and son are both in Beijing, so of course she will stay in Beijing during the holidays and won't go anywhere else.
This time, their family will definitely spend the New Year together with their parents-in-law in the compound.
Zheng Tiansen waited for several days until there were still a few days left before the Chinese New Year holiday.
But it's much better than when he was in the army before. He can rest for more than ten days at a time, which was unimaginable before.
With enough vacation time, he can also have a good New Year's Eve with his family.
When he was on vacation, the Zheng family had almost finished purchasing New Year's goods, and Linglong and Zheng Tianxin went shopping with Zeng Yu.
During his vacation, he helped clean the house and prepare things for the New Year.
New Year’s Eve.
Zheng Tiansen took his younger brother and son to paste Spring Festival couplets everywhere in the house.
Zeng Yu also took Aunt Wei to cut some spring flowers and pasted them on the glass. A few red lanterns were hung outside the house, and the whole house was filled with the festive atmosphere of the New Year.
The main force in making dumplings is three people, Zeng Yu, Aunt Wei, and Linglong.
Zheng Tianxin was not very familiar with the place, but when Zheng Tiansen came over after putting up the Spring Festival couplets, he was more familiar with the place than his sister.
Zheng's father also had something to do on New Year's Day and would not be back until the evening.
After all the dumplings were wrapped, Aunt Wei put them in the pot to cook.
After a while, everyone was eating the steaming hot dumplings.
There was always a small bowl in front of Congcong. Linglong would cool a few dumplings and put them in his bowl, and then give him some more after he finished eating.
This year, the dumplings have extra ingredients.
Some eat red dates, some eat flower petals, anyway, they all have good meanings.
When Zheng's father came home in the evening, he shouted for a bowl of dumplings as soon as he entered the door.
After eating it with vinegar, he immediately felt much better.
In the evening, the New Year’s Eve dinner on the Zheng family’s table was also very sumptuous.
Sitting around the table, eating New Year's Eve dinner, toasting each other, and sending blessings, everyone's face is filled with the joy of the New Year.
After twelve o'clock, the clock in the living room rang. Linglong looked at the fireworks flying in the sky outside the window and sighed.
"The new year is here, it's 1980."
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