Chapter 492: The Child Cried with Greed
This time when I went to the publishing house, I picked up the royalties for the previous issue.
I rushed out 14,000 words for the last issue, but I cut half of it, so the total was 7,000 words, which is 35 yuan.
Lu Miao received the money first before going to Xu Hongmei to hand in the manuscript.
After she submitted a 28,000-word manuscript for the first time in half a month.
This time, he submitted a manuscript of more than 70,000 words within a week.
Xu Hongmei was dumbfounded and this time she really jumped up from her chair.
"I'm convinced, I'm convinced! I'm really convinced, wholeheartedly!"
"Xiao Lu, how on earth did you do that? What's wrong with your head? Huh?"
While reading the manuscript, Xu Hongmei would occasionally turn her head to stare at Lu Miao's head.
Lu Miao said dryly, "Does this count as hard work making up for lack of talent? During my vacation, I just sat at my desk and didn't do anything else to help around the house."
This is the truth.
Xu Hongmei didn't believe it and waved her hands again and again:
"No, no, no, that's not the case! What should I tell you?"
Xu Hongmei read the manuscript for a while, shaking her hands. Suddenly, she put it down and stared at the opposite wall for a while, as if frozen. She said:
"Sure enough, I really shouldn't let go!"
"ah?"
Without waiting for Lu Miao's reaction, Xu Hongmei stood up directly:
"It was too early to say that. I'm going to call Director Ma right now. I don't agree with you leaving!"
The efficiency is fast and high. I have submitted so many manuscripts, and the word count is how many times more than others each time?
It has never been called back once, the accuracy is surprisingly high!
Who doesn’t love such a translator?
Xu Hongmei regretted it.
She was reluctant to let go of such a good translator!
This is not a right-hand man!
This is simply her fate!
Whoever takes Lu Miao away will be killing her!
Xu Hongmei refused to agree to anything and rushed out stubbornly.
“…”
Lu Miao opened his mouth and followed behind him half a beat late:
"Sister Xu, Sister Xu, please listen to me, please listen to me first!"
Lu Miao really didn't expect that she wanted to complete the task quickly, but she would come up with such a thing at the last minute.
Pulling Xu Hongmei in the corridor, Lu Miao said:
"Sister Xu, I'm still halfway through this manuscript. Besides, as for Director Ma's matter... I've already promised him."
Lu Miao pondered his words for a moment and said seriously:
"The National English Society may not be suitable for me, but I really want to take a look."
Having said that, Xu Hongmei also understood what she meant.
"Why……"
Xu Hongmei sighed heavily and patted Lu Miao helplessly:
"I can see that even if Director Ma hadn't jumped out halfway, you, a dark horse, wouldn't be someone I could keep just because I said so."
Lu Miao smiled with curved lips:
"No matter what, I will always remember Sister Xu's care for me. If things don't go well there in the future, I still hope that Sister Xu can continue to take me in."
Xu Hongmei was amused by what she said, and laughed heartily:
"Of course!"
"Um."
…
After bidding farewell to Xu Hongmei and leaving the publishing house, Lu Miao took the bus to the department store near his home.
To fill the gap on the manuscript paper, I stopped by the market on the way back and weighed some mangoes that I didn’t want to buy last time.
There are also people selling watermelons today.
The cut melon has bright red flesh and thin skin, and it’s the melon of dreams at first glance.
Lu Miao was a little tempted, but after thinking about it, he decided not to buy it.
Zhou Shian can't stand watermelons and will cry when he sees them.
It was actually planted in the yard before.
Maybe there are too few flowers and the pollination is uneven, so not many melons are produced.
I ate two at first, and then there were two small ones growing on the vine.
Shi An was crying, so Fu Jingyou pulled up the melon and the vine together.
It got better later.
Fu Jingyou is not at home, so no one will kill the rabbit.
We haven't had meat at home for a while.
No new policies were issued in 1979, but the market regulation was obviously much laxer.
There are more and more things being sold on the market.
Lu Miao was walking around with a mango in his hand when he passed by a meat shop. It was rare to see meat still being sold on the stall at this time.
However, seeing that half a pig was only slightly bigger than a rabbit, Lu Miao didn't dare to buy it.
There were pig's trotters hanging on the iron hooks on the shelf. She asked and bought a pair for one dollar and twenty cents.
Lu Miao still remembered the taste of lotus root stewed with pork trotters and pork ribs in the south, so he turned around and bought a piece of lotus root half the length of his arm.
Finally, when I got home, of course I didn’t forget to buy popsicles.
It was very hot. There were five people in my family, including big and small ones.
Lu Miao bought five popsicles per person.
Tang Mei doesn't eat these, and when she sees her giving the children cold food, she can't help but nag.
Lu Miao ignored it, saying it was okay to eat a little occasionally.
Lu Miao coaxed Tang Mei to eat a popsicle to cool down, but Tang Mei refused to eat it.
Seeing that the popsicle was almost half melted, Lu Miao had no choice but to eat it himself.
Tang Mei saw her eat two by herself and took the broom on the spot.
This time, there was no Fu Jingyou to stop him, and Lu Miao was hit on the butt several times.
Lu Miao was so angry and speechless that he stomped his feet in anger.
It’s such a hot day, what’s wrong with eating a popsicle!
Just eat it!
Lu Miao stuffed the last big piece of mung bean popsicle into his mouth.
Seeing this, Tang Mei raised the broom again.
Lu Miao's face was distorted with fear. He dropped the small wooden stick and ran into the room without coming out.
Tang Mei was helpless. She picked up the small wooden sticks on the ground and put them into the trash can, shaking her head.
She’s already a mother, but even with three children, she’s not as difficult to discipline as she is!
The good times are coming soon. If you don't take care of yourself now, you'll start crying again later.
The courtyard improved the food with stewed lotus root and pork trotter soup.
A large pot of soup is obviously not enough for two adults and three children in the family to finish.
Lu Miao went to Renmin University and wandered around for a while before calling Lu Yuanzheng over.
When we were about to start eating at night, someone in the alley poked his head out of the dark and shouted:
"Whose family is this? Eating meat again! The kids are crying with greed!"
Under the light in the main room, Erbao raised his little face, his eyes bright:
"Mom, we eat young children at home."
"Okay, eat quickly."
Lu Miao smiled and nodded.
Erbao took a bite of the pig's trotter.
The pig's trotters stewed with lotus root are particularly fragrant and not greasy at all.
The stewing time is long enough, and the fat part of the pork is soft and chewy, and it goes into your mouth with one suck.
The second baby was so satisfied with the meal that half of his face was greasy.
Lu Miao let her get dirty and planned to clean up for her after they finished eating.
Lu Yuanzheng glanced at his twin grandson and granddaughter, his eyes softened, but he snorted:
"Children must be taught well, so that they don't become unreasonable when they grow up."
Lu Miao felt a little uncomfortable, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed nothing.
Isn't this a clear urging for her to discipline and guide her children well?
Lu Miao didn't take it to heart and responded calmly:
"knew."
Vegetables were growing wildly in the yard. After dinner, Lu Miao lit a kerosene lamp, took it for a walk, and brought back a large basket of cucumbers and tomatoes.
Tang Mei found an unused cloth bag, filled it with a large bag and asked Lu Yuanzheng to take it over to eat.
Lu Yuanzheng did not refuse.
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