Chapter 39 The Hungry Belt
"Li Ye, don't be so impulsive. Maybe he really is just guiding you with good intentions."
"Li Ye, think about it again! Dahe Publishing House is the best publishing house in our province. You will offend people if you are so tough."
"Li Ye, why don't you show us your manuscript first, and the teachers can help you come up with some ideas and find out where there are deficiencies."
In the principal's office of the County No. 2 Middle School, several teachers took turns persuading Li Ye, hoping that he would change his decision and agree to the publishing intention of Dahe Publishing House.
In their opinion, Li Ye is a hypocritical kid who has never suffered the beatings of society and is unwilling to eat a single breath.
But Li Ye's attitude was extremely firm. I write novels to make money, not for guidance.
So Li Ye said indifferently: "Principal Chang, Teacher Luo, thank you for your concern, but I have decided to switch to another publishing house.
If there is nothing else, I will go back first. I can handle it myself. "
“.”
Principal Chang looked at Li Ye and nodded slightly: "Okay, go back and think about it first. This kind of opportunity is rare, don't give it up rashly."
After Li Ye left, Principal Chang said to the teachers who were disappointed with him, "This child is determined. Don't get involved. I will notify his family and let them decide for themselves."
“That’s such a shame.”
"Alas, I really don't know how lucky I am!"
Several teachers left with sighs, so they didn't notice the flash of sarcasm in Principal Chang's eyes.
He picked up the phone and dialed the Grain Bureau.
"I'm looking for Director Li."
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Li Zhongfa received a call from the County No. 2 Middle School, and was still wondering, "Didn't they just give us a batch of affordable grain? Why are they calling again?"
Without saying a word, he stood up suddenly and knocked over the chair under his butt.
"What did you say? Say it again!"
The sound of the chair falling and Li Zhongfa's loud voice alarmed many colleagues in the Grain Bureau.
Everyone came over quietly and looked carefully into Li Zhongfa's office.
The office door happened to be open, and everyone saw that Director Li, who was usually dignified and calm, had a face that looked like a dyeing factory, sometimes red, sometimes white, with confusion and uncertainty, and the most changing face possible.
"Don't worry, Principal Chang. Your teachers are all educated people. It's not easy to discipline a naughty child. I disciplined him personally today, but he still rebelled."
"Understand, understand. No matter how capable he is, he is still my grandson. I must teach him what humility is."
The people from the Grain Bureau heard Li Zhongfa's words from afar and exchanged glances with each other, as if they had guessed some secret.
Half a year ago, Li Zhongfa's grandson's engagement was broken off by a college student, and everyone gossiped about it for a while.
Now it seems that the handsome young man with a gorgeous appearance may have done something wrong again.
But just as everyone thought of this, they heard Li Zhongfa's wild and unbridled laughter.
“Hahahahaha~hahahaha~”
Everyone looked at each other, wondering what was wrong with their chief.
Li Zhongfa laughed heartily for a long time before dialing the number of the fertilizer factory.
"I'm looking for Li Kaijian. Who am I? I'm his father."
"Kaijian! Go to the County No. 2 Middle School right now and bring that kid back home. Why? That kid has grown wings, and I have to smooth him over."
After hanging up the phone, Li Kaijian was completely confused and didn't understand what his father was playing with.
However, Li Ye has become more powerful, and as a father, he is deeply touched.
Li Ye bought five pairs of new leather boots from the provincial capital a few days ago. He gave one pair to each of the women in his family, except for Li Kaijian and Li Zhongfa.
Li Zhongfa cursed, "You've wasted your time loving this bastard," but was met with fierce criticism from the old woman. At his old age, he almost lost face.
Now that I have the opportunity to "stroke his fur" today, I must teach that bastard a lesson.
Li Kaijian felt that the leather belt around his waist was thirsty.
. . .
Two hours later, Li Ye and Li Dayong were dragged to the Li family yard by Li Kaijian.
Then Li Zhongfa introduced the whole story, and then Li Ye and Li Dayong were visited by the Li family members with wide eyes, like monkeys in the provincial capital's zoo.
As expected, Li Kaijian's leather belt fell into the hands of his mother, Li Ye's grandmother.
Then, Li Kaijian was spanked twice on the butt by my mother.
[You are such a jerk, do you think you can beat my grandson? ]
The retired soldier and workshop director looked at Li Ye dimly. He looked left and right, and no matter how he looked at him, he looked like his precious son. But why did he suddenly start to tremble?
It was incredible enough that he took home a large sum of money a few days ago, but what do you say today?
Write a novel?
I also rejected the publishing intention of the publishing house.
Are you a spirit?
"Ahem~"
Li Zhongfa coughed in a very stylish manner, and then said: "Li Ye, Grandpa knows that you are capable, but in this society, you can't just be capable to get by, you also need to have brains."
"How is our Xiao Ye stupid? I think you two are the ones who are stupid!"
The serious speech was interrupted by the old lady of the Li family, which made Li Zhongfa speechless.
So Li Zhongfa had to make it short: "Xiao Ye, you are not a coward if you bow your head temporarily. They are the reviewers, and you are the one who submitted the manuscript.
It's not like someone said something to you that would make you lose face. You can just let it go in one ear and out the other. Besides, didn't they call you back and agree to publish your book?"
Li Ye sighed and said, "Grandpa, I also want to publish smoothly and earn some royalties, but their attitude is too high. I think it's better to change to another publishing house."
"What do you mean by changing one?" Li Zhongfa said angrily, "Do you think publishing houses are carrots in the field and you can just pick whichever one you like?
If you hug the entire Qingshui County and count, who has been able to publish a novel in recent years? A palm-sized piece of tofu published in the newspaper would be shown off for several days!"
Li Ye smiled awkwardly and took out a piece of paper from his schoolbag.
"Of course I won't pull the radish out of the ground, but the radish will run into my arms by itself!"
“.”
Li Zhongfa didn't understand what Li Ye said, but he recognized what the piece of paper in Li Ye's hand was.
That was "telegraph paper," the fastest medium for transmitting text information in the 1980s.
Li Ye handed the telegram to Li Zhongfa, who quickly asked his wife to get him his reading glasses.
[Our company has accepted your submission and has sent editor Dong Yuejin to discuss publishing matters with you.]
There were only two lines of words on the telegram, but Li Zhongfa read it carefully over and over again, pondering its meaning.
"Hiss," Li Zhongfa took a breath and asked, "Xiao Ye, when did you receive the telegram?"
Li Ye said: "Just when school was about to end, I had just picked up the telegram when my father caught me with a belt."
"Pah~"
Li Zhongfa slammed the table and yelled at Li Kaijian: "Who told you to touch the belt? You are over 40 years old, why are you still acting like a gangster?"
Li Kaijian was speechless, unable to express his grievances.
[Didn't you want to stroke Li Ye's hair? Why did you stroke me now? Haven't I already given in over the years? You forget about your son now that you have a grandson. Can we not be so heartless? ]
Li Kaijian didn't dare to offend Li Zhongfa, so he turned around and asked Li Ye with a dark face: "Explain to me, what's going on with this telegram?"
Li Ye explained: "This is a telegram from the Blue Ocean Publishing House in the island city. They have accepted my submission and have sent someone to our Qingshui County to discuss publishing with me. This is different from the provincial capital publishing house. Do you understand?"
How could Li Kaijian not understand?
One was to put on airs and ask Li Ye to bring the manuscript to the door to see what the other party was like.
One is to send someone directly to the Li family’s territory to negotiate the price with Li Ye.
There is a big difference here.
Seeing the complacent Li Ye, Li Kaijian couldn't help asking, "What on earth has inspired you to become so smart?"
“.”
Li Ye knew that he couldn't get around it in the end, so he was silent for a few seconds and said, "Li Dayong knows about this. I got sick suddenly that time and had a fever for two consecutive days. After I woke up, I felt different."
Li Kaijian asked hurriedly: "Why is it different?"
Li Ye smiled wickedly and said, "My waist is no longer sore, my legs no longer hurt, everything I eat tastes delicious, my brain is sharper, I couldn't remember the texts and test questions after reading them eight times before, but now I can remember the general idea after reading them once."
The Li family, young and old, listened to Li Ye's narration as if they were listening to a story. They imagined a lot and felt the rebirth of an evildoer.
Li Dayong also quickly echoed and said: "Master, Uncle Kaijian, it is true. Ever since Li Ye recovered that day, he has been amazing.
A few days ago, we were all working on the questions that you, Master, gave to Li Ye. Those questions were better than those given by the teacher. None of us could do them, only Li Ye could do them, and then he explained them to us."
Li Dayong talked a lot, and Li Zhongfa was confused at first, but then he became serious.
"Question? What question?"
(End of this chapter)
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