Not only was her manuscript accepted, but the school newspaper also opened a special column for her!
Lu Chengcheng couldn't believe his ears. He couldn't help but grab Ruan Peiling's hand and kept asking, "Peiling, are you telling the truth?"
Ruan Peiling felt pain from her grip and quickly broke it off. "Of course it's true. You don't know. When I took out your cartoon, the entire student union was passing it around. Everyone was laughing so hard that they all agreed to publish it in the school newspaper. It was my suggestion to Senior Brother Tao that everyone agreed. I'm telling you, the student union was incredibly united this time. They knew you were in our dormitory, and they asked me to tell you to hurry up and let them see it first."
Lu Chengcheng twisted his arm hard, grimacing in pain. Only then did he realize he wasn't dreaming. He turned around and saw Cheng Maixiang still smiling at him. He said a little embarrassedly, "Maizi, I, I'm just too happy."
Cheng Maixiang hadn't expected such good news. She smiled and said, "You should be happy. See, I told you you could do it, but you still doubted yourself."
After this incident, Lu Chengcheng felt a surge of confidence. He realized that he was no worse than others and was quite capable. He nodded heavily and said, "Thank you, Maizi. It's because of your encouragement that I had the courage to submit to the school newspaper. Otherwise, I wouldn't be where I am today."
Ruan Peiling pretended to be displeased. "Oh, you only thanked Maizi and forgot about me, your great benefactor. I was the one who submitted your manuscript to the school newspaper, and it was I who suggested opening a column. In the end, I don't get any credit."
"No, no, I'm very grateful to you too." Lu Chengcheng thought Ruan Peiling was really angry and said hurriedly, "Peiling, thank you so much."
Lu Chengcheng didn't know how to thank her, so he bowed to Ruan Peiling in the corridor. Ruan Peiling was so scared that she screamed and hid behind Cheng Maixiang.
"Alright, alright," Cheng Maixiang couldn't help but laugh and shook her head, pulling Ruan Peiling out. "Cheng Cheng is different from me. She'll take your jokes seriously. Don't use those tricks on her."
Ruan Peiling patted her chest with lingering fear, "I won't dare to joke with you again in the future. Fortunately, you only bowed to me once today. If you had bowed to me three times, I would not be alive."
Cheng Maixiang couldn't help but roll her eyes.
How can this guy be so bold? Who would curse himself to death in broad daylight?
Lu Chengcheng smiled embarrassedly.
"Well, it's a rare opportunity to have such good news today. Let's all come to my house for dinner after school this afternoon to celebrate."
Seeing Cheng Maixiang wanted to treat them to a meal, Lu Chengcheng quickly waved her hand to refuse, "How can this be possible? You and Peiling have helped me so much, I should be the one treating you. Otherwise, you can choose a place and we can go eat together."
Cheng Maixiang smiled and said, "When you earn royalties from your writings someday, we'll definitely treat you to a good meal. I invited you here today because I need your help. I've designed a blueprint, and since you have a basic foundation in drawing, please help me see if there's anything I can improve on."
Ruan Peiling asked in surprise, "Maizi, have you finished drawing the decoration drawings?"
"Well, I'd like to ask you two for advice. How about that? Are you willing?"
"Of course I have to go. If you treat me to a meal, how could I not go? Cheng Cheng, cook with me then."
The three of them didn't have many classes in the afternoon, but they were over at four o'clock, so they went to the Lin family together.
Seeing Lu Chengcheng staring at the Lin family mansion in astonishment, Ruan Peiling couldn't help but ask with a smile, "How is it, Chengcheng? I didn't expect the Maizi family to be so big, did you?"
Lu Chengcheng nodded. She had heard Cheng Maixiang mention in the library that she married a self-employed man, but she never expected that the other party had such a big house. Could it be that self-employed people nowadays could earn so much money?
"Okay, now that we're at Maizi's house, let's stop pretending to be guests and just wash our hands and cook."
"Okay." Lu Chengcheng had no objection. He followed Ruan Peiling to wash his hands obediently, went to the kitchen, and helped Cheng Maixiang wash the vegetables in the basin.
Cheng Maixiang saw that she worked quickly and efficiently, and it seemed that she was used to doing it at home, so she smiled and said, "Cheng Cheng, I'm sorry to ask you to do it on your first visit."
"It's okay, I'm used to it. I would feel uncomfortable if you asked me to watch from the side." Lu Chengcheng felt very comfortable with the two of them. Even if she was asked to do the work, she would be happy for them to watch from the side.
Ruan Peiling was peeling potatoes when she asked nonchalantly, "Chengcheng, I remember you're from the provincial capital too. Why do I rarely see you go home? Is your home far from school?"
Lu Chengcheng's hands, which were washing vegetables, paused for a moment, then he got busy again and hummed softly.
Seeing this, Cheng Maixiang knew that she was reluctant to talk about family matters, so she quickly changed the subject and said, "Cheng Cheng, what are your dietary restrictions? I'll pay attention to them when I cook later."
Lu Chengcheng felt warm in his heart and shook his head, "I eat anything."
The three girls finished cooking the meal in a lively manner, put the food in bowls and plates, turned a clean small basket upside down on top, and waited for Lin Jiayu to come home to eat together.
Now Yingying is already in primary school in the provincial capital, and Lin Qingwan has returned to the Wei family. There is no one at the Lin family during the day, so she doesn't come over. On weekends, Wei Lingcheng will take her and her daughter out to play. She hasn't been here for nearly half a month.
Although Lin Qingwan felt that the house became a lot quieter after the two of them left, she was still very happy. After all, the family of three was reunited, which made her and Lin Jiayu very relieved.
The three of them came to the main hall, and Cheng Maixiang took out the drawings of her design and said, "Please give me some suggestions."
Ruan Peiling exclaimed in admiration, "Maizi, your husband really loves you. He's willing to demolish such a nice house just for you to open this clothing store. He's really willing to do that."
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