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"Yes, it's going to be published soon." Gu Miaomiao jumped up from her chair and ran to get the manuscript. She said positively, "This book is about my aunt, and it's so well written!"
The manuscript was sent back by Gu Qing, but no one in the family read it carefully, and Gu Miaomiao got there first. The Gu family thought it was just an ordinary promotional brochure, an outdated article from the past ten years or so. The Gu family had read so many of them that they were numb to them.
"The protagonist here, Gu Qing? Gu Qing?"
In the next few days, the members of the Gu family took turns reading the 400,000-word manuscript. They were all deeply shocked and their jaws dropped to the ground, but they were carrying a "heavy burden" and did not dare to express it first.
Liu Shuqin, her eldest sister-in-law and An are the two people in the family with the lightest burdens. With the addition of Gu Miaomiao, the three of them were chatting lively and praising each other in various ways.
"There are so many details in it that if you don't know Lao Er, you can't write them down at all."
"It looks like a real person, but...my daughter is so amazing. I'm so excited to see her."
"The best aunt in our family!"
The eldest brother Gu Xing said calmly: "It's just embellishing the experience, nothing special."
"Every year, we write about a few typical examples in our propaganda articles..."
But those promotional articles were only a few pages long, and this one has 400,000 words, and it was written with sister Gu Qing as the protagonist. Anyone who knows Gu Qing knows that it was written about her!
The novel is well-written. It is not embarrassing or shameful at all, nor is it tear-jerking, nor does it express emotions casually, nor does it contain some outrageous "touching details". It is just a passionate upward growth and the protagonist's riding the wind and waves. It makes people want more and can't put the book down.
Oh my god, he even wrote his sister as the “God of War”!
Gu Miaomiao said loudly: "This was written by my aunt!"
He An: "I never thought my sister-in-law had such good writing skills."
"Yaoyao's previous work was made into a movie, and now she works in the cultural center." Liu Shuqin said with a smile. There are many literary and artistic workers in the city, and it is not uncommon to make movies and be a director, but after all, it is related to one's family, so it is always an honor.
Nowadays, it is no longer a popular belief that "a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent". How can parents not be happy if their son can marry a daughter-in-law who is cultured and knowledgeable?
"It's too exaggerated. You need more practice." Father Gu smiled slightly. Knowing that his daughter-in-law had written a special story for his daughter, he was not touched at all. He definitely did not feel the slightest bit of envy or jealousy. After all, there was still a long time in the future.
When you get old, you can look back on the past.
Nowadays, a lot of people live long and are in good health. Many of them are in their seventies or eighties and still work hard. Mr. Gu feels that he is still a "middle-aged man."
"I haven't seen my granddaughter being that powerful." Old Master Gu's lips were trembling, and not only were the corners of his lips trembling, his heart was also swaying like rain hitting banana leaves, shaking off beads that fell down in strings.
——My granddaughter is so young, but she can write 400,000 words about a trivial thing. What about me?
Just feel jealous.
When people get old, they like to recall their heroic deeds in the past. In the past, they had a granddaughter who was a listener, but now her ears are calloused from listening and she doesn't like to listen anymore. As for other people in the family, they also had calluses long ago and a wall has been erected around their ears.
Old Master Gu's heart was pounding. Feeling melancholy, he went out for a walk after dinner. On the way, he met Old Master Qin, who was still fiddling with his autobiography.
Old Master Qin: "I was inspired yesterday and wrote a few more pages. Old Gu, do you want to take a look? You old fellow, please give us some comments."
"Tsk..." Old Master Gu sneered: "How much have you written in total? Have you written half a book yet?"
"What does this have to do with anything? This is just the beginning. I made some revisions the day before yesterday and deleted the previous content."
Mr. Qin always stops at the beginning of his autobiography. As he writes, he feels something is not right and always wants to revise it. Because of this, the progress of the project is as slow as a snail. He is not in a hurry and writes slowly.
Mr. Gu: "Humph, at this speed, I'm afraid you won't be able to finish it."
"What do you know? This is called slow work and fine work."
Old Master Gu opened his mouth and quickly deleted the sentence "My granddaughter-in-law has been writing for most of the year--". When the words came to his lips, he remembered that his granddaughter-in-law Qin Yao and Old Master Qin's granddaughter Chen Baozhen were "handkerchief friends".
Protect our granddaughter-in-law and don't let the enemy take advantage of her.
This is our secret weapon.
Old man Gu refused to mention it, turned around and left while whistling a little tune. He turned back home and there were people at home. He went to the telephone room and called his grandson Gu Cheng, who called the office.
Gu Cheng received a call from his own grandfather, "What's the matter, old man?"
On the other end of the phone, Mr. Gu stammered and stammered, beating around the bush and asked, "When will you bring your granddaughter-in-law and children back?"
Gu Cheng said calmly: "Soon."
"When is it going to be soon? Are you going to go home for the New Year? Have you written your leave note? You should ask for leave now... Oh, I have to see my great-grandson."
Gu Cheng hung up the phone. He felt a little funny and vaguely guessed the purpose of the old man's call.
Gu Cheng was busy with official duties and immediately forgot about the call. The next day, another call came.
"Xiao Cheng, are you sure when you will be back?"
Gu Cheng: "Chinese New Year."
"Have you scheduled your day off?"
"Um."
…
The phone hung up.
On the third day, the phone rang again. Gu Cheng knew that the call was not from home, but from the old man outside, behind the family's back, asking in a desperate tone: "Are you sure you want to come back?"
In ancient times, there was the Stone of Wife Wife Hope. Nowadays, there is the Stone of Grandchildren Wife Hope, or the Stone of Grandchildren Wife Hope.
Gu Cheng smoothed his sleeves, feeling somewhat helpless. The Gu family was so persistent and unyielding. He couldn't help laughing and said, "Grandpa, just say what you want to say."
Old Man Gu on the other side held the microphone tightly, thinking that he was going to be pissed off to death by this rebellious grandson. Are you as stupid as a pig, can't you read my mind?
Why aren’t you the little worm in grandpa’s stomach?
Old Master Gu: "Xiao Cheng, you should eat some walnuts to nourish your brain. Do I need to say this directly?"
"Hurry up and bring my great-grandson back. Don't let him become stupid because of you."
Gu Cheng suppressed his laughter: "Grandpa, when I was a child, you praised me for being as smart as you."
"You little bastard, I would never have stopped your dad from beating you." Old Master Gu said coldly, "You worship grandpa, so ask your wife to write a few articles for your grandpa. It doesn't have to be too difficult. Just write one or two hundred thousand."
Gu Cheng: "I'll write it. Eighty thousand words will do."
"Get lost."
Gu Cheng finally responded on the phone: "I'll talk to my wife and ask her to come home for the New Year to talk to you about whether it can be written. We'll analyze the specific issues at that time. Don't worry, it's still early."
In the evening, the sun sets in the west, and the evening breeze blows away the sultry heat of the day. Gu Cheng returns home in his military uniform, with beads of sweat floating on the tip of his nose. Qin Yao is feeding chickens in the yard. The number of hens in the family has grown to three, and she can collect three to five eggs every day, which is barely enough for the family to eat.
Gu Cheng didn't take a shower, but took the initiative to move forward, his body like a big hot ball, and said loudly: "The middle-aged man is back."
Qin Yao looked at him speechlessly: "..."
This guy is really vindictive and petty. He takes it more seriously than anyone else when someone calls him a middle-aged man. Now he calls himself a middle-aged man at every turn.
So shameless.
"Let me show you a taste of a middle-aged man like me." Gu Cheng quickly wiped the sweat off her face, ran back to the house, undressed and took a shower.
Qin Yao had a handful of rice in her hand and wanted to scream and spill it on him right then and there.
This guy is thirty years old, not three. How can he be more naughty than my son who is not even two years old?
I originally had two children, but now it feels like I have another son.
Gu Cheng took a quick shower and was done in about ten minutes. He bypassed the building blocks defense line that his two sons had painstakingly built, went downstairs and slipped to his wife's side. He pulled a banana and put it next to him, and then used a small fruit knife to peel a mango.
He changed out of his military uniform and put on a white round-neck short-sleeved shirt. His hair was wet, and his light honey-colored skin was radiant in the setting sun. When Qin Yao looked at him, he immediately raised his head and smiled without showing his teeth. He pursed his lips, and his voice was filled with the low and magnetic feeling of a man: "Come and eat the fruit cut by a middle-aged man."
"It's sweet, eat it quickly."
Qin Yao stretched her head to bite a piece of sweet mango, and was both angry and amused by him. Some men call themselves "middle-aged men" but their behavior is particularly "pretending to be young". Now they have learned to purse their lips to act young.
"Captain Gu, middle age is after the age of 45. You are in your thirties now, in the prime of your life. You are still ten years away from being a middle-aged man." Qin Yao ate mango cubes with a toothpick. She really couldn't stand him talking about middle-aged men every day, so she corrected his statement to set the record straight.
Gu Cheng suppressed the corner of his mouth that was raised: "Who do you think is more stubborn in our family?"
Qin Yao: "It's far away and yet it's right in front of us."
"Yeah." Gu Cheng finished the rest of the mango, clapped his hands, and said firmly: "Tonight I'll show you what a powerful middle-aged man is."
Qin Yao: “…”
"It's been such a long time, and you're still a middle-aged man, narrow-minded. I've never seen a man as narrow-minded as you. It seems that I, a young woman in her twenties who is as beautiful as a flower and in the prime of her youth, have made a mistake."
Gu Cheng was choked by her words, "Comrade Qin Yao, you are really shameless."
"Same here, middle-aged man." Qin Yao raised her hand and pulled at the corner of her eyes, sticking out her tongue at him.
Gu Cheng also raised his hand to pull the corner of his eye and stuck out his tongue: "You have been marinated by a middle-aged old man, and you are not much better."
"——Can you two talk about serious matters at home every day?" Chen Guixiang came out with her granddaughter in her arms and her two grandsons who looked like little chicks.
The two children had just woken up from a nap. Mingming's face was flushed and he yawned cutely.
"Xiao Cheng, don't bother with Yaoyao." Chen Guixiang was speechless as she looked at her only son-in-law, Gu Cheng. In just one or two years, her perception of her son-in-law changed again and again.
At first, she allowed her daughters to bully her because of his good temper, and thought he was a loving and considerate good man; but after coming to the family compound to ask, she learned that he was an extraordinary person, saying that he was cold-faced, hard-hearted, and rigorous in his work... And now, facing these two daughters and sons-in-law, let her say:
These two idiots!
Qin Yao kicked the man next to her and said, "Did you hear me? Be polite to me and don't be so picky."
Chen Guixiang glared at her and said, "You too, don't think you are young just because you are a few years younger than your son-in-law. You are already a mother of two children. Look in the mirror. Do you still think you are a 14 or 15-year-old girl?"
"You're an old woman too."
Qin Yao: "...Mom, you hurt me."
"I thought you were marrying an older man who could take care of you, but look at your husband. He has become out of touch with you. He used to be a mature, steady and ambitious officer, but now look at him."
Qin Yao: "Mom, you are 'demystifying' your son-in-law."
"Stop using those weird words."
Comrade Xiao Qin argued: "He has always been like this! From the first time I saw him, he has been like this, pretending to be young and fishing. You have all been deceived by his fake appearance!"
Chen Guixiang was too lazy to pay attention to her and gave the two children to the couple.
Qin Yao is responsible for taking the kids for a walk every day. The two kids can walk and jump every day. If their energy is not used up before going to bed at night, they will destroy the house just like the Husky.
After dinner, Qin Yao took out the newly made "baby strolling artifact", took Gu Cheng, and the family of four sprayed themselves with floral water and went out together.
Qin Yao's so-called magic tool for strolling the baby is a doll carriage that can accommodate one person. It has two ropes in the front. She sits in the carriage, and the two children in the front are pulling the ropes. There is also a real "male migrant worker" pushing the carriage next to her.
This posture is a bit like Emperor Yang of Sui's southern tour.
The eldest son Ruirui is serious about his work and is very competitive at a young age. He always completes the tasks assigned by his mother carefully. Mingming, who is next to him, is a bit lazy and needs his brother's supervision.
As a mother, Qin Yao also encouraged them verbally from behind: "Ruirui, Mingming, did you not eat enough at night? Why do you have no strength? Come on, let's go, let's charge forward."
Although this stroller is good, it is easy to overturn. But it doesn’t matter. Qin Yao supported herself on the ground with her feet and encouraged the two children with words to keep working hard.
How can riding a bike be as fun as pulling a bike? Two sled husky pups.
Gu Cheng touched his nose at the side, it was really unbearable to watch. It was a pity that this was in the family quarters. If it was some place where he was unfamiliar with the place, Captain Gu would also want to try sitting on it.
Many people go out for a walk with their children in the evening. Gao Jianguo and Chen Baozhen also took their daughter out for a walk. Their daughter Xinxin got tired after walking for a while, so Gao Jianguo held her in his arms like a baby.
Turning around, he saw Gu Cheng walking lazily alone, with loud noises around him. Gao Jianguo was about to mock him for taking the baby out alone, but the next second, he was dumbfounded to see Qin Yao sitting in the car.
I was just blocked by the greenery and didn't see her.
This couple went out for a walk with their baby, looking very cool.
When Xinxin saw this, she broke free from her father's arms and took the initiative to be the "Husky cub". Now the three short and stocky little elks in front were pulling the cart, and Qin Yao sat on the cart, unmoved and not at all embarrassed.
Chen Baozhen was stunned and thought that her best friend was really capable and had gained experience in raising a son.
Although this little broken car almost flipped over several times, Qin Yao still sat firmly.
Gao Jianguo couldn't help but ask, "Let me sit on it and try?"
Gu Cheng sneered: "Don't even think about it."
He hasn't even sat in it yet.
It was almost the end of the year, and the two families had agreed to return to Beijing together for the New Year. Now they had already arranged their vacations. Gao Jianguo and Gu Cheng did not have their vacations on the same day, so Gao Jianguo was in the first place. "Let's go first with Baozhen."
"Have a nice trip." Gu Cheng thought to himself, there is still a long time to wait, so now he is looking forward to a vacation? Although he was looking forward to it, he didn't show it so obviously.
Old Master Gu was looking forward to it even more, looking forward to meeting his great-grandson and his grandson's wife.
After Qin Yao finished her excited walk with her baby, Gu Cheng told her about the old man.
"You called me for three consecutive days. Is it really just to find me? Do you want to write a story too?" Qin Yao was flattered. She was not being modest. She felt that the stories she wrote were just at the level of online literature. Nothing special.
Gu Cheng nodded, "I'll ask you to write one million or eight hundred thousand."
"Oh." Qin Yao smiled after hearing this, but she didn't care too much. A million or eighty thousand wouldn't scare her. In the future, online articles would be priced at hundreds of millions, let alone a million or eighty thousand.
"At the moment it should be just grandpa." Gu Cheng said slowly.
Qin Yao's heartbeat slowed down: "What do you mean by 'should be' at the moment?"
Gu Cheng: "I'm afraid that if you follow me back, you'll end up in a wolf's den. You should think of a way to escape from the wolf's den in advance."
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