In order to avoid wasting time on correspondence, Lin Jingshu remembered to leave the newspaper's phone number.
Gu Chengze was still at work, so Lin Jingshu went to the supply and marketing cooperative to make a call.
The supply and marketing cooperative set up a small compartment specifically for family members to make phone calls, and the charges were the same as outside.
Lin Jingshu dialed the number and was quickly transferred to the newspaper office.
"Hello, I'm looking for Comrade Chen Zhuhua."
After asking her name, the person on the other end of the phone said, "Wait a moment."
A few seconds later, the sound of footsteps came through the microphone.
The next second, Chen Zhuhua's joyful voice rang out, "Jingshu, I didn't expect it was you who called me."
She thought they were still communicating through letters, but when she heard that it was Lin Jingshu calling her, she hurried over, her chest heaving, obviously not recovering yet.
Lin Jingshu smiled and said, "I'm afraid that communicating will waste time, so I thought it would be more convenient to call."
Chen Zhuhua nodded. She thought so too, but considering that Lin Jingshu was in the family compound and could not access some information, she did not have time to leave a contact number and could only contact her through letters.
There were other people waiting to make calls, so Lin Jingshu made it short.
"I have read the letter you sent, and I agree to sign the contract."
Chen Zhuhua smiled and said, "I guessed you would agree."
The last time she attended the exchange meeting, Lin Jingshu said that she hoped her book could be published one day.
"Are you free recently? Do you have time to come to the newspaper office? Then I can make an appointment with the staff of the publishing house and we can sign the contract together."
Lin Jingshu thought about it. She didn’t have many classes in the first few days of school, and she also wanted to sign the contract as soon as possible.
"How about we meet this Friday?"
She adjusted her classes in advance to make time to go to Guangzhou.
Gu Chengze has been very busy with work recently and has no time to accompany her, so Lin Jingshu wants to go alone.
"Sure, I'm flexible and can come anytime. I'll contact the publishing house right away. See you on Friday."
Chen Zhuhua quickly came up with a plan in his mind.
After confirming the time, Lin Jingshu hung up the phone, paid the phone bill, and prepared to go to the small market nearby to buy two fish.
After returning, the oven at home came in handy again, and she planned to make grilled fish in the evening to celebrate.
"Auntie Niu, are you here to exchange something as well?"
Lin Jingshu watched Aunt Niu set up a stall with some of her own vegetables on it and a bucket of water next to it.
"Comrade Lin."
Aunt Niu greeted her happily when she saw her, and pointed to the stall and said, "It's okay at home. The vegetable garden has a good harvest, and there are only me and my old man at home, so we can't eat much."
Noticing Lin Jingshu's big belly, Aunt Niu's pupils suddenly lit up and she asked with wide eyes, "Are you pregnant?"
Lin Jingshu smiled and nodded gently, "It's been more than four months."
"Good, good, here are these two fish. Take them home to replenish your body."
Aunt Niu grabbed the fish from the bucket, knocked it unconscious with a wooden stick, tied it up with a straw rope and stuffed it into Lin Jingshu's hand.
Lin Jingshu couldn't avoid it in time, and in the blink of an eye, the two fish were stuffed into her hands.
She quickly took out the bill and handed it over.
Aunt Niu refused to take it and dodged back and forth for fear of it touching her belly.
Lin Jingshu took advantage of her inattention, threw the money down and ran away.
Aunt Niu: Eh?
"Auntie Niu, just keep it." Lin Jingshu shouted from afar.
Aunt Niu picked up the money and smiled helplessly. Comrade Lin was too polite.
The couple always remembered the old man's little help and sent things to his home from time to time. They felt so grateful for his kindness.
Lin Jingshu hadn't returned home yet when she found Xiaobai squatting at the door, wagging his tail and waiting for her.
The drainage ditch at home connects to the outside. Xiaobai recently discovered this gap and ran outside to play from time to time.
Lin Jingshu encountered it several times and found that it was just wandering around her home and didn't go far, so she ignored it.
When grilling fish, you should choose fish with firm meat. Aunt Niu gave her a lot of fish, including a mackerel and a sea bass.
Mackerel is suitable for pan-frying, while sea bass is suitable for grilling.
When Gu Chengze came back, the grilled fish had just been put into the oven.
Lin Jingshu was sitting in the yard, frying mackerel on a coal stove. When she saw him come back, she smiled and said, "Let's have fish tonight."
Gu Chengze washed his hands and took the bamboo clips from her hand. "No wonder you could smell the fragrance from so far away. Lao Ji said that he ate half a bowl less during the time we were away from home."
"Yeah?"
Lin Jingshu thought of how Mrs. Su had complained a few days ago that Captain Ji had gained weight and his clothes were too tight, forcing her to alter her clothes.
Gu Chengze came back and it was his job to cook. Lin Jingshu sat beside him, chewing on dried meat and sharing the happy things of the day.
She said with a smile, "Zhu Hua said that many readers like my work, and the newspaper has decided to bind it into a book and publish it. I will go to Guangzhou City on Friday to finalize the contract."
"Friday? That's only a few days away."
Gu Chengze fully supports his daughter-in-law's idea of submitting her paintings.
A great man once said that women hold up half the sky.
We should not look at people with tinted glasses. Lesbians can also shine in the fields they are good at.
Gu Chengze has seen his wife's paintings. Not only the children, but even he, an adult, enjoyed them very much.
He was not surprised to hear that the work could be published. In his eyes, his daughter-in-law was a very good creator.
"I'll see if I can find someone to take my place. I'll go with you."
Gu Chengze was worried about her running around outside with her big belly.
Although I have been busy with work recently, I still have time to take a day off to accompany my wife to Guangzhou.
"Okay, let's go together."
With Gu Chengze accompanying her, Lin Jingshu has someone to carry her bag and can feel more at ease when she is outside.
After discussing this matter, Gu Chengze went to take a shower after cooking.
In the evening, the two of them sat in the yard to eat. They filled their stomachs with glutinous rice. Lin Jingshu ate a few and left the rest for Gu Chengze.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the moon was full and the couple lay on the wicker chair and talked for a long time.
It was not until Lin Jingshu yawned that Gu Chengze carried her to sleep. The two of them lay on the bed and fell asleep in each other's arms.
The next day was the first day of school for the students. After breakfast, Lin Jingshu passed by Chu Miaomiao's house and called her to join her.
"The holiday passed so quickly. I felt like I had to go back to work before I even had enough rest."
No matter what era, workers are always full of resentment.
This period of vacation is the happiest time for Chu Miaomiao.
He was responsible for meals for him and Fu Huanan in the staff quarters, and his parents took care of them when they got home. She just had to take care of herself, eating when she woke up, and sleeping again every day.
"If this continues, I feel like I'll be as fat as a pig before the baby is even born."
Chu Miaomiao has a slender figure. Before she got pregnant, she could eat whatever she wanted without gaining weight. But since she had the child, she would gain two kilograms with just any food she ate.
I am almost six months pregnant now and have gained 15 kilograms.
The elders said she was too thin and that if she gained some weight she wouldn't have to worry about running out of energy during childbirth.
Chu Miaomiao felt that before the day of her delivery, she would be exhausted because she couldn't wear a skirt.
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