Chapter 98 What to Give to Cheng Xuyuan
"Liu Jiankai, why don't you recite it? What's wrong with you reciting it?" Ma Guangzhong's voice was full of dissatisfaction.
For Ma Guangzhong, this was just a letter from an editor, so there was nothing to hide.
And from what Liu Jiankai just read, it seems that there is nothing that cannot be said in this letter.
In this situation, why are you hiding it? Are you embarrassing yourself? Liu Jiankai is usually a playful person, and some things can't be hidden, but at this moment, he looked at Chen Jiang hesitantly and said, "Old Chen, should I...study it or not?"
Chen Jiang looked at Liu Jiankai who was hesitant and wanted to beat this guy up.
If you don’t want to miss it, you don’t have to.
You shouldn't have read that just now.
What are you doing here now? Aren't you causing trouble for me?
Although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he still said unhappily: "You decide for yourself. This is the reply from the editor of Yanjing Literature and Art."
His voice trembled a little when he said the last sentence.
Obviously, he was a little unconfident at this moment.
Ma Guangzhong urged: "Jiankai, don't waste time, read it quickly, it's not a secret, it's just a reply letter!"
"Yes, Chen Jiang doesn't care, so what are you afraid of?" A tall and thin educated youth said with disdain.
Hearing this, Liu Jiankai gritted his teeth and said, "We will definitely convey your thoughts on the novel to the author, Mr. Cheng Xuyuan..."
After reading this sentence, Liu Jiankai stopped.
Didn't you ask me to read it? Well, you got what you wanted.
How do you feel now? He looked at Ma Guangzhong with a hint of pride.
Ma Guangzhong's expression changed from indifference to solemnity in an instant. He opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but no words came out for a while.
Teacher Cheng Xuyuan...
The author is Mr. Cheng Xuyuan...
Did I hear it right? The author of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is actually Teacher Cheng Xuyuan. This... Did I hear it wrong? No, it should be the same name and surname.
Or maybe Liu Jiankai was just talking nonsense, deliberately trying to tease himself and others.
Yes, it must be a joke!
"Liu Jiankai, you always play tricks on me." As Ma Guangzhong spoke, he rushed towards Liu Jiankai.
When the other people heard Ma Guangzhong's shouting, they immediately understood what was going on.
They rushed towards Liu Jiankai almost at the same time.
Liu Jiankai, who was observing the reaction to his announcement, never expected that his companion's thinking process would be so quick.
Before he could react, his arm was held down.
Ma Guangzhong even took the reply page directly from his hand.
"Jiankai, what are you reading? Let me read you the official content written on it."
"We will definitely convey your thoughts on the novel to the author, Mr. Cheng Xuyuan..."
After reading this last sentence, Ma Guangzhong stuttered a little.
At the end, he couldn't help but said, "It's really Teacher Cheng Xuyuan, this... is this a duplicate name, right?"
After saying this, he continued, "Comrade Chen Jiang, Xu Lingyun is the pen name of Teacher Cheng Xuyuan. Because Teacher Cheng left Yanjing and returned to his hometown recently, we are temporarily unable to ask him to reply to your letter."
"Don't worry, I will ask him to write back to you after he returns from his hometown."
After reading this, Ma Guangzhong remained silent.
Liu Jiankai didn't say a word.
There was silence in the room for a full minute. After a while, Ma Guangzhong said, "Mr. Cheng was able to be admitted to Yenching University. In the past few days, he not only tutored us in mathematics, but also helped us with Chinese."
"I thought about the composition format he summarized and it is indeed useful."
"With his talent, it's normal for him to write 'The Pursuit of Happyness'."
Ma Guangzhong's words made everyone present nod their heads.
Liu Jiankai pondered for a moment and said, "There are some things about The Pursuit of Happyness that I just can't figure out."
"Now I think I understand."
"Think about Mr. Cheng's experience and his current state. Isn't he Xu Lingyun, who believes that happiness will come?"
As educated youth at the educated youth point, both Liu Jiankai and Ma Guangzhong knew the marital status of Cheng Xuyuan and Shen Yumo.
Among them, many people regard Shen Yumo as their goddess.
When the goddess got married, they were sad.
When they learned about the agreement between Cheng Xuyuan and Shen Yumo, although they still felt jealous, they were also somewhat grateful and happy.
When Cheng Xuyuan and Shen Yumo returned to Yanjing together, they felt mixed emotions.
However, no matter what, they still envied Cheng Xuyuan's luck, and felt that Cheng Xuyuan and Shen Yumo's life would definitely not be able to survive.
Cheng Xuyuan going to work in Yanjing is a kind of repayment.
But now...
Cheng Xuyuan is now a shining star.
"Okay, let's not discuss this anymore." Ma Guangzhong said, "Teacher Cheng's family is having a feast tomorrow, what should we send?"
After hearing what Ma Guangzhong said, Chen Jiang prepared to walk out.
No matter what, he is Cheng Xuyuan's love rival, and he feels a little embarrassed to discuss giving Cheng Xuyuan a gift here.
"Don't go. Didn't you say that the person you admire most is Teacher Cheng?" Liu Jiankai blocked Chen Jiang's way.
"When did I say that the person I admire most is Cheng Xuyuan? Don't talk nonsense." Chen Jiang defended himself with a pale face.
"Chen Jiang, I'm not talking nonsense. It was you who clearly said that the person you admire most is Teacher Xu Lingyun."
"Didn't the letter from the editor of Yenching Literature and Art tell you? Teacher Cheng is the teacher Xu Lingyun whom you admire the most."
"Doesn't this mean that the person you admire most is Teacher Cheng Xuyuan?"
Hearing this, Chen Jiang actually felt speechless.
How could this be?
I didn't say that at all, how could you make such a guess?
But when he wanted to defend himself, he found that everything he said was pale and powerless.
Finally, Chen Jiang covered his face with his hands and lay on the pillow. At this moment, he felt sore all over and exhausted. He was too lazy to talk.
"Old Ma, didn't Teacher Cheng's family say they don't accept gifts?" Liu Jiankai saw Chen Jiang sitting down, and said to Ma Guangzhong with a smile: "Even if we get a gift, they may not want it."
"That would be awkward."
"Besides, their family doesn't accept gifts, so setting up a banquet is purely a waste of money."
"If so many of us go, they won't be able to accommodate us."
"I think we should not go there."
The skinny young man said, "What Jiankai said makes sense."
"It's not good to eat for free if we don't bring gifts. If there are too many people, it will ruin the place."
Ma Guangzhong said, "I understand that, but if we don't send something and don't go, wouldn't it be impolite?"
"After all, Teacher Cheng has given us a lot of guidance these days."
After hearing Ma Guangzhong's words, everyone fell silent.
What Ma Guangzhong said made a lot of sense, but at this moment, everyone didn’t know what to do.
It's not right to go, and it's not right not to go.
Chen Jiang's expression changed, as if he thought of something, but he opened his mouth but didn't say it.
His actions caught Liu Jiankai's attention.
"Chen Jiang, just say whatever you want to say. As a man, there's no need to hide anything."
Liu Jiankai said: "This is not only Cheng Xuyuan's business, but also our educated youth's business, don't you think?"
"Okay, I'll tell you then."
Chen Jiang said solemnly: "I have an idea, we can..."
After Chen Jiang finished speaking, Ma Guangzhong slapped his thigh and said, "Your idea is good. Let's split up and do it now."
"This gift can represent our thoughts, and it also saves us from having to go to Teacher Cheng's house for a seat."
"Time waits for no one, let's act first."
…
On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, the entire Chengjiazhuang Brigade was immersed in excitement.
This is not just the excitement of the New Year, but also the excitement of setting up a feast at Cheng Xuyuan's house.
Many people in the village were looking forward to this banquet.
Many greedy people gathered together to talk about the food to be served.
"I heard that they drank Hengshui Laobai Gan this time. When they were pulling the liquor, I went to see them and saw that they pulled 30 bottles."
"It was our secretary who found the head of the supply and marketing cooperative, and he sold it directly to us."
When they heard about drinking Hengshui Laobai Gan, those wine lovers all showed anticipation on their faces.
After all, most people in the village drink homemade sweet potato liquor, which not only irritates the throat but also makes people drunk easily.
However, it is different with Hengshui Laobai Gan. People will only buy one or two bottles when they entertain relatives during the Chinese New Year.
"Brother Jiaxing is really going all out this time!" someone sighed.
"Hehe, if I had a child as promising as Dayuan, I would also hold a banquet!"
"By the way, I heard that there will be not only meat but also fish tomorrow. Is that true?"
"It's true. We bought the fish from the fish pond in Lijia Village. We bought twelve in total, and each one weighed two or three kilograms."
"They want two dollars for a fish. It's more expensive than meat!"
…
For most people in Chengjia Village, the feast tomorrow was a rare treat, so everyone was a little inexplicably excited. The whole village was immersed in a festive atmosphere.
Accompanied by the villagers' pleasant conversation, the Cheng family began to get busy in the afternoon of the first day.
The chef team of Chengjiazhuang set up three large pots in the yard of Cheng Xuyuan's house, one for stewing meat, one for steaming buns, and another for stir-frying.
As the big pot of stewing meat began to burn, the aroma wafted from far away, attracting groups of children to gather around the Cheng family.
Although eating meat is tomorrow's thing, it's good to take a look at it today.
As the person involved in this incident, Cheng Xuyuan was quite relaxed.
Almost everything was done by someone else, but he had nothing to do.
Out of boredom, Cheng Xuyuan returned to his room and continued writing "Desire".
Although he spent most of his time teaching mathematics to the educated youth these days, he was also writing "Desire" at a rate of four to five thousand words a day.
When it comes to writing, as long as you have a good idea, progress will be fast.
Cheng Xuyuan didn't need to think too much. The stories in TV and novels were ready-made. He just had to process them a little in his mind.
I don't know how long I wrote, Cheng Ruomiao ran over and said, "Brother, mom asked you to eat."
"Let me tell you, there is quite a bit of meat in today's meal."
Looking at his sister swallowing her saliva, Cheng Xuyuan looked out the window and found that the sky had darkened without him noticing.
The aroma of stewed meat in a big pot and the sounds of people chatting together form a picture full of vitality in this village as night is about to fall.
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