Chapter 233 Let Cheng Xuyuan feel the warmth of his hometown
After Cheng Xuyuan’s explanation, Cheng Jiadong and his wife finally understood what Cheng Xuyuan meant.
"Things about the Ming Dynasty" written by Cheng Xuyuan was actually noticed by a Hong Kong newspaper.
Moreover, they took the initiative to exchange Cheng Xuyuan's royalties for overseas remittance coupons.
Although Cheng Xuyuan did not say how much overseas remittance coupons he earned, it is easy to imagine just by looking at the things Cheng Xuyuan got, plus the fame of his recent works.
"Xuyuan, although you make a lot of money from writing, you still have to save the money. You will need money when you get married and have children in the future. You can't spend it lavishly!" Cheng Jiadong warned while playing with the jade cigarette that Cheng Xuyuan brought over.
Although Cheng Xuyuan disagreed in his heart, he knew that only people who were really close to him would say so. So he still agreed sincerely: "Uncle, I understand."
"It's a rare opportunity to go home!"
"I promise, this won't happen again!"
Cheng Jiadong nodded and said, "Well, let's eat."
With the joint efforts of Li Xiu'e and her cousin Cheng Xudong, a table of dishes was quickly served.
Several bottles of beer chilled with well water were placed in a tin bucket filled with cold water. Cheng Xuyuan opened two bottles and poured one for Cheng Jiadong and one for himself. Before he drank any, he felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart.
"Come on, Xuyuan, let's have a drink together!" Cheng Jiadong raised his glass and said to Cheng Xuyuan.
Cheng Xuyuan clinked glasses with his uncle, then gulped down a glass of beer! Feeling refreshed, he put down the glass and found that his cousin Cheng Xudong was looking at the beer in front of them with envy.
"Xudong, would you like a drink?"
"He is still young, don't let him drink. If he drinks, his brain will be damaged and he won't be able to go to college!" Li Xiu'e patted her son's shoulder and said lovingly, "Eat quickly, and go play after you are full!"
Facing his strong mother, Cheng Xudong's eyes were filled with helplessness.
While Li Xiu'e was serving the dishes, Cheng Xuyuan quietly handed Cheng Xudong five yuan and said, "Brother, take it quickly and go buy a bottle of soda!"
Seeing the money handed over by Cheng Xuyuan, Cheng Xudong's eyes lit up, and he quickly glanced at his father. Seeing that he didn't stop him, he said thank you brother, and ran away like a rabbit! "Just buy a small bottle of champagne, if you buy it recklessly, I'll let your mother deal with you." Cheng Jiadong shouted to the outside.
"Got it!" Cheng Xudong, who had already run out the door, replied.
"This child is over ten years old, but he is still so impetuous. I don't know what he will become in the future!" Cheng Jiadong thought of his son who had run away, his face full of worry.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Uncle, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings!"
"I think Xudong is very smart. He will definitely have a bright future!" Cheng Xuyuan praised while eating.
Cheng Jiadong said: "If he could be half as sensible as you, no, if he could be a quarter of your success, I would be satisfied!"
Cheng Jiadong did not lie when he said this. In his opinion, his nephew not only got into a good university, but was also a well-known writer. If his son could have a quarter of Cheng Xuyuan's ability, he could at least get into a good university.
"Uncle, your requirements are too low!" Cheng Xuyuan said with a smile.
Just then, Li Xiu'e walked in with a plate of cold tomatoes. When she saw that her son was gone, she didn't care.
After putting the plate down, she asked with concern: "Xuyuan, how is your divorce with the girl from the Shen family going?"
Cheng Xuyuan was picking up a piece of twice-cooked pork with chopsticks. When he heard this question, he put down his chopsticks and said, "Aunt, this marriage is almost over."
There was a hint of doubt in Li Xiu'e's expression.
Isn't it true that divorce can only be divided into two categories: divorce or no divorce? What does it mean to be almost divorced?
Seeing Li Xiu'e's puzzled look, Cheng Xuyuan immediately told her about the divorce.
Both Li Xiu'e and Cheng Jiadong were surprised but also understood when they heard that Cheng Xuyuan was not allowed to divorce for the time being because of his great reputation.
Cheng Jiadong said: "Xuyuan, since the higher-ups have promised you that you can get a divorce after you graduate from college, don't be too anxious."
"After all, this kind of thing will be considered comprehensively by the higher-ups."
Li Xiu'e rolled her eyes at Cheng Jiadong, meaning that you make it sound so light.
She hesitated for a moment and said, "Xuyuan, how is your contact with Feng Xiaoxia going?"
Contact with Feng Xiaoxia?
Cheng Xuyuan said: "Aunt, Feng Xiaoxia is a good person, but we are just ordinary friends, and I already have a partner now."
"She was my classmate at Yenching University."
"I'll bring her back someday for you to see."
Li Xiu'e was quite surprised to hear that Cheng Xuyuan had a girlfriend. Her first reaction was how she should tell Feng Xiaoxia's aunt about this matter.
After all, some time ago, the two were discussing how to enhance the relationship between Cheng Xuyuan and Feng Xiaoxia.
But I didn't expect that Cheng Xuyuan actually had a girlfriend.
Cheng Jiadong said: "Xuyuan, it's better if she's a classmate. You can get to know each other more. By the way, where is the girl from?"
In Cheng Jiadong's opinion, although Feng Xiaoxia is a good girl, his nephew can't get along with her, so he can only let her do what she wants.
What he cares about now is that his nephew is still young and he shouldn't just find another one.
"Her family is from Yanjing." Cheng Xuyuan said with a smile, "She was admitted to Yanjing University in the same year as me, but she studied Chinese. Her parents and family members also work in Yanjing."
Listening to Cheng Xuyuan's introduction, Li Xiu'e felt that the girl's situation sounded very familiar.
She thought about it and realized that apart from the fact that Cheng Xuyuan was admitted to Yenching University, everything else about him was the same as Shen Yumo's!
Just as Li Xiu'e was wondering, she heard someone ask, "Is Jiadong home?"
Cheng Jiadong, who was drinking, heard the voice and quickly stood up and said, "Director Ma, why are you here?"
Just as Cheng Jiadong was greeting, a man who looked to be in his fifties, wearing a white dacron shirt, walked in with a bottle of wine in his hand.
When Cheng Jiadong saw him, the smile on his face became even brighter.
"Jiadong, I heard that your nephew is back!" Director Ma's eyes fell on Cheng Xuyuan while speaking.
Cheng Jiadong hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, Xuyuan is on summer vacation and has just arrived home."
"Xuyuan, this is Director Ma, the head of our Education Committee. It was Director Ma who helped you get that bicycle!"
Looking at the performance of Cheng Jiadong and his wife, Cheng Xuyuan instantly understood that the person who came should be his uncle's immediate superior.
He asked Cheng Jiadong to pick him up at the station this time, which was already enough to trouble his uncle, so of course he couldn't make things difficult for his uncle.
He immediately stood up and greeted politely, "Hello, Director Ma, I am Cheng Xuyuan."
"My uncle kept asking me to thank you very much. Without you, I wouldn't have gotten the Phoenix bicycle!"
Looking at the enthusiastic Cheng Xuyuan, Director Ma's smile became more casual.
He came with wine this time because he wanted to meet Cheng Xuyuan, a famous young writer who had become famous all over the world.
Before coming here, he was worried that Cheng Xuyuan might be a little arrogant, but he didn't expect that this young man was so sensible.
So he waved his hand and said, "Hey, Xiao Cheng, please don't thank me. That bicycle is what you deserve."
"You don't know, the set of questions you came up with made our printing factory earn a lot of money!"
"I heard that hundreds of thousands of copies were printed in the past six months, and even then, the demand is still far from meeting the supply!"
At this point, he said with emotion: "Xuyuan, during the Chinese New Year, I only knew that you studied well and were admitted to Yanjing University, but after you returned, I found out that you were the famous Xu Lingyun."
"Tsk tsk, you are now the pride of our entire county!"
As he spoke, he put the bottle of wine on the table and said generously: "Jiadong, Xiaocheng, don't drink beer, let's drink some white wine today!"
"It can be considered as a welcome for Xiao Cheng!"
Facing her husband's old boss, Li Xiu'e naturally did not dare to be negligent and quickly prepared the dishes and chopsticks.
Although Cheng Xuyuan was reluctant to drink white wine, he had to give some face to his uncle's boss, and immediately smiled and said, "Then I will toast Director Ma a few glasses."
Director Ma had come here deliberately to make friends with Cheng Xuyuan. Although Cheng Xuyuan was not a man of great social skills, he had decades of experience in later generations. With Cheng Jiadong's company, both the host and the guests had a great time.
Li Xiu'e, who was originally eating, had to hurriedly go out to eat, but even so, she was very happy in her heart.
After all, in the entire tube-shaped building, they are the only family that Director Ma can take the initiative to come to him with wine.
At around seven or eight in the evening, neighbors such as Sister Chunhong and Sister Zhao ran to their house holding sweaters and eating melon seeds, but when they heard Director Ma talking at the door, they tactfully left.
This situation made Li Xiu'e feel very comfortable.
Originally, Cheng Xuyuan could only drink half a pound of alcohol, but he could not resist Director Ma's enthusiasm. As a result, the three of them not only drank all the wine that Director Ma brought, but also opened a bottle of Wuliangye brought by Cheng Xuyuan.
The continuous attack of the two kinds of wine made Cheng Xuyuan wake up until ten o'clock the next day.
Cheng Xuyuan, feeling a little confused, quickly drank a bowl of boiled water. He was chatting with Cheng Xudong, who was at home on summer vacation, when he saw his uncle Cheng Jiadong and Director Ma walk in.
Seeing the two people looking refreshed and as if nothing had happened, Cheng Xuyuan was deeply impressed.
These two people will only drink more than me, not less than me.
But these two people were full of energy at this time, and nothing happened to them. Their alcohol tolerance was really not an exaggeration.
"Xuyuan, how was your rest yesterday?" Director Ma asked with a smile as soon as he came up.
Cheng Xuyuan lives in his uncle's house, how can you say that he lives there badly?
I smiled and said, "Thank you Director Ma for your concern. I slept well yesterday."
"Xuyuan, our county's education leader heard that you're back and insisted on treating you to a nice meal. He said that you're the first great writer in our county and have brought honor and glory to the entire county."
"This time, I will make sure you feel the enthusiasm of the people in my hometown."
Hearing this, Cheng Xuyuan couldn't help but shudder.
What does it mean to feel passionate? It means to drink as much as you can. If you can't get drunk, it means you are not passionate enough! Looking at Cheng Jiadong standing beside him with a smile, Cheng Xuyuan felt that he couldn't refuse this meal anyway, after all, his uncle and aunt still had to work for them!
So Cheng Xuyuan could only force a smile and said, "Thank you, Director Ma. I will have to decline your offer."
At noon that day, Cheng Xuyuan was drunk and dizzy. It was not until six o'clock in the evening that he finally sobered up.
"Xuyuan, the county boss heard that you are back and he must meet you, the great writer who has greatly improved the reputation of our county. Tonight..."
Cheng Jiadong looked at Cheng Xuyuan and said with some embarrassment.
Looking at his uncle's expression, Cheng Xuyuan reluctantly agreed: "Uncle, I will sacrifice my life to accompany you!"
Cheng Jiadong looked at the haggard Cheng Xuyuan and said with deep emotion, "Xuyuan, you are really different now!"
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