Chapter 321 This time, everything turned upside down
Divorce?
When Meng Dezhi heard this question, he felt his head buzzing.
At this moment, he really had the urge to kick this brat away.
You're such a killjoy. I was talking about your award and you're telling me about divorce?
Are you crazy or am I crazy!
Do you think I won't beat you?
Fang Yuqing, who was standing aside and immersed in the news that Cheng Xuyuan won the O. Henry Short Story Award, suddenly opened her eyes wide.
For her, compared to whether Cheng Xuyuan can win the award, what she cares most about is whether Cheng Xuyuan can get a divorce.
If Cheng Xuyuan could get a divorce, then for her, whether or not she could win the award would not be an important matter.
"Uncle, can you please tell me?"
Meng Dezhi could glare at Cheng Xuyuan, but he had no way to deal with his little niece Fang Yuqing.
"Yuqing, this is not the time to talk about divorce."
"Let me tell you, Xiao Cheng's winning of the Lao Mi Award this time will not only bring him more fame, but he will also receive the Outstanding Short Story Award."
Fang Yuqing was already somewhat indignant about the Excellent Short Story Award.
Cheng Xuyuan didn't provoke anyone, nor was he arrogant. Why should Cheng Xuyuan be disqualified from winning the award just because he is too young?
Isn't this obviously bullying?
After Cheng Xuyuan fought back, his uncle said that although he felt great, in order to save face for the old senior who was hospitalized, the award could not be given to Cheng Xuyuan.
But now, this award can be given to Cheng Xuyuan again.
This matter...
She looked at Meng Dezhi with a puzzled look.
Meng Dezhi said nothing, but looked at Qin Wenhui and said, "Wenhui, do you think I'm right?"
"Of course." Qin Wenhui works in a foreign trade company and knows a lot about many things.
He said in a deep voice: "Xuyuan's novel has been on the news, and it won an award at Laomi."
"If we don't get rated, everyone will think there's something wrong!"
"This is not the time to consider the feelings of the seniors."
Listening to Qin Wenhui's words, Meng Dezhi nodded and said, "Your analysis of this problem is good, which means that your work these days has not been in vain."
"Xiao Cheng, congratulations, you won the Outstanding Short Story Award this time."
"If you had known this would happen, you shouldn't have written those three novels. You've offended people for nothing."
Cheng Xuyuan looked at Meng Dezhi, who looked as if he had known this, and said calmly, "Uncle, even if I had known this earlier, I would still have written it."
"I just write novels. Whoever identifies himself with them is his business. What does it have to do with me?"
"As for offending others, I still say the same thing: I won't offend others unless they offend me."
"They are not afraid of offending me, but I am not afraid of offending him."
Looking at Cheng Xuyuan who was full of high spirits, Meng Dezhi shook his head helplessly.
I wanted to say something, but in the end, nothing came out.
While Cheng Xuyuan was having dinner at the Fang family, the Shen family was also having dinner.
There was a hint of fatigue on Shen Yunliang's face. It was obvious that work made him feel a little tired.
"Dad, I heard that you went to Union Hospital today?" Shen Yushu asked Shen Yunliang curiously while eating.
Hearing this question, Shen Yunliang couldn't help but glare at Shen Yushu.
How could he not know what his son was thinking?
But when everyone in the family looked over, Shen Yunliang could only say, "Yes, I went to visit an old senior."
"Dad, how is this old senior doing?" Shen Yushu said with a smile, "I heard that he was scolded by Cheng Xuyuan's three articles!"
Looking at his smiling son, Shen Yunliang glared and said, "What do you mean by being scolded by Cheng Xuyuan's article? It's just that the old senior's health was not good to begin with, and he didn't rest well all of a sudden."
"You don't know the truth, so don't speak nonsense."
When Shen Yulin heard his father's high-sounding words, he suddenly felt unwilling.
He said in a deep voice: "Dad, we are all family, why are you hiding it?"
"Everyone knows that this senior was always looking for trouble with Cheng Xuyuan, and Cheng Xuyuan ended up writing three articles to scold him!"
“It’s so satisfying to watch!”
"The Pursuit of Happyness" is so well written and the movie is so popular now. In order to win the award for their own people, they have to say Cheng Xuyuan is too young, against their conscience."
"We need to keep him down and not let him get too proud. Hehe, he's hit a wall this time."
Shen Yumo listened to what Cheng Xuyuan said without saying anything.
She knew the most about this matter. After all, their "Yanjing Literature and Art" was also one of the participants in this matter.
However, at her own dinner table, she was still reluctant to say too much about Cheng Xuyuan.
It’s not that I have any opinion on Cheng Xuyuan, but the relationship between the two of them is a bit awkward now.
Li Yufei said: "Second brother is right. If I were to encounter such a thing, I wouldn't care whether he is a senior or not."
"Just criticize when you need to!"
"Maybe I'm even better than Cheng Xuyuan!"
At this point, she asked with concern: "Dad, Cheng Xuyuan has written so many short stories at once, should we give him this excellent short story award?"
Hearing this, Shen Yushu smiled gently.
He has been working for many years and is very clear about the twists and turns involved.
Only a college student like me who knows nothing would think that the award should be given to Cheng Xuyuan as soon as his novel is published.
But it’s good to be young.
Young and innocent! Although Shen Yunliang was not satisfied with his son, he was still very patient with his daughter's problems.
He smiled and said, "Yufei, regarding Cheng Xuyuan's matter, everyone above has reached a consensus."
"That means he will definitely not win the award this time."
"Otherwise, he would have set a very bad precedent."
"If anyone starts to criticize others for not winning an award, it will be a mess."
"So, he's not on the list of winners this time, but next time, with these three works of his, he will definitely be on the list."
Li Yufei felt a little disappointed when she heard her father's explanation.
She turned to Shen Yumo and said, "Sister, is what Dad said true?"
"It's true." Shen Yumo said, "Teacher Li and Teacher Zou have also said that Cheng Xuyuan feels good about doing this, but he will definitely not win the award this time."
"But this is no loss to Cheng Xuyuan."
"After all, it was definitely not his turn to win this award."
"Besides, few people will dare to provoke Cheng Xuyuan in the future."
"After all, the old senior is still in the hospital. I'm afraid he won't be able to make decisions in the literary world anymore."
Shen Yunliang looked at Shen Yumo who was telling her story and nodded slightly. His daughter has been smart since she was young. For many things, she can see the essence through the appearance of things. This is very good!
Unfortunately, her marriage...
"Dad, is there no chance of change at all?" Li Yufei asked with some hopelessness.
Li Xueling glared at him and said, "You silly child, your father and sister have already said it, why are you still arguing? Besides, whether Cheng Xuyuan wins the award or not has nothing to do with you!"
After being scolded by her mother, Li Yufei immediately shut up.
At this time, Shen Yulin, who was sitting next to him, said, "Yufei, don't think about it. Dad said that everything has been decided."
"If you want to change, it will have to be earth-shaking."
Shen Yulin was obviously joking when he said this.
Ma Xiaoli sat next to Shen Yulin and just listened quietly.
She muttered to herself, although Cheng Xuyuan and Shen Yumo were destined to divorce, the Shen family still paid a lot of attention to Cheng Xuyuan's affairs.
Just then, the news started broadcasting on TV.
Shen Yunliang watches the news on a regular basis every day, so at this moment, his attention is focused on the news.
When the Shen Yushu brothers saw this situation, they spoke in lower voices.
As the family was eating and watching the news, they heard a familiar name in the news: Cheng Xuyuan. "The latest news is that... the famous young writer Cheng Xuyuan's work "The Pursuit of Happyness" won the U.S. O. Henry Short Story Award, which was established in commemoration of..."
Thirty seconds passed in a flash, but at this moment, the entire Shen family became silent.
Almost everyone was staring at the TV screen, with the sound just now echoing in their ears.
Although most people are not clear about this award.
However, the introduction in the news just now has already let them know that this is also a very powerful short story award in Lao Mi's place.
And Cheng Xuyuan, a foreigner to Lao Mi, actually won this honor with "The Pursuit of Happyness".
It's really impressive to say this out loud.
this……
When the news changed to other content, the Fang family's dining table became lively again.
"Yumo, have you heard of the O. Henry Short Story Award?" Shen Yulin asked Shen Yumo first.
After all, among the family, only Shen Yumo is an editor.
Only Shen Yumo should have done research on this kind of award.
Shen Yumo pondered for a moment and said, "I saw an introduction to the O. Henry Short Story Award some time ago. This award is to commemorate short story writers..."
"Sister, stop talking about these useless things. I just want to ask you, since Cheng Xuyuan has won the short story award, does that mean that the conditions for a complete revolution have been met?" Li Yufei asked directly without waiting for Shen Yumo to finish her introduction.
In fact, this is also the issue that everyone in the Shen family is concerned about.
Compared with an award, they are more concerned about whether Cheng Xuyuan can win the Outstanding Short Story Award because of this award.
Shen Yumo hesitated. Although she vaguely felt that winning this award would be of great help to Cheng Xuyuan, she was not sure whether she could win the Outstanding Short Story Award.
After all, there are a lot of situations involved.
Just when she felt it was difficult to answer, she heard her father say, "You can get it naturally."
"You didn't watch the news and it was already reported."
"If you can't get it, then it's hard to say."
Shen Yulin couldn't help but said: "Dad, the old senior's face..."
"Cheng Xuyuan has won such an award, nothing can stop him!" Shen Yunliang said with a hint of emotion: "In the future, Cheng Xuyuan will reach a higher level!"
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