Chapter 252: Fame Spreads to the Ninth Level
For Cheng Xuyuan, exchanging the copyright of "Things about the Ming Dynasty" for a house was just a proposal, a deal.
But he didn't expect that the news would spread so quickly.
He returned home from Yenching Literature and Art, took a simple cold shower, and began writing "Things about the Ming Dynasty" that day.
But before he could finish writing half of "Things about the Ming Dynasty", there was a knock on the door.
Cheng Xuyuan really didn't like being disturbed like this.
Although he was copying the book from memory, he still felt a little annoyed because his train of thought was interrupted.
When I opened the door, I saw Niu Wanjia walking towards me.
Although he was unhappy about being interrupted, Niu Wanjia was an old friend after all and had given him a lot of help, so Cheng Xuyuan still smiled when facing Niu Wanjia.
"Brother!" Cheng Xuyuan greeted politely.
Niu Wanjia looked at the manuscript that Cheng Xuyuan had spread out on the desk, picked it up and took a look at it, then said with emotion: "Xuyuan, is this "Things About the Ming Dynasty" that you are writing?"
Cheng Xuyuan nodded and said, "Yes, brother."
"Your book is really well written. I read every issue of "Learning from History"."
At this point, Niu Wanjia said with emotion: "The subscription volume of "Learning from History" is getting higher and higher. I heard that the print run has soared to 500,000 copies."
"Even with this, there are still readers complaining that they can't buy it!"
After listening to Niu Wanjia's sigh, Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Thank you for your encouragement, Brother Niu. Sometimes I have many shortcomings when writing books. Brother, you should give me some suggestions, and don't hide them!"
"Brother, if you criticize me more, it will be good for me. It will help me improve!"
Niu Wanjia looked at the smiling Cheng Xuyuan and suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "Xuyuan, there is an international student who wants to exchange a house for the copyright of your book "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty". Is that true?"
Cheng Xuyuan looked at the serious Niu Wanjia, pondered for a moment, and nodded, "That's true."
"Did you agree? I heard that you refused!"
Looking at Niu Wanjia who looked even more anxious than himself, Cheng Xuyuan said, "Brother, I refused."
Niu Wanjia slapped his thigh and said, "Xuyuan, why did you refuse such a rare opportunity?"
"Do you know how difficult it is to allocate a house now?"
"What's more, it's a house like the Overseas Chinese Apartment. I wonder how many people dream of it!"
"Did you know?"
"If I could exchange the copyright of a book for a house like the Overseas Chinese Apartment, I'd probably wake up laughing in my dreams!"
"Can it be salvaged? If there is still room for improvement, I will go with you to find the person and finalize this matter as soon as possible."
Cheng Xuyuan poured a glass of water for Niu Wanjia from his own teacup and said, "Brother, you are doing this for my own good. I know."
"But I feel that I am at a huge disadvantage with her exchange terms!"
Niu Wanjia looked at Cheng Xuyuan, who had a serious expression, and nodded, "Xiao Cheng, there are so few kind-hearted people like you."
"You are always able to think from other people's perspectives and take the initiative to consider other people. This quality is becoming more and more precious!"
"I really didn't make the wrong friend."
"But as a friend, I still want to advise you that you can't always think about others, you should also think about yourself."
"You live here now, and it seems very spacious, but in the future, you will have children. Think about it, if you ask your family to come and take care of your children, several people will be squeezed together, then..."
Having said that, Niu Wanjia sighed.
Obviously, he didn't want to say these words anymore.
Cheng Xuyuan listened to Niu Wanjia's words and knew that he meant well.
But Lao Niu seemed to have misunderstood what he meant.
He thought he felt the other party gave too much.
In desperation, Cheng Xuyuan could only say: "Brother, what I mean is that the other party wants too much. Her house is not worth the copyright of my "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty"."
"Ah, the other party wants too much? This..."
Niu Wanjia reacted and looked at Cheng Xuyuan in surprise.
He originally wanted to persuade Cheng Xuyuan to agree, but unexpectedly, Cheng Xuyuan felt that the house given by the other party was not equal to the copyright of his book.
This...how is this possible?
This is a suite in the Overseas Chinese Apartment! He dreams of living in the Overseas Chinese Apartment, the kind of house with a living room and several bedrooms.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Xuyuan complained that the other party gave too little.
"Xiao Cheng, sometimes, we have to be content!" Niu Wanjia said after a moment of hesitation.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Brother, I know your good intentions, but I have my own plans for this matter."
"Thank you for your concern."
After chatting with Cheng Xuyuan for a few incoherent sentences, Niu Wanjia returned home feeling a little dizzy.
"Is this true?" Chu Yueqin, who was cooking at home, asked Niu Wanjia curiously.
Niu Wanjia nodded slightly.
Seeing Niu Wanjia looking a little dizzy, Chu Yueqin asked anxiously, "Cheng Xuyuan said he didn't agree?"
"Xiao Cheng just didn't agree. He felt that the house the other party gave was not worth the copyright of his book."
Niu Wanjia murmured mechanically, "Isn't Xiao Cheng a little too ambitious?"
Chu Yueqin hesitated for a moment and said, "You have persuaded everyone you should have."
"It can be considered that we have fulfilled our obligations as friends."
"Xiao Cheng feels that he is at a disadvantage, so there is nothing we can do."
Just as the couple was chatting, there was another knock on Cheng Xuyuan's door.
When Cheng Xuyuan opened the door, he saw Liu Xinwu standing at the door with an oil-paper bag in his hand.
"Xinwu, why are you here? Come and sit down." Cheng Xuyuan was a little surprised at Liu Xinwu's arrival. After all, Liu Xinwu had just had a drink at Niu Wanjia's house yesterday.
"Xuyuan, I'm here to thank you."
Liu Xinwu said excitedly, "This afternoon, Sister Zou from Yenching Literature and Art called us and said that they had discussed it with you and agreed to hold a seminar on the work of Lurking first."
"You know what? You've solved a big problem for us!"
"So, I came over to have a drink with you."
At this point, Liu Xinwu shook the oil paper bag, smiled proudly and said, "A roast chicken and half a pound of beef. How do you like the meal today?"
Through the oil paper bag, Cheng Xuyuan smelled the fragrant aroma, and his appetite was immediately aroused.
Lately, although his meals have remained pretty much the same, his young body is still very happy to eat meat.
He took the oil-paper bag and said, "I'll go buy some wine later and call Lao Niu to have a couple of drinks."
Liu Xinwu saw Cheng Xuyuan was about to leave, so he grabbed him and said, "Xuyuan, wait a minute, I want to ask you something."
"Is it true that an international student wants to exchange a house in a Chinese apartment for the copyright of your book "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty"?"
Cheng Xuyuan looked at Liu Xinwu with a serious expression and could only say, "That's what happened."
"Oh, this is true!"
"Congratulations! Looks like we're going to go to the Overseas Chinese Apartment for drinks from now on."
"The environment there is really great. I heard that hot water is available 24 hours a day. Wow, that's great!"
"By the way, when are you moving? Then I'll help you."
Cheng Xuyuan waved his hand and said, "We need to discuss this matter further."
“So there’s no set date for moving.”
"Where did you hear about this?"
Liu Xinwu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why do we still want to talk? Did the other party regret it?"
"Oh, it would be a pity if I regret it!"
"I heard about your incident in the office. Now many people in the circle have heard about it."
Cheng Xuyuan didn't expect that the news would spread so quickly.
He helplessly explained to his old friend: "It's not that the other party regretted it, but I felt that this deal was too disadvantageous, so I haven't agreed yet."
After hearing Cheng Xuyuan's explanation, Liu Xinwu wanted to say something, but finally gave him a thumbs up and stopped talking.
“Boom boom boom!”
The knock on the door interrupted the conversation between the two people. Cheng Xuyuan opened the door and saw Sister Li wearing a red armband walked in.
Cheng Xuyuan has always respected this enthusiastic elder sister.
Not only because this elder sister is kind-hearted, but also because I live here, I have to trouble her for many things.
"Sister, please sit down. I'll pour you some water."
As Cheng Xuyuan spoke, he picked up the teacup and prepared to pour water for Sister Li.
Sister Li waved her hand and said, "Xiao Cheng, you don't have to bother me. I just want to ask you one thing and then I'll leave."
"I want to ask, is it true that there is an international student who wants to exchange a house for the copyright of your book called... Ming Dynasty..."
Looking at Sister Li's serious expression, Cheng Xuyuan felt helpless.
Since someone came to ask about it on their own initiative, and they were acquaintances, I couldn't hide it, so I could only say, "Sister, it is true."
Sister Li slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, I told you, Xiao Cheng, you are definitely not an ordinary person! Our small pond can't accommodate a big fish like you!"
"Tsk tsk, one book for one house."
"And it's a house in the Overseas Chinese Apartments. I'm so envious!"
"Xiao Cheng, when you move, be sure to tell me! I'll help you arrange it!"
Cheng Xuyuan really had no way to explain Sister Li's enthusiasm.
He could only say: "Sister, don't worry, as long as it's a move, I will definitely tell you."
Sister Li didn't want to leave at this time, but said in a deep voice: "I have a relative who went to the house over there some time ago."
"Listen to him, the house inside is very nice!"
"Although there are less than 50 households, the management is strict, the layout of the houses is very good, and they are very large..."
After Sister Li had been talking about the house for quite a while, Cheng Xuyuan could only pull Liu Xinwu out and said, "Sister, I have guests here. How about we talk later?"
Sister Li did not object to Cheng Xuyuan's proposal.
She smiled and said, "Xiao Cheng, you go ahead and do your work. You are a great writer and have a lot of things to do. I will go back first."
"Haha, I just met Aunt Xu. She said that the story about someone exchanging a house for your book is not true. Someone is lying."
"This time, I want to tell her how amazing you are."
As she spoke, Sister Li walked out contentedly.
Looking at Sister Li leaving, Cheng Xuyuan felt helpless.
He really didn't expect that the news would spread so quickly.
Liu Xinwu and Lao Niu knew that this was normal, after all, they were also educated people, but even housewives like Sister Li and Aunt Xu knew about it, which was really...
Just when Cheng Xuyuan was wondering who spread the news, he heard Liu Xinwu say, "Xuyuan, the speed at which your story spread was faster than I thought."
"This time, your reputation has spread to the ninth level!"
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