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After dinner, they did not go downstairs to digest their food, but chatted upstairs.

Old Lady Guan asked Brother Lu to talk about Fang Dihua and Grandma Fang, and asked if the autumn harvest in the countryside had started, whether they were busy, and whether her sisters were tired. Brother

Lu was originally talkative, and he became even more talkative after becoming a salesperson in the brigade's incense factory. Moreover, he was not the kind of person who was only enthusiastic about potential customers and ignored non-customer groups. He had a natural enthusiasm for everyone.

Liu Bo once saw him chatting enthusiastically with a deaf-mute in a factory, and he couldn't help but admit it.

Anyway, Brother Lu and Old Lady Guan were also chatting very enthusiastically at this time, and they had already developed to invite Old Lady Guan and Guan Ze to visit the countryside.

The children took Sister Lin and Wei Ling to visit the comic strips they created. From the doodles of Tiantian and Panpan when they were very young to the pictures of going to the zoo, the amusement park, playing games, and making mutton buns, there were accompanying texts next to or below the pictures. Some of them were explanatory, some were supplementary, and some were to increase the fun.

Wei Ling and Sister Lin read with great interest, especially Wei Ling. She had never seen such a thoughtful and active child.

The focus of the zoo was the skinny tiger and the peacock with its tail spread, and then there was the lost child and the fat grandmother crying with joy.

The focus of the amusement park was the two old ladies who were laughing so hard that their teeth were exposed, and the little girl who was choking.

The accompanying text of the zoo is: Grasp the revolution and promote production, wish our motherland to become stronger and stronger, no one dares to bully us anymore, we can eat meat if we want to, and eat grass if we want to.

Wei Ling: "Wait, why do we want to eat grass? I thought it was meat or grass."

Hou Wei explained for his brother and sister: "Tigers eat meat, goats eat grass."

Wei Ling: "So this 'we' is not us?"

Tiantian: "It's us."

Sister Lin understands the children, she smiled and said: "We include people and animals, they all belong to our country."

Wei Ling nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, "I was narrow."

She turned and turned to Lin Yan: "I contact a unit to publish a few articles for the children."

Looking forward to a few times, and immediately asked: "Aunt Wei, do the children publish the money?" Xue

Han Shan immediately apologized : "I'm sorry, I am more fascinated than your wealth. I have money to write a brush for them." Panpan did not despise his wealth fans, and the focus was on writing a brush. Compare, I want to know how to be good. Xue Hanshan: "Do you have brushes, ink, and rice paper?" Tiantian: "I have some for painting." She ran to the opposite room and brought over brushes, ink, and paper, some for writing and some for painting. Xue Hanshan picked out a brush of the right thickness, spread paper on the children's desks, and began to teach them how to write calligraphy that could make money. He wrote three words in one go: Little Money Fan. Several children gathered around him, tilting their heads and looking around. Guan Ze: "Uncle, why are you not serious? This mess is connected, this is a scribbling, the teacher won't allow it!" Xue Hanshan: "... This is called cursive script, the most difficult to write." Guan Ze was very disgusted: "What kind of cursive script is this? It's not good-looking, write something nice." Xue Hanshan wrote regular script honestly, and had to write according to the children's requirements: Attract wealth and treasure from all directions, I want to make a lot of money. After writing the regular script, Tiantian blinked her bright eyes and asked curiously: "Uncle Xue, what style is that fat word? I want a wonderful hand with a kind heart, a hanging pot to help the world." So that I can give it to my grandfather, hehe. Xue Hanshan: "That's called Li Shu." He spread the paper again and started to write for the children. When Xue Hanshan and the children were writing calligraphy, Wei Ling, Lu Hehuan, and Big Brother Lu all came over to praise him, saying that he wrote well. Big Brother Lu said, "It's better than the best couplet writer in our village. You are a great writer!" Wei Ling teased Xue Hanshan, "Then you can help write all the couplets for this year." Lin Shu stood at the window and looked out. Lu Shaotang and Chen Yanming hadn't come back yet. She turned around and smiled, "It's still early for the New Year. Besides, it's a waste to stick such good calligraphy on the door." Panpan and Hou Wei had already spread the calligraphy in the inner room to dry. It's all money! Xue Hanshan didn't know if he ate too many buns or drank too much wine, but he was particularly showing off today. Guan Ze looked at his uncle like a peacock with its tail spread out. As for why, he, a child, couldn't explain. Around eight o'clock, Lu Shaotang came back from outside, and Lin Shu took hot buns from the pot for him to eat. Xue Hanshan, who was originally talking and laughing, shuddered subconsciously when he met Lu Shaotang's deep dark eyes, and he sobered up. Lu Shaotang greeted them casually and asked them to continue, while he sat at the table to eat buns. Brother Lu sat opposite Lu Shaotang to chat with him. Liu Bo didn't dare to sit at the same table with Lu Shaotang, so he moved a small stool and sat obediently not far behind Brother Lu. Xue Hanshan also restrained his tone, and actually taught Panpan to write calligraphy step by step. Seeing that it was almost time, Old Lady Guan took the initiative to say goodbye. She said to Big Brother Lu, "Tell your mother to come over and play more often when she has nothing to do." Seeing that Old Lady Guan was about to leave, Xue Hanshan also hurriedly stood up and said goodbye. Wei Ling also wanted to say goodbye. Big Sister Lin said, "Lingzi, you stay with us for one night. We will go back together tomorrow." She could take Lu Hehuan and Wei Ling to sleep at her own home. After all, they had been cleaned up and there were bedding and toiletries there. Wei Ling thought about it and it was okay. It was not like she had never lived in Lu's house before. She also wanted to chat more with Lin Shu and the children. She planned to recommend the children's works to children's magazines. Xue Hanshan stood outside the door, turned his head to look at Wei Ling, gave her a look, and whispered, "Aren't you going to see me off?" Wei Ling: "Aren't you going to Chairman Xue's house?" What was there to see off so close?

Xue Hanshan cleared his throat, "Don't you want to contact children's magazines? Do you want to contact Children's Literature or Juvenile Literature and Art? Juvenile Newspaper seems to be OK."

The most famous children's publications in this era are Children's Literature in the North and Juvenile Literature and Art in the South. These two are magazines, and there is a Juvenile Newspaper in the newspaper.

Of course, there are children's publications in this province, and he knows them all.

Wei Ling used to work mainly in the People's Liberation Army Newspaper. In the past two years, as the unit strengthened the unity of workers, peasants and soldiers, she began to do more interviews and reports on workers and peasants.

She really didn't know the editor-in-chief of the children's publication.

Wei Ling took Lu Hehuan downstairs for a walk to digest the food, and chatted with Xue Hanshan about children's publications.

Guan Ze was envious of Hou Wei being able to sleep with Pan Pan and Tian Tian, ​​and he seemed to be joining them.

Unfortunately, Lin Shu invited them to eat buns, but would not invite him to stay and sleep. He could only follow Grandma Guan downstairs, looking back every few steps.

He turned around and waved his hand, and said very politely: "Thank you Aunt Lin for the hospitality. Panpan, Tiantian, Hou Wei, see you tomorrow."

Lin Shu and Sister Lin both waved at him.

Xue Hanshan looked at his little nephew in surprise. When did this kid become so sensible and polite?

In his impression, Guan Ze was like a little bully, used to being naughty and throwing tantrums, and learned the tricks of crying, making a fuss, and hanging himself from his grandmother.

Now...

not only is the little guy polite, but the old lady of his sister has also changed.

This is too strange!

How can a person, especially an old woman, change her nature!

Old Lady Guan was obviously a mean and picky old woman, how could she become so kind and polite?

He had seen the old lady holding a walking stick and knocking on people's doors, which frightened the whole family and made them afraid to go out. His sister was embarrassed and hid away from home.

Panpan and the others saw their aunt going downstairs to play, so they also said goodbye to their parents and ran downstairs.

Lin Shu: "Come back early and go to bed."

The children were addicted to playing together and refused to go to bed unless they were very sleepy.

After a while, Lu Hehuan sent the three children back and asked the eldest sister to go over there to sleep. Sister

Lin asked Hou Wei, whose eyelids were fighting, "Are you going with mom or staying here?"

Hou Wei: "My brother and I will sleep."

Sister Lin was about to take a towel to wipe his face and feet.

Lin Shu: "It's getting late, elder sister, you guys go first, and come to eat tomorrow morning."

Elder sister Lin agreed, and went with Lu Hehuan first.

Lin Shu arranged for elder brother and Liu Bo to sleep on bunk beds in the opposite room, and arranged for the children to sleep in Chen Yanming's room.

After entering the room and closing the door, Liu Bo breathed a sigh of relief.

Brother Lu looked at him and said, "What are you doing?"

Liu Bo whispered, "Brother, I dare not breathe in front of the director."

Brother Lu glanced at him and said, "Look, did my third brother scare you?"

Liu Bo shook his head and said, "No."

"Then what are you afraid of?"

Liu Bo, "I don't know. I just didn't dare to breathe unconsciously, and I didn't know where to put my hands and feet."

Brother Lu patted him on the shoulder and said, "As long as you don't do anything wrong, just be open and don't be afraid of anyone you meet. Our business is legitimate. It's a sideline business of the brigade and we have a license."

Liu Bo nodded. Although he said so, he couldn't control himself.

He also felt that he was a little ridiculous. Lu Shaotang was so handsome and looked easy-going. He didn't have a stern face or glaring eyes. But he didn't know why his legs were weak and he didn't dare to look him in the eye. It

's really not easy to stay in this big leader's house. It's better to live in a guesthouse in the future.

Sister Lin, Lu Hehuan and Wei Ling met downstairs. She was still talking about work with Xue Hanshan.

Xue Hanshan: "It's getting late. You should go back and rest. We'll talk tomorrow."

Lu Hehuan saw something and slapped Xue Hanshan. "Teacher Xue, come on!"

After that, she smiled and ran away with Sister Lin.

Xue Hanshan was startled by her slap.

At night, Sister Lin, Lu Hehuan and Wei Ling slept on the big bed in her house.

Lu Hehuan couldn't sleep, so she turned over and said, "Sister, Sister Ling, I don't want to go back to the countryside to be a primary school teacher."

After this training, she found something she was more interested in. She wanted to go to more places to collect folk songs and write more and better works. She didn't want to teach children all day long, which was too boring day after day.

Wei Ling: "If you are willing, you can accept the commission from the publishing house, but writing for them is not very comfortable. You have to go to their unit, live in their dormitory, and write in the room they arrange until the manuscript is submitted."

This is the so-called seconded writing.

The movement knocked down many well-known writers and sent them down to the countryside. For several years, the literary world was empty. However, as the policy was relaxed, many writers returned, and the publishing house also consciously discovered and cultivated new talents, cultivating new talents that meet the needs of this era.

From this perspective, Lu Hehuan, a newcomer who has not been influenced by the old trends, actually has a great chance.

As long as she can write and knows how to write, and her writing meets the requirements, she will have a chance.

This must be achieved through her own works, which is not something Wei Ling can do.

But Wei Ling is willing to give her a chance to prove herself. If she succeeds, she can become a real writer. If she fails, she can continue to learn and hone her skills, and there is no loss.

Lu Hehuan was very interested and asked a lot of questions.

Sister Lin was dazed when she heard it, probably because she was sleepy and her mind was not so clear. She asked, "Lingzi, are you and Xue Hanshan dating?"

Wei Ling was also drowsy and about to fall asleep, but was startled by Sister Lin's voice, "Sister, what are you talking about? How can I be dating him!"

Others don't know, but she doesn't know who Xue Hanshan is?

She knows about his romantic affairs.

With him? She was not crazy.

Seeing her deny it, Sister Lin was relieved and said, "That's good. Go to sleep. You are so sleepy."

Lu Hehuan was about to fall asleep, but when he heard what elder sister said, he was a little unhappy, "elder sister, why do you look down on Xue Hanshan? He is such a good person, talented, good-natured, and handsome."

Elder sister Lin: "He is too close to other female comrades."

Lu Hehuan was unhappy again, "He was discussing literature with others, not doing anything else, elder sister, you can't be prejudiced against us who are engaged in literature."

Elder sister Lin: "I don't Prejudice, we painters also discuss it together, but the distance between men and women should be maintained. "

Lu Hehuan said to Wei Ling: "Sister Ling, do you also think so about Xue Hanshan? Then he is too wronged, he is not messing around."

Wei Ling quickly said: "I have no opinion on him, I just don't want to find a partner."

Lu Hehuan felt unfair for Xue Hanshan. Xue Hanshan was just more charming and attracted the opposite sex, he didn't do anything out of the ordinary.

If he was deducted points for this, wouldn't second-married men and women be unwanted?

The next morning, Lu Shaotang helped Lin Shu cook millet porridge before morning exercise, and Lin Shu got up and baked meat-stuffed pancakes.

The leftovers from yesterday were all cooked and could be used directly as stuffing. The main thing was that it was still hot and there was no refrigerator at home, so raw meat would go bad easily.

In this way, the meat can be fried directly without adding water or salt and then condensed with fat for two days.

Brother Lu was in no hurry to go back, as he still had to continue delivering goods, so Lin Shu asked them to send Sister Lin and the others back to the Party School after breakfast.

Lu Hehuan found a few clean large vegetable leaves and wrapped three more oil cakes.

Lin Shu thought she didn't eat enough, so she packed a few more in a small bag and asked them to take them to lunch. "There's sheep fat in it, it'll be greasy if it gets cold, remember to heat it up in the cafeteria at noon."

Lu Hehuan smiled and said, "I'll bring some for Teacher Xue, he must not have a good breakfast."

Lin Shu snatched it back, "He's not without breakfast at Guan's house, why do you need to bring it to him? Are you his mother or his sister?"

Lu Hehuan was stunned, "Sister-in-law, what's the matter? Isn't he a friend of ours? And..." She looked at Wei Ling, hoping that Wei Ling would speak up for Xue Hanshan. She

really thought that Xue Hanshan was a friend of her family. Wei Ling, her elder sister, and her sister-in-law all had a good relationship with Xue Hanshan, and Xue Hanshan was interested in Wei Ling and was willing to help Panpan Tiantian publish articles.

Even without saying these, Xue Hanshan had helped her a lot before, guiding her in writing and lending her books.

Most of the books she read later were borrowed from Xue Hanshan. Bringing two cakes to him was nothing, right?

Seeing that Lu Hehuan looked very aggrieved, Wei Ling said, "Hehuan, we can't eat cakes when we are on a tractor. Xue Hanshan, who is so proud, won't eat them."

Lu Hehuan took a look at the cake. How could it be possible? Xue Hanshan obviously liked the food cooked by his sister-in-law very much!

Brother Lu picked up the cake and said with a smile, "What's the big deal? I brought some cakes to writer Xue."

Seeing that her brother came out, Lin Shu added another one, and added some pickled vegetables, kimchi, etc., and put it in a lunch box. Lu Hehuan

really didn't understand. Anyway, they were all oil cakes for Xue Hanshan to eat, so why couldn't she give them?

After going downstairs, she still couldn't figure it out, and couldn't help but grumble to Sister Lin, "Sister, I don't quarrel with my sister-in-law now, I give in to her, but I think she is weird sometimes, it's not a big deal..."

Wei Ling: "Hehuan, this is the distance between men and women. Xue Hanshan and I are just friends. When he has a place to eat and doesn't specifically ask us to help bring breakfast, we don't need to rush to bring it to him. Similarly, if he brings it to one of us alone, it would be a bit inappropriate."

Lu Hehuan: "You are so weird, thinking so much!"

Wei Ling: "Let me put it this way, if a group of people, there is a lesbian alone What do you think about bringing food to Teacher Xu?"

Lu Hehuan: "Just... they have a good relationship?"

Wei Ling: "On the surface, everyone has a good relationship? For example, when Teacher Xu came to see you, he only brought food to Comrade Shen, not to others, not even to you?"

Lu Hehuan: "But I just think the cakes made by my sister-in-law are delicious, and Teacher Xue will like them. I just want to bring him a couple of cakes to eat. I don't have any other intentions. After all, he has helped me a lot."

Over there, Brother Lu called them, "Get in the car, we'll take you to the Party School."

They went east, and Xue Hanshan was already waiting by the roadside. When he saw them, he stepped forward and greeted them with a smile.

Brother Lu handed him the lunch box with a smile, "Mr. Xue, we had some oil cakes this morning, and I thought you would like to eat them, so I brought you some."

Xue Hanshan's eyes lit up, but he looked up at Wei Ling in the car, took the lunch box and thanked Brother Lu, then climbed up the car and climbed up on the tires to sit next to Wei Ling.

He greeted Sister Lin Lu Hehuan first, and then asked Wei Ling, "Did you bring them for me?"

Wei Ling glanced at Lu Hehuan and said seriously, "Of course not, Brother Lu brought them for you."

Xue Hanshan didn't comment and chuckled, "Do you think I should believe it?"

What special relationship did Brother Lu have with him that he would think of bringing him delicious oil cakes?

Lu Hehuan raised his hand, "Teacher Xue, I brought it for you."

Xue Hanshan was startled, then smiled and said to Lu Hehuan, "You are thoughtful. Tell me what book you want to read. I will take care of your books in the future."

Lu Hehuan was immediately happy and focused on borrowing books, not thinking about the distance.

The tractor was driving with strong winds, and it was uncomfortable to feel the sand blowing. Xue Hanshan naturally refused to eat and planned to eat at the Party School.

When they arrived at the door, Xue Hanshan jumped out of the car first, and helped Sister Lin down first, and then helped Lu Hehuan and Wei Ling down.

Xue Hanshan said to Lu Hehuan, "You and elder sister go to class first. I have something to talk to Wei Ling about."

Elder sister Lin and Lu Hehuan were students attending the symposium and training, but Xue Hanshan was there as a teacher, so he didn't have to attend every class.

Wei Ling was a staff member of the organizer, so she didn't have to attend every class either, as she had to take care of other things.

Wei Ling wanted to check out the arrangements for the follow-up field trip, so she said to Xue Hanshan, "You go to the cafeteria to eat some cakes first. I'll go to the office. If you have anything, come find me there."

Xue Hanshan: "Wei Ling, let's go for a walk on the tree-lined path over there."

Wei Ling looked at the time, "Let's talk about it at noon."

Xue Hanshan was a little stubborn, "It was just a few words, why are you hiding and not daring to listen?"

Wei Ling smiled and said, "I'm not hiding, it's just that we have class and it's not good for us to stand here."

Xue Hanshan motioned her to go to the right after entering the door. There was a tree-lined path and an artificial canal in the Party School. Everyone liked to go there for a walk after class.

Wei Ling went with him.

After walking for two minutes, Xue Hanshan still didn't say anything. Wei Ling smiled and said, "Xue Hanshan, you don't want to date me, do you?"

Xue Hanshan was thinking about how to start the conversation. He was hesitating whether to be more literary or more roundabout, whether to tell a story or recite a poem that fits the current situation to start the topic. As a result, he found that although he could write thousands of words in an eloquent manner, he didn't know what to do at this time.

Then the girl broke the window paper herself, which made him panic.

He paused, feeling something was wrong. She asked so openly without any shyness...

"Is it not possible? You don't have a partner and I don't have a partner. It's not illegal for us to have a partner, right?" He chose to half-jokingly ask.

Wei Ling also said jokingly: "That won't work. We are not suitable. It's better for us to be friends or colleagues."

"No, Wei Ling," Xue Hanshan was hurt by Wei Ling's indifferent attitude towards him before he could realize his own feelings. "Is it against the law to date me?"

Wei Ling: "If we were to date, I would be looked down upon by so many lesbians. I still want to live a few more years."

Xue Hanshan's expression froze, and then he said: "Don't worry too much. I'm neither married nor in love. I'm a clean single young man and have the freedom to date someone."

Wei Ling smiled teasingly and punched Xue Hanshan, "Okay, stop acting. Addicted, you are not my type. By the way, please help me contact the editor-in-chief of the children's magazine today and introduce him to someone else."

Xue Hanshan looked at her, "Do you have any misunderstandings about me? Or have you heard something from others? You can ask, I can explain it to you."

Wei Ling shook her head, "There is no misunderstanding, I have no opinion about you, you are just not my type."

Xue Hanshan wanted to ask her what type she liked, but when he met her evasive eyes, he suddenly realized that she just had an opinion about him. What type did she dislike? What a liar.

He didn't ask any more questions, but smiled, "Let's go, I will contact you after I finish eating the cake." Two

days later, Wei Ling rode her bike to No. 8 Courtyard to find Lin Shu.

Lin Shu was patching the buttocks of several children's pants.

Isn't it the time for the elementary school to start? The kids went to check it out these past two days and found something fun there - there was a cement ramp that was particularly slippery, and a few kids were playing and sliding on it. They knew it was dangerous to stand, and they were afraid that if they fell down and fell on their faces, their pants would be damaged.

Li Li, Huang Han and two other kids were afraid of being beaten when they got home, so they followed Panpan and Tiantian and asked Lin Shu to help them.

Tiantian was fine, but Panpan and Hou Wei's pants were not only worn out, but their underwear was also worn out to the point of exposing their flesh!

Lin Shu scolded them with a stern face, "Don't you feel your butt is burning?"

Hou Wei laughed, "Aunt, it's not burning, it's just a little leaky."

Panpan's butt was rubbed and burning, she didn't feel it before, but now it hurts.

Seeing this, Wei Ling couldn't help laughing, "Why don't you find a paper shell or tree bark to pad it."

Panpan: "Oh, Aunt Wei is still experienced!"

Lin Shu couldn't help laughing, and said to Panpan and the others, "I think your father should give you two big slap marks."

Think about the hard slap of your father, if he hits it, hiss, it will definitely hurt more than a rubbed butt.

Tiantian and the other children were servilely peeling pomegranates for Wei Ling to eat, and when Aunt Wei Ling came over, their mother stopped scolding them.

Wei Ling told Lin Shu to ask the children to organize and revise the articles, and then give them to the editor-in-chief of the Youth Daily for review. If they are approved, they can be serialized.

Panpan and Tiantian's comic strips are actually records of their daily lives, but because children have eyes that can discover beauty and fun, they record a lot of interesting things, many of which are things that see the big picture from the small and the profound from the shallow.

For example, spring plowing and spring planting, wheat harvest and summer planting, autumn harvest and autumn planting, canal repair, fertilizing, kidnappers stealing children, commendation meetings, large-scale criticism meetings, commune public trial meetings to shoot bad guys, looking for dad, catching thieves, my home has electricity, eugenics, water grabbing battles, incense factories, brigade sideline businesses, etc.

Recently, they have drawn visits to zoos, the similarities and differences between urban and rural primary school students, etc.

To be honest, it is also a rich children's reading material.

Of course, they need to change the way they sell tea eggs, candied haws, and hair flowers, but the plot of looking for their father cannot be affected.

Lin Shu is very supportive. She thinks that life after traveling through time is full of surprises, and a large part of the happiness comes from the children.

They discussed on the spot how to change it and how to improve the pictures. The children will draw part of it, and Lin Shu and Sister Lin can help draw part of it. After all, children's brushstrokes are very immature, and some are just graffiti. It's okay to read it yourself, but it's not good enough for publication.

Because it's a child's work, the picture does not need to be exquisite, but needs to retain the innocence. Lin Shu's simple sketches are more suitable for this point. Sister Lin's simple sketches also have a kind of elegant and exquisite spirit, which can help supplement it.

When Tiantian and Panpan heard them talking about their drawings, they ran into the house and took out the picture book for children that Lin Shu had drawn for them. "Auntie Wei, do you think this is okay?"

It was the first time that Wei Ling saw this kind of picture book for children. She flipped through it and finished it in one breath without realizing it.

The content was actually very simple and clear, with a picture on each page and two or three sentences at most. It would not make adults or children blush and feel embarrassed. It could also explain to children how they were born, and even included content about chromosomes, so that everyone would know that it was not women who had the final say in whether they had a boy or a girl, but male chromosomes.

Wei Ling was a little excited: "It can be distributed to primary school students as a hygiene class, and it can also make everyone realize from a young age that it is not a woman's responsibility if they cannot give birth to a son."

Most people nowadays do not understand this, and even women think it is their fault if they cannot give birth to a son.

Let the children know from an early age that it is not a woman's business to have a boy or a girl, and the daughter-in-law cannot be blamed if there is no son in the future.

Wei Ling is a person with ideas. She thinks that the society is now carrying out eugenics and family planning in big cities. It is obvious that a couple will only have two children or even one child in the future. Then, for some people, having a boy or a girl is very important or even... fatal.

So it is also very useful to popularize some necessary knowledge.

Lin Shu is very happy to cooperate with her. Lin Shu

doesn't like to go to work because she was in poor health in her previous life and worked 996 in a meaningless way. After traveling through time, her family conditions are good and she can make money, so naturally she doesn't want to go to work anymore.

So she declined all offers from the Health Bureau or other places, but that didn't mean she didn't want to work.

As long as she wasn't forced to work 996, she was happy, especially for this kind of creative work.

In the next few days, Sister Lin and Lu Hehuan went to collect materials from the surrounding areas. The collection units included old revolutionary bases, factories with 10,000 employees, model production teams, etc. The children also started to go to school. Lin Shu sorted out her and the children's articles and drawings at home, and Wei Ling came to communicate with her from time to time.

Xue Hanshan came over once in three times, and Lin Shu called him to help without hesitation.

She asked Xue Hanshan to design a cute, childlike font that would win the favor of readers, reduce their resistance and pickiness, and be suitable for use in children's publications.

Xue Hanshan readily agreed, and wrote and adjusted it on the spot according to Lin Shu's requirements, and soon wrote a font that met Lin Shu's requirements.

Lin Shu couldn't help but sigh that Xue Hanshan was really talented.

Lin Shu picked it up and looked at it, praising: "Teacher Xue is indeed versatile, and the handwriting is quite good."

Xue Hanshan turned his head and smiled at Wei Ling, "Reporter Wei, I will teach you."

Wei Ling refused seriously, "No need, I practiced running script with a pen, and changing to other calligraphy is not conducive to my work."

Lin Shu felt that there was something wrong between them.

"You must be hungry. Let's make

some simple noodles for lunch." The children had a taste of the feeling of bringing their own lunch. Lu Shaotang and Chen Yanming were not coming back, so Lin Shu did not want to spend time making it. She would wait until the evening, since Wei Ling would be staying here at night.

Wei Ling: "Yes, just keep it simple."

Lin Shu asked Wei Ling to help her, and sent Xue Hanshan to pick some vegetables from the vegetable garden.

Lin Shu asked Wei Ling to watch the noodles cook in the pot, and she took an enamel basin, scooped a spoonful of lard into it, and then poured three spoonfuls of soy sauce and one spoonful of sweet noodle sauce, and added a little chili oil. When the noodles

were cooked, she took them out and put them in the enamel basin. Then she removed the old leaves of the green vegetables picked by Xue Hanshan, washed them, put them in the pot and boiled them, and put them in the basin.

Light up another pan and fry a few poached eggs, one for each person.

Xue Hanshan was very impressed with the food. It seemed that everyone had their own talents. Lin Shu could make ordinary meals delicious. It

was just a plain noodle, and she didn't even stir-fry it. How could it be so fragrant?

He looked at Lin Shu, wondering if he could ask her to help persuade Wei Ling.

Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. Since he likes her and she also has feelings for him, why can't they give it a try?

He found an opportunity in the afternoon.

Someone came to see Lin Shu, and when she went downstairs, he went downstairs under the pretext of smoking a cigarette.

Old lady Li brought a plate of hawthorn cake, which she learned from Lin Shu.

When Lin Shu saw Xue Hanshan coming downstairs, she asked him to go back and pour it while she chatted with Old lady Li.

Old Mrs. Lin has been working hard to improve her cooking skills recently, because her grandson always complains that her cooking is bad, so she learned from Lin Shu.

When Xue Hanshan came down with the plate, Old Mrs. Li took it back.

Lin Shu turned around to go upstairs, but saw Xue Hanshan standing in front of her blocking the way, and immediately knew that he was busy.

Xue Hanshan: "Lin Shu, can you... help me?"

Lin Shu looked up and waved him to talk to her outside.

They stood outside the wall of No. 8 Courtyard. Lin Shu: "If you want to borrow money from me or something else, it's fine as long as it has nothing to do with Wei Ling."

Xue Hanshan: "...It has something to do with her."

Lin Shu: "Then you don't have to say it. Xue Hanshan, what kind of relationship do we have? What kind of relationship do I have with Wei Ling?"

Xue Hanshan: "I'm not asking you to hurt her."

Lin Shu: "I won't bother her if she doesn't want to do something. I'm her friend and I will only support her unconditionally."

Xue Hanshan: "Then you are her friend, do you know that she actually likes me too?"

Lin Shu: "..."

Why are some men so confident?

She whispered: "If she likes you, why did you come to me to tell me?"

Xue Hanshan sighed, "I'm so... shameless."

Why can't you be more considerate?

Lin Shu: "That's what you think she likes you. Even if she likes you but refuses to admit it, she must have her own concerns. Such concerns make it not worth her risk. You should respect her."

Xue Hanshan: "Do you mean I can't pursue her?"

Lin Shu: "Of course you can. Either you pursue her sincerely and let her put her concerns aside, or you can't bear it and give up."

Wei Ling is not a love-minded person like Lu Hehuan. She will rush into it regardless of the reality. She is a very rational and calm person.

Such people have their own considerations and don't need others to persuade them.

Besides, Lin Shu felt that she had given him face by not saying bad things about Xue Hanshan to Wei Ling.

They continued to work for a while in the afternoon. Lin Shu took the initiative to invite Xue Hanshan to dinner, but he stood up and said goodbye.

Lin Shu personally sent him downstairs, "Teacher Xue, you are not staying for dinner? We are going to make spicy rabbit meat tonight."

Xue Hanshan paused and said, "Am I so greedy?" He smiled and said politely, "I'm going to meet a friend, and then I'll find someone who specializes in children's literature to write a preface for you."

Humph, you owe me a favor!

Lin Shu thanked him, "Then I'll treat you to dinner some other day."

After watching Xue Hanshan leave, Lin Shu turned upstairs and said to Wei Ling, "Let's make spicy rabbit meat tonight, put some pork belly, mushrooms and potatoes in it."

Wei Ling: "I'll help you."

While cooking, Wei Ling took the initiative to chat with Lin Shu, "Did Xue Hanshan ask you to help speak?"

Lin Shu smiled and said, "I didn't agree. The matchmaker is only responsible for introducing the person to the other party, not for generating feelings. Emotional matters must be decided by the parties themselves." She took down the smoked rabbit and washed it in warm water, then turned to look at Wei Ling, "Why, are you a little attracted to him?"

Wei Ling was not a coy person. She smiled and said, "To be honest, Xue Hanshan is a charming person. He Huan is right. He is handsome, talented, polite and easy to win people's favor. But I... think he is not a decent person. Let me put it this way. If you are not at home or he is not at home, you are not worried that he will fly, right?"

Lin Shu nodded. "That's right. However, I want to correct it. It's not that I am not worried that he will fly. It's that I am prepared. If he really wants to fly, then I will definitely Let him go and give him freedom, don't force it and don't engage in futile struggles."

She took out a knife and began to chop the rabbit meat. "Sometimes, how should I put it? In fact, even if Lu Shaotang is not as... honest as he is now, if I have feelings for him, for the sake of my feelings for him, I might choose to marry him. At least I know how it feels to marry him, right? If he is really dishonest and crosses my bottom line, then I will... leave him."

Wei Ling looked at her in surprise. This concept is very advanced. She has not thought about this before.

Seeing Wei Ling's surprised expression, Lin Shu chuckled, "Are you scared? But to be honest, I have met so many people, and only Lu Shaotang makes me have such an idea. Apart from him, no one else has the ability to attract me to take risks."

First of all, she has to like the other person enough. If she doesn't like him, it's not worth her trying.

Wei Ling understood.

She asked herself, she admired Xue Hanshan very much, but would this admiration develop into love, so that she must marry him?

She admired his talent, so wouldn't it be enough to be friends and colleagues?

Is she admiring his... body? Want to be with him day and night?

Thinking of this, Wei Ling shuddered.

No, no, no, thinking of Xue Hanshan's ambiguous relationships with so many women, whether overt or covert, and real or fake, she didn't want to become one of them.

She didn't want to give it a try with Xue Hanshan.

Chen Yanming glanced at Lu Shaotang silently on the other side of the corridor, not knowing whether to praise you, Lu, for being charming or your wife for having ideas.

He smiled wickedly and teased Lu Shaotang, "You better be honest, if you're not, your wife will kick you out!

" Lu Shaotang glanced at him, "What are you so proud of? My wife can only kick me out, but your wife can't stop you.