Before Lin Siya finished drawing this comic book, an unexpected surprise came.
"Siya, there is a registered letter for you. It's from Kyoto Pictorial." Zheng Rong handed a thick letter to Lin Siya.
When Lin Siya heard that the letter was from Kyoto Pictorial, she was suddenly excited. It had been more than a month since she last sent out a painting. She thought there was no hope, but she didn't expect to receive a reply from the newspaper.
When the people in the office heard that the letter was from the newspaper, they were very curious and gathered around.
"Siya, has your comic strip been accepted by the newspaper?" Li Meili asked curiously.
"No, my comic strip is still being colored. It must have been created a long time ago. I submitted it to this newspaper before, but I don't know if it was accepted."
"Really? You've submitted a manuscript before?"
"Yes, I voted once, just to give it a try."
"You can do it, open the letter and take a look."
"Exactly. The newspaper must have approved it, otherwise why would they write back to you?"
Everyone had great confidence in Lin Siya. Amidst everyone's expectant gazes, Lin Siya opened the letter.
Dear Comrade Lin Siya:
"Your painting, 'Women Textile Workers,' depicts a vivid scene of textile workers working hard in the workshop. It fits perfectly with the theme of this May Day issue of our newspaper. It has been accepted by our newspaper and will be published on a certain date. Please be informed!"
Enclosed with this letter are a bicycle ticket, two meat tickets, and two national grain tickets. I hope you will keep up the good work!
"Wow, Siya, you're amazing. You're even in the newspaper."
"Which newspaper is this?"
"Kyoto Pictorial."
"Wow, it's a newspaper in Jing City!"
"Then I must buy a newspaper and read it then."
"I want to buy one too. When is it?"
"It seems to be Labor Day!"
This Kyoto Pictorial is very famous, so everyone present knows it.
When the people in the office heard that it was a newspaper in Beijing, there was another round of exclamations. They thought that being selected by a newspaper in their province was already great, but they never expected that they would be selected by a newspaper in Beijing. Everyone admired Lin Siya even more, and they only regretted that they didn’t have such good drawing hands, otherwise they could also earn these good things?
Were they not jealous? Of course they were. The bicycle ticket inside had already made many people present envious. You have to know that this bicycle ticket is the most difficult to obtain among the three-turn and one-ring bicycle tickets. This ticket alone can sell for 70 or 80 yuan on the black market, not to mention that it is priceless and impossible to get.
Although their textile factory would have quotas for bicycle tickets every year, they had already been taken away by their superiors as soon as they were distributed, so they would never get a chance.
So except for a few young girls who were a little envious when they saw the bicycle tickets, the remaining two married men had some thoughts.
Among them, Zhao Qin was the one who had the most ideas when she saw the bicycle ticket. In fact, she didn’t want to buy a bicycle, but her family already had one.
It was mainly for her sister-in-law. Her sister-in-law found a partner whose family was well-off. The two parties were discussing the marriage these two days. The man was quite polite and directly gave a betrothal gift of 188 yuan, plus a sewing machine and a radio.
Since the man was so generous, the woman couldn't be stingy, so her mother-in-law wanted to give her a bicycle as a dowry. Her husband's family was well-off, and her only sister-in-law was also pampered. She had a harmonious relationship with her eldest sister-in-law, so she had no objection to her mother-in-law giving her sister-in-law a bicycle as a dowry.
The bad thing is that the money to buy the bicycle is ready, but there is still no sign of the ticket to buy the bicycle. Their family has already searched in the black market, but there is still no news.
Although Zhao Qin really wanted to pull Lin Siya aside and ask her right now, she finally held back. There were so many people in the office, and it would be inconvenient to ask now. She planned to wait until after get off work to find Lin Siya.
With 5 minutes left before the end of the get off work day, everyone in the office had already packed up. Lin Siya also followed the crowd and packed up the things on the table early.
What she was drawing today was not the line draft of a comic strip, but the forms that the system had given her a long time ago. She had been in the Finance Department for more than two months, and it was time to take out these forms.
Recently, everyone has gotten used to her writing and drawing on her desk, so no one noticed that what Lin Siya drew today was different.
"Siya, wait for me for a moment, I have something to ask you." Zhao Qin took this opportunity to talk to Lin Siya.
"Okay, Sister Zhao."
The bell for the end of get off work rang on time, and many people rushed out of the office immediately.
Because the two of them had something to talk about, Zhao Qin and Lin Siya walked behind the group.
"Siya, let me be frank. Can you transfer your bicycle ticket to me?" Zhao Qin held Lin Siya and said in a low voice.
Lin Siya was a little surprised. "This... isn't good, Sister Zhao. This was sent to me by the newspaper."
"I know, I won't let you suffer any loss." Zhao Qin said hurriedly, "I'm willing to pay for it, you set the price."
Lin Siya looked embarrassed. After getting the bicycle ticket today, she was quite happy, thinking that she finally didn't have to walk every day and could buy a bicycle.
Seeing Lin Siya hesitate, Zhao Qin quickly said, "You know, my sister-in-law is getting married soon, and we're worried about not having bicycle tickets. Can you just do me a favor, please?"
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