Lin Xiuyao greeted, "Come, let's toast together. It's fate that we're all gathered here today. I wish you all a happy life and everlasting friendship."
Tang Yanghua cheered, "Well, it's fate that we meet, even though we've been together for thousands of miles. Cheers!"
Everyone clinked their glasses together, and Kang Kang held up his juice and said, "I want some too."
Lu Zhiyuan: "Brother Kang Kang, let's have one."
The two children clinked their glasses in a very formal manner and drank it in one gulp, which made the adults laugh.
Tang Qiuyu asked Su Qingmeng: "Has your Kang Kang learned any skills now?"
Su Qingmeng shook her head. "He didn't take any serious classes. I usually teach him how to draw, and he plays the electronic keyboard on his own."
"It is very popular to learn extracurricular skills now. My son Xiaoyuan is learning calligraphy and violin," said Tang Qiuyu.
Su Qingmeng frowned. Are they going to start now? "How did Xiaoyuan learn the violin?" There are no various training classes now.
"Study with a professor from Peking University, he is my father's friend. Do you want Kang Kang to go? I'll ask him for you." Tang Qiuyu said.
Su Qingmeng shook his head and said, "I will stay in Beijing for about twenty days this time. I will ask him when I return to Shanghai." He wanted to see if his son was interested in these things. If he didn't like Su Qingmeng, he didn't want to force him.
Lin Xiuyao handed Su Qingmeng a few skewers of grilled beef and chili peppers, "Wife, eat quickly, don't just chat."
"Thank you, husband." They were all her favorites, so Su Qingmeng was not polite. "Sister Qiuyu, come and eat together."
Tang Qiuyu refused, "Forget it, your partner baked it specifically for you, I won't take away what's good for you."
He Rui came over with a plate of skewers. "Then enjoy the fruits of my labor." She looked at Su Qingmeng. "You two have been married for ten years, and you're still so inseparable."
She thought of herself and Qian Shengyuan. They were sweeter when they were dating, but after they got married, they became like an old married couple. Their life was calm and peaceful, like family members, not lovers.
Tang Qiuyu was not surprised, "Aren't they always like this?" She had never seen anyone who loved his wife more than Lin Xiuyao.
Tang Yanghua teased Lin Xiuyao, "I've just learned a new talent: 'henpecked'. It's the perfect description of you."
Lin Xiuyao was annoyed, "I love my wife, a bachelor like you wouldn't understand."
Tang Yanghua: "Really? Brother Lu, learn from Lin Xiuyao." He had never seen a couple with a better relationship than the two of them.
Lu Jun coughed and grilled a few skewers of chicken gizzards for Tang Qiuyu. He remembered that his wife liked to eat them. Tang Qiuyu blushed. She had never been so intimate with Lu Jun in front of others.
They ate and drank until around seven o'clock before leaving. Su Qingmeng took out a few packets of pear paste candy and gave them to them. "I bought this from a time-honored brand in Shanghai. It's good for relieving coughs and moistening the lungs."
A few people thanked him and prepared to go home. By then, it was already dark. Qiu Ling and Tang Qiuyu both brought their partners. He Rui came alone. Su Qingmeng was worried and wanted to see her off. Tang Qiuyu said, "My partner drove here. I'll take her home as well. Don't bother."
Tang Yanghua said, "I'll take their car back too. Xiuyao, sister-in-law, please stay."
After seeing off the friends, the yard was a mess. Su Qingmeng stretched and said, "I'm a little tired. Let's go take a shower and go to bed. I'll clean it up tomorrow."
The exchange meeting then began, and Su Qingmeng began her daily work life from nine to five. In the morning, Lin Xiuyao took Kang Kang to send her to the door of the Writers Association, and then he took Kang Kang to the company. Kang Kang would stay with his father for the next ten days.
Su Qingmeng was carrying a large backpack. She came to participate this time with an attitude of humbly learning. On the first day, everyone listened to the organizer's introduction to the exchange meeting in the lecture hall.
There were dozens of people in this writers' seminar. There were lectures by big names in the morning, and free communication time in the afternoon. Su Qingmeng was quite conspicuous among them, but not because of her works, but because of her appearance and age. She could feel that many people would look at her, but she didn't care.
She sat down with a writer from the same publishing house, another female writer named Yang Xue, who specialized in realistic literature. Su Qingmeng had read her articles, and found them both sophisticated and insightful.
Yang Xue said, "I didn't expect you to be so young. The younger generation is pushing the older generation forward."
Su Qingmeng said: "I am 30 years old this year."
Yang Xue was surprised. "You can't tell at all. Then I'm older than you. I'm 36."
"Then I will call you Sister Yang. Sister Yang, please give me your guidance." Su Qingmeng said politely.
Yang Xue smiled, "Let's help each other."
Su Qingmeng remained silent, taking notes and acting as a quiet listener in the corner. The boss's experience was still very useful, and she was willing to learn from him. In fact, she only read a lot of books after she traveled through time. Before that, she usually read online novels and had little literary literacy.
Su Qingmeng had inquired about the list of participants in the exchange meeting in advance and brought a book by each of her favorite writers. She found an opportunity to ask for autographs during the exchange time.
There were several people who came this time whose photos she had seen on the news in modern times, and many of their names sounded familiar to her, so she asked for an autograph from each of them.
A man in his 30s came over and started chatting with Su Qingmeng, "Writer Su, I've read your works. The love stories you write about are very touching."
Su Qingmeng was not surprised. Although she attended the meeting under the pen name Xinghe, this was not the future, and she could publish anonymously on the Internet. People in the circle would know her two pen names by asking around.
Su Qingmeng was embarrassed, "Who are you?"
The man introduced himself, "My name is Yuan Li." He talked about his work.
Su Qingmeng had some impression that this writer was good at writing love poems and essays. It seemed that he wanted to share his love works with her.
"Hello, original author. I still have a lot of shortcomings," Su Qingmeng said modestly, "I need to learn from my predecessors."
Yuan Li smiled. He thought Su Qingmeng was talking about him. "After the exchange meeting is over, let's go have a meal together. I can also share my experience with you."
Su Qingmeng refused, "Sorry, I have something to do." She didn't have time to have dinner with a strange man.
Yuan Li smiled and said, "Next time then."
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