As the weather got cooler, Kang Kang's weekly swimming lessons were suspended. On her days off, Su Qingmeng began to teach him calligraphy. She thought about it and decided that there was no rush for Kang Kang to learn any talents. After all, Kang Kang was only five years old this year. It would not be too late to learn after he went to elementary school. In two years, there would be more extracurricular art classes and training courses.
You can't bite off more than you can chew. Now Kang Kang has to learn English, painting and calligraphy every day. At this age, he won't be able to master too many skills.
Su Qingmeng held Kang Kang's little hand and wrote on the paper stroke by stroke. Kang Kang found it interesting and looked up at her, "Mom, this brush is so soft."
Su Qingmeng looked at his little face and suddenly thought of her grandfather. It was her grandfather who taught her when she was a child. At that time, she was like Kang Kang now, holding her grandfather's warm and rough big hands in her grandfather's arms while she wrote. Her grandfather looked at her just like she was looking at Kang Kang now.
Perhaps this is the inheritance of family affection. She gets warmth from her elders and then passes this warmth on to the next generation.
"Ding-ling-ling, ding-ling-ling," the phone rang, and Su Qingmeng went to answer it, "Hello."
Bai Fu's voice came from the phone, "Writer Su, the sample copy of your new book, 'A Lively Family,' has been produced and sent to you. It will be in bookstores starting next month."
Su Qingmeng thanked him.
Bai Fu asked, "Have you finished your new book?"
"No, I've only written half of it. I guess I'll have to wait until next year." Su Qingmeng has been very busy in the past six months, so the progress of the new book is slow.
Bai Fu: "Don't worry, just take your time and write. Slow work produces fine work. Be sure to show it to me first when you finish it." Ever since Su Qingmeng moved to Shanghai, she has felt a sense of crisis.
Su Qingmeng is a rare, prolific, and high-quality best-selling author. She is worried that she will be poached by other publishing houses. Now that state-owned enterprises are undergoing reform, publishing houses also need to seek breakthroughs. The president said that excellent writers like Su Qingmeng must be retained.
The two talked for a while, and then Su Qingmeng hung up. Since she came to Shanghai, Editor Bai called her too frequently.
By the time Kang Kang had his winter vacation, his calligraphy had already improved considerably. He could write neatly with a brush the same words he could write with a pencil.
Lin Xiuyao has already handed over the wool materials to the OEM factory to be processed into sweaters, and most of these sweaters will eventually be shipped to Beijing.
He has been busy with publicity recently. Last month, the company held a meeting to brainstorm on how to increase the popularity of the clothing besides advertising in newspapers and participating in trade shows.
An employee suggested printing the company name on the calendar. Lin Xiuyao thought this suggestion was useful. He went to the printing factory and found that color printing technology was now very advanced.
He asked people to go to the Film and Television Academy to recruit college students for part-time jobs. He heard that their photos would be printed on the calendar, so many people came to apply. The company selected the best ones and chose twelve handsome men and beautiful women to take photos wearing their company's clothes.
After taking the photos, he found a private printing factory to print a calendar with his own clothing brand printed on the cover.
This batch of calendars were sold to small stall owners and suppliers selling New Year goods at a price slightly lower than the market purchase price. The store also provided a buy-one-get-one-free service, where anyone who came to the store to make a purchase would receive a calendar.
The calendars for the entire month of December were very popular. Many stall owners sold out. Later, when the company inquired about it, Lin Xiuyao contacted the printing factory to quickly customize a batch. This operation not only increased the brand's awareness, but also made a net profit of 80,000 yuan. Lin Xiuyao even wanted to open his own printing factory.
The winter in Shanghai is different from that in Beijing. The cold here is bleak and chilly. Fortunately, the apartment has a boiler room for centralized heating. The mother and daughter usually stay at home and rarely go out.
"Knock, knock, knock, Sister Su, are you home?" The girl next door knocked again. Ever since she knew her pen name was Chen Shui, she often came to talk to her. Su Qingmeng went to open the door, "Xiao Rou, you're here."
Jiang Ningrou said embarrassedly, "Sorry to bother you, Sister Su, Tongtong wants to play with Kang Kang." In fact, she deliberately mentioned the child next door in front of Tongtong. She liked Su Qingmeng's books very much and was also curious about the author himself.
"Kang Kang is drawing," Su Qingmeng took them to the second bedroom, "Kang Kang, Tongtong is here to play with you." Speaking of which, Kang Kang also has a little friend named Tongtong in Beijing, which is quite a coincidence.
"Sister Tongtong."
"Brother Kang Kang."
Su Qingmeng found a new piece of white paper and said, "You two can draw together."
She and Jiang Ningrou were sitting in the living room. Today she took two copies of "Classmate", which was a youth campus novel published by Su Qingmeng last year. "Sister Su, can you sign it for me?" Her classmates knew that the author of these two books was her neighbor, so they asked her to sign it.
"Sure," Su Qingmeng took the pen and quickly signed her name. Thanks to holding a book signing event in Hong Kong, she is now very skilled at signing.
"The college entrance examination is next year, so you should read less extracurricular novels." Although she did not promote campus love in her novels, which mainly wrote about youth, the heroine regarded the hero as her idol and studied hard, and the two got together after the college entrance examination.
Jiang Ningrou blushed, "I seldom read it. I usually study hard." She felt that a sentence in the book was right. If a flower blooms too early, it will wither too early. If you are in spring, don't do things that can only be done in summer.
"Sister Su, my ideal university is Peking University. Can you tell me about life there?"
Su Qingmeng also missed her university life. "Peking University was both rigorous and innovative. It was free-thinking and inclusive. You could express your ideas freely..."
The two chatted until the evening. Lin Xiuyao opened the door and came in. Jiang Ningrou looked at the time and said, "It's so late, Tongtong, go home."
She took Tongtong by the arm and said goodbye, "Sister Su, thank you for your hospitality today. When you have time, bring Kangkang to my house to play."
"This girl is obsessed with you." Lin Xiuyao waited until the two of them left before saying, "You are quite patient with her."
Su Qingmeng: "She's a fan of my books. I dote on my fans, but she doesn't come here very often. She speaks very measuredly and is a very likable girl."
Lin Xiuyao was amused by his elder demeanor. "In my heart, you are the lovable girl."
"I'm already so old, and I'm still a girl," Su Qingmeng couldn't help laughing, "I'm a married woman."
Lin Xiuyao squeezed into a single sofa with her and hugged her, "My wife will always be eighteen years old."
The two of them stayed together for a while, and then Lin Xiuyao went to make dinner. In the evening, they usually steamed the buns and dumplings prepared by Sister Wei, and then made a soup. Today, it was steamed dumplings with three fresh fillings and radish meatball soup.
At the dinner table, Su Qingmeng asked, "You came back early today?"
Lin Xiuyao: "There's nothing to do before the New Year. Now it's the sales clerks in the store who are busy." He doesn't have to go to the store to help sell goods now, and many things can be handed over to his subordinates.
In the evening, the three of them read in the study. The couple reads for at least half an hour every night, and Kang Kang can also accompany them to read quietly. Otherwise, how can it be said that parents are the best teachers for their children? The two try their best to pass on good living habits to their son.
Kang Kang read children's picture magazines, Su Qingmeng read foreign classics, and Lin Xiuyao read books about management. After opening a company, he realized that management is also a science and he still has a lot to learn.
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