Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 102: Love Your Own Wife (Today's Third Update)
Lin Chaoyang said he wanted to invite A Mao to his home for dinner, but it didn't happen that day.

He had to explain the situation to the Overseas Study Office first and obtain permission from the office, so the meal was scheduled for the evening of the next day.

After work that day, Lin Chaoyang took A Mao back home and found five unfamiliar faces.

"Brother-in-law, these guys are all my classmates, and they live in the same dormitory with me."

Tao Yumo introduced the classmates to Lin Chaoyang one by one. Several female college students looked at Lin Chaoyang with shy faces and curiosity in their eyes.

As early as the beginning of the school year, they learned from their teachers that Tao Yumo was the daughter of Professor Tao from the History Department, and her brother-in-law was the famous Xu Lingjun.

A few girls are studying law and are not interested in history, but few college students of this generation are not literary youths.

The name Xu Lingjun has great appeal to them, especially in the past few months, Xu Lingjun's name and his works have formed an overwhelming trend among readers.

In May, Yanjing Literature and Art published "Little Shoes", which became a hit; in July, October published "The Inevitable Rise and Fall of Scar Literature", which sparked a great discussion in the literary world; at the end of August, People's Literature published "The Wreath under the Mountain", which became popular across the country in less than a month...

How could these female students not be excited to be able to personally meet such a popular writer?

"Sit down, sit down, sit down, everyone." Lin Chaoyang was busy entertaining the guests with a smile, and pushed A Mao in the middle of several girls, "A Mao, talk to these female classmates."

Lin Chaoyang's words made Amao very happy, as if Zhu Bajie had entered the Spider Cave. His mouth was almost grinning to his heels, and he was chatting with a few girls in his broken Chinese.

Although several female classmates like writers, they are also curious about foreigners. The most important thing is that everyone is learning English. They have no problem memorizing knowledge from books, but speaking has always been a problem.

Today, a yellow-haired foreigner actually showed up to practice with us. Everyone was very enthusiastic. Even Tao Yushu couldn't help but practice with A Mao.

A Mao, who was originally quite happy, faced a group of girls whose English was even worse than his Chinese, and his smiling face gradually turned into a mask of pain.

With A Mao standing in front, Lin Chaoyang didn't need to deal with everyone's endless questions. He happily ate melon seeds, feeling much more relaxed.

A group of young people were chatting lively outside, but the kitchen was gloomy. There were six more guests at home, so they had to be treated to delicious food and drinks, right?

This heavy burden naturally fell on Tao's mother. With her workload suddenly increasing, it would be strange if she was in a good mood.

"One or two of them just want to tire me to death!"

But she was just eating to her heart's content and didn't miss any dishes when they were served.

At night, everyone had left. I was so tired that my back and waist ached and I lay on the bed groaning.

At this time, Tao Yushu suddenly ran over and kept asking her about her well-being. Tao's mother said coldly, but she was very happy in her heart.

In the end, Tao Yushu took out the coat that he had intended to give to his aunt Qi Hongying as a reward for his mother's hard work. Tao's mother made a few sarcastic remarks and then accepted it with peace of mind.

Back in the room, Tao Yushu made a proud gesture to Lin Chaoyang.

When they went to Du's house that day, Qi Hongying confiscated the coat and asked Tao Yushu to give it to Tao's mother instead.

Tao Yushu knew her mother's temper very well. If her aunt gave her something she didn't want, she would immediately say, "Do you think I'm a beggar?"

So she waited for a few days and waited for this good opportunity. Mother Tao had done so much work and felt aggrieved and complaining. Now that there was a compensation, she would definitely not resist it.

"Wife, who did you learn this from?"

Lin Chaoyang asked, putting his arm around Tao Yushu's shoulders.

It is said that knowing the world well is learning, and understanding human nature is writing. Lin Chaoyang feels that his wife is neither like her father nor her mother in this respect, and it seems that she has learned it all by herself.

“I was forced by the circumstances.”

Lin Chaoyang thought about his mother-in-law's temper and felt that it was probably because of her environment.

In the golden month of October, when autumn is at its peak, the sky is clear and bright, and the treetops on both sides of the Weiming Lake are turning from green to yellow with distinct layers.

At noon that day, Lin Chaoyang had just finished lunch and was taking a walk by the lake when he met Chen Jiangong walking from Triangle Land.

"Chaoyang, I'm looking for you!"

"what's up?"

"The play our class is putting on will premiere the day after tomorrow, come and show your support!"

"Okay."

The play that Chen Jiangong was talking about was not the one he wrote, but the one written by his classmate Li Chun, titled "Beautiful Love".

The script was written by Li Chun during the summer vacation. After school started, the students of the Chinese Department started to tinker with it. The premiere is scheduled for the day after tomorrow, October 10th.

Chen Jiangong was inspired by "Beautiful Love" when he wrote "Conscience". He is actively rehearsing "Conscience" at this time, but it is unlikely to be performed for a while.

When he got home in the evening, Lin Chaoyang told his family member Tao Yushu about the drama rehearsal of the Chinese Department of the Class of 77.

Drama has been popular in recent years and college students have unprecedented enthusiasm for it. Tao Yushu became interested when he heard about it and planned to go and see it together.

On the day of the performance, she and Lin Chaoyang went to the auditorium of the Yanda office building together.

Today, students from the Chinese Department put on a drama performance. The teachers and students of the Chinese Department were the most enthusiastic in supporting the show. In addition, there were also many teachers and students from other departments. The seats in the auditorium were almost fully filled with the student drama.

When Lin Chaoyang came in, he saw Chen Jiangong waving at him, but he happened to meet an acquaintance and could only say hello first.

"Brother Zicheng!"

"Chaoyang!"

Previously, Hong Zicheng found Lin Chaoyang to discuss his views on scar literature. It turned out that Lin Chaoyang had profound insights into contemporary literature. He regarded Lin Chaoyang as a close friend and later talked to him again.

The two greeted each other, and Hong Zicheng invited Lin Chaoyang and his wife to sit next to him.

There is no ticket charge for today's performance, so teachers and students can sit wherever they want, but the students tacitly gave the front row seats to the teachers.

Lin Chaoyang couldn't refuse Hong Zicheng's invitation, so he sat down with Tao Yushu. Chen Jiangong was a little surprised to see him sitting in the row with the teachers.

"Why is Chaoyang sitting next to the teachers?" Zhang Yaozhong also saw Lin Chaoyang and asked.

"He's not a student. Besides, there's no seating arrangement today, so everyone can sit wherever they want."

Zhang Yaozhong craned his neck to look, "Isn't that Mr. Hong next to him? When did they become so close?"

"How would I know?" Chen Jiangong said in a gloomy tone. He used to think that everyone was a good brother, but who would have thought that you, Lin Chaoyang, would actually join the teachers' team. Isn't this a betrayal of the revolution?

"Beautiful Love" tells the story of Zhuzi, a young man who took the college entrance examination in 77 and went to the home of a girl named Meili for a blind date.

The beautiful father is a bit snobbish. During the blind date, through conversation with Zhuzi, he sometimes thinks that Zhuzi may be able to get into university, and sometimes he thinks that Zhuzi may not be able to get into university. Therefore, his attitude changes several times. It is basically a satirical comedy.

The participants of this drama are all students of the Chinese Department, but of different ages, spanning the classes of 76, 77, and 78. Liu Zhida from the class of 77 acted as the director and one of the leading actors, "the father". Xia Yinfa from the class of 76, Wu Beiling, Wang Xiaoping, and Huang Beijia from the class of 77 acted as actors.

The students borrowed costumes and props from everywhere. The stage scenery and posters were also drawn by students with painting talents. Students who used to be skilled workers were responsible for installing the sound amplification equipment and iodine tungsten lamps.

Although the team was amateur, the effect of "Beautiful Love" was unexpectedly good.

Perhaps it was because of the students’ full devotion or the audience’s tolerance, but the auditorium was packed on the day of the premiere. There was constant laughter during the performance, and after it ended, the performance won applause from all the audience.

The teachers and students in the auditorium cheered and celebrated the success of the drama premiere.

In the following days, "Beautiful Love" became the hottest topic on the Yan University campus. Curious college students flocked to the auditorium and every performance was sold out.

So much so that every time a performance was held, even the library, which was usually crowded, became deserted.

The successful performance of "Beautiful Love" not only boosted the campus drama craze of Yanda University, but also attracted the attention of other universities, including students of Yanshi University where Tao Yushu was studying.

That night, Tao Yushu was leaning over the desk writing something, and Lin Chaoyang thought she was writing a review again.

After glancing at the contents on the paper and finding that the format was a little wrong, he asked, "Yushu, what are you writing?"

"script."

"Script? Why do you write a script?"

Tao Yushu stopped writing and said, "Recently, Beautiful Love has become popular, and many schools are organizing student dramas. Of course, our school cannot be left behind. Our Chinese department is responsible for writing, and I have published many works, so everyone entrusted this task to me."

“Have you ever written a script?”

"No!" Tao Yushu said, with a look of distress on his face, "I know the format, but I have no idea how to write it."

"You should ask big brother for help on this matter!"

"Ask him for help?" Tao Yushu seemed to have heard something funny. "Come on, he's from the drama department. He can't even get a script reviewed for the school. How can I count on him?"

"One person's plan is short, but two people's plan is long!"

Lin Chaoyang advised Tao Yushu to ask his elder brother for help, but she set her eyes on Lin Chaoyang.

"Why can't you just let me find him?"

The word "danger" was clearly hanging in front of his eyes. He said with a firm look in his eyes: "I am considering that my elder brother has more experience in drama creation. If you don't mind me, then I am definitely willing to help."

Seeing his statement, Tao Yushu nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, then you can also help me think about what I should write?"

Lin Chaoyang sat down, like a dog-headed military advisor, "Wife, you can't be like a headless fly like this, the most important thing is to have some creative direction and ideas."

"Creative direction and ideas?" Tao Yushu pondered for a moment and shook his head. "No. If you have to say, it's to surpass Yanda."

Well, it turns out that these college students are very brave when they get excited.

"Please help me think about it." Tao Yushu begged.

Since his wife had already spoken, it was difficult for Lin Chaoyang to refuse.

He watched many plays in later generations, but there were not many plays that were in line with the social atmosphere and historical background of the current era.

After thinking about it, he did think of a drama. However, wouldn't it be an overkill to use such a masterpiece as a practice work for students?
"Do you have any ideas?"

Tao Yushu seemed to treat him as Doraemon. As soon as he reached into his pocket, he would get inspiration and ask again after a while.

She was not used to relying on others for help in either study or life. After marrying Lin Chaoyang, she seldom needed his help. Today, she suddenly had to rely on him from an upward perspective, and Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.

"Got it!" Lin Chaoyang said with determination.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s high quality or not, as long as my wife is happy.

"Really?" Tao Yushu was immediately excited when he heard it, "Tell me quickly, tell me."

Lin Chaoyang smiled dotingly and said to her: "Do you remember the last time we..."

The story is in Lin Chaoyang's mind and he has a deep impression of it. He knows every character and every line in it by heart.

His tone was steady and unhurried, and the story flowed out slowly from his mouth. Tao Yushu was unconsciously immersed in it, dazzled and fascinated.

After speaking for about half an hour, Lin Chaoyang finally said with a lamenting tone: "The curtain slowly fell, locking everything inside, leaving only the couplet."

Tao Yushu was so engrossed in the story he had woven that the aftertaste lasted for a long time and he was unable to come back to his senses.

"That's great. Did you come up with this story now?" Tao Yushu asked.

Lin Chaoyang shook his head and said with a smile: "How can I be so amazing? How can I come up with such a complete story in such a short time? I had this idea when I went to the city to eat before."

Tao Yushu's eyes flashed with understanding, "No wonder, you can speak so well, I feel it is more complete and outstanding than the scripts I usually learn in class. You are really patient, you have thought about it so carefully, but you haven't started writing yet?"

"It's because I lack experience. I'm afraid that what I write will be too superficial."

Listening to her husband's words, Tao Yushu showed some admiration. What she admired most was her husband's rigorous and serious approach to his creative work.

"This time you are doing a student drama, so it doesn't matter. Just write a rough draft first, and you can polish it later at most!"

Lin Chaoyang was exhausted by the pranks she and her classmates had played. She felt a sense of happiness of being valued and cared for, but also a little guilty.

"Am I too willful?"

"Willful? What kind of willful?" Lin Chaoyang patted his chest, "You should spoil your own wife. Let alone one drama, as long as my wife wants it, ten dramas are no problem."

At this moment, two words flashed across his face:
Lick the dog!

(End of this chapter)