Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 46 Qiu Ju's Lawsuit

From the Chinese people's inherent secular perspective, the marriage between Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu was full of mismatches from the very beginning, both in terms of personal conditions and family background.

And because of the special nature of the times, their union omitted all the red tape.

Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu didn't care about all this. They didn't even have wedding photos. But after a year of marriage, the two elders had never met each other, which was indeed unreasonable.

On the one hand, this is due to distance and transportation reasons, but on the other hand, the more important reason is the caution of the two families.

From the perspective of Lin's parents, Lin Chaoyang married a daughter-in-law who is a college student, and her family is a scholarly family of Yanda University. If they rashly proposed to meet, it would be fine if she agreed, but if she didn't agree, wouldn't it be a pain in the neck? It might also cause her to be disgusted and mistakenly think that they were trying to get close to her.

From the perspective of Tao's parents, they did not know much about Lin Chaoyang and his parents before they met him. They accepted Lin Chaoyang's coming to Beijing only because of their daughter's insistence. Before they were sure whether Lin Chaoyang was a partner worthy of their daughter's lifelong commitment, they also did not want to hastily recognize this marriage.

Tonight, with the help of a generous gift from Lin's parents, Tao's father took the initiative to arrange a meeting between the two families next year, proving that Lin Chaoyang's performance over the past few months has won his recognition and he truly regards Lin Chaoyang as his own son-in-law.

In front of her family, Tao Yushu behaved relatively restrained, but when she returned to her room, she threw herself into Lin Chaoyang's arms.

"This gift from Mom and Dad came at the perfect time!"

Of course, what Tao Yushu cares about is not the gift itself, but whether her marriage with Lin Chaoyang can be recognized and blessed by both parents.

Even though she usually talks back at her mother like a little cannon, there is no child who doesn't want the blessing of her parents on their marriage.

Before Lin Chaoyang could speak, she continued, "That package of mountain products has so many pieces, it must be expensive. Mom just gave me 500 yuan when we left, and the two old ladies spent all the money."

"Aren't you going to mail a hundred dollars to your parents too? It's a good idea to return the favor."

"That's different. This money originally belonged to my parents. Even if we use our own money in the future, it's still our duty to honor them.

But this mountain product was given to our family by my parents, so I have to find a way to make them spend some money too!"

Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "You, you, aren't you afraid of being scolded by your mother?"

"You just said it, it's a matter of reciprocity!" Tao Yushu said nonchalantly.

"Then how do you know that my parents can't prepare?"

Tao Yushu thought about it seriously and said, "Yes, even if my mother doesn't want to return the gift, my father will definitely think of it."

"You're talking bad about my mother-in-law behind her back again, be careful or I'll tell on you!"

"Don't twist my meaning. My mother...it's not that she's being rude, she just doesn't quite accept you. You don't have to hold a grudge against her, she just...she just hasn't changed her mindset."

Lin Chaoyang gently held her hand and said, "She gave birth to such a good daughter for me to marry. I can't thank her enough! Besides, even though mom said she didn't like me, she never let me go hungry for any meal!"

Tao Yushu's heart was sweeter than honey after being coaxed by him. At this time, he heard him say: "It's just that my craftsmanship is not so good."

She couldn't help but punched Lin Chaoyang, "Be careful, mom might hear it!"

"If Mom knew, it would be you who told the secret!"

Just as Lin Chaoyang and his wife had thought, early the next morning, Tao's father began to prepare return gifts for his in-laws and dragged the reluctant Tao's mother out shopping.

When Lin Chaoyang came back from work, everything had been packed.

"Chaoyang, go mail the stuff tomorrow morning. I guess it won't be in time for the New Year."

After Tao's father gave Lin Chaoyang instructions, his tone was slightly regretful. Receiving the gift before the New Year was the icing on the cake.

Early that morning, Lin Chaoyang sent the things out and then went to work at the library.

During the winter vacation, the library opened at 8 o'clock, so he was much more relaxed at work.

There are fewer people coming to borrow books, so the library has been quiet recently, but there is occasionally some heavy work.

For example, today, the library just received a batch of new books, not many, only about 10,000 volumes.

Ten thousand books are not a lot to move, after all, there are only dozens of people in the library.

The real difficulty lies in the fact that the bookshelves are fixed. When there are more new books, some of the old books on the shelves have to be replaced, commonly known as reversing the shelves. This is the hardest job in the library, second only to the elevator strike.

It's OK if there are empty spaces on the bookshelf, but the worst thing is that the books are all new. Not only do you have to move the old books to the new ones, but you also have to sort them out and register them, which is very troublesome. Lin Chaoyang is a new force in the library, and he is responsible for this kind of work. Of course, if he doesn't do it, the director won't let him.

There are more than 2,000 books on one bookshelf, and today at least four or five sides have to be turned over.

After just knocking over one bookshelf, Lin Chaoyang couldn't hold on any longer and said to his partner Du Rong, "Take a break!"

Du Rong panted, "You are a grown man, why don't you have as much physical strength as me?"

Being looked down upon by female comrades, Lin Chaoyang felt no shame at all, "The competition of taking down the frame is not about physical strength, but patience and endurance. You female comrades are strong in this aspect."

Du Rong teased, "No wonder you were able to marry Professor Tao's daughter. You are really good at talking."

Most of the day was spent on the shelf. In the afternoon, Lin Chaoyang slumped in his seat and didn't want to move. Du Rong still had the energy to go to the newspaper room to borrow magazines.

Most magazines are published on every Friday or October. Today is January 1th, and a new batch of magazines should have arrived in the newsagent room.

Thinking of this, Lin Chaoyang suddenly remembered that "Shanghai Literature and Art" seemed to be published on the 20th of every month.

I don’t know if his novel can be published in this issue. It’s been almost four months.

Lin Chaoyang thought to himself and walked towards the newspaper room with heavy steps.

When I asked, I found out that the few copies of "Shanghai Literature and Art" that had just arrived today had all been borrowed by someone, and all of them were borrowed by library staff.

Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but complain in his heart, you guys have so much free time.

When he got home from get off work, he found that Tao Yushu had also brought home a copy of "Shanghai Literature and Art".

"Shanghai Literature and Art, are there any good works in this issue?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

Tao Yushu kept his eyes on the magazine and replied, "I just bought it and haven't had time to read it yet."

"Let me take a look." Lin Chaoyang said as he was about to try it out.

Tao Yushu dodged and said, "Let me read it first, and I'll give it to you after I'm done."

As she spoke, she stopped what she was doing and happened to turn to the opening chapter of a novel.

The only title I saw was: "Qiu Ju Goes to Court", author: Wang Qinglai.

Vest!

Vest again!

The novel "Qiu Ju Goes to Court" was the one that Lin Chaoyang wrote for "Shanghai Literature and Art" under a pseudonym, and for this he received a royalty of 168 yuan.

Unfortunately, I have been too careless recently and now I only have 100 yuan left.

Last time he only confessed about "The Shepherd" but didn't mention anything about "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit."

As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. Every writer must have several aliases!

He should save money in his treasury, and he also has a grand goal in mind:

Save money to buy a bigger house.

Previously, changing the bed was just a short-term goal to improve my life. Now that it has been accomplished, I have to change to a bigger goal.

Unfortunately, the housing circulation rate is too low these days, so it is not easy to buy a satisfactory house.

Although he always talks about lying down, he also understands that he must first create certain conditions before he is qualified to lie down.

This is not only for himself, but also for Tao Yushu, and more importantly, for family harmony.

Now that she has her own house, Yu Shu will probably be very happy, right?

Thinking of Tao Yushu's surprise at that time, Lin Chaoyang felt a little bit of anticipation in his heart.

(End of this chapter)