Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 65 What Happened to October?

To put it nicely, "Today" is a private publication, but in fact it is illegal. It is even worse than "Wenming Lake", the social journal founded by the May Fourth Literary Society. At least "Wenming Lake" is endorsed by Yenching University.

Of course, this is from the perspective of publishing.

Four months after its founding, Today had a huge impact on the Yenching cultural circle, especially among college students.

Lin Chaoyang could understand the excitement of Wang Xiaoping, Zha Jianying and Huang Ziping. For these young literary people, to some extent, being able to publish their works in "Today" might make them more excited and honored than being published in "People's Literature".

Because this is a trend among young people.

After Zhao Zhenkai finished his speech, Zha Jianying was the first to express his support, followed by Wang Xiaoping and Huang Ziping and others.

Lin Chaoyang had noticed when he first arrived that the students that came today were mostly from the morning club of the Chinese Department.

The so-called Morning Society is a literary society spontaneously formed by Chinese Department students last year. However, unlike the official background of the May Fourth Literary Society, the Morning Society is loosely organized and is only an organization in name only.

But don’t underestimate them. The Morning Society also has its own magazine called “Morning”, which was founded half a year earlier than “Weiming Lake”.

The first issue of "Morning" is a special issue on poetry. It goes without saying that the members are naturally serious poetry lovers.

However, in recent months, with the development of the May Fourth Literary Society, it has been constantly siphoning off members of the Morning Society, causing the development of the Morning Society to stagnate.

After everyone expressed their opinions, they all unconsciously turned their eyes to Lin Chaoyang, who had been silent.

"Unfortunately, I did write a novel before, but I just handed it over to Yanjing Literature and Art. I'm afraid Today can't help me much."

Of course, Lin Chaoyang would not directly ask about the royalties. We are all adults, so we should be polite to each other.

Hearing this, Zhao Zhenkai showed a disappointed expression on his face, but still said: "That's a pity. But if you have a manuscript in the future, you can give priority to our Today."

"I will definitely do it if there is a chance." Lin Chaoyang smiled, his tone carrying the sincerity unique to working people, but the content was so perfunctory that people could tell at once.

The atmosphere seemed a little awkward. Chen Jiangong joked for a while, and Lin Chaoyang said hello to everyone and left.

Not long after he left, Zhao Zhenkai also left.

Cha Jianying looked unhappy and complained to Wang Xiaoping: "You are right. That Lin Chaoyang is so arrogant!"

"I think it's okay. It's his own manuscript, so of course he has the right to decide who to give it to. Didn't he say before that he is not interested in poetry? It seems to be true."

"No one forced him. The key is his attitude. It's really infuriating."

Cha Jianying’s psychology is actually not difficult to understand, just like those star-chasing fans in later generations.

In her heart, Zhao Zhenkai is her idol. How great an honor it is that her idol comes to them to ask them to write an article?

It would have been fine if Lin Chaoyang had refused in person, but his attitude was also a bit perfunctory. He really doesn't know how to respect others at all!

"Xiao Cha, Chaoyang is different from us. His works have been verified by the public. Before, Liu Xinwu asked for an article for October, but he didn't give it to him either."

Chen Jiangong went to invite Lin Chaoyang today purely because of Wang Xiaoping's request. She knew that Chen Jiangong and Lin Chaoyang had a good relationship.

"October? What happened to October?!"

Cha Jianying's tone was still indignant, but his voice became lower.

It is true that she feels sorry for her idol, but she has not completely lost her mind.

Chen Jiangong laughed, "Okay, you really can't blame Chaoyang for this."

Cha Jianying stopped talking, and Wang Xiaoping took her to the cafeteria to eat.

When Lin Chaoyang returned home, he heard a loud noise.

The sister-in-law who had just returned home was caught by Tao Yushu, and the two sisters were having a great quarrel.

"Noise, noise, noise! ​​You just keep making noise!"

The two grandsons were jumping around at home, and Tao Yushu and her sister were arguing endlessly. Mother Tao was getting a headache from the noise from these troublesome people.

At this moment, Tao's father and his eldest brother-in-law had just got off work. The house was crowded. The three grown men looked at each other tacitly and walked out of the house. "Dad, have a cigarette!"

Lin Chaoyang handed a cigarette to Tao's father, and his brother-in-law also came up to ask for one.

While smoking, Lin Chaoyang suddenly remembered his brother-in-law who gave him the cigarette, and said, "I wonder how Du Feng is doing in the south."

The Tao and Du families don't interact much in normal times, but since they were friends in times of adversity, their relationship is naturally good.

Lin Chaoyang suddenly mentioned Du Feng, and Tao Yucheng said with a sigh: "He's only 19."

Father Tao smoked a cigarette and said, "No news is the best news."

What he said was true. Du Feng was just an art soldier who went to offer condolences for the performance. No news would be good news. If there was any news, it would only be bad news.

A few grown men were chatting at the door of the unit when an old comrade came downstairs.

"Professor Wu!"

The person who came was Wu Zuxiang, whose class Lin Chaoyang had attended before. Lin Chaoyang greeted the old comrade and took the initiative to step forward and hand him a cigarette.

The men lit up another cigarette in tacit understanding, and soon the door of the unit was filled with smoke.

By dinner time, peace had returned to the house.

After dinner, Tao Yushu returned to the house and took out a letter. "There's a letter from home."

Before the last Chinese New Year, Lin Erchun and his wife mailed a large package of mountain products to the Tao family. With this gift, Tao's father decided to visit his relatives in the Northeast next year, and in return, he also sent a gift to Lin Erchun and his wife.

The gift was mailed around the Chinese New Year, but it arrived after the Chinese New Year. Lin Erchun and his wife were very happy to receive the gift.

Of course, what made them happy was not the gifts, but the attitude of the Tao family. In the letter, Lin Chaoyang also told them about Tao's father's decision.

Over the past six months, Lin Erchun and his wife have been feeling uneasy.

Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu returned to the city. Of course, the daughter-in-law had good intentions, but what about her family? What were the opinions of her parents and brothers and sisters? Would her son be able to adapt to Yanjing? Would he be bullied in the Tao family?
In previous letters, they never mentioned these topics, for fear of making Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu anxious and irritated. The letter and gift after the New Year completely put the old couple at ease.

Today's letter is the second letter from home after the New Year. The letter still mentions the gift sent by Tao's father and the reactions of the team members. It is obvious that it was written by Zhang Guiqin.

Lin Chaoyang could even imagine the scene in which she spoke rudely to the women in the team. This was just a gift. If Father Tao took them back to Xiaoyangtun, Lin Chaoyang estimated that Comrade Zhang Guiqin would poke a hole in the sky of Xiaoyangtun.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his face involuntarily.

Lin Chaoyang was just replying to the letter when Tao Yushu asked him, "What about the money?"

Before the Chinese New Year, Tao Yushu mailed 100 yuan to Lin Erchun and his wife, but the next year, they mailed the money back, saying that Lin Chaoyang and his wife had just gotten married and had too many places to spend money. However, they lived in the countryside and had no place to spend money.

Lin Chaoyang sighed, "When you go back, exchange them for something else. They definitely won't accept the money you give them for postage. If you exchange them for something else, they won't be willing to throw it away."

Tao Yushu smiled knowingly. Just as she understood her own parents, Lin Chaoyang also understood his parents.

"it is good."

The next day at work, Lin Chaoyang did not go to class and stayed in the library obediently.

At lunch time, Lin Chaoyang asked Hu Wenqiong to go to the cafeteria first, while he watched at the front desk.

Hu Wenqiong and Du Rong went to the cafeteria together. After finishing their meal, they prepared to return to the library. When they walked to the cafeteria door, they saw several students piling coal.

It is common for students to participate in labor in school these days. As the two walked past the students, a conversation floated into their ears.

"Hey, did you really go to the library to see Xu Lingjun? What does he look like?"

"He's a pretty ordinary guy, nothing special."

Curiosity drove Du Rong to stop. Library? Xu Lingjun?
She also grabbed Hu Wenqiong who was about to leave. Hu Wenqiong had not noticed the conversation between the two students and did not understand what it meant.

At this time, the two students started talking again.

(End of this chapter)