Chapter 207 Dad, Mom, where did Xuemin go? (Please order in full)
"Dad, Mom, are you hiding something from me?"
Feng Jiayou could feel that her parents seemed to be hiding something from her, and the rest of the family seemed to be avoiding her.
Recently, schools don’t even let her go!
But she hasn't reached her due date yet, and it's only early April, and there are still two months before the baby is born.
and!
After her husband Cheng Xuemin went to the northwest to film the movie "Wrangler", there was no news from him for more than a month.
Half a month ago, I said that the letter from home might still be on the way, so the slower it is, the slower it will be.
But it’s been over a month now!
Logically speaking, let alone writing her a letter home, Cheng Xuemin himself should also be back, right?
But in fact!
There was no news, so Feng Jiayou stayed at home, becoming more and more flustered. At the dinner table tonight, she couldn't hold it back and asked.
"What can I hide from you during dinner?"
"Haven't Xuemin sent you a letter yet?"
Feng's mother tried her best to suppress the panic in her heart, and tried not to choke up in tears. Instead, she pretended to be angry and asked Feng Jiayou a question.
Since the last People's Liberation Army battle report reported about the deeds of her family Cheng Xuemin performing at the front line, they also caught the Feng family in time, and with the help of her classmates in hiding it, the secret was not exposed.
But even so, Feng's mother and the others were not at ease and asked the Feng family to go to school!
Because her second sister-in-law and elder sister were having a hard time reviewing, she simply asked Feng Jiayou to take a long leave in advance and help her second sister-in-law and elder sister with their homework at home. Then she stayed at home and broke off all contact with her. Contact with the outside world.
Therefore, except for Feng Jiayou herself, the rest of the family, including her elder sister Cheng Wenxiu, second sister-in-law Sun Juan, cousin Qin Xiaolian, and Feng Jiamo, all know that Cheng Xuemin is not going to the northwest to make a movie. .
Instead, he went south to the border front to perform condolences.
Now the whole family is worried, and they are cooperating without telling the Feng family that she is alone.
Even the elder sister Cheng Wenxiu was very panicked and scared, but when facing her sister-in-law Feng Jiayou during the day, she still had to pretend that nothing happened.
Pretending to cooperate, her brother Cheng Xuemin went to the Northwest, and they did not dare to mention a word about the war on the southern front.
Especially Feng Jiamo!
At home, she sang a war song that her brother-in-law wrote on the front line. Because it sounded good but she had never heard it before, Feng Jiayou asked when this song came out. Who wrote and sang it? How come she hadn't heard of it before?
Although she had prepared a set of words in advance, behind Feng Jiayou's back, Feng's mother still scolded the ignorant old man Feng Jiamo.
What song is not good to sing at home? This song must be sung. Does she want her sister to die?
After learning that lesson, the family rarely mentioned the war in the south, or the fact that Cheng Xuemin went to the northwest to film a movie. They usually emphasized not to mention it in front of the Feng family.
But the more he didn't mention it, the more sensitive the woman became and the more doubts she became. That's why Feng Jiayou couldn't bear it today and still asked.
Seeing her mother asking herself such an understatement, Feng Jiayou shook her head and said, "No!? Xuemin never wrote back!"
"Sister-in-law, has brother written to you?"
Following Feng Jiayou, she looked at her sister-in-law Ke Yumei again. This time she went to the Northwest to shoot a movie, and two people were at home.
In addition to her husband Cheng Xuemin, there is also her eldest brother Feng Jiazhao. Didn't she see her eldest brother and write a letter home?
"No! My dear, it's okay! If it doesn't work, I'll go to your brother's factory tomorrow and ask about the situation!"
"If we can talk on the phone over there, I'll call Xuemin and the others from the factory and ask about the situation!"
Sister-in-law Ke Yumei dodged her sister-in-law a little and shook her head.
"Okay, then I'll go with you tomorrow, sister-in-law. Anyway, I have nothing to do at home!"
After hearing what Feng Jiayou said, sister-in-law Ke Yumei was instantly dumbfounded!
What was she calling her man? !
This is just an excuse that the whole family has discussed. When they go out tomorrow, will they really make calls at her brother's factory?
Her husband, Feng Jiazhao, is now hiding in the guest house of their factory all day long, afraid to go back because he has a home.
So, she will go to work as usual tomorrow, and when she comes back, she will tell her sister-in-law that the phone call has been connected. Xuemin and his eldest brother are filming a movie in the northwest, and everything is fine!
I also wrote a letter, didn’t you receive it?
It must still be on the way. There may be a delay. Wait another day or two and the letter may arrive.
With such a lot of dealings and dealings, the delay will be at least ten days and a half. By then, the condolence group that went south may have returned!
Actually, you should be back soon, right? It’s been over forty days!
But who knows!
Just such a casual excuse, her sister-in-law has nothing to do, she wants to go to her eldest brother's factory tomorrow to make a phone call?
How can this be done! ?
"Your sister-in-law can go there tomorrow. Why do you have to go so far with a big belly?"
"Don't go, just wait for news about your sister-in-law at home!"
"Your eldest brother and Xuemin are already so big. They are such a big crew, what can happen?"
"The letter hasn't arrived yet. It might be on the way. It might arrive tomorrow!"
It was Feng's mother who had to speak up and directly deny the fact that the Feng family's young children would also come with them tomorrow.
"Mom! I...that's okay!"
The Feng family was angrily and wanted to insist on going out to get some air, but seeing the look on her mother's face, she didn't dare to say anything further.
"Auntie, is there any news about Xuemin?"
After the Feng children were sent back to the backyard to rest, the elder sister Cheng Wenxiu also asked Feng's mother with a worried look on her face.
"Wenxiu, we haven't received any specific news from Xuemin yet!"
"But your uncle and I are both paying attention to the movements of the General Political Department's cultural troupe. I heard that they are now performing condolences at the front line of Malipo!"
"And the war over there has been over for a while, so Malipo is no longer considered the front line!"
"Anyway, it must be fine. Maybe they will come back soon!"
"Wenxiu, just be more at ease!"
Feng's mother then comforted Cheng Xuemin, his biological sister, and told her not to worry too much.
"Okay, okay, thank you, auntie!" Cheng Wenxiu's face relaxed after hearing this, and while busy cleaning up the dishes, she also complained, "Xuemin, too, even I can't handle such a big matter. Hidden!"
"Wenxiu, Xuemin is also afraid that you will worry, and that if you write a letter home, your in-laws will also be worried!"
"But Xuemin is a good person. He can achieve good results wherever he goes!"
Feng's mother still comforted his sister Cheng Wenxiu.
"He... I really don't know what to say about him! I just hope that I can come back soon as you said to my aunt!" Cheng Wenxiu lowered his head quietly and said.
For this reason, Feng's mother didn't say anything more.
After tidying up the front yard, she washed up and returned to the backyard. During this period, in order to take care of the Feng family's young children, Feng's mother slept with her!
"Mom! Today I received the payment slip for the manuscript that Xuemin sent to "Yanhe Literature"!"
After Feng Jiayou returned to the house, she began to empty her small treasury again and stored the royalties received today.
When her mother came in, she didn't avoid her at all, and said hello with a smile.
"It is said that Xuemin makes a lot of money writing articles. Apart from buying this house, how much money have you saved now?"
Feng's mother actually had an estimate of the royalties that her son-in-law and daughter earned from writing manuscripts, but she really didn't know the exact amount.
Today I happened to see her daughter counting existences, and the mother asked out of curiosity.
"Mom, what do you think?"
Because the sister-in-law agreed to go to the factory to ask questions tomorrow and call the crew to ask, the Feng family's worries were relieved a little at this moment. Seeing that her mother was curious about the couple's savings, she smiled and asked her mother to take a guess.
Ten thousand yuan household!
She is the first ten-thousand-yuan household in their old Feng family, and most likely the first ten-thousand-yuan household among all her relatives and friends!
Can you please make Feng Jiayou feel beautiful? In fact, she has long wanted to show off and show off at her mother's place.
certainly!
If you don't show your wealth to others, it's to prevent outsiders. Between mother and daughter, there's nothing to show or hide.
"How many?! Five thousand six thousand?"
Feng's mother directly looked at her daughter and asked her seriously, but she actually made her guess again.
That’s fine!
Mother Feng was also annoyed and boldly guessed a number!
Her son-in-law Cheng Xuemin does make a lot of money writing manuscripts, but he spent five to six thousand yuan to buy this courtyard a year ago.
During the Chinese New Year, she bought a lot of new products, bought a lot of furniture, gave her daughter a betrothal gift, and bought a lot of gold jewelry.
So the royalties I earned from writing articles years ago are basically all gone!
After the year, her son-in-law did not write a few articles. One of the articles was returned to his "Today" Pheasant magazine, without any royalties.
Even if they were given a bill for exclusive reprinting in October, I heard that it was used as funding by "Today" magazine.
So if you give your full budget, it might only be the royalties for the two scripts, plus the royalties for her two other manuscripts, so it shouldn’t be more than five or six thousand, right? !
"Hehe, look, Mom! How much is this?"
Feng Jiayou stopped beating around the bush and directly presented the deposit slip to her mother.
Just a passbook!
Feng’s mother took it over doubtfully and looked at her daughter’s reaction. Could it be that she had guessed that it was less than five or six thousand?
But how is that possible! ?
Feng’s mother knew all about her son-in-law’s manuscripts!
“More than ten thousand!?”
"Young master, you, you, you...how did you save so much money?"
Feng's mother took the passbook, turned it to the back, and looked at the last deposit directly. She didn't know this, and it really scared Feng's mother!
Her daughter and son-in-law actually saved more than 10,000 yuan in savings without knowing it!
This, this, this...how do you make money from this?
"Mom, you only have five or six thousand. You should only count the money for the two scripts and manuscripts written after Xuemin years!"
"But Xuemin didn't tell you that his two novellas were published as single volumes by the Humanities Society for Xuemin, and they were all paid at a royalties of seven yuan per thousand words!"
Feng Jiayou didn't want to explain too flatteringly, and then asked curiously and proudly, "Mom, do you and dad have this much savings?"
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"Teacher Gu, it's almost time, let's go there together!"
After noon the next day, Liu Xinwu, the editor-in-chief of October, looked at the time and urged Feng’s mother, Teacher Gu.
"Okay, let's go!" Feng's mother nodded and pushed the bicycle out of the unit compound.
"Teacher Gu, you said that this time the General Political Department organized our cultural group to watch videos related to study. Will there be any scholars in it?!"
On the way there, Liu Xinwu also asked somewhat expectantly.
"Xuemin is a small author, so he shouldn't be able to be on it, right?"
Although Feng's mother said this, she was definitely looking forward to it in her heart.
The notification of watching and studying the videos of frontline condolences organized by the General Administration of Political Bureau actually arrived at cultural institutions at all levels in the past two days.
They have two places in October, and they are still the deputy Liu Xinwu and Teacher Feng Mu Gu.
When they were at home, Feng's mother only met Feng's father once. She knew that it was Feng's father who was participating in the foreign language bureau today.
But without mentioning it to the rest of the family, the Feng family had to keep it a secret since they were young.
But Feng's mother and Feng's father are actually looking forward to today's video screening. They are looking forward to seeing their son-in-law's condolence performance on the front line in the video screening.
If it had been before, they would have had no hope.
After all, as Feng's mother humbly told Liu Xinwu now, her son-in-law Cheng Xuemin is just a small writer with a pen and a pen. He can't sing or dance. How can he go on stage to express condolences? !
But after the People's Liberation Army War Report reported her son-in-law's songwriting deeds last time, she must have been looking forward to it.
"That's not necessarily true! Is Xuemin just a war writer?"
"The songs he wrote and sang are so good. Now there are many people around us who can sing the songs written by Xuemin!"
"Really, Xuemin writes really well. Maybe only someone who has really been on the front line can write such a good song!"
"I also want to see and hear what Xuemin looks like when he sings on the front line!"
Liu Xinwu knew that Mother Feng was being modest!
People's Liberation Army war reports have specially reported her son-in-law's performance at the front line. How could the video of the front-line condolences performance shown by the General Administration not include her son-in-law Cheng Xuemin?
No one would be without her son-in-law Cheng Xuemin!
Because the new song was actually written by her son-in-law Cheng Xuemin, and it is so contagious.
"Teacher Gu, wait!"
"Today, the General Secretary convened all units of the Cultural Affairs Bureau to watch and study internally. Tomorrow, major newspapers will definitely report it overwhelmingly!"
"We, the scholar-citizens, are the imperially designated pioneers. Who do we represent now, going south to visit the front line to offer condolences in person?"
"We will definitely make an overwhelming effort and let those who criticize scholars take a good look!"
"Perhaps this is also what it means?!"
Liu Xinwu made some guesses again, which instantly made Feng's mother extremely excited.
When we arrived at the General Administration, we met with Mr. Feng from the Foreign Publishing Bureau, Li Qingquan from Yanjing Literature, the People's Literature, the People's Daily, and the Humanities Society, and they all entered the auditorium to watch the internal images.
On the rostrum, the specifications are also very high!
In addition to Mr. Wu and Mr. Shi, two other heavyweight leaders also came to give speeches on the stage, and at the same time expressed their deep concern and encouragement to the condolences group.
After that, I started to watch the reflected images. As expected, they were all scenes of condolences from the recent frontline. While watching, everyone was also touched a lot.
Those who were full of emotions were crying and choked with sobs in the auditorium, and some started to cry, but they were asked to be more restrained and quiet.
"Old Feng, isn't this your son-in-law?"
"Yes, yes, the scenes reported in the last People's Liberation Army war report are the ones in the video now, aren't they?"
"Not to mention, Teacher Gu, your son-in-law is so good at writing manuscripts, writing lyrics, composing music and singing? Are you saying that this song is composed by Xuemin himself?"
The theme song "Wreaths Under the Mountains" that Cheng Xuemin sang before going out for a drink in Malipo was indeed captured on video!
It went around and was sent directly to the General Administration of Yanjing, and now it is shown to everyone.
After the viewing, it was just as Liu Xinwu guessed on the way here, that he asked the cultural offices to write some relevant articles and publish them to the outside world to publicize it!
Especially Cheng Xuemin, the pioneer of reform, the old leader gave a special nod on the stage!
This made Feng's mother and Feng's father in the audience feel flattered. At the same time, they also had a premonition that it was too high-profile?
Praising their son-in-law too highly again may not be a good thing for Cheng Xuemin himself.
After all, their son-in-law is indeed a little younger, not to mention his qualifications.
But soon!
Waiting for the Chief Political Officer and Wen Wenlao, Mr. Wu left Feng’s father and Feng’s mother alone. They informed in a very low and hoarse voice that their son-in-law Cheng Xuemin was on the front line and had been missing for more than ten days!
The Feng father and Feng mother were so frightened on the spot that they were stunned like a thunderbolt from the blue!
…
Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)