Chapter 240 The entire Old Feng family is confused, Xuemin, what did you say? (Please order in full)
Over at the Literary Lecture Center, Cheng Xuemin hadn’t thought about it yet, so he could only repeat his old tricks and use such a shy and invincible excuse to take the college entrance examination this year.
Go to college.
In this era, it can be said that for young people, it is the only way to improve their class level.
Even people like Cheng Xuemin, who became famous at a young age, are almost universally known.
But his diploma is currently his weakest point. Maybe he doesn't feel that much under the halo of a series of honorary titles in the past few years.
But when you really have to wait until you get a diploma to judge your qualifications, you have to come up with a diploma that you can get.
Especially if he wants to pursue an official career in the future, a diploma will definitely be an obstacle to Cheng Xuemin's promotion, if he does not have a diploma from Yan University.
Therefore, when they heard that Cheng Xuemin was going to take the college entrance examination this year, Ding Ling and Wang Meng suddenly realized and reacted, no longer forcing themselves.
But I put it down. Anyway, their literary institute will have to wait until the end of the second half of the year to start school, and we will see the situation then.
Anyway, I just go there and teach one or two classes every week, so I don’t have to sit in the literary lecture hall. I still hope that Cheng Xuemin can come and teach a few classes.
In response, Cheng Xuemin readily agreed.
Just like Li Shuguang of the Humanities Society and Zhang Guangnian of the People's Literature, their main jobs are still in their respective units, and going to the Institute of Literature is just a job.
"Well, Xuemin, since you are going to be a teacher at the Institute of Literature, then our Humanities Club will expand a few editorial committee members, and I will arrange your name to be on them!"
Then Li Shuguang from the Humanities Society released some great news!
In an instant, the young award-winning writers present were shocked. Even Liu Xinwu of "October" was also glowing!
The editorial board of People’s Publishing House!
This is an honor that Liu Xinwu didn't even get, but Teacher Gu, the son-in-law, was invited by Li Shuguang since he was a latecomer.
As for new writers such as Jia Aoping, Mo Shen, Lu Xinhua, etc., let alone them!
They originally smiled bitterly and enviously at the different invitations given by Teacher Ding Ling and Teacher Wang Meng just now.
The invitation to them from the Institute of Literature and Literature is to invite them to study and become students after the Institute of Literature and Literature opens.
yes!
They are young writers. Even if they are lucky enough to win an award, they still have to go to the Literary Lecture Center, the highest palace for writers, and become students.
But Cheng Xuemin, who is also a young new writer and is much younger than them, was invited by the Literary Institute to be a lecturer.
There is no comparison between this person and others!
Inviting Cheng Xuemin to the Literature Institute and becoming their teacher was enough to make them stunned!
But it’s better now!
The Humanities Society has an even bigger one. It actually invited Cheng Xuemin to join the Humanities Society as an editorial board member.
I was shocked by Li Shuguang’s words on the spot!
Maybe you would be more shocked and confused than knowing that Cheng Xuemin had six articles selected and won awards in this selection, right?
Because we all know what the editorial board of the Humanities Society means to the majority of writers.
"ah?!"
"Teacher Li, this... I'm not a member of the Literary and Art Association, so why not join the editorial board?"
Cheng Xuemin was equally dumbfounded, knowing what this editorial board member of the Humanities Society meant.
I also know that if you want to be on the editorial board of the Humanities Society, you must be a member of the Literary Society. This is a hard standard.
Therefore, the editorial board members of the Humanities Society are all major writers and literary giants who play an important role in the domestic literary world.
Cheng Xuemin is so young and not yet a member of the Literary and Art Association, so he doesn’t seem to have the qualifications to join the editorial board of the Humanities Society, right?
"Literary Association?"
"Old Zhang!"
Li Shuguang didn't care at all. He shouted to Zhang Guangnian, the executive director of the Literary and Art Association and editor-in-chief of People's Literature, to indicate that it was time for him to take a stand!
"Yes! Xuemin, I have always wanted to recruit you into our literary association. Just before Mr. Mao left, he personally asked about this!"
"My job of recruiting new people was not done well!"
"So, I will give you the form later. Xuemin, you fill it out and hand it in. I will go through the procedures for you. I will definitely not delay your appointment to the editorial board!"
Good guy!
Cheng Xuemin also didn’t expect that just one symposium would almost end!
The three giants under the Cultural Portal directly extended an olive branch to Cheng Xuemin.
Ding Ling, the head of the Literary Lecture Center, a top hall for contemporary writers, Li Shuguang, editor-in-chief and editorial board director of the Humanities Society, and Zhang Guangnian, the daily head of the Literary and Art Association, all worked together to arrange for Cheng Xuemin.
If Cheng Xuemin's mother-in-law knew about this, I don't know what kind of surprise she would be!
Because his mother-in-law, Teacher Gu, the senior editor of the magazine "October", is now just a member of the Literary Association.
I have not yet received an invitation from the Institute of Literature and Literature. This invitation is definitely not an invitation to enroll, but people in the industry are definitely looking forward to an invitation from the Institute of Literature and Literature.
Unfortunately, it may not be her turn in terms of seniority. After all, Liu Xinwu, her superior, has not received an invitation from the Institute of Literature and Literature so far.
As for the invitation from the editorial board of the Humanities Society, there is no such thing!
But now it's better. The mother-in-law has not joined the editorial board of the Humanities Society. Cheng Xuemin, who is the son-in-law, has received invitations one after another at the same time.
If my mother-in-law, Feng Mu, knew about this, I don't know whether she would laugh out of surprise or shed tears of grievance.
"Xuemin, don't be hesitant. This matter is settled. I'll ask Xiao Cui to send the form to your home later!"
Zhang Guangnian made the decision directly without waiting for Cheng Xuemin to express his opinion.
Directly ask Xiao Cui, Cheng Xuemin's editor-in-chief at People's Literature, to send the application form for joining the Literary and Art Association to his home.
"Then... okay, thank you, Teacher Zhang!"
Cheng Xuemin then smiled bitterly and nodded in response. In fact, he also knew that if he wanted to pursue an official career in the future, the Literary Association, the Literary Lectures Institute, and the Editorial Board of the Humanities Society would be the places where he would have to go to gain gilding skills.
Now that Li Shuguang and Zhang Guangnian were so supportive of a junior, there was no need to be polite and he simply agreed readily.
"What's there to thank you for? You should have been there as early as March and April when our Cultural Association accepted new recruits! It's a pity that you were not in Yanjing at that time!"
Zhang Guangnian waved his hand and said nothing wrong.
The Literary and Art Association led by Mao Lao actually recruited a group of outstanding senior cultural comrades in March and April this year. Originally, Cheng Xuemin must have been one of the candidates.
However, Cheng Xuemin went south to perform condolences at that time and was not in Yanjing. He was delayed because he was not there.
"Okay, Xuemin, please finish Lao Zhang's procedures as soon as possible. The editorial board expansion and the opening of the Institute of Literature and Literature will be at the same time, both in the second half of the year!"
"Anyway, I'll just report it to you first!"
Li Shuguang also nodded to Cheng Xuemin and said the same thing.
"Okay, thank you, Teacher Li!"
Cheng Xuemin also expressed his gratitude to Li Shuguang.
After the symposium, the Literary and Art Association and the Humanities Society also arranged a dinner in the evening, but the number of participants was not as lively as at noon!
During the afternoon symposium, many people left first. For example, Feng’s father and Feng’s mother all had lunch here and left.
During the symposium, some old comrades from the jury also left one after another.
Those left to the end are basically middle-aged judges like Li Shuguang and Zhang Guangnian, as well as award-winning writers like Cheng Xuemin.
There are also some main persons in charge of publications who have also stayed until the dinner time.
Dinner, guests enjoyed themselves!
When Cheng Xuemin left, he invited Lu Yao and others from Yanhe Literature to visit his home tomorrow and visit the Yanda campus.
There is also Xie Jin from Shanghai. He was also invited to attend today's awards ceremony and stayed until the end to catch up with Cheng Xuemin.
They all invited me to sit at home tomorrow, and they all agreed.
When Cheng Xuemin got home after the dinner, it was almost nine o'clock, but the front yard of his house was brightly lit, obviously waiting for him.
"Brother-in-law is back, brother-in-law is back!"
As soon as the bicycle was pushed into the yard, my sister-in-law Feng Jiamo heard the movement and shouted loudly.
Immediately, Feng's father and mother, Feng's mother, the eldest and second brothers, the Feng family, and the sister-in-law who was holding the little one were all shocked!
They all looked outside the courtyard at the door.
"Show me, show me, brother-in-law, I heard from mom, you got six certificates and souvenirs today!?"
"Give me a souvenir so I can take it to school tomorrow to help you show off!"
Before Cheng Xuemin could stop the bicycle, his impatient sister-in-law Feng Jiamo stepped forward to get Cheng Xuemin's bag.
"What do you mean by showing off for me? I think you are the family leader and you want to show off yourself, right?"
Cheng Xuemin glanced at his sister-in-law in a funny way, and did not stop him from grabbing the bag. He then asked, "Isn't there a mock test today? How did you do on the test?" Cheng Xuemin arranged for several women in the family to go to the attached middle school to participate. The last mock test over there is so that the second sister-in-law and the others, who are reviewing at home, can adapt to the examination room in advance.
At the end of the day today, I should have taken three exams. I wonder how they performed?
"That one must be easy to pick up. There is no question that I can't do!"
Feng Jiamo blurted out the words without hesitation, and at the same time, the briefcase hanging on the bicycle was already in her hands.
"The Feng family hasn't finished the exam yet, and the results haven't come out yet. Don't get too carried away!"
"Also, that's a souvenir from your brother-in-law's award. Why do you show it off to school?"
How could he let his sister run wildly? Feng Jiayou had already stood up and rushed towards her, trying to snatch the bag from Feng Jiamo's hand, "Sister, my brother-in-law got six medals and six souvenirs, all the same. Why do you keep so much?"
"Give me one, give me one!"
Taking out the souvenir from the bag and seeing Lu Xun's face printed on it, Feng Jiamo became even more greedy and unreasonable, insisting on getting one.
"Just take it and ruin it!"
"Mom, can you take care of Feng Jiamo?"
The young Feng family couldn't take it, and there was nothing they could do with her unreasonable sister. Even though she knew that she would take it to show off for the sake of freshness, she wouldn't cherish it at all, let alone treasure it!
So in the end, she must be ruined by her Feng family.
"Sister, Mom, I will definitely treasure it and won't waste it. That's it, I'm going to review it later!"
Hey!
Feng Jiamo ran away faster than a loach. She didn't even wait for her mother to say anything. She took a souvenir and ran to the backyard.
Soon, cousin Xiaolian's exclamation came from the backyard. Obviously, Feng Jiamo was the first to show off to the second sister-in-law and the others in the backyard.
"Jia Zhao Jiacheng, go move the chairs and get the paste, and help the students put up the certificates first!"
Mother Feng glanced at her little daughter who was running towards the backyard, but she shook her head and couldn't do anything to her. When she saw the young Feng family taking out all the certificates from their bags, she quickly asked her uncle and brother-in-law to move their things and put the certificates on them!
“Ah!? Mom, do you want to put it on now?”
The second uncle was still watching TV, but after hearing his mother's instructions, he was a little nervous and couldn't react!
It’s late at night!
And my brother-in-law just came back from winning an award. He didn’t even drink when he entered the house, so he asked the two of them to act as uncles and give him a certificate of award?
Damn...
Didn't Juan'er say in her letter before that her mother looked down upon her son-in-law? Why is it that she, the mother-in-law, cares more about her son-in-law than anyone else now?
"Huh? Brother??"
But when he saw his brother Feng Jiazhao, he stood up and started working without even asking, this made Feng Jiacheng even more confused!
What's going on?
"No, no, Mom, let's wait a few days before posting! Tomorrow, Lao Xie and some friends from Yanhe Literature will come to the house. Isn't this... bad?"
Cheng Xuemin was also shocked by his mother-in-law's words as soon as he walked in!
Are you so anxious to post the certificate?
And thinking that there will be guests coming to the house tomorrow, they put the certificate they just won on the wall that night. What will Lao Xie, Lao Hu Luyao and the others think when they see it?
Cheng Xuemin must be embarrassed anyway!
"It's not good!"
The second uncle nodded and agreed. He felt that what Cheng Xuemin said made sense and sat back down again.
Uncle Feng Jiazhao was unmoved and continued to consider where to place the sticker.
Because my uncle has long been used to it at home, his mother will definitely have more to say later.
really!
Before Feng Jiacheng could sit down again, Feng's mother urged again: "Why can't I ask you to post a certificate of award?"
"Didn't you hear Xuemin say that there will be guests coming to the house tomorrow?"
"Uh..." Second uncle Feng Jiacheng was dumbfounded again. Is this still his mother?
But his mother was too lazy to pay attention to him, and then said to Cheng Xuemin, "Xuemin, when the certificate comes back, you should put it up immediately!"
"A few of them won awards before, and they posted them faster than anyone else!"
Mother Feng's face should not smile too brightly. Her son-in-law has won six certificates at once. Why don't he just put them on the wall and wait for the night?
I didn’t hear that there will be guests and friends coming tomorrow. Aren’t the certificates meant to be posted for guests and friends to see?
"Post it, stick it, you have to stick it up after you get the certificate!"
"If you didn't post it, who would know that you won the award, Xuemin?"
Speaking of vanity, my daughter-in-law Feng Jiayou may be even more powerful than her mother! Dang even quickly called to her eldest and second brothers and put up the certificate.
This made Cheng Xuemin really dumbfounded. He could only shake his head and move closer to the little boy to hug his son.
The second uncle, Feng Jiacheng, was even more in disbelief. He wondered whether what he wrote in the letter to his daughter-in-law, Sun Juan, were completely different things, okay?
"We had a good chat in the afternoon symposium, right?"
Feng's father next to him asked with concern. He was originally going to attend the afternoon symposium, but asked Feng's mother to come back at noon so that she could take care of Feng's young child who was confinement at home.
However, Feng's father had something to do at his workplace and had to go back to his workplace first, so he did not attend the afternoon symposium.
"Pretty good, Dad!"
Cheng Xuemin teased the son in his hand, responded to Father Feng, and then mentioned to Father Feng: "By the way, Dad, Teacher Ding Ling invited me to the Literature Lecture Center today..."
"Ding Ling invited Xuemin to study at the Wen Lecture Institute?" Before Cheng Xuemin could finish speaking, he called to his two sons and pasted the certificate of merit under the 'Pioneer in Reform' frame. He heard Cheng Xuemin mention Wen Lecture here. So, I couldn't help but turn around and ask.
Then he nodded and said: "The literary institute hosted by Ding Ling is of a very high level. It was personally organized by Mr. Wu. It can be regarded as the cradle of our contemporary literary writers!"
"Xuemin, if you study there, you can come back with a layer of gold, which will be very beneficial to your future development!"
"Xuemin, the Institute of Literature has invited you to study?" My uncle, who was standing on the chair and preparing to affix the certificate, turned around in surprise and asked, his face full of envy.
Because my uncle also wants to study at the Institute of Literature!
Unfortunately, he was not invited at all, and he did not win the award at this awards ceremony.
Therefore, the chance of being able to write about what I have learned is very slim.
"Xuemin won six prize-winning manuscripts this time. Isn't it normal to be invited to study at the Institute of Literature?"
As a daughter-in-law, Feng Jiayou was surprised and envious when she saw her parents, eldest and second brothers, not to mention how beautiful she was when she interjected!
Six of my manuscripts have won awards, so it would be abnormal not to be invited, right?
“Uh, that’s right!”
After hearing this, my uncle Feng Jiazhao was filled with envy and jealousy.
This... can't you just think about him?
Why do everyone think that Cheng Xuemin should go to a literary institute to study and become a student, but how come no one thinks that he actually wants to be a teacher?
The mother-in-law has raised her words to this level. Cheng Xuemin once again emphasized that he was not going to study, but to give lectures. Isn't it a bit too deliberate?
So, Cheng Xuemin didn’t know how to answer what his wife and mother-in-law said next.
"It shouldn't be that simple, right?"
Originally, Feng's father was chatting with his son-in-law Cheng Xuemin, so Feng's father could hear Cheng Xuemin's tone best. Before he could finish what he just said, he was interrupted by his interruption.
Now looking at his son-in-law's reaction, Father Feng had a hunch that it might not be as simple as just going to the literary institute to study.
"What? Lao Feng, do you think Ding Ling's invitation this time has other profound meanings?"
Feng's mother simply came over and asked Feng's father, "Old Feng, what do you think Ding Ling means? Or do Mr. Mao and Mr. Wu have any other arrangements for Xuemin?"
"Mom! Mom! Mom! That's it. Teacher Ding Ling invited me to the Institute of Literature to give lectures and become a teacher, not to learn and become a student!"
Wu Lao Mao Lao's deep meaning had already come out. Cheng Xuemin couldn't let his mother-in-law and the others continue to think wildly, so he could only bite the bullet and explain.
He really didn't do it on purpose, he really wasn't pretending!
"What? Instead of studying, you want to become a teacher in a literary institute?"
Caught off guard, Feng's mother was so shocked that she jumped up. She looked at Cheng Xuemin in disbelief and asked in confusion.
Father Feng next to him was also confused. He had thought that it might not be that simple, but he really didn't expect it to be so simple!
Invite their son-in-law Cheng Xuemin to become a teacher in a literary institute, not to study?
OMG, what's going on?
…
Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)