Chapter 246 My father-in-law is a veteran and a habitual offender, and my son-in-law has also been led astray (please order the full version)
“Your sister asked me to go to the Foreign Exchange Bureau to exchange for some foreign exchange coupons!”
"Old Cui, is that application form at your place? Fill it out for me!"
But we can't let Xiao Cui continue to answer so openly, otherwise Cheng Xuemin and his father-in-law will not be able to get through tonight.
So Cheng Xuemin didn't wait for him to finish speaking, so he pulled him and interrupted.
"Ah! That application form... I gave it to Teacher Gu!"
Seeing that Cheng Xuemin was teasing himself, he interrupted the topic again and said that his wife asked him to go to the Foreign Exchange Bureau to exchange for foreign exchange coupons?
People's Literature Xiao Cui was a little confused, nodded subconsciously, and said that the application form was given to Feng's mother!
"The application form is in the backyard with the children!" Feng's mother glanced at Xiao Cui and Cheng Xuemin suspiciously, but did not ask further questions. She nodded and said, "We really need to buy an electric fan at home. I heard from the children that little squirrels are all bad. It’s too hot to sleep at night, right?”
"Did my sister ask me to buy it? I thought it was my brother-in-law who bought it secretly as a surprise for my sister!"
Sister-in-law Feng Jiamo was in a hurry to go to school for the exam, and she didn't question it too much. She pushed her bicycle and walked out of the house with her cousin Xiaolian, talking and laughing.
Is this sister-in-law a little too familiar with Cheng Xuemin's brother-in-law's tricks?
It was indeed a surprise for her sister, but not this!
The surprise is behind, just wait!
Cheng Xuemin’s sister Cheng Wenxiu and second sister-in-law Sun Juan also looked at the electric fan in surprise, but without saying anything, they said hello to Cheng Xuemin and pushed their bicycles out to take the exam.
Cheng Xuemin nodded, but did not tell his sister that he had agreed to leave for northern Shaanxi tomorrow, and Yanhe Literature Society would help book the train tickets.
"Mom! I originally wanted to buy two more, but the overseas Chinese store doesn't have that many, only these two!"
"How about one for the front yard and one for the little squirrel in the back?"
Cheng Xuemin raised the two electric fans in his hands and said to his mother-in-law, Feng Mu.
Since we didn't buy so many electric fans and couldn't afford to have one for every house, we might as well just have one in the front and back. It would be hard for Cheng Xuemin to take care of who takes the fans inside the house at night.
"Put one in the front hall!"
"You don't need to buy so much, just buy one for the little squirrel! Did you buy this electric fan from an overseas Chinese store? It shouldn't be cheap, right?"
Mother Feng nodded, she could indeed put one in the front yard.
But my son-in-law said that he originally wanted to buy several units, so he just shook his head and said he didn’t need to buy so many.
Being able to put one in the front yard would be a big advantage to her son-in-law!
Besides, the imported things bought in this overseas Chinese store will definitely not be cheap.
"Fortunately, if you have foreign exchange coupons, more than two hundred points is fine!"
Cheng Xuemin responded smoothly to Mother Feng again.
You're right. If you have foreign exchange coupons, they are actually the same as RMB. Two hundred yuan is really not bad.
But most people want to have some foreign exchange coupons, which is very difficult!
Therefore, it is simply impossible to use RMB, and the exchange rate in the middle is unavoidable.
"How many!?"
"More than two hundred foreign exchange coupons? How about four or five hundred for the two stations? Can the foreign exchange bureau exchange so many foreign exchange coupons at one time?"
Foreign exchange coupons are a rare thing, a variant of currency strictly controlled by the state.
Even if her husband works in a foreign language publishing bureau, he can usually get access to foreign exchange coupons. If their family really needs foreign exchange coupons, they can ask Lao Feng to go to the work unit and exchange some for them.
But it may not be too much at one time, at most one month's salary and about one hundred yuan in foreign exchange coupons.
"Mom, I asked a friend to help me exchange it!"
Hearing Cheng Xuemin's words, Feng's mother nodded and thought that's about it.
But how much does it cost to convert a foreign exchange coupon worth more than 200 yuan into our RMB?
This is not unknown. Once she calculated it, Feng’s mother immediately felt a thump in her heart. She felt that it was more expensive than the TV at home.
But then again, there is nothing you can do about it.
This year, the weather has not yet officially entered summer, but it is already so hot. My little grandson, who has just been born and is not yet a month old, cannot bear the heat at all.
If your home has the conditions to buy an electric fan, then you really need to buy one.
But the son-in-law bought two units this time and was running out of money. There was really nothing they could do.
Anyway, after Feng's mother showed her their 10,000-yuan bankbook that night, her daughter immediately felt envious of their income.
I knew that my son-in-law earned a lot of money from writing manuscripts, but I really didn't expect that the young couple would buy this courtyard without saying a word, and they still had more than 10,000 yuan in savings.
Feng's mother was dumbfounded on the spot. She looked back at the bankbook that contained only half of her daughter's savings, and felt quite resentful towards her old Feng.
Fortunately, her old Feng was promoted a level in time!
This can be regarded as filling up the vanity of mother-in-law Feng Mu.
"Xuemin, that's not what you said just now?"
Following Cheng Xuemin to the backyard, Xiao Cui, who continued to look confused, questioned.
That's not what Cheng Xuemin told him at the overseas Chinese store just now!
It's not the foreign exchange coupons that his lover asked him to go to the foreign exchange bureau to exchange, but the foreign currency manuscript fees he earned from writing foreign language manuscripts and submitting them to foreign magazines.
Why did you change your story as soon as you got home?
"Haha, Lao Cui, actually I was just bragging and joking to you. I did write some foreign language manuscripts and submitted them, but they were all rejected!"
"These foreign exchange coupons were exchanged by my wife at the Foreign Exchange Bureau!"
I was still too arrogant just now, so I told Xiao Cui the truth, but I didn't know that this kid's mouth would be so fast.
Cheng Xuemin didn't even have time to explain, but he must not spread rumors, especially to his mother-in-law, Feng Mu.
But who knows!
As soon as this guy walked in, he almost sold Cheng Xuemin and his father-in-law together.
If Xiao Cui leaks this today, when his father-in-law comes back, he will not be confused on the spot and call it an unreasonable disaster.
"Ah?! You can't, right?"
Xiao Cui was dumbfounded again when he heard this. Was he joking and bragging? How is this possible!
Cheng Xuemin just swore to him, and he said everything in a well-founded and well-founded way!
Even the world's top magazines such as Metropolis and Reader's Digest broke the news, and said it was published in the April issue of this year.
He's so serious, how can he still be bragging and joking?
But soon, Xiao Cui's mind turned around, and he asked with a low voice: "Xuemin, isn't it true that at the awards ceremony yesterday, someone revealed that you secretly created a pen name to earn royalties and hide your personal money? "
"This foreign exchange royalties are also private money that you secretly made behind your wife and Teacher Gu's back, right?"
After thinking this through, the more Xiao Cui thought about it, the more he felt that Cheng Xuemin must have secretly hidden his private money to write the foreign language manuscript.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have that expression just now.
"How is that possible?"
"Old Cui, you are overthinking it. Hiding private money is all a joke!"
When Cheng Xuemin heard about hiding private money, his face fell again!
Ever since Cheng Xuemin was called out by someone in the audience when he was giving his acceptance speech at the award ceremony yesterday, Cheng Xuemin’s secrets of writing manuscripts to make money for himself behind the backs of his wife, Feng Jiayou, and his mother-in-law, Teacher Gu, have spread like wildfire. Gone!
Cheng Xuemin still doesn’t know who that guy is!
Blindly guessing Mr. Tang?
But Mr. Tang didn’t go to the awards ceremony yesterday!
Even if he went, he would be sitting on the rostrum, and he would definitely be a member of the jury, and he would never be able to sit down.
Chen Shumin from their library?
No, even though Lao Chen was one of the few insiders, he probably wouldn't backstab him in the Great Hall of the People for making that joke with Cheng Xuemin.
As for Balao?
Sitting on the rostrum, he is one of the three deputy directors of the jury.
His daughter Li Xiaolin? She is a lesbian, can you not recognize Cheng Xuemin’s male and female voices?
But apart from these few insiders, Cheng Xuemin couldn’t think of anyone else, so he remains a mystery until now.
"I understand, I understand, Xuemin! I was really quick to talk just now, and I don't know the specific situation of your family!"
"Don't worry, I will keep it a secret for you and won't talk nonsense!"
The more Xiao Cui saw Cheng Xuemin's emphasis, the more certain he became that this must be the case!
As for whether he was bragging and joking, he will find out when he goes back and looks for the April issues of the foreign-language magazine Metropolitan and Reader's Digest!
Cheng Xuemin rolled his eyes, what did he need Xiao Cui to keep secret!
But I felt lucky. Fortunately, I only mentioned Metropolis and Reader's Digest to Xiao Cui, but didn't mention my pen name outside.
Therefore, even if Xiao Cui knew which issue of Metropolis and Reader's Digest it was, he probably wouldn't be able to read which foreign article was written by Cheng Xuemin, right?
As long as he doesn’t know which article it is, then he and his father-in-law, Father Feng, are definitely safe!
Otherwise, if Xiao Cui finds out and spreads the word to Zhang Guangnian, Li Shuguang and the others, it will definitely reach the ears of his mother-in-law, Teacher Gu.
At that time, the two people in the family who run a small foreign exchange treasury will have to kneel on the washboard.
Especially the father-in-law, Father Feng, is a veteran and a habitual criminal. Cheng Xuemin, his son-in-law, was led astray by him, and his nature is even worse.
Feng Jiayou, who was raising a baby in the backyard, was overjoyed to see that Cheng Xuemin had bought all the electric fans.
He greeted Xiao Cui again and took out the application form for Cheng Xuemin.
Cheng Xuemin filled out the form very quickly, and after pasting the one-inch black and white photo with paste, Xiao Cui didn't stay any longer and went back with Cheng Xuemin's application form for joining the Cultural Association.
"This little guy slept soundly with the electric fan blowing him down!"
Cheng Xuemin sent Xiao Cui away and looked at the little guy who was sleeping beautifully with the fan blowing on. He couldn't help pinching his little face and laughing and scolding him.
"Don't pinch your cheeks! If you pinch your cheeks too much, you'll drool!"
The Feng family youngster slapped Cheng Xuemin's dirty hands off. He couldn't pinch the little face, and he would make his mouth water if he pinched it.
"hey-hey!"
Cheng Xuemin giggled, obeyed and did not pinch the little guy again, and then said to Feng Jiayou, "Daughter-in-law, we have made an appointment with Lao Hu from Yanhe Literature. My sister, Xiaolian and the others will go back together. The train will take off tomorrow afternoon. !”
"Lao Lu and Lao Mo will then send the sisters to Chengjiawan!"
"So soon? Are you leaving tomorrow?"
When I heard Cheng Xuemin say that I would put my sister on the train tomorrow, I felt a little reluctant to leave!
My aunt Cheng Wenxiu is here, and she can help her son poop and pee, and take care of her during confinement.
The Feng family is used to it!
Now that my eldest aunt is leaving like this, it’s strange that she is willing to let go.
"It's better to go back early. You can go back to help your brother-in-law and make up for it in a surprise attack!"
"We now hope that my brother-in-law, who is studying at home, can keep up with the progress and come to Yanjing for the college entrance examination. Then my sister can also pass the exam together, so that she can live at home and help!"
"If my brother-in-law can only stay in the provincial capital, my sister might also stay in the provincial capital!"
Cheng Xuemin nodded, hoping in his heart that his brother-in-law Wang Quanwen would be admitted to Yanjing.
But there’s actually nothing to worry about!
According to the feedback he received from his sister, his brother-in-law’s review progress at home is actually okay!
There was a letter from me last time saying that my brother-in-law scored 3560 points in the mock test. This was last month’s score.
Therefore, not to mention being admitted to Yenching University of Political Science and Law and other first-class universities, with his brother-in-law's stable performance, it will not be a big problem to be admitted to Yenching Agricultural University.
It just so happened that Agricultural University was not too far from Yanda University. They were both near the future Zhongguancun, so it was convenient.
"With my current grades, if I perform stably, I can pass our Yanda University exam!"
"If my brother-in-law can't pass the exam, wouldn't it be a pity for me?"
The Feng family heard from young that their eldest aunt might follow her husband and give up studying at Yanda University and stay in their provincial capital. It was inevitable that she would feel pity for her.
"I'm just saying this. Regardless of my brother-in-law's current grades, coming to Yanjing is actually not a big problem!"
"Anyway, let's wait for the college entrance examination results next month!"
Cheng Xuemin couldn't make any conclusions so early. It was too early to say anything.
He arranged for his sister to go back early, and he also wanted to let her help her brother-in-law sprint for a week in front of him.
The problem shouldn't be big.
Not long after chatting, there started to be movement in the front yard. It was my second uncle who had gone to Yanjiao to pick up my grandpa and grandma, shouting in the front yard.
"Second brother is back, grandpa and grandma are here to pick him up!"
As soon as the Feng family heard the shout from their second brother Feng Jiacheng, they knew that their grandparents had taken it over, and they quickly got up and rushed to the front yard.
"Daughter-in-law, you take care of your son, and I'll just go and help!"
This woman is still in confinement. Although she can get out of bed and walk around, she shouldn't always go outside to get some air.
Just stay in the house honestly!
Cheng Xuemin followed Cheng Xuemin to the front yard. It was indeed Feng's father and his second uncle who brought his grandparents back.
Feng's mother has already welcomed the two elders in, and Feng's father's second uncle is helping to move things.
"Study people, study people, congratulations!"
Seeing Cheng Xuemin coming over, the old man Gu's father greeted his grandson-in-law repeatedly.
"Hello grandpa, hello grandma, thank you! Thank you! Are you tired from the journey?"
Cheng Xuemin stepped forward to greet his grandparents, nodding his thanks and greetings.
"Go help your dad and your brother and move everything in first! I'll take your grandparents into the main room to have a rest!"
Feng's mother also nodded and gave Cheng Xuemin instructions.
"Okay mom, grandpa and grandma, please sit in the room for a while!"
Cheng Xuemin quickly went outside the yard to help his father-in-law, his second uncle, and the others unload and unload things from the car.
"Okay! Xue Qing, you have hired a good son-in-law!"
"Your mother and I read today's People's Daily. In the first national short story awards competition, Xuemin won six awards in one go. Great!!"
Father Gu was very optimistic about his grandson-in-law, and repeatedly exclaimed to his daughter Feng's mother.
Six awards! ?
Gu's father was also stunned by the relevant reports in today's People's Daily. He almost dropped his reading glasses when reading the newspaper.
They also kept confirming with their wives, is their grandson-in-law named Cheng Xuemin?
This newspaper said that at the awards ceremony held yesterday at the Great Hall of the People, his grandson-in-law won six awards in one breath?
What a good guy, I stunned the old man Gu’s father right on the spot!
"Dad, these are the six certificates that the students received, as well as the reform pioneers who wrote the inscriptions years ago!"
Welcoming her parents into the main room, she saw her parents looking at the room. The most eye-catching thing on the front was the frame and certificate. Mother Feng said not to be too proud.
"Okay, okay!"
Father Gu looked around the main room, looking at the frames and certificates hung up on the wall, and nodded repeatedly.
"Dad, Mom, come and fan, Xuemin happened to go to the Overseas Chinese Store today and bought two electric fans!"
"Just put it in the main room to fan it during the day, and then take it to your room at night!"
"By the way, parents, Xuemin and my parents have vacated the west wing of the backyard for you. Later, I will ask Lao Feng to move everything to the backyard!?"
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Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)