In order to strengthen his persuasiveness, Lin Chaoyang accidentally said that he was bald, and Zhang Dening immediately realized that something was wrong.

“Have you also contributed to Harvest?”

"This..." Lin Chaoyang hesitated and said, "It all happened before. The novel was published."

"Which article? Why haven't I read it?" Zhang Dening asked eagerly.

"I didn't use the pen name 'Xu Lingjun', I used 'Wang Qinglai'."

Wang Qinglai?

Zhang Dening's mind quickly flashed through the magazines and novels she had read, with a bit of shock on her face and a trembling tone.

""Qiu Ju's Lawsuit"?"

""Parental Love"?"

Lin Chaoyang was surprised, "Awesome! Did you also read the article published in "Shanghai Literature and Art"?"

Zhang Dening said angrily: "Stop giving me such a playful smile!"

She asked: "The fee we paid this year is not as high as others, I admit it. Why didn't you give us "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit"? Do you still consider me a friend?"

"Of course friends are friends." Lin Chaoyang said slowly.

His statement made Zhang Dening feel a little better, but she still felt uncomfortable because she had missed so many of Lin Chaoyang's manuscripts before she knew it.

"Garland Under the Mountain", "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", "Parental Love", and the novel given to "Contemporary".

Zhang Dening repeated like Xianglin's wife: "You are not a friend enough!"

Lin Chaoyang shook his head, "Friends are friends, you can't even give up royalties for friends!"

Her eyes were fixed on Lin Chaoyang, trying to find a few words to refute him, but after thinking for a long time, her interest waned.

In the final analysis, the money is just not enough.

“Isn’t it just royalties?”

She said unwillingly, with a tone of self-comfort and helplessness that said, "This is just half a fart."

After chatting for a while, Zhang Dening left with a heart full of depression and melancholy.

Another Monday, there was Yin Faru in the Chinese Department giving a lecture on the history of ancient Chinese culture, and Lin Chaoyang went to attend another class.

The Chinese Department of Class 1977 has a special situation. It was admitted in February 1978, and it is now the first semester of the third academic year.

Entering the third year of college, many people have become sluggish, and the number of absences from classes is increasing. However, Yin Faru's class has a lot of people coming, basically because of his famous name.

Some people feel drowsy after listening to the lecture halfway. The students in the Chinese Department are generally young in literature, but they are not history buffs.

Lin Chaoyang listened with great interest. He read Chinese classical literature and had half-understandings in many parts. Ultimately, it was because he did not have a deep understanding of ancient culture and history.

Although he usually consulted Wu Zuxiang for advice, it was only a glimpse into the past and not very systematic. Yin Faru's general knowledge class could just make up for his shortcomings in this area.

After finishing the class, Lin Chaoyang was about to go back to the library when he bumped into Hong Zicheng, who had just finished teaching the class 79 Chinese Department next door.

"Brother Zicheng!"

Lin Chaoyang said hello to Hong Zicheng, and the two chatted while walking.

Hong Zicheng asked: "I heard that you bought a house?"

"Yes." Lin Chaoyang said truthfully.

Hong Zicheng looked envious, "I really envy you the royalties for writing novels."

"You get a lot of money for writing reviews."

"I can't publish two articles in a year, which is far behind me." Hong Zicheng shook his head.

Hong Zi has reached middle age and is the backbone of the Chinese Department of Yanda. His income is considered high in today's society, but his situation is actually very embarrassing.

These middle-aged lecturers and associate professors do not have the academic status and accumulation of professors, and their remuneration is naturally much worse. They all live together in the Tongzi Building to the east of the student dormitory.

If this condition is not bad for young lecturers, it is not bad for a young couple or a family with small children, and the family squeezes into a house of more than ten square meters. After all, everyone is like this now.

But when he reached Hong Zicheng's age, there were many children in the family and he was getting older, so the situation became awkward.

It’s very difficult to change a house, so you have to wait. If you want to buy a house, your income is a bit low. Even if your income is enough, who can easily give up the house where the school lives for free?

It's like a carrot hanging in front of the donkey's eyes. It doesn't matter if he eats it or doesn't eat it.

Lin Chaoyang is also a faculty member of Yanda University. It can be said that when he buys a house, he buys a house. This is not only because of his high income.

These days, it is common for couples to have dual jobs in universities. The income of many families is not low, but many people just cannot change the concept of "waiting", "depending" and "wanting".

Of course, we cannot say that there is a problem with this concept, because the current social environment is like this. It can only be said that people have limitations, even high-minded people.

On the other hand, Lin Chaoyang had never thought of relying on school, and things became simpler.

When you have money, you buy a house, and you behave in a chic and eclectic way.

Of course, spending money is another matter.

Hong Zicheng had only heard that Lin Chaoyang bought a house before, but did not know where the house was bought.

The two chatted for a while about the house. He asked where he bought the house. Lin Chaoyang said it was an overseas Chinese apartment. Hong Zicheng suddenly looked surprised: "They are all sold to overseas Chinese, right? They say it is extremely expensive!"

"It's not that exaggerated. I happened to meet an overseas Chinese who was anxious to sell his house."

Hong Zicheng shook his head and sighed again: "It's because you have published so many novels that you feel it's not an exaggeration."

Lin Chaoyang smiled, and Hong Zicheng added: "Let me know when you move, and I'll warm up a pot."

"good."

When he returned to the library, Lin Chaoyang received a registered letter from the editorial department of "Shanghai Literature and Art".

It turned out that his article "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" published in "Shanghai Literature and Art" at the end of the previous year was also selected for the National Outstanding Short Story Award and won the second prize.

The award ceremony for the National Outstanding Short Story Award will be held on March 26. Lin Chaoyang’s mailing address is in Yanjing. The letter from the editorial department is to inform him to contact the editorial department of Yanjing’s “People’s Literature” in advance, and also enclosed with the letter

Letter of certification.

Lin Chaoyang was calm when he heard the news that "Wrangler" won the award, mainly because he had already expected it, but the award for "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" was really a bit beyond his expectation.

This novel has received a good response since it was published, but its influence is not that high. It is a bit of an unexpected surprise to win the award.

Lin Chaoyang felt happy at the thought of getting two more royalties and bonuses.

A few days later, Tao Yushu got up early that morning, found Lin Chaoyang's navy blue tunic suit, and ironed it twice with an iron.

After Lin Chaoyang put it on, he felt stiff and energetic.

"Brother-in-law, you are so handsome!" Tao Yumo gave Lin Chaoyang a thumbs up and flattered him.

I don’t know since when, young people around me started to use the word “handsome” to describe a man’s appearance. It is said that people in Xiangjiang and Bay Island say so.

"Uncle is so handsome!"

Tao Xiwen also joined in the fun, making the adults laugh.

Today is the day when the National Outstanding Short Story Award is awarded. Tao Yushu gave Lin Chaoyang a good lesson before he left the house under the eager eyes of the Tao family.

Lin Chaoyang rode his bicycle all the way to the center of Yanjing. The disadvantage of living in Yanjing University was that it would take too much time to enter the city.

At around eight o'clock in the morning, he finally entered the People's Hall with his work permit, letter of introduction and certification.

Entering the venue, Lin Chaoyang saw Cui Daoyi waving to him.

"You're so spirited in planning!" Cui Daoyi joked as soon as they met.

Lin Chaoyang smiled nonchalantly and said, "Accept the award!"

He looked around again and saw that many people were already in the venue.

Today is the award ceremony for the National Outstanding Short Story Award. The venue is the People's Hall. The scene is grand, and the guest lineup is even more important.

In addition to the more than 20 highly respected senior members of the domestic literary circle on the judging panel, there were also many cultural officials, well-known writers, editors-in-chief of publications, senior editors, critics and reporters.

At this moment, there is still half an hour before the award ceremony starts, and there are already more than a hundred people sitting in the venue.

Many of them were still chatting with acquaintances, and there was a thriving and harmonious scene in the venue.

"The awards will be awarded later, everyone will be surprised!"

Cui Daoyi said jokingly, with a sense of schadenfreude in his tone that he was just watching the fun and not taking it too seriously.

Yesterday, Lin Chaoyang just went to the editorial office of "People's Literature". He is the author of "Wrangler" and will be awarding an award soon. It is normal to go to the editorial office to report. Cui Daoyi and others were not surprised to see him.

Then Lin Chaoyang took out the letter sent to him by "Shanghai Literature and Art" and explained the situation, which shocked everyone in the editorial department.

"The Wrangler" and "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" were both written by Lin Chaoyang?

Xu Lingjun and Wang Qinglai are both Lin Chaoyang?

The huge impact caused everyone to fall into a state of speechlessness. They rushed to ask Lin Chaoyang what was going on, and finally even alarmed the editor-in-chief Zhang Guangnian.

It is not unusual for a writer to have two pen names. Not to mention the famous writers in the Republic of China who often had dozens of pen names. Nowadays, many people like to give themselves a few more pen names.

But what is strange is that the works written by Lin Chaoyang under two pen names were shortlisted for this National Outstanding Short Story Award. Who dares to say that this is not a sign of extraordinary literary talent?

Cui Daoyi thought about the scene where everyone in his editorial department was shocked yesterday, and he couldn't help but look forward to the reaction of the people in the venue today when they learned the news.
To be continued...