At the beginning of April, spring was already blooming in Yanjing, and there was not much green on the northeastern land. Only the buds that had just sprouted from the branches of the trees showed a bit of spring.

In one month, Lin Chaoyang traveled to three or four counties and cities around his hometown and collected a lot of information. The purpose of this trip was basically achieved.

The amount of desk work required to create a large work with a rich historical background was somewhat beyond his imagination.

Originally, he thought he could take the time to finish writing the script for "The Chess Master" while he was back in his hometown to look up information. However, what was the progress of the script when it came and what is the progress now.

In this month, he only collected general information, but it would probably take a lot of time to actually sort out the information and extract the content for his own use.

Anyway, there is no need to rush. It has been a month since he left home in the blink of an eye, and Lin Chaoyang also misses his wife and children.

After saying hello to the government, Lin Chaoyang planned to return to Beijing.

Unexpectedly, on the day he left, several leaders from the county committee and county government would appear at the train station to see him off. Lin Chaoyang was flattered by such courtesy.

"Comrade Chaoyang, when you have time in the future, you should go back to your hometown more often. The people in your hometown are thinking about you!"

Before leaving, the senior county official held Lin Chaoyang's hand and said earnestly.

The secretary's words were both complimentary and sincere.

There are many writers, but very few have achieved Lin Chaoyang's achievements and fame.

Besides, he is still so young. Even if he does not reach the height of Lu Guomao in the future, even if he reaches the height of Zhao Shuli, Sun Li and others, he will still be a precious resource for the people in his hometown!

In a sense, Lin Chaoyang has now become a business card of his hometown.

The leaders of the county are not living in a vacuum. The recent publication of "Crossing the Boat" has received an enthusiastic response.

An excellent novel can often deeply touch people's hearts and inspire widespread social repercussions.

"The Story of the Crossing Boat" has not been published for a long time, but it can have such an impact on all different levels of society, which fully illustrates the excellence of this novel.

Comrade Chaoyang has a promising future!

"Xiao Song, during the Chinese New Year and the holidays, I wanted to prepare a local specialty so that Comrade Chaoyang would remember that the people in his hometown are always thinking of him."

Watching Lin Chaoyang get on the train, the secretary gave instructions to his secretary.

"OK."

The journey back to Yanjing was uneventful. The biggest change after arriving home was undoubtedly Xiao Dongdong. After more than three months, his expression became richer. As long as he was awake, his hands and feet would not be idle for a moment, waving desperately in the air.

When she cries, she becomes even more energetic and loud.

"Ouch! My dear son, he has gained weight again!"

Lin Chaoyang held the little guy in his arms, his face full of love.

Unfortunately, he had been away from home for a month, and Xiao Dongdong no longer remembered him, and started crying at the top of his lungs as soon as he held him in his arms.

Tao Yumo took the little guy from his hand, patted and coaxed him skillfully, and the crying immediately disappeared. The little guy stared at him curiously with a pair of big ignorant eyes, which made Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but laugh.

"Young man, you are quite thoughtful!"

Tao Yushu said with a smile: "This little thing is very good!"

Lin Chaoyang briefly chatted with Tao Yushu about his experience in his hometown this month. In fact, there was nothing much to talk about. He spent most of his time in the archives and libraries of various counties looking for information, and he even brought a box of documents when he came back.

Book.

After he talked about the courtesy he received after returning to his hometown, Tao Yushu couldn't help but ask a few more questions.

Lin Chaoyang and his son returned to their hometown. Lin Erchun did not stay with him forever. Instead, he returned to Yanjing after enjoying the honor of returning home in fine clothes. After returning, he talked about the warm welcome from the government.

Tao Yushu felt itchy after hearing this. This time Lin Chaoyang was back, of course she had to ask in detail, as this was in line with her character.

Lin Chaoyang talked to her for a long time, and before he knew it, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.

"You just came back today, go to bed early."

While Tao Yushu was talking, he said to Tao Yumo who was holding the child: "Yumo, you go to the north room to sleep tonight!"

Tao Yumo couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard this. When her brother-in-law was away, he took her to live with her every day. Now that his brother-in-law came back, he immediately threw her out the door.

It’s really faster to turn a page than a book!

After resting at home for a day, Lin Chaoyang returned to the library to cancel his leave and officially resumed work.

The "maternity leave" lasted for almost four months. When I first returned to work, I felt a little uncomfortable, and I couldn't improve my efficiency in writing scripts.

"Oh! I don't know how good it is to have a holiday until I get to work!"

After working for two days, Lin Chaoyang missed having a lot of time during the holidays and couldn't help but want to quit his job.

However, he had just taken such a long leave, and it seemed unkind to resign as soon as he came back.

Just be patient and wait a little longer.

Two days later, Chen Huaikai came to his house and asked Lin Chaoyang about the progress of the script for "The Master of Chess".

Originally, Lin Chaoyang planned to finish it after the new year, but now that the new year has passed, it has been almost two months and he still hasn't finished it.

"Next week, next week."

Facing Chen Huaikai's urging, Lin Chaoyang gave him an accurate time.

At the weekend, Lin Chaoyang and his wife took their children back to Tao's house for dinner. Tao Yushu took the initiative to talk to his father about wanting Lin Chaoyang to resign.

Father Tao was not too surprised when he heard her words. After all, his son-in-law's reputation was growing day by day and he had already completely got rid of his dependence on work. It should even be said that work had affected his creation to a certain extent.

He pondered for a moment and said, "You can make your own decisions on this matter. I have no objection."

"Dad, I just took a few months' long vacation here. It's definitely not appropriate to propose resignation to the library now. I thought it would be better to wait until I'm not busy during the summer vacation before telling the library about this matter."

Father Tao nodded and said, "That's fine."

"It's just that all your hard work and Uncle Xie's care were wasted..." Lin Chaoyang said apologetically.

Father Tao waved his hands indifferently, "You are able to achieve such results, which neither I nor your Uncle Xie expected, but we are both happy for you. A job does not mean anything. If you find it, you can stick to it for the rest of your life.

career, that’s the most important thing.”

When Lin Chaoyang was talking to Tao's father, Tao's mother said nothing.

In the past, when her cousin Du Ruolin wanted to transfer Lin Chaoyang to the army, she would be angry at Lin Chaoyang's refusal.

Nowadays, time has passed and Lin Chaoyang is no longer what he used to be. Whether it is the library or the army, it is no longer a rare job for him.

Two days later, Li Tuo suddenly came to Lin Chaoyang and said that he wanted to compile a collection of short stories.

"Why do you think it's all coming out all the time? No more movies?" Lin Chaoyang asked him.

"Come on, don't delay. This time I have accepted the invitation of Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House. They want to show the blooming of a hundred flowers in the literary world in the new era. It would be best to include all the representative short stories that have appeared in the literary world in recent years.

A big summary.

If I can't catch it myself, don't I think of you?"

Li Tuo had an expression on his face that said "I think of my brothers first when something good happens", but Lin Chaoyang said ruthlessly: "Do you think I am doing nothing like you?"

Hearing this, Li Tuo's face immediately elongated. He hit people without slapping them in the face, scolded people without exposing their shortcomings. Lin Chaoyang's words were tantamount to murder and heart-wrenching.

Lin Chaoyang looked at his expression and felt much more relaxed. According to Tao Yushu, it was this guy who suggested that everyone take a photo of him after the salon ended some time ago.

After joking for a while, seeing that Li Tuo was disappointed that he had not managed to win over an influential editor, Lin Chaoyang said, "Why didn't you find Jian Gong to govern them?"

"Not even available."

Lin Chaoyang resisted the urge to slap Li Tuo and came to try my luck with you?

"Look for Da Feng. He has gone to ZX for a meeting when he is free."

Of course, this is also a joke. Feng Jicai just became a national ZX committee member this year.

Li Tuo thought for a while and felt that he was the only one, "Then I'll contact Da Feng."

After saying that, he left Lin Chaoyang's house without any regrets.

Just as he left, another guest came.

"O rare visitor, why are you free to come to my place today?" Lin Chaoyang poured Zhang Guangnian a cup of tea and asked.

Zhang Guangnian looked at him in surprise, "You haven't forgotten, have you?"

"Forgot what?"

"Visit!"

Lin Chaoyang suddenly remembered the conversation he had with Zhang Guangnian a few months ago, and it seemed that something like this happened.

"I won't go for the visit. I've been too busy lately."

Lin Chaoyang didn't want to go at first, plus he was currently working on a novel and had not finished writing the script, and he had just returned from abroad a few days ago, so he politely declined Zhang Guangnian's offer.

The old comrade's eyes widened when he heard this, "Didn't you tell me if you didn't want to go? I finally got the place for you!"

"Why don't you change it to someone else? Isn't this something that people are rushing to do?"

"You want to change it if you want? Then you can talk to the people in the WJ department yourself!"

Lin Chaoyang didn't expect that it was just a visit. The procedure was so complicated. The members of the visiting group were all decided two months in advance. The most important thing was that the visit was really popular. Zhang Guangnian also spent a lot of favors. If Lin Chaoyang didn't go,

His favor was in vain.
To be continued...