The next morning, when Yu Dong woke up, Mo Yan was already gone.
He only had two days off in total, which was considered overtime. However, although he was in the army, he had a special status, so he had relatively more freedom.
Originally, Yu Dong and the others planned to leave early this morning, but they drank too late last night and woke up late today. When Yu Dong woke up, he found that he still smelled of alcohol, so he decided to rest until the afternoon before leaving.
It's not easy to drive from Yanjing to Jinling. It would be too dangerous for Jiang Jie to drive alone.
By the time they returned to Jinyi, it was already mid-week.
When he got home, Cheng Yanqiu happened to have no classes. Seeing his tired face, he said thoughtfully: "I'll boil some water for you, take a bath and have a good sleep. Do you want to get you something to eat?"
Yu Dong touched his stomach and said with a smile, "I'm really a little hungry."
"Then I'll go get you a bowl of noodles. I've learned from my mother these past two days, Choi Pot Shredded Pork Noodles."
Yu Dong nodded, "Don't eat too much. You won't be able to sleep if you eat too much."
When Yu Dong finished taking a shower, a bowl of hot shredded pork noodles was placed in front of him.
Cheng Yanqiu sat next to her, holding her chin in her hand and watching Yu Dong eat noodles. She liked watching Yu Dong eat very much.
She got to know the writer Yu Dong from his novels, and she got to know Yu Dong in real life from watching Yu Dong eat.
When Yu Dong went to Chengdu to participate in the Galaxy Awards, she mustered up the courage to follow him. In the hotel restaurant, she sat face to face with Yu Dong and watched Yu Dong eat. It was also from that time that she began to get to know Yu Dong in life.
Yu Dong looked at the bowl of noodles in front of him and was quite surprised. Just now Cheng Yanqiu told him that he had learned a bowl of noodles in the past two days, but he didn't take it seriously. After all, he knew his wife's cooking skills well.
But I didn’t expect that the noodles would turn out to be quite decent.
Even after taking a sip of the soup and noodles, Yu Dong felt comfortable all over. He said that the dumplings on the bus were the same as the noodles on the bus. It was a great blessing in life to have a hot bowl of noodles after returning from the journey.
When Yu Dong took his first bite, Cheng Yanqiu asked, "How was it?"
Yu Dong gave a two thumbs up, "After three days apart, I looked at each other with admiration. Comrade Cheng Yanqiu made this bowl of noodles to a high level and deserves praise. The noodles are neither soft nor hard, and the heat is just right. It is already very rare. What's even better is that
This shredded pork is not only tender and juicy, but also very tasty. When paired with the hot dragon beard noodles, it’s perfect.”
"loquacious."
Yu Dong laughed and began to concentrate on the noodles in front of him. The best reward for the chefs is to eat the food they made.
After finishing the noodles, he couldn't sleep anymore. He and Cheng Yanqiu leaned on the sofa and watched TV for a while, enjoying their world together.
…
The next morning, when Yu Dong ran to greet Wu Changxin, Wu Changxin was a little surprised.
"I just saw the news about you and was worried about whether you were okay, but I didn't expect you to come back."
"My news?" Yu Dong asked doubtfully.
"Yeah." Wu Changxin handed the newspaper in his hand to Yu Dong, "Read it for yourself."
Yu Dong took the newspaper and read it, and then couldn't help laughing.
It was news about the symposium they attended at Yanda University. However, the news did not report much on what was said at the symposium. It was more about Yu Dong's "almost being killed."
The news said that Yu Dong had an accident at the symposium and a "huge object" fell from the ceiling of the auditorium, almost hitting Yu Dong.
The wording in the report was somewhat sensational, and the events at that time were greatly exaggerated.
"Actually, it's not that dangerous. It's just a piece of earth that fell from the ceiling. It's not a huge thing. I guess it might not be able to cause trouble if it hits me. Besides, it didn't hit me, so it's a near miss."
Although Yu Dong explained this, Wu Changxin still frowned and said, "This is just luck. It's not a small matter for soil to fall off the ceiling. If it didn't hit you this time, it might hit someone else later. Yanda should pay attention to it.
"
"When I left, Principal Wu Shuqing also said that it would be repaired."
Wu Changxin smiled and shook his head, "After seeing the news this time, I'm afraid it won't be possible to just repair it casually. The auditorium of their Yan University is already a bit dilapidated, so it stands to reason that it needs to be replaced with a new one."
"Hey, who doesn't want to replace it with a new one? An auditorium costs a lot of money. Although Yan University has a lot of funds, it also has many places to spend money. It's not easy to get the money to build an auditorium."
"It's not easy..." Wu Changxin waved his hand, "Forget it, let's not worry about their school's affairs. Fortunately, you are fine, otherwise I would have sent you to Yanda to ask for an explanation. Whether it's you or Yu Hua and the others.
, but they are all the treasures of our Jinyi."
…
After the incident of objects falling from the ceiling of the auditorium occurred, Wu Shuqing responded quickly and hired someone to repair the ceiling.
In fact, he also wants to build a new auditorium, but as Yu Dong said, building a new auditorium is very expensive and Yanda cannot afford it now.
However, the ceiling of the auditorium here has not been repaired yet. A leader from above sent someone to ask about it. When he heard that the school was just repairing it, he was not happy.
The leader said that something happened at the Cross-Strait Chinese Literature Symposium this time, and Yu Dong was almost beaten to death. The social impact was very bad, so it would be better to build a new one. Moreover, Yan University will celebrate its 100th anniversary in a few years.
It really needs a new look.
Upon hearing the leader's words, Wu Shuqing could only cry.
After hearing Wu Shuqing's cry about poverty, the leader also expressed understanding and said that he would take the lead in solving this matter for them.
Soon, this leader led the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade of China, Friends of Xiangjiang Yanda Co., Ltd., Xiangjiang Emperor Group and other parties to donate funds and plan to build a new auditorium.
Before the matter was finished, the news had already come out.
When the students of Yan University heard the news, they were all delighted. Some even joked that Yu Dong smashed the earth from the ceiling of the dining hall and created a new auditorium.
…
On Wednesday night of the second week, when Yu Dong and his family were having a dinner together, Yu Hua was still joking with Yu Dong: "You should be careful to look at the roof of the building this time. Maybe the people in Shanghai will be shocked after hearing the news."
, not to be outdone, I also targeted you and did this."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Because Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu have to rush to Shanghai tomorrow to participate in activities at Red Star Primary School, Yu Hua made this joke.
Bi Feiyu said with a smile, "This is easy to handle. Wear a helmet when you go there. Even if there are clods of soil falling down, it will be fine."
Yu Dong glanced at the two of them and said, "Thank you for your concern."
Yu Hua laughed, "It should be."
Yu Dong curled his lips helplessly when he saw Yu Hua hitting the snake with a stick, and asked Ruan Xiaohu beside him, "Will you go to Shanghai with me tomorrow?"
The reason why he asked Ruan Xiaohu if he was going to Shanghai was because when Yu Dong called his family two days ago, his mother asked about Xiaohu, so he asked this question without any other reference.
Unexpectedly, Xiaohu's face suddenly turned red, "No, teacher."
Seeing him blushing, Yu Dong felt a little strange, and suddenly remembered the girl he met on the set of "Can't Be with Strangers" in the summer, and roughly guessed why Ruan Xiaohu had this reaction.
He smiled and said, "Okay, you can go there by yourself when you have time."
Ruan Xiaohu knew that the teacher had figured out his thoughts, so he nodded without saying anything and frantically put rice into his mouth.
In fact, Yu Hua and the others knew more or less about Ruan Xiaohu and the girl.
When Yu Hua went to Ruan Xiaohu's dormitory to look for him, he saw him replying to a letter. Although he didn't know who sent the letter, Yu Hua guessed that it was a girl based on Ruan Xiaohu's reaction.
Later, when they went to the Poetry Club, they also heard students majoring in directing talk about joining the crew in the summer, and they learned that there was a female student who was in the theater and especially liked to follow Ruan Xiaohu.
Yu Hua and the others were quite concerned about Ruan Xiaohu's life, but they didn't interfere too much, so they rarely asked him about it. When we happened to talk about it tonight, Chen Hong smiled and added, "Xiaohu, it's emotional.
When it comes to things, you must first know what you want. Once you know what you want, no matter what choice you make, you must be proactive and straightforward.”
Fu Jing nodded in agreement, "That's right, you must be more direct when expressing your feelings. Look at your brother Feiyu..."
Bi Feiyu immediately had an opinion, "Isn't this right? Xiaohu is Yu Dong's student. He calls me brother, so what should I call Yu Dong?"
"Tch, what's the matter? I don't think these students at Jinyi are all called Brother Yu Dongdong?"
"Can Xiaohu be like them?"
Fu Jing had nothing to do with him, "Okay, okay, okay, you are his teacher Feiyu, okay?"
"That's pretty much it."
Fu Jing rolled her eyes and said to Ruan Xiaohu, "When your teacher Feiyu pursued me back then, he also used blitzkrieg. After he knew he liked me, he told me directly. It was very straightforward."
Bi Feiyu nodded, "Yes, you, Master Fu Jing, were more straightforward at the time. As soon as I said it, she agreed."
As soon as these words came out, Fu Jing rolled her eyes again.
Yu Hua waved his hands aside and said, "No, as a young man, you must be a little more reserved in your expressions. When I was in school, no one said anything about liking you or anything like that. It was all in a roundabout way. At that time, there was a girl in our class.
The person who manages the library sent me a note one day. The note was folded into so many layers. It took me a long time to open it. I was a little disappointed when I opened it, because what was written in the note was:
The book I returned before had some minor wear and tear, and she warned me that if she spared me this time, she would not forgive me lightly next time. Only later did I realize that she actually meant that."
When Yu Hua finished saying this, Chen Hong, who was next to Fu Jing, also rolled her eyes.
Faced with their concern, Ruan Xiaohu swallowed his food, grinned and said, "Teachers, I know what to do."
…
The next day, Ruan Xiaohu followed Yu Dong's car to Shanghai.
When we arrived in Shanghai, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu went directly to the Shanghai Writers Association, while Ruan Xiaohu ran to the Shanghai Opera.
This time Yu Dong came to Shanghai not only for the matter of Red Star Primary School, but also to submit manuscripts for "Harvest".
His novel about Shanghai has been completed and is called "The Crowd". Yu Dong originally wanted to name it "The Crowd in Shanghai", but later Cheng Yanqiu read it and felt that the word "Shanghai" could be removed, so he changed it to "The Crowd".
The novel does not include any epic figures, just ordinary people. It is all ordinary people. The focus is not on any magnificent story, but on the smiles and trivial lives of these people.
After the two arrived at the Writers Association, they first went to see Wang Anyi. Wang Anyi had heard that Yu Dong and the others were coming and made an appointment to meet.
Wang Anyi was very enthusiastic when meeting Yu Dong and others. After asking them to sit down, he smiled and said, "I just sent the manuscript to Jinling in the first half of the year, and you came to Shanghai in the second half of the year."
She was talking about "Song of Everlasting Sorrow". This novel was not published in "Harvest", but "Zhongshan" was chosen.
Wang Anyi went to Jinling not only to submit manuscripts, but she is now in close contact with Yu Dong and the others, because she also signed a contract with Deep Space Company, and sometimes she would go to Jinling to discuss some matters with Deep Space Company.
"I mainly want to come back and take a look. When things are finished, I will go to "Sprout" for a walk."
"This is a good thing. Not only do you have to come back more often, but you also have to bring Yanqiu back more often. Last time you got married, there were so many people that we didn't even have a good chat. I saw Yanqiu at the last ceremony.
At that time, I thought it was because of the makeup that she was so beautiful, but now it seems that it is the makeup that hinders Yanqiu's temperament."
"Eldest sister still knows how to praise people." Yu Dong said with a smile.
Cheng Yanqiu nodded, "Teacher Wang praised me so much that I felt embarrassed."
"Oh, oh, Yanqiu, please don't call me Teacher Wang. Just call me eldest sister like Yu Dong. It's cordial. The first time I met him was at Su Tong's place. At that time, he was even younger than he is now. Now
Now that we have a family, we have matured a lot."
Wang Anyi is a beauty person. He felt happy when he saw Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu sitting together. Moreover, she preferred to look at beautiful women rather than looking at handsome men, so she was very enthusiastic about Cheng Yanqiu.
Later, Yu Dong went to "Harvest" to deliver the manuscript. Wang Anyi also left Cheng Yanqiu behind and asked Yu Dong to go alone, "Why are you taking her to deliver the manuscript? It will definitely take a long time for Li Xiaolin and the others to read the manuscript. Why not let her
Here, I will accompany her."
After hearing what Wang Anyi said, Yu Dong nodded in agreement and went to "Harvest" alone.
Because they had made an appointment in advance, Li Xiaolin and Cheng Yongxing reached out to Yu Dong as soon as they saw him and asked him for the manuscript, "Don't waste time, let's get started directly."
After Yu Dong gave them the manuscript, he was not polite and made himself a cup of tea in the office. Then he found an issue of "Harvest" in the office and read it while waiting.
Li Xiaolin had just read it for a few minutes before he looked up at Yu Dong and said, "You are a bit ambitious in this novel."
Then, before Dong Biandong could answer, she lowered her head to read the manuscript again.
Instead, Cheng Yongxing next to him nodded, "There is indeed some ambition."
Although they didn't say it specifically, Yu Dong knew that the ambition they were talking about was referring to the narrative language used in the novel.
Li Xiaolin and Cheng Yongxing are both knowledgeable people. Just by reading a little, they can see that Yu Dong uses a modified Shanghai dialect. This is a real innovation, so they say that Yu Dong's novel is very
Chapter completed!