Chapter 99 Chen Xueru's Pride
"Oh my god, this song was actually written by my man."

Chen Xueru was so excited that she spun around twice before she remembered that she was pregnant and quickly stopped.

She wanted to find Li Zhiguo and ask him clearly, but he had already left, so she could only wait until next time.

After a long while, Chen Xueru put the money and the agreement back into the envelope and locked it in the cabinet. She wanted to leave it to her son so that he would know how talented Uncle Li was.

"Let's swing the oars and let the boat push away the waves..."

Chen Xueru was in a good mood. When she reached the counter in the front hall, she couldn't help humming.

"Sister Xueru, why are you singing this song too?"

Chuntao came over with a feather duster. There was nothing to do in the store at the moment, so she could take a break.

"I like it! Chuntao, do you think this song is nice?"

Chen Xueru's eyebrows were curved with joy, how could others not see her joy.

"It sounds good. The children in our courtyard sing it all the time. Just two days ago, on Children's Day, they even had a singing competition. I can also hum a few lines of this song."

Chuntao relied on the relationship with a distant relative and some flattery to get herself promoted to front desk supervisor.

"Well! Chuntao, go and inform everyone in our store that they must learn to sing this song. If anyone learns it by tomorrow, they will receive a bonus of one yuan."

Chen Xueru just likes to use money to pave the way. It’s simple and can get things done.

"Hey! I'll go and notify them right away."

Chuntao felt happy but also a little strange. Sister Xueru was not such a superficial person. Why did she like children's songs so much? Could it be related to Brother Li?
……

Li Zhiguo was now halfway back on his bicycle.

He reached into his bag and put the 500 yuan household money given by his mistress into the space to be on the safe side.

It's not a loss to exchange one hundred and fifty for five hundred. His concubine earns money to support the family, and he uses all his talents to repay her.

……

"Jingru!"

"Brother-in-law, I'm here!"

As soon as he reached the backyard, Xiao Jingru ran out as soon as he called out.

"Well, you should change back to your previous tone. Your brother-in-law will know you are there when he hears your voice."

Li Zhiguo touched Xiao Jingru's head and said that it was okay to just act to entertain people occasionally.

Don't let it become a habit that you can't change, or it will be awkward for others to hear you outside.

"right!"

Little Jingru didn't think much about it. She was still a child and liked to pick up what adults said, but she forgot them quickly.

"Have you had lunch today? My brother-in-law brought you rice cakes."

He went to the market before coming back. Guan Xiang wanted to eat something delicious, so he bought some rice cakes.

“There are rice cakes!”

Xiao Jingru's eyes lit up and she was thinking about it. It tasted better than white flour.

"Here, eat it quickly. It's still hot."

Li Zhiguo took out a paper-wrapped rice cake from the bag and gave it to Xiao Jingru, and took one for himself, leaving two left, so he put all the bought vegetables in the kitchen.

"Li Zhiguo, you are home. I have been waiting for you at the door for a long time."

Yan Bugui came to the house carrying tools, and it was time to loosen the soil for the potted plants, but he actually wanted to ask something.

"Uncle, why are you waiting for me? I just came back and didn't see you in the front yard."

Li Zhiguo just invited people into the house and provided stools.

"Well, I guess I was in the house getting tools at that time.

Li Zhiguo, I saw the playlist at school today, and it was the song "Let's Row the Boat" that has been very popular recently. Guess what?"

Yan Bugui kept the secret, but also wanted to test the waters. He had tried to test Jia Dongxu before and already had experience.

But this is Li Zhiguo. He is different from others. How can he be tricked right from the start?

"Uncle San, I guess you saw my name on the playlist."

"Ah! How did you guess that... No, you knew about this!"

Yan Bugui was confused. Is that how you would guess?

“I know. I wrote that song.”

Li Zhiguo stood up and opened the cupboard, taking out the peanuts.

When Xiao Jingru saw this, she hurried over to help take out the wine bottle and glass.

"Uncle, come here, half a liang of wine. Drink less. It won't interfere with your potted plants later."

"That's great!"

Yan Bugui held the wine glass with both hands. Wasn't this taking advantage? He would come back and bring some dried sweet potatoes, and then we would be even.

"Wait, you just said you wrote that song."

Yan Bugui was staring at the peanuts and the wine bottle and had forgotten how to react normally.

"Yes, I wrote it and received a composition fee of 150 yuan from the director of Beihai Park."

Li Zhiguo wanted to take out the agreement on the spot, but suddenly remembered that he had deliberately left it with Chen Xueru. What a coincidence.

"Oh, it's really you. You've become angry again."

Yan Bugui almost jumped up. Does this bad boy really want to make all the money in the world?

"It's not bad, it's just the price of a small bicycle, enough to last me for a while."

Li Zhiguo grabbed two peanuts and threw them into his mouth, chewing them deliciously.

Previously, Director Li from the street asked us to add Qianmen Street to the list, but that was only for the authorization agreement. The street wanted a small honor.

His name is the only one on the external playlist, otherwise it would be exposed.

"Oh, that's the money for a bicycle! How much bonus did you get this year? The factory gave you 200 yuan, and this is another 150 yuan, which is almost a year's salary."

Yan Bugui just felt his forehead getting hot, so he took a sip, and the alcohol started to take effect.

Li Zhiguo smiled and said, "I do earn a lot, but I have a heavy burden. The Qin family is counting on me, Jingru, don't you think so?"

"Brother-in-law is right."

Xiao Jingru didn't listen carefully either, she was concentrating on the rice cake in her hand.

"Li Zhiguo, how did you come up with the idea of ​​writing songs? When did you develop this ability?"

Yan Bugui was jealous and wondered if he could learn from him and compose some songs in his spare time.

“I often go to Beihai Park and one day I suddenly got inspired and wrote it in just ten minutes.

As for composing music, I learned it from my teacher when I was in school, and I haven’t forgotten it yet.”

He just talked some nonsense, but it just made sense.

"Li Zhiguo, you really have a good brain!"

Yan Bugui sighed and chatted for a while. Then he finished the wine in his glass and went to take care of the potted plants.

"have to!"

Li Zhiguo came back to his senses and looked at the table. Wow, half of the peanuts on the plate were gone. It almost formed a Tai Chi diagram.

He was so busy talking that he didn't notice when Yan Bugui took away the peanuts.

A wise man will surely make a mistake if he thinks a lot!

Forget it, I'll just lie down for a while. I can't avoid making mistakes every time. That would be very tiring.

"Li Zhiguo, he is taking a rest."

"Third Auntie, what's up?"

Li Zhiguo opened his eyes and sat up, then he was dumbfounded.

The third aunt was holding a winnowing basket with some dried sweet potatoes in it. After entering the room, she started to put the dried sweet potatoes into the plate on the table.

"Your uncle ate the peanuts you had with your wine. I don't have anything that good at home. I'll give you some dried sweet potatoes. They're made at home and can go well with your wine."

"Hey, a few peanuts, can I take it seriously? My uncle is too polite."

Li Zhiguo thought, what is going on? He took advantage of others, but they actually took the initiative to make it up to him!

Having said that, he still accepted the dried sweet potatoes. The gift may be small but the friendship is profound!
After the three aunts left, he took a rest, bought some food, and waited for his wife to come back and cook.

"Have you heard that Li Zhiguo made a fortune again? I think he wrote a song and earned 150 yuan."

As soon as the three aunts arrived at the Intermediate Court, they started talking about gossip. This is something we need to talk about in detail to make others envious.

"Ah! He got another 150 yuan. He probably has some left over from the 100 yuan reward from the factory last time. I haven't seen him buy anything big recently. And he got Qin Huairu's salary today, which is 33 yuan."

"What kind of world is this? Li Zhiguo doesn't go to work every day. He either sleeps or plays. He really lives a good life."

The aunties all sighed and wondered how such a talented person could emerge in the orphanage.

Jia Dongxu came over and was moved by the song. He asked, "What song did Li Zhiguo write? How did he make so much money?"

He has tried to invent things, but his mind is a mess and he probably won't be able to learn it. But when it comes to writing songs, there's nothing wrong with him.

When he was in school, his teacher praised him and said that he had a talent for singing, which made him want to cry.

"You'll have to ask your uncle about that. I just heard it, but I didn't remember it..."

As the third aunt was talking, the head of the family came. Jia Dongxu asked quickly, "Third uncle, what song did Li Zhiguo write?"

"He wrote about the scenery in Beihai Park, and the song 'Let's Row the Boat' is sung in primary schools and kindergartens in Beijing.

This is all fate. Li Zhiguo has a good brain and can make money by doing anything. "

Yan Bugui was carrying a bucket filled with fertile soil dug from outside the city, and he also went to the backyard to grow potted plants.

"It's that song. Our Yaya was singing it yesterday."

"This was written by Li Zhiguo? He has this talent, but it's no wonder. His mother seems to be from a wealthy family, so she must have taught him well since he was young!"

The aunts sighed again, saying that a great talent had really emerged in the courtyard, and they would have face to go out and gossip in the future.

Jia Dongxu has been either fishing or doing housework recently. He originally wanted to learn how to project movies, and Xu Damao gave him a book, which he is currently studying. He has not listened to any music and is therefore out of touch with society.

"Uncle, do you have a lyrics book? I want to see it."

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui asked, "Why, Dongxu, do you still want to study and write songs?"

Jia Dongxu said hesitantly: "I do have this idea, Uncle San, think about it, this song is 150 yuan, which is half a year's salary for my Bihua, and there is still some left.

If I could write songs, wouldn't life be better for our family? "

"That's very good!"

Even Yan Bugui is not good at criticizing people. As for you, Jia Dongxu, you will never be able to come up with the lyrics in your entire life, let alone the melody. Others, Li Zhiguo, wrote it in just over ten minutes. How can you compare?

"I have a song list here. It's one cent. It's from this school. I'll have to pay it back later."

Yan Bugui couldn't help but plot against Li Zhiguo, let alone Jia Dongxu.

"You need more money!"

Jia Dongxu was stingy, "Uncle, I don't have any money. Can I owe you the money first? I'll give it to you when I write a song and sell it."

"You're dreaming. If you want it, just give me a penny. If you don't want it, forget it."

Yan Bugui is too embarrassed to say anything bad about others, as he doesn't even have a penny. Such a talented person has emerged in the academy.

The aunties also pointed and talked. They looked down on Jia Dongxu. What grown man doesn't make money? It would be fine if he was really sick, but Jia Dongxu could do any job and just wanted to eat good food. He was simply not a human being.

"Hey, I'll go back and ask my mom for it. She's taking a nap."

Jia Dongxu couldn't bear it anymore, so he turned around and slightly raised his head. He tried it, and it seemed that the tears really wouldn't fall down this way. They were all on his face.

"Hey, what's going on in the Jia family? Jia Zhang is sleeping at this hour, and Jia Dongxu is staying at home all day, so Chen Bihua is taking over."

"That's right. I think if Chen Bihua wasn't pregnant, she might have divorced Jia Dongxu directly and lived an easier life alone."

That's how it is now, in the city, how much money you make is related to your family's status.

In rural areas, men are able to carry heavy loads. Two baskets containing 70 kilograms of corn are too heavy for ordinary women to carry.

During the commune period, men generally worked full time and were also the main laborers.

But once you can no longer be the main force, you can forget about having a good life. Not to mention love, even family affection is bullshit.

"Mom, can you give me a penny?"

As soon as Jia Dongxu returned to the house, he woke up his mother and asked for money.

"Dongxu, why do you need a penny? Do you want to eat something good?"

Jia Zhang's face looked grim. She was still sleepy. If she didn't get more sleep now, she would have to work in the workshop every day when she went to the factory to take over.

"Mom, Li Zhiguo made a lot of money by writing songs, one hundred and fifty yuan..."

Jia Dongxu told the gossip he had just heard.

"What, making money this way?"

Jia Zhang couldn't lie still any longer, so she got up from her bed quickly. She didn't even take up her shoes before rushing to the yard.

The aunties had not left yet, and Yan Bugui stayed behind as well, willing to wait for a penny.

After a moment, Jia Zhang was confused, "Is it really that easy to make money? Old Yan, I'll give you a penny, you give that order to my Dongxu, let him learn, then my family will make a lot of money too."

"That's a great feeling. Here's the playlist."

Yan Bugui took out a piece of paper from his pocket. He had brought back a lot of it from school, so he just earned a penny.

You will be poor if you have enough food and clothing, but you will be poor if you fail to plan.

Jia Dongxu took the playlist as if it were a treasure, and went back to his room to study it with a smile. However, he had never been to Beihai Park, so he could not quite understand it.

But it doesn’t matter. There’s no entrance fee to the nearby Shichahai Lake. I’ll go there and see how it feels after I finish my housework tomorrow.

Yan Bugui also happily went to the backyard and told everyone what had just happened.

"No, my brother Dongxu also wants to write a song?"

Li Zhiguo looked confused. In fact, he couldn't write either. He just copied everything.

"He wants to make money, but don't you think he has the talent?"

Yan Bugui is not optimistic at all, but he can't stop other people's hobbies.

"Li Zhiguo, take a rest. I still need to add some soil to the pot."

"Okay, Uncle San, go ahead and do your thing."

Li Zhiguo went back to bed, and when he woke up, he could smell the fragrance of food.

"Jingru!"

"Brother-in-law, you're awake. Dinner will be ready soon."

Xiao Jingru ran over quickly and helped in the kitchen. It was good to live in the city because there was no need to burn firewood.

"okay!"

Li Zhiguo sat up and went to the yard to wash his face after he sobered up.

As soon as I went out, I saw my second aunt coming towards me.

"Li Zhiguo, you make a lot of money writing songs, right?"

Second Aunt went out for something in the afternoon and missed the gossip chat. I regretted it very much.

"It's not a lot of money, just over a hundred. Huairu is pregnant, and my mother-in-law will come to the city. We also have little Jingru at home, so the expenses are high. This is just right to supplement the family expenses."

He didn't want to buy anything for the time being, so he saved some money so that the people in the hospital wouldn't count his money every day as if he was spending all his money every month.

"This is not a lot of money. It can buy a big fat pig."

The second aunt was extremely envious, but with Lao Liu earning money, her family lived a good life.

As they were chatting, they saw Xu Damao coming out of the house holding a basin with a numb look on his face.

When he came back and heard about this, he couldn't believe it. Li Zhiguo still had the brain to write songs?
"Da Mao, you have to teach Dongxu how to show movies. We have several brothers in the hospital, and we can't leave Dongxu behind."

What Li Zhiguo said was a bit of nonsense, and it was true. Now only Jia Dongxu was having a hard time, but the others were not going to have to worry about being poor no matter what.

"I promised to teach him, but I'm afraid he won't be able to learn."

Xu Damao didn't mention the matter of making money by writing songs, for fear of discouraging him.

"Okay, I feel relieved with your words.

Let's make an appointment. I'll call Dongxu, Shazhu, and Lao Cai to come with us. Let's go take some photos together, and keep our youth."

Li Zhiguo has always had an idea. He wanted to take some photos not only with his brothers but also with his wife to keep as a souvenir.

"Take pictures!"

Xu Damao was a little tempted after listening to this. Wouldn't he look handsome if he stood between Sha Zhu and Lao Cai?

"Yes! Let Sha Zhu pay for this. He has made a lot of money riding a tricycle recently. He is in the photo, so it's not a loss."

Li Zhiguo felt that Sha Zhu should pay the money, otherwise he would look anxious now, but this would be the youngest time of his life.

"Okay, I'll go see if Shazhu is back, and then talk to him about it. Call Jia Dongxu and Lao Cai as well."

When Xu Damao heard that he didn't have to pay, he thought that was a good thing, at least he could cheat Sha Zhu.

"Da Mao, this is quite positive!"

Li Zhiguo muttered something and turned on the tap to wash his face. Xiao Jingru brought out a washcloth and wiped his face.

Even without makeup, he is still stunningly handsome, with no blind spots from all angles, and is not afraid of any camera!

After a while, several brothers arrived. Lao Cai hadn't been seen for a few days and his face had become a lot fatter, which seriously affected the formation of a group of five people.

"Li Zhiguo, if you really want to take a photo, then I have to go buy some new clothes."

Sha Zhu looked very positive. He had never taken a photo since he was a child.

Lao Cai also said: "Whenever I take photos, I will get a haircut in advance."

Jia Dongxu said flatteringly: "Li Zhiguo, we are brothers, you can't leave me behind."

"Okay, we have them all. There were originally four great progressive young people in our hospital. Although Lao Cai is older, he is also a young man. We can't forget this brother.

The five of us are going to take photos this Sunday. Let's discuss who will pay for it. Damao, what do you think?"

Li Zhiguo took out a cigarette and passed it around, and finally Sha Zhu took it. It was obvious who paid.

Xu Damao said, "I think Shazhu should pay. We all have families to support, and he is single. We can't let Lao Cai pay."

"Okay, I'll pay for it!"

Shazhu generously went for it, it was not a loss to have him in the photo.

(End of this chapter)