Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 707 Chapter 706 "I want to buy this publishing house"

Seeing that Li Li was a little depressed, Fang Minghua comforted her: "It's okay, you go to school, I will check it myself."

"Okay then." Li Li went into the bedroom, put on her down jacket, put on her scarf and prepared to go out. Suddenly she thought of something: "Brother-in-law, if you want to go out, the key is under the coffee table in the living room. There is also Longjing tea in the bookcase. I asked my grandma to send it from Hangzhou."

"Okay, I get it. Go ahead and be careful on the road."

After Li Li left, Fang Minghua took out a bucket of tea bags from the bookcase, opened it and smelled it. There was a faint tea fragrance, and it seemed to be of the best quality.

I made myself a cup of tea, drank it comfortably and started surfing the Internet.

The browser these days is not IE or 360, but the very famous Netscape Navigator, which is the Netscape browser developed by Netscape Communications Corporation.

Although it was a bit difficult to read as the entire article was in English, Fang Minghua still read it with great interest.

This is my first time going online since coming to this era.

I don’t know whether Altavista’s functions are not as powerful as Google and Baidu, or Ashley Press is too small. Fang Minghua searched for a long time but couldn’t find any trace of it on the Internet.

After thinking about it, he turned off the computer, walked out of the study, picked up the key under the coffee table in the living room, and prepared to go out.

He is going to the nearby post office.

After entering the street, Fang Minghua found a building with the words "USPS" written on it at the second traffic light intersection. He went in and bought a San Francisco Yellow Pages.

In the days before the Internet became popular, this thing was a living dictionary that contained various business information, including the company name, address, phone number, description of the services or products provided by the company, etc.

Fang Minghua looked carefully and soon found the book publishing house Ashley press: it mainly publishes poetry and serious novels, and it also has an address and phone number.

OK!

Fang Minghua left the post office with the Yellow Pages.

Fang Minghua did not rush to find the publishing house, but instead walked around the nearby streets, supermarkets, community hospitals, barber shops, bookstores and even hardware stores - since he was going to live here for a while, he decided to familiarize himself with the surrounding environment.

The security here seems to be good, and you rarely see black people.

After walking around for a long time, Fang Minghua went to the supermarket and bought lean meat, potatoes, tofu, carrots, etc. He wanted to buy noodles, but after walking around for a long time he didn't see any Chinese noodles or the like, only Linguine Italian noodles, so he bought some to take back.

When I got home and saw that it was already past four o'clock, I went into the kitchen, put on an apron and started cooking.

What he is going to make today is Qishan臊子面.

Stir-fried meat, egg slices, diced vegetables and finally the sauce soup. Soon the room was filled with a delicious smell.

"Wow, it smells so good."

Li Li's voice came from behind, it turned out that she had finished class.

"I'm making臊子面. You take a rest first. It will be ready soon." Fang Minghua replied without turning his head.

Next, he boiled water and cooked noodles. Half an hour later, Fang Minghua served two bowls of steaming hot臊子面 on the table.

Li Li didn't hesitate. After washing her hands, she sat in the living room and started eating. She finished the big bowl of noodles and rubbed her stomach gently with satisfaction.

"I haven't eaten such delicious noodles in a long time!" she exclaimed.

"You like to eat it? That's easy. I'll make it for you every day until you get tired of it." Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"Okay." Li Li smiled happily, and suddenly her face turned a little red when she thought of something.

After dinner, Li Li cleaned up the dishes, and then the two sat in the living room and chatted.

"Brother-in-law, have you found the Ashley press?" Li Li asked while holding the cat in her arms.

"I found it. I went to the post office and bought a yellow pages and found the address of this publishing house." Fang Minghua answered truthfully.

"What book do you want this publisher to publish?"

"Yeah" Fang Minghua nodded.

"Ah? Why?" Li Li was surprised: "I have never heard of the name of this publishing house. Is it special? Or do you know their boss?"

"I don't know him." Fang Minghua shook his head: "Because I want to buy this publishing house." What?!

Li Li was immediately shocked.

Fang Minghua briefly recounted the conversation he had with Su Bin from Shengshi Books in Shanghai a few months ago, in which he mentioned the situation of a publishing house in San Francisco that was about to go bankrupt.

"Since Simon Company is unwilling to publish it, it just so happens that I will buy a publishing house and publish my own book. As long as it complies with US laws, I can write whatever I want." Fang Minghua finally said with a smile.

"Wow, brother-in-law, you are so awesome! I admire you so much!" Li Li said with admiration.

"This is just my idea, I don't know if it will work. Lili, do you know a lawyer? I want to ask about the legal matters regarding the acquisition of the company." Fang Minghua asked again.

Li Li thought for a moment and then answered, "I know a senior lawyer, a Chinese named Meng Dawen, whose English name is Davon. He graduated from the University of Chicago Law School and opened his own law firm. In the past, I consulted him about the legal knowledge related to the publication of your book. I will take you there tomorrow morning."

"How's the credibility?" This was Fang Minghua's main consideration.

"Very good, especially in the Chinese community in San Francisco. His ancestral home is from Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. His grandfather came to San Francisco. He used to be a lawyer in China. After coming to San Francisco, he also helped poor Chinese write lawsuits for a living. His father is also a lawyer. Being a lawyer is a tradition in their family."

"That's fine."

"Okay, brother-in-law, you watch TV. I'm going to work." Li Li said and stood up.

"Working?"

"Yes, in addition to translating novels, I also have to do my job. Not long ago, American Literature magazine asked me to write an article on comparative literature, and I have to prepare it." After saying that, he handed the cat in his arms to Fang Minghua.

"I'll give it to you."

Li Li was working in the study, while Fang Minghua was watching TV while holding the cat. He had no purpose and picked up the remote control to change the channel out of boredom. He didn't expect that there was an adult channel!

Fang Minghua took a look and quickly switched over.

Damn, the sound is so loud and it seems too much like a performance.

It was almost ten o'clock in the evening. Li Li finished her work, went to the bathroom to take a shower, and changed into pajamas. The atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little subtle.

Li Li sat awkwardly in the other corner of the sofa, not daring to look at Fang Minghua.

Fang Minghua looked at her.

"Lili."

"Hmm?" Li Li raised her head and looked at her.

"come over."

Li Li sat obediently next to Fang Minghua.

Fang Minghua gently put his arms around her shoulders and felt her body seemed to be trembling, so he gently held her face and kissed her.

Li Li responded awkwardly.

After a while, Fang Minghua carried the limp Li Li towards the bedroom. Not long after, a low moan was heard.

The north wind is howling outside, but it is spring-like inside.

The next morning, when Fang Minghua woke up and opened his eyes, he was immediately shocked to see a pair of big round eyes looking at him.

And the cat was curled up on the quilt.

What the hell!

Did you see everything last night?
It doesn't matter if you see it, you won't understand it anyway
Fang Minghua got up, put on her cotton pajamas and left the bedroom, then she heard Li Li humming a song in the kitchen. Her voice had a bit of a lolita quality to it, and it sounded quite nice.

After washing up, Li Li also came out with breakfast and greeted with a smile: "Minghua, come and have breakfast."

A bowl of oatmeal, a piece of French toast, a piece of savory and a boiled egg, a typical American breakfast.

"Minghua, after dinner I will take you to Meng Dawen's law firm." Li Li said as she helped Fang Minghua peel eggs.

(End of this chapter)