A widower's entertainment

Chapter 16 [State-owned Hotel]

"Have you heard that he might write an article in a magazine?"

"Which one is successful?"

"Who else is there? It's Lin Youcheng, whose wife died in childbirth not long ago. He raises six children and sweeps the streets."

"Is it true? How can he write articles?"

"Impossible! Isn't he sweeping the streets?"

"Really, Zhang Hongmei saw with her own eyes the letter delivered to him by the postman. I heard that the magazine was called, what is it called? It seems to be called "Novel Daily"!"

"What's "Novel Daily"? It's "Novel Monthly". I didn't expect Lin Youcheng to write articles?"

"Although he is a street sweeper, he has gone to school for a few years before. His sister has just been admitted to college."

"That's true, but I really didn't expect it!"

"Yeah, who would have thought that he would be able to write articles like that? I really didn't expect that..."

……

Obviously, the entire Chunfeng Lane neighborhood now knows about Lin Youcheng's contribution to the magazine, and everyone is now talking about this amazing gossip.

Because this is really surprising. Lin Youcheng, who used to play cards outside all day long, can also write articles in addition to sweeping the streets.

Anyone who knew Lin Youcheng would not be shocked.

There is no doubt that in the eyes of today's people, people who can publish articles in magazines are cultural people, and they are definitely extraordinary.

Now it is the useless Lin Youcheng who is writing articles. Such a sense of separation will make the neighbors continue to talk about it and express their disbelief.

Lin Youcheng didn't know that because of his writing in the "Novel Monthly", it had become the latest after-dinner talk in the streets. Everyone was shocked.

Lin Youcheng just feels that it is not easy for him to go out this time, because he has to carry six carrot heads, which is really one on his back, one in his arms, and four little ones holding hands. He has to take care of them from time to time. two.

This scene is inexplicably sad and embarrassing.

It feels like a whole family is moving, it's huge and attracts a lot of attention.

Even though Lin Youcheng had just received a huge sum of money for his manuscript, he was no longer excited, but only regretful.

If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have gone out to eat!
  Too much trouble!

Lin Youcheng was not embarrassed to ask Lin Zhaoxi to help hold one. After all, Lin Zhaoxi was only ten years old. It would be great if she could help hold the four-year-old Lin Zhaoman.

As for the two-year-old Lin Zhaohuan, she was still lying on his back and giggling non-stop. As for the almost two-month-old Lin Zhaole, she was blinking her cute big eyes in his arms and staring at Lin Youcheng.

Lin Youcheng's old waist really couldn't bear it. When he saw the state-owned restaurant open at the far intersection across the street, he wanted to go out for the first time.

There are not so many restaurants in this era, they are all state-owned hotels.

When Lin Youcheng and his family came to a state-owned hotel, the people in the restaurant were frightened. After all, who could bring a family like Lin Youcheng out to eat, and there were six of them at a time.

It's not like you're here to eat, but like you're here to beg for food.

However, fortunately, this family was not dressed in rags and looked out of place.

"Comrade, are you here to eat?"

Although the waiter at the state-owned hotel was shocked by this family, he still came up and asked politely.

Lin Youcheng nodded.

After finally being able to sit down and take a rest, Lin Youcheng felt that he was holding the baby all day long and felt that his arm strength was getting stronger. Although he was still tired, he was much better than before.

Lin Youcheng sat in the lobby near the door and asked the little carrot heads to sit down. He took another look at the menu and found that the prices were very affordable. Lin Youcheng couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead as he looked at the carrot heads in front of him, staring at him eagerly with expressions of excitement and anticipation.

It's not easy to take these carrots out all the way.

It is precisely because it is not easy to walk such a long way, plus the royalties. Lin Youcheng was naturally not polite and ordered several dishes in succession, including fried chicken, beef, and a fish.

Of course, Lin Youcheng did not waste any extravagance. He still ordered as much as he could for a few radish heads. He also specially ordered soup and egg custard for Lin Zhaohuan to mix with the rice.

If the waiter hadn't seen Lin Youcheng paying the bill directly, he would have been worried that this family was just a freeloader.

Hearing the names of the dishes reported by Lin Youcheng, Lin Zhaoqing and Lin Zhaomei couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

This means that their family may not have had such good Chinese New Year dishes before.

Although Lin Zhaoxi also swallowed his saliva, he said sensibly, "Dad, don't order so much, we can't eat that much."

Lin Youcheng knew that Lin Zhaoxi was worried that it was too expensive and not enough money. After all, the conditions at home were not very good.

"It's okay, we can't finish it. Let's pack it up and take it home."

When Lin Youcheng said this, Lin Zhaoxi couldn't say anything. She was actually very nervous and looking forward to it. This was the first time her father took her to a restaurant for dinner.

After a while, the delicious and delicious dishes were served.

The little carrot heads all had their eyes shining, staring straight at the fragrant and steaming dishes on the table, and they were all swallowing their saliva crazily.

"Hurry up and eat!"

Lin Youcheng hugged Lin Zhaole, glanced at Carrot Head, and said, "Eat quickly."

When the little carrot heads heard what Lin Youcheng said, they started eating with chopsticks one by one.

Everyone's mouth was full of oil, and their little faces were full of happy smiles.

Although Lin Youcheng wanted to hug Lin Zhaole, he was not idle and started eating quickly. He had not tasted beef for a long time.

Take one bite, it's so tender!
  The chefs in state-owned hotels are really good at cooking.

Lin Youcheng immediately felt that the hard work of dragging his family along the way was worth it.

Maybe Lin Zhaole also felt sorry for his father and wanted to give his father face, so he didn't want to spoil the fun at this time. He didn't make a fuss during the meal and fell asleep in Lin Youcheng's arms.

This also allows Lin Youcheng to eat safely.

Just when Lin Youcheng and his family were having dinner in a state-owned hotel, they were very conspicuous because they were in the lobby near the door.

Lin Youcai, who had just returned home from get off work at the factory, immediately saw Lin Youcheng holding his baby. At first, he thought he might have seen something wrong. How could his brother Lin Youcheng be eating in a state-owned restaurant.

But when he looked at the children next to him, they were not Lin Zhaoxi's siblings.

This moment made Lin Youcai dissatisfied.

He had thought that Lin Youcheng had made a lot of progress before, but now he never expected that Lin Youcheng was such a well-known person. How could it be that it would cost less to eat in a state-owned restaurant.

If the conditions are good, there won't be any problem.

But he knew that Lin Youcheng's salary as a street sweeper was only a dozen yuan a month, and he had to raise six children. There was money everywhere. The new semester was about to start in a few days, so how could he spend so much.

Lin Youcai suppressed his anger and walked into the state-owned hotel.

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  (End of this chapter)