A widower's entertainment

Chapter 182 [Waiting] (Please subscribe)
Beijing, Xinghua Hutong.

Lin Youcheng moved to the capital. Naturally, Zha Haiyi and Wang Xiaobo heard about it, and found time to come to visit. By coincidence, they came together, and Lin Youcheng naturally welcomed them warmly.

In the courtyard, on a table next to the pomegranate tree, there was a pot of tea and some snacks and fruits.

The two siblings, Lin Zhaohuan and Lin Zhaole, were playing with stones in the yard and had a great time.

Zha Haiyi took the tea from Lin Youcheng, looked at Lin Youcheng's yard, and said, "Brother Lin, your yard is really nice in the capital."

"Yes, now all units are divided into buildings, and courtyards like this are still rare. The key is that they are well preserved."

Wang Xiaobo on the side also nodded and said: "It's really nice to live in a yard like this."

Lin Youcheng just smiled after hearing what Zha Haiheng and Wang Xiaobo said. He knew very clearly that his yard was not only really good, but also really expensive. Of course, this was definitely inconvenient for him and Zha Haiheng. Wang Xiaobo said it right.

"Yes, it makes me want to live in your yard for a while."

When Lin Youcheng heard what Zha Haiwen said, he hurriedly said, "If you want to stay for a while, that's no problem."

At first, it was planned to let the two sisters Lin Zhaoxi and Lin Zhaomei live in a separate room, but the two sisters had a good relationship, because when Lin Youcai and Jiang Xiulian lived here at the beginning, Lin Zhaoxi and Lin Zhaomei lived together, and there was no such thing later. Move in and continue living together.

Lin Youcheng was not surprised when he heard what Zha Haiming said, because he had already known from Zha Haiming's letter that Zha Haiming planned to travel to places like Inner Mongolia. However, Wang Xiaobo was very surprised when he heard what Zha Haiming said. He couldn't help but ask: "Hai Ming, are you leaving the capital?"

"Where to?"

Zha Haiwen said with a smile: "When it comes to distance, the place you go to is really far."

Lin Youcheng hasn't considered these things yet because they are too far away.

However, if the six carrot heads grow up and start a family in the future, they may live in this courtyard house, which will seem crowded. After all, if they really get married, they will be a new independent family.

Wang Xiaobo was even more surprised when he heard Zha Haiwen's words. He didn't expect that Zha Haiwen would go to such a far away place.

As for Little Luobotou, most of his homework and study are done in the main room, so the family of seven lives in a very spacious place.

Now the entire courtyard only has one bedroom in the east wing and two guest rooms.

Zha Haiwen had written to Lin Youcheng before, and there was some exchange of letters. Now that he knew that Lin Youcheng had moved to the capital, he was naturally very happy. When he heard that Lin Youcheng asked him to live here for a while, he couldn't help but smile and shake his head. He shook his head and said regretfully: "Brother Lin, you finally came to the capital with great difficulty, but I plan to leave the capital."

Zha Hailong smiled and said: "Maybe I will go to Inner Mongolia first, and then go to Jiangcheng."

Lin Youcheng's quadrangle house now has quite a lot of houses. Lin Youcheng and Lin Zhaole live in the main house. As for Lin Zhaohuan, who is only five years old, he also lives with Lin Youcheng in another room of the main house. As for the east and west wings, There are four rooms, with Lin Zhaoxi and Lin Zhaomei living in one, and Lin Zhaoqing and Lin Zhaoman living alone in one.

Of course, it is difficult for a family like Lin Zhaoxi to have a son-in-law come to their door.

When Wang Xiaobo heard what Zha Haiwen said, he couldn't help but smile. He had indeed gone farther away. You must know that the year before last, he had gone to the University of Pittsburgh to study as a graduate student at the Center for East Asian Studies. He had just received his graduate degree.

"Are you planning to come back later?"

Hearing Zha Haisheng's question, Wang Xiaobo was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and said, "I don't know yet." Zha Haisheng didn't particularly care about Wang Xiaobo's statement that he didn't know yet whether he would return to China, because he also knew that there were many Many people want to go abroad, even those who will never return, directly immigrating and settling abroad.

"How is it over there in the United States?"

In fact, Lin Youcheng didn't pay much attention to this question asked by Zha Haiyi, but Zha Haiyi was very curious about life in the United States.

Wang Xiaobo thought for a moment and said: "It's very different from China. It's more advanced and prosperous over there."

"Of course, that's a capitalist country."

"My wife and I drove to many places there, and during the previous summer vacation we also traveled to many countries in Western Europe."

Seeing that Lin Youcheng didn't seem particularly curious about Wang Xiaobo's life abroad, Zha Hainan couldn't help but ask: "Brother Lin, aren't you curious about life abroad?"

Lin Youcheng didn't particularly care about what Wang Xiaobo said, because he personally didn't have much yearning for life abroad. Maybe it was because he had always grown up under the red flag and bathed in the spring breeze. He also knew how advanced China would be in the future. and prosperity.

"Our country will become more and more prosperous in the future."

When Zha Haiyi heard Lin Youcheng's words, he raised his eyebrows. He was a little surprised, but he didn't think much about it. He turned to chatting about literature and poetry, and asked Wang Xiaobo: "Are you studying anything over there now?"

Wang Xiaobo said with a smile: "I am now starting to write antique novels based on Tang legends. In addition, I will continue to revise "The Golden Age", which also has the guidance of my teacher Xu Zhuoyun."

When Lin Youcheng heard Wang Xiaobo mention "The Golden Age", he was a little surprised that Wang Xiaobo was already revising "The Golden Age" and asked, "When do you plan to submit the manuscript for publication?"

"It's still very early."

Wang Xiaobo shook his head and asked Zha Haiheng, "What about you?"

Lin Youcheng said for Zha Haiwei: "He published a poem called "Asian Copper" last year, and not long ago he won the special award in the May Fourth Literary Grand Prix of the first Yenching University Art Festival."

"Amazing!"

Wang Xiaobo praised a few words, then looked at Lin Youcheng and asked: "By the way, when will your new novel be submitted for publication?"

Lin Youcheng smiled and said: "I have already submitted the article, but I don't know that the magazine will not reject it."

Lin Youcheng has already submitted the completed novel "Bright Sword" to "Contemporary" magazine. Next, it depends on whether the "Contemporary" magazine of the four famous celebrities will publish this novel.

Next, we are waiting to see the choice of "Contemporary" magazine.

Although Lin Youcheng knew that the magazine was looking forward to his novel, he also knew that the magazine would not choose to publish his novel without looking at the quality of the manuscript just because it was Lin Youcheng. Moreover, he must know that the magazine "Contemporary" But the article "The Ordinary World" written by Lu Yao was rejected.

Lin Youcheng was not sure whether "Contemporary"'s sincere request for a manuscript would give him a sudden blow in the end.

(End of this chapter)