Chapter 1274 Cai Xiaoli's regret, never being a fool

Being a writer is definitely a high-paying job.

Although Cai Xiaoli has never eaten pork, she has seen pigs run.

When I was a sent-down youth in the countryside, some of them contributed articles to newspapers in the city.

An ordinary social news article of several hundred words would earn between fifty cents and one dollar in royalties.

This book "Blood Romance" is extremely popular. As the author, the royalties must be at least a few hundred yuan, right?

When Cai Xiaoli thought of this, she was first surprised, then shocked, and finally slowly turned into aggrieved and even angry.

Why did I only know this news now?
If I had known the news earlier, even if I was despised by everyone, I would have been thick-skinned and fought for Su Mingzhe.

Unfortunately, the wedding invitations of Su Mingzhe and Han Chunyan have already been sent out.

It’s too late to say anything now!

Seeing the change in Cai Xiaoli's expression, Su Mingzhe thought that this girl was jealous of his talent, so he could only try to show a 'sad' expression and whispered:

"Actually, I wrote this book when I was an educated youth. When I wrote this book, I was afraid that someone would find out and report me... Fortunately, we all get along well..."

After hearing the man's words, Cai Xiaoli thought of how Su Mingzhe's original owner was when he was an educated youth in the countryside, and she felt even more depressed.

When Su Mingzhe was an educated youth, he always looked "gentle and refined". Because of his identity, other people liked to tease him or even make fun of him when they saw him. Few people even took him seriously.

This is also the reason why the original owner was willing to be a cook after returning to Beijing.

After all, the profession of "chef" is one of the eight major occupations in the new society and is a popular one.

If she had been a little closer to Su Mingzhe and said more caring words, perhaps their relationship would be very different now?
Unfortunately, all these assumptions are just "ifs".

Su Mingzhe made up a few lies to fool Cai Xiaoli. Seeing that her emotions had stabilized a little, he continued:

"The magazine is only halfway through serialization, and it will take another four or five issues to complete the rest!"

"So, this book cannot be spread outside for the time being..."

When Cai Xiaoli saw that the man was so "unfriendly" to her, her heart felt like a kitchen shelf had been knocked down, and all the sour, spicy, bitter and salty flavors rushed into her heart.

Cai Xiaoli's originally suppressed emotions suddenly burst out at this moment. She had the urge to throw herself on the man and make it a fait accompli.

Fortunately, Cai Xiaoli was still rational. Although she was filled with resentment and her eyes began to glow green, that was all.

The two chatted for a while longer, and then Cai Xiaoli had no choice but to say goodbye and leave in disappointment.

After seeing Cai Xiaoli off, Su Mingzhe didn't dare to stay at home any longer.

After packing my luggage, I went to Lao Han’s house.

Su Mingzhe and Han Chunyan have already registered, but they haven't had their wedding yet.

So, when Su Mingzhe came to Old Han's house and saw Han's mother, he called out "Mom".

Mother Han also responded with a smile:

"Mingzhe is here, Chunyan is in the inner room."

Although the three-turn and one-ring wedding ceremony became popular in the 1970s, the number of families who could actually pull it off was still a minority.

What's more, Su Mingzhe also gave two hundred yuan as a betrothal gift.

With such a heavy betrothal gift, it was difficult for Han's mother not to welcome her second son-in-law with a smile.

When Su Mingzhe entered the inner room, he saw his wife sitting at the head of the bed knitting a new sweater.

In this era, when a man and a woman get married, the man has to pay a gift and the woman has to have a symmetrical dowry.

It is impossible to turn a woman into a money-eating beast who only takes in money and never gives out.

The Han family prepared four quilts, four sets of new clothes, and two sets of sweaters and trousers.

Su Mingzhe reached out and touched the sweater, it was quite slippery.

“…working!”

Han Chunyan had heard the man come in a long time ago, but she didn't look up to say hello because she was shy. As a result, the man became dishonest after entering the inner room, causing her to stab herself.

Fortunately, this is a knitting needle, so there is no need to worry about it causing bleeding.

"Does it hurt? Let me rub it for you..."

Su Mingzhe saw the woman frowning, and immediately put her hand in his arms. Han Chunyan was about to refuse, but the man had other intentions.

In a moment, the man took over the woman's high ground along her arm.

Half an hour later, the two men hurriedly ended the fight.

After cleaning up, the two of them leaned together and chatted.

Logically speaking, the two of them were somewhat unruly in doing things at the Han family.

However, at the beginning of the month, the two went to register their marriage.

Su Mingzhe had already taken Han Chunyan to a hotel to spend the night.

The reason why she is doing things at the Han family now is simply because Han Chunyan doesn't want her man to waste the rent money.

The young couple chatted and laughed, and before they knew it, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon.

Su Mingzhe got out of bed and prepared to go to work.

When I was going out, I happened to meet Han's mother who had just returned. I said hello and was about to leave.

Mother Han stopped her son-in-law and asked with a smile on her face:
"Mingzhe, how many tables are you and Chunyan planning to host at Zhengyang Hotel?"

"Mom, we have booked eight tables for the banquet!"

Su Mingzhe doesn't have many relatives or friends, and the invitations were only sent to a few close educated youth, a few colleagues, and Su Meng's family.

Even if some people have families with them, three tables are enough.

The remaining five tables were occupied by Han’s neighbors and relatives.

"Is such that."

Mother Han said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Chunyan's aunt heard about her wedding and is coming to attend the wedding. Several families may come with their families. Do you think it is possible to add two more tables?"

"Mom, are two tables enough? If not, it's okay to order a few more!"

Su Mingzhe had watched TV dramas and knew what the Han family’s cousins ​​looked like.

He was really worried that two tables wouldn't be enough to seat everyone.

"Enough, enough."

When Han's mother saw her son-in-law agreed, she was happy at first, but then she sighed and said:
"Mingzhe, you don't know much about Chunyan's aunt's family. They are all from the countryside, far away from here, and it is not easy for them to go back and forth. Every time they come, my family will pick out some old clothes for them to take back. As rural people, they don't have much spare money, and the travel expenses are all paid by my family..."

When Su Mingzhe heard this, he felt like rolling his eyes.

He finally realized that this old lady was really bold.

The implicit meaning of her words was that she wanted me to follow her and help her relatives from her mother's side.

The old lady was even prepared to ask me to reimburse the travel expenses of these relatives to attend the wedding!

Of course, the fare is not much.

According to the old lady, if two tables were added, there would be less than 20 people.

In the TV series, the old lady said that the round-trip fare for three people was just over three yuan.

The travel expenses for less than twenty people is at most twenty yuan.

I have already spent nearly a thousand dollars on my wedding, so spending another twenty dollars won’t be a big deal.

The question is, if I agree to pay twenty dollars, will the wedding go smoothly?
And getting married and living together is not a matter of one or two days.

This time when they got married, they came to visit relatives and I reimbursed my travel expenses. Will these relatives continue to visit the city in the future?

After all, the travel expenses can be reimbursed, and I can get some old clothes back when I leave. I'm afraid these relatives will visit me often!
Su Mingzhe is naturally not afraid of being taken advantage of.

But in this day and age, you really can’t show off your wealth.

Otherwise you will be branded as a "sucker" and your life will be ruined.

Therefore, facing Han's mother's sighs, Su Mingzhe could only persuade her gently and ignore her completely.

Seeing that Su Mingzhe didn't say anything, Han's mother was too embarrassed to expose the truth, which made everyone unhappy, so she could only go home in a bad mood.

(End of this chapter)