1987 My Era

Chapter 155, Becoming a Rich Man (Please subscribe!)

After hurrying all the way, we finally arrived at Lushan Village. It was already past 6 o'clock and it was dusk.

The wheat ears are not there.

From a distance, Sun Manning and Zou Ping could be seen sitting and chatting on the second-floor attic. When they saw Li Heng appear, they quickly got up and went downstairs.

"Old Zou, did I keep you waiting for a long time?" Li Heng asked apologetically.

Zou Ping waved his hand, "No, I just got off work too, a few minutes earlier than you."

Zou Ping took out two bills of exchange from his bag and handed them to him: "Finally, I'm giving them to you. Otherwise, I'd always be nervous carrying them with me. I've never handled so much money in my life."

Li Heng smiled and took the two bills of exchange.

The amount on a bill of exchange shows: 17.82.

Zou Ping explained, "As of today, a total of 1187563 copies of To Live have been sold. Based on a 5% royalty payment, this is exactly the number. Do the math."

At this point, he added: "The magazine has already paid the tax for you, so you can use the money with confidence."

When it comes to money matters, Li Heng never takes it lightly and he started to calculate with a pen in front of Zou Ping.

After doing the calculation, I found out that the magazine gave me several dozen more, making the number a hundred.

Then, Li Heng began to check the second bill of exchange, the amount of which was 2500 yuan.

Zouping said: "This is the fee paid by Beijing Radio Station for the broadcast of "To Live". Last time, Shanghai Radio Station asked for 2500 yuan.

In August, Beijing Radio Station approached the magazine, and we couldn’t contact you at the time, so we transferred the business to the other party based on the Shanghai market price.”

Li Heng extended his hand and shook hands with Zou Ping, greeting him warmly: "Old Zou, thank you for your hard work. You haven't had dinner yet, let's go and have a drink today."

Unexpectedly, Zouping shook his hand and said with regret, "No, not today. A classmate of mine has a birthday and I have to go. Next time, next time we can have a good drink together."

In fact, he really wanted to drink with Li Heng to further improve their relationship, but there was nothing he could do; he couldn't leave.

Hearing this, Li Heng did not force him and personally sent the other party to the intersection, "Old Zou, thank you, drive slowly."

"Okay, Lao Li, go back to your room and rest. I'm leaving now."

Zouping was still driving the van, but it was not the new one from yesterday. He had replaced it with an older car.

When the car drove away, Sun Manning stared at the bill with envy, "Wow! Li Heng, you are really rich. My parents have worked for decades, but their savings are not even a fraction of what you have."

Li Heng lowered his head and checked the bill again, then said generously: "Don't be envious. With our relationship, from now on, if you want to eat something or crave something, just tell me and I'll give it to you!"

"Are delicacies from the mountains and sea also okay?"

"Row."

“Can sea cucumber and bird’s nest be used?”

"Of course, I'll eat you till you get tired of it."

Although it was a joke, Sun Manning was still very happy and gave her congratulations: "Li Heng, congratulations on becoming a great writer and a millionaire! That's amazing!"

"Come on, stop complimenting me. I don't think I'm rich with this little money. It's not even enough to be put in Mai Sui's house."

Li Heng put away the bill and asked, "By the way, where is Mai Sui? Why are you here alone?"

Sun Manning told him: "She will have a class meeting later, and they will have a dinner party in the dormitory in the evening, so she can't leave. Of course, I will be the only one left."

Li Heng asked: "Have you had dinner yet? If not, I will treat you to a big meal."

Sun Manning touched her round belly and said, "Oh, why didn't you tell me earlier about the big meal? Mai Sui sent the meal over in a lunch box an hour ago. If you had come back 30 minutes earlier, you could have seen her."

After hearing this, Li Heng was too lazy to bother anymore. He poured himself a glass of water and continued to eat the lasagna.

Seeing how he was enjoying the meal, Sun Manning even reached out and picked up a few pieces and put them in her mouth. "Without the chili, it feels a little less flavorful. It's not as good as the ones in Shao City."

"If you want to eat chili, it's easy. After the military training, I will buy pots and pans, and then we can cook and enjoy it when we have time." Li Heng said.

Sun Manning asked: "Why are you so hungry? Didn't you have dinner with Xiao Han?"

Li Heng said: "She also had to attend a class meeting, and it was inconvenient to take the bus too late, so I came back early before the end of the get off work day."

"Ah? You left early? Then why did you get home just now?" Sun Manning asked.

Li Heng talked about his piano learning experience.

Sun Manning seemed to be listening to a foreign language, and shouted in surprise: "No, my God! You are so old, and you are still learning piano?"

Li Heng glanced at her, "You can't learn at this age? You're only 18."

Sun Manning looked at the fool and stared at him, "You are a famous writer now, why are you still learning this?"

Li Heng didn't even raise his head: "Song Yu likes it."

Sun Manning opened her mouth wide, and all of a sudden, so many words were stuck in her throat that she couldn't say them.

After a long time, she calmed down and said, "Li Heng, how could you be like this? Didn't you just go to see Xiao Han? Why are you still thinking about Song Yu?"

Li Heng was too lazy to explain to her. It was impossible to explain such a thing clearly. He just shut her up with one sentence:
"Comrade Manning, before you ask this question in the future, please check the love history of all the literati in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad, and then discuss this issue with me."

Sun Manning was completely confused.

One literati after another flashed through her mind. The more literati flashed through her mind, the more powerless she found herself to say anything to Li Heng.
After racking her brains for more than ten minutes, she came to the following conclusion: "What it means is that we ordinary people should not use our views on love to measure you intellectuals. You are different."

Li Heng gave a thumbs up and grinned, "Smart! Absolutely right!"

Although she had objectively acknowledged the scholar's romantic history, Sun Manning still found it hard to accept it. "Aren't you afraid that I will tell Song Yu? And let all your efforts be in vain?"

Li Heng raised his head and stared into her eyes: "The palms and backs of your hands are all made of flesh, can you do it?"

Feeling uneasy under the pressure of his powerful aura, Sun Manning slowly fell into silence.

If he wants to have the best of both worlds between Xiao Han, Song Yu, and Chen Zijin, he must win over Sun Manning and Mai Sui, who are also at Fudan.

As for Mai Sui, she has implicitly agreed that she will no longer interfere with his personal feelings. With his understanding of this girl, he feels relieved.

As for Sun Manning, huh! We have to get along for four years in college, so silence is the best outcome.

After cleaning up the leftovers, Li Heng asked, "Are you going back to the dormitory, or are you waiting for me here?"

Sun Manning subconsciously asked: "Aren't you going back to the dormitory?"

Li Heng looked at his watch and said, "It's still early. I'll go upstairs and read a book. If I'm in the right mood, I'll probably have to write some manuscripts."

Sun Manning was not born to be a tangled person, and said without hiding anything:
"I really like your attic, it's so exquisite. I want to go there and read a book." "Okay, let's go upstairs." Li Heng stood up, closed the door, and took her to the second floor.

"There may be mosquitoes in the attic in this weather. Remember to light some mosquito coils and place them at your feet." Li Heng gave these instructions before entering the study.

"I knew it a long time ago. I pulled the mosquito coils up before you came back." Sun Manning pointed to a corner of the sofa, where there was indeed a plate of mosquito coils.

In the following time, Li Heng kept reading the information and documents left to him by Aunt Zhao Jing in the study.

Later, inspiration came to him, he put down the book and threw himself into writing again.

It is said that when you focus on one thing, time passes fastest.

Before we knew it, the clock had moved to 10 o'clock in the evening.

If he hadn't drunk too much water while eating the lasagna and had to go to the bathroom, he would still be writing and wouldn't have noticed how late it was.

After putting his pens and ink in order and putting the manuscript in his bag, Li Heng checked the doors and windows of the study and went straight to the attic.

Just one glance and he was a little amused. This girl Sun Manning was really not shy. She was actually lying on the wooden board with her legs spread out and sleeping.

"Manning, wake up! Wake up! Let's go back to the dormitory." Li Heng stretched out his hand and shook her shoulder.

"Did I fall asleep?"

"Ah."

"The night sky is so beautiful. I even saw a shooting star. I was counting the stars afterwards! Damn it! I actually fell asleep. What time is it?"

"It's past 10 o'clock. How about you stay here tonight?"

"No, I want to go back to the dormitory."

Having said that, Sun Manning jumped up, and the two of them locked the door and left Lushan Village.

On the way, Li Heng asked Sun Manning: "Why do you have to go back to the dormitory tonight?"

Sun Manning was full of a sense of ceremony: "Everyone in our dormitory will be here today, and I can't be absent."

Li Heng nodded. "Indeed, we cannot be absent. The first impression we make on our roommates is very important."

As we talked along the way, we arrived at dormitory building No. 9.

Sun Manning waved her hand and said, "Li Heng, I'm going upstairs now. You should also go to bed early. After the military training is over, we can call Mai Sui to get together."

"Row."

Li Heng responded and watched her enter the gate of the girls' dormitory. He turned around and prepared to go to dormitory building No. 4. At this moment, someone called him from behind.

Looking back, I found that it was Li Xian, a woman who spoke poor Chinese, accompanied by Chen Guifen and Liu Yue.

Liu Yue was wearing a horse-faced skirt, which perfectly set off her figure and looked very beautiful.

The three women each had a bag in their hands, and they must have been eating and chatting before.

Li Xian was wearing a white shirt and a playful blue striped tie, looking very fashionable. She walked straight across the path, with a cute expression on her face:

"Li Heng, was that your girlfriend just now?"

I have never seen such a direct question. Li Heng answered: "No, we are high school classmates."

Li Xian looked up at the No. 9 Girls Dormitory Building and said happily, "Oh! I was wondering if they don't look alike. The one today is not as pretty as the one yesterday."

Li Heng was speechless and didn't want to explain.

After smiling and greeting Chen Guifen and Liu Yue, he asked directly, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Li Xian said: "It's nothing serious. I followed you for almost 50 meters. I just wanted to see what the girl looked like."

Li Heng: “.”

Chen Guifen: “.”

Liu Yue: “.”

It's fine if he followed secretly, but he even said it to his face, damn it! The three of them finally saw what a community bull is.

Seeing Li Heng was about to leave, Li Xian quickly stepped in front of him, reached into her bag, took out a rectangular box and handed it to him:

"Here, this is the sunscreen I brought back from abroad. You can use it during the military training tomorrow. Before you go out, just squeeze a little and apply it evenly on your face and hands. It's very effective."

The box was covered with English letters, but Li Heng was very familiar with it. Wasn't this the L'Oreal that dominated the world's cosmetics market in the 1980s and 1990s?

This SX model is a new sunscreen developed by the L'Oréal Group a few years ago and is now very popular abroad.

In China, you can’t buy it even if you have money, because it has not yet entered the Chinese market.

This thing was too valuable, so Li Heng didn't reach out to take it.

Seeing that he was cautious, Li Xian stuffed the box into his hands and assured him with full energy: "Don't worry, I'm not mean, I won't use this thing to kidnap you, we are classmates and friends."

At this point, she turned to Chen Guifen and Liu Yue and asked awkwardly, "Liu Yue, Guifen, did I use the words mean and kidnapping appropriately?"

Chen Guifen looked at Li Heng, who was about to get hurt, and smiled with her hands covering her mouth: "Yes, the meaning is correct."

After receiving praise from her friends, Li Xian showed her two small canine teeth and looked at Li Heng again:

"You don't want the chocolate, but take this as your Mandarin apprenticeship fee, otherwise I will lose face in front of my friends."

Facing the gazes of the three women, Li Heng pondered for a moment and nodded, "Okay, I'll take it. This thing is really useful to me. If you want to learn Mandarin in the future, you can always come to me."

Li Xian was very happy that she was not rejected this time. It seemed as if every cell in her body was blooming. She opened the bag in her hand.

Question: "Do you dare to eat hairy eggs?"

Li Heng leaned over to take a look. Oh, it was indeed a hairy egg. No wonder it smelled strange. "Didn't you just come back from abroad? Why are you eating this?"

Li Xian reached out and took one out, peeled it in half, and handed it to him. "Gui Fen told me that it smells bad but tastes good. I wanted to vomit when I first smelled it, but I couldn't stop after taking a bite. I was addicted!"

Li Heng took a step back unconsciously and waved his hands repeatedly: "No, I can't eat this, you eat it yourself."

To prove that she was not lying, Li Xian opened her mouth and bit off half of the egg. "What are you talking about? You are a grown man and you don't dare to eat it. It smells really good. How about you try a bite? The three of us walked a long way to buy it."

Li Heng glanced at the other two women and still refused.

(End of this chapter)