1987 My Era

Chapter 499, Mai Sui is pregnant? (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

The girl in blue clothes picked up the scattered vegetables and went to the kitchen.

Li Hengze sat down on the sofa, reached out for the receiver, and immediately called Harvest magazine.

Call the editor-in-chief's office.

"Dong dong dong...!"

Somewhat surprisingly, the phone went through immediately, and Editor-in-Chief Liao's voice came from the other end: "Hello, who is this?"

Li Heng said: "Brother, it's me."

"Hey! Junior brother, you finally showed up. Yesterday evening, Teacher Yu called me back and said that you would return to Lushan Village around 11 o'clock in the evening. So I went to Lushan Village to look for you this morning, but was turned away." Editor-in-Chief Liao spoke with a strong sense of sarcasm.

But these words made Li Heng feel terrified.

He subconsciously glanced at the stairs and asked tentatively: "Did you see Teacher Yu at home when you went to Lushan Village?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao laughed out loud. After a long while, he joked, "Junior brother, are you afraid of Teacher Yu?"

Li Heng said casually: "Afraid? What are you afraid of her?"

Editor Liao guessed what he was thinking, but didn't point it out. He told him, "The doors and windows of Building 25 are closed. In other words, the doors of your four buildings are all locked. No one is at home."

Hearing this, Li Heng felt relieved and apologized, "I had something urgent to do outside, so I came out early this morning. By the way, Senior Brother, why did you summon me back in such a hurry?"

When it came to business, Editor-in-Chief Liao stopped joking and said seriously, "Didn't you reply to Mr. Jin Yong's letter last time? He called me yesterday and asked if he could come visit you tomorrow?"

Li Heng subconsciously asked: "Tomorrow?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao said, "Yes, tomorrow."

Li Heng asked: "Has he already reached the inland?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao said: "Mr. Jin Yong started to come to the mainland after receiving your reply. He passed through customs this morning and is currently in Guangzhou."

Hearing this, Li Heng immediately said, "Okay, tomorrow."

Editor-in-Chief Liao said, "Okay, I'll give them a reply right now, and I'll let you know as soon as there's any new information."

"Hey, okay!"

He answered, and after thinking for a moment, he gave him the landline number here.

Editor Liao wrote down the phone number and asked curiously, "Isn't this the number for Lushan Village?"

Li Heng replied: "This belongs to Huang Zhaoyi's family."

Editor Liao was stunned. He looked down at the number on the paper, and his heart was shocked. Then he lowered his voice and asked, "You and Zhaoyi...?"

Li Heng chuckled and said, "Don't ask. Curiosity kills the cat. Just call me back later."

Editor-in-Chief Liao suddenly felt that the tea in front of him was no longer fragrant, and he was itching to have some more. But no matter how he tried, this junior brother was unwilling to reveal more.

After a long chat, Editor-in-Chief Liao gave up asking further questions and said, "By the way, Junior Brother, Mr. Jin Yong loves calligraphy and is also well-versed in ancient history. You can prepare a little in these two areas so that you will have something to talk about when we meet."

Li Heng waved his hand and said confidently: "It's a small matter. You have seen my calligraphy before. These are what I am good at."

Editor-in-Chief Liao had indeed seen Li Heng's handwriting, and it was extremely good, even better than his own, so he felt relieved.

Li Heng thought of something and asked, "Have you told Mr. Jin Yong about my age and identity?"

Now it was Editor-in-Chief Liao's turn to laugh: "Not yet. I plan to give him a surprise. I want to see his surprised expression."

Well, this senior brother is also a bit bad.

Li Heng asked: "Where should we meet?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao said, "He wants to come to your house and visit your study. What do you think? If it's inconvenient, you can refuse and choose another place."

Li Heng thought for a while and agreed.

After talking about Jin Yong, Editor-in-Chief Liao changed the topic and talked about To Live and White Deer Plain: "Brother, congratulations! After the overseas copyright of To Live was authorized, it sold well in Hong Kong and across the Taiwan Strait. Currently, more than 10 copies have been sold in Hong Kong.

On the other side of the Strait, the book has sold over 25 copies and has been highly recommended by the media there, being hailed as one of the top ten books worth reading in 1988. I specifically asked a friend to follow the news there, and it is said that among the top ten books, eight are foreign literary masterpieces. The value is still very high.”

Having gained another wave of fame and fortune, Li Heng was overjoyed. "How is the situation of 'To Live' in Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States?"

Mr. Jin Yong said: "These parts need to be translated into the local language, which takes time. They are not available on the market yet, but you can still look forward to it."

Li Heng nodded. "To Live" is a well-known book with good sales, but it has never won any decent literary awards. It must be said that this is a great pity.

Editor-in-Chief Liao went on to say: "White Deer Plain is currently being printed in large quantities, and the first batch of subscriptions from Xinhua Bookstore has already been released."

Li Heng asked hurriedly: "How many volumes?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao, who was in a good mood, kept things in suspense at this time: "Guess."

Guess the chicken!

Li Heng was treacherous inside, but he asked, "Do you have 10 copies?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao smiled and said, "It's less. Guess again."

Li Heng asked: "15 copies?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao said, "Can you be a little braver?"

Li Heng directly threw out a number: "Could it be that there are 30 copies?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao turned a page of documents and said, "As of 11 a.m. today, the first batch of subscriptions has reached 412672 copies. Congratulations again, you have broken the record again. These 41 copies are enough to be recorded in the history of modern Chinese literature!"

Although it was just a guess, when Li Heng really heard the number, he felt dizzy!
This is the first batch of subscriptions received by Xinhua Bookstore, which has 41 copies. If it were another writer, it might take even ten years to sell this number.

It can simply be described as crazy!
At the same time, it also shows that "White Deer Plain" is very popular in the market, indicating that the author December is a living golden signboard, and readers are willing to buy it!
After a moment of secret joy, Li Heng was finally relieved. The market gave him confidence and he did not suffer a setback in the first order. He really lived up to the hype from major media and the title of "legendary writer".

After taking some time to digest the good news, Li Heng asked, "What is the price of White Deer Plain?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao said: "8 yuan."

Li Heng's first reaction was: "So much? It's twice as much as "To Live"!"

Editor-in-Chief Liao explained: "It is twice as high. However, White Deer Plain has nearly 60 words, while To Live only has 30 words. At the same time, the market is changing, and wages and prices have been rising. 8 yuan is a decision we made carefully after discussing various aspects and conducting market research.

Don't worry, I didn't set the high price of 8 yuan on impulse."

This reminded Li Heng of "Wasteland", which was initially priced at 12 yuan. However, as the book became hard to come by, the price kept rising, reaching a peak of 18 yuan per copy.

With this connection, um, 8 yuan doesn’t seem too high and is within an acceptable range.

Editor-in-Chief Liao told him: "White Deer Plain will be on the market on September 9th, so remember to keep an eye out for it then. Also, how many samples of the new book do you need? I can bring them to you tomorrow."

Li Heng estimated and said, "Give me 30 copies, just in case."

Editor-in-Chief Liao readily responded and said it was no problem.

The call lasted for quite a while, and we discussed various trivial matters of life and Mr. Ba's health for a long time before hanging up.

After putting the receiver back, Li Heng, who was feeling hungry and dizzy, checked the time and found that it was already past 2 o'clock.

Damn it! I was already full last night, but after a few meals, my stomach was completely drained.
After sitting on the sofa for a while, he called Li Wang again to ask about the situation at the shoe factory. More than 10 minutes passed like this.

At a certain moment, he suddenly had the urge to contact Teacher Yu, but when he realized his current location, he immediately gave up the idea.

Forget it, let’s talk about it when we get back.

After receiving two phone calls, Li Heng ran to the kitchen. As soon as he reached the door, he smelled a strong aroma of meat, which immediately made him feel refreshed and his taste buds whetted.

He entered the kitchen and asked, "How many dishes are left?"

Seeing him coming, Huang Zhaoyi smiled, picked up a pair of chopsticks, picked up a piece of excellent twice-cooked pork and put it to his mouth: "You must be starving, it will be ready soon. Three dishes are already prepared, and there is another vegetable at the end. Come, try it to see if it is salty or not."

That was the qualitative change in their relationship last night. If it was before, she would not have dared to feed him food so boldly. Li Heng looked at her, opened his mouth very politely, and ate the twice-cooked pork in one go. After chewing it for a few times, he praised: "It's delicious, fragrant! Come on, give me another piece."

Hearing this, Huang Zhaoyi was in a good mood and immediately fed him two pieces of meat.

While eating, Li Heng said: "You have a certain talent for cooking. Don't waste it. Try to learn all the common Hunan dishes. That way I will have a good time in the future."

Huang Zhaoyi kept these words in mind, and thought that she would take some time to learn how to cook.

She knew that such an opportunity was rare, and he had never asked her for anything before. Now that he could ask for something, it proved that he really regarded her as his woman.

For him, this may just be a small step.

But it meant a lot to her. It was a huge leap forward, which made her ecstatic and full of energy!
Seeing her concentrating on cooking, Li Heng stared at her profile for a while. He had to admit that, despite his previous prejudices, this woman was still very beautiful. From her figure, looks, temperament, to her education, there was nothing wrong with her.

Especially in bed, she is such a stunner that you can't stop wanting her.

In his opinion, the only one who could beat her in sex was Mai Sui. Every time he hugged or touched that girl, she would have a huge reaction. Before he went to Beijing last time, he spent hundreds of millions of dollars on her through his pants.

The wheat ears are so shy, wow! Needless to say, it has a unique flavor.

He felt better. In fact, Mai Sui had been living in fear these days because her usually normal menstrual period had been delayed for 3 days and had not come yet.

This inevitably made her worry, could she be pregnant?
For this reason, Mai Sui secretly went to the library to look up information, but the book clearly stated that there is a certain chance that extracorporeal discharge can lead to pregnancy.

Seeing Mai Sui in a daze, Zhou Shihe, who had just returned from the library, put three books aside and walked over to ask with concern: "Sui Sui, are you feeling unwell? I see you've been worried these past two days."

"Yes, yes! You always act silly and dazed. I've never seen you like this before. Are you thinking about that bad guy Li Heng?" Ye Ning, who came back with them, also agreed.

In the past, the three of them went to the library to read together, but today Mai Sui didn’t go and stayed in the dormitory alone.

Fearing that he might be discovered by Youhan, Mai Sui came to his senses and said, "I had a dream last night. I dreamed that my father went to the north to do business."

Ye Ning was puzzled: "Isn't it normal to do business in the north? You sell your Shaodong goods to our hometown in Shanxi."

Zhou Shihe knew a thing or two, "Are you afraid of an accident?"

Mai Sui looked worried: "When I looked at my horoscope at the beginning of the year, the fortune teller said that my parents can't go north in the next few years because it's easy to get into trouble."

"Ah? Is there such a thing?" Ye Ning opened his eyes wide.

Mai Sui nodded and briefly recounted the experience of going to fortune-telling with Li Heng and Editor-in-Chief Liao at the beginning of the year.

After listening, Zhou Shihe suggested: "Tomorrow is the weekend, why don't we go back to Lushan Village? You call home."

Zhou Shihe proposed to go to Lushan Village because he felt that Li Heng would come back. The implication was that he wanted Li Heng to comfort Mai Sui.

As for how she felt?
Of course it was a dream. Strangely enough, she dreamed of Li Heng last night, the two of them at a ski resort in Northeast China, and he pressed on her and kissed her. She was awakened in the middle of the night, and she kept her eyes open until dawn.

Mai Sui also wanted to call home and did not refuse the suggestion, so the three girls packed up and headed for Lushan Village.

Along the way, Zhou Shihe and Mai Sui attracted a lot of attention.

Especially Zhou Shihe, because of the instrumental music album, his fame has risen to a new level.

At Fudan University today, you may not know who the president is, or who the counselor is, but you cannot fail to have heard of Zhou Shihe.

Now the whole school is talking about Li Heng, Zhou Shihe and Yu Shuheng after dinner.

Among the three parties involved, Li Heng disappeared frequently and had been missing for several days.

Teacher Yu only shows up at the School of Management when he is teaching, and is rarely seen the rest of the time.

So, Zhou Shihe, who often appeared in the library study room, bore all the inquisitive eyes.

According to Ye Ning, no matter whether in class or in the study room, every day seniors and juniors would find ways to pass by Zhou Shihe, but they didn't dare to get too close, let alone say hello. They just watched from afar, like some perverts who wanted to die but were afraid of death.

When they returned to Lushan Village, Teacher Yu was not at home, so Mai Sui had to go outside the school to make a phone call.

Ye Ning said lazily, "It's too hot. I'm dying of heat. I need to take a shower first. You guys go ahead."

Zhou Shihe smiled gently and accompanied Mai Sui out of the school.

I called home first, but no one answered the first call.

It was not until the second call that grandma picked up the phone. Mai Sui first asked about the health of his grandparents, and then about the whereabouts of his parents.

The result disappointed her greatly. Her grandmother didn't know where her parents were doing business. She just said they were delivering goods or negotiating orders and would be back in two days.

After some further inquiries, I still couldn't get the buyer's contact information, so I couldn't be sure whether her parents were in the south or in the north?
Zhou Shihe was afraid that she would think too much, so he quickly comforted her: "It's okay, I'll be back in two days, and I'll call and ask then."

At this point, Mai Sui was at a loss. After all, it was just a fortune-telling. He couldn't use this as an excuse to ask for leave and go home, right?

Regardless of whether the school would approve her leave, she herself felt it was absurd.

When passing by a drugstore, Mai Sui suddenly stopped and his eyes lingered at the door of the drugstore.

Zhou Shihe was very careful and noticed her bestie's little move. She asked, "Do you want to buy medicine?"

Mai Sui seemed particularly hesitant. After walking forward about 20 steps, he stopped again, pursed his lips and said, "Shi He, wait for me here. I'll be back soon."

Zhou Shihe was puzzled. Why did he have to leave her alone to buy medicine? But she didn't point it out and said yes.

Under the gaze of her best friend, Mai Sui tried her best to steady herself and walked into the drugstore.

After a while, Mai Sui came out and said softly, "Let's go."

"Ah."

Zhou Shihe hummed, but her eyes secretly swept over her best friend's hands. Both hands were empty, and neither of them held medicine.

Later, her gaze moved inconspicuously and stopped at the pocket of her trousers, but she didn't find any useful information.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through her mind: buy a pregnancy test strip?

She didn't think about birth control pills or condoms. Because Li Heng was not at home these days, birth control pills and condoms were not needed at all, and there was no urgency.

It seems that Suo Suo is not only worried about the dream about her parents going to the north, but she is also worried about her pregnancy?
Could it be that Li Heng and Sui Sui have broken through the last layer of their relationship?

Zhou Shihe thought as her eyes wandered over her best friend. She looked up at the dusky sky and suddenly felt very depressed. She thought it was going to rain heavily again.

Mai Sui and she have a close relationship like sisters, and they usually say whatever they want to each other, never shying away from each other. But today, Sui Sui's behavior of buying medicine revealed a lot of doubts.

She subconsciously thought about pregnancy.

Entering the campus, Zhou Shihe asked tentatively: "Have you contacted him recently?"

"No." Mai Sui shook his head.

When Li Heng goes to the capital, he will either go to see Song Yu or Chen Zijin. Mai Sui once promised not to interfere in his personal feelings.

Therefore, once Li Heng went to the north, Mai Sui would automatically cut off contact with him and would not ask him about anything.

Back at the end of the alley, Mai Sui glanced at Building 26 and said to her bestie, "I'm going to go clean up. You take a rest first."

Li Heng has been away for 3 days and might be back in the next two days. Mai Sui knows that he likes cleanliness very much and wants to clean the house.

Of course, cleaning is only one aspect. Testing for pregnancy is her most urgent task now.

Zhou Shihe agreed, but his eyes inadvertently swept across his friend's trouser pocket.

If she was just guessing at the door of the pharmacy before, now she is 70% sure that Sui Sui bought a pregnancy test paper today.

After watching Mai Sui enter Building No. 26, Zhou Shihe stopped in the middle of the alley for a while, then turned around and looked at Building No. 25. He inexplicably thought of the eight maxims that Shen Xin left in "Jane Eyre".

She was thinking: the women around him fell one after another, but Yu Shuheng remained standing still. The eight maxims were simply wasted.

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