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Chapter 64 Wenquxing

After delivering the letter, the postman rode away on his bicycle.

Qiu Huoming returned home holding the letter in his hand. Chen Suniang asked casually in the kitchen, "Who sent it?"

"Editorial department." Qiu Huoming glanced at the postmark. It was a letter sent at the end of March. It must have been delayed on the road for a long time! He carefully opened the seal and pulled out two thin pages of paper.

Qiu Huoming finished reading the first page at a glance. He stared at the lines of words in the middle. [Your article meets the inclusion criteria of this magazine and is planned to be inserted in the short and medium-length novels. It will be published in the second issue of this magazine... The manuscript fee is calculated at 30 yuan per thousand words. The manuscript fee will be wired in the near future. Please check it...]

Bimonthly, the second issue is around April 4th.

He opened the second page, which was a letter requesting an article.

The general meaning is that this magazine will launch a long serial novel, the theme is martial arts, detective, each issue will publish a chapter until the full text is finished, the remuneration will be generous...

Just after finishing the filming, Qiu Jianshe went home with his bag.

He put down his bag, went into the kitchen, made a cup of tea and brought it out, then sat at the dining table and casually took out a newspaper from his bag and started reading.

After a while, Chen Suniang brought in the dishes.

She put down the dishes and took off her bib, then looked at Qiu Huoming, "Who did you just say sent it? I didn't hear clearly."

The eldest sister brought in the meal and the younger sister took the bowl and chopsticks.

"Mom! My novel is going to be published!" Qiu Huoming read the letter again and again, and after making sure it was correct, he finally cried out.

He took the letter and turned around.

"30 yuan for 1000 words, the manuscript fee is more than 100 yuan!"

Qiu Jianshe snatched the letter from his hand and read it quickly.

"My Qiu family has produced a literary talent!" he murmured.

"Dad, Wenquxing is a feudal remnant." The eldest sister at the side said with a smile.

Chen Suniang asked hurriedly: "What novel? Where is the book?"

"I won't be able to see it until the end of April. They said they would send me a copy."

Qiu Huoming vaguely felt the excitement of being officially signed for the first time in later life. There is a golden house in the book, and the ancients were not deceiving me!

The younger sister was very surprised, "Brother, did you write a book?"

"It's just a magazine, just one article, don't get too excited." Qiu Huoming had calmed down and found that the family was not eating, but sitting in a circle reading a letter.

Qiu Jianshe has read it for the second time.

They didn't hear what Qiu Huoming said at all. He coughed lightly and said, "Why don't we eat first? The food is getting cold..."

"Oh, let's eat first, and then watch it after dinner!" Chen Suniang wiped the corner of her eyes and walked quickly to the dining table.

Qiu Jianshe folded the letter paper and envelope and placed them on the small table.

Only then did he walk to the dining table, where Qiu Huoming had already served the meal and placed it in front of him.

Qiu Jianshe's nose felt a little sour. His rebellious son, who had always gone against him, had grown up.

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After dinner, Chen Suniang and Qiu Jianshe returned to work.

The remaining three children, led by Qiu Huoming, went to their youngest sister's school to learn how to ride a bike.

In the store at the entrance of the elementary school, Qiu Huoming bought each of them a bottle of soda, and also bought a large sheet of popular picture cards for the younger sister. She then stopped clamoring to learn how to ride a bike, and sat obediently in the store, taking the scissors borrowed from the boss and carefully cutting out the picture cards one by one.

On the playground, Qiu Hongye, under the protection of Qiu Huoming, pedaled her bicycle in circles. She had a good sense of balance, and after a few circles, the front of the bike no longer shook and the body of the bike was very stable.

If she overcomes her timidity, she will actually be able to ride a bike independently.

Perhaps it was what Ding Yu said yesterday that encouraged her.

Not long after, she took the initiative to ask Qiu Huoming to let go.

Qiu Huoming had actually let go a long time ago. She excitedly pedaled around and approached Qiu Huoming again, "Brother, I don't know how to park..."

"I'll follow you. Slow down first, brake slowly, and then support yourself with one foot..."

"Okay, don't let go."

"Don't worry, I'm holding on..."

"Squeak" the car stopped very steadily.

Qiu Hongye shouted excitedly: "Brother, I can park the car."

She turned her head and saw Qiu Huoming standing not far away, looking at her with a sly smile on his face.

"Ahhhh, you weren't next to me just now!"

“You did it on your own!”

Qiu Huoming gave her a thumbs up from a distance and parked the car.

The younger sister also ran over, with the cut-out pictures in her hands. She held a thick stack of them and said, "Brother, give me a sip of soda."

Qiu Huoming leaned over and handed her the opened bottle of soda on the ground.

The eldest sister sat down on the lawn and took her opened bottle of soda and started drinking it in big gulps.

The younger sister wiped the corner of her mouth and said, "Brother, I am so happy today. Do you know how to play the picture card game? It is so fun."

She squatted on the ground, took out a picture card, and rolled up the edge. "That's it. First, tap it over, then tap it again to make it right. This card is yours."

Qiu Huoming smiled and squatted down as well, "Okay, let's try it."

"Then I'll share the pictures first." The younger sister shared the pictures in her hand with him.

"You play one, and I play one."

Qiu Huoming did as he was told.

"rock-paper-scissors!"

"I won." The little sister screamed, stacked the two pictures together, rolled up the edges, put them back on the ground, opened her palm and slapped them. The pictures shook a little but didn't flip over.

"Oh, it's your turn, bro."

Qiu Huoming imitated her and slapped it hard, and the picture turned over.

"Brother, just tap it once and it will flip back over!"

Qiu Huoming lightly touched the picture with his fingertips, and the picture turned over smoothly.

"Look, you won one of my picture cards and left..." The little sister sighed and stuffed the two picture cards on the ground into Qiu Huoming's hands.

The eldest sister has had enough rest.

"I want to play too."

Three people squatted on the ground, the car stopped beside them, and there was constant cheering...

"Let's go back." Qiu Huoming stood up with the complete set of picture cards he won.

The younger sister smiled and said, "Brother, you are awesome."

Qiu Huoming stuffed all the pictures back into her hands, looked down at his dirty hands, looked around, and found a locked water faucet.

"Look, it's time to show your magic."

Qiu Huoming twisted it a few times skillfully, and the originally dripping water flow became stronger. "Wash your hands, wash your hands."

After all three pairs of hands were washed clean, they twisted the water a few more times above and the water flow returned to normal.

The little sister seemed to be thinking about something. This is her school. After learning this, she can perform for her classmates in the future.

Qiu Huoming shook off the water droplets on his hands and rubbed them dry on his pants. Then he walked to the side of the car, carried the little sister to the front and sat her down. Then he held the handlebars and kicked the bracket away.

Qiu Huoming got on the bike and shouted, "Big sister, get on the bike!"

The eldest sister jumped lightly into the back seat.

"Speed ​​up!" Qiu Huoming pushed hard and the car drove towards the door like an arrow.

When he arrived at the door, Qiu Huoming returned the two empty soda bottles in his pocket to the store owner in exchange for the deposit.

The car drove towards East Street.

Soon we arrived at the gate of the compound. The car went down the slope and the iron gate was wide open. The little yellow dog next to us came over, wagging its tail.

Qiu Huoming stopped the car and the little sister jumped down from the horizontal bar, "Brother, I'll play with Xiao Huang for a while before going back."

The eldest sister also shouted, "I want to play with Xiao Huang too."

Qiu Huoming watched them squatting in front of Xiao Huang. The puppy was wagging its tail vigorously to please them. The little sister was giggling and was about to pick up Xiao Huang.

Qiu Huoming slowed down his bike and the car drove slowly and leisurely towards the alley in front of his home.

The weather was neither too cold nor too hot, the breeze was blowing on the face, and the days were getting better and better. The corners of Qiu Huoming's mouth rose involuntarily.