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Chapter 86 There is a problem

He took the book back to his room and opened the letter.

The elder sister spoke briefly. She said that these books were bought by her while she was working. She thought they were very good and brought fun to her boring life in a foreign city. She thought her younger brother should also read more of these books to broaden his horizons, so she asked someone to bring them to her.

Qiu Huoming sorted the books out. There were eight books in total, all of which were preserved very well. Except for the folded pages, they looked like new books. One could imagine how much the owner loved them.

These books are all pirated, especially Wuthering Heights, Anna Karenina, and Pride and Prejudice. You can even say that these books are foreign books about women's consciousness awakening...

It was unusual in itself that someone suddenly gave all his cherished books to himself, and Qiu Huoming subconsciously thought of her current family problems.

The joy of having just received the royalties also diminished a lot.

He walked out of the small room. Chen Suniang and the eldest sister were busy in the kitchen, Qiu Jianshe was reading a book in the living room, and the youngest sister was lying on the table doing homework.

He opened the screen door and walked in, "Dad, what else did sister say?"

Qiu Jianshe’s unit has a telephone, and his new office also has an extension number. If there is anything urgent, my elder sister will call him directly.

Qiu Jianshe put down the book and thought for a moment, "It's just like what I always say."

"Then why did she suddenly give me the book?"

"Oh, she said that there was not enough space at home, and your brother-in-law wanted to sell it, but she was reluctant to do so, so she asked someone to send it to you. What? Are those books not good?" Qiu Jianshe asked.

"The book is very good, but I feel like something is wrong." Qiu Huoming frowned.

Chen Suniang just opened the screen door and walked in. Her eldest sister had already cooked the meal before she went home. There were still a lot of leftovers from lunch, so they just had to be heated up, which wouldn't take long.

"What's wrong?" Chen Suniang asked as she placed a plate of hot food on the table.

The little sister put away her homework and ran out to help.

Qiu Huoming thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you ask my sister to go home this weekend? The weather is good now and I happen to be on holiday this week, so I can take her out to play. If she can't get away, I'll go find her..."

"It's not appropriate for you to go to her house suddenly. It won't be a problem for her to go out for a walk these days. Old Qiu, go to the office tomorrow and call Hongling and tell her that I miss her. Ask her if she can spare a few days this week to come back..." Chen Suniang said to Qiu Jianshe.

"Okay, I'll call tomorrow morning." Qiu Jianshe agreed immediately.

"Dad, did the postman give you a few magazine pre-order forms last time?" Qiu Huoming asked.

Qiu Jianshe slapped his forehead and said, "I forgot about so many things. I'll get them to you."

"Then please give me your household registration booklet as well. My royalties have arrived." Qiu Huoming then took out the wire transfer slip and showed it to me.

Chen Suniang was quick-witted. She pulled his hand away and took the money. "132 yuan. My goodness, how can I get so much money just by writing a book?"

Qiu Huoming took the opportunity to hand the wire transfer slip to Chen Suniang, "Then go and get it. Your family is going to build a house, right?"

Qiu Huoming planned to publicly disclose the royalties from Contemporary Magazine and use the royalties from Wulin Magazine as his own private activity funds.

"The money you gave me last time hasn't been touched yet. You keep this money for yourself." Chen Suniang pushed his hand away.

Qiu Jianshe walked out from the inner room with four lists and a household registration book in his hands.

"There are so many places to spend money at home! Just keep what your child gives you." Qiu Jianshe said seriously.

"He is not your son, so you don't feel sorry for him. Look at Huoming, his face has become thinner from staying up late. He finally earned some money, but he gave it all away. If it were you, would you be happy?" Chen Suniang rolled her eyes at Qiu Jianshe, took everything in his hands, and stuffed them all into Qiu Huoming.

"Restorate at home these few days, eat and drink, take good care of yourself, and don't listen to your father. There is enough money at home."

Qiu Huoming took the list and household registration booklet and decided to wait until he could withdraw the money tomorrow. He didn't feel bad about spending the money on his family.

The younger sister said with a smile: "Brother will definitely pass the exam this time. What did you say? What was the icing on the cake?..."

The eldest sister brought her a bowl of rice and said with a smile: "You, an illiterate person, are the icing on the cake."

“Hey, that’s the word.”

Qiu Huoming spread the list on the table and asked the eldest and youngest sisters, "Have you decided which magazines to subscribe to?"

"I want to subscribe to "Youth Literature and Art", and my younger sister wants to subscribe to "Science Literature and Art." The eldest sister brought a bowl of rice to Qiu Huoming and pushed it in front of him.

"Oh, science and literature? My little sister likes science fiction?"

"Science and Literature" changed its name in 89 to "Science Fiction World". I believe many people are more familiar with this name.

The little sister nodded and said, "My classmate has ordered it. It's really precious. If I don't listen to her, she won't let me see it..."

Qiu Huoming felt sad, "Order! What else do you want? We'll order all of them. It doesn't matter if you have a few more sets."

Chen Suniang spoke up, "Eat, eat, and talk while you eat. If you don't eat now, the food will get cold."

The Qiu family's rules never state that you can't speak at the dinner table. On the contrary, most decisions are made at the dinner table.

The eldest sister glanced at Qiu Huoming secretly, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised. It’s so good to have an older brother.

The younger sister picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it into Qiu Huoming's bowl. "Brother, stop talking. Eat the food quickly. If you don't eat it, I will finish it. I only need to order one book. Don't be greedy."

Her eyes were full of joy. In the past, she could hardly eat meat a few times a year. These days, she not only ate meat buns and dregs of meat, but also black rice balls that she never dared to think of...

Days like this are already very happy, and she is afraid that if she asks for too much, all this happiness will fly away.

"Well, Hongshuang, that's right. We still need to be frugal and economical." Qiu Jianshe looked at Qiu Huoming with some dissatisfaction, thinking that he spent money too lavishly.

Chen Suniang stepped hard on Qiu Jianshe under the table.

He said, "I'm going to buy some dumpling wrappers tomorrow so we can make dumplings."

"Great! I love cabbage and pork filling the most!" The little sister raised her head and looked at Chen Suniang with sparkling eyes.

"Then fill it with cabbage and pork filling!" Chen Suniang said with a smile.

"This is not as tasty as the leek and pork filling!" Qiu Jianshe clicked his tongue.

"The smell of leeks is too strong." The eldest sister added.

Qiu Huoming didn't care. Chen Suniang's cooking skills were remarkable and he ate whatever she cooked.

"When will your preliminary exam results be released?" Seeing that no one supported him, Qiu Jianshe changed the subject and asked Qiu Huo Mingdao.

"The results will be announced on Saturday morning. If you pass, the next step is the final review."

The eldest sister asked, "What if it doesn't pass?"

"I will stay at home and either repeat the year or find a job. Some of my classmates will probably join the army."

"Brother, you will definitely pass the exam!" the eldest sister said firmly.

"That's right. Don't worry. Even if I'm not the top scorer in science, I'm at least the second..."

"Humility!" Qiu Jianshe glared at him.