A widower's entertainment

Chapter 20 [The day love comes]

Decheng.

"Youcheng, I heard that you submitted an article to a magazine. When will it be published?"

"Youcheng, what article did you write? How much is the fee?"

"Youcheng, I didn't expect you to write articles."

……

Because everyone knew that Lin Youcheng had written an article in the magazine, even if they had not seen the published article, they all became polite to Lin Youcheng, a person who had not been very impressed before.

No way, those who can write articles in magazines are definitely very educated people.

Although no one could understand in their hearts how Lin Youcheng, who was not so good, played cards and swept the streets all day long, could write articles, but everyone on their faces began to smile at Lin Youcheng.

"Youcheng, are you back so early today?"

When Lin Youcheng came back from sweeping the street, every neighbor he met would say hello to Lin Youcheng.

Lin Youcheng rubbed his waist, nodded, and said, "Xi'er and the others have to go to school today and want to come back early, and Zhaomei also has to go to preschool."

"What kind of preschool are you going to? There are so many children who haven't attended it these past four weeks. How much is the tuition?"

When Lin Youcheng heard this, he couldn't answer.

Preschool is actually a form of preschool education that emerged in the late 70s and early 80s, providing enlightenment education before school entry.

However, it is obvious that some people think that going to school one year later means paying tuition fees one year later, and they do not care whether they go to preschool or not.

Lin Youcheng hopes that four-year-old Lin Zhaoman will also go to preschool. Firstly, the school can help take care of the child. Secondly, children who have attended preschool and those who have not attended preschool may still be different.

But it's too early for Lin Zhaoman now, and he still has to wait until he turns five next year.

Now Lin Zhaoxi and Lin Zhaoqing are both in school, and Lin Zhaomei is going to preschool. The tuition fee for one semester for the three children is nine yuan.

Such an expense would definitely make Lin Youcheng feel distressed before, but naturally it won't happen now.

However, this tuition fee is still quite difficult for some families, especially those with several children at home. It is a burden and they may stop sending their children to school early.

Lin Zhaomei was very excited to go to preschool. She packed her small backpack early.

"Xi'er, why don't you wear new clothes?"

Lin Youcheng couldn't help but ask when he saw that Lin Zhaoxi was not wearing new clothes.

Because of the royalties, Lin Youcheng's family no longer had to live as tightly as before, and they even bought two new clothes for Lin Zhaoxi and his brother.

After all, it would be hard to let Lin Zhaoqing go to school wearing girl's clothes modified by his sister Lin Zhaoxi.

Lin Zhaoxi heard Lin Youcheng's words and said a little embarrassedly: "I want to wear it later."

"In the future, you will grow up and won't be able to wear them anymore."

Lin Youcheng understood that Lin Zhaoxi was reluctant to wear the newly bought clothes, and said, "You can't wear these anymore, and dad has to buy you new clothes. Isn't this a waste?"

"Then I'll go wear new clothes."

When Lin Zhaoxi heard this, he immediately didn't want to keep the new clothes. He was worried that he wouldn't be able to wear them later, so he hurriedly changed into new clothes.

In fact, Lin Youcheng's words were not said casually. This child grew up in the blink of an eye.

Of course, Lin Youcheng didn't think about giving these carrots new clothes frequently in the future. Hard work and thrift have always been the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation.

In fact, with six children in the family, no matter how much they save, the expenses are still inevitable. The only thing left is that now Lin Youcheng can make the children eat better and wear better clothes.

Because Lin Zhaohuan and Lin Zhaole were both too young, Lin Youcheng was naturally worried about leaving them at home and letting Lin Zhaoman take care of them. Lin Youcheng could only carry Lin Zhaohuan on his back, hold Lin Zhaole in his arms, and hold Lin Zhaoman's hand to send his three siblings to school.

"Xi'er, from now on you will have to take your sister to and from school."

"Dad, don't worry."

Lin Zhaoxi nodded. She is ten years old and is in the fourth grade. Most children nowadays are in the first grade only when they are 7 years old. Lin Zhaoqing is in the second grade.

In my impression, Lin Zhaoxi's results were pretty good, very good. As for Lin Zhaoqing, his results were not very good, but they were not the worst, and could only be ranked lower in the middle.

"Zhaomei, you should listen to the teacher in preschool and don't run around after school, waiting for your sister to come home with you."

Lin Zhaomei's little face was full of smiles, and she grinned: "Dad, don't worry, I won't run around, I will listen to the teacher."

Obviously, Lin Zhaomei has been looking forward to going to school from the beginning. Now that she can actually go to school with her sister and brother, she is still feeling fresh and excited.

Because the school was near the street, there was no need to go far. Lin Youcheng sent his children to school and paid the tuition, so he could leave.

Some people in the school have also heard of Lin Youcheng's reputation as a street sweeper, but it's not a very good reputation.

This is because the rumors and gossip haven't spread to the school yet. After all, the school has just started, and some people in the school haven't heard about Lin Youcheng's writing.

Li Aihong, a young female teacher, watched Lin Youcheng take several children to school alone. She couldn't help being a little surprised and said, "I didn't expect that he would actually send the children to school in person."

"He, you don't know. I heard that after his wife died, his whole person changed. Now he sweeps the streets and takes care of his children at the same time. What's even more unexpected is that he can also write articles and publish them in magazines. Contribute.”

"Just him?"

Li Aihong didn't believe this at all, and said distrustfully: "What article will he write?"

"It's true, I heard that it's already finished."

"how could it be possible!"

"You stop joking."

……

"Hey, Brother Lin, are you here too?"

The young and spirited postman boy's surname was Zheng, and his given name was Zheng Yong. When he saw Lin Youcheng was also at the school, he was a little surprised and ran over quickly and said: "Brother Lin, here is your letter, "Novel Monthly" "Sent here."

Now the postman no longer calls Comrade Lin Youcheng, but directly calls Brother Lin.

Zheng Yong was surprised to meet Lin Youcheng here, and naturally wanted to hand the letter to Lin Youcheng immediately.

"I think it's a sample issue sent from Novel Monthly. It's very thick."

These words naturally attracted the attention of Li Aihong and several other teachers, and their eyes were full of surprise.

Lin Youcheng took the package handed over by Zheng Yong. When he saw Zheng Yong's expectant eyes, he naturally opened it in front of Zheng Yong.

Sure enough, it was a sample issue sent by "Novel Monthly", and it was a two-volume issue!
  Looking at the cover image of "Novel Monthly" with a sense of era, Lin Youcheng was just about to say something, but the baby Lin Zhaole in his arms started to cry.

Lin Youcheng let Zheng Yong take the two magazines in his hand, and he was busy coaxing the children.

Zheng Yong opened it with some excitement and anticipation, and immediately saw the name Lin Youcheng in the catalog.

"The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" - Lin Youcheng.

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