Rebirth begins with rejecting Qingmei

Chapter 266 New Year and New Books

It's so cold today.

As soon as he walked from the front room to the yard, a cold wind blew and Xu Xiuwen shivered.

Walking on the stone path in the yard, we came to the kitchen.

Breakfast this morning was dumplings.

Ning Jiali counted the time to wake him up, so after washing up, the dumplings were just cooked.

Ning Wanqiu said with a smile: "I put a dollar in it, and whoever eats it will have their wishes come true next year."

Xu Xiuwen turned to Ning Jiali and said, "Then you should eat a few more. Maybe you will get coins and you can get a good grade in the exam tomorrow."

Ning Jiali smiled and said, "Cousin, don't underestimate me. I can still get good grades even if I don't eat coins."

These words made Xu Xiuwen, Ning Wanqiu and grandma all laugh.

In the end, it was Ning Jiali who got one dollar.

When she took the coin out of her mouth, she shouted in surprise: "Grandma, third aunt, cousin, I got it, I got it."

"It seems that Lili will be admitted to a good university tomorrow. When you get admitted, Third Aunt will buy you a mobile phone." Ning Wanqiu said accordingly.

Xu Xiuwen also nodded and said: "My mother will buy you a mobile phone, and I will buy you a laptop for you to take to school."

Ning Jiali shouted happily after hearing this, "Thank you, third aunt, thank you cousin, you are so kind."

Breakfast time ended with laughter.

After eating dumplings, Xu Xiuwen began to post couplets.

Grandpa had already bought it in advance, but they were used to posting couplets on New Year’s Eve, so they didn’t post them for the first two days.

Ning Wanqiu has prepared the paste in advance.

Xu Xiuwen held the couplet, and Ning Jiali held the bowl with paste.

As the saying goes, if men and women work together, the work will not be tiring.

The two of them pasted couplets and the character "福" on every door from the door of the front house to the cabin in the backyard.

My uncle and aunt delayed their arrival until just before lunch at noon.

My aunt is a person who has an eye for money.

Because Xu Xiuwen lent them money, he not only didn't care about being slapped last time, but also took the initiative to say hello when they met.

In the past, this was unthinkable.

It is true that money can make the world go round.

After lunch, more and more people came to pay New Year greetings in the afternoon.

Close relatives almost all bring their children to pay New Year greetings.

Ning Wanqiu even gave red envelopes.

My aunt loves money as much as her life. It is absolutely impossible for her to give her money.

It was night in a blink of an eye.

This was Xu Xiuwen's first Spring Festival after his rebirth, and the atmosphere was much more harmonious than in previous years.

After dinner, Xu Xiuwen went into the house and began to call or send text messages to everyone he knew one by one to wish him a happy New Year.

Of course Secretary Li and counselors must first pay New Year greetings.

Some people may say that since there are so many people paying New Year greetings anyway, if I don’t go to pay New Year greetings, others won’t remember them either.

That would be a big mistake.

If you say New Year's greetings, others may not remember it. But if you don’t send New Year greetings, others may remember you for a long time.

And as the saying goes, if you burn more incense on weekdays, there will be people to help you in times of emergency.

So it would definitely not go wrong to send New Year greetings to Secretary Li and the counselor.

In addition to Secretary Li, I have relatively close classmates and friends whom I met in college.

Xu Xiuwen didn't miss any of them.

Sending text messages is troublesome, and replying text messages is even more time-consuming and troublesome.

Xu Xiuwen was busy until 9 o'clock in the evening before he finished replying to everyone.

Finally, Xu Xiuwen started calling his girlfriends to wish them happy New Year.

By the time it was all over, it was already eleven o'clock.

Xu Xiuwen was about to wash up and go to bed. He went to the backyard kitchen, poured some hot water from a thermos bottle, and then soaked his feet in a basin.

Grandma and Ning Wanqiu were both busy and chatting in the kitchen.

Grandma also took out 200 yuan from her pocket and gave it to Xu Xiuwen.

This is the New Year's money given by grandma.

Although he made money, the New Year's money given by his grandma had a special meaning, so Xu Xiuwen accepted it with a smile.

Xu Xiuwen returned to the front room after soaking his feet. As soon as he walked to the door, he saw a dark shadow on the ground behind the door curtain.

He opened the curtain on the door, lowered his head and walked in.

Ning Jiali stood beside the bed.

When my cousin saw him coming back, she stretched out her hands and asked with a smile: "Cousin, where is my New Year's money?"

Xu Xiuwen directly waved her hand off and said angrily: "You are one year younger than me, and you ask me for new year's money?"

Ning Jiali's hand was knocked off, but she wasn't angry at all. She said with a smile, "You are still a year younger, but you are my cousin."

"No, if you want to go find my mother by yourself."

Ning Jiali was still not angry, "Third aunt has already given me New Year's money. Cousin, how much do you think you gave me?"

"300 or 500?"

In previous years, Ning Wanqiu's New Year's money was always 200, but this year she might give more.

Ning Jiali shook her head and said, "Third aunt gave me a thousand yuan."

"My mother is really willing to give up."

He thought of the red envelopes Ning Wanqiu sent out in the afternoon. Although he didn't know how much money was in them, they should be no less than 100 each, which worked out to almost 1000 yuan. With the red envelope given to Ning Jiali, it would be 2000.

And that's not all yet. The aunt's family, the second aunt's family, and the younger aunt's family will inevitably give out red envelopes when they come back from the second year of junior high school.

After a new year, only 5000 in red envelopes and lucky money will be given out. Xu Xiuwen can only sigh that his mother is so willing.

Ning Jiali suddenly became quiet.

Xu Xiuwen felt strange and looked over with confusion on his face.

Ning Jiali's face was flushed and she looked particularly beautiful under the lamp.

Xu Xiuwen thought to himself: With such a beautiful little cousin, I don’t know which man I will take advantage of in the future.

Ning Jiali raised her head and looked at Xu Xiuwen.

She suddenly called softly, "Cousin~~"

The voice is soft and sweet, which makes people's hearts tingle.

Xu Xiuwen asked: "What's wrong?"

Ning Jiali's eyes sparkled under the light, looking particularly moist and beautiful.

She asked: "Cousin, you said you would buy me a computer, is that true?"

Xu Xiuwen thought it was something, but when he heard it was this, he laughed.

"Of course it's true. I will buy it for you as long as you get into college."

Ning Jiali asked in a low voice, "What if I only take two or three exams?"

Xu Xiuwen stretched out his hand, rubbed his cousin's head, and said in a doting tone: "The second and third books are from the university, so I will buy them for you."

When Ning Jiali heard this, she was moved to tears.

Growing up, my mother was obsessed with money and would scold her as a loser whenever she was unhappy.

Although her grandfather and father didn't say anything harsh because she was a girl, their usual attitude made her understand that they actually wanted a grandson and a son.

Grandma was pretty good to her.

Apart from grandma, only her third aunt and her cousin were the best to her.

Ning Jiali knew that even if she was admitted to college, her mother would not buy her a computer or mobile phone.

How could she not be moved by such a comparison?
  Ning Jiali threw herself into Xu Xiuwen's arms with tears in her eyes, wrapped her arms around Xu Xiuwen's neck, hung her whole body on him, and buried her head in his chest.

Xu Xiuwen was shocked by his actions.

He quickly advised: "Lili, let go quickly, it's inappropriate for you to do this!"

When Lili heard this, she let go of her hand obediently.

She looked up at Xu Xiuwen and said with tears in her eyes: "Cousin, you are so kind."

Xu Xiuwen smiled and said: "Okay, don't cry. Why didn't I realize that you have the potential to be a good cryer before?"

Hearing this, Ning Jiali wiped away her tears and retorted, "I'm not a good cryer."

Xu Xiuwen rubbed her head and said, "It's getting late. You should go back to bed early."

Ning Jiali nodded, turned and walked outside. After walking a few steps, she suddenly stopped and said to Xu Xiuwen, "Cousin, please close your eyes?"

"Huh? What do you want to do?"

"Oh, please close your eyes."

Xu Xiuwen was very confused, but he still closed his eyes obediently.

A gust of fragrant wind came. The next second, there was moisture on his left cheek.

Xu Xiuwen immediately opened his eyes and stared at Ning Jiali in surprise.

Ning Jiali didn't explain.

She smiled lightly at Xu Xiuwen, waved and said, "Good night, cousin."

After saying that, he walked out of the house.

Ning Jiali left happily.

Xu Xiuwen rubbed his forehead and sighed!

If Ning Jiali regards him as her brother, that's okay, but if she wants to go astray, that's absolutely forbidden?
  Xu Xiuwen decided to minimize physical contact with Ning Jiali in front of her in the future.

Fortunately, it was the second day of the Lunar New Year and he was going home.

If my cousin can get into college, the next time I see her will be when she starts school in September.

In a blink of an eye, it’s the third day of the Lunar New Year.

Early in the morning, Xu Xiuwen and Ning Wanqiu got up, packed their luggage, and prepared to go home.

In previous years, Ning Wanqiu would bring home a bag of rice at most on this day.

Today is different from the past.

My aunt gave me four old hens, and my second aunt gave me a rack of salted pork ribs. It is said that they had salted two racks of pork ribs at home, and they were reluctant to eat them.

The aunt gave two ducks and two geese.

Even my aunt, who was always stingy, gave me a can of freshly pickled cabbage.

Therefore, as long as the money is in place, there is no bad relationship in this world.

Before leaving, everyone in the family came out to see him off.

Cousin Ning Jiali's eyes were red.

Under the watchful eyes of relatives, Xu Xiuwen drove away.

On the way home, Xu Xiuwen couldn't help but ask: "Mom, how much lucky money did you give me this year?"

"The two younger ones in your aunt's family are each paid 500, and the others are 1000 each."

Xu Xiuwen couldn't help but shook his head and said, "You are so generous. I don't feel bad about giving you the New Year's money."

Ning Wanqiu sighed and said, "Their family conditions are not good, so just help if you can. Anyway, my son can make money, so he doesn't care about this small amount of money."

"That is, your son, I may make money now, but you can enjoy happiness in the future."

……

When I got home, it was not yet 11 o'clock.

Ning Wanqiu started killing chickens and ducks.

Xu Xiuwen originally wanted to help, but Ning Wanqiu felt that he was tired from driving, so she asked him to go back to his room to rest while she did it herself.

After Xu Xiuwen returned to his room, he turned on his computer and logged into Penguin.

He took a look in the group first, only to find that the chat in the group was in full swing!
  Xu Xiuwen now has a total of 10 book club groups, and each group is full.

At this time, messages kept flashing through the 10 book club groups.

Xu Xiuwen took a closer look and found that what they were discussing was "Boys Over Flowers" broadcast on Suzhou TV Station.

Before the TV series aired, he informed the group.

Every book lover in the group said that they would definitely stay in front of the TV to support this drama.

Then the TV series premiered.

The book friends in the group were very surprised to find that the remake of the TV series was extremely restored.

And most importantly, the male lead played by Da Da is simply too handsome.

Originally, there were many Xu Xiuwen's handsome dogs in the group, but now they are even more addicted to his good looks.

Many female book friends no longer call him Dada, but directly call him "husband".

Xu Xiuwen watched the chat for a while, then typed a reply on his keyboard: "This drama is not produced by a big company, so it may not be that sophisticated. I wonder if you will like it?"

Xu Xiuwen's bubbling immediately made the group lively!

"like!"

"love it!"

"My husband is so handsome!"

……

All kinds of praise and recognition flooded the screen.

The news is like a shooting star, covered by the next message in the blink of an eye.

Xu Xiuwen typed a reply: "As long as you like it, I'm going to release my fourth book recently, which is an fictional historical novel. I hope everyone can support it."

"Support, definitely support!"

"I am the first to support!"

“I’m really looking forward to my husband’s new works!”

What author wouldn’t like a book lover like this?

Those who criticize the author all day long have no meaning other than breaking the author's heart.

Xu Xiuwen typed: "You guys chat, I'll get off first."

"Ah, no!"

"Husband, don't leave!"

"husband……"

The screen full of husband.

Faced with the female book friend's request to stay, Xu Xiuwen smiled and closed the penguin group.

Some avid book lovers have already gone to the comment section of Xu Xiuwen's previous novels and took the initiative to help advertise his new book.

For a time, the entire Jinjiang author circle was stirred up.

The authors are more worried that they will be crushed in the same period as Xu Xiuwen.

Readers are looking forward to it.

Xu Xiuwen did not disappoint them either.

The first chapter of "Nirvana in Fire" was published that night. It was not many words, only 3 words.

But the number of comments in book circles is increasing at an explosive rate.

But this is all for later.

Xu Xiuwen closed the group of penguins and was about to code when he suddenly saw a familiar head beating in the penguin column.

Not an editor, nor a college classmate.

It's He Yu, Xu Xiuwen's monitor in high school.

Xu Xiuwen opened the chat window and took a casual look, "Xu Xiuwen, are you coming to the eighth grade high school reunion?"

The message was sent on the day before New Year’s Eve.

Xu Xiuwen was stunned for a moment when he saw the squad leader's news.

He remembered that there seemed to be a class reunion in his previous life, and it seemed that it lasted only one day.

After rebirth, many things become different from the previous life.

But the dinner party organized by the squad leader still happened.

He had already participated once in his previous life, but Xu Xiuwen didn't want to go this time.

But the squad leader doesn’t want to give him face.

In fact, if it were someone else, for example, deputy squad leader Yang Xiaoxiao invited him to a class reunion, he would definitely not attend.

But the monitor, He Yuren, was pretty good and had been very responsible during his three years of high school, so Xu Xiuwen thought about it and decided to give it a try.

Anyway, just eating a meal is not less than half a day's work.

Xu Xiuwen replied: "Okay, tell me the specific time and place, and I will go."

After replying to the squad leader, Xu Xiuwen started coding. At 7 o'clock in the evening, he released the new book on time and updated the first chapter.

After an afternoon of spontaneous publicity among book friends, many people knew that Xu Renshan was going to publish a new book.

The loyalty of female readers is much higher than that of male readers.

Therefore, as soon as the new book was released, a large number of readers immediately poured in and left messages, "It's great, please update more."

Rewards are free of charge.

On the first night of publishing the book, Xu Xiuwen received 100,000 yuan in rewards.

Really scary.

What Xu Xiuwen didn't know was that several consecutive books became popular, making the pen name Xu Renshan famous on the Jinjiang website.

He has become a great writer in the minds of many readers.

And the great god releases a new book.

Countless small authors can only avoid the trend and dare not publish new books at the same time.

(End of this chapter)