Chapter 180

Hong Kong.

After Old Ghost closed his stall and went home, he opened the mailbox, and his eyes lit up. His grandson wrote again!

Wei Ming's letters to Old Wei and Old Ghost were similar. The focus was on reporting the good news that "Heroes Born in Troubled Times" was about to be made into a movie, and it was a co-production between the mainland and Hong Kong, which also meant that he would have the opportunity to set foot in Hong Kong, and they were one step closer to the reunion of father and son.

Seeing this, Old Ghost was very excited. His son was too capable, and he gave birth to such an amazing grandson!

Of course, he was not bad either. After joining the sausage project, plus no one collected protection fees, he could earn 200 Hong Kong dollars a day. He was nicknamed "King of Pancakes in Sai Wan," which was better than white-collar workers. When his grandson came to Hong Kong, he should be able to open a store.

In addition, Wei Ming sent some photos this time, including Xizi and Lele, which Old Ghost liked very much.

There were also the latest photos of major landmarks in the capital. Thirty years had passed in a flash, and many places were already very different from his memory. It was really like a lifetime ago.

Finally, Wei Ming also talked about the novel "The Righteous Path in the Human World" he was creating based on his grandfather's brothers, and commented on some historical figures who might be written into the novel based on the information he found, hoping to get his grandfather's correction.

Although his grandfather's rank was not as high as Jiang Limin in the novel, he was also a fierce general on the hidden front. And because his eldest grandfather's rank was not low, whether it was during the War of Resistance or after going to Taiwan, he had indeed come into contact with many big figures in the Nationalist Party. As a witness, Wei Ming felt that he was more reliable.

Old Ghost didn't expect that he and his eldest brother could become characters in the novel. He remembered that when he was a child, he liked to pester his father and brother to tell him stories. His father had no patience, but his eldest brother was very indulgent to him and never refused.

For his grandson's literary career, Old Ghost supported it 100%. Anyway, it was only written until the end of the War of Liberation.

He took out paper and pen and started talking from the classmates of his eldest brother. Let's talk about Old Dai and Hu Die first.

At the same time, a big event was happening in Zhou Huimin's house in the next building.

Zhou Huimin said to her mother in horror: "Mom, I, I seem to be a bit not good!"

Seeing that her daughter's jeans were already stained with blood, Mother Zhou hurriedly returned to the room and started searching, finally finding a pack of sanitary napkins that had been prepared long ago.

She had been waiting for this day for two years.

"Do you know how to use it?" Mom asked.

Zhou Huimin shook her head. It was already very good that she knew she had her period, but she hadn't operated the method of using sanitary napkins.

Mother Zhou hadn't operated it for many years either, but the memory was still there.

"I'll teach you."

A few minutes later, the mother and daughter came out of the bathroom. Zhou Huimin felt a bit awkward walking. From now on, there would be an extra expense every month, and it would last for decades.

Mom hugged her tightly: "Congratulations, Mao Mao Amin, you are no longer a child."

The Zhou family finally had a daughter who had grown up!

Zhou Huimin asked with a smile: "Then can I date?"

Mother Zhou stared: "!"

Zhou Huimin shrank her neck: "Just kidding, my task now is to study hard and get into college."

Mother Zhou then put on a smiling face: "That's right."

"By the way, it would be even better if I could earn some pocket money to subsidize the family."

"You don't need to consider those things," Mother Zhou said, "Uncle Ghost told me that his income from selling snacks is not bad. I plan to learn from him and then sell fish balls."

Zhou Huimin laughed: "Then I will have free fish balls to eat in the future!"

After experiencing this little episode, Zhou Huimin prepared to sleep. Before going to sleep, she wanted to listen to the radio, and then she heard a familiar lyric.

"The girl who slips away, she, I..."

After this song was played, the DJ focused on introducing the singer Zhang Mingmin and the recent popularity of this song.

Zhou Huimin was ecstatic after listening to it, and even communicated with her classmates at school the next day.

The middle school she was in was St. Stephen's Church College located on Pok Fu Lam Road, Sai Ying Pun. Just by hearing the name, you know that this is a middle school with a church background. The students are most keen on English songs, followed by Cantonese songs. Not many people listen to Mandarin songs.

However, when she asked, quite a few people had heard it, and some people heard it earlier than she did.

The girl in front said: "I heard it the day before yesterday."

A boy said that he had already heard it in the song hall a week ago.

Then the classmates immediately booed him for what he was doing in the song hall. The classroom atmosphere became very cheerful.

Eternal Records Company.

Boss Deng Bingheng was very happy. He originally thought that signing Zhang Mingmin was a losing business, but he didn't expect this kid to have a turn of fortune!

When Zhang Mingmin came to the company after work, Deng Bingheng immediately hooked his shoulders and back affectionately, and discussed matters related to the next album.

Having such a popular song was enough to drive an album.

"Now 'The Girl Who Slips Away' is quite popular on Hong Kong radio. We must strike while the iron is hot. If we can enter the Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs, we will be rich!"

The Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs is currently the music award with the highest gold content in Hong Kong, issued by Radio Television Hong Kong. It does not limit Cantonese or Mandarin. Last year, Qi Yu's "Olive Tree" was successfully selected.

However, Boss Deng was just giving Zhang Mingmin a shot in the arm, letting him shift more energy from the watch factory to his singing career. It was much more difficult for Mandarin songs to win the Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs than Cantonese songs.

Zhang Mingmin didn't have such great ambition, but he could also clearly feel that his popularity had increased a lot when he sang in the song hall. Many people came specifically to listen to him sing. Although he had other original songs, people only knew "The Girl Who Slips Away."

So Zhang Mingmin didn't have much confidence in the songs the boss found. It was estimated that he would mix in some old song covers. If A Ming could write a few more songs for himself, that would be great.

After Zhou Huimin went home, she prepared to tell her mother a good news, because her musical talent was not bad, she was selected to join the school choir.

"The teacher asked me to sing soprano!" Mao Mao Amin was very proud.

And Mom had two good news to tell her.

"With the help of Uncle Ghost, Mom's fish ball stall will open soon!" Mother Zhou pointed to the kitchen, where there were materials she bought, and the cart was helped to be built by Uncle Ghost.

In the future, she wouldn't go out to do odd jobs, but focus on the catering industry. Zhou Huimin knew that the catering industry was also very hard. She hugged her mother's arm: "I will help you with whatever Mom needs to do."

"Don't worry, there is one more thing. Today Mom received a package from the mainland."

It had been more than half a month since her last package was mailed. Zhou Huimin took the package in surprise and prepared to open it.

However, thinking that there was A Ming's photo inside, Zhou Huimin decided to slow down. She didn't take it into the bedroom to open it quietly until her mother was busy in the kitchen.

The snacks were all things she loved to eat. Mao Mao Amin's little face was slightly red. It seemed that he understood all her hints.

Then she opened the envelope, and then she saw two photos fall out. Because she didn't know whether she needed black and white or color, Wei Ming put two.

Picking up these two photos, Zhou Huimin instinctively "wow"ed.

Actually, she didn't have any expectations for A Ming's appearance. After all, the boys who study well in their class usually look ordinary, and they are not well-groomed.

But she never expected that he was so handsome, with exquisite features and deep eyes, even more handsome than Danny!

Danny Chen Baiqiang was a singer who debuted last year. As soon as he debuted, he was selected for the Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs with the song "Tears Flow for You."

He was not only handsome, but also had a good family background, and was regarded as a Prince Charming by many middle school girls.

!

However, compared with A Ming, Danny felt ordinary.

Looking at it, Zhou Huimin felt that blood was surging again, and hurriedly went to the bathroom to change the sanitary napkin, feeling so ashamed.

A Ming being a big handsome guy was not the most surprising thing to her. The most incredible thing was that Wei Ming's birthday was written on the back of the photo.

November 11, 1961.

This surprise was divided into two layers.

One was 1961. He was only six years older than her, less than 20 years old!

Less than 20 and became a teacher at Peking University, worthy of being a genius!

The second was November 11.

Zhou Huimin's birthday was November 10. The birthdays of the two were so close that they could almost be spent together. This was too predestined!

Zhou Huimin looked at the letter and giggled. It took a long time before she started reading the letter. Such a thick letter, Zhou Huimin felt something, and looked at the back first. Sure enough, she saw several simple scores.

He actually wrote four more songs! So sharp!

Mao Mao Amin looked at the letter first. In the letter, A Ming gave high affirmation to her successful sale of the song.

Afterwards, Wei Ming conducted a cultural exchange between the two places and answered some of Mao Mao Amin's questions in the last letter.

Finally, Wei Ming said: "Although I don't know this singer Zhang Mingmin, since you recognize his ability and character, I must give Mao Mao Amin face, so I selected four more from my own works."

The first song is called "Dream Camel Bell."

Mao Mao Amin sang softly: "Climbing the peak to look at the hometown

Ten thousand miles of yellow sand

Where does the camel bell sound come from

Sound by sound knocking on the heart

Looking forward to stepping on the road of longing

Flying over a thousand miles of mountains..."

After singing a few sentences, she gave up. This is a song that belongs entirely to men, atmospheric and gentle. A little girl really can't control it.

However, she could also see that the lyrics were written at a very high level, with a faint sense of homesickness. I believe people of her mother and Uncle Ghost's age would like to listen to it.

Wei Ming: Sorry to the King of Filth, hehehe.

Zhou Huimin continued to read, the second song is called "North Wind."

"Let go of the old past

See a body of vicissitudes

Walking through strange places

I return to a foreign land

The wind is blowing too wildly

I feel a bit cold..."

It is another song about homesickness. Mao Mao Amin still can't sing it, but what A Ming wrote must not be bad.

In this letter, A Ming said that the themes of music in the mainland are relatively narrow, especially songs about love are even fewer, so he would write so many songs about homesickness.

However, seeing the third song, "Every Time I Want to Call Your Name."

"The breeze blows your hair tips

Just like the lines of the wind

Always trembling in my eyes..."

Mao Mao Amin's radar started to buzz all of a sudden. Could it be that A Ming has a girlfriend?

Looking at the fourth song, the name is "The Matter of That Wind, Flower, Snow, and Moon," what "moonlight and stars, rose petals and drizzle," what "gentle vows, sweet dreams and lingering poems."

Such romantic lyrics, something is wrong!

Zhou Huimin suddenly felt a sense of tension...

(End of chapter)