Chapter 39

"Li Ye, don't be so impulsive. Maybe they really just wanted to guide you with good intentions?"

"Li Ye, consider it again! Dahe Publishing House is the best publishing house in our province. You are so tough... you will offend people."

"Li Ye, why don't you let us see the manuscript first? The teachers will help you come up with ideas together and find where there are deficiencies..."

In the principal's office of County No. 2 Middle School, several teachers took turns persuading Li Ye, hoping he would change his decision and agree to Dahe Publishing House's publication intention.

In their view, this kid Li Ye was just being pretentious, just a middle-school-aged child who hadn't suffered the beatings of society and wasn't willing to eat even a breath.

But Li Ye's attitude was exceptionally firm. I write novels to make a fortune, not to seek guidance.

So Li Ye said neither coldly nor warmly: "Principal Chang, Teacher Luo, thank you for your concern, but I have decided to switch to another publishing house.

If there's nothing else, I'll go back first. I can solve it myself."

"........."

Principal Chang looked at Li Ye and nodded slightly: "Alright, you go back and think about it first. This kind of opportunity is rare. Don't give it up rashly."

After Li Ye left, Principal Chang said to the teachers who hated that iron didn't become steel: "This child has a firm will, so don't get involved. I'll notify his family and let them decide for themselves."

"This... is too much of a pity."

"Sigh, really not knowing the blessing when in the blessing!"

Several teachers sighed and dispersed, so they didn't see the sarcasm that flashed in Principal Chang's eyes.

He picked up the phone and dialed the Grain Bureau.

"I'm looking for Director Li..."

Li Zhongfa received the call from County No. 2 Middle School and was still pondering that it wasn't long since he gave a batch of flat-price grain, so why again?

As a result, before he could say two sentences, he "jumped" up, knocking over the chair under his butt.

"What did you say? Say it again!"

The sound of the chair falling and Li Zhongfa's loud voice alarmed many colleagues in the Grain Bureau.

Everyone quietly gathered over, carefully peeking into Li Zhongfa's office.

The office happened not to be closed, and everyone saw the usually dignified and calm Director Li, whose face was like a dyeing workshop, changing from red to white, suspicious and uncertain, with all kinds of changes.

"Don't worry, Principal Chang, your teachers are all cultural people, and it's not easy to discipline the skin-child... I'll discipline him personally today. He's really turned the sky upside down."

"Understand, understand, even if he has more ability, he is still my grandson. I must make him understand what humility is..."

People in the Grain Bureau heard Li Zhongfa's words from afar and exchanged glances, as if they had guessed some secret.

Half a year ago, Li Zhongfa's grandson was rejected by a college student, and everyone gossiped for a while.

Now it seems that the handsome guy who was gold and jade on the outside might have committed something again.

However, just as everyone thought of this, they heard Li Zhongfa's wanton and wild laughter.

"Hahahahahaha~ Hahahahaha~"

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what kind of wind their director had caught.

Li Zhongfa laughed heartily for a long time before dialing the Fertilizer Factory.

"I'm looking for Li Kaijian... Who am I? I'm his father."

"Kaijian! You go to County No. 2 Middle School immediately and bring that kid home... Why? That kid's wings are hard, I have to teach him a lesson."

Li Kaijian, who put down the phone, was confused and didn't understand what kind of game his father was playing.

However, Li Kaijian had a deep feeling that Li Ye's "wings were hard."

A few days ago, Li Ye bought five pairs of new-style leather boots from the provincial capital. The women in the family each had a pair, but there were none for him and Li Zhongfa.

Li Zhongfa cursed "I loved this rabbit cub in vain," but was fiercely attacked by his old wife, almost unable to get off the stage at his age.

Since there was this opportunity to "smooth hair" today, he must make that rabbit cub remember it.

Li Kaijian felt that the leather military belt around his waist was already hungry and thirsty.

Two hours later, Li Ye and Li Dayong were brought to the Li family courtyard by Li Kaijian.

Then Li Zhongfa introduced the cause and effect, and then... Li Ye and Li Dayong were visited by the Li family, who were staring at each other, just like monkeys in the provincial capital zoo.

Li Kaijian's leather military belt unexpectedly fell into the hands of his own mother, Li Ye's grandmother.

Subsequently, Li Kaijian's butt was severely whipped twice by his old mother.

【With your ability, you also have the ability to hit my grandson?】

The dignified retired soldier and workshop director looked at Li Ye gloomily, looking left and right, how could he be his own precious son, but how did he suddenly become so arrogant?

A few days ago, he brought home a large amount of money, which was already incredible, but what did you say today?

Writing a novel?

And refused the publication intention of the publishing house...

Have you become a spirit?

"Cough hum~"

Li Zhongfa coughed with style and then said: "Li Ye, Grandfather knows you have ability, but in this society, it's not just ability that can get you through; you also need a brain..."

"Where is our Brother Xiao Ye not brainy? I think you two men don't have brains!"

The serious speech was interrupted by Li Ye's grandmother, which made Li Zhongfa very speechless.

So Li Zhongfa had to make a long story short: "Brother Xiao Ye, temporary bowing is not being a coward. People are the ones who check, and you are the one who submits.

If people say two sentences to you, you won't lose a piece of oil skin. Besides, didn't people call back later, agreeing to publish for you?"

Li Ye sighed and said: "Grandfather, I also want to publish smoothly and earn some royalties, but their posture is too high, so I think it's better to change to another publishing house."

"What do you mean by changing to another?" Li Zhongfa said anxiously: "Do you think publishing houses are radishes in the field, and you can pull whichever one you like?"

Li Ye smiled sheepishly and took out a piece of paper from his schoolbag.

"I definitely won't go to pull radishes in the field, but those radishes will run into my arms themselves!"

"........"

Li Zhongfa couldn't understand Li Ye's words, but he recognized what the piece of paper in Li Ye's hand was.

That was a "telegram paper," a type of text information transmission carrier that was the fastest in the eighties.

Li Ye handed the telegram paper to Li Zhongfa, who hurriedly asked his old partner to get him his reading glasses.

【Our agency has accepted your submission and has sent editor Dong Yuejin to your place to discuss publication matters...】

There were only two lines of words on the telegram, but Li Zhongfa read them back and forth several times, pondering the meaning within.

"Hiss," Li Zhongfa asked: "Brother Xiao Ye, when did you receive this telegram?"

Li Ye said: "Just when school was about to end, I had just taken the telegram when I was caught by my father with a belt."

"Bang~"

Li Zhongfa slapped the table and scolded Li Kaijian: "Who told you to use the belt? You're forty years old, why are you still acting like a hooligan and not acting properly..."

Li Kaijian opened his mouth and was speechless, unable to vent his full grievances.

【Didn't you want to smooth Li Ye's hair? Now why did you change to smoothing me? I've been submissive for so many years, and you're so heartless because you have a grandson and forgot your son?】

Li Kaijian didn't dare to provoke Li Zhongfa, so he turned his dark face and asked Li Ye: "Explain to me, what's going on with this telegram?"

Li Ye explained: "This is a telegram from the Island City Blue Sea Publishing House. They accepted my submission and have already sent someone to our Qingshui County to talk to me about publication. Can you understand the difference between this and the provincial capital publishing house?"

Could Li Kaijian not understand?

One was putting on airs, letting Li Ye bring the manuscript to their door to look at their faces,

One was sending someone directly to Li's territory to talk to Li Ye about the price.

The difference here was big.

Looking at the slightly proud Li Ye, Li Kaijian finally couldn't help but ask: "What kind of trick did you open, how did you suddenly become so smart."

".........."

Li Ye knew that he couldn't get around it in the end, so he was silent for a few seconds and said: "Li Dayong knows about this. I was sick that time, had

Li Ye knew he couldn't avoid it in the end, so after a few seconds of silence, he said, "Li Dayong knows about this. That time I suddenly fell ill and had a continuous fever for two days... after I got up, everything was different."

Li Kaijian hurriedly asked, "How was it different?"

Li Ye gave a wicked smile and said, "My back stopped aching, my legs stopped hurting, everything I ate tasted delicious, and my brain became sharp. Textbooks and test questions I couldn't memorize even after reading them eight times before, I can now remember the gist of after just one read..."

The young and old of the Li family listened as if to a story, their imaginations running wild with Li Ye's narration, feeling the rebirth of a monster.

Li Dayong also hurriedly chimed in, "Master, Uncle Kaijian, it really is like that. Ever since Li Ye got better that day, he's been miraculous...

A few days ago, we were all doing the test questions you got for Li Ye, Master. Those questions were even better than the ones the teachers set. None of us could do them, only Li Ye could, and then he would explain them to us..."

Li Dayong rambled on and on. Li Zhongfa was confused at first, then became serious.

"Questions? What questions?"