Lu Xiaorong didn't know what kind of blow he had given to Li Xiaoli. Shen Lin pushed her bicycle, and she followed meekly, talking excitedly about the publication of the article.
"Husband, the price the publisher is offering us now is 20,000 words. I think if we can finish The Three-Body Problem, it will be 20,000 yuan!"
When talking about the number of 20,000 yuan, Lu Xiaorong seemed to be in high spirits. Obviously, she was quite satisfied with this number.
Looking at Lu Xiaorong who was full of joy, Shen Lin said: "Daughter-in-law, you have to work hard! From now on, I will be with a rich woman!"
The two of them joked for a while, and Shen Lin said: "Your mother took the initiative to let us go to dinner this time, will nothing happen?"
"What can happen to my family? In my opinion, your gift yesterday was too expensive, so my mother felt embarrassed, so she must treat you to this meal."
Is yesterday's gift heavy? Shen Lin thought about his yesterday's gift and smiled and said, "Then let's buy something more?"
"You don't need to buy anything, just go with me. I bought so many things yesterday, can my mother still be picky?"
"What's more, if you take things again today, it might be a burden to my mother, who has to treat you to dinner every day."
Looking at Lu Xiaorong with a coquettish look on his face, Shen Lin said helplessly: "Okay, then let's go have a free meal this time."
"That's right! I'm telling you, with my mother, you must not be polite..." Lu Xiaorong originally wanted to complain, but thinking that this was his mother, he finally shut up.
The two people chatted and laughed before arriving at Lu Xiaorong's home.
"Shen Lin is here. I heard that you made money, so I knew that you, Shen Lin, are definitely not a thing in the pool!"
"Hahaha, Shen Lin, Baiyanlang fired you. It seems that he did a good thing for you. If it wasn't for Baiyanlang, how could you make so much money!"
"Xiao Rong, the child is a few months old. Now is a critical period. He must not walk too fast..."
Before entering Lu's house, the neighbors all around came out to say hello warmly. At this time, most people lived in the Tongzi Building, and everyone cooked in the corridor, so many people were cooking while saying hello to Shen Lin and the others.
Looking at the smoky corridor, Shen Lin lamented that although the place he rented did not have a toilet, it had a small kitchen. Otherwise, he would probably have to gather together to cook like this.
No matter what their purpose was, Shen Lin responded happily to these neighbors. After all, although he had left the hardware machinery factory, the Lu family and his parents were still living in this area.
"Xiao Rong and Shen Lin are here, come in quickly." I don't know if she was alerted by the greeting from the outer door, but Chen Hongying opened the door and shouted to Shen Lin and Lu Xiaorong affectionately.
From Chen Hongying's expression, Shen Lin could see a sense of pride, a sense of pride that came from the heart.
He could feel that in this family, at this time, he had become one of Chen Hongying's ways of showing off.
Entering the house, Shen Lin found that not only Lu Dahai was sitting in the separate living room, but also a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties was also sitting with Lu Dahai.
Seeing Shen Lin walking in, the middle-aged man immediately stood up and said: "This is from Xiao Rong's family, oh, this young man is really energetic. I am Xiao Rong's cousin, we will get to know each other from now on!" "
Lu Xiaorong’s cousin!
Shen Lin looked at this guest who looked like a loach in his thirties, and said with a smile: "Hello, cousin."
"Hahaha, Xiao Shen, you're welcome. Your dad praised you just now. In my opinion, your dad is too humble!" When the cousin said this, he turned to Lu Dahai and Chen Hongying and said: "Cousin, Sister-in-law, you have found a good son-in-law."
Lu Xiaorong seemed a little unclear about this cousin, but after Shen Lin saw this cousin, he felt that his father-in-law's invitation to dinner today might have something to do with this cousin.
When he was helping Lu Xiaorong put his bag, he quietly asked: "Who is this cousin? Why haven't I seen him before?"
"Don't say it's you, even I haven't seen him very often. I remember that since my father and his aunt left, we have never been in contact with each other."
Lu Xiaorong whispered: "I don't know what's going on today. You can figure it out yourself. If you can't do it, just refuse!"
In other words, while we were talking, the food had already been served. Although today's food was not as good as yesterday, it was still quite rich.
Stir-fried chicken gizzards with chopped pepper, mapo eggplant, stewed tofu with enoki mushrooms in a casserole, stir-fried steamed buns with cumin, two cold dishes and the leftover pork head from yesterday, filling the table.
Although the dishes were mainly vegetarian, each had its own characteristics, whetting Shen Lin's appetite. It seemed that his mother-in-law's cooking skills were also quite impressive.
However, the wine he drank this time was not the Maotai that Shen Lin gave to Lu Dahai, but a local Laojiao wine, which cost two yuan a bottle.
Lu Dahai poured the wine into three wine glasses with a tin pot, and then said: "Shen Lin, your cousin and our family are all members of the same family. You, please get closer to your cousin in the future and come to drink."
Although Lu Dahai had been thinking for a while when he said these words, Lu Dahai remained silent after saying these words.
But the cousin, after drinking a glass of wine, said very affectionately: "Shen Lin, your dad and I grew up together."
"It was difficult when we were young. In order to keep warm in winter, your father and I would go out to collect cinders when we were young."
"I remember one time, your dad's cinder basket broke. I was afraid that my aunt would beat me when I got home, so I exchanged my basket with his."
"As a result, after I returned home, my mother gave me a good repair."
Lu Dahai pondered for a moment and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it. He just held the wine glass and said: "Drink."
"Shen Lin, your cousin doesn't have any skills, he just does some small business. Haha, didn't I hear that you still have a few shops, Shen Lin? Do you think you can make two shops for my uncle? I use it."
Lu Dahai didn't speak at this time, just looked at Shen Lin.
Chen Hongying, who was serving the dishes, said: "You are Xiaorong's uncle, if we don't take care of you, who will we take care of!"
"But, Zhao Bin, we are relatives, Shen Lin should take care of you, and he will definitely do his best, but you can't afford less money to rent the shop."
"After all, it's not easy for children to do business."
Shen Lin secretly gave Chen Hongying a thumbs up. This cousin didn't look like an honest person at first glance. He asked for several shops and didn't mention the rent at all. This was for business. !
When Shen Lin met for the first time, he was thinking about how to point it out, but he didn't expect that his mother-in-law had already solved it.
"Haha, my cousin is right. Of course I can't take advantage of Shen Lin's rent. Let me tell you..."
Just as Zhao Bin was talking, someone hurriedly opened the door and quickly ran to Zhao Bin.
