Back to 80: My Literary Life

At this time, the doorbell was suddenly heard.

Fang Minghua had no choice but to go downstairs and when he came to the door of the courtyard, he heard the childish voice of the little girl coming from outside the door.

"Dad, open the door, open the door!"

The two babies are back?

Fang Minghua felt a little strange.

Who brought it back?

Could it be that the daughter-in-law came back early to her parents' house to bring back the two children?

Haha, my wife is finally back.

Fang Minghua hurried over and opened the door, and sure enough he saw a short-haired girl in a dress holding two babies.

But it’s not his wife but Li Li!

"Lili, are you back?" Fang Minghua felt a little surprised.

"Well, today I went to my aunt's house and saw Rui Rui Lele there. Rui Rui was yelling to go home to see her little bean sprouts. I didn't have anything to do so I brought them both back." Li Li explained with a smile.

At this time, I saw the little bean sprouts rushing over, rubbing their little master very affectionately, grinning at Li Li and making a purring sound.

"Don't be mean to my aunt! She's from our family too!" Ruirui patted Xiaodou Miao's dog head and scolded her in a sweet voice.

The little bean sprout immediately became well-behaved, wagging its head and tail at Li Li as a sign of goodwill.

Several people entered the living room. Fang Minghua asked Li Li to sit down, then went to the kitchen refrigerator to take out a cut watermelon and brought it out for her to eat.

Of course, there is no need to greet my two children. Each of them took a piece of watermelon and chewed it until their faces were covered with watermelon flesh.

"Brother-in-law, you're welcome. Just go about your business. I'll leave later," Li Li said.

Unexpectedly, Ruirui, who was munching on watermelon, immediately said: "Auntie, don't leave, you want to play with me." My mother is not at home, so you will be my mother. "

Oh my god.

What a childish thing.

Fang Minghua saw his daughter put down the watermelon in her hand and was about to rush into Li Li's arms after saying that. He quickly grabbed her and scolded: "Kid, don't talk nonsense! Look, there are watermelon pulp on your hands and face. It will ruin my aunt's skirt." Dirty.”

"It doesn't matter." Li Li took the girl's hand affectionately and said, "Do you still want to eat watermelon? If not, I will take you to wash your hands."

"Don't eat it. The watermelon my father bought is not sweet at all. Auntie, buy it for me." Ruirui said.

"Yeah, aunt will buy it for you next time." Li Li stood up and took Ruirui to the faucet by the yard.

"Lele, don't eat either. If you eat too much, you'll get upset. Wash your hands!" Fang Minghua said, looking at his son who had always been a melon-eater.

The son obediently put down the watermelon in his hand and walked out the door.

After washing herself, Ruirui hugged Li Li's slender waist and said coquettishly: "Auntie, I want to watch TV."

"Then go and turn on the TV."

"Dad refused to let me see it, saying that it would be bad for my eyes to see too much." The little girl complained to Li Li about her grievances.

Li Li glanced at Fang Minghua.

"Look, just look." Fang Minghua compromised.

Li Li is here, there is no need to get into trouble with the two children.

The two children happily ran over and adjusted the channel themselves. They soon found that CCTV was playing the Japanese cartoon "Doraemon" and looked very excited.

Fang Minghua couldn't go back upstairs to write immediately, so he sat on the sofa and chatted with Li Li.

"Lili, I heard from Tangtang that you won't come back during the summer vacation, right?" Fang Minghua asked casually.

“Not long ago, I was invited to attend an academic conference in Tokyo. I thought it was close to home, so I came back to stay for a while.

"In terms of translation?"

"No, it's a conference organized by ICLA, the International Association for Comparative Literature. It mainly talks about the influence and differences between Eastern and Western literature." Li Li explained.

Oh, Fang Minghua just remembered.

The girl's main job is to study comparative literature, and her side job is translation.

"Brother-in-law, let me ask you something. When will you write a sequel to your book "Twilight"?" Li Li suddenly asked.

"how?"

"It was Mr. Johnson, the vice president of Ximeng Company, who asked. I hope you can write it as soon as possible." Li Li explained.

Unexpectedly, Fang Minghua shook his head.

"I'm not going to write a sequel."

"Ah? Brother-in-law, your book "Twilight" is a best-seller not only in the United States but also in the United Kingdom. The sales volume has exceeded 10 million copies. Readers are eagerly looking forward to reading your next book?" Li Li was surprised. asked.

Fang Minghua smiled and explained: "Lili, you are also engaged in literature. Although the book "Twilight" is also a best-seller, in terms of literary value, it is at the level of the novels written by Qiong Yao in our country. Writing a book That’s enough, go back and tell Johnson.”

"Huh? I don't dare to say that." Li Li smiled.

Fang Minghua raised his eyebrows unconsciously after hearing this. "Why? Could it be that Ximeng Company will buy and sell by force?!"

"Brother-in-law, you are wrong. I am not afraid of Ximeng Company, but I am afraid that the readers of your book, especially those girls, will know that you will not continue writing "Twilight" and write about Edward and Bella. The love story between them will be heartbreaking, and they may do something crazy."

"Huh? No way?"

"Why not?" Li Li said.

"My good friend Demi, you met in San Francisco. She has a cousin who is only 16 years old this year. She especially likes "Twilight" written by you. I met her once when I was a guest at Demi's house and knew that I was Your book publishing agent in the United States asked me when you would publish the sequel to "Twilight". She said that she must see Edward and Bella be happy together, otherwise she will shoot herself!"

Fang Minghua opened his eyes in surprise after hearing this.

Oh my god.

Why are you so crazy? !

"Brother-in-law, how about I say that you are too busy with work and don't have time to write the sequel, and I will write it when I have time later."

"Okay then."

Fang Minghua agreed.

"Dad, are you and my aunt telling stories about vampires? I want to listen, too!" Ruirui, who was sitting next to her and watching TV, suddenly interrupted.

This kid, is she not watching TV properly, but eavesdropping on the conversation of adults?

Fang Minghua looked at the TV and realized that "Doraemon" had finished playing.

"Ruirui, do you like to listen to vampire stories? Has Dad told you?" Li Li asked.

"Yeah, I like it! Dad told me."

Fang Minghua had to explain to Li Li that when he finished writing "Twilight", he told the two children some vampire stories. At first, he wanted to scare them, but he didn't expect his daughter to be afraid at all, but excited and asked him to continue.

So that's it, Li Li understood.

"Ruirui, you are still young. The novel written by Daddy is not for children."

"No, I want to listen to it. I want to listen to vampires!"

Ruirui twisted her little body, pouted her little mouth, and acted like a spoiled child.

Li Li likes her little niece very much. She smiled and hugged her in her arms: "That's very simple. You ask Daddy to write another vampire story suitable for Ruirui."

Fang Minghua frowned slightly after hearing this.

How can he spoil Ruirui more than her mother?

How can a kindergarten child listen to such a scary story about vampires?

But seeing the expectant eyes of his daughter, he had to say: "Ruirui, Daddy will write you a magic story when he has time, okay? There are vampires in it, and they can fly in the sky on a broomstick!"

The little girl was excited when she heard it.

"Really, it's so fun. Daddy, write it now and tell me after you finish it!"

"No, you are still too young. You can only tell it after you go to elementary school!"

Ruirui was not convinced after hearing this.

"Dad, Ruirui is not a child anymore. Ruirui will be in the senior class next semester!"

"Really? In the stories I tell, the magic knowledge requires math. You can't even do addition and subtraction within ten correctly, how can you understand?!" Fang Minghua pretended to be serious.

Ruirui immediately stopped talking and drooped her head.

She hated learning addition and subtraction the most. She couldn't even count with her fingers.

Fang Minghua was very satisfied to see this.

His daughter was not afraid of anything except math.

After all, the child was too young. If I tell him these magic novels now, he would probably be confused and it would be difficult for me.

But at this time, the voice of his son came from the side.

Lele, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said: "Dad, I have learned addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers. Can you tell me first?"

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Fang Minghua was a little embarrassed when he heard it.

You little brat, when did you learn to ruin my show? !

Li Li, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw this.

He quickly hugged the two children and said gently: "Okay, Dad is very busy. When you grow up, Dad will definitely tell you."

At this time, Doraemon's cute appearance appeared on the TV again, attracting the attention of the two children.

The matter was left unresolved.

"Brother-in-law, are you writing a novel recently?" Li Li asked again.

"I am writing a novel, but it's just a draft. Do you want to read it?"

"Yes."

"Okay, come upstairs with me." Fang Minghua said, stood up and walked upstairs.