Shen Jie pursed her lips, "No, I’m just thinking of saving more money now. I’ll talk about it when I have money."
"Saving up for your dowry, huh?"
"Without money, once you’re married, as a daughter-in-law you have no status in the in-laws’ house."
"Where did you learn such nonsense?"
"A good friend of mine is like this. She got married last year to the second son of the family. The family’s eldest son’s wife has money, and the in-laws treat her very well all the ti. Besides ordering her around to do this and that, they keep treating her like a maid. She used to be such a carefree girl, now she’s almost turned into an old hag, I don’t want to follow in her footsteps. Alas... but my salary is only over twenty bucks a month."
"Your newspaper’s salary is that low? It should at least be over thirty bucks."
"Short tenure, and I’m not so assistant director. Regular employees have this salary."
"You’re an editor at the newspaper, your writing should be quite good. Aren’t you guys always collecting submissions for the newspaper?"
"Yes, and the paynt for submissions is not bad. They give over two hundred for a short essay."
"Why don’t you submit your own work?"
Shen Jie apparently hadn’t thought about it, "?... Can I?"
"How would you know if you don’t try?"
Shen Jie thought this idea was good but still hesitated, pondering, "If I really submit sothing and it doesn’t get chosen, wouldn’t it be embarrassing in front of the leaders and colleagues?"
"You’re silly. Who among those authors uses their real na? They all use pen nas. Just make up a pen na for yourself and submit anonymously."
"That’s true, then I’ll pay more attention to a few newspapers and see what submissions they are calling for. I’ll write sothing myself and give it a try."
Lin Wan chuckled and teased, "If you really get chosen in the future, don’t forget to invite for a nice al and thank properly."
"It’s a must," Shen Jie said with a heavy North accent, making Lin Wan laugh for quite a while.
"Oops, I forgot, I brought gifts for you and your second aunt," Lin Wan said, then went to the living room and took out a small pouch from the cloth bag, and ran to Shen Jie’s room.
"Pretty, isn’t it? It’s the scarf that the heroine in the recently released movie ’Legend of Tianyun Mountain’ wears."
"It’s really beautiful, thank you, Saozi," Shen Jie imdiately tried it around her neck, "Glad you like it." "Xiao Wan, Xiao Jie, it’s ti to eat," Lin Wan then lowered her head and looked at the watch; it was already past eleven o’clock.
Fang Xin prepared a very sumptuous al - four dishes and a soup, with only one vegetarian dish.
"Aunt’s cooking is so lavish."
"It’s your first ti here, so I had to prepare carefully. It’s just so ho-cooked als, can’t compare to restaurants."
"Co on, taste your aunt’s skills," second uncle said, and a few people quickly sat at the table.
Fang Xin enthusiastically served Lin Wan so fish, Lin Wan tried a bite and quickly praised aunt’s cooking skills with a smile.
Lin Wan found the white rice at aunt’s house particularly fragrant and ate half a bowl with the fish.
"Try the roe deer at made by aunty," Han Yi thoughtfully served Lin Wan so food.
"You brought the roe deer at, right? I’m not very good at cooking it, and the taste isn’t great, mainly because there are no chili peppers at ho. It would be better with chili peppers," Fang Xin said as she added a chopstick of the at to her mouth and found the taste sowhat lacking.
Lin Wan chuckled and took a bite, but before reaching her mouth, the taste made her stomach churn, and she quickly noticed, feeling uncomfortable, and covered her mouth.
"What’s wrong?"
They asked Lin Wan in concern, seeing her expression.
"Feeling uncomfortable again?" Han Yi knew she couldn’t stand the sll of at these days, quickly helped her move the roe deer at away, and served her a bowl of soup to ease the discomfort.
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