Chapter 19 Sister Xi, Have Tea

"You just write novels from time to time, so your composition scores are so good?"

"Correct."

"Then you posted your novel on their platform, and it was picked up by their editor?"

"Correct."

"Now that they have invited you to become a contracted author, will you still have a chance to make money after signing the contract?"

"Correct."

"But minors need the consent of their guardians before they can sign a contract, right?"

"Correct."

"Is there any problem with this kind of contract? Will it affect your future studies after signing it?"

"These are all standard contracts with fixed templates, which all new authors sign," Li Luo explained. "And there are no clear obligations. You can write as much as you want and whenever you want. The platform is only responsible for distributing and promoting your book online to attract readers to read it."

"Oh, I understand." Lin Xiuhong nodded, thought for a moment, and looked at Li Luo again, "Then we have to make an agreement. I can help you sign the contract, but if you can't maintain your grades after entering high school, we have to discuss this matter again."

"no problem!"

If it was before the high school entrance examination, Li Luo would come to Lin Xiuhong and say that someone had taken a fancy to the novel he had written and wanted to sign a contract.

Lin Xiuhong probably rolled her eyes and grabbed Li Luo's ear, telling him to do his job properly and stop fiddling with unnecessary things.

But now, Li Luo’s image in the eyes of his parents is completely different.

Not only did he do very well in the high school entrance examination, getting full marks in Chinese composition, but also because Li Luo had become much more mature in his behavior and work over this period of time.

Although he sometimes says something a little off, he has grown a lot compared to before.

This made Lin Xiuhong feel more at ease and confident about Li Luo's work.

Moreover, the articles her son wrote casually were actually noticed by others and they were asked to sign contracts, which gave her some face.

But can novels make money?
Lin Xiuhong didn't expect this anyway. It would be good enough if the child's article could make some money.

So when her son wanted to sign a contract with the platform on the website, she just learned about the specific situation in detail, and after confirming that there was no problem, she agreed.

As for whether writing novels can improve writing skills?
This kind of talk can only be used to fool Lin Xiuhong, who only has a junior high school diploma...

But no matter what, Li Luo finally passed the test of his mother by relying on the character of a prodigal son who had been building up for more than half a month, and successfully signed the contract for his first novel after his rebirth.

In the following few days, "I'm Really Not a Star" successfully modified its contract status and entered the normal recommendation process.

By the next Sunday, Li Luo's novel was recommended in the Qidian urban category under the arrangement of editor Qianzhou.

Li Luo himself also attended the graduation banquet arranged by his family after his high school entrance examination.

……

Li Luo had never experienced a graduation banquet in his previous life.

After all, I almost fell into a vocational high school in the high school entrance examination, and it was only thanks to my parents paying the school selection fees that I was able to get into a regular high school. There is nothing to celebrate.

His college entrance examination results were equally dismal, and he still relied on his parents' connections to get into a local college, where he learned some cooking skills to avoid starving to death.

As a result, he would have no chance to attend the so-called graduation banquet.

"Didn't your dad plan to hold a graduation party for you?"

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, when the family was getting ready to leave for the restaurant, Li Luo asked Ying Chanxi as he walked downstairs.

"Dad is too busy, so I told him to work hard. There's no need to hold a graduation banquet or anything like that." Ying Chanxi shook her head, followed Li Luo, and then said with a sweet smile, "Besides, I'm here to take advantage of your graduation banquet, right? Just think of it as something I've held before."

"That's true." Li Luo nodded. "But with your grades, if my parents hold a graduation banquet for you, it would be unfair to your status as the best in the district if they don't set up more than ten or twenty tables."

"It's not as exaggerated as you say." Ying Chanxi rolled his eyes at him.

The two followed Li Guohong and Lin Xiuhong downstairs. Zhao Rongjun, who was invited to attend the graduation banquet, was already waiting downstairs.

While Li Guohong was driving, Li Luo put one hand on Ying Chanxi's shoulder and the other hand around Zhao Rongjun's neck, sighing and saying, "To be honest, the two of you are the last people I want to see at my graduation banquet."

"Why?" Zhao Rongjun looked puzzled. "Didn't you only invite two of us classmates?"

"Isn't that because I have the best relationship with you two?" Li Luo sighed, then said, "When the time comes, my relatives will praise me and say that Li Luo is really amazing. He scored 555 points in the high school entrance examination! He even got into the First Affiliated High School."

"Then the relative turned to look at my two dear classmates and asked how did you two do in the exam?"

"It turns out that both of you are freaks who were admitted to the independent enrollment program of the No. 1 Middle School."

"I hit a wall when I was pretending, do you think I feel bad?"

Ying Chanxi, who was standing next to him, slapped his hand away and said with a sidelong glance, "You are so childish."

"You don't understand." Li Luo shook his finger and said, "Don't be childish now. When you grow up, you won't have the environment and conditions to be childish anymore."

"Stop standing there chatting, get in the car!" Li Guohong drove the second-hand car out of the garage and asked them to get in.

Lin Xiuhong sat in the passenger seat and the three children got into the back seat.

Zhao Rongjun was very sensible and sat near the door, giving the middle seat to Li Luo.

Ying Chanxi sat on the other side of Li Luo.

Because Zhao Rongjun was so strong and the back seat of the car was not spacious, Li Luo was squeezed to Ying Chanxi's side and could only sit close to her to barely fit.

Ying Chanxi didn't care about this at all. He just rolled down the car window and let the wind in to make the back seat less stuffy.

"Actually, my position is the most dangerous in the whole car." Li Luo sat in the middle of the back seat and explained seriously, "So Dad, drive carefully." "You are quite talkative." Li Guohong chuckled and then said, "Your third uncle's family will also come this time. Do you remember what I told you last time?"

"Hmm? What's the matter?" Li Luo was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Is it the house of Third Grandpa's family?"

"Yes." Li Guohong said with a smile, "This time, in addition to holding a graduation banquet for you, the main purpose is to invite your third grandfather and his family to come over to discuss buying a house."

"Why are you suddenly determined to buy a house?" Li Luo asked curiously, "What about my cousin's situation?"

"Let's put that aside for now." Li Guohong said, "As for buying a house... Anyway, it's settled."

Although it was because Li Luo did well in the exam, Li Guohong and Lin Xiuhong were moved by their son's progress and growth, so they decided to do this.

But Li Guohong didn't say anything because he was afraid that Li Luo would get too proud after knowing it.

After Li Guohong finished speaking, Lin Xiuhong beside him continued, "The house is right next to the No. 1 Middle School. If things go well, it can be transferred during the summer vacation."

"This apartment of your third grandfather's is usually rented out to students from the Affiliated No. 1 Middle School. It has all the necessary facilities."

"When the time comes, you and Xixi will go to the No. 1 Affiliated Middle School. You won't have to share a dormitory with other people, and you won't have to live at home and catch the bus early every morning."

"This way it will be convenient for you to go to school, and you will have a spacious and comfortable bed. I can come over to cook for you on weekends. How great!"

After hearing what Lin Xiuhong said, Ying Chanxi in the back seat blinked and asked Lin Xiuhong in a low voice: "Aunt Lin, if you buy a house, can I, can I live there too? Isn't that a bit bad?"

"What's wrong with that?" Lin Xiuhong said in a somewhat dissatisfied tone, "Xixi, why are you being so polite to us? If you say that, I will be sad."

"No, no! It's just, it's just..." Ying Chanxi waved his hands quickly, not knowing how to express it.

At this time, Li Guohong interrupted them and said to Zhao Rongjun: "Xiaojun, it's true. You two have helped Li Luo so much. You can live with us when the time comes. It will be more convenient for you to go to school."

"Oh, thank you, uncle." Zhao Rongjun said quickly, "But my grandfather's house is very close to the school, so I will live with him when the time comes."

"What about Xixi?" Li Guohong said to Ying Chanxi at this time, "I'll tell your dad when the time comes, and you can just move in directly. It's also a good opportunity for you to help uncle and aunt keep an eye on Li Luo."

"After all, if he lives alone outside the school, your aunt and I will have to run the breakfast shop and won't have time to watch him."

"If he goes back to his old ways and fools around, your aunt and I won't know about it."

"If you were here, and he dared not study hard, you would tell on us and I would ask Aunt Lin to deal with him."

After hearing these words, Ying Chanxi suddenly felt able to accept this kindness, and even the look he gave Li Luo showed a little pride and expectation, which made Li Luo speechless.

"What do you mean by 'reverting to my old ways'? Dad, you have only a high school diploma, how can you use such a word?" Li Luo couldn't help but complain.

"You are so nosy, kid. I am the person with the highest education in the car now." Li Guohong chuckled.

Li Luo's mouth twitched: "Dad, you are a bit shameless."

"We'll see if your third uncle's house can be transferred to you sooner." Li Guohong rolled his eyes. "Once the house is settled, you'll need someone to keep an eye on you when you move in."

"To be honest, Ying Chanxi's father may not agree."

"What if you affect Xixi's studies? With Xixi's grades, can she choose any university she wants in the future? She is much more valuable than you."

"No, no." Ying Chanxi quickly waved his hand modestly, "Uncle Li, you are exaggerating. When the time comes, just leave Li Luo's mission to me. No problem!"

"Okay, okay, then it's settled." Lin Xiuhong smiled happily.

The atmosphere in the car suddenly became extremely cheerful, and soon Li Guohong drove to the entrance of the hotel.

It was still around four in the afternoon and the guests had not arrived yet.

After Li Guohong and his group arrived first, they sat down in the box and checked the menu again.

The restaurant's proprietress Lin Shufen also came in, smiling as she held Lin Xiuhong's hand and reminisced about the past.

"Is this your son? Li Luo, I haven't seen him for a long time. Do you recognize me?" Lin Shufen greeted Li Luo with a smile.

"Hello, Aunt." Li Luo really couldn't figure out the huge family network of relatives on both sides of his parents' side. At this time, he could only open the memory palace and search it, and then take the initiative, "You held me when I was a child, how could you not remember it."

"Haha~ You still remember that I held you?" Lin Shufen laughed happily and couldn't help asking, "Then do you still remember that you peed on me when I held you?"

"Right, right, right." Lin Xiuhong, who was standing by, also laughed and clapped her thighs. She and her cousin were laughing so hard that they couldn't stop. She recalled Li Luo's childhood, "He was wearing open-crotch pants at that time, and he cried loudly while peeing."

"Mom." Li Luo was so upset that he immediately stopped her and said, "Don't mention this kind of thing anymore. You might as well talk more about my high school entrance exam."

"Why can't we mention it?" Ying Chanxi next to him interrupted immediately, "I think it's very interesting."

"You shut up too." Li Luo glared at Ying Chanxi and said unhappily.

Ying Chanxi glanced at him sideways, not afraid of Li Luo's glare at all. Instead, he twisted his fingers around the hair beside his ears and said slowly, "I still remember a lot of your embarrassing moments in elementary school, such as..."

"Sister Xi, have some tea, have some tea." Li Luo quickly poured a cup of tea for Ying Chanxi. "The weather is really nice today, isn't it, Xiaojun?"

Zhao Rongjun blinked and then said, "Actually, I also know that you were in elementary school..."

"Brother Jun! Brother Jun!" Li Luo gritted his teeth and offered this guy a cup of tea.

"Ahem, Li Luo." Lin Xiuhong tapped the table lightly, "Didn't you see that your aunt didn't have any tea to drink?"

"No, no, it's my turn to pour it for you." Lin Shufen smiled so happily that her wrinkles appeared on her face.

But Li Luo had already stood up obediently and poured tea for his aunt.

This graduation banquet was prepared for him. Before the food even started, he already became a waiter.

But just when he poured tea for his mother and aunt and sat back in his chair, Ying Chanxi poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of him.

"Here, you drink too."

　【Push Street Diary】: Asking for monthly tickets~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)