Literary Master 1978

The afternoon passed in a flash. When the school bell rang, Tao Yumo hadn't come back to her senses yet. Looking at the classmates around her who were packing their schoolbags, she was in a trance. What did the teacher say in the afternoon?

Her mind was empty. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She stuffed her books and stationery into her schoolbag in two seconds, ignored her classmates' greetings, and hurried to Langrun Lake.

She hurried all the way and finally returned home.

When she entered the house, she saw her sister and brother-in-law talking and laughing.

Tao Yushu seemed to have received some good news from Lin Chaoyang. Her face was full of joy and her smile was sweet.

Tao Yumo was already full of anger. The more she looked at the two, the angrier she became.

You all know, you just kept it from me! You just kept it from me!

She was about to go up to argue, but Tao Xiwen hugged her legs, "Aunt!"

"What?" Tao Yumo said impatiently and tried to push him away.

Tao Xiwen didn't let go, "You play with me and take pictures."

"Go downstairs and find someone to play with. I don't have time."

"No, no!"

It's not unreasonable that the naughty child deserves a beating. He can't tell when he's ready at the critical moment. But this is his eldest nephew after all, and Tao Yumo can't really hold him down and beat him up.

"Sister-in-law!"

She called her sister-in-law Zhao Li, who quickly said, "Auntie just got out of school. She has to do her homework and study later. Don't disturb her."

After Zhao Li coaxed the little kid away, Tao Yumo calmed down.

How should she ask about this?

While she was thinking, there was a sound of the door opening, and Tao Yucheng came in.

"It's so windy today!"

Tao Yumo's eyes turned, and she had an idea.

She quietly came to her eldest brother and asked, "Brother, the teacher said that my composition is not good. Do you have time? Give me some guidance."

Tao Yucheng, who had just come home from a day of fishing, was about to show some tiredness from work, but he immediately became energetic when he heard his sister's words.

"Well... you are about to take the college entrance examination, so you really need to improve in this area."

"Brother, you have to help me." Tao Yumo blinked her big eyes and acted like a spoiled child to her elder brother.

Tao Yucheng shook his chest, "I am your elder brother, how can I ignore you? I can't help you with other things, but if you want to talk about writing..."

He showed an unconcealed complacency on his face, "I, your elder brother, think I have some experience. How about this, I will give you an hour of composition lessons every night from now on."

"Ah?"

Tao Yumo didn't expect that his cleverness would backfire and he would shoot himself in the foot.

"It's a little short, but I don't have enough time. Hmm... or I can squeeze in an hour and a half."

Tao Yumo waved his hand hurriedly, "No, no, big brother, you are so busy."

"Are you being polite to your big brother? You are my sister, and now is a critical moment in life. Even if you don't say it, can I not help? I can't help you in other aspects, but I still have some experience in this aspect."

Tao Yucheng talked to himself, Tao Yumo was silent, and gave himself a slap in the face in his heart.

Talking, Tao Yucheng couldn't wait, "Come on, while we haven't eaten, big brother will tell you the basic skills of writing essays!"

Tao Yumo's hands were on the door frame, and the roots were clearly pulled apart, and he wanted to cry but had no tears.

"It's time to eat!"

An hour passed in a blink of an eye, and the voice of sister-in-law Zhao Li came from the kitchen.

Tao Yumo breathed a sigh of relief, it was finally over.

"Brother, you are so good at what you say!"

Tao Yucheng nodded with a teacher's dignity, "Your foundation is indeed a little weak. It doesn't matter, there are still more than two months before the college entrance examination, and I will definitely help you make up for it."

You have a weak foundation! You are the one with a weak foundation!

Tao Yumo muttered viciously in his heart, but with a sweet smile on his face, he asked: "Brother, you have so much experience in creation, my brother-in-law must have asked you for advice a lot, right?"

"Your brother-in-law?" Tao Yucheng looked surprised and said truthfully: "No, but he seems to be trying to write."

Hearing this, Tao Yumo's eyes condensed into a cold, "You know it too?"

"You noticed it too, right? It seems that your sister forced Chaoyang to write." Tao Yucheng shook his head here, "Yushu is like his father in this regard, too strong. Chaoyang is a junior high school student, what else can you ask him to do, but to create."

Huh?

Tao Yumo couldn't help but feel doubtful. Listening to her elder brother's tone, didn't he know either?

"My brother-in-law's novel is pretty good." Tao Yumo asked again.

"Not bad? Have you read it?"

The elder brother's words made Tao Yumo more certain that he really didn't know. It turned out that they didn't just hide it from her.

Tao Yumo felt much better after getting this information.

At the same time, she felt a little proud in her heart. At least she knew it earlier than her elder brother, and her parents probably didn't know either.

She thought of her sister's usual style, and was sure that besides herself, the only people who knew about this matter were her sister and brother-in-law.

Hidden deep enough!

"Haven't you read it?"

Tao Yumo's question made Tao Yucheng a little confused, "He didn't show it to me."

"It has been published a long time ago. Have you read "The Shepherd"?"

Tao Yumo's tone was questioning, but her expression was showing off.

She was the first person in the family to know about this matter besides her sister!

"Of course I've read "The Shepherd". The novel doesn't say... No, what do you mean?" Tao Yucheng stared at his sister with wide eyes.

Tao Yumo was very satisfied with her elder brother's expression, just like when she learned that her brother-in-law was Xu Lingjun.

"My brother-in-law, your brother-in-law is Xu Lingjun."

Tao Yumo said this word by word, feeling relieved.

Tao Yucheng was shocked and looked at his sister in disbelief, "Have you studied so hard that you are stupid? How can your brother-in-law be Xu Lingjun? Xu Lingjun is Mu..."

He suddenly couldn't continue talking, looked at Tao Yumo in confusion, and asked, "How did you know?"

"The students of Yanda University have spread it all over the place, and my brother-in-law is also a consultant for the "Weiming Lake" magazine of the May Fourth Literary Society of Yanda University." Tao Yumo said all at once.

Even if Tao Yumo told the source of the news, Tao Yucheng still couldn't believe it.

He laughed to himself, "Your brother-in-law, my brother-in-law is Xu Lingjun? You are really good at joking."

Tao Yumo did not explain, her face was calm, "Believe it or not, I'm going to eat."

She said and left the house, Tao Yucheng followed her out, the two came to the kitchen, everyone was ready, waiting to eat.

Tao Yucheng regarded what happened just now as a joke, and said to Tao Yushu: "Yushu, Yumo just said that Chaoyang is the Xu Lingjun who wrote "The Shepherd". This girl is really obsessed with novels..."

Tao Yushu was holding a bowl of rice and preparing to eat. When she heard her brother's words, she didn't stop her chopsticks and picked up a mouthful of shredded potatoes and put it in her mouth.

"Hmm."

Tao Yucheng only heard her make a nasal sound, like a duck with its throat pinched, his eyes widened, and he looked at Tao Yushu in doubt.

"What did you say?"

Not only Tao Yucheng, but also Zhao Li and Tao's father and mother who were taking care of the children stopped their actions and cast their eyes on Tao Yushu, looking at her eagerly.

At this moment, she seemed to be under the spotlight, attracting much attention, but her expression was calm and at ease.

There was silence around the dining table, with only the chewing sound coming from Tao Yushu's mouth, and she finally swallowed the food in her mouth.

She finally said: "He wrote it!"