"What good news?"
Looking at Wu Xialiang's shining eyes, Ding Wenmin laughed softly: "Order first, and then we will talk slowly."
Wu Xia picked up the recipe and said to Mengmeng, "Mengmeng, what do you want to eat?"
Mengmeng didn't know how to read, but she could see the picture on the recipe. She pointed at the picture curiously and asked: "Mom, why are the food here different from what we usually eat? Are there any dumplings?"
"Haha." Wu Xia laughed.
"This is a Western restaurant, and the food we eat must be different from ours. Why don't mom order you a pizza to try?"
"What is that? Is it delicious?" Mengmeng tilted her little head and looked at Wu Xia and Ding Wenmin, her cute look made them both laugh.
Ding Wenmin asked Wu Xia casually: "Have you ever been to a Western restaurant? I think you seem to be very familiar with this place."
After seeing Wu Xia sit down, he skillfully placed the knives and forks in the correct order. He only knew this after asking others before coming here. How could Wu Xia, a girl who grew up in the countryside, know this?
Wu Xia quickly concealed it in her heart: "I have never been to a Western restaurant. I just watched a program introducing Western food on TV. At that time, I was still thinking that these things looked delicious. I didn't know if they were suitable for us Chinese. taste."
So it turned out that Ding Wenmin heard this and called the waiter over, started ordering according to the signature dishes he had inquired about before, and then also ordered the signature pizza of this western restaurant for Mengmeng.
After the appetizers were served, Wu Xia asked: "Editor Ding, can you tell me what good news you have now?"
Ding Wenmin knew that Wu Xia was anxious and said to her: "I have contacted you to go to night school. When their training class starts next month, you can go to study."
Wu Xia was very happy when she heard the good news. If she could successfully graduate from night school, she would have a diploma!
"Thank you. What's the other good news?" Wu Xia looked at Ding Wenmin expectantly.
Ding Wenmin poured two glasses of red wine, pushed one of them in front of Wu Xia and said, "Another good news is that the novel you wrote has been approved by the publisher and is ready to be published."
"What?"
The huge surprise hit Wu Xia's heart. As an author, what he looks forward to most is the publication of his novel.
She never thought that this day would come so quickly.
"This is really a great event, and we should really celebrate it." Wu Xia raised his wine glass excitedly.
The two wine glasses touched together. Ding Wenmin watched Wu Xia put the ruby-like wine into his mouth. He felt as if his heart was also drunk.
"Editor Ding, I don't even know how to thank you. I'd like to toast you with this glass." Wu Xia poured more wine for himself and Editor Ding.
Ding Wenmin pushed up his glasses. He knew Wu Xia would be happy. His hands under the table quietly touched his trouser pockets. Inside were the movie tickets he had asked someone to buy for help.
After drinking the red wine in the glass, his voice was a little more magnetic than usual: "Since you are so happy today, why don't you invite me to a movie after dinner?"
When a man and a woman go to the movies, even with Mengmeng, Wu Xia feels that the atmosphere is too ambiguous.
She lowered her eyes and thought about how to reject Ding Wenmin. Mengmeng blinked and suddenly said: "Mom, Mengmeng doesn't want to watch the movie."
After listening to Mengmeng's words, Wu Xia simply used Mengmeng as an excuse to decline Ding Wenmin's invitation.
Ding Wenmin smiled and did not continue.
Wu Xia breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Editor Ding is so kind. He always advances and retreats appropriately and never makes anyone difficult.
However, she felt that she had just met Xu Guoping today, so she should still make it clear to him.
After taking a sip of red wine, Wu Xia said to Ding Wenmin: "Editor Ding, I value our friendship very much, so I can't take another step forward for fear of ruining this friendship."
After a few seconds, Ding Wenmin raised his glass again and smiled: "It's just a movie, don't make things so complicated. It's really late today, so let's do this. I'll treat you next time."
Wu Xia nodded and began to change the subject and ask Ding Wenmin about publishing.
Ding Wenmin always kept a smile on his face and patiently answered Wu Xia's questions one by one. However, his hand reached into his pocket and crumpled the movie tickets into a ball.
Friendship, who wants friendship!
He just wants to be with Wu Xia and wants Wu Xia to marry him!
Originally, the steak, which was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, had no taste in his mouth. However, as long as Wu Xia was still his own author and had been exposed to it for a long time, he believed that he would wait for the opportunity.
Ding Wenmin tried to cheer up and said to Wu Xia: "If this publication sells well, you can earn ten or twenty thousand, which is probably enough to buy a house."
"Buy a house?" Wu Xia couldn't even think about it.
"Your Cultural Affairs Bureau has recently built a batch of family buildings. You just went there and you are a trainee, so you probably won't be able to get it. But many people have a place to live or can't raise the money to build a house, so they will give up their places."
Hearing what Ding Wenmin said, Wu Xia became more energetic.
She had always dreamed of having her own house, but now she was sleeping in a warehouse, which was inconvenient.
In order not to disturb the newspaper staff from their work, she would go out early in the morning and go back after finishing get off work in the evening.
If she could have her own home, she would be able to cook by herself without having to be careful every day.
"How much does this quota cost?" Wu Xia asked.
She now has several thousand yuan in manuscript fees and money from selling lipstick. After Wu Liang arrived, she also arranged for Wu Liang to go to Fenhe. If this trip goes well, she should have ten thousand yuan in money.
Ding Wenmin thought for a while and said: "Someone in our newspaper has transferred it before. It seems that one spot was sold for two thousand. Do you have enough money on hand? If not, I will help you raise it."
Can you buy a spot for 2,000 yuan?
Wu Xia asked again: "How much does it cost to raise funds to build a house?"
Ding Wenmin said: "This is estimated to be a bit more expensive. Depending on the size of the house, a house costs about 10,000 to 20,000 yuan. But don't worry, why do their houses have to wait half a year to be built?" If you write more manuscripts during this period, you will definitely be able to save enough. If there is still money left, I will lend it to you."
He had already thought about it. He and Wu Xia would buy it together and live in the same building. Anyway, the building they built was close to their unit.
Wu Xia was almost shocked when he heard that a house with a total cost of about 20,000 yuan could be obtained.
Pingcheng is a city with a strong economy. In the past few decades, housing prices have skyrocketed, costing tens of thousands per square meter. What's more, houses are now built in city centers, which are good locations where it is hard to find a house for future generations.
Buy it, you must buy it!
And the more, the merrier!
"Editor Ding, if you want to buy more, is that okay?" Wu Xia asked again.
Ding Wenmin:? ? ?
