Fairy Tales in Textbooks?

Morning, Jiang Family Residence.

"Grandpa, there's news about Lin Yu, the one you asked me to keep an eye on. He published two fairy tales last night."

A woman in her twenties spoke.

"Yanyan, are the new stories any good?"

Jiang Xuesong asked.

Today was the day he had invited old friends over to appreciate calligraphy.

Jiang Yan said, "Grandpa, they're more than good. After my Best Friend read them, she even gave him a ten-thousand-yuan reader tip."

"Which Best Friend of yours tipped him?"

Jiang Xuesong asked.

Jiang Yan said, "Xinyue, of course. Who else could it be? The others might be able to afford it, but they'd never be willing to tip someone else ten thousand yuan."

"Xinyue is a rich girl. She doesn't care about that little money."

Jiang Xuesong said, "Pull them up and let me see. Xinyue may be wealthy, but she's not normally this impulsive."

Jiang Yan quickly found the fairy tales Lin Chen had uploaded last night.

Jiang Xuesong put on his reading glasses and read them slowly.

After finishing the first one, he silently read it again.

"I cried when I read it last night, so I sent it to Xinyue. If I was going to cry, she had to cry with me. A while later, she sent me a screenshot. She'd given Lin Yu a ten-thousand-yuan reader tip."

"But someone else quickly stole her top spot."

Jiang Yan said.

Jiang Xuesong asked in surprise, "Someone tipped even more?"

Jiang Yan said, "They gave Lin Yu a Golden Alliance Leader. One Golden Alliance Leader costs one hundred thousand yuan."

"Grandpa, there's another one."

Before long, Jiang Xuesong finished reading the second story.

He felt as if his entire being had been cleansed. Much of his pessimistic, negative emotion seemed to have been released.

"Timeless masterpieces."

"Just now, I was wondering whether the first one was suitable for inclusion in textbooks. Together, these two are exceptionally suitable."

Jiang Xuesong said with a smile.

Jiang Yan's eyes lit up. "They can get into Language Arts Textbooks?"

Jiang Xuesong said, "I'll bring it up with some people. I have a little influence, and with the quality of these two stories, it should be possible."

"If my influence alone isn't enough, I'll have the old friends coming today lend a hand as well."

"Yanyan, do you know why I called you back?"

Jiang Yan looked at her grandfather with a somewhat downcast expression.

"Grandpa, I know."

Jiang Xuesong smiled. "Birth, aging, sickness, and death are part of life. I'm old. Who knows when I might leave one day?"

"I can't stop worrying about you."

Tears shimmered in Jiang Yan's eyes. "Grandpa, don't say that. You should live to at least a hundred."

"I wouldn't dare hope for a hundred."

Jiang Xuesong said with a smile.

"Ding-dong—"

At nine in the morning, the guests began arriving one after another.

Jiang Xuesong had invited old friends, but they were advanced in years, and some had younger companions with them.

By half past nine, the villa had become quite lively.

More than a dozen of Jiang Xuesong's old friends had arrived. Including the younger guests, there were around thirty people in total.

The housekeeper had the day off.

Jiang Yan was responsible for serving everyone tea.

"Old Brother Jiang, everyone's here."

"Where's the thing?"

Someone could not help asking.

Everyone looked toward Jiang Xuesong. Smiling, Jiang Xuesong said, "Xiaoyan, go bring out that Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection."

"Okay, Grandpa."

Jiang Yan quickly brought out the calligraphy piece. It had already been mounted, and Jiang Xuesong had spent over ten thousand yuan on the mounting alone.

"Everyone, take turns."

"The rest of you can have some tea first."

Jiang Xuesong said.

The first group of five old men gathered around it and examined it carefully. Before long, amazement appeared in all their eyes.

"Divine skill."

"Isn't this level not much worse than the Sage of Calligraphy?"

"Perhaps there's a slight gap, but it absolutely crushes us."

The old men chimed in one after another.

Those who had not yet leaned closer to look were itching with impatience.

"Old Liu, you've been looking for so long. Come have some tea and let us enjoy it for a while."

"Exactly. Aren't your legs hurting from standing so long?"

Only after the others urged them for quite a while did the first group step aside.

The second group immediately crowded over.

"Old Brother Jiang, how much did you pay for this? I still have a little money in my pocket. Let me see whether I can afford it."

One of the elders from the first group asked.

Jiang Xuesong smiled. "It cost three hundred thousand. After receiving it, I felt I hadn't paid enough and wanted to add another two hundred thousand. I also wanted to spend another five hundred thousand to buy another piece, but he refused to sell."

"He didn't even accept the extra two hundred thousand."

Another elder said regretfully, "What a pity. Five hundred thousand isn't cheap, but I could afford it."

"Old Brother Jiang, you covered up the signature. Did Master Lin Yu write his real name on this piece?"

Jiang Xuesong nodded slightly.

Second by second, time passed. Everyone took turns admiring it, and after they were done, they sat together over tea and discussed it enthusiastically.

"My old friends, Lin Yu recently wrote two fairy tales."

"I recommend that you read them."

Jiang Xuesong said with a smile.

Everyone took out their phones and logged onto Childlike Heart Network.

More than ten minutes later, they had all finished reading.

Jiang Xuesong said, "Personally, I think they can be included in textbooks. What do you think?"

"I think so."

"Absolutely."

Everyone voiced their agreement.

Jiang Xuesong said, "Shall we give it a push? We may be in the Calligraphy World, but together, we still have some influence. It shouldn't be too difficult."

"I think it'll work."

"Count me in. When Master Lin Yu goes down in history, perhaps we'll get a mention in unofficial records too."

Everyone expressed their approval.

With their influence, this was practically a done deal.

Many people Online might have far greater fame than they did, but those Internet personalities might not be able to influence the higher-ups. Their opinions, however, could reach the higher-ups.

—Some of the people up there were even their students.

"Sales have surged again?"

Surprise appeared in Lin Chen's eyes.

"Editor-in-Chief Chen, what happened? Why did they surge again?"

Lin Chen sent a message to ask.

During the day, he rarely scrolled on his phone with Lin Xiaoqian. Scrolling on a phone brought only simple happiness, while helping Lin Xiaoqian continually improve brought him far greater joy.

Chen Xinhan replied excitedly, "Old Jiang talked with quite a few people, and they've all spoken out in praise."

"Every one of them has considerable influence. Together, they're an extremely powerful force."

"The one million copies of the second book should sell out very soon."

The first book had been printed three times, for a total of 1.8 million copies.

Only one million copies of the second book had been printed so far.

A faint smile appeared on Lin Chen's face. Once they sold out, another batch could be sold, and he could earn quite a bit more pocket money.

"Boss Lin Yu, could you provide some more signed books—"

Lin Chen quickly replied, "From now on, I'll only provide one thousand signed books per title. Rarity makes things valuable."

"I won't provide signed books for either the first or second book."

Chen Xinhan said regretfully, "Boss Lin Yu, it's your call."

"Boss Lin Yu, many people are asking about you."

Lin Chen said, "You must keep it confidential. If you leak any information, there may be no further cooperation."

"Okay, okay."

Chen Xinhan hurriedly promised.

Lin Chen turned to look at the sleeping Lin Xiaoqian. He was not short of money now, so he could not let money affect Lin Xiaoqian.

"Beep beep!"

His phone rang again.

It was actually a message from Xu Mengyao.

"Lin Chen, the basketball game is the day after tomorrow."

"I'll bring your basketball uniform over. Are you feeding me?"

After sending it, Xu Mengyao felt it was inappropriate and hurriedly recalled the message.

A faint smile appeared on Lin Chen's face.

The iceberg seemed to have melted a little.

(Handsome guys and pretty girls, this is a Single Female Lead Story~~)