Chapter 416: She Refused to Marry the Spring Breeze, but Was Misled by the Autumn Breeze (Fourth Update)

He then said on the phone: "Luchun, I have finished reviewing it. Come and pick it up. And you have someone sort out the poems published in the magazine in the past two years and give them to me."

"Editor Fang, what are you going to do?"

"I want to find someone to translate it into English and publish a collection of poems to see if it can be published abroad."

"Okay, I'll have someone sort it out right away."

When he was about to get off work at noon, Zhao Munchun brought over the manuscripts of poems he had published for two years. Fang Minghua took a look at them and found that there were about 60 poems.

It’s a bit rare to publish a poetry collection

It doesn't matter. Leave it to Li Li first. If you have time, translate it slowly. Anyway, it's just an excuse for the time being.

Fang Minghua picked up the phone again and called Song Tangtang. On the phone, he expressed his thoughts: "I won't go back to my parents' place at noon. Let Lili come to our house to talk."

"Okay, you must persuade Lili to return to China."

After hearing his wife's words, Fang Minghua couldn't help but smile bitterly.

What a sin.

He took a sip of tea and picked up the phone again, this time calling Li Li.

The call was quickly connected, and a slightly sweet female voice with a hint of Wu sound came from the phone.

"Which one?"

"Lili, I am Minghua."

"Brother-in-law, are you okay?" The voice on the phone became enthusiastic.

"That's right. I want to compile the poems published in our "Yanhe" magazine in the past two years into a collection of poems. Could you please translate them into English and try to publish them abroad. This will also expand the influence of our country's poetry."

After hearing what Fang Minghua said, the other party hesitated: "But brother-in-law, I don't have time. I will try to finish all the translation work of "Enter Guandong" during the winter vacation, and I will go back to school to prepare to translate your short and medium-sized novels."

"Thank you, thank you for your hard work, but don't worry about the poetry. When you have time or even after graduation, I will give the poem draft to you to see how the quality is."

"Okay then, I'll go to my aunt's house tonight and you can give it to me."

"It's cold and dark at night, so it's not convenient for you to ride a bike. Come to my house in Xingfu Community after lunch, and I'll give you the poem."

"Okay then bye!"

"goodbye!"

Fang Minghua did not go back to his parents' house at noon. Instead, he ate a bowl of mutton steamed buns on the street and rode back to his home in Xingfu Community. Not long after, he heard a knock on the door.

He went to open the door and saw Li Li standing at the door.

"Come in quickly, isn't it cold outside?"

"It's not too cold." Li Li entered the room, took off her down jacket and hung it on the hanger, revealing her slender figure, and asked: "Where is my cousin?"

"She usually goes back to my parents' place at noon." Fang Minghua replied, and asked enthusiastically: "Lili, do you want tea or coffee?"

"Well coffee, I'm used to drinking this in the UK."

"Okay, wait a moment."

Fang Minghua took out a can of instant coffee from the study. It was not the popular Nestlé coffee on the market, but the Blue Mountain coffee brought from the United States by a trustee.

Fang Minghua didn't like drinking coffee, he still loved Longjing tea, but Song Tangtang liked drinking it, so he asked someone to bring some from abroad.

After making a cup of steaming coffee for the girl, Fang Minghua took out a stack of poems from his briefcase and handed it to her.

While drinking coffee, Li Li looked through the poem manuscripts: "They are all very good. Many of them are poems by Xichuan and others."

"Yes, Xichuan and the others established a group in Yanjing and also ran a folk poetry magazine called Tendency. The outstanding poems in it were recommended to Yanhe magazine." Fang Minghua explained.

"Well, Xichuan, Haizi, and Luo Yihe are all very talented people. When I was studying at Yan University, I often listened to them reciting their own poems by Weiming Lake. It was so wonderful to think about those days."

"You studied in the UK and joined a poetry club?" Fang Minghua asked.

"I'm participating, but everyone recited poems in English and French, and rarely heard Chinese poems."

"You can take these poem manuscripts back to school and recite them in the poetry club. These are poems by young poets in our country's poetry circle." Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"Yes, I can translate it into English and even recite it in Chinese!" Li Li smiled: "Okay, I will take these poems back and appreciate them slowly."

After finishing the business, Fang Minghua looked at Li Li who was slowly tasting the coffee and called out: "Li Li?"

"Um?"

The girl raised her head and looked at him.

"Last night, you talked about your plans after graduation at your aunt's house. You said you could stay in the UK or come back to teach. Which one do you prefer?"

"Brother-in-law, why do you suddenly ask about this?"

"I care."

Li Li was silent for a moment, "Did my cousin ask you to ask?"

"Yes, but I also want to know." Fang Minghua answered truthfully.

"Then, brother-in-law, do you want me to come back or stay in the UK?" the girl suddenly asked.

"I hope you come back. This is not just my idea. Tangtang, your aunt, uncle, and your parents also think so."

Li Li said nothing after listening and gently stirred the coffee cup.

Fang Minghua continued to persuade: "Lili, you go back to China and teach at Yanjing University. You are familiar with the school and the teachers. Besides, your grandparents are both in Yanjing. If you find an outstanding boy to settle down in Yanjing, your life will be very happy. "

"Excellent boy? Brother-in-law, can he be as outstanding as you?" Li Li raised her head and looked at him.

"Yes!" Fang Minghua said with certainty.

"Then I'll ask you to find it for me."

ah? I?

"I don't know many people in Yanjing. I will delay you." Fang Minghua said quickly.

"Delay?" Li Li turned her eyes to the window.

It was bleak outside.

"The willows return to the pond, the mandarin ducks leave the pond. The green duckweed blocks the way for the lotus boat. No bees and butterflies admire the fragrance, and the red dress takes away all the bitterness of the heart.

The reflection meets the tide, and the clouds are moving with rain. It seems to be talking to the poet. She refused to marry the spring breeze, but was misled by the autumn breeze for no reason."

Li Li muttered a poem.

"Treading on the grass and walking on the willows back to the pond" by He Zhu of the Song Dynasty.

Fang Minghua did not interrupt, but just listened quietly, and the room fell into silence.

Finally, Li Li retracted her gaze and smiled at Fang Minghua: "Brother-in-law, I will seriously consider your suggestion. Okay. I'm leaving."

After that, Li Li stood up.

"Would you like to sit for a while?"

"No, you have to go to work later, bye!"

Li Li put on her coat and went out of the room.

"Bye, be careful on the road and ride the bike." Fang Minghua reminded.

Fang Minghua returned to his parents' home in the evening, but his wife Song Tangtang did not come back.

It turned out that the two children were already one year and one month old and were ready to be weaned, so from today on, Song Tangtang avoided seeing the two children to speed up the process.

After Fang Minghua finished her meal, she played with her son who was looking for his mother with grievance for a while, and when she coaxed him to sleep, she rode her bike back to her home in Xingfu Community.

When she got home, Song Tangtang saw him coming back and immediately asked, "How is Lele?"

"He cried for a while, and fell asleep before I left. Mom held him and fell asleep."

"I just called my mom, and Ruirui also cried to see me." Song Tangtang sighed.

"It doesn't matter, it will be fine in two days." Fang Minghua comforted his wife.

"Well, how was your chat with Lili at noon today?" Song Tangtang thought of something again and asked.

"She said she would seriously consider my suggestion." Fang Minghua answered truthfully.

"Well, she will come back."

Huh?