Chapter 7: The Mermaid's Recognition by Her Parents

  The vast People's Square was packed with people at this time, and the crowd of people was crowded together in a messy manner. On the east side of the square, there was a row of tables and chairs, above which a red banner was hung "Warmly celebrate the signing and selling ceremony of the talented writer Su Jin"

  That's right, today is Su Jin's book signing ceremony!

  After twenty days of hot sales, "First Time" has shown signs of decline in the ancient city! After all, the market in the ancient city is only so big, with over 70,000 students being the main force behind the purchases, plus some scattered white-collar workers and social youth, totaling around 100,000.

  The sales volume of "First Time" has now broken through 100,000 and it can be said that the market in this ancient city is basically saturated. Therefore, Boss Wang decided to hold a book signing event, on one hand stimulating the local market to make their final contribution to the sales volume of "First Time", and on the other hand warming up for the next step of entering other cities for sales.

  "Wow! Look, that's Su Jin, so handsome, so stylish!"

  "Yes! I've decided that after this, I'll hang Su Man's portrait above my bed!"

  "Haha, I'm officially announcing that Su Jin is my boyfriend now!"

  "Hmph! Su Jin can't even look at you! You're neither here nor there, you've got no face! Have some self-awareness, would you? Su Jin is my boyfriend, after all!"

  "You? Please, first build your airport and then talk!"

  "Who did you say is an airhead!"

  "Whoever picks up the conversation is whoever!"

  "You're the airport, your whole family is an airport!"

  ……

  A group of flower-loving girls were arguing with each other at that time, while Su Zhen was writing rapidly on the chairman's platform.

  Fat wanted to hold this book signing event, Su Jin did not object. He was not good at sales, so based on the principle of letting professionals solve professional problems, Su Jin decided to follow Fat's command.

  Moreover, one of the important reasons he wrote books was to become famous, and holding book signings is still beneficial for him to gain fame.

  It's a pity that ideals are beautiful, but the process of realizing ideals is cruel. Although Su Jin had said he was prepared for the book signing, he was still startled by the crowd that surged forward at the sound of the boss's voice.

  "Don't rush, don't rush, I'll sign for everyone, don't rush!" Boss Pang hurriedly maintained order on one side, while Su Jin hastily took over a book handed to him and signed his name on it.

  In response to this signing, Su Jin specially practiced for two days, just like a star in the future, and found someone to design a signature that can be written directly with one stroke. However, despite this, the name signed by Su Jin on the book still looks a bit crooked.

  Fortunately, the fans apparently don't care about the quality of the writing in the book. To know that most of the fans who came today have already reached the stage of acknowledging Su Yan, they mostly already have a book, and today is to hear the news of his signing and selling books on purpose to come and support him. What they care about is just this is signed by Su Yan!

  So every fan who got Su Jin's signature was still excited to thank Su Jin, then hugged the book and cheered before running out.

  As signature after signature was signed, Su Jin's arm became increasingly stiff, her wrist began to swell and the smile on her face started to freeze. However, the signatures in her hand became more and more skilled, a line was drawn, followed by several circles, and a signature was completed!

  "Su Jin Da Da, hello, I'm your fan, can you sign for me?" A very distinctive voice came over.

  Taking the book, Su Jin raised his head, with a stiff smile on his face, and said: "Thank you for your support......"

  Su Jin's face suddenly froze! How come this person looks so familiar? Who is he? I must know him, but why can't I think of it?! Su Jin was thinking hard, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck his mind. Fish Man! It must be Fish Man! Only now Fish Man doesn't look like the middle-aged uncle from later generations, but rather a student in his 15 or 16 years old.

  The Fisherman came back to buy my book and asked me to sign it? Su Jin suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart. You see, in the future, the Fisherman would write "Rebirth of Beauty", "Very Pure and Ambiguous", "School Flower's Personal High Hand" and other series of novels! Although he wasn't the founder of these types of novels, he was absolutely one of the classic creators!

  Although many people say that his writing style is too straightforward, and together with Tomato, they are considered the pinnacle of a certain type of small white text! But this does not affect him from becoming Su Jin's idol, because if we talk about income, he and Tomato have also become one of the pinnacles of a certain point!

  Who would have thought that Yu Ren, a creator of BL novels and a BL enthusiast, would actually like "The First Time" which is a pure love story, and even become a fan of it! For a moment, Su Jin felt that the world was full of wonders!

  "What's wrong?" Lin Huan was looked at by Su Jian in a somewhat inexplicable way, but he could see that although he was excited to the point of being almost frantic, he still maintained his calm.

  "Nothing, what's your name, classmate?" Su Jin smiled slightly and loosened the stiff muscles on his face before asking.

  Lin Xing, Double Wood Forest, Prosperous Xing! Lin Huang said bluntly, with a hint of puzzlement, not knowing why Su was paying special attention to him. Today he mainly came with his classmates, who were very enthusiastic about "The First Time", while his own feelings were ordinary. However, he was quite interested in the fact that Su, a peer of his, could write such an excellent piece, so this time he followed along to join in the excitement!

  "That's right, it was him, the Fishman's real name is Lin Xing!" Su Jin thought to herself.

  "Haha, as soon as I see Lin classmate, I feel a sense of affinity. Does Lin classmate also write?" Su Jin asked tentatively.

  "Write? I don't have that idea now, maybe later!" Lin Xing said vaguely.

  En, Su Jin nodded secretly. Hou Shi Lin Xing only started creating in 2006, which was already the Bronze Age of online literature. It seems that early Lin Xing indeed had no intention of creating!

  "I see, then in the future if Lin classmate has this idea, be sure to remember to tell me, although I am also just a newcomer, but at least can give you some help!" Su said warmly.

  "Thank you so much! If I need to write, I'll definitely come to bother you!" Lin Xing said gratefully, seeing Su's enthusiasm.

  "Haha, no need to be polite, we're all learning together! Today is too busy, I won't chat with Lin classmate anymore. In the future, if you want to find me, just come to this publishing house and you can find me anytime after today!" Su Zhen saw that there were still many fans waiting behind, so he ended his conversation with Lin Xing in a timely manner.

  "Alright, I won't keep you any longer, Su classmate is busy first, let's chat again when we have time!" Lin Xing also tactfully ended the conversation.

  Su Jin enthusiastically sent Lin Xing away and came back to continue signing for other fans, repeatedly apologizing for delaying everyone's time! These fans are his greatest wealth, he can't afford to offend any of them!

  Fortunately, the fans were very understanding and expressed their understanding. After all, Lin Xing was also one of them! However, they didn't know that Lin Xing was just playing with a casual attitude!

  The day passed quickly, and finally signed the last fan's name, then sent him out with great enthusiasm. Su Jin only put down his pen, shook his arm hard, and exercised his sore arm.

  Fat Zhang walked over, curiously smiled and said: "What kind of people are these students? You seem to be treating him quite differently!"

  Su Jian smiled faintly and said: "I don't know what kind of person he is, but I always feel a sense of affinity with him. I think he will definitely turn back to talk about the boundary in the future! So I said a few more words!"

  Su Jing smiled wryly: "How could I say that this guy is one of the great gods of later generations, and I know him because I was reborn from a later generation!"

  "Is that so? But you seem quite certain!" Fatong said in puzzlement.

  "What else can I say? It's intuition! Don't you know that men's intuition is very keen?" Su Zhen said with a smile.

  Boss Pang shrugged and stopped talking, turning around to direct people to clean up the venue.

  ……

  Accompanying Boss Wang to clean up the venue, Su Jin was exhausted and finally returned home.

  As soon as he entered the house, he smelled a strong aroma of rice, Su Jin raised his eyes and saw that the dining table was filled with six or seven bowls of various dishes. Li Ping was busy in the kitchen, while Su Xingfeng was reading the newspaper in the living room as usual!

  "Wow! Smells so good! What's the good news today, making so many delicious dishes!" Su Zhen rushed towards the food like a pervert seeing a beauty, picked up a garlic sprout with his hand, threw it into his mouth, and shouted while chewing.

  "Go wash your hands first, it's not hygienic to eat without washing your hands!" Li Ping walked over and patted his hand, saying.

  Su Jin smiled and ran off to wash her hands in the bathroom.

  Li Ping's craftsmanship is quite good, and the dishes she made today are mostly Su Jian's favorites. After washing her hands, Su Jian sat at the dinner table with a big appetite, eating with relish.

  "By the way, mom, you haven't said why we're having so many dishes today!" Su Zhan asked while eating.

  "Silly child, why must there be a reason for everything? If you really want a reason, then let's just say it's to celebrate for you!" Li Ping said with a scolding tone.

  "Let's celebrate for me..." Su Jin suddenly froze, he wasn't thinking that today's dinner was because of him, he thought it might be because his dad had some good news to celebrate, or maybe it was because his mom had some good news to celebrate, but the one thing he didn't think of was celebrating because of him!

  Su Jing's eyes were a little red, yes, because he was celebrating for himself, and it was right to celebrate for himself. Today was his book signing event, and it was a huge success. This marked that from now on, he could be called a well-known writer outside!

  In a certain sense, I have succeeded! Perhaps even I haven't realized it, but unconsciously I've already become a successful person!

  Perhaps it was because for over a decade, Su Jin had been under his parents' wings and had never truly done anything on his own. He didn't realize that every move he made was being watched by his parents. Every time he achieved something insignificant, the first people to feel thrilled were not him, but his parents!

  Wealth and honor do not return to one's hometown, like brocade clothes traveling at night! Where is one's own hometown? Here is one's own hometown! Looking at the comforting gaze of his mother, looking at the satisfied gaze of his father with a hint of appreciation, Su Jin suddenly felt that this was what he had always wanted. This was what he had been striving for all along!

  "Thank you, Mom, Dad, thank you!" Su Zhen's voice was a little choked as he said.

  "Silly child, you're our child, what's there to thank for?" Li Ping said with a smile, stroking Su Zhen's head.

  Su Xingfeng's eyes moved slightly, gazing at Su Zhen's face, saying: "Xiao Jin, today we're celebrating not just because you sold your book successfully, of course that's one of the reasons! But more importantly it's because of the changes in you over this period of time! Especially after you dropped out of school, you were able to put all your energy into doing the right thing, every day you'd stay up late and wake up early, working hard on writing your book, we've been watching from the sidelines.

  This is great! Knowing one's mistakes and being brave to correct them, that's the true spirit of a man! I don't need you to necessarily improve your grades or achieve something to prove yourself. What I want is your attitude! Attitude determines everything! As long as you put your energy into the right things and devote yourself wholeheartedly, I believe that in the future, no matter what you do, you will be successful! You must believe that success comes from hard work and perseverance! There's no such thing as a free lunch! In the end, one's success depends on their own efforts!

  To be honest, I initially insisted that you drop out of school because I had completely given up on you. I wanted you to go to a vocational school and get a graduation certificate, which would make it easier for me to arrange a job for you in the future. But now it seems that this dropout has had a huge impact on you, changing your attitude towards life! This has given me and your mom a big surprise!

  Now I'll ask you again, do you still want to go back to Yizhong to study? After all, it's a key high school. In today's society, if you want to have a good future, the best way is still to attend a key high school and take the entrance exam for a prestigious university!

  However, after observing you for some time, I feel that you have grown up. This time, the decision is yours to make, and you should decide your own future! If you really want to go to No. 1 Middle School, then I'll swallow my pride and go talk to the principal of No. 1 Middle School. You must remember, no matter what decision you make, our family will always be there to help and support you unconditionally. Remember, home is always your stronghold!

  Listening to Su Xingfeng's words, Su Jin strongly held back his tears and didn't let them fall. For many years, for many years, even if he had lived with his father for over thirty years in his past life, when had he ever heard such heartfelt words from his father?!

  In Su Jin's heart, his father was a silent and taciturn but capable person, who was smooth in doing things but had an unyielding spirit.

  Father's life does not belong to anyone! The Su family is not a famous clan or aristocratic family! Su Zhen's grandparents were just ordinary people!

  Su Xingfeng, a university student from a peasant background, without any backing, relied solely on his own efforts to become the vice mayor of an ancient city at over 40 years old. In his previous life, he even served as the secretary of the municipal party committee! It's imaginable how outstanding his abilities are!

  People say that officials have a deep city and are happy to be angry, but Su Jin believes this sentence because Su Xingfeng is a living example! But now, Su Xingfeng, who has always been happy and angry, says such things in front of him! Su Jin believes that if he were not Su Xingfeng's biological son, the relationship would be slightly further away, and Su Xingfeng would never say so!

  But now Su Jin was indeed hesitant, he didn't know how to respond to Su Xingfeng. Looking at Su Xingfeng's hopeful gaze, Su Jin believed that deep down he hoped he would return to Yizhong, after all that was the proper path for a student!

  But do I really want to go back to being a student? Go back and be a good student, study hard, get into a good university later on, find a good job through Su Hangfeng's arrangements, raise children, support parents, and live a happy and fulfilling life!

  Such a life seems okay too, but is this really the life I want? Wasn't I just an ordinary person in my past life, and did I come back to this life just to be an ordinary person again?

  Thinking of the sense of accomplishment when I wrote "The First Time", thinking of the deafening cheers of fans in the square, can I really give up all this?

  Su Jin possessed a divine artifact like the Cultural Achievement System, but such an artifact could only be effective in specific environments! Could the environment of Class One bring out its effects?

  Su Jing couldn't help but shake her head secretly, as if this time, she had skipped school for a week or two to promote "The First Time", and this was in a vocational school, if it were in a key middle school, such behavior would absolutely not be tolerated!

  Even if you don't care about their opinions, how can you bear to let your parents, who have just placed their hopes on you, be disappointed again?

  Su Jin did not sleep all night!