According to the winter vacation, it’s about thirty days. If we count from the tenth day, excluding the New Year period, it’s less than twenty days. Can you really finish translating a book this fast?
Ji Ying muttered, "No wonder everyone wants to send their kids to school."
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"Little sister, you’re amazing, congratulations." Xu Nian’an wasn’t surprised hearing that his little sister was going to translate a book. His little sister had always been this excellent.
Xu Qinghe and Ji Ying shared a look and felt immense pressure upon learning how much money one could earn from translating a book. It hadn’t been long, and their daughter hadn’t even graduated yet, and she could already earn so much. In a few years, as a father, he might not be able to earn more than his daughter.
Xu Qinghe always thought things were pretty good now, but now he felt he could work a bit harder.
"Little sister, in the future, you must teach Zhuangzhuang to study well." Xu Nianji himself never had the opportunity to go to school, but his son could learn.
Xu Nianji patted Zhuangzhuang’s head and said, "Zhuangzhuang, in the future you must study well with aunt and uncle, okay?"
"Okay." Zhuangzhuang nodded, happily gnawing on a chicken leg.
Zhou He, watching from the side, laughed and said, "Nianji, Zhuangzhuang is still young. He doesn’t understand what you’re saying right now."
"How can he not understand? He just agreed with me." Xu Nianji answered seriously, then looked at Zhuangzhuang and asked, "Zhuangzhuang, you understood what daddy said, right?"
"Yeah." Zhuangzhuang was gnawing on the chicken leg, his round eyes occasionally glancing at Xu Nian’an and then at Xu Nianhua, saying, "Uncle, aunt."
"Look, my son is smart." Xu Nianji’s face was full of pride, making everyone laugh joyfully. Zhuangzhuang was eating a chicken leg; no matter what you said, he would say ’yeah’.
The next day, Tao An arrived with the contract, bringing along Zheng Jin.
Despite being classmates for so long, it was Zheng Jin’s first time visiting the Xu Family. Seeing the Xu Family’s two-story house, Zheng Jin patted Xu Nianhua on the shoulder and said, "Nianhua, back in high school, you were so low-key. I always thought your family wasn’t rich! Turns out your family is so well-off!"
"It’s not like that. The year I retook senior year, our family started a small business and only then gradually improved." Xu Nianhua explained. Talking about their small business, she was very straightforward and candid.
"Impressive!"
Zheng Jin didn’t see anything wrong with it at all. She already knew Ji Shuyuan was doing business on the street. She felt earning money with one’s hands was clean money, much better than those who want to gain without effort. She brought little snacks and, calling them uncle and aunt with extra closeness.
Ji Ying warmly kept them for a meal at the house.
Once Ji Ying went to the kitchen and Zhou He took Zhuangzhuang outside to enjoy the sun, Tao An handed the contract to Xu Nianhua and said, "Nianhua, here is the contract. However, if you can’t finish the translation on your own, you can find some help. Our editor wanted me to specifically tell you: it must be completed by the end of the month."
Tao An was reminding her, hoping Xu Nianhua wouldn’t overlook the timing issue.
"No problem." Xu Nianhua glanced at the deadline on the contract and assured that she could finish on time. She looked over the contract terms carefully, and after seeing the publisher’s stamp, she saw no issues and signed her name, saying, "Happy cooperation."
"Happy cooperation." Tao An, holding the contract, said happily, "Our editor will definitely be overjoyed."