She went online in mid-October, and on November 15th she received her manuscript fee for the previous month. Hua Yan, this budding young talent, surprisingly received nearly 3,000 yuan in manuscript fees.
To be honest, the moment the money arrived was when she truly felt it was real. Although she was not in need of the 3,000 yuan, the fact that it was earned by herself held a different significance. Due to the hidden memories from crossing over different worlds, writing ancient texts became much more efficient and realistic for her.
Even in fictional eras, without needing to refer to materials, she could write fluently. This, to her, was absolutely a cheat code!
Hua Yan had already thought it through: even if she relied on the Film Academy in the future, she would still become a Super Star with quality.
And the innate conditions crafted under various advantages today would be unattainable for others in their lifetime. Hence, she must cherish every second now and absolutely not waste it.
Ever since she started writing, Hua Yan has become even more passionate about reading. She specifically went to the library to get a library card, and set a rule for herself to read at least one book a week and make detailed reading notes. She would copy down everything she found useful so that when she revisits them later, she would have accumulated wealth.
She also actively participated in various events held by the school. Although her life was not perfect, she could create perfection.
After all, compared to many families, with an annual cash flow of 300,000 without doing anything a year, and without the burden of a mortgage, Hua Yan’s starting point was already ahead of countless people. But even in such circumstances, she never stopped striving, and continually climbed higher, which was the underlying reason why she could live better than others.
Around November 15th, heating began in the Northern area. Hua Yan naturally would not let herself freeze, and cheerfully went to pay the fee.
The property office was right in the neighborhood, so paying the property fee was not troublesome.
The neighborhood property office knew about her family’s situation, and since her mom had bought a parking space that was now vacant, the property office took the initiative to rent it out to offset her property and utilities fee. Hua Yan, fearing trouble, found the computed price reasonable and promptly signed the contract with the property office.
Originally, she planned to give it to Uncle Ning and Aunt Zhao, since they had two cars. But later she learned they’d bought two car spaces of their own, so Hua Yan reached an agreement with the property office. The property office did not seem to take advantage of her; every year they would settle accounts with her. If there was extra, they’d refund it to her, offsetting the property fees. If it was less, they never asked her for the difference, which was considered special care for her.
Hua Yan kept all this in mind, thinking how she could repay them in the future.
The winter in Beijing was quite cold, with temperatures below zero outdoors, but indoor temperatures reaching 20 degrees—a very comfortable level; anything higher would be too much.
After observing for a few months, Zhao Yun and his wife also realized Hua Yan was a very adept little girl in managing her life, and their admiration for her grew by the day.
Whenever Hua Yan bought or made something delicious, she would find ways to share it with Ning Hao.
The adults were not lacking anything; if she gave them something, they might not accept it. But offering it to the children helped maintain good relationships and also changed the elders’ perspective on her; she was not a burden, but someone who could be self-sufficient.
Indeed, her sensibility made Ning Family’s grandparents much more amiable to her, and every time she visited, she was warmly received.
During school pick-ups, she could greet each other, maintaining a distant-but-close relationship, which was quite good.
However, she never contacted the Hua Family. Since that incident, though the Yan Family came to find her twice more, they were either turned away or ignored, and gradually, they stopped coming.
She knew what kind of schemes they were plotting. They had no idea how astute she was, so tricking her would not be easy.
After staying with them at their home for a few months, Mr. Dou finally became less reclusive, always encouraging her to go for strolls when he had the time.
Her novel started with updates of two thousand words, but after going online with the editor’s recommendations, it broke one hundred thousand the second month online, receiving rave reviews. Even the editor hadn’t anticipated such a strong momentum, which resulted in better recommendations for her. But as the recommendations got better, the update quantity had to follow suit. With limited time, she didn’t want to increase her updates and informed the editor not to give her such favorable recommendations.