At this time, Meng Shu was drying clothes at home, and the phone rang.

He ran back to the living room to answer the phone.

"Hello, is this Mr. Meng Huo?"

Such a sentence came from the other side of the phone, and of course, Meng Shu, who was more than 30 years old, was not surprised by the word 'sir'.

"Yes, I am, who are you?"

"I am Ye Xiong, the editor-in-chief of the junior editorial department of Phoenix Company Weekly, Mr. Meng Huo, may I ask if the copyright of "Detective Conan" you submitted has been sold?"

The other party's voice seemed very urgent.

Hearing the meaning of his words, although Meng Shu had already prepared in his heart, his heart couldn't help beating twice more at this time, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly: "No, I submitted the only original manuscript to you." ”

This answer made Ye Xiong on the other side breathe a sigh of relief: "In that case, can you hand over this comic to our weekly teenager for distribution?" We will do our best to promote and package it, and the remuneration and dividends will be distributed according to the standard of professional cartoonists. ”

The standard for a professional cartoonist!? Meng Shu was stunned for a moment, this was far beyond his expectations, and he nodded hurriedly: "No problem!" I'll be happy to give it to you, when will the contract be signed? ”

"Try to hurry!"

Ye Xiong couldn't wait to sign the contract quickly and save him a lot of dreams at night: "When are you free, I will book a train ticket for you, and you will come over when you arrive." ”

For the sake of safety, it is naturally best to sign the contract in person.

However, Meng Shu hesitated a little, and he suddenly remembered that he couldn't sign a contract at the age of fifteen, unless his guardian, Li Qin, gave permission.

"I'm free during this time, but can you provide two train tickets?" Meng Shu smiled bitterly: "I am only fifteen years old, and I can only sign the contract if my mother is present." ”

“……”

There was silence in the microphone, and Ye Xiong spoke again: "I'm sorry, I seem to have heard it wrong just now, can you say your age again?" ”

"Fifteen."

"You're saying it's too fast, it's twenty-five, right?"

"No, I'm fifteen years old and have just finished the high school entrance examination."

"What a joke!"

With a loud shout, Ye Xiong immediately hurriedly apologized: "No, no, I didn't doubt you just now...... I just didn't expect you to be so young, not at all! ”

His face was full of shock, his seventeen-year-old daughter couldn't even draw a chicken, and the other party voted for high-quality original comics at the age of fifteen, why is the difference between people so big?

But fifteen years old, the meaning of such a young cartoonist is ......

"No problem." Ye Xiong gritted his teeth, he definitely couldn't miss the opportunity: "I will prepare two round-trip train tickets, the time is one week, please be sure to prepare in advance." ”

After hanging up the phone, Ye Xiong sat down limply.

"Editor-in-chief, what's wrong?"

Sun Yang asked cautiously beside him.

"That author only ...... this year"

Ye Xiong just wanted to answer, but suddenly closed his mouth again. This information can't be leaked yet, and before everything is finalized, it's better for him to keep it a secret, after all, I don't know what the guardian of Lu Dao Meng Shu thinks.

Qingcheng County, Jiangnan Province

That night, Li Qin returned home and was surprised to find her son sitting in the living room with a sad face.

She poured a glass of water, sat down next to her and asked, "Is something happening?" ”

"Hmm." Meng Shu nodded and replied, "Mom, I have a friend you should know...... Liu Yi is him, a cartoon he drew was taken by a large company, and people invited him and his father to go to Ninghai City to sign a contract. ”

Li Qin was stunned: "Isn't this a good thing?" ”

She didn't know much about comics, but she had more or less heard that it was the same thing as movies and novels.

"Of course it's a good thing, but Liu Yi didn't dare to tell his father, if his father knew that he was drawing comics during the review, he would have to kill him." Meng Shu glanced at his mother and asked cautiously, "Mom, how do you say he is going to persuade his father?" ”

Li Qin thought for a while: "How did the kid do in the high school entrance examination." ”

"He said that he did well in the exam and was able to enter the county No. 1 middle school."

"Then there's nothing to worry about." Li Qin took a sip of water and said with a smile: "Since the grades are okay, it doesn't matter if you tell his dad directly." ”

"Mom, that's what you think." Meng Shu nodded, and suddenly said: "Actually, I think so too, Mom, I lied to you just now, how can Liu Yi have that ability, if you want to say that the comics are also your son, I can only draw them, right?" ”

"No kidding, how can you do that...... Yes? Li Qin's smile stopped, the cup in his hand shook, and he suddenly turned his head to glare at Meng Shu: "Did you draw a comic?" ”

"Yes." Meng Shu's head shrank, he was not afraid of Li Qin being angry, and his awe of this mother in his previous life has not changed until now: "Mom, you won't be angry, my results in the high school entrance examination must be good!" ”

Li Qin stared at him with complicated eyes, and he didn't even notice that the water was poured on the table. She didn't expect this son to be so bold and reckless to deceive himself, and the original review was to draw pictures in the room, but Meng Shu's performance during this time was indeed too much well-behaved.

"Are you sure you did well in the high school entrance examination?"

"Hmm."

"Your comics are being favored by big companies?"

"Well, they want us to go to Ninghai to sign a contract, and they will be responsible for the round-trip ticket."

Meng Shu bowed his head and replied sincerely, Li Qin looked at him honestly, and couldn't get angry for a while: "Give me the phone tomorrow, I want to ask." ”

She compromised.

The next day, after Li Qin called to confirm that Meng Shu was not lying, she was very complicated, surprised, joyful, and a little overwhelmed. She didn't even know if this was good or bad, after all, her son was only fifteen years old this year.

She didn't know what the concept of a fifteen-year-old cartoonist was, but she knew that a fifteen-year-old novelist and star was very eye-catching. Could it be that his son is so promising? ——This thought was still uncertain until the moment they traveled on June 25.

"I said Xiao Yu, they can't be a lie!" When queuing up to check the ticket, Li Qin suddenly asked uneasily: "What if it's a liar?" ”

Meng Shu was holding two big bags in his hand, and comforted her with a smile: "How can it be a liar, Mom, haven't you confirmed it several times!" Besides, there is nothing to deceive the two of us! ”

Their mother and son are so poor that even thieves and crooks will not target them.

Li Qin calmed down a little, she felt that what her son said was right, and she was not a young girl like a flower, so she couldn't be afraid of anything. And that company also bought them expensive sleeper tickets, how could the scammers be so generous.

Smooth ticket check-in, the platform is a little cold, at this time the sky is dark, from Qingcheng County to Ninghai City to go through a night of journey.

After getting on the train, Li Qin clumsily changed the ticket at the conductor, she had never left Qingcheng since she was born, and she was a little apprehensive: she couldn't imagine that the first time in her life was to thank her son.

However, at this time, she didn't know that the bigger surprise was behind.