Half a month later, on March 9, the first batch of 12,000 copies of Zhong Yunqing's novel was about to be sold out in less than a month.

So the publishing house made a systematic evaluation and finally judged that there would be a market for about 30,000 copies of this book, so it was ready to start printing more copies.

Before that, Zhong Yunqing had actually received the hardcover version from the publisher.

In order to show respect for the author, basically after the typesetting before the novel is published, the publishing house will mail the first printed novel to the original author as a souvenir.

However, after Zhong Yunqing received his first novel, he looked at the cover and suddenly had a bold idea.

So after receiving a successful call from the publishing house and learning that the novel was going to be reprinted, Zhong Yunqing specifically contacted the publishing house again to communicate, hoping that the cover of the first book to be reprinted could be designed by himself.

Originally, the publisher was unlikely to agree to such a request because the cover had already been determined for the previous sales edition.

However, Zhong Yunqing later explained that he only needed to print a book with a changed cover, and there were no other requirements.

In line with the willingness to continue cooperation in subsequent serializations, the publisher has no reason not to agree to such a small request.

But at the same time, Friendly emphasized that the cover he designed could only be printed for himself and could not be used for commercial purposes.

The reason why Zhong Yunqing wanted to design the cover by himself was of course not because he was suffering from some literary youth disease. But in March, he suddenly thought of doing this, which was particularly memorable!

But the ideal is very full, and the reality is very skinny.

You should know that the office location of the publishing house and the printing location are not the same. The former is in Yanjing, but the printing plant is in Zhengzhou City, the capital of Hebei Province.

So in order to rush for time, he could only take the train to Hebei Province non-stop overnight when he couldn't book a flight ticket.

When I got off the train early the next morning, I didn't even bother to rest, so I hurriedly caught a taxi and rushed to the printing factory.

Fortunately, it is not difficult to find the address of the printing factory. You can reach it directly along the main road to the outskirts of the city.

The publishing house had already contacted the printing house before, so his trip went smoothly.

It is not difficult to do assembly line printing, and then use a computer to create the cover design. A book can be completed in a few hours.

The new book, smelling of ink and paper, was put into a carefully prepared box.

However, after finishing the work, Zhong Yunqing unexpectedly failed to catch the return train. So he had to wait for the next train, and the return time was more than an hour later than expected.

…………

At the same time as Zhong Yunqing was waiting for the second return train.

Today is Sisi’s eighteenth birthday.

There was no class in the afternoon, so she was taken home by Father Liu at noon. Of course, as the only child of the old Liu family, she did not need to participate in any physical labor today, she only needed to stay in the room and wait for food.

As for Liu's father and Liu's mother, they specially prepared a table of very sumptuous dishes for her birthday! There was also a big cake in the middle.

after dinner……

After making a wish, blowing out the candles, and accepting blessings from family members.

The age of eighteen is a watershed in life for children who have always been held in the palm of their parents' hands!

"In the blink of an eye, our daughter is already eighteen years old and a big girl!"

Father Liu, who was a little chubby, looked at Sisi who had just finished making her wish and blew out the candles. He turned his head and said to Mother Liu with a complicated expression.

As for Liu's mother, she was not so sad. However, thinking that she was on the set some time ago and often saw her daughter frequently chatting on QQ, she still sighed inconspicuously.

He looked at Dad Liu with the same desolate expression:

"So, cherish the time you spend with your daughter! In a few years, this silly girl won't be able to take advantage of any bastard!"

Sisi was so close to her parents, so she would naturally hear their conversation. When she heard her mother call her "silly girl," she curled her lips and said:

"Mom! Don't worry, I don't want to get married!"

Mother Liu would not spoil her just because it was her birthday. She walked up and slapped her on the forehead with her backhand:

"You kid, you know nonsense every day. How can a girl not get married?"

"I won't marry! I will marry you back!"

Master Shi, he is a real tomboy! Even if he was "beaten", he would not give in. The expression on his face when he said these words was extremely stubborn.

Of course, after all, "a good man never suffers the consequences of the present". In order to prevent her mother from continuing to "domestic violence", she quickly got up as soon as she finished speaking, ran to her father, grabbed his arm and shook him:

"I will always be with you!"

Listening to her words, Father Liu and Mother Liu's eyes flashed.

Although it is a child's joke, as she grows up day by day, it makes people sigh even more.

Then the family cut the cake and ate a few pieces. Sisi looked at the time on her watch. She sat next to Liu’s father and said softly:

"Dad, take me back to school!"

Dad Liu then looked at the time and saw that it was already past nine o'clock in the evening. Then he rubbed her little head:

"Don't go back today. Stay at home for a good day. I'll take you back after breakfast tomorrow morning."

"No, those silly girls in my dormitory are still waiting for me to go back! They said they would give me a surprise before twelve o'clock!"

Looking at his daughter's expression, Father Liu sighed inaudibly.

The girl is not in college, she can't even stay at home with her parents for one night.

"Okay, I'll change my clothes." After Dad Liu said that, he got up and went to the bedroom.

Well, actually Sisi lied!

The reason why she was so anxious to return to the college was not because she wanted to go back to the dormitory. It was because she wanted to spend her last few hours with Zhong Yunqing on her special eighteenth birthday.

She herself didn’t know why she had such an idea since the two of them were just friends now. But she had this idea when she made the wish just now! And it was very strong!

In short, she suddenly wanted to see him!

…………

Sisi's home is not far from Beiwu, about five kilometers away. There happened to be no traffic jam at night, so Liu's father drove there in about ten minutes.

Originally, Liu's father wanted to drive directly into the campus and take her to the dormitory, but Sisi said she was too full and wanted to take a walk, so he stopped at the school gate.

"Dad, please go back and drive slower."

Sisi got out of the car and gently closed the door, lowered her head and waved goodbye to Dad Liu.

"Well, okay, let's go back."

The girl watched her father's car drive away, but instead of entering the campus, she went in the opposite direction to Tongxin Home.

Then she didn't try to enter, but called Zhong Yunqing nervously in a well-lit area near the guard box.

"Hello, the phone you dialed has to be turned off..."

The phone number was dialed, and what came out was a moving synthetic prompt voice. Sisi's pretty face turned from expectant to frosty!

"Huh, this old clock is actually turned off today!"

This girl is not a traditional good girl! When she saw that Zhong Yunqing's phone was turned off, she became stubborn and started dialing every three minutes.

The result is still shutdown.

Zhong Yunqing has been unable to be contacted. Sisi originally wanted to go directly to the security booth to see if she could get in, and then go to the room and knock on the door.

But after thinking about it, he still stood there, biting his lips and sulking for a while.

Then she thought: "Could he be away from home and his phone die?"

You need to know that the batteries used in mobile phones today are very different from those in later generations. To charge a mobile phone, you need to take out the battery and use a universal charger to charge it. If you forget to bring a spare battery and charger when you go out, it is normal to be unable to contact you if there is no power.

"Well, since I can't contact you, I'll go back!"

Sisi immediately walked toward the college with a look of unhappiness on her face, pouting.

"Hmph╯^╰, let's just pretend that you have no power for now! If there is no news from me within an hour after I return to the dormitory, you will be dead! I, I will ignore you!"

Then, I thought of lines from a movie I had seen before:

"In short, this girl is very angry and the consequences will be serious!"

Talking to herself in a low voice, Sisi looked back at the community and started walking back.

…………

On the other side, while Sisi was sulking, Zhong Yunqing was a little embarrassed, having just gotten off the taxi that arrived at the intersection of Tongxinjiayuan.

Sisi guessed it right. Not only did this guy miss the first train back, but because he was in a hurry last night, he also didn't bring his computer or mobile phone charger. His mobile phone had run out of power at noon.

Got it!

Coming out of Yanjing Railway Station after coming from Zhengzhou, he saw the time on the electronic display at the exit. He didn't even have time to take a sip of water, so he quickly stopped a taxi and wanted to rush back to Tongxin Home to get a spare battery.

However, as if his bad luck was over, he got out of the taxi and when he looked up, he saw Sisi's back crossing the zebra crossing!

At this moment when I saw this girl, all the "suffering" I experienced in the past two days seemed to be swept away in an instant.

He quickly ran forward and shouted at her back:

"Sisi..."

Sisi happened to walk across the road, heard his shout, and turned around hurriedly.
To be continued...