I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 269 Girl and Mother

For Carroll's question about 'dog author',

Ji Zhuo casually said a few perfunctory words, ambiguous.

Let’s talk about the issue of the awarding of the Europa Prize for Literature and the signing of the book again,

Carol temporarily put aside the "dog author" thing,

For Carroll, the editor-in-chief and Burt Publishing House, the publication and distribution of 'ABC' works is more important at present.

"Carol: Mr. A, do you still choose to accept the award this time via video connection without showing up?

Clumsy and uncommon: can't you?
carol: no, of course.I think everyone can accept this little hobby of yours. "

This is how "Seven Sins" received the Booker Prize before,

The awarding committee of the Booker Prize has no objection, and the judges and award presenters of the Europa Prize for Literature naturally have no objection either.

"Clumsy and Uncommon: Hmm...then it's still the same as before.

Clumsy and uncommon: In addition, I have already sent you the signed book of "Epic of the Empire".

Carol: Thank you, Mr. A, for taking time out of your busy schedule to sign these "Empire Epics". I think readers who buy your works will also be very happy.

Clumsy and extraordinary: You are welcome, just don't ask me to sign again in a short time.

carol: ...

carol: I will try my best.

Clumsy and uncommon:..."

The conversation with Carol is over.

Ji Zhuo was already standing in front of the sofa in the living room,
Looking at the living room, sure enough, there are not so many books piled up in the room, and the whole room looks more open and empty.

Not in a hurry to go back to the house, Ji Zhuo sat down on the sofa,
And then slumped back.

The screen of the mobile phone in his hand was still on, showing the Penguin chat interface.

Just right,

Then go to the book friend group to have a look.

It's been a long time since I read news from the book club, and I don't know what these "loyal readers" are talking about.

Ji Zhuo raised his phone, and with some interest, clicked on the book friend group.

"Growing grass in the canyon: The author of the dog is awesome! It's so mixed up that Feimo Novels offered to give away shares!

The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: To be honest, it’s not surprising at all...Think about the current influence of the dog author, think about the awards that the dog author has won,

The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: Thinking about the sales of the dog author’s physical book, it is said that the dog author’s "Bird in a Cage" is also a bestseller abroad.

Crossing the Sea Eight Immortals: Compared with the online serial works of the author of the dog, and thinking about the works published by the author of the dog, it seems that the influence is greater.

Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: As far as the new readers that dog authors can bring, I am not surprised that Feimo novels give dog authors this treatment, but it is strange why it is given at this time. "

This is actually not counting the "ABC" vest that Ji Zhuo didn't expose, if it is included, the influence will be even greater.

Ji Zhuo glanced at these group messages,

It's not surprising that some readers are talking about his new contract with Feimo Fiction.

Look down again.

"Zeng Canghai: Don't talk about this. I only care about one thing. Don't you want to update such a big thing?

Zeng Chaohai: Dog Author!Don't think I don't know you're in the group if you don't make a sound!Come out!
Zeng Canghai: You have the ability to make such a big deal, and you have the ability to add more!
Xiaoheiwu: Don't... I think today's update is about the same. I have eaten a few knives. I want to take it easy.

Grass in the canyon: Then don’t want to read the story of this chapter?
Xiaoheiwu: ...Then let the author of the dog add more!Dog author!people!Dog author! "

Looking at these messages, Ji Zhuo fell silent.

Do you want to squeak before slipping, or just slip.

"Xiaoxiaohao: I think the author of the dog is not slow to update.

Little Black House:?

Once upon a time:? ?

The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea:? ? ? "

Seeing the question marks printed all over the screen, Ji Zhuo fell into silence again.

Fortunately, the group quickly turned upside down, and there were "tearful" accusations against the "dog author" and a reminder to update the dog author.

After watching in silence for a while, Ji Zhuo slipped away.

The matter of adding more... Anyway, it's not going to work today.

"Ah~"

After getting up early and tossing around all day, Ji Zhuo yawned again.

But got up, took a can of Coke from the refrigerator, took a sip,
Then I found a novel to read on Feimo Novels,
"Readers remind me to update, I will throw out a hundred chapters!"

Well, this novel is fine, look!
After reading the novel, Ji Zhuo was no longer sleepy.

After finishing the novel, Ji Zhuo is going to play a few more games to reward his teammates.
"Hiccup..."

……

"...Thank you dog author for sending me the knife. After crying dry, I feel much better!"

"I think you are exaggerating. Today's content is actually quite healing."

"...Hey, the story in the third chapter is a very simple one, but looking at me, I still feel sour in my heart and my eyes are red, just like in the second chapter, the old man Xu De'en woke up from his dream and cried. Looking at the scene of my mother, in the third chapter, this clever little girl firmly believes that her father will not lie to him, which also makes my eyes turn red."

Capital New District.

The man held his mobile phone and looked at the new comments in the comment section of "Star Dream", his eyes were still red.

Before telling his daughter a story today, he read today's update of "Star Dream".

He has a daughter, so he feels very deeply about the story in this chapter, and it is also very uncomfortable.

And his daughter, the girl was sitting in front of her father, her eyes full of anticipation, waiting for her father to tell a story.

Lifting his head from the phone, he glanced at his daughter's expectant look, and the man with red eyes couldn't help laughing again.

My daughter just remembers to eat but not to play. Before hearing the story of "Star Dream", she was so angry that she cried, but after a day, she was full of anticipation and waited to hear the story.

"Dad... what are you laughing at?"

The girl wondered.

"No……"

"Then Dad, can we tell a story?"

"Yes...then let's continue what we said earlier."

The man lowered his head, took the phone again, and opened the update of "Star Dream".

……

The story of the third chapter of Xingxingmeng continues to progress from the previous plot.

Aggrieved, the little girl Yuxi ran back to her own room and locked herself in the bedroom.

Continue to fold paper stars one by one.

She squatted on the ground, her eyes were red, she folded carefully, and then carefully put each folded star into a glass jar.

The glass jar is already half full of stars,
The girl shook the glass jar, and the stars in the glass jar were spread more evenly, and seemed to be a little less.

The little girl pursed her lips, exhaled some air through her nose,

Then he looked down at the sticker in his hand, the sticker in his hand was no longer enough.

The little girl pursed her lips, lowered her head again, and continued to fold the stars,

The last few stickers were used up, and the little girl put the last lesson stars into the glass jar, but it didn't make the stars in the glass jar appear to be much more.

The little girl looked down, then re-covered the glass jar, and carefully placed it on the bed.

Just squatting on the edge of the bed and watching.

"Dad... the stars are half full... are you coming back soon?"

"Dad... Mom bullied me..."

The little girl was talking, her eyes were red again, and she said to the stars in the jar,

Tears were already in the eyes, but stubbornly did not flow out.

"Dong dong..."

"Rain Creek."

At this time, the door was knocked.

is the girl's mother,

The girl looked at the glass jar containing the stars, then looked back at the door,
Covered the jar with a bed, stood up,
Opened the door.

outside the house,
The mother who washed the dishes looked at the girl who opened the door, and then looked at the bed in the room, covered by the quilt, still showing a little, the jar containing the stars.

"Yuxi, come out. Let's clean up the house with my mother... ok?"

The girl is still bowing her head, maybe she is still angry about what happened before,
But still followed her mother out of the house, and then the girl closed the bedroom door behind her.

"...Dad taught you how to fold the stars, right?"

The mother took two veils for dusting, and after getting wet, she handed one to the girl and asked aloud at the same time.

The girl didn't answer, didn't raise her head, just reached out to take the wet handkerchief.

"...Didn't it...Papa told you that he will come back when the jars are filled with the stars you folded."

The girl raised her head this time, only to see her mother was wiping the table with her head down.

The girl still didn't answer.

"What if the jar is full of stars and Dad hasn't come back?"

Mother still bowed her head.

"No! If I don't come back, I took the wrong jar! It should be a bigger jar... Dad didn't say what size jar it is..."

The girl was a little angry at first, and then said a little stubbornly, pursing her lips.

Mother stopped cleaning the table,

Then, still with his head down, holding a handkerchief, he repeatedly wiped the corner of the table.

"Then... what if he lied to you!"

"Daddy won't lie to me! Daddy will never lie to me!"

This sentence irritated the girl, and the girl shouted at her mother angrily.

"Daddy won't lie to me!"

"Um……"

The mother responded, then still lowered her head and continued to wipe the table.

The girl squeezed the wet handkerchief, and stubbornly wiped the table beside her, vigorously.

After wiping the dining table, the mother didn't let the girl do other things,

Turning around, the mother first took out a few yuan from her pocket, and then exchanged it for ten yuan.

"I'm going to buy some salt at home. Go down and buy two bags of salt for your mother. It's in the small convenience store downstairs...you don't need to put other seasonings when cooking, but salt is still needed."

"You can buy some snacks you want by yourself with the rest of the money."

The mother said this to the girl.

If it is normal, the girl will not feel wronged,

But at this moment, the girl was still holding a wet handkerchief, and her hands were stained with sewage.
Looking at her mother's appearance, she felt even more that her mother was bullying her.

But the girl still reached out and took the money, put down the handkerchief, turned around and went out,

She knew that convenience store was right at the gate of the community,

When Dad took her home, he would always secretly buy her snacks there.

"Snapped……"

The door was closed again by the girl who walked out of the house.

The woman stretched out her hand to support the dining table next to her.

Looking at the closed door, he pursed his pale lips.

Looking at the closed door again, he hesitated for a while,
A woman is still worried about her child,

After the girl, she also opened the door and followed the girl far behind.

……

"Uncle. I want two bags of salt."

"Hey, isn't this Yuxi? Why did you come here by yourself? Where's mom?"

The little girl went all the way to the convenience store outside the gate of the community. The store owner who was watching the store heard the girl's voice,
He got up and greeted the girl with a smile.

"At home."

The girl answered, and then repeated,
"Uncle, I want two bags of salt."

"Okay, uncle will bring it for you...you are so sensible."

The store owner smiled and went to get the girl the salt on the shelf behind,
The girl looked up, looking at some snacks in the convenience store,
Swallowing, the little girl is still a bit greedy for these snacks,

But looking down at the money in her hand again, the girl was still standing in front of the counter without moving.

"...Okay, I'll give you two bags of salt. Anything else?"

"Uncle, bring me two more stickers."

"Stickers, um... I'll look for them. Is it like this? They're almost sold out."

"Ah."

"Here, it's ten yuan in total. I'll get you a bag to put it in."

The girl was taller than the cash register, raised her hand, and handed the money to the shop owner.

The store owner put two bags of salt and two stickers into the bag.

The girl took it and carried it,

Just out of the convenience store.

But after leaving the convenience store,
The little girl reached into the bag again, took out the two stickers,
I hid it in my clothes pocket and trousers pocket before continuing to walk back home.

……

The woman hid aside, watching her daughter walk back home,
Then he turned his head to look at the convenience store, paused, and walked in as well.

"Hey... your daughter just came over, why did you come here too. Your daughter bought all the salt, and you just went back."

The shop owner who had just sat down saw the woman again and couldn't help but speak out.

"I know……"

"Then what do you want to buy?"

"Get me some stickers."

"A sticker again?"

"Okay. Just wait."

……

"where did you go?"

When the mother came home, the girl was already sitting on the stool in the living room,

Two bags of salt are placed on the dining table.

"There's something going on downstairs."

"Are you following me?"

the little girl asked.

Mother paused by the door, then closed the door,
He didn't answer the girl's words, but just walked up to her daughter and stroked his daughter's hair.

The girl raised her head, still looking at her mother,
Her mother withdrew her hand,
Continue to say to the girl,

"...Your laundry has been done, now let's hang it up."

"By the way, put away the clothes that were dried before, and fold them up."

The girl didn't speak, just got up from the stool.

Girls are always like this, with stubbornness in their grievances.

I also feel that this stubbornness is a kind of "revenge" against her mother.

……

"Okay...the clothes are ready to dry,"

"Let's fold the clothes... just fold the clothes like this, and then put them away, or just hang them in the closet, so that when you want to wear them, you can find them easily and don't need to rummage around."

"Well...and these clothes of yours, hang them up..."

"All right."

……

"It's almost night now, let's make dinner."

"For dinner, I still fry the same dishes as lunch, and cook the same meal."

"This time it's all about you, and I'll just watch from the side."

"If it's not high enough, you can still build a stool... No, one is not enough, you need to build two more to stand firmly."

"Put a little less rice, just one cup is enough for the two of us, if you want to eat, go here, half a cup is enough... If you add too much water for cooking, there is a scale here, don't you see it? "

don't know how,

The girl's mother became a little impatient,
Just let the girls do all the cooking, and there are always various problems.

Under the impatience, the tone became a little heavy.

After yelling, the mother paused again.

The girl's eyes were red again, but she just held the pot of the rice cooker, turned back to look at her mother, pursed her mouth, sucked in air,
But she didn't give up, just looked at her mother like this.

"...After the rice is cooked, let's cook the vegetables."

Mother was silent for a while, then continued,
I just reached out and poured out some of the water in the pot.

"Press the rice cooker on. Well... let's cook."

The girl pursed her lips again and looked at her mother,

Then turn around and cook.

Stepping on two stools, the girl held a spatula, and when the oil was hot,

Pour the vegetables into the pot, and when they stir fry in the pot, there will naturally be some splashes.

It still hurt when it splashed on the little girl's hand holding the spatula.

And the mother, also standing beside the girl,
The oil and water splashed on the girl actually splashed her too.

Just the mother and the girl, no one spoke.

(End of this chapter)