So red that everything is black

Chapter 71 Big Red ([-])

Towards the early morning, a high-quality party ended.

On the morning of the 23rd, Wen Xinlandi went to visit Guan Hai, a headhunting editor who had extended an olive branch to her many times, and briefly talked about her future career plans.

Then I went shopping in the shopping mall in Fishing City and bought a few new sets of clothes for the New Year. I also bought a bag that had been out of stock.

When she returned to Wencheng in the afternoon, flower owner Lan Xinxin called and said that the latest batch of New Year's Eve flowers had arrived and asked her if she was at home so that the driver could deliver them.

Wen Xinlan readily agreed. After receiving the goods, she saw that the flowers were particularly red in color, which suited the aesthetics of middle-aged and elderly people, so she brought two pots to Mrs. Yu next door.

"Ding dong!"

After Mrs. Yu opened the door, she saw Wen Xinlan and welcomed her in with a smile, "It's Xiao Wen! Come in, come in."

Wen Xinlan placed two pots of flowers in the entrance hall, "Mrs. Yu, my friend gave me some popular New Year flowers, and I will bring you two pots to add some festive atmosphere!"

"Oh, Xiaowen, thank you so much! I have harvested a lot of flowers from you this year, many of which I have never seen before. Even Lao Yu's colleagues are envious! They all asked me where I bought them!"

"You're welcome, as long as you and Mr. Yu like it!"

After Wen Xinlan finished speaking, she was about to leave. Mrs. Yu tried her best to dissuade her. She immediately took out slippers from the shoe cabinet and insisted that she come in to have a cup of tea and chat for a while.

"That bothers me!"

Wen Xinlan changed her shoes and walked into the living room, where Yu Shanfeng was sitting on the sofa reading a book.

Mrs. Yu shouted: "Lao Yu, Xiaowen is here, please say hello!"

Yu Shanfeng sat up straight and picked up some fruits, "Hey, Xiaowen is here! Come and sit! Come and sit! Come and eat oranges!"

"Thank you, Mr. Yu." Wen Xinlan took the oranges, peeled a few and ate them.

Mrs. Yu served hot tea and muttered to her husband: "Old Yu, Xiaowen sent a lot of flowers to our family this year, but we didn't send anything back to them. How embarrassing!"

Yu Shanfeng suddenly remembered something and lifted up some books on the coffee table, "Don't tell me, I really have something for Xiaowen!"

After flipping through it for a while, Yu Shanfeng pulled out a card and handed it to Wen Xinlan: "There will be a publishing industry forum in Haicheng on the 25th. The standards are quite high. If you are interested, you can go and participate. It may be helpful to you." A writing career helps.”

Wen Xinlan took it and saw it was an invitation letter to the 2XXX Publishing Industry High-end Development Forum.

"Are you going too the day after tomorrow?"

Yu Shanfeng replied: "I originally planned to go. But my daughter is studying abroad alone, and she insists on taking the old couple with her to go to some Christmas. She has booked air tickets for us and will fly out tonight. . I guess I won’t be back until the 3rd or 4th after New Year’s Day, so I’ll give you this invitation!”

"Thank you Mr. Yu!"

The three chatted for a while, and Mrs. Yu checked Wen Xinlan's household registration in a gossipy manner before reluctantly sending him away.

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After returning home, Wen Xinlan searched online for several organizers on the invitation letter and found that each had a strong background.

The phone suddenly vibrated. It was a message from Pei Yuan: "Are you there?"

Wen Xinlan replied: "Yes. What's the matter with Teacher Pei?"

"I have two invitations to the forum, which is actually the year-end party of the publishing system. Are you free to come and have fun recently?"

Wen Xinlan took a photo of the invitation letter in her hand and sent it, "Is it this forum?"

Pei Yuan sent a shocked dog-head expression, "Yes! These tickets are in short supply. Where did you get them?"

"It was given by my neighbor, who is the boss of Wendong Publishing Group."

"So that's it, are you sure you want to come?"

"You should go, I really want to see the world."

"Are you coming tomorrow? Tomorrow night is Christmas Eve, and many stores in Haicheng have activities. I'll treat you to dinner."

Faced with Pei Yuan's enthusiastic invitation, Wen Xinlan hesitated.

The scandal surrounding the two of them has just subsided a few days ago. If they were photographed together again, it would be hard to explain.

After careful consideration, Wen Xinlan replied: "Sorry, Mr. Pei, I will go to the forum, but I won't have to eat. I'm afraid I will cause trouble to you. I feel really guilty about what happened last time. I got involved in the breakup of my ex and I, sorry!"

Pei Yuan quickly replied: "I should apologize to you. I also found out some information about the last news, and I want to explain it to you face to face. In the future, I will pay attention to privacy and arrange reliable places so that I will not be secretly photographed again. It’s about that.”

Seeing that she didn't reply, Pei Yuan added: "Xue Song will also go to the forum the day after tomorrow. It's the end of the year, let's get together."

It wouldn't be too awkward with three people together.

Wen Xinlan saw that it was difficult to refuse the other party's hospitality, so she reluctantly agreed.I opened the ticket purchasing software and found that the high-speed rail tickets had been sold out in the past two days.

Maybe it’s because of the busy holiday season!Wen Xinlan had no choice but to buy a plane ticket, arrived at Haicheng Rainbow Airport early at noon on the 24th, and got on the bus to the booked hotel.

As a first-tier international city, Haicheng’s Christmas atmosphere is particularly strong.

Outside almost every large shopping mall, there is a tall and gorgeous Christmas tree, decorated with layers of colorful lights and gifts.

Some coffee shops and foreign restaurants on the street also put up small Christmas trees, and there are red and white window grilles on the French doors. The air is full of a Western atmosphere that is completely different from that in Beicheng.

There had just been a light snowfall the night before, and there was still white residue on the roofs and green belts, which further enhanced the atmosphere of the winter festival.

The bus drops off passengers at fixed stops.

After Wen Xinlan got out of the car, she looked at the bright sunshine and the blue sky in trance.

"So beautiful!"

She was reluctant to go back to the hotel and walked into an open-air western restaurant with her suitcase.

On the outdoor seats, there were only three or two foreign friends drinking coffee, and there was only a couple eating steak on the side.

Wen Xinlan chose to sit next to the Christmas tree to take a few selfies.

The waiter brought the tablet and asked: "Hello, madam, what do you need?"

Wen Xinlan took the pad and ordered a set of meals.

The waiter asked again: "Madam, the coffee in our store is very good, do you want to try it?"

"No, thanks."

She doesn't like coffee.

Wen Xinlan never understood why so many people like coffee, a bitter thing.

People in Haicheng especially love coffee, and there is even a coffee shop just seven or eight steps away.Haicheng City was once nicknamed the "Coffee City".

There is even a legend that the blood of the people in Haicheng is not bright red blood, but black coffee.

In about a quarter of an hour, the waiter brought the steak and hot drinks, "Madam, your meal is ready."

"Thank you!" Wen Xinlan ate happily while admiring the blue sky and green trees.

Before they had even taken two bites, the young couple across the table came up to them and asked with a smile, "Are you Guifu?"

"I am." Wen Xinlan put down her knife and fork.

"Great, can I take a photo with you? I really like you!"

"Okay."

After the boy took the photo for the girl, the girl asked again: "Guifu, when will you publish a book? I want to go to your book signing to see you share your story about writing a book. I also want to buy "Barb" and " The paper books of "Reverse Scale" are for collection. By the way, there is also "Kingdom". I really like Li Gouzi so much. He is sinister and strong, annoying and pitiful. That is to say, you are brave enough to write this The complex relationship between the dynasties is too dark and unattractive."

"I don't know when the book will be published." Wen Xinlan smiled, "But you can follow my breeze, I will update the news at any time."

"Okay!"

Seeing that the young girl really liked her, Wen Xinlan couldn't help but chat a few more words, "Can you add a Q? I have a group of readers who can bring you in to play together."

The girl was elated, "Really? Is it convenient? Is it okay?"

"sure!"

They both took out their mobile phones and added Q friends. The girl's name was "Guihua Girl".

"Thank you!"

After the girl and her boyfriend left, Wen Xinlan continued to eat, but the steak was already cold.

But she is very happy.

She is really happy.

Finally, someone really likes the works she created.

The characters she created finally became alive because someone liked them.

(End of this chapter)