Life in siheyuan era

This morning, I argued with my leader again, just over a single word: should the agreement use “borrow” or “return”?

We argued for a while, and then I suddenly remembered something. I tried to reverse my image as a stubborn mule, so I immediately corrected my mistake and asked for advice with a gentle and humble tone, “I won’t argue with you anymore, but if you want me to use the word ‘return,’ how can I write it if you don’t tell me about the complex relationships involved?”

I tell this little story just to say one thing: I welcome readers' criticism, but please don't confuse me. The protagonist was labeled with many tags such as 'pretentious,' 'female author,' 'otaku,' and 'time-traveler' just because he respected Old Lady Long and Aunt One, which really confused me. Some comments even said, 'It's creepy to read at night,' which confused me even more.

I swear to God, I don't like horror novels, and I certainly won't write them. I don't know what you find creepy? Is it creepy because Aunt One wants the protagonist to take care of her in her old age? Or is it 'introducing the protagonist to the married women in the courtyard'? I'm sorry, I didn't understand this sentence, and I didn't understand the sentences that followed either.

You said Aunt One wants the protagonist to take care of her in her old age, but that's what the protagonist's brother said. Please don't plagiarize, because the protagonist's brother is indeed pretentious, but the protagonist doesn't think so. This is in Chapter Six, so obviously you haven't read Chapter Six, or maybe you're just saying that on purpose?

These inexplicable things make me think that way. Why are you so eager to post a comment after reading for only an hour? Does the content I write make you so angry?

And you are someone who has read for a relatively long time. The first commenter labeled me as 'pretentious' after reading for forty-eight minutes. Another reader said after reading for thirty-five minutes, 'Does the author not understand what the novel genre is?'

To be honest, I really don't understand what the novel genre is. I just want to tell a story, and I'm very worried that this story will bring negative emotions to the readers and make you so angry. I'm sorry.

But I still have to say that the content of these negative comments confuses me. Posting thirty-nine chapters in more than twenty days and eliciting such angry emotions from these readers, a one-sided negative review is quite rare, right?

But the number of readers is constantly increasing. This result suddenly made me think of a possibility, so I quickly issued a second "Author's Note."

I solemnly declare that I have not used any promotional methods, nor will I use negative reviews to arouse readers' interest. I don't have that ability.

Making this statement suddenly made me think that since I don't have this ability, there may be a second possibility: someone wants to divert readers' attention, after all, some readers don't want to read the book after reading the comments.

If this is the case, I will refute it with my own experience. Due to limited space, I will tell a true story based on the protagonist's attitude towards Old Lady Long.

During a work assignment at my former company, an old man walked out from the crowd of onlookers. He was dressed very ordinary and had a very ordinary appearance. He had opinions about our work. He first asked my name, and then expressed his disagreement.

I didn't agree with what he said, but my politeness required me to listen quietly. After he finished speaking, I gave him an explanation. After he listened, he turned and left. That was the end of the matter.

But when I returned to the company, my leader looked for me because his leader had called him specifically to praise me. Only then did I know that the old man was a deputy mayor who had retired for many years, and he was very satisfied with my work attitude. This incident made me realize the benefits of politeness. If I had argued with the old man, my leader would have come to argue with me.

This is a true story, but some people may say, 'Retired leaders have an aura, you must have seen it.' Only those who say this are standard otaku. They haven't seen many leaders. Reality can't be based on imagination.

I can say responsibly that you wouldn't know who a strange leader is standing in the crowd, just like a middle-aged man driving a Jetta. At the time, I didn't know he was a rich man, but this is a true story. This rich man just likes to drive a Jetta. Fortunately, I didn't argue with him, because I have no opinion on people who drive Jettas.

I accidentally said too much again. If this "Author's Note" can make some readers understand one thing first, "Politeness can prevent you from suffering losses," then my later hard work will be worth it.

Because this "Author's Note" forces me to re-modify the chapter numbers in the later chapters. I just changed it once, and now I have to change it again. More than a hundred chapters need to be changed, which is a very annoying thing.

And the platform leaves space for the author to speak below each chapter, but only gives a length of three hundred words, which I can't use.

This is a very helpless thing, but I, this 'otaku,' dare not argue with the platform. I also believe that those who argue with heaven, earth, and air dare not argue with their own boss. This is reality, and it is a very painful thing for those who live in their own dreams to open their eyes.