The days of retirement with the singing queen

A song is playing in the Baicao Garden.

This is the name of a bookstore. The layout of the bookstore is somewhat similar to a bookstore called "Sanwei Bookstore". Many people who come into the bookstore think that this place is imitating Sanwei Bookstore. After all, Sanwei Bookstore is quite famous in this area—— That was a shop that Lu Anzhi's family of three had visited before, and someone even got the autographs of Lu Anzhi's family of three.

Now, although Lu Anzhi has never been to Sanwei Bookstore again, the bookstore is no longer as lively as before, but the reputation of the place has still come out like this.

People don't know why a good bookstore is called "Baicao Garden". When asked about the clerk in the store, the clerk only said: "I don't know, the boss gave the name." As for who the boss is, the clerks didn't say. Pass.

There are two shop assistants, one is a young and enthusiastic aunt, who will be a man on Saturdays and Sundays.

People in the bookstore didn't know that the aunt was Wang Ping's friend here. When Baicao Garden first opened, she came here to help look after the store, and the man was her son. There are no formal clerks here yet, so Wang Ping had to find some reliable people to help here first. This situation will not end until a new clerk is hired.

——It’s not that she doesn’t want to come, it’s actually that the Sanwei Bookstore is busier. It has become an Internet celebrity bookstore. Although Lu Anzhi has not been there since, the popularity has dropped a lot, but after all, the name is still there. It's quite big, and many people like to run there and see what they have to offer.

It was a Saturday, and the person helping to look after the store was Wang Ping’s son Yan Shunan. He has Saturdays and Sundays off, so he can come and sit in the store and let the aunt who helps Wang Ping rest.

There were no customers in the store at this time. Yan Shunan was sitting behind the counter, using his computer to select a song to play while reading a book. He actually likes this. It's quite comfortable to sit in the bookstore and read books. After all, he likes to read books. But he also knew that this was only when there were not many customers in the store. If there were too many customers, he would not be able to care about reading.

The speaker connected to the computer was playing Zhong Yu’s new song. Today, Zhong Yu’s new album was officially released. He knew that Zhong Yu was actually praised by a few songs by Mom’s Boss, and this new album included two new songs composed by Mom’s Boss, so he was very interested in these two songs. The song is quite curious. So when he came to the bookstore this morning, he bought an album by Zhong Yu from the nearby video store and played it in the bookstore.

He didn't listen to the chart-topping song that was released in advance. He was usually a little busy at work and couldn't take care of it. Now that I have some free time, I just happened to listen to those two songs by Mom’s Boss.

The first thing he heard was the song "Someone Like Me." The melody of this song is not complicated, unlike "In the Name of the Father" and "The Seventh Chapter of the Night", which have such dazzling technical arrangements, but such a simple melody with lyrics left Yan Shunan stunned for a moment. .

When he heard Zhong Yu singing "A Good Person Like Me" at the beginning, he thought the song was Versailles. After all, his boss was really good, so Versailles was no problem. But as soon as the second sentence came out, he was immediately stunned. The subsequent lyrics flowed out line by line from Zhong Yu's voice in the stereo, and Yan Shunan felt as if the voice was pouring into his heart, dead and heavy.

"An excellent person like me should have lived a brilliant life, but how come after more than 20 years, he is still drifting in the sea of ​​people. A smart person like me has long said goodbye to innocence, why did he still use a relationship to change his life? Scars..."

Yan Shunan felt a little depressed. Although his life is going smoothly, his parents, wife, and children are all well, and although he is busy at work, it is okay, but why does he feel overwhelmed when listening to this song and the lyrics that flow into his heart along with the melody? Woolen cloth?

"How many people have you seen who are confused like me, who are searching like me, who are doing nothing like me..."

Confused...looking for...

Listening to these words in the lyrics, Yan Shunan was stunned again. He felt like he understood something. Having a happy family and a successful career does not mean that he is not confused. Do you still remember those ideals? Do you still remember your imagination about the future? As I move forward in life, I have gains and losses, persistence and compromises. What exactly have I lost...

What I had fantasized about and followed...

However, this is the experience that most people have.

It turns out that this song was not written for just one person.

"A vulgar person like me never likes to pretend to be serious. Why do I suddenly become dazzled when I hear old songs occasionally? A cowardly person like me has to leave a little bit in everything. How could I ever want to do it for someone? Excessive efforts without regard for one's own safety..."

Yan Shun'an listened and suddenly smiled, thinking: I didn't expect that my mother's boss had the same mood as me. But is it okay for him to write like this? Mingmingma's boss seems to have such a good life, and he is married to a wife like Zhang Suxin, and has a daughter as cute as Xianxian. It really doesn't look like he wrote such lyrics. Wouldn't Zhang Suxin think too much after seeing these lyrics he wrote?

This lyrics is so sincere...

So well written!

"A lonely person like me, a stupid person like me, a person like me who refuses to be ordinary, how many people are there in the world, and an inexplicable person like me, will anyone feel sorry for me..."

Listening to the song slowly moving towards the end, Yan Shun'an suddenly thought that this song was really like a person's unwilling babble after drinking. I must not listen to this song when I get home, otherwise I will accidentally drift off and my wife will inevitably have random thoughts.

But it will be fine if you listen to it more in the future.

So he thought.

Anyway, this song is really nice. Although it is simple and plain, it is very moving, especially with Zhong Yu's story-filled voice, which is even more infectious. Yan Shunan felt that this song was tailor-made for Zhong Yu by his mother's boss.

"Is this Zhong Yu's new song?"

A voice suddenly sounded.

Yan Shunan raised his head and saw a slightly fat middle-aged man standing outside the counter, with a slightly protruding beer belly. He was dressed in ordinary clothes, but he was reasonably clean.

"Yeah, have you heard of it?"

Yan Shunan thought this person was here to buy books, so he asked in passing, "What books do you want to buy?"

The middle-aged man shook his head, pointed to a piece of paper posted on the door of the bookstore, and said, "I'm here to apply for a job. I'm looking for a store clerk here. I heard this song on TV. My son and daughter I heard it while watching TV at home and they all liked it.”

Yan Shunan was slightly surprised: "You have a son and a daughter, is it okay to work here? The salary here is not very high. One thousand and fifty a month, is it a bit difficult to support a family of four? - Sorry, I am too blunt... …”

The middle-aged man nodded and said: "It's okay, you're right. I know that with one thousand and fifty a month, I can only make ends meet. But there is no way, I can't find another job. I don't have any education, I can find one nearby I have looked for all kinds of jobs, but there is no suitable one." He said very calmly and without any emotional fluctuations. At this point, he smiled and said, "But I am not responsible for a family of four, but a family of three, so the burden can be a little lighter. My wife and I are divorced."

Yan Shunan felt that the last note of "Someone Like Me" just flowed through his mind again.

"Ah, sorry."

He said hurriedly.

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "It's okay."

Yan Shunan added, "But if you think about it, if you work here, your time and energy will be involved. If you want to find other better jobs, I'm afraid you won't have enough time."

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "I know. I will write a novel when I get home. The manuscript has passed the preliminary review under the maple tree. If there are no problems, there should be some profit."

Yan Shunan was slightly surprised and said, "Really? Then you are really good. When the manuscript is published, you must tell me and I will definitely read it."

The middle-aged man said: "Thank you."

Yan Shunan then asked the middle-aged man his name and said to his mother. After a while, my mother came over. After understanding the situation with the middle-aged man, she asked the middle-aged man to try working in the store. If there were no problems, he would sign a contract.

So the middle-aged man took up his job, and Yan Shun'an changed from a clerk behind the counter to a reader at the corner of the long table. He also helped observe the middle-aged man's work.

A middle-aged man named Xu Changqing lives alone with his son and daughter. My wife went to look for Bai Yueguang and ran away with him. In order to fight for the custody of his son and daughter, he gave away all his property.

Wang Ping sighed deeply when she heard about Xu Changqing's past, feeling very sorry for Xu Changqing. Yan Shun'an also sympathized a little, but did not show it. He even pulled his mother to ask her to restrain herself. As a man, he knew that a man usually wouldn't want others to sympathize like this.

Compared with Xu Changqing, Yan Shunan felt that he was much happier.

You should really cherish your life! So he thought.

"When you walk into this happy place, with all the dreams and fantasies on your back and all the makeup on your face, no one will remember your appearance..."

Another song written by Mom's boss for Zhong Yu came from the stereo. Yan Shunan has been waiting for this song for a while. As soon as the unique temperament and storytelling voice came out, he knew very well that this song must be the second song written by his boss for Zhong Yu.

He was looking forward to this song before, but when he heard the lyrics, he suddenly said: "How about changing to the next song?"

"After three rounds of drinking, you are in the corner, stubbornly singing a bitter song, listening to it being drowned in the noise, you pick up the wine glass and say to yourself..."

The lyrics of this song are still so uncomfortable. Why are the songs my boss wrote for Zhong Yu so sad?

Yan Shunan glanced at Xu Changqing secretly, a little worried that this song would affect the mood of this man whose wife had just run away with someone.

However, unexpectedly, Xu Changqing was quite calm. Hearing Yan Shun'an's words, he just shook his head and said, "No, it's quite nice. I quite like Lu Anzhi's songs." He was talking about Lu Anzhi, not Zhong Yu.

Yan Shunan was slightly startled: "Do you like Lu Anzhi's works?"

Xu Changqing said: "Yes, I like both his songs and novels. I went to submit under the maple tree because of Lu Anzhi. Otherwise, I would definitely choose Ancient and Modern Legends."

Yan Shunan said: "Are you writing about martial arts?"

Xu Changqing nodded and said: "Yes. But part of the reason why I chose Under the Maple Tree is because of Lu Anzhi, and most of the reason is that the martial arts novels under the Maple Tree have less competition. After all, Ancient and Modern Legends is an old martial arts magazine, and it has relatively high requirements for martial arts novels. It’s high, and it rarely publishes works by newcomers. I’m afraid I don’t have the ability.”

Yan Shunan nodded.

"One cup to the morning sun, one cup to the moonlight, it awakens my yearning and softens the cold window, so I can fly against the wind without looking back, and I am not afraid of rain in my heart and frost in my eyes. One cup to my hometown, one cup to the distance, guarding my kindness and urging me to grow, so The road between north and south will no longer be long, and the soul will no longer have nowhere to rest..."

The lyrics of "Relieve Sorrow" rang from the stereo. After hearing these four glasses of wine, Yan Shunan and Xu Changqing fell silent.

The lyrics of this song are still so outstanding. The music has become a foil to the lyrics, but it sets off the lyrics very well, making the lyrics extremely infectious.

Xu Changqing was in a trance, and Yan Shunan was also in a trance.

"One cup for tomorrow and one cup for the past. My body is supported by thick shoulders. Although I never believe that the mountains are high and the rivers are long, why should I dwell on it when life is short? One cup is for freedom and one cup is for death. Forgive my ordinaryness and dispel the confusion. Well, after dawn Always leaving the scene hastily, sober people are the most ridiculous, sober people are the most ridiculous..."

After eight glasses of wine, Zhong Yu finished singing, Yan Shunan slowly exhaled and said, "The lyrics are really well written."

Xu Changqing also nodded and said, "Yes, he is indeed Lu Anzhi."

Yan Shun'an was thinking: Has my boss ever felt so confused? This kind of song really doesn't look like it was written by a winner in life like Mom's boss.

However, it is indeed very touching!

"When we get off work, do you want to go have a drink together?"

Yan Shunan asked. He rarely drinks alcohol and rarely participates in company dinners. But now, he brought it up out of nowhere. He didn't know if it was because of this song or because he heard Xu Changqing's past.

Anyway, he really wants to have a drink or two now.

However, Xu Changqing shook his head and said, "No, I have to go home after get off work. Thank you for the invitation."

Yan Shunan shook his head and said, "Thank you for what? I wish you smooth submission and a better life." There is no better blessing than this sentence for this hard-working person.

Xu Changqing nodded and said, "Thank you."

Time passed by minute by minute, and soon it was six o'clock in the afternoon, and Xu Changqing came home from get off work. After Xu Changqing left, Yan Shunan left Baicao Garden. He looked at Xu Changqing's back, and the last line of "Relieve Sorrow" was still lingering in his mind: "A sober person is the most ridiculous..."