Li Mu leaned back on his chair and quietly read "Confessions of an Advertising Man" by David Ogilvy.
There is a small coffee table next to him.
There is a thermos cup on it, which contains the West Lake Longjing that Li Mu often drinks, and a black ballpoint pen. When he sees something that needs to be remembered, Li Mu will write it down with the ballpoint pen.
He has a notebook dedicated to recording these key points of knowledge.
I have already memorized the next few pages. In a few days, I will need to buy a new notebook.
Last year.
He used a total of three notebooks. As a professional advertiser, Li Mu did not dare to slack off at all.
There is a classic saying that goes like this: "Efforts may not necessarily succeed, but if you don't work hard, you will definitely not succeed." In fact, this sentence is not correct. Li Mu always thought that the failure of hard work was because the level of effort was not enough.
Once the amount of knowledge stored reaches the point of comprehensive understanding, everything will fall into place.
It took him three years to reach the position of director, which just proves this point.
As for some negative people in society who said that "the direction of efforts is wrong, no matter how hard you try, you will fail", Li Mu also laughed it off.
After all, society is diverse.
There is always a small group of people who like to find something unique in words, using this method to show their presence and win the public's attention.
Like "the people who move bricks work very hard, and the three-point and first-line office workers also work very hard, but in the end they can only have food and clothing. This is because the efforts are in the wrong direction."
That sounds reasonable.
In fact, it makes no sense, because this is not hard work, but repetitive work.
My body is indeed very tired, but my mind has not been filled with any knowledge. At the end of the day, my body is full of fatigue, but my mind is empty.
Bathe in the winter sunshine.
Reading through books, Li Mu feels indescribably comfortable
He likes this kind of living situation very much.
When it comes to finding a wife on a blind date, Li Mu doesn't think it's important. It's always arranged by relatives and friends, and he can't save face to deal with it.
Single dad.
It does sound a bit unpleasant, but after getting used to it, I still feel quite free.
Of course.
If you can find a woman who is kind to your son and filial to your parents, Li Mu will not reject it.
Li Mu picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Li Mu"
Xu Mei's cry rang out from the stairs on the second floor.
After a sound of footsteps, Xu Mei's figure appeared in the living room on the second floor. Seeing her son reading a book, Xu Mei said anxiously, "Your aunt called and asked you to go to her house now."
"Just say I'm out"
Li Mu raised his head and replied helplessly.
His aunt really couldn't treat her nephew as a human being, so she went to waste him to death.
Having such an aunt who doesn't care about seniority and has no ethics makes Li Mu dumbfounded.
"Go there quickly, she has already called five or six times"
Xu Mei closed the book in her son's hand and said, "I'll read it when I get back. Now hurry up."
"Not going"
Li Mu refused simply.
A blind date with his aunt was beyond Li Mu's ability.
Aunt.
Eighteen-year-old daughter.
If he had gone, Li Mu estimated that his uncle could skin him alive.
If it were her aunt's eighteen-year-old daughter, Li Mu wouldn't object and would just go. She was a bit young, but it wouldn't hurt to meet her once.
"She said that if you don't come over today, she won't recognize you as her nephew."
Xu Mei said anxiously.
"Let her do whatever she wants"
Li Mu is not polite at all.
Open the book and continue reading.
When Xu Mei saw her son's appearance, she didn't know why. She directly grabbed the book in his hand and threw it on the sofa. Then she glared at Li Mu with a look like "Your mother, I'm very angry."
"Okay, you are awesome"
Li Mu has no way to deal with his mother.
He would never tell Xu Mei the truth. If he did, Li Mu might not be able to resist even his good-tempered mother.
Get up and walk into the room.
"Look handsome in that light blue jacket"
After Xu Mei finished explaining, she didn't leave. She just sat on the sofa and waited for her son to come out.
She had a strong feeling that when her sister-in-law called, she must have introduced someone to her son again.
From the perspective of her sister-in-law.
The girlfriend introduced to her son this time must be more reliable than the woman her sister introduced to Li Mu. She must have a higher education and be good-looking. Thinking of this, Xu Mei urged her again, for fear that her son's grinding personality would let her down.
The girl was unhappy, thus delaying today's great marriage.
Li Mu returned to the room.
He did not change clothes, but stood at the window and dialed his uncle's number.
"Why did you remember to call your uncle?"
Maybe because he drank too much yesterday, Uncle Li Mu's voice was a little hoarse.
"My aunt introduced me to a partner"
Li Mu said seriously.
"What a good thing!"
Uncle Li Mu was very excited. Through the phone, Li Mu could hear the sound of slapping his thigh and said, "Then what are you waiting for? Let your aunt make arrangements for you quickly."
"Do you really think so?"
Li Mu asked rhetorically.
"Li Mu"
Uncle Li Mu noticed that Li Mu's tone was wrong, and immediately became a little unhappy, and said, "I'm not telling you, don't just focus on making money. You are already thirty-two, and you should think more about your personal issues. What I am saying today is yours alone."
My uncle said to you, if it were your other brothers, I wouldn’t be too lazy to say more, do you understand what I mean?”
"Understand"
Li Mu nodded.
"That's good"
Xu Chuan was very satisfied with his nephew's performance.
The unhappiness he felt just now has disappeared. He has many nephews, and his favorite is Li Mu.
To be fair.
A few years ago, his second sister's family had such a big change. If it had been another family, it would have been like the phrase his third sister often said, "You will never be able to turn over again in your life."
But in just two years, his nephew single-handedly paid off all the hundreds of thousands of foreign debts owed by his family. Later, he bought a house in the city and a Lexus worth hundreds of thousands.
Don't say he didn't expect it.
It is estimated that no one in this family expected that his nephew Li Mu would turn around so quickly without any external help.
And the translation is so beautiful.
So Xu Chuan sincerely likes this nephew who has not been crushed by reality.
Li Mu's introverted character is also what he values the most.
"Uncle, you really don't know who my aunt is introducing to me?"
Li Mu then asked.
"Who!"
Xu Chuan was also puzzled.
"Who is coming to your house now? My aunt introduced me to her."
"Ah?"
Xu Chuan's voice paused and he suddenly came to his senses.
Then there was a deafening shout, with a voice that was three parts furious, three parts frustrated, and four parts confused, saying, "You are not allowed to come over, I will go to your aunt to settle the score now."
"Yeah"
Li Mu agreed.
After hanging up the phone, Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that his uncle Xu Chuan still has a moral bottom line, and he does not have the same crazy idea of calling his nephew "little brother" like his aunt.