The holidays for surrounding colleges and universities are quite uniform, and most of them are concentrated in the last three to five days. So when Lu Li walked to the Internet cafe she usually went to with her bag on her back, she discovered that there was no room on the first floor!
She was not in a good mood to begin with, but now she could only admit that she was unlucky when she saw this scene.
There are private rooms on the second floor, but they are expensive!
She is no longer shy about her typing speed now, and can naturally save money. After all, she has had no income for several months. The magazine's manuscript fees have been paid out gradually, and now she has decided not to write.
To make this decision, Lu Li used the excuse that she was reviewing before the exam and could not fail the exam again this year.
But after making the decision, she still felt sad for a long time.
Why is it that the magazines I encounter are so unreliable, while Ding Wei’s is so good?
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Because of this incident, she was not in a good mood during this period, but she didn't have any close friends in school. She went out early and came back late, and she didn't even have time to vent. If her post on the Tianya Haijiao forum hadn't still been written,
I'm afraid she's going to have trouble holding it in right now.
But now, even life is difficult for me.
Lu Li visited three Internet cafes, but she didn't know whether it was due to luck or something else, but there was no empty seat!
Isn't the first thing you should do during the holidays to go home?
She stood at the door of the Internet cafe, feeling very uncomfortable.
But then she remembered that she was now homeless, and her father pretended not to see her mother's attitude. Her brother and sister-in-law were full of hostility towards her, and her younger brother couldn't count on her...
That home is no longer home.
The world is so big that there is no place for her!
Lu Li gritted her teeth and decided to follow the example of other classmates and stay overnight at the Internet cafe.
Otherwise, if I just use the money I have to rent a house, where will it be enough?
…
In fact, she had clearly planned this afternoon. She would wander around the area in the evening to see which places were still recruiting workers and offering accommodation.
Unfortunately, before she could implement it, she overheard the conversation between Ding Wei and the others at the door of the dormitory.
We were all students, and we were in the same dormitory. Everyone started discussing the house, but she couldn't even pay for the rent. This comparison was so cruel that it burned her sanity instantly.
Lu Li couldn't explain her current state of mind.
She always felt that the other three people in the dormitory were talking bad about her all the time, but based on her understanding of Ding Wei and Bai Shanshan, she thought it was impossible rationally.
But no matter what, I still can't help but chase all kinds of information about them...
This complex emotion made her extremely entangled. At this moment, all the time, she didn't want to lose to them.
…
In the end, Lu Li had no choice but to stay overnight.
It was my first time to book a night at an Internet cafe. Because there was no room available, I specifically asked for a private room. It cost 20 yuan a night, which was much more expensive than downstairs!
But there was nothing she could do.
But private rooms also have advantages. At least there is no one yelling around, and there is no choking smell of cigarette smoke. You don't have to worry about someone seeing what you are doing and laughing at you.
She sat on the stool, now skillfully turned on the phone, took out her notebook from her bag, and suddenly felt a little confused again——
What did they say when they were discussing in the dormitory just now?
What did Chen Siyu say?
"I will live in Shanshan's house this year, and Ding Wei's house next year. Will she have to buy a house the year after that..."
etc!
When did Ding Wei have a home in Imperial Capital?
Isn’t she also from a small town?
Moreover, where did she get the money to buy a house?!
After all, the living expenses for both of them were not enough at the beginning of school. At that time, she felt that even if she was an only child, Ding Wei was no better than herself, and she was secretly happy for a long time.
Unfortunately, this happiness did not last long. When Ding Wei received her first royalties of several thousand yuan, it seemed destined that the two of them would not walk on the same path.
——Fees!!!
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At this moment, Lu Li felt as if she had received an electric shock.
She opened the computer in a panic, and now her fingers were on the keyboard, not knowing what to do.
After thinking for a while, I opened the school forum again.
"Take a guess, how much does Jing Ran Wenxian's manuscript fee cost?"
A line of words was typed in the publishing box, but it was not sent out directly. Lu Li pursed her lips, clicked on the search box again, and typed the words "fee".
I want to discuss this in the forum and see if anyone has mentioned this.
really.
Not long after pressing the Enter key, several posts appeared on the page.
It’s not talking about how much royalties it paid for a certain article to be published in newspapers, or how much royalties it paid for serialization in so-and-so magazines...
The Chinese Department of their school still produces many writers every year.
I scrolled down the posts and finally found one about discussing Jingran Youlian’s monthly contribution fee.
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[I envy my goddess so much, she is so beautiful and talented, and her royalties are huge!]
Content: It’s hard to ask about other people’s privacy when it comes to this kind of thing, but according to my discussions with my friends, I learned that Jing Ran Youlian is considered a top writer in their magazine, and the minimum contribution fee for a thousand words is 120!
Let’s take a look at the two books she is currently serializing. Together they contain 180,000 words per month.
After all, the goddess can earn at least 20,000 yuan a month!
No wonder the goddess has become more and more beautiful recently, and she dresses so beautifully and stylishly... I really want to have such a skill, but if it doesn't work, please make my face look better.
…
There are a bunch of posts at the bottom lamenting that you can obviously rely on your looks, but you have to rely on your talent.
Lu Li stared at this page blankly, not knowing how to feel at this moment.
A month...20,000 yuan?!
She thought that the 6,000 yuan royalties for the original book was the peak!
But think about it, it is said that the first story only had 100,000 words written. Unfortunately, I don’t know what the story is, but I guess it is not very good as a practice work.
However, you can earn 6,000 yuan from a writing work. Now, it is normal for a long novel that is being serialized to earn 20,000 yuan a month!
Lu Li kept building herself up mentally, but the more she thought about it, the more the flames of jealousy licked her heart.
Six thousand dollars!
She wrote so many words, but she didn't earn 6,000 yuan!
Think about it, there is a gap of nearly ten times between fifteen thousand words and one hundred and two thousand words!
She has such an income, and she must be laughing at herself every day when she sees herself immersed in writing with a meager royalties!
…
Lu Li calculated it silently in her heart.
Ding Wei probably started submitting articles in October, which means the magazine has been serialized for eight or nine months.
With 20,000 yuan a month, she already has at least 100,000 or 200,000 yuan on hand!
No wonder Chen Siyu said something about having a house...
She must have bought a house in the imperial capital, why should she take out a loan...
Although she vaguely felt that it was hard to accept taking out a loan, the fact that the other party owned a house was enough to make Lu Li burn inside and out!
Why!
Why are all the good things in the world concentrated on her head?
She held the mouse, and countless thoughts were running around in her mind. She didn't know what to think for a moment.
But soon, an idea flashed in Lu Li's mind.
——Her family also has a house, and her family also has a house in the imperial capital!
…
Didn’t her mother say that during the Chinese New Year?
Her brother has a house given by the big boss!
They are brother and sister, aren't they? They obviously have their share of this house.
Moreover, Lu Li later inquired and found out that this house was given to her by Bai Shanshan's brother. Her brother was so rich, so he only gave her a house to save his life.
But if he hadn't known that he and Bai Shanshan were roommates, the boss would definitely not have given her brother a house! He might have spent tens of thousands of yuan on it.
Lu Li stared at the screen and her breathing gradually became rapid.
——Take a deep breath and calm down.
She slowly warned herself: This kind of thing is not that easy.
Her mother favors boys over girls and only has eyes for her brother.
Her brother and sister-in-law now see her as an enemy. How can they be willing to give this fat back to her?
We must find a way.
Just...how was the house given?
Did she just give the key to her brother?
Or is there some other contract?
…
Lu Li has very little social experience, and she has been growing up in a rural area. How has she ever been exposed to changes in property rights?
After thinking about it now, there is no good way. But this is a great opportunity...
She knew that her brother and sister-in-law were working in the imperial capital, probably either mixing mud at the construction site or moving bricks.
She didn't want to ask any more questions. Instead, she was thinking, how about taking advantage of the holiday when her brother and sister-in-law were not at home, so she could go back and communicate with her parents?
But then I thought about it——
No, I don’t even have a computer at home. How can I write a manuscript if I go back?
Besides, there is a lot of work at home during the summer vacation. Peanuts, corn, watermelon...all require effort.
Before, her brother and sister-in-law could do it, but if it didn't work, his brother Lu Hai could do it too.
But at that time, my main task was to go to college, so naturally I couldn't do it. Now that I'm in college, I might really have to do these jobs when I go back...
Lu Li thought of her pitiful experience in the cornfield and quickly shook her head.
…
She quickly found other reasons for herself.
There's no point in going home because it's hard to explain to her parents.
Moreover, even if it makes sense and her mother gives her half of the house, it can't be turned into money!
The most pressing priority is living expenses.
Fortunately, I heard that the house hadn't been built yet, so she wasn't in a hurry. She didn't know where it was for a while, so she looked back and made some insinuations, touching the address before talking about it.
Thinking of this, Lu Li immediately made up her mind and opened her mailbox to look at the 30,000 words she had worked so hard to write.
In her spare time, she also read several stories on novel websites, but she always felt that apart from the novel ideas, her writing skills were not very good!
Just very average.
She can also write this kind of thing.
Especially the author named "Ping Zong", the story he wrote has no connotation at all, but he can still make 20,000 yuan a month!
Lu Li was full of energy. Now she found the Dreamweaver Literature website and carefully read the full attendance and signing bonus requirements three times before cautiously clicking to register and become an author.
Maybe, after writing my novel, I can make 20,000 yuan a month like Ding Wei and that online article author?
Isn't it just a house? She can earn it back in two years. Then her brother and sister-in-law should stop trying to fawn over her!
Thinking of this, Lu Li seemed to have imagined some happy scene in her mind, and the expression on Lu Li's face became even more relaxed.
She stared at the column of the author's nickname and carefully typed out a few words——
Daughters should strengthen themselves
She wants everyone to know that girls are no worse than anyone else!
Girls from poor, patriarchal families can still carve out a world of their own!
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Qian Xingxing walked out of the Internet cafe with his head lowered and a gloomy face carrying a huge backpack.
Her long and slightly greasy bangs covered half of her face, making it difficult for people to see her expression clearly.
A middle-aged man with a thin face was walking around the door with his hands behind his back. Every time he saw a student, he couldn't help but glare at him.
Seeing her as a girl, I couldn't help but curse:
"You are a little brat who can't learn well in school! Can this Internet cafe arrange for you to take care of yourself in old age, or can it allow you to live a lifetime?"
Several boys who were kicked out of the Internet cafe were still laughing and joking:
"Laoban, I personally think I can live my whole life in an Internet cafe. As long as I have an Internet cable, I can take care of myself."
"Pooh!"
The head teacher stared at him angrily. If he had a pointer in his hand at this moment, he would probably hit him!
"You are just here with a playful smile on your face. Let me tell you, I have notified your parents when I came out to inspect the Internet cafe this time! Just wait for me, you bastards. Let me see which one of you dares to make a big difference..."
Seeing the students sneaking out from the Internet cafe, one, two or three... all from their own class, how can this not make people angry?
"And you!"
The head teacher glared angrily, looked at Qian Xingxing walking forward slowly and unconsciously, and shouted angrily:
"Which school are you from? What grade are you in? You don't study well and hang out in Internet cafes... You are a girl, but you don't study well and run out to wander around. Do you know how dangerous it is outside?"
Young girls don’t know how dangerous this society is. What do these parents do for food every day?
Before he finished speaking, Qian Xingxing suddenly raised his head, and his eyes were staring straight at him, so dark that it made people feel numb.
The teacher was also shocked.
When he came back to his senses, he saw that she was still holding on to the strap of her backpack and walking forward step by step.
There were students behind him still laughing and joking:
"Teacher, please stop asking. It looks like you are not from our school. Why are you worrying so much?"
"You still said that!"
The teacher was furious.
Then he turned around again:
"Zhou Liang, don't try to use this opportunity to inform your other buddies!"
He suddenly became proud: "Let me tell you, this is the only Internet cafe that doesn't have a back door. I will go in and pick you off one by one. It will take a lot of trouble."
"I informed the parents of the other Internet cafes where your good brother is and squatted at the back door."
"Fuck!"
The boy named Zhou Liang finally couldn't help but say it.
"Old Banner, you are too cruel."
"You are cutting off our livelihood..."
…
The sounds behind him became smaller and smaller until they were no longer audible.
Qian Xingxing had hatred on his face, and as he walked on the road, his heart and eyes were full of anger.
Although all the money in her family has been frozen, it doesn't matter. She knows that her grandmother also hid a passbook in her uncle's name in a hard-to-find place at home.
Don't underestimate a little girl. The younger she is, the less likely she is to be on guard. Qian Xingxing's grandma naturally looked down on the little girl. She kept nagging at home, and she didn't know how many things she heard.
Therefore, after robbing a student's money, she did not immediately buy a bus ticket and escape. Instead, she returned to her grandma's hometown and secretly found the bankbook by herself at night.
After all, how much money can you make by robbing students?
She won't starve to death because of this.
…
Qian Xingxing, who was deceived by her idol, grew up rapidly in a short period of time. She was originally thoughtful, but now she is even more careful.
Afraid that the police would be able to trace her whereabouts based on the money in her passbook, Xingxing withdrew all her savings before boarding the train.
Not much, more than 60,000 yuan.
It was the price her grandmother paid for a batch of goods many years ago.
Her grandma had many bankbooks like this on hand, but it was still early when she got them, so her grandma probably hadn't explained them yet.
This one was hidden in the most difficult place to find, so Qian Xingxing went back to take a risk.
It seems worth it now.
She came all the way to the imperial capital, but if it weren't for the money, she wouldn't even have a place to live.
But now, what bothers her is not the food and accommodation, but the lack of news about Chen Tianhai.
This is not surprising at all.
After her incident, Chen Tianhai's post bar and fan group management became more standardized. Fans were frightened and asked themselves to be rational and restrained.
In this case, even if she re-registers her QQ account and new fans come in, no old fans will tell her about Brother Tianhai.
In addition, Chen Tianhai has recently joined the team. This kind of gift film has always been strictly censored. If it had not been completed now, I am afraid that it would not even be able to make a promotional advertisement.
Qian Xingxing wandered around the imperial capital for a month. When he had time, he would quietly stay near the company, but he never saw him once.
This is very uncomfortable.
…
The places where she rents houses are not bad. They are all elderly people and rarely have access to the Internet at all times. They probably don't know her information.
There is also a direct bus to Xinghai Film and Television.
The only bad thing is that the elderly lady takes care of too many things and I always want to persuade her to go back to study.
If she hadn't chosen a money-loving family and used money to silence them... she would have been annoyed to death by now.
But one day she couldn't find Chen Tianhai, and she became more and more anxious.
No matter how thoughtful she is, she is just a child who grew up in a honeypot. Ten years of hard work and hardship is simply impossible for her.
In fact, if she could wait patiently until now, her patience has basically run out.
——Brother Tianhai is a liar.
He deceived her feelings and threw them away after using them. He didn't respect her love at all... She must let him be punished. She wanted to destroy Chen Tianhai's face...
"Ouch."
His body suddenly collided with a hard body. Qian Xingxing took two steps back uncontrollably. His thin body was carrying a heavy backpack. At this moment, the center of gravity was unsteady due to the force. After shaking twice, he still couldn't help but smack his butt.
sit on the floor.
"Are you OK?"
When she looked up, she saw a rather plainly dressed woman staring at her.
"Little girl, don't lower your head when walking. This is the second time you bumped into me... Also, how old are you and why don't you go to school?"
The other person's talkativeness is annoying.
Qian Xingxing thought for a moment and then remembered that this was the woman who rented the yard next to hers. At this moment, there was a hint of resentment in her eyes.
——I just want to wait quietly for Brother Tianhai, why are there so many annoying things around me?
…
It was Pearl she bumped into.
As a woman, Pearl is naturally attentive. In addition, now that she has a child, her eyes look up and down, taking in the details on the other person's body.
——The greasy hair that hasn’t been washed for several days, the clothes that don’t fit and are slovenly. The old, dirty and big backpack on the back, and the shoes under the feet that can no longer tell the original color...
"You girl..."
Hot Pearl is born with a generous heart, so she would hold the other person's shoulders without saying a word.
"I'm not in school during class time..."
"Did you run away from home secretly?"
"You're a big kid, you have to worry about so many things every day... Are life so easy outside?"
"Let's go, let's go..."
She pulled the little girl up and now pushed her back: "I'll take you to the police station. You have to register and let the police officer take you home..."
"Children are so angry. If you make a mistake, admit it in a hurry. If your parents make a mistake, let the policeman teach you a lesson. It's not worth taking the risk yourself..."
Pearl chattered.
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Police station!!!
Qian Xingxing's whole body became stiff.
The next moment, she twisted her body, wildly shook off Pearl's hand, and ran straight into the alley.
pearl:……
She was speechless:...
"What kind of mentality do I have?"
Thinking that I was still carrying something in my hand, I quickly took two steps and quickly arrived at the yard I rented at the entrance of the alley.
When I opened the door, I saw that the weeds on the ground had been picked up clean, and Dacheng was carrying a bucket of cement to fill in the previously unpaved areas.
"Don't be so elaborate."
Pearl couldn't help but look at it: "We've only rented this house for two years. It's not cost-effective to pay too much attention to it."
Dacheng smiled slightly.
"Anyway, this cement hasn't dried out at all, so I might as well just use it."
"By the way, the kitchen can be entered today. I pulled some broken tiles from the construction site and pasted them under the wall. You can go and see what else needs to be done."
Pearl quickly put down the things in her hands, rushed into the kitchen, and asked: "You have been at home these days...are you okay at the construction site?"
"It's okay."
Dacheng smiled and said: "One house is installing windows. There are two other houses doing waterproofing. I asked my cousin and the others to keep an eye on them and take turns to rest."
Who wants to take a break while working?
Rest means no money.
However, renovating a house is not something that can be done diligently. There are certain construction periods that you have to wait for.
"We have to wait a few days for waterproofing. It's time to tidy up our yard."
"That's it."
Pearl said in the kitchen:
"Tell your cousin and the others that they have nothing to do these days to make a few beds. I saw that the main house is very big. There is a big room over there. When the time comes, we will close the door and open the outer wall.
Just one door. Let’s use it as two rooms from now on, so that your brothers can have a decent place to sleep.”
"We'll live in this house."
Dacheng was a little hesitant: "It's simple. I can ask someone to do it this afternoon...but is the landlord willing?"
Pearl said proudly: "I've asked before, it's all fine, as long as you don't damage the house and just restore it when you leave."
She sighed: "What's the use of raising a son? The old lady only wants to get money. I gave her an extra hundred yuan, and she said this, saying that her grandchildren would have to pay for kindergarten fees.
.”
"The two sons pretend to be deaf and mute, and the two daughters-in-law cry out about poverty every day. Can't she help them?"
"What's the use of having such a son?"
She was indignant, and Dacheng kept working, but a smile emerged on her face:
"Yes, I know that only pearls are the best in the world."
These fiery words made Pearl stop there for a moment, her cheeks turned red and she was speechless.
"Where did you learn these words..."
She lowered her head and muttered. She had a broom in her hand now and didn't know what to do.
…
Lu Chengmin smiled and now lowered his head to work again.
After thinking for a while, he said again:
"The room over the kitchen has been separated for you. You can work there when the time comes. The weather in the Imperial Capital is too dry and there is wind and sand outside, so it is not suitable for cooking."
After a while, Pearl's voice came from the back room.
"It's all up to you."
The smile on Dacheng's face became deeper and his movements became more agile.
But then, he remembered something again:
"When you go out to buy groceries at night, stop by the bookstore next to you and pick out two magazines for me. Ask for the decoration magazine with pictures. I'll see how other people decorate their homes."
Pearl had already come out of the kitchen next door with a satisfied look. Now she smiled and said, "What about the decorations that your master Lu can't think of?"
Lu Cheng smiled: "What kind of master am I? I mean I have more solid skills... There are many of these. I think I should look at it more in the future. The people I take on are rich and don't care.
Decoration fee, but he must be satisfied.”
"I have to think about it carefully."
"OK."
Now that we are financially better off, we can move into a new home soon. Although it is just a rented house, who doesn’t feel comfortable living in a big yard?
Pearl also agreed immediately.
"There is a big bookstore at the entrance of the junior high school next door. All day long, adults and children are sitting on the floor reading books. I will pick out two books for you in the evening."
Both of them have high school degrees, but Pearl's grades are worse than Dacheng's, but there is absolutely no problem in picking two decoration magazines.
She even laughed: "You who are working and reading at the same time now, do you still want to go to college if you have the chance? Then I won't be a loser by then? I also have to make progress."
This was obviously a joke, Lu Cheng also responded:
"Okay, Chaohuang, why don't you pick up two books and see if there are any that teach people how to make buns."
Pearl is still not convinced: ""Then why not? There are people who teach people how to knit sweaters, and there must be people who teach how to make steamed buns and dumplings... I see there are some frozen dumplings in the supermarket now. I'll ask if I want them. If so, we can make them too.
a little."
Speaking of dumplings, Lu Cheng suddenly felt like his mouth was watering.
"I think it's okay. Your mutton dumplings, I haven't tasted anything better yet."
Pearl instantly became proud.
"Maybe if I become famous tomorrow, I can publish a book and teach people how to make dumplings."
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The sun was getting higher and the temperature was rising rapidly. The couple talked and laughed and stepped up their movements, feeling that the future was full of hope.
