Chapter 176: How about the sample book?
Lin Xiaoyue thought of Liang Jingyao clumsily chopping radishes in the kitchen. She quickly finished the bowl of rice in her hand and said, "Dad, take your time eating! There's also soybean stewed pork elbow in the kitchen. Brother Liang, please watch it for me. I'll go check it out!"
The drunkard nodded and said, "Go ahead. The pork elbow will be ready soon. Eat more! You've been busy lately. You look so thin. You should eat more meat to make up for what you lack!"
Lin Xiaoyue smiled and pinched the flesh on her face, saying, "Not bad, there's still a lot of meat! I'm going to the kitchen!"
Back in the kitchen, Liang Jingyao saw Lin Xiaoyue coming back so quickly and asked in surprise, "You didn't just feed the old wine monster and come here without eating yourself, did you?"
Lin Xiaoyue brought the bowl to Liang Jingyao and said, "Look! My dad insisted on eating by himself today, and he's still eating!"
As she spoke, she picked up the lid of the pot, stirred it with an iron spoon, and then sprinkled salt to season.
"Brother Liang, how does it taste?" Lin Xiaoyue scooped a spoonful of broth and gave it to Liang Jingyao.
Liang Jingyao nodded and said, "Hmm, the saltiness is just right. Is the meat tender?"
Lin Xiaoyue poked the meat with chopsticks and said, "It's almost done. It won't taste good if it's too mushy. I'll serve a bowl for Dad to try!"
So, she served two bowls, one for Liang Jingyao and Yin Zhanwei, and one to eat with Jiu Laoguai.
"Okay, give me more!" Liang Jingyao brought over two wooden barrels, poured the remaining pork elbows stewed with soybeans into the barrels, then filled a large bucket of rice and wrapped it tightly with a torn cotton coat.
Lin Xiaoyue went into the house, drank two sips of meat soup, and hurried back. Brother Liang would send someone to deliver the meal soon, so she had to hurry to mix the radish strips.
Fortunately, Liang Jingyao had cut all the radishes. Lin Xiaoyue almost laughed when she saw the radish strips of different sizes, but in order not to dampen Liang Jingyao's enthusiasm, Lin Xiaoyue did not laugh at him.
However, Liang Jingyao came over unknowingly and said proudly: "How is it? I cut quickly, right? If I have the opportunity to practice, my cooking skills will not be bad!"
Lin Xiaoyue pursed her lips, trying hard not to laugh, "Hmm!"
Liang Jingyao frowned and asked in confusion: "Why? Do you think I didn't cut it well?"
Lin Xiaoyue burst out laughing and said as she tossed the radish, "There's still room for improvement, but it's pretty good already! Keep it up!"
Liang Jingyao glanced suspiciously at the radish in Lin Xiaoyue's hand, sighed, and said, "Alas, it seems a little bit worse. I'll practice again next time!"
Lin Xiaoyue quickly mixed the radish strips, then closed the lid of the wooden barrel, stood up and said, "Stop talking, let Zhan Ying bring the food!"
Liang Jingyao nodded, walked outside and shouted, "Zhan Ying, come here!"
Zhan Ying jumped out from his hiding place and responded, "Yes! What are your orders, Master?"
Liang Jingyao placed three wooden barrels in front of Zhan Ying and said, "Go and deliver the food. I have something else to do here."
Zhan Ying mentioned two and replied, "Okay, I'll go right away!"
Liang Jingyao also followed out carrying a wooden barrel.
Just then, Gu Mian ran in hurriedly and bumped into Liang Jingyao.
Liang Jingyao covered his aching forehead and complained, "You're being reincarnated! Why are you so anxious?"
Gu Mian saw that the person was Liang Jingyao and embarrassedly pulled him towards the yard. "Oh, I'm so anxious! It's not intentional! Come in quickly, I have something to show you and Miss Lin!"
Liang Jingyao asked curiously, "What is that? It's so mysterious! Is there something strange going on in the capital again?"
Gu Mian shook his head and said, "No, take me to see Miss Lin!"
Liang Jingyao brought Gu Mian into the kitchen and said, "Yue'er, don't clean up, I'll do it later. Ah Mian wants to talk to you!"
Lin Xiaoyue turned her head, looked at Gu Mian and asked, "What's wrong? Is it about the restaurant or the book club?"
Gu Mian proudly pulled out a few books from his arms and said, "Look! Journey to the West has already had a few sample copies printed. I just got them and sent them to you! How are you? Are you moved to tears again?"
In fact, Gu Mian felt guilty when he said this, because he had got the book for two days. At first, he just flipped through a few pages, but the more he read, the more attracted he was to the story. In the end, he simply spent two days to finish reading the whole story!
Lin Xiaoyue didn't know any of this. She pulled out a book. The pages were yellowed and a bit rough, with only three simple characters on them: "Journey to the West." Turning the page, she saw the layout was simple and neat, the black small regular script neat and dignified. Overall, the layout of this book was neat and tidy, and it was hard to tell how attractive it was just by looking at it!
If I go to a bookstore to buy a storybook, I will definitely be attracted by the outside first, and then I will turn the pages with curiosity and anticipation.
Seeing that Lin Xiaoyue was still silent, Gu Mian anxiously asked, "Miss Lin, why aren't you talking? Are you dissatisfied?"
Lin Xiaoyue thought for a moment and said, "This is not the place to discuss things. Let's go to the study and talk!"
Gu Mian nodded and followed Lin Xiaoyue to the study.
As soon as he entered the study, Gu Mian couldn't wait to ask, "What's wrong? Miss Lin, don't treat me as an outsider. Just say whatever you want to say!"
Lin Xiaoyue pointed at the cover and said, "First of all, the paper is a bit rough. It's better to change to better paper. Otherwise, some people will be put off by such rough paper before they even read the content!"
Gu Mian hesitated and said, "I haven't considered this, but what if the poor people also want to buy it? Paper is very expensive now, we can't just consider the rich!"
Lin Xiaoyue stroked the paper in her hand, feeling that it couldn't be too bad. "We still have to use good paper. If someone can't afford it, we can rent it to them, but they can't take it home! In short, the quality of the paper must be good so that people can keep it for a long time after buying it."
Gu Mian understood what Lin Xiaoyue meant. He nodded and said, "Let's give it a try! Any other questions?"
Lin Xiaoyue pointed at the cover and said, "I think this cover is too monotonous! There are no pictures, no interesting sentences to attract people, this will greatly reduce customers' desire to buy!"
Gu Mian scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "Alas! My book club doesn't have many talented people. How about I invite a scholar to help us write and draw?"
Liang Jingyao had seen Lin Xiaoyue's painting of the Monkey King, so he suggested, "There's no need for a scholar. Yue'er is a great painter! I've also seen Yue'er's painting of the Monkey King, and it's so lifelike. No one is more suitable than Yue'er! What about Yunyun? I'll go ask her for the painting you drew last time!"
Lin Xiaoyue blushed at Liang Jingyao's praise and said, "She's with my dad."
Liang Jingyao nodded and said, "Okay! Amian, wait here for a moment. I'll go next door!"
Gu Mian was filled with anticipation after hearing what Liang Jingyao said, and he kept urging him, "Hurry up! Come back as soon as you get the painting! I'm so anxious!"
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