Chen Ya was a little surprised. He never expected this to be the reason.
To be honest, this was the first time in his life that he saw someone cry because of this.
"Liu Ruyan, based on the reason you cried, I think you really have the potential to become a writer."
Liu Ruyan stopped crying.
"Really?"
"Indeed. To be great, you must first understand greatness, and I think you already understand it."
Liu Ruyan wiped her tears and climbed onto the sofa, saying, "But I don't have any literary talent."
“Writing skills can be practiced.”
“I have very little talent.”
"What kind of talent is needed?" Chen Ya asked in return. "A writer's main talent is love. Love for his country and his people."
Liu Ruyan was stunned for a long time before she whispered:
“So handsome.”
"ah?"
Liu Ruyan blushed and turned away. She felt she couldn't look at him anymore. She thought he was really handsome, especially when he said that just now.
Her downfall always came so unexpectedly.
Chen Ya pulled her to the balcony and opened the window.
"Look."
A cool breeze blew on their faces as they looked down. The streets were bustling with merchants.
"A writer's source of material is life. Look at the people below you; they are all sources of your material."
He pointed at each person and said, "The guy selling soda buns was originally from the countryside. Because his land was taken by a village tyrant, he followed his son into the city. He found there were no good soda buns in the city, so he set up a stall specializing in them. As a result, because of his good skills, his stall is always packed with customers. He was even featured on TV. Now he earns over a million yuan a year, and the aunties on the whole street like to chat with him."
"Did you see that old couple? They're both in their 70s, and this is their second marriage, having just gotten married last year. They were childhood sweethearts and later both got married. Later, their spouses died one after another. Despite their children and grandchildren's objections, they insisted on getting married, and now they live a very loving life. It's a pity that their children and grandchildren still think their marriage was a sham and have no idea what was going on behind the scenes."
"That young man, his mother ran away with someone when he was a teenager, and his father was bedridden. He dropped out of school and worked as a bartender, very popular with female customers, earning tens of thousands of yuan a month. Did you see the girl following him? She was his neighbor, had a crush on him, and bought him soda buns every day, brought them home to warm, and gave them to him as a midnight snack. This led the young man to believe that the soda bun shop was still open at night."
"And that uncle... and that dog..."
Liu Ruyan looked at Chen Ya, and in a trance, she felt that he was like a scholar in a long gown, showing her the truth of the world.
"The infinite distance, countless people, are all related to me." Chen Ya finally said to her.
"Teacher," Liu Ruyan said, "I will call you teacher from now on."
"ah?"
Chen Ya wanted to say that he would rather have her wear a maid outfit and call him "Master".
Liu Ruyan grabbed his arm and said, "Don't call me Liu Ruyan. It makes me nervous."
"What should I call you then?"
"Think about it."
Chen Ya thought for a moment and said, "Baby?"
Liu Ruyan's face turned red.
"Baby, we haven't had breakfast yet." said Chen Ya.
Liu Ruyan fled in panic.
Chen Ya was very satisfied, but had no idea how much trouble he had caused.
Liu Ruyan hid in the bedroom, locked the door, and pressed her face against the wall.
The cold wall finally cooled my face a little.
She rubbed her body against the wall until Chen Ya's pajamas were covered in dust. But rubbing like this couldn't relieve the itch in her heart.
…
3 months later.
Liu Ruyan returned home, threw her helmet aside, squatted down with her knees hugged, and didn't speak for a long time.
Chen Ya noticed something was wrong with her: "What's wrong? Where's the food?"
Liu Ruyan still squatted there without saying anything.
After a long while, she finally said, "I want to go home."
Chen Ya was a little surprised: "Why so sudden?"
There seemed to be tears glistening in Liu Ruyan's eyes.
When asked, she refused to say anything, so Chen Ya simply picked her up, put her on his lap, and sat on the sofa.
"Calm down, tell me now, what happened?"
Liu Ruyan hugged her arms to her chest, feeling very cold.
"I was riding an electric bike to buy groceries... It was raining, the brakes weren't working properly, there was a pothole on the ground, there was a child on the left, and a car on the right, I... I... I... I..."
Chen Ya thought for a while before he understood: "You were hit by a bike?"
"Yeah." Liu Ruyan nodded.
"Where did you hit? Are you hurt? Does it hurt?"
Chen Ya asked so softly, so gently that it made her want to cry even more.
"I hit a car and need to pay compensation," she said. "I've already called my parents, and they said they'll give me the money when I get back."
Chen Ya asked: "So, you want to go back?"
"Um."
"If you don't want to go back, I'll lend you money." Chen Ya said.
Liu Ruyan slowly shook her head: "You don't have that much money."
Chen Ya said: "I have money."
"You didn't."
"What car did you hit?"
Liu Ruyan pointed to the balcony and said, "It's parked downstairs."
Chen Ya walked over and took a look. Wow, it was a Rolls-Royce.
"How much compensation do you want?"
Liu Ruyan paused, mentally prepared herself, and mustered her courage before saying, "800,000."
Chen Ya took a breath of cold air.
After living here for a few months, Liu Ruyan is no longer as naive as before.
She has come to understand that the laws governing the operation of the world are mostly driven by money.
If she used to understand money as a resource, after buying vegetables for a few months, she has come to understand that for most people, money is a measure, similar to test scores, a hard indicator.
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