Chapter 214 Feeling Great
Jiang Jianni blinked: "Isn't that the case at your workplace?"
"I've heard that many organizations now require the use of computers for office work, saying it's to modernize office practices and align with international standards."
"Although my workplace is a school, your workplace is a magazine."
"But in the future, everyone will be using computers for work, so you won't be able to do without them either, right?"
"Isn't this just a matter of time?"
Editor-in-Chief Hu was dumbfounded: "How...how do you work on this computer?"
He's almost fifty years old.
The current work model has been in use for over twenty years.
There's a computer in the office, but I rarely touch it, for fear of damaging this precious 50,000 yuan device.
The thought of having to use computers for work immediately made me feel terrible.
Editor Li, being young, was much more adept at accepting new things than Chief Editor Hu, and his eyes lit up upon hearing this:
"Really? We'll be using computers for office work from now on?"
"How am I supposed to work? Should I learn to type too?"
Many people don't even have a concept of computers.
When people mention computers, they think that being able to type means being able to use a computer.
Jiang Jianni thought to herself, "How would I know how to do office work with a computer these days?"
"I'm not really sure either."
"But I know that once I have internet access, I can apply for an email address."
"If I need to submit a manuscript to you again in the future, I won't need to print a whole stack of paper at once. I can just write it in a document on the computer and send it to you via email."
"I've heard that it's hard to find a job abroad these days if you don't know how to use a computer."
"It's over there in the harbor area, where it's easier to find a job if you know computers."
"Our country has always wanted to catch up; it's impossible without learning from others."
"Besides, it's definitely faster to process files using a computer."
She laughed and said, "Besides, if we're connected to the internet, we can contact each other directly via email in the future."
"As long as you're in front of the computer, I'll see it immediately as soon as you send it."
"Since the internet fee has already been paid upfront, it saves me the cost of making phone calls."
Phone calls are expensive.
Even with public phones, people are reluctant to make unlimited calls, let alone private ones.
Because their magazine needs to control costs, the use of telephones is also restricted; you can't just use them whenever you want.
The two editors had their worldviews completely shaken, and left in a daze, having forgotten about the TV series until the train started moving.
Editor-in-Chief Hu immediately felt annoyed: "Oh dear, I forgot about that."
Xiao Li: "If you forget, you forget. I don't think Teacher Jiang will have time to go."
He thought of the four babies he had seen at the Jiang family's house, especially the sight of all four crying at the same time, and a chill ran down his spine.
"Editor-in-chief, are you saying that all four of Teacher Jiang's children were born to her?"
"Teacher Jiang is amazing! She gave birth to four in one pregnancy. It's so convenient."
Xiao Li doesn't even have a girlfriend yet, let alone a child.
He had envisioned having two children after getting married, but he would have one child first and then another.
But he never expected that someone could give birth to four at once.
He couldn't help but think, "Teacher Jiang is really amazing. She's amazing at writing books, and even more amazing at having children."
Editor-in-Chief Hu didn't want to deal with this hothead and had to explain, "Are you blind? Can't you see that the older one is several months older than the three younger ones?"
"Teacher Jiang had at most three children; the other one was probably from her brother's family."
"Didn't you see that she lives with her in-laws?"
"Forget it, forget it. You're just an unmarried young man who doesn't know anything. If you don't know something, don't talk nonsense. Otherwise, people will laugh at you."
He was thinking about Jiang Jiani's new book.
He never expected that the main character of Jiang Jianni's new book would be a woman.
Although this story can be considered a myth, is it a modern myth?
He hasn't even seen modern mythology yet.
The skyscrapers and bustling traffic that Jiang Jianni described in her stories were things he had never even seen in the capital city.
There are probably only so many cars in the port city area, right?
"Do you think Professor Jiang actually visited Hong Kong? Is that why he was able to write such a modern scene?"
Skyscrapers stand tall, traffic flows like a river, and there's that cell phone that lets you see the face of the person opposite you and talk to them face to face—all of this is unheard of.
If the female lead weren't a deity, Editor-in-Chief Hu would have almost thought Jiang Jianni was writing science fiction.
Because of the many mixed elements, even though the story itself was not bad, Editor-in-Chief Hu was not very confident in it.
Editor Li didn't think too much about it; he really liked Jiang Jianni's depiction of a bizarre, neon-lit modern society where everyone seemed to be rushing around as if wearing masks.
"Maybe, Professor Jiang is a college student."
College students are a golden brand.
If there's anything that can't be explained, just bring up the words "college student," and everyone will immediately stop being confused.
Editor-in-Chief Hu looked helplessly at Xiao Li, who had become a mindless fan of Jiang Jiani.
Never mind, never mind, never mind.
If the story isn't popular, we can just cut it and have Teacher Jiang write a new one.
Anyway, what author hasn't had their stories canceled?
There are far too many stories that just fizzle out halfway through writing.
Jiang Jianni signed another new book, still at the high price of eighty yuan per thousand words, and she was in a great mood.
Although Aunt Lu immediately led Liu and the others into the house to make way for them, leaving the living room for them to handle their business, her ears didn't stop listening.
Liu and the others were afraid of hearing things that shouldn't be stopped, so they went to the balcony and closed the door again, completely isolating themselves from the living room.
Although they came back in when the child cried, by then the important things had already been said, and they were just chatting about computers and such.
Lu's mother listened to the whole thing through the door.
She was very curious about how much money Jiang Jiani could make from this book, but with Aunt Liu and the others present, she couldn't ask in detail.
Normally, both nannies leave work on time, but today, for some reason, one of them dawdled and refused to leave, clearly having something on her mind. She even delayed changing the baby's diaper.
Jiang Jianni sighed as she looked at Zhang Jie's hesitant and stammering manner: "Sister Zhang, just say what's on your mind. It's making me feel even worse when you keep stammering like this."
Aunt Lu also said, "Yes, just say what's on your mind. It's not good to keep things to yourself."
"Just tell us, maybe it will be helpful to everyone."
Sister Zhang smiled sheepishly: "I... I wanted to ask if it's really necessary to learn computer skills to find a better job?"
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