Chapter 59 This is not his level
"Lush? The novel written by Li Ye is actually called "Lush"?"
“.”
After learning that the novel written by Li Ye was called "The Lurker", Lu Jingyao did not speak the whole night, which made her brother Lu Zixue very angry. He said that she "has become too independent, has a bad temper, and doesn't recognize people anymore."
But after the "manuscript fee incident", Lu Jingyao is no longer the same as before. She is no longer willing to compromise herself to please others, and she simply pretends not to notice her brother's contempt.
After tossing and turning all night and getting almost no sleep, Lu Jingyao got up before dawn, quietly went out, and walked all the way to the county town.
It takes three hours to walk thirty miles. At eight o'clock in the morning, Lu Jingyao arrived at the Xinhua Bookstore in Qingshui County.
She took off her scarf, rubbed her numb face, and asked the salesperson, "Hello, do you have Insidious here?"
The salesperson sat at the counter with a wooden face and said impatiently, "No, no, you keep asking me this all day long. Aren't you annoying?"
Lu Jingyao hadn't slept all night and had walked for three hours, but she encountered such a service attitude. She immediately became angry.
It’s true that salespeople these days are pretty cool, but are college students not cool?
"Who's been asking me all day? What kind of service attitude is this? Is the "Serve the People" on your wall fake? Who are you showing your disdain to?"
"Hey, how can you talk like that? Who are you scolding for being so rude?"
"Shuai Lianzi" is a northern dialect. The native salesgirl didn't understand it and thought it was a swear word. She immediately stood up and started swearing at Lu Jingyao.
This scolding attracted the bookstore's management to come out. It was already the end of the twelfth lunar month and there were already people on the street rushing to the market to buy New Year's goods. If the matter was not dealt with quickly, it would attract onlookers and that would be really embarrassing!
"Hey, hey, hey, stop swearing! Xiao Hu, watch your attitude, and this girl, calm down too. What's going on?"
The salesperson was about to speak, but Lu Jingyao interrupted, "Leader, please judge for yourself. I came here early in the morning to buy a book, and asked her in a nice voice if she had "Insidious", and she started to scold me."
The salesperson hastily explained: "That's not the case, Uncle Wu. She cursed."
"Okay, okay, I'll take care of this. Xiao Hu, go to the back and help organize everyone's New Year's goods."
Uncle Wu pushed the pouting salesperson to the back before explaining to Lu Jingyao, "Children don't know much. These days, many people have come to ask about the book 'Lush', but we don't have it here, so I emphasized my words a little. Don't mind it."
Since the other person was speaking kindly, Lu Jingyao naturally couldn't be angry anymore. She softened her tone and asked, "Have many people come to buy "The Hidden" these days?"
"Quite a few," said Old Uncle Wu, "most of them are students and teachers from No. 1 and No. 2 Middle Schools, as well as people from the grain system. But we really don't have any here, not even the Xinhua Bookstore in the city."
"There's none in the city? Why?"
Lu Jingyao was surprised. Although she inferred from the way Liu Muhan was absorbed in reading that the book "The Hidden" should be "interesting", it was strange that the Xinhua Bookstore in the city did not have it.
Uncle Wu explained: "Because this book was just published at the end of the year, the first edition printed 100,000 copies.
But the market reaction is too abnormal. It is almost sold out in the provincial capital. There are not many copies that can be distributed to the city-level bookstores. It is impossible for them to reach our small county. How about you go to the provincial capital to have a look?"
“Is it so easy to sell?”
Lu Jingyao muttered to himself and walked out of the county Xinhua Bookstore.
Outside the county Xinhua Bookstore is a long street, leading to the county No. 2 Middle School on the east and the bus station on the west.
Lu Jingyao pondered for a long time, gritted his teeth and walked towards the bus stop.
She wanted to go to the provincial capital to see what magic "The Hidden" had that could seduce so many people to become "lost in their ambitions".
The ticket from Qingshui County to the provincial capital costs 45 cents, which can buy a pound of fatty meat for a round trip. Usually, Lu Jingyao would be reluctant to spend this money, but today she really couldn't bear it.
I can't bear the burning fire in my heart.
[How did Li Ye publish his novel? How did he earn several thousand yuan in royalties? ]
[His novels are still not available for purchase? How is that possible?]
Lu Jingyao was also a person who had submitted manuscripts before, so she naturally knew what it meant to print 100,000 copies at a time.
【Famous writer?】
[Just him? ]
. . . .
In the winter in the north, the sun sets very early.
The last bus from the provincial capital to Qingshui County drove into the bus station as the sun set.
The passengers on the bus scrambled to get off and hurriedly dispersed in all directions.
The transportation conditions in the county town are limited, and nine out of ten towns are inaccessible by car. Everyone has to rush home before the sunset.
After a day of bumpy ride, the conductor took out a broom to clean up the garbage in the carriage, but found that a girl had not gotten off the bus yet, and was reading a book intently!
"Hey, the train has arrived. Are you planning to stay here today?"
"ah?"
Lu Jingyao, who was awakened, looked up and found that she had arrived in Qingshui County, and ran downstairs in a hurry.
But as soon as she got out of the car, her feet went weak and she fell.
"Hey, hey, are you okay?"
The sharp-tongued but soft-hearted attendant quickly got off the bus and helped Lu Jingyao up.
"It's okay, it's okay, my legs are numb."
Lu Jingyao smiled awkwardly, staggered out of the station, and headed straight for a noodle restaurant not far away.
She left home before dawn this morning and headed straight to the provincial capital without having breakfast.
After arriving in the provincial capital, I went to several bookstores but found that they were all out of stock. Only one bookstore said that the last batch of "Insidious" this year would arrive at noon.
Lu Jingyao was determined to buy "The Disguiser" today and waited until one o'clock in the afternoon.
The result is really funny, there is actually a queue to buy books,
You can queue up if you want! I even cut in line and went through the back door, and it took me more than an hour to buy it.
Then Lu Jingyao hurriedly took the bus back, and only had time to open "The Disguiser" in the car.
Then, I looked up and arrived at my destination.
At this time, she felt a strong hunger.
Fortunately, during the holidays, the school gave everyone a few kilograms of national food coupons so that they could go home for the New Year. Otherwise, it would be difficult for Lu Jingyao to have a bowl of noodles at this time.
After eating a bowl of hot scallion noodles, Lu Jingyao slowly recovered.
She touched the book "Insidious" in her hand, and after a long time, she slowly shook her head.
[This is not his level, there is something strange! ]
Lu Jingyao knew very well Li Ye's literary background. At that time, they were discussing poetry and prose with Xia Yue and others, and Li Ye was just there to make up the numbers.
Now looking at the various literary embellishments and plot descriptions in "The Disguiser", Lu Jingyao would never believe that it was written by Li Ye.
[It's only been half a year since we last met, could it be that he has become a different person? ]
Thinking of this, Lu Jingyao felt like there were three kittens crawling into her heart, scratching her heart with their twelve claws, making her feel restless.
She really wanted to go directly to Li Ye and ask him what was going on.
But thinking of what Li Ye said in his last letter, "Let's not meet again," she couldn't bear to do that.
Suddenly, Lu Jingyao thought of Wen Leyu.
She promised Teacher Ke that she would take care of Wen Leyu, and Wen Leyu had been attending classes at the County No. 2 Middle School, so he must know some inside information.
Lu Jingyao suddenly gained strength and walked quickly towards the No. 2 Middle School in the county.
When she entered the county's No. 2 Middle School, she found that there were still students in the classroom.
She walked over and bumped into Xia Yue who was looking up.
"Lu Jingyao? Is that you?"
Xia Yue shouted in surprise, then ran out excitedly.
"Hey? Xia Yue, aren't you guys on vacation yet?"
Lu Jingyao grabbed Xia Yue's hand, and was surprised and happy.
The two used to be best friends, and they were extremely happy to see each other again after more than half a year.
It is not appropriate to hug each other when meeting at this moment. Holding hands and stamping your feet is the correct way to express happiness.
Xia Yue and Lu Jingyao were not the only ones who were happy. In just a few minutes, all the students in the repeater class who stayed in school gathered around them.
College students, living college students.
Lu Jingyao made a comeback and was admitted to Beijing Foreign Studies University. She is the pride of the entire No. 2 Middle School in the county, a legend among these repeaters, and the pillar of their belief in persisting in repeating.
Seventy or eighty repeaters crowded in the corridor, looking at Lu Jingyao as if they were a big star. This feeling instantly made Lu Jingyao's guilty conscience disappear without a trace.
She, Lu Jingyao, is excellent. She is a role model for the County No. 2 Middle School and for all high school students in Qingshui County. She has every right to be proud.
And when the Dean of Studies Tang Feiyu also rushed over after hearing the news, shook Lu Jingyao's hand and greeted her warmly, Lu Jingyao's pride reached its peak.
"Welcome back to your alma mater to give guidance! You are a role model for our County No. 2 Middle School. We are preparing a speech tomorrow. Please share your experience with everyone to boost our confidence."
Lu Jingyao agreed generously, and the way he treated others was completely different from the high school student he was half a year ago.
She is already a real "adult".
After the teacher left, Lu Jingyao had the chance to ask Xia Yue: "Why didn't I see Wen Leyu? Isn't she in the same class with you?"
Xia Yue's smile froze, and she said, "She stays with Li Ye all day now, and doesn't talk to us."
"With Li Ye?" Lu Jingyao asked in surprise: "Why is she with Li Ye?"
Xia Yue said: "I'm not sure, but when Li Ye was writing the novel, Wen Leyu gave him a lot of help."
Wen Leyu was only responsible for proofreading and copying manuscripts at the time, but now when Xia Yue and others think back on it, it has changed its meaning.
Lu Jingyao instantly associated it with Teacher Wen Leyu Ke.
The doubts in my heart suddenly became clear.
Xia Yue looked at Lu Jingyao's changing expression, gritted her teeth, and whispered: "Jingyao, you don't know that Li Ye has set up a study room outside the school.
The stove was burning 24 hours a day, and she cooked cabbage and meat for every meal. She attracted many female classmates, including Hu Man, Han Xia, and Jiang Xiaoyan.
Lu Jingyao was horrified, and a sense of righteousness arose spontaneously.
"Where is Wen Leyu? Xia Yue, go call her back!"
(End of this chapter)
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