Liu Xiang, a writer of the Western Han Dynasty, wrote in "Shuo Yuan": "Young and studious, like the sun of the rising sun, strong and studious, like the light of the sun, old and studious, like the light of a candle." ”

The same is true of the people in the bookstore, there are children who have not yet reached the age of 10 who are quickly browsing all kinds of comic books, teenage students are carefully searching for teaching materials on the shelves, young people in their twenties are choosing all kinds of novels according to their preferences, young people in their thirties and forties are holding their glasses and reading management books carefully, and middle-aged and elderly people in their fifties and sixties to seventy years old are flipping through all kinds of famous books.

Reading knows no age, and learning knows no age. Once upon a time, Xu Pingfan was also a person who would never enter a bookstore, but today, he did take the initiative to enter the bookstore.

Due to the high volume of customers, the work of most store assistants is very different from that of ordinary smaller bookstores. First of all, clerks in small bookstores have a lot of part-time jobs. They first have to follow up with the customer at the door to say hello, take the initiative to ask what kind of books to buy, and when they are free, they should return books that have not been put in the designated place, or books that have been taken to the cashier but do not want them. Mopping the floor with a broom and wiping the glass with a cloth are the few things that the clerks in the small bookstore do.

But a big bookstore like the Color Ink Bookstore is different. If nothing else, let's just talk about cleaning, and there will be at least two cleaners on each floor who are responsible for cleaning all places. In the color ink bookstore where Xu Pingfan is located, there are three on the first floor, and there are always two people working at the same time.

And in the book placement area, there are about five to eight staff members sorting and arranging. The peculiarity of this color ink bookstore is that the owner has obsessive-compulsive disorder nine times out of ten, and most of these clerks are also obsessive-compulsive. Books are categorized according to their content, form, genre, and intended use, but they are even categorized by color, size, material, and so on. The main thing is that you will never see an impatient look on the clerk's face. They may feel tired, but the joy they feel at each successful bookshelf is not hidden.

And this is exactly where the name of this bookstore comes from. Color ink, color refers to the obsessive-compulsive disorder of this large bookstore, and the books posed by color form a colorful landscape, while ink refers to books.

The checkout area is also much larger than that of ordinary bookstores, which have at most two checkout counters, and there may be a machine that has not been operated for a long time. But the color ink bookstore is different because they have four machines, and at least three people have to be working, regardless of whether someone is checking out or not.

Xu Pingfan had only heard the top students in the class talk about this before, and at that time he also said that it was too much of a waste of resources, how many people can there be in a bookstore, and there are three cash registers. But as soon as he came today, he found that he was wrong.

It's early afternoon, and many people go out to feel the spring sunshine, but the bookstore is completely full, because the queue in front of the cash register is almost at the door.

"I never thought there were so many people who loved to read. Xu Pingfan looked at the bustling crowd and couldn't help but sigh.

"There are really a lot of people. Liu Qimo also echoed.

"Qimo, what kind of books do you like?" Xu Pingfan and Liu Qimo walked towards the place where there were fewer people, after all, they could spend an afternoon on books.

"Brother Fan, I read those books this week, about chemistry and biology, I just know some very basic things, such as the scientific name of baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, and, and..."

Xu Pingfan laughed twice: "You want to say that chemical biology is not very practical?"

"That's right!" Liu Qimo smiled happily, but then a little embarrassed, "I just think that I am a cultivator now, if I learn these things again, some..."

"It's okay, everyone has their own ambitions. Scientists have contributed a lot to our lives, but not everyone can be a scientist. If everyone is an ordinary person, of course, they will choose according to their own interests and hobbies, but our current identity is different, so the things we shoulder are different, of course, it will be better to choose the practical one. However, when the subjects of chemistry and biology come into real use, they are completely unattainable by other disciplines. Xu Pingfan saw a lot and patiently explained to Liu Qimo.

"Uh-huh, I understand, Brother Fan. I don't really know what I like, alas. Liu Qimo picked up a novel beside him and sighed slightly.

"Then let me ask you a few questions. ”

"Okay. ”

"First of all, when you were studying with your tutor, were you interested in anything?"

Now Liu Qimo has let go of a lot, and the past is just history for her, but she knows that revenge still has to be avenged, but not now.

"Do you want me to tell the truth?" Liu Qimo's expression did not change, but he had some doubts.

"Of course. ”

"I don't think what I've learned has helped me much in my life. Liu Qimo paused for a moment and continued, "In the past days, it was actually like a marionette to me. ”

Liu Qimo sighed, and then said: "Your life is controlled by someone, even my parents can't change anything, so I envy this kind of life." Even though I don't do anything every day, I'm much happier than I used to be. ”

"I understand that although I have not felt the pain of losing a loved one, I have the pain of not having a loved one. Xu Pingfan said softly.

After speaking, Xu Pingfan smiled slightly and continued: "Actually, sometimes we don't have to pay too much attention to things that have passed, just like our words just now, which will only make us sad. Okay, so the second question, how do you feel about the subjects other than chemistry and biology?"

Liu Qimo thought for a while, and then said: "I basically don't understand mathematics, but I can still understand the example problems after studying for a while." I basically don't know English, and only those who are worthy of studying abroad are qualified to learn it, otherwise I have to learn it on my own. At least I've read a lot of ancient texts, and I can memorize all the ancient texts in the books that Sister Leng brought me, and I know the meaning. ”

"What about history and geography?"

"A lot of history and geography, I passed ancient literature, and I felt that if I were allowed to take the exam now, I would get a high score, hehe. Liu Qimo quickly browsed the rows of book spines and said with a little pride.