At the moment in a household.

The sound of stir-frying came from the kitchen, only to hear a click, and the door of the house was pushed open.

Lu Jiaxu turned around with a kitchen towel in the kitchen and shouted with a smile: "My wife is back, I made the crayfish you like to eat today!"

Chen Yanting happily slipped her slippers at the door, and then asked a little excitedly: "Is there a follow-up?"

With a smile in her eyes, she asked expectantly, "What did the editor say?"

Lu Jiaxu smiled and said, "I haven't talked about it yet, I made an appointment for tomorrow afternoon." ”

She said expectantly, "Then you have to prepare!"

The couple has been married for three years and has never dared to have children, just because they are worried about too much pressure because of insufficient income.

But as I got older, I finally decided to start trying to get pregnant.

Her husband, Lu Jiaxu, is a freelance contributor who has loved writing since he was a child, and has contributed to various magazines when he was a student, including what Mars to read, budding magazines, most read, etc.

The income is sometimes high and sometimes low, and on average, it is seven or eight thousand yuan a month.

But with the rise of online reading, one by one these magazines have collapsed, and only a few are still holding on.

Many of my peers have begun to transform.

People like them either find a formal job, go to work steadily, and take writing as their original hobby.

Either that, try your hand at online literary writing.

But to be honest, he tried, and persevered to this day, but nothing was very good.

Now he is holding a meager reward for full attendance, plus the subscription of three or four hundred people, and the monthly manuscript fee is less than 2,000 yuan.

Although readers praise him for his good writing, solid writing, and vivid characters, the story plot is much better than those so-called gods.

But they are all works that are popular and not sold.

The reviews are all good, but when it comes to charging, it is extremely bleak.

But there is really no way to make a living, so I can only insist on learning the so-called online literature skills while keeping it updated.

Lu Jiaxu feels that he is very lucky, that is, although he is very depressed now.

But his wife still supported him to keep writing.

Perseverance doesn't necessarily lead to success, but at least it's closer to success, something he's always believed in.

Finally, last month, a reader suddenly added his own readership, and admitted that he was the editor of a certain publishing house, and felt that his level was not bad, and suggested that he try some physical orientation.

The easy-to-understand commercial plot pursued by this online literature is the so-called cool in popular terms.

In order to be cool, many things can be compromised, including the IQ of the supporting characters, as well as the logic of the work, etc.

And these things seem simple, but it is also a science to really write that feeling, at least Lu Jiaxu has not learned it for a long time.

In his opinion, editing at this publishing house is his own opportunity.

The two chatted in-depth for a while, and learned that Lu Jiaxu had a lot of experience in submitting short stories to physical works, so they suggested that he try to write a short story to submit.

It finally took a month.

Lu Jiaxu wrote a short work called "Galaxy Study Class", which mainly tells the story of a father-son relationship and children's education.

Out of an abundance of caution, he made an appointment with the editor of the publishing house.

I hope to be able to talk to you in person and see what you have to say about your work.

……

Half an hour later.

The husband and wife finally began to clean up the dishes and chopsticks to eat.

Chen Yanting was a little embarrassed and wanted to speak, but she was worried that she would hit her husband.

"What's wrong" Lu Jiaxu noticed that something was wrong with her, so he smiled and asked, "It's not appetizing"

Chen Yanting bit her lower lip and said, "No!"

"I ...... I'm wondering if you're going to try to get that fortune teller to do a fortune telling. ”

Hearing this, Lu Jiaxu immediately laughed, he shook his head and said, "Just the one you said on Changling West Street"

"That's right, there was a mechanic in the unit who resigned today, and it was actually the advice given by the fortune teller, saying that he was more suitable for repairing the car!" Chen Yanting said in a low voice: "It's the resignation procedures for him, so I asked a few more questions." ”

She looked at her husband with some pleading, and then said, "I've always supported you in writing, but...... What if I can't catch fire for the rest of my life?"

Lu Jiaxu didn't speak, and he was also very embarrassed in his heart.

On one side is the naked reality, and on the other side is the invisible and untouchable ideal.

He lowered his head and responded: "You mean, I'll go and calculate a hexagram to see if there is such a fate, right?"

"No, no!" Chen Yanting hurriedly explained: "I heard from the resigned machine maintenance that the fortune teller is particularly famous in Changling West Street, and he resigned because of the owner of a car repair shop, and as soon as he heard that the fortune teller introduced him, he gave him a starting salary of 7,000 yuan. ”

She was afraid that her husband would misunderstand, so she said in detail: "I'm not saying that you should calculate whether you can be popular, I mean maybe the fortune teller will tell you what job you are still suitable for." ”

"When the time comes, I can write part-time while I work!"

"Then stabilize it first, even if you can't write for the rest of your life, it doesn't matter. ”

Lu Jiaxu took a big breath, he was a little hesitant in his heart, but this was really the only way now.

Now the two of them can still have some savings in their lives, but if they have children.

The follow-up milk powder money, the money for going to kindergarten, and all kinds of expenses are really stretched with their current income.

Chen Yanting gritted her teeth and ate the vegetables without speaking.

Just as she was ready to open her mouth to persuade the other party, she would have to wait and see what the editor of this publishing house had to say before deciding.

But before she could speak.

Lu Jiaxu plucked up the courage to speak resolutely: "Okay, I'll find another job, and finish the online book first." “

"Next month, next month. ”

"I'll look back and go to deliver a takeaway, or a courier or something, I heard that that one makes a lot of money. ”

The ideal is always so plump, but the reality is always cruel and skinny.

Ever since the income from submitting to magazines began to decline, he has tried all kinds of methods, but there is still no good way out.

Although many physical writers look down on online literature, they actually write and find that the money is not easy to make.

It's been a few years since I got married, and I've been staying at home.

Although there is also income, it is not high.

"Forget about fortune telling, you know I don't believe in those things. Lu Jiaxu still has a literati atmosphere in his bones, and he is disgusted with those so-called superstitious things.

That night, the couple chatted for a long time, and even looked for a job that suited each other online.

Immediately, the two discovered an extremely terrifying thing.

That is, in the recruitment conditions of some jobs near Changling West Street, there is even a special note.

[Those who have Master Li's tips are preferred!]

Lu Jiaxu's mouth was open and his face was full of hell, and he looked at his daughter-in-law with wide eyes, how can you believe this

The conditions of this line subverted his imagination, a fortune teller's trick

It can still play a role in society