Xu Qing bought a car, a white mini, everyone praised the white car for being beautiful and eye-catching, and Liu Jingting also commented: "Tang Seng has a white dragon horse when he travels west, and Aunt Qing has a white wheel horse when he travels, which can be described as complementing each other." ”

The serialization of "Journey to the West" has not yet reached the place of subduing Bailongma, but several editors have long been accustomed to Liu Jingting's way of speaking "the novel shines into reality", and nodded with a smile.

Xu Qing, like all the owners who just got the car, smiled, first calmly accepted everyone's praise, and then corrected: "This is not pure white, it is pepper white." ”

A few girls took a closer look and suddenly said, "Yes, it's indeed pepper white." ”

Liu Jingting was slightly puzzled by Chang Youdao, and Chang Youdao smiled: "Women are really nuanced and talented in describing colors, not long ago, one of my roommates wanted to buy a bag for his girlfriend, so he asked him what color his girlfriend liked, and the girl replied that she liked 'the kind of green that the grass has just sprouted for three to four days in spring, the tender kind', my roommate ran away on the spot, grabbed us everywhere and asked what color it was. ”

Qingjiao smiled and continued: "Is it just tender green, you boys are really impatient." ”

Liu Jingting stood aside and spread his hands, and then said, "It just so happens that the work of the magazine has come to an end, so Aunt Qing will drive a new car and let's celebrate." ”

"No problem. Xu Qing readily agreed.

Kang Lingyue asked, "When will Aunt Qing get her driver's license?"

"The year before last, but I hadn't driven a car for more than a year, so I happened to practice again today. ”

Xu Qing said lightly, and Liu Jingting's hand to open the door hung in the air. looked back at Xu Qing and said, "Otherwise, let's take a taxi, right?"

Xu Qing scolded with a smile: "I went to study for a few days before I bought a car. Look at your cowardice. ”

"Aunt Qing, you can't blame Lao Liu, everyone knows that a new dangerous creature has appeared on the highway now, called the female driver. Chang Youdao defended Liu Jingting.

"Get out!"

Everyone laughed and got into the car, and Xu Qing reminded everyone: "Remember to wear your seat belt." ”

"It's not called a half-fairy yet. Green Pepper said.

"There's something going on in her class. Kang Lingyue explained, and Yu Guang subconsciously glanced at Liu Jingting, who was seriously fastening his seat belt. I don't seem to be paying attention to everyone's conversation.

"Poof......

When the car started, everyone in the car suddenly became nervous and stopped talking. Concentrate and look ahead.

Liu Jingting, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and asked: "Reopening the submission channel, do you have any gains?"

This question opened Tang Seng's conversation box at once.

Qingjiao was the first to reply: "There are many high-quality submissions, and there are also many authors who are not good. One of the contributors told me in an email this morning. His goal is to surpass you, claiming to have studied you thoroughly, and in time he will shoot you on the beach. ”

Liu Jingting pinched his earlobe, nodded, and did not make any comments.

Chang Youdao continued: "What's that, there is an author here who has never submitted, and first took a literary theory class with me." made a comprehensive analysis of Lao Liu and several current best-selling authors, and deliberately took out Lao Liu and Xue Muliang for comparison. When he finally talked about his submission, he told me that his work is the strength of the Bo family, taking its essence and removing its dross, which can be described as a masterpiece, if the magazine is willing to push it, the future is limitless. ”

Liu Jingting asked, "Have you read the manuscript?"

"Looked. ”

"How many masters have you had?"

Chang Youdao shook his head with a smile and said: "What is the head of the Bo family, it is not like four, one will learn the sentence pattern of "Chu Liuxiang", one will imitate the language of "Shooting the Condor", and one will come to two paragraphs of Xue Muliang's "Year Ring" style, what gives me goosebumps the most is that he also pretended that this was a spoof, pretending to be a warning of 'the style will change in the next paragraph', and he couldn't bear to read it. ”

"It can be imitated, and it is not a strange text. ”

"No, it's just a pure four-like, I can't grasp the key point at all, and I can't even imitate Xue Muliang. ”

Kang Lingyue continued: "I also came across a similar one, the note to the submission said, saying that his manuscript is learning Yi Shui'an's philosophy, Gu Yongsheng's atmosphere, Liu Jingting's profundity and Liyang's free and easy. ”

Xu Qing smiled: "Even I took a picture." ”

"It's really an idea to pat the editor's ass, but it's too underestimate our professionalism, which red author have you ever seen who came out of the sycophancy?"

"What I can't accept the most is actually a few authors who talk to me about their ideals, writing is his life, he can do nothing for the sake of writing, I really want to say to these contributors in my heart, don't use writing as an excuse to escape from reality, we are not engaged in the Chinese good writers draft, what is the use of saying that those useless writers?"

"Yes, the most devastating thing is that sometimes they still can't recognize this, thinking that he is not popular because we are unwilling to package him, and even think that no one in this world can understand him, and we scum are blind to gold and jade. ”

Liu Jingting said: "When we meet these authors, we still focus on encouragement, and we do magazines, in addition to providing readers with good content in exchange for food and clothing, it is also one of the purposes to tap potential authors." ”

Everyone nodded seriously, and Liu Jingting continued: "As for someone asking if you want to quit your job and write full-time, I replied that I don't do this until I am sure that writing can bring a stable income, after all, contact with society is also a way to accumulate writing resources, and it is difficult to build an army behind closed doors." ”

"In any case, with the increasing demand for people's quality of life, freelancing will be a trend in the future, and frankly, if I didn't write, I wouldn't be able to live as easily as I am now," Xu said. ”

said, turned his head to look at Liu Jingting, "You're too anxious." ”

Liu Jingting nodded and was taught.

"Turn a corner ahead and you're there. ”

……

After everyone arrived at the restaurant, the topic jumped to Aunt Qing's driving experience, and then changed several times.

As agreed. Everyone was not allowed to play with their mobile phones during dinner, but as soon as they sat down in their seats, Liu Jingting received a phone call. The number shows that it is from the United States.

Liu Jingting shook his phone with everyone apologetically, and then got up and left his seat.

"How did you remember to call at this time?" Liu Jingting didn't ask who the other party was, and directly threw out such a question.

"At other times, it's either you're busy or I'm busy, and-- I'm wondering what to tell you. "It's Hu Xiaomi.

"Say what?"

"Mingren doesn't say secret words, don't you know?"

"You mean Yang Lilu?"

"Who else?"

"You say. ”

"I made a pact with her, about you. ”

“……”

"You cooperate. ”

"Oh, what's the agreement?"

"A gentleman's covenant. Fair play, rob you. ”

“……”

"Why don't you speak, I'll call the international call over. I don't want to hear you breathe. ”

"And what did you agree on?"

She made me wonder if I would take on the challenge and promised to keep my distance from you until I answered her. ”

"No wonder. Liu Jingting smiled bitterly,

"Are you angry?"

"What?"

"That's a promise. Aren't you angry?"

"There is no foothold for life. ”

"Do you know how I get back to her?"

“……”

"Again!"

"How did you reply?"

I said. I can't reply to her until I graduate, that is, she has to wait three years, after all, this kind of thing has to go back to her own country to make a decision. ”

"Hmm. ”

"Angry now?"

Liu Jingting smiled.

"What do you mean by laughing? I didn't call you to make international calls. ”

"You're testing me, this agreement?"

"Part of the reason, mainly for myself. She traveled all the way to the United States to ask me this sentence, just to ask for peace of mind. I asked her to wait for three years, also for the sake of her own thoughts, you must think very scheming, right?"

"Nope. ”

"Duplicity, huh?"

"It's all my fault, and it's okay for you to do anything. ”

"That's right. ”

"Are you angry?"

“……”

"So you call an international call ......"

"Liu Jingting, let me ask you...... I've made it so clear, don't you...... What is your attitude? Why aren't you angry?"

"I've been reflecting on these questions lately. ”

"So, you fainted some time ago because of this?"

"Possibly. ”

"You care about her?"

"A friend, inexplicably began to have a cold war with you, you substitute yourself, whether it is Yang Lilu, or Dai Anqiao or Lin Xun Xu Yuan, I will feel uncomfortable, speaking of which, I will finish the novel one day, maybe I will return to my own planet, I really don't want to live too awkwardly. ”

"It sounds like a reason to escape, you always have a tendency in your heart, this kind of thing, otherwise why would you ask that question?"

"It's hard to explain. ”

There was a brief silence.

Hu Xiaomi asked: "By the way, is your magazine still recruiting editors?"

"Huh?"

"I want to apply. Hu Xiaomi said with a smile.

"Huh?!"

"You don't remember, a long, long time ago, you said that you would be the editor of the magazine one day, and let me be the editor-in-chief. ”

"Didn't you say you were going to stay in the United States?"

"The plan can't catch up with the changes, and now everyone has sent the war book to the front, of course they have to take it. ”

"You don't have to say that on purpose. As for the rest, I'll leave it for three years, and let's do it together and see what time can change. ”

Hu Xiaomi vaguely heard the meaning of Liu Jingting's words, but she couldn't be sure that the sixth sense that belonged to the girl told her that it might be a long parting.

……

On the way back to the office from the restaurant, Liu Jingting was still chatting with everyone as if nothing had happened, only Xu Qing looked at him meaningfully.

When crossing the viaduct, Xu Qing was stopped by the traffic police because the speed was too slow, Xu Qing, who had been going south and north for many years, played a means of dealing with the crisis that made the whole car juniors marvel, and finally not only did not receive the ticket, but also got the cordial advice of the traffic police comrades: "Pay attention next time." ”

"I used to have a dream, that is, to be a beautiful woman like Aunt Qing in the next life, holding her hair in a bun, wearing a loose T-shirt, driving a car on the highway, but I was stopped by the traffic police and fined, but I used a little beauty trick to send the traffic police away - it's just too fantastic. ”

Chang Youdao sighed. (To be continued......)