Jianshu Building, lobby service desk on the first floor.

"Hello sir, what is the name of the novel you are applying for?"

"Notes on the Book Tomb". ”

"Wait a minute, I'll check it out for you. The waitress of the building tapped the keyboard a few times, checked the computer at the service desk, and after a while, apologized, "I'm sorry, sir, your novel is still being evaluated." ”

"Still appraising?"

Liu Xing's eyes were round, and he was very puzzled, "Haven't you been identified for a whole afternoon?"

The waitress said ashamedly: "Sir, I'm sorry, the situation of your book "Book Tomb Notes" is a bit special, and the appraisal work is more cumbersome, so the appraisal time will be a little longer. You can rest assured that our experts have been working hard and will wait for the report to come out in about 1 hour. ”

After listening to the explanation, Liu Xing really didn't dare to compliment the work efficiency of the appraisal experts here, and the appraisal of a novel has not been completed in one afternoon?

What kind of efficiency is this?

Gotta give a bad review!

"Forget it, Ah Xing, let's wait a while. ”

There is a row of high-end sofas on the east side of the hall on the first floor, and Liu Xing and Liu Shiming left the service desk and sat on the sofas to rest.

While waiting, Liu Shiming found that other customers walked into the hall one after another, and these people also came to the Jianshu Building to get the appraisal report of the novel, and like Liu Xing, they all took some ordinary novels for appraisal, hoping to make some money.

It's a pity that the cruel reality has poured a lot of cold water on these people.

In more than half an hour, a total of 11 customers came to pick up the novel appraisal report, and the appraisal experts assessed that the novels that these 11 customers applied for appraisal were not star novels, but ordinary novels.

After receiving the results, the customers walked out of the hall disappointed. Among them, an old man over sixty years old appraised seven books at the same time, and the appraisal fee was 18,000 yuan, and as a result, all seven books were ordinary novels, which means that all 18,000 yuan was lost.

The old man couldn't stand the stimulation for a while, beat his chest in the hall, crying and shouting that he didn't want to live anymore, and it was useless for the waiter to persuade him, until he called the old man's children to find him, and the old man was taken out of the hall.

"Alas, people nowadays are all money addicts, and they want to make a fortune just by taking a novel to identify, how can it be so easy?"

"That's right, the probability of finding a star novel is less than 1 in 1,000, and this kind of luck is rare to encounter once in a lifetime!"

……

The two waiters at the front desk whispered.

Listening to their conversation, Liu Shiming suddenly felt sorry for her younger brother again, when she took the appraisal report of "Book Tomb Notes" for a while, if her brother found out that "Book Tomb Notes" was not a star novel, would he be very emotional?

Thinking of this, Liu Shiming cautiously asked, "Ah Xing, why don't we go home first?"

No response was heard.

Liu Shiming turned her head to look, only to find that Liu Xing was already leaning on the high-end sofa, half-lying, his eyes closed, his head up, his mouth slightly cold, and he seemed to have fallen asleep.

Liu Shiming called softly a few more times, but Liu Xing still didn't move, and then confirmed that he was really asleep. Liu Xing squatted at Tianhai University for six hours this afternoon, his whole body was sore, he was tired, and he fell asleep as soon as he slipped away.

"Little fool, this sleeping position is too ugly. ”

Liu Shiming smiled lightly, stretched out her little hand, and helped Liu Xing button his shirt so as not to catch a cold.

"Whew-"

Sighing softly, Liu Shiming's fine eyebrows furrowed, and she fell into deep thought. She didn't dare to expect that "Book Tomb Notes" would sell for tens of thousands of yuan, and her family was in need of money now, so she had to find another way.

Her parents are old, Liu Shiming doesn't want them to work anymore, and her younger brother is still young, so she feels that the burden of the family can only be borne by herself.

Liu Shiming now has a job in archaeology, and she plans to find another part-time tutor to earn more money. But if you think about it, even if you work part-time, I'm afraid the money is not enough. My brother's dementia is about to recur at any time, so he has to prepare some medical expenses, right?

After pondering for a while, Liu Shiming decided to call her college classmates and borrow some money from them in case of emergency.

"Hey, Xiaojuan, I'm Shiming. In the corner of the hall, Liu Shiming dialed the first phone, "I want to ask you for a favor." I need some money lately, can you lend me some if I need it urgently?"

"Shiming, I'm sorry, I'm going to get married to my boyfriend next month, I'm afraid it's ......"

"It's okay, I'll figure it out. I wish you a happy wedding in advance. ”

After chatting about the first phone call, Liu Shiming called three classmates one after another, ready to borrow money, but they were unsuccessful.

Liu Shiming also felt that it was really abrupt to borrow money from someone suddenly, but at the moment she really couldn't think of a better way, not only to pay the rent of the hotel, but also to prepare to raise medical expenses for her younger brother.

What to do?

Ding-dong-dong-

At this time, the elevator on the first floor of the hall suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man walked out, the man was in his fifties, with a Chinese face, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, and he looked like he was engaged in scientific research.

This man was none other than Professor Wu Guokun, the director of the library room, who was holding a thick book appraisal report in his hand.

Professor Wu Guokun first walked briskly to the service desk in the lobby on the first floor, and after a few words, he walked in the direction of the sofa under the guidance of a waitress.

"Who is Liu Xing?" Walking to the sofa, Professor Wu Guokun stopped.

Liu Shiming stood up and said, "I'm Liu Xing's sister, what's the matter?"

Professor Wu Guokun said: "Hello, Ms. Liu, I am the director of the office of Jianshu Building, and my surname is Wu. Didn't Liu Xing apply for an appraisal of a novel "Notes on the Book Tomb" in the afternoon? Now that the appraisal results have come out, I want to talk to him. ”

"Let's talk?" Liu Shiming felt strange, what was the director of the office of the dignified Jianshu Building looking for his younger brother, and asked tentatively, "Director Wu, what are you looking for Ah Xing?"

Professor Wu Guokun explained: "Liu Xing's "Book Tomb Notes" is a two-star novel, and I have something I want to discuss with him......

"What?"

Liu Shiming was taken aback, thinking that she had heard it wrong, she was stunned for a while, and it took a while to come back to her senses, "It's really a two-star star?"

"Yes, our expert group has repeatedly identified and confirmed that "Book Tomb Notes" is a two-star tomb robbery novel. Wu Guokun's tone was unusually affirmative, he led more than 80 connoisseurs to toss for a whole afternoon, so tired that he didn't even eat dinner, and no one knew the value of this novel better than him.

"What's going on?"

Liu Shiming's mind was suddenly a little confused, this situation was completely beyond her expectations, she originally thought that her younger brother had a recurrence of dementia, so she talked nonsense, saying that "Book Tomb Notes" is a two-star that can be exchanged for tens of thousands of yuan...... Don't...... Don't...... Has Al-Star dementia not recurred at all?

Thinking of this, Liu Shiming's chest was pounding, her breathing became rapid, her eyes were slightly red, and she was a little excited: Ah Xing is not sick!

It's true...... Are you sure?

Too...... That's great!

Liu Shiming suddenly choked up, and her eyes were already moist.

"Ms. Zhao, are you okay?"

"I didn't ...... It's okay. Liu Shiming found that she was too happy for a while, and she was a little out of shape, so she quickly wiped the corners of her eyes.

"Ms. Zhao, can I talk to Liu Xing?"

"Absolutely. After adjusting her mood a little, Liu Shiming turned around, bent down, reached out and gently pulled Liu Xing's arm, who was lying on the sofa and sleeping, and called softly: "Ah Xing, wake up?"

"Hmm-"

In the haze, Liu Xing's body moved, slowly woke up, rubbed his slightly sleepy eyes, looked around, and found himself in the hall of the Jianshu Building, and asked puzzledly, "Sister, the "Book Tomb Notes" has not been appraised yet?"

"You're Liu Xing, right?" Professor Wu Guokun took the initiative to greet.

Liu Xing raised his eyelids: "Who are you?"

"Hello, my name is Wu Guokun, and I am the director of the office of Jianshu Building. Professor Wu Guokun.

Liu Xing frowned: "Something?"

"Mr. Liu, I'm really sorry, the appraisal of your book "Book Tomb Notes" is quite cumbersome, delaying your precious time, I apologize to you on behalf of the Book Testing Center. Professor Wu Guokun said sincerely, "In order to express our apologies, we have decided to refund the 2,000 yuan you paid for the book appreciation. ”

Liu Xing was slightly stunned, he didn't expect to encounter this kind of good thing just after waking up, although the work efficiency of the book testing center is not high, but the service attitude is still quite good, and the book appreciation fee can be refunded.

Gotta give a good review!

"It's okay, I just fell asleep anyway, and I didn't have to wait long. Liu Xing politely replied and asked, "When will the novel be identified?"

Wu Guokun handed over a document: "This is the appraisal report of "Notes on the Book Tomb". ”

The moment he received the appraisal report of "Book Tomb Notes", Liu Xing was instantly shocked.