The strange man watched the figure of Editor-in-Chief Cao disappear outside the door of the restaurant, and then turned his head and asked Chen Liru: "How did you meet?" ”

Chen Liru said with a smile: "My mother introduced it to me."

The strange man looked at Chen Liru in surprise and said, "Who did your mother introduce you?" ”

Chen Liru said: "Yes, we have met twice, and this is the third time we have met. ”

The strange man asked, "Is he in his sixties?" ”

Chen Liru said: "Sixty-four, eleven years older than me. ”

The strange man said, "You are in good condition, why don't you find a younger one?" ”

Chen Liru said: "Isn't it for you, will you really marry him?" No, let me tell you, I don't call him, and it's not boring to live with a person who doesn't feel anything. ”

"So, you're doing it for me?" The strange man was puzzled, "Just so that he can publish my work?" ”

"yes, is there anything wrong with him agreeing to help you publish a novel?"

"I worked hard to write a novel so easily, and he didn't give me money, and he just asked me to give him money, isn't this robber logic? Don't worry, I won't work with him. ”

"Why are you so slender? I don't understand anything, it's different now than in the past, there are fewer and fewer people reading novels, don't believe it, go to the newsstand and ask, how many buy novels? I passed by the newsstand that day, took it down and flipped through it, and there were six or seven novellas in it, all of which were selected from many excellent novels in the country, and I asked the stall owner, 'How does this magazine sell?' The stall owner said, 'The expired magazine has been dumped, you want it, take it for two dollars.' 'A ten-dollar magazine sells for two dollars, you know what that means?' It shows that there are very few people who look at paper works. ”

Chen Liru saw that the strange husband was silent, and then said: "There are still many publishing houses publishing books for authors. Most of them are losing money to make money, because the book is not easy to sell, and the bestseller is another story, I asked him to read your novel, he feels good, the writing has a little taste, and it is more suitable for people of our age to read, but he does not dare to guarantee whether it will sell well, he does not dare to take this risk, so he transfers the risk to the author. I've read your novels, and I feel like it's going to be popular, and it's worth the risk, so I called you over to talk to him. ”

The strange man said lightly: "It's not a risky thing, to put it bluntly, I don't want to spend that unjust money." ”

Chen Liru said: "Did I say let you spend money? I'll pay for you, and I don't need you to spend a penny. ”

The strange man said: "Your money is also money, I advise you not to work that god, you don't need to pay for good things, naturally someone will give you money." What is built with money may not necessarily become popular. The strange man took his glass and said, "I have received your heart, and I must give you a glass for this." I hope you don't make any more sacrifices for me, it's not worth it. ”

The strange man clinked glasses with Chen Liru, and with a tilt of his neck, he dried the glass of wine, and he turned the topic to his novel: "I think it's too early to publish a book. I'd better develop online first, it's the information age, and publishing a work online is not much different from publishing a book. The difference is that paper works are more valuable, and when I get old and want to treasure what I write, maybe I will find you and ask you to help me publish a book, which is entirely possible. ”

Chen Liru said: "If you don't want him to help you, forget it, I won't contact him again." ”

The strange man said, "Don't misunderstand me, I don't mean to break you up." ”

Chen Liru said: "Didn't I tell you that I don't plan to marry again in my life, and if I want to marry, you must be." ”

The strange husband persuaded her: "It's better to find a companion and take care of each other." ”

Chen Liru muttered, "Do you know what I yearn for the most now? Now I really want to find a place with the people I like to hide in the mountains and rivers, and live a life of two people. ”

The strange man said: "I also think that when people reach 'prosperity and withering, they become dreams, and joy and joy are forgotten is Zen." I want to hide, but unfortunately I don't have the financial ability, and I starve to death if I really hide. ”

Chen Liru said: "With me, I won't let you starve to death, I won't tell you, I've saved a lot of money over the years, I know that sooner or later there will be such a day, the day I met you, I felt that this day was coming, I wanted to mention this to you for a long time, I was afraid of affecting your writing, I didn't dare to tell you, since we have talked about it today, I want to ask you, would you like to go to the world of two with me?" ”

The strange man shook his head and said, "I'm not that blessed, if I don't get married, I might just leave with you, the problem is that I'm married, and I have children, I can't ignore them and elope with you, right?" ”

Chen Liru said: "I didn't say that you would elope with me, and we won't go far away, just rent a house in Changping, and don't live for a long time, just live for ten days and half a month a month, go back when you want to go back, no one restricts you, come and go freely." ”

The strange man finally relented: "Well, I can consider this, Changping is a good place, the emperor's mausoleum is built there, Feng Shui treasure, if you want to live, you will live at the foot of the mountain, it is best to have your back against the mountain, there is a river meandering down at the foot of the mountain, we want to climb the mountain, if we want to swim, we can swim in the river for a while, and find a place to sit when we are free, 'sit and watch the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court, and smile at the clouds on the horizon. 'What a wonderful life, it's fascinating to think about, I really want to go with you right away, if you say I won't take over that restaurant earlier, and give me that restaurant in winter, and I withdraw at this time, isn't it a bit too unjust? Let the winter go to business? I'm afraid she won't be able to run alone, so let's go find a place first, see if there is any good land, if there is really that kind of place near the mountains and rivers, you can rent it first, I can also go over to live in my busy spare time, and when Shi Song is admitted to the rehabilitation hospital, there is a special person to take care of it, and there is no need to stay by his side every day in winter, she gets out, and I can live there for a few more days. ”

Chen Liru said with a calm face: "At that time, I'm afraid you will become a philistine with a copper smell, and there will be more things that you can't let go, and you are reluctant to leave." ”

"No, I'm not going to be a philistine." When the strange man saw that there was no more wine in the bottle, he took the last sip of wine from the glass, stood up, and said, "Let's go, don't sit here, let's find a teahouse to sit in." ”

Chen Liru said: "I don't want to drink tea, I want to go home, can you send me home?" (To be continued......)