Gu Mian's eating speed has always been very slow, after eating a meal, more than half of an episode of TV series was played, she finished watching the remaining ten minutes, simply cleaned up the dining table, and went to the study to turn on the computer to write.

This is a habit she has recently developed, sometimes it is too boring to stay alone in the room, except for researching and cooking, just writing some random stories.

At first, it was like writing a diary, recording the trivial things in life, such as the proprietress of the flower shop was very kind to her, and every time she went over, she would give a few extra flowers that could not be sold. Later, I began to write imaginative stories, turning the imagination in my head into words in documents.

There was only one class on Wednesday afternoon, and Gu Mian took the subway home with his schoolbag after school.

It rained for a few days, and today it was finally late, she looked at the scenery passing by the window and took a few photos casually. Probably used to recording videos, seeing beautiful scenery and delicious food, I can't help but record it and wait to share it with others.

After arriving home, Alisa was pushing Tan Man for a walk in the yard, next to Sana playing with the puppy.

The little guy had a birthday last week, didn't want any birthday gifts, just wanted a puppy. Tan Qian had no choice, so he bought her a snow-white Pomei and named it Xiaoxiao, because it likes to grin.

"Sister! You're back! Sana was the first to see her, and ran towards her with joy, the puppy following her master on her short legs.

Gu Mian squatted down and hugged her, and Hiromi circled around the two of them like a round snowball.

Sana said, "Mom knows you're coming back today, we're going to have grilled lamb chops in the evening, and they bought your favorite strawberry cake, and they won't let me eat it." ”

Looking at the one who wronged her, Gu Mian scraped her nose with her fingers: "Let you eat one more piece at that moment." ”

Alisa pushed her wheelchair over: "Come back so early today?" ”

Gu Mian stood up to take her place, put his hand on the handle of the wheelchair, and pushed Tan Man forward: "I came back by car directly after school, and I didn't go back to the rental house." ”

"Can a person fit in?" Tan Man patted the back of her hand and motioned for her to come to the front, she wanted to take a good look at her.

Gu Mian went around to the front and squatted down, Tan Man looked at her for a few seconds, reached out and touched her little face: "I see why you seem to be a little fat?" ”

Gu Mian choked.

The disadvantages of living alone are reflected here, usually she cooks by herself, the amount of one person is too difficult to accurately control, and if she is not careful, she will do too much, and it will be wasted when she is poured out, so she has to let herself eat more, and it is easy to eat every time.

Tan Man: "It's a good thing to gain weight, I think you used to be too thin." After a pause, she joked, "Didn't Ji Lingchuan say that you are thin?" ”

Gu Mian turned his head to look away, a light smile appeared on his lips, of course he had said it more than once. That time he easily picked her up with one hand and said she should eat more.

"What has Ji Lingchuan been busy with lately?" Tan Man asked casually.

"It is said that the movie he cooperated with director Mei Ruolin before is about to be released, and he has to participate in various promotions of the film as the leading actor, so he is very busy."

Gu Mian has read relevant information on the Internet, saying that although Ji Lingchuan has not joined the group for filming, it is harder than filming.

As soon as he finished from the crew of "The Twenty-Eighth Horn", he caught up with the start of "Secrets on the Clouds" and recorded several variety shows to promote it. Before the show was finished, the movie "Atonement" was about to be released, and he was so busy that he didn't even have time to sleep.

In the recent airport photos, Ji Lingchuan wore a hat and mask throughout the whole process, and was taken forward by the assistant, his body seemed to be very tired, and he didn't even have time to respond to the enthusiastic cheers of fans.

Tan Man looked at her and said with some confusion: "It is said? Didn't he contact you? ”

A withered yellow leaf fell, reminding her that autumn had arrived and that they had parted in summer. A hint of loneliness flashed in Gu Mian's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by a smile: "No, but I know what he thinks." ”

"Huh?"

Gu Mian lowered his eyelashes and pursed his lips silently. Ji Lingchuan was thinking about what she could guess, he was afraid that after hearing her voice and seeing her face, he couldn't help but run to the UK.

Tan Man didn't wait for her reply, nor did she continue to ask. She still thinks the same thing, Gu Mian is an adult and has the right to decide her own life, she can give her advice, but she won't interfere too much with her choice.

The sun is slanting to the west, and more and more leaves are blown off by the wind and spread on the pebbles. Gu Mian pushed Tan Man into the house, Alisa was already preparing dinner, and the fragrance of lamb chops wafted out of the kitchen, and the smell was appetizing.

Gu Mian poured a glass of water for Tan Man: "I forgot to tell you, I can cook now, next time I will cook for you, I think my skills are not bad." ”

At the beginning, I did waste a lot of ingredients when I learned to cook, and I wanted to cut shredded potatoes, but I ended up cutting them into potato pieces, pouring them into the pot and frying them. If you want to make Kung Pao Chicken, you can look good when you come out of the pot, but it is difficult to swallow when you eat it, so you have to pour it into the trash.

After continuous practice, she can now cook a few dishes that she can handle.

After school the day before yesterday, in order to thank Lu Chen for helping her cook last time, she invited him to her home as a guest and showed him her hand. At that time, his expression was as if he had swallowed an egg, and he was so shocked that he was speechless for a while.

When he came back to his senses, he gave her a thumbs up and shouted, "Shibei should be impressed in three days"!

Tan Man took the water cup and said in surprise: "You? Cook? ”

Gu Mian guessed that her mother didn't believe it, glanced at the kitchen, and said with a smile: "Otherwise, you ask your aunt to give up the position of the chef, and I will make you a dish of fried beef shredded with sauce that I specialize in now." By the way, do you have beef at home? ”

Tan Man was about to speak, Alisa's phone rang suddenly, she turned off the range hood, and while answering the phone, she held the spatula and turned over the green beans in the wok.

Because tonight's main dish is grilled lamb chops, it is necessary to stir-fry another vegetarian dish to relieve greasyness.

I don't know what the person over there said, Alisa suddenly became angry, raised her voice and scolded the other end of the phone, and even scolded the swear words.

Gu Mian looked at her stunned, Tan Man was also inexplicable, she had never seen the gentle and elegant Alisa so out of shape, it was really a little surprising.

The phone call lasted for three minutes without stopping, and seeing that the green beans in the pot were about to be fried, Gu Mian hurriedly took away the spatula in her hand, stir-fried a few times, and put it on a plate.

When she got closer, she clearly heard Alisa scolding: "It's been so long, and the manuscript hasn't been translated yet, is it going to be delayed until next year?!" ”

It was another five-minute criticism of her subordinates by her boss, and Alisa hung up the phone in annoyance, frowning in anger.

Only then did Gu Mian have the opportunity to ask, "What happened?" ”

Alisa's chest rose and fell violently a few times, obviously adjusting her emotions, not wanting to take the fire out on innocent people: "Don't mention it, at the end of the year, the publishing house has a lot of things, and the published books that need to be exported have not been able to pass the review for a long time because of translation problems, and all of them have to be sent back for retranslation." I can't do this little thing, aren't you angry with me? ”

Gu Mian patted her on the back and gave her a reassurance: "Don't be angry, is the translated sentence not standardized?" Find a few professional translators to try. ”

"That's not good, you may not know that translating literary works is not as simple as ordinary translation, it is necessary to completely retain the emotions that the original author wants to express, and the language and words must be beautiful and fluent. Our publishing house has just come into contact with this area, and there is a lack of regular literary translators, and the few people we have contacted are not very satisfied. ”

After explaining to her, Alisa suddenly realized that it didn't seem wise to get angry with her subordinates, because she knew that no matter what she did, it was always the hardest to get started.

She sighed: "Forget it, let's eat." ”

Gu Mian washed his hands and followed her, and the family sat around the dining table eating delicious roast lamb chops and drinking chilled grape juice, and the atmosphere was very pleasant.

Gu Mian didn't have classes the next morning, so she stayed at home tonight, and after tutoring Sana's homework, she looked at the study and saw that there was a light spilling inside, so she turned around and went to the kitchen to make a cup of coffee.

She knocked on the door and heard Alisa's response before she walked in with her coffee and placed it on the table.

Alisa smiled at her, "Thank you." ”

In front of her was a thick pile of printed A4 manuscripts, marked with various symbols with pens, which was dazzling.

Alisa saw her eyes fall on the manuscript and thought she was curious, so she pushed the translated manuscript in front of her, and picked up the original English book on the side: "Don't say that the editor is not up to the mark, I will take a general glance and see that it is full of problems." ”

She took a long sip of her coffee, and was extremely irritable.

Gu Mian opened the original work, glanced at the translated manuscript, and found several problems, of course, there is no problem with the expression of the translated sentences, but it is not suitable for the context of the original text, or it does not show the literary effect of the original author, and in some places, the words and sentences are not artistic enough.

In just a moment, Alisa drank most of the cup of coffee, put her hand on her forehead and said, "I have a headache when I look at it, there are a lot of problems on every page, I'm afraid I will have a meeting tomorrow to discuss." ”

Gu Mian asked, "How many words is translated from this book?" ”

Alisa lifted the title page, and the lower right corner was clearly marked, 146,000 words, roughly 150,000 words. Although there are many problems with this translated manuscript, the word count should be not much different.

Gu Mian had read this original book before, and there was a letter written by an English writer to his wife in the Gu family's study, each chapter was a letter, and the original text was written very beautifully, almost imagining a love story that flowed through the water.

"Are you in a hurry?" Gu Mian said tentatively, "If you're not in a hurry, maybe you can let me try, I've read this book many times." ”

Alisa looked at her in amazement, and after a long while, she still couldn't believe it: "You're not kidding? I know that you are very good at translating into English, but I have explained to you before that literary translation is different, and you must have a high level of literary skills. ”

Gu Mian told her very seriously: "I have written some things myself, if I am given enough time, I can try it." She shrugged, "If you're in a hurry, then I can't help it, I still have to go to school." ”

Alisa stared silently at the manuscript on the table.

She asked her subordinates on the phone, should the book be delayed until next year? At that time, she had an accurate answer in her heart, and it was impossible to complete it by the end of the year.

Not to mention how long it takes to find someone to translate the manuscript again, after the editor's review, the first review, the second review, the final draft, and the official printing and publication will take a few months, or even longer.

After thinking about it for a moment, Alisa handed her the original book: "Try it if you want, I hope it won't delay your time." ”