Zhao Wu walked into a room, took out a book from it, handed it to Wu Dao and said:

"Look, what is this?"

Wu Dao took it and saw that the cover of the book read "The Breath of Haoran - Jing Ke's Calligraphy Collection", and he said in surprise:

"This is a book by Jing Like?"

"Yes, it's his book. You don't know yet, Jing Like's calligraphy is very valuable now, and one foot can be sold for thousands of yuan. Of the three of us, the most successful one now is Jing Like.

When I went to Beijing on a business trip in March, I met Jing Like and talked about calligraphy, I said that he should publish a collection of calligraphy works, but he didn't agree, I said I would help him contact the publishing house, and I would do everything, so he agreed.

As you know, I work in the Department of Cultural Affairs and often deal with publishing houses, and my wife Zhang Chao works in the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and I often deal with publishing houses, so publishing books is a very simple matter.

Publishing a calligraphy collection can help Jing Like increase his popularity, and I plan to help him hold an exhibition of calligraphy works in the future.

I also thought about helping you publish a book. When I was an undergraduate, you loved to write, and after so many years, I don't know if you have any new works. ”

"To be honest, I haven't created since I graduated from my bachelor's degree. I know that my talent is not enough to become a writer, and after graduating from my bachelor's degree, I have lost the motivation to create, and I have become more and more slack, and even if I want to create, I feel powerless. ”

"Maybe you don't know your own talent, every writer has a process of growth. I remember that you wrote a long book called "The Book Journey", and that one is actually very well written, you might as well revise and improve that one, and I will help you publish it.

Jing Like is too positive, you are too good, it is easy to suffer losses in life, but it is a rare quality for artistic creation, let me do what you can't do. ”

Wu Dao opened Jing Like's calligraphy collection, looked at the calligraphy works on it, and was full of emotion for a while, he said to Zhao Wu:

"Jing Like once said to me that he hopes we will mature but not change, and now he may be the only one who has not changed."

"Wu Dao, you are wrong, in fact, our hearts have not changed, what has changed is only the external performance."

"Yes, the heart doesn't change. When you went to Beijing, did you see Zhang Mengjie? ”

"Are you talking about Jing Like's girlfriend?"

"Yes. I also went to Beijing on National Day last year and met Jing Like and Zhang Mengjie. At that time, Jing said he felt conflicted about the relationship between the two men. ”

"They've broken up. I think Jing Like is doing the right thing, if two people want to live together, they must have the same interests and hobbies, otherwise, even if they are reluctantly together, both of them will fall into loneliness and pain after marriage, and the marriage will not last long. Rather than regretting it after getting married, it is better to end it early, which is good for both of you. ”

"You're right."

At this time, Zhang Chao had already prepared the meal and asked Zhao Wu to help serve the meal, Wu Dao also wanted to go over, and Zhao Wu motioned for him to sit down. The meal was quickly set on the table, and although it was not sumptuous, the scene was very warm.

When the three of them were eating, they didn't talk much, so they finished eating quickly. As soon as he finished eating, the cry of a child came from the bedroom, and Zhang Chao hurriedly walked over.

Wu Dao saw that there were too many things in Zhao Wu's house, and he could only cause trouble for their husband and wife by staying here, so he proposed to go back to the hotel.

Zhao Wu sent him to the gate of the community, and when he was leaving, Zhao Wu patted Wu Dao on the shoulder and said:

"Take care, brother!"

Wu Dao also patted Zhao Wu on the shoulder and said:

"Take care, brother!"

Sitting in the taxi, Wu Dao looked at the brightly lit city outside, and he asked himself:

"Wu Dao, have you changed?"

Not long after returning to Fangzhou from Hangzhou, one afternoon, Yang Zaixing called Wu Dao and said that he would invite him to his house for a meal in the evening, and say something by the way.

Although Wu Dao and Yang Zaixing work and live in the same city, they rarely contact each other, and they hardly see each other in Fangzhou, and can only meet when they go home to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year.

In his heart, Wu Dao was very disgusted with Yang Zaixing, he felt that this cousin was becoming more and more like Yang Chengzhi, all he thought about every day was to make money, and he was full of big words and lies.

Wu Dao is also very disgusted with Yang Zaixing's work of running off-campus tutoring classes, and he feels that such institutions should not exist at all, and they are completely destroying the lives of young people.

Wu Dao criticized this kind of off-campus tutoring class in the classroom of Fangzhou College, but he couldn't tell Yang Chengzhi and Yang Zaixing his true thoughts, because even if they did, they couldn't listen.

Wu Dao felt more and more that Zhao Wu's choice was right, and if he was in a high position and held power in his hands, he could completely ban these anti-science institutions.

No matter how disgusted Wu Dao was with this cousin in his heart, he still agreed to go to dinner because of his feelings.

At half past five in the afternoon, Yang Zaixing drove to the gate of Fangzhou College to pick up Wu Dao. Walking to the gate of the college, seeing that Yang Zaixing was driving the Passat he bought when he got married, Wu Dao remembered what Yang Zaixing said at the beginning that he would buy Mercedes-Benz and BMW for himself and Yang Chengzhi, and he couldn't help but feel a little funny, but it was not easy to say anything.

Wu Dao got on the bus, and Yang Zaixing said:

"Brother, we haven't seen each other for more than half a year, have we?"

Wu Dao heard that Yang Zaixing was speaking Qicheng dialect, not Mandarin, and he was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Yang Zaixing to remember what his hometown dialect was saying, so he said to Yang Zaixing:

"Yes, we haven't seen each other in more than half a year. Okay, why don't you speak Mandarin now? ”

"After Lin Chang and I got married, Lin Chang spoke in tongues with me every day, and after a long time, I also spoke in tongues at home." Yang Zaixing said.

"I see. When you are with your family, you should speak your hometown. ”

"You haven't been to my house since I got married, so I'm going to invite you to have a meal at home today. Brother, when are you getting married? ”

"I don't know yet, but in two years."

"When will I meet my sister-in-law, let's call her for a meal."

"There's a chance."

"What does my sister-in-law do?"

"I'm still a student at Fangzhou College, and I'm in my third year."

"Isn't that a teenage age difference?"

"Exactly ten years old."

"It's better to find a daughter-in-law who is younger than yourself, Lin Chang is much better than her sister-in-law."

"What are you looking for me today?"

"It's a little something, don't worry, it's not too late to get home."

Wu Dao looked at the pedestrians and the receding buildings outside the car window, and stopped talking. Yang Zaixing sped up and soon arrived at the neighborhood where he lived. It's a new neighborhood with a nice environment. Yang Zaixing parked the car in the underground parking space, and the two of them took the elevator to Yang Zaixing's house on the sixteenth floor.

Yang Zaixing's house is 140 square meters, four bedrooms and two living rooms, the decoration is also luxurious, all kinds of household appliances and furniture are readily available, and the ground is paved with wooden floors, which is very clean.

As soon as he entered the door, Wu Dao felt very uncomfortable, because the dormitory he lived in could be described as a slum if compared to here. Wu Dao asked Yang Zaixing:

"Do you want to change your slippers?"

"No, just come in with your shoes on." Although Yang Zaixing said so, he himself had already changed into slippers.

Lin Chang, who was cleaning up in the kitchen and preparing to cook, heard the sound outside, and also came out and said that he didn't need to change his slippers. Wu Dao saw that the room was so clean, and saw that there were two new pairs of slippers on the shoe rack at the door, which should be prepared for guests, so he said:

"Let's change into slippers and don't get dirty in the house."

"Then let's put it on," Yang Zaixing said as he took a new pair of slippers from the shoe rack and put them at Wu Dao's feet, "These are new slippers, and no one has worn them yet." ”

Wu Dao changed into slippers and walked into the house. He walked to the kitchen door and said to Lin Chang:

"It's just three people, don't do too much."

Lin Chang came out of the kitchen to greet Wu Dao. After Yang Zaixing and Lin Chang got married, Wu Dao had already met her twice, and now that they met again, although they were still a little uncomfortable, the degree had been greatly reduced, and it could even be ignored. Lin Chang said to Wu Dao:

"Brother, sit down and take a break. It's rare for you to come here, of course, you have to entertain well, but my cooking skills are not good, don't dislike it. ”

Yang Zaixing said to Wu Dao: "Lin Chang works at the Education Bureau and came back early this afternoon. He said to Lin Chang again, "Do you want me to help?" ”

"No, there are melon seeds and fruits on the table, you pour a glass of water, accompany your brother to eat something, and chat." Lin Chang said.

Wu Dao sat on the sofa, Yang Zaixing poured him a glass of water, and moved the melon seeds and fruits closer to him. Yang Zaixing said:

"Brother, I asked you to come over today, there are two meanings, one is to let you come to recognize the door, after I moved here, you haven't been here yet, we are cousins, in the same city, we should move around more. Second, I do have something I want you to help with. ”

"What's the matter?"

"It's still about the tutorial class I run."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to help with the tutorial class."

"Actually, it's very simple, but it's a bit long to say. Let me ask you one thing first, how many foreign languages do you know? What about the level? ”

"I know English and French, and my level is not very good, but I can only say that it is okay. To write a foreign literature essay, you inevitably have to read some foreign language papers. ”

"That's enough. My business is also simple, I originally ran a small tutorial class, mainly for primary school students and junior high school students, to put it bluntly, it is to help parents take care of their children, watch the children write homework, they have a question to tell them.

Later, I expanded the scale and added the kindergarten and junior transition classes. Foreign languages are very popular now, and I am thinking of adding special foreign language classes for middle school students first, and then expanding the area later, so that adults can also sign up. ”

"With all that said, how can I help?"

"It's actually very easy to say, you don't have to spend anything, the main thing is to borrow your name, you are a university teacher, and you are proficient in two foreign languages, you use your name to advertise when you recruit students, and you come to the class twice a month, which will definitely attract a lot of people to sign up.

Other people's tutoring classes are all under the guise of middle school teachers, but I have a university teacher here, and the grade has gone up all of a sudden, not only can foreign language classes recruit people, but other classes can also recruit students. ”