Seven
After brushing the dishes, Lin Wanqing came to the study to see Wen Yan, and saw what Wen Yan was writing in front of the desk, she didn't bother, but carefully observed the study. Sure enough, it was a study, and the room was filled with bookshelves and books, leaving a place for Wen Yan's commonly used desk and a reclining chair.
"You can take a look at it first, and I'll be fine for a while." Wen Yan saw Lin Wanqing enter the door from the afterglow and said to her.
"Okay." Lin Wanqing responded, and began to browse the books in front of the bookshelf, shuttling through the gaps that could only be passed horizontally, but she didn't read much about the titles, let alone which one she had turned over.
"Come and sit down." Wen Yan said without looking back, Lin Wanqing came to the desk and sat down on a chair at one end.
"Have you read all of them?" Lin Wanqing leaned in front of the desk and looked at Wen Yan and asked.
"What? You're an ornament for me. I don't often invite people here, so I don't need to show people the elegance of the vassals. Wen Yan responded.
"Where did you get so much time to read?" Lin Wanqing exclaimed.
"Three or five days is not enough, and three or five years may not be finished, so I have been reading, I don't know where it starts, I don't know where it ends. Don't you also love to read, you should realize that there is no shortcut to this, it can only depend on who spends the most time. Wen Yan looked at his collection of books and fell into a delusion.
"I've only read a few books, and it's a drop in the ocean compared to here." Lin Wanqing said embarrassedly.
"Then I'll give you another chance, as the second proviso for you to live here." Wen Yan said with a flash of inspiration.
"What is it?" Lin Wanqing didn't know what Wen Yan was thinking.
"You help me read a book every day before I get off work, and my eyes have been dry and blurry lately. Isn't it a good thing that you can help me close my eyes and recuperate my mind, and also satisfy your reading hobby? Wen Yan explained with interest.
"Doesn't the reading software on the mobile phone have a listening function?" Lin Wanqing felt that it was more convenient for Wen Yan to use a mobile phone than to read by herself.
"I don't like the way it reads, it's too mechanical, it's boring." Wen Yan commented.
"Okay." Lin Wanqing reluctantly said that she just wanted to meet Wen Yan's three additional conditions as soon as possible before she felt fair to him.
"Anything else you'd like to ask?" Wen Yan saw that Lin Wanqing was thoughtful, so he asked.
"Can I take the book back to my room and read it?" Lin Wanqing asked softly.
"Yes, but keep it safe, I'm sure you will, and anyone who loves books will. You can live in the next room, close to the study, so that you can work and read books in the future. I've already put the luggage in for you, so you can put it in by yourself when you go back. Wen Yan said leisurely.
"Okay." Lin Wanqing readily agreed.
Wen Yan carefully looked at what he had written on the paper, and then looked at Lin Wanqing and said seriously: "Now let's get down to business, I want to make arrangements for your work." Feel free to ask questions, at any time, I don't want you to hide your doubts and do something wrong. ”
"Got it." Lin Wanqing responded, leaning forward to prevent Wen Yan from hearing Wen Yan's words clearly.
"Let's go from easy to difficult, step by step, item by item. There are three additional conditions for rent, and now there are two. You're qualified to cook, but I'm going to make a few requests. Breakfast can be simple and nutritious. Depending on the amount of dishes you are cooking now, you should make four dishes for lunch and two for dinner. Let's start reading tomorrow, after a busy day today, let's have a good rest. There is another one that I didn't expect for the time being, and I thought of it again. Wen Yan has been thinking about eating for a long time, and he didn't think he cared much about eating before, but now he was aroused by Lin Wanqing's meal and tied his taste buds.
"Is it just stir-fry and steamed rice?" Lin Wanqing listened carefully and immediately said her doubts.
"You can do whatever you want, as long as you can eat it. The amount must be grasped well, the amount of food for you and me, a man and a girl, you can't take your food as mine. I'm hungry and thin, and even if I don't say anything, my mom won't say yes. Wen Yan said seriously and humorously, still worrying about not eating well at dinner, and blaming himself for being evil and focusing on eating.
"Got it." Lin Wanqing agreed with a hint of a smile.
"Turn the page, turn the page! Besides, it's like a chef studying the dishes, and it's time to open a restaurant. Say what you do! You're my assistant, and I've roughly listed three of your jobs. The first is to convey my intention to 'Aishe' and Su Yumo Su. Only internally, not externally, you are not allowed to actively or passively inform companies or individuals other than 'Aishe' of my intentions. The second is to collect and summarize the opinions and data collected by the company and Mr. Su to me, and shall not be leaked. The third is to attend important meetings on my behalf and make good records. You have to pay special attention to the meetings and activities attended by Lu Haitang, Mr. Lu and Mr. Su Yumo, and tell me exactly what you have seen and heard, not for you to spy on them. Because these two people are so important to me, I don't want them to have problems. Wen Yan said attentively.
"Can I understand that my main job is to convey information, keep secrets, and observe and listen?" Lin Wanqing said in Wen Yan's words.
"It sums it up very well. It may be easy to see clearly from the sidelines, but as soon as you enter the game, you will be confused. You don't know people, you don't know things, don't mix emotions, make subjective assumptions, treat yourself as an outsider, you just need to show it objectively and leave it to me for analysis and judgment. Wen Yan looked straight at Lin Wanqing and said.
"Okay, I will." Lin Wanqing briefly came into contact with Wen Yan's gaze, felt a trace of coldness, and hurriedly avoided it.
"I'm just reminding you. It's not that you are working as a waiter in a restaurant, a processman in a factory, doing something step by step, although it is hard, but you don't have to be too distracted, and some are just the trivial troubles of life. Work is hierarchical, and you're standing at the top of the pyramid right now. What's different here? It happens to be an inversion of the underlying work, with extreme effort and no need to work. In the eyes of others, you have all the freedom, only you know that you are imprisoned in a tower in the name of freedom, lonely and confused. Wen Yan stared at the wall and said.
"I think you live a very leisurely and free life, but I don't know that you seem to be worried and afraid." Lin Wanqing said warmly.
"Of course I'm worried, I'm worried that the power I've held will get out of control, that the wealth I've accumulated will be wiped out overnight, or even that I'm going into debt. I will also be afraid, afraid that the update and iteration will not keep up with the changes of the times, that I will lose the power and opportunity to control power and wealth, that others will discover a new continent, or find my weakness, and remove me from the field and give me a fatal blow. Wen Yan said calmly to Lin Wanqing, without a trace of excitement and enthusiasm.
"It seems that everyone has a loss aversion, and the more you get, the stronger it gets." Lin Wanqing analyzed.
"I'm not disgusted with loss anymore, I'm disgusted with getting itself. I lost my freedom, I couldn't help myself, and the funny thing is that I kept anesthetizing myself with the vanity I created so that I could keep moving forward. Wen Yan was a little melancholy, and said with self-deprecation.
"I thought that the master only had the loneliness of being alone and seeking defeat." Lin Wanqing looked at the lines on the desk and said without thinking.
"You're talking about a peerless master, one of a kind. If I'm a master, do you know what a master is afraid of? Wen Yan said with a secret smile.
"What is it?" Lin Wanqing raised her head, looked at Wen Yan with wide eyes, and asked.
"I'm afraid of making a move, a master of my level is the most afraid of making a shot. As soon as you make a move, your opponent may spot your weaknesses and then try to defeat you. The more shots you make, the better your chances of losing. What are the weaknesses? Like a bloody wound, exposed in front of the eyes of a bloodthirsty bat. Wen Yan said vividly.
"I grew up in the mountains, and I've never heard of any bloodthirsty bats." Lin Wanqing said with a smile.
"I watched it in Gu Long's "Xiao Li Flying Knife". But that's not the point, I'm talking about the harsh reality, don't you think it's scary? Wen Yan thought about it and said, almost being led astray by Lin Wanqing's words.
"So what? Aren't we all in it? I don't think anyone is choking everyone's throat and not letting people live. We can choose passion, choose kindness, choose cognition, choose thoughts, and be the best version of ourselves. Why put yourself in the dark and face your doom, isn't it easy to fall? Lin Wanqing argued seriously.
"Do you think I'm divided, as different as the sun and the darkness?" Wen Yan smiled and asked.
"No, I know you're just trying to imagine the possibilities so that you can handle everything better." Lin Wanqing seemed to see through Wen Yan's thoughts, which made him look at Lin Wanqing a little distracted.
"Well, I think I know a little bit about you, too. Talking about this is obviously influenced by my profession, which is used to understanding others through psychoanalysis. But in the future, I try to avoid discussions with you like tonight, because I don't want to see through others and be seen through by them at the same time, and I don't want anyone to know my direction and grasp or become my weakness. Okay, that's all for today, you go and rest. Wen Yan made a final elaboration and let Lin Wanqing rest.
"It's a long day, a strange world that I don't know, what else will I encounter." Lin Wanqing returned to the room, made the bed, put away the items, and said as she fell down on the bed.
"Strange man, is today a real day?" After Lin Wanqing left, Wen Yan laughed to himself.
The two of them washed up and fell asleep with novelty.
Early the next morning, Lin Wanqing saw the bright light outside the window, she was startled, and quickly looked at the time, then she was relieved to lie down, it turned out that it was only seven o'clock in the morning, because the night was short and the day was long. I slept for a while, and I didn't dare to sleep anymore. I think I still have to cook, I haven't bought vegetables yet, and I haven't bought vegetables and cooked for a few years, so I'm really a little unaccustomed to it. got up and cleaned up, tiptoed to the door of the study, gently pushed open a crack in the door and looked inside.
"What are you looking at?" Wen Yan had already walked to him unconsciously, and asked in a low voice as Lin Wanqing looked inside through the crack in the door. Lin Wanqing was startled, almost knocked open the door and fell, but was pulled by Wen Yan.
"I see you're not there." Lin Wanqing was shocked, and said softly with her hands behind each other's backs.
"I'm not a monster, it's worth it for you to look so sneaky. Just push the door in, but I'm not in the study 24 hours a day. What are you looking for from me? Wen Yan was amused by Lin Wanqing's actions.
"I want to ask you what you have for breakfast?" Lin Wanqing couldn't help but smile and said.
"Forget it, I thought about it, don't make breakfast, you're not the nanny I hired, you still have to work and cook, it seems that I'm too inhumane. Later, I will buy and eat breakfast, I have already eaten, your share is on the table in the small dining room, since you are up, you can go and eat, if you are not used to eating, there is milk and bread in the refrigerator. Wen Yan said gently, Lin Wanqing nodded, turned around and went to the small restaurant, her heart was full of joy, and a bright smile overflowed on her face.
Lin Wanqing ate breakfast and came to the study to see Wen Yan, Wen Yan looked at her, and Lin Wanqing was at a loss and embarrassed.
"This is a month's living expenses for you, you make an account book yourself, and the expenses are carefully recorded, I will reconcile the accounts every month, as long as the accounts are okay, I will make up for you if you have less, and calculate the subsidy for you more." Wen Yan pointed to a pile of banknotes on the side of the table and said.
"I don't know how to keep accounts." Lin Wanqing said seriously.
"I didn't teach you how to make false accounts, you just need to write down every expense. It is recommended that you learn to do double-entry bookkeeping for yourself, so that you can understand the ins and outs of your money, understand your spending habits and improve it. Just like I handed over to you, the consumption habit of using paper money for small money and transferring large money is beneficial to one's own wealth. Learn slowly, although it won't make you rich overnight, at least it can guarantee that it won't make you green and yellow and make ends meet. Wen Yan constantly let Lin Wanqing touch her own concepts, hoping to influence her.
"That's what I want to do. I wonder what else I have to do today? Lin Wanqing agreed, and asked about her work.
"Of course there are, and a lot, from head to toe. Let's get started with this magic trick and go. Wen Yan got up and said.
Lin Wanqing didn't understand what Wen Yan said, so she just followed him out.