Chapter 16 Dreams in and Outside Dreams, It's All Dreams
Ye Qian became a cripple like this.
Except for limping to work, she spends the rest of her time in her dormitory revising her novels.
I had nothing to do, so after thinking about it, I calmed down and concentrated on writing my debut feature, "Inside and Outside Dreams".
Love is like a dream, life is like a dream, and work is like a dream.
In and out of dreams, it's all dreams.
"I don't write propaganda, I write novels; I'm not writing a novel, I'm on my way to writing a novel. This is a famous quote I often say to Ye Qian and Mengjie.
Time flies, it seems that nearly half a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and my novel has been written. I originally planned to write a novel of only about 150,000 words, but I wrote 270,000 words in one go. Looking at the 251-page novel in the Word document and the bright spring light outside, I was relieved and felt a sense of comfort.
This is a novel that contains all my hopes and dreams after all!
On the night when the manuscript was completed, I knocked on Ye Qian's dormitory door with two oil paintings that I had carefully drawn in my free time.
The door opened.
Ye Qianna stood at the door gracefully.
My head began to dizzy, as if someone had slapped a brick from behind.
"What do I want to say?" I scratched my head and reminisced.
"You want to ask me under what screen name you should publish that novel?" Ye Qianqiu said slightly, "You said it eight times on the phone!" ”
"So what kind of screen name should I use?" I asked Ye Qian seriously.
"With your bewitching and vulgar words and cynical mentality, you should have a screen name that doesn't follow common sense," Ye Qian said with a smile, "Let me think about it!" ”
"Think about it!" I said as I slowly walked out onto the balcony.
"What's that in your hand?" Ye Qian asked curiously.
"I took the time to draw two paintings," I explained, "and you can't look at them yet, but you can look at them when you have the screen names in mind!" ”
"Okay!" Ye Qian smiled coquettishly.
I was standing on the windowsill.
The street outside the window was deserted and empty.
Then I suddenly saw a dog, a wandering wild dog, a wild dog wandering around homeless. It was a lonely figure with its fur disheveled, and it staggered through the streets with its head down......
"What do you think of the screen name 'Wandering Wild Dog'?" I turned around and asked Ye Qian seriously.
"Good! Very good! Ye Qian smiled brightly, and the flowers trembled with laughter.
"That's it," I said, coming to Ye Qian's computer, and without hesitation, I registered a cynical name on the Internet, the wandering wild dog, and then used this screen name to post the novel "Dream in Dream and Outside the Dream" on the website under the banyan tree.
"Are you serious?" Ye Qian asked in disbelief.
"Yes!" I said solemnly, "I just took it seriously!" ”
"The manuscript is finished," Ye Qian said with a smile, "Then how are you going to celebrate?" ”
"There's no bar or barbecue bar in this little place," I thought to myself, "and there's a greenhouse that sells barbecue, and the environment isn't very good, so why don't I take you there?" ”
"I don't want to go out to eat!" Ye Qian complained and said, "I'm always with you, others still think we're in love!" Why don't you go out and buy some grilled squid skewers and beer, and we'll eat them in the house! ”
"Okay!" I said happily and jumped out of the door, and then ran towards the night market like a wild horse that had broken free.
In my ears, the wind was whirring.
Soon, a large handful of squid skewers and a case of beer were placed in front of Ye Qian and me.
At this time, the two paintings I brought were also hung on the wall by Ye Qian.
The two of us started talking and laughing and eating with relish.
"You really painted these two paintings?" Ye Qian asked while nibbling on grilled squid skewers.
"Of course," I said proudly, "I don't paint now, but my level of drawing is not lower than my level of writing!" ”
"That's exactly what I want to say," Ye Qian said with a serious face, "If you develop in painting, maybe it's more promising than writing!" ”
"But it's expensive to paint!" I laughed, "Painting is too expensive, so I eventually gave up painting." I think it's better to write, empty gloves white wolf, as long as you put in the time and energy! ”
"That makes sense," Ye Qianyan smiled, "You tell me about the content of these two paintings!" ”
"First of all, this first painting," I said, pretendingly, "there are old trees, reservoirs, high mountains and dense forests, wooden houses, and a large sea of rape flowers on top of this hill......"
"There are two shrimp pots in front of this wooden house!" Ye Qian laughed.
"This is where we live in seclusion when we get old," I said solemnly, "and the scenery is beautiful!" ”
"Why aren't we in there?" Ye Qian asked squeamishly.
"Let's go to the col," I said earnestly, "and stick those little sticks with plastic strips in the ground!" ”
"Hare eating our crops?" Ye Qian asked seriously.
"That's right!" I said earnestly, "Hares and pheasants are overflowing!" ”
"Don't you have a slingshot?" Ye Qian said seriously, "Hit them with a slingshot, and then we fried and ate!" ”
"The problem is," I said solemnly, "that we were all old at that time, and I couldn't even pull a slingshot, and all animals were protected by then, and it was illegal to hunt hares and sparrows, so I couldn't do anything about them!" ”
"The hare and pheasant are protected, who will protect our crops?" Ye Qian asked curiously.
"Just rely on the plastic strips on those sticks!" I said helplessly.
"Then we can go shrimp fishing, right?" Ye Qian thought about it and said, "Look, there is a reservoir in front of the house, put the shrimp pot in it before going to bed and take it back in the morning, it will definitely be enough for us to eat for a day!" ”
"Yes," I said with a smile, "so I only drew two shrimp pots, and I couldn't hold them anymore!" ”
"These logs at the back of the house must be the native bees we raised!" Ye Qian said seriously, "We can eat local honey at any time, others want to buy it, and we won't sell it to them!" Especially those couples who wander in the mountains, they are too picky, and they only give 100 yuan for more than 3 catties of soil honey! ”
"You're right!" I smiled, "I just don't sell it, eat it myself, and live a sweet old age!" ”
"It can't be just us then!" Ye Qian said seriously, "Where have the children gone?" ”
"It's all in the capital," I said, smiling, "and they're making their own honey!" ”
"Makes sense!" Ye Qian smiled.
"If one day you die," I said to Ye Qian seriously, "I don't want to live anymore, let you go!" ”
"How could I die before you?" Ye Qianxing said with slight disgust, "You smoke, drink, stay up late, and find a woman, you will definitely not live as long as me!" ”
"It's not that I'm afraid of death," I said to Ye Qian affectionately, "I'm afraid that no one will love you like me after I die!" ”
"Don't worry," Ye Qianwan smiled, "You can rest assured to die!" I have a spare tire! ”
"Pull it down!" I said disdainfully, "The lifespan of a spare tire is only about four years, and if it is put for so many years, it will already be aged!" ”
"My spare tires are made of red sandalwood," Ye Qian said with a smile, "It lasts for a long time, and the more you put it, the more precious it becomes!" ”
"Then I'll have to live well," I said solemnly, "and if I get sick one day, you bring me a decoction, and I'll have to see if there's arsenic in it!" ”
"Is it the arsenic that the princess gave me?" Ye Qian asked with a smile.
"Stop messing around," I said, pulling down my face and pretending to be angry, "besides, I want to clean you up now!" ”
"Then tell me about the other painting!" Ye Qian said with a smile.
"This is the house we had when we were young!" I said wistfully.
"In Beijing," Ye Qian said with a smile, "I saw the CCTV Tower in the distance!" ”
"Yes," I said with certainty, "this is the night view of Beijing!" ”
"So many buildings," Ye Qian asked in wonder, "which house is ours?" ”
"That's the light on the corner of the top floor!" I said it seriously.
"I saw it," Ye Qian said with a smile on her cheeks, "As long as the lights are on in our house, can't anyone else pay the electricity bill?" ”
"Someone else has to go to work tomorrow!" I explained, "They're all resting, and we both have to write at night, so the lights are on!" ”
"If we two write and don't go to work, won't we starve to death?" Ye Qian asked seriously.
"Why don't you go to work," I thought to myself, "I'm writing at home, how about that?" ”
"Why do I have to work from 9 to 5?" Ye Qian asked angrily, "Why do you want to write at home with peace of mind?" ”
"Because you're a female writer," I explained in a serious way, "and I'm a bachelor's degree from a prestigious university, so I can find a job, and I don't think anyone recognizes my self-examination diploma, and I can't drive a black car to make money, right?" ”
"Then you mean I raised you?" Ye Qian asked angrily.
"Or I'll go out to work," I thought to myself, "and I'll write in my spare time in the evenings!" ”
"Let me think about it," Ye Qian said after thinking for a long time, "I am a white-collar worker, working in the CBD, and I have published best-selling books, with a monthly income of more than 50,000!" What about you, driving a black car at the subway entrance and in the urban village, writing at night, one or two thousand a month, and worrying about the traffic management department checking the car all day long, this is too unfair! ”
"Then I can't help it," I muttered, "that's all there is to it with hardware and software!" ”
"Your hardware is actually good," Ye Qian said with a smile, "In my eyes, it has passed; Your software is a bit flawed, but it will definitely be upgraded in the future; What I value most is your dreams! ”
"If you have a dream, you won't have a dream!" I said it seriously.
"Yes," Ye Qian said coquettishly, "Marie Curie had an unsuccessful love affair before marrying Curie. It was after she graduated from junior high school that Casimi, the son of a manor owner, fell in love with her, and she fell in love with him. When she was 19 years old, she was ready to marry him. However, Casmi's parents did everything they could to thwart it. They don't think she matches their family's money. What he didn't expect was that Casimi was completely subservient to her parents, acting unassertive and hesitant. When she finally had a long talk with him, he was still so weak and afraid. Completely disappointed, she left her family in pain and went to study in Paris. Later, she was lucky to meet Curie, because of the same hobbies and dreams, the two combined, worked together, and finally won the Nobel Prize. ”
"It's really important to have the same hobbies and dreams!" I said it seriously.
"Then may I ask," Ye Qian smiled, "What is a dream between lovers?" ”
"The dream of a couple," I pondered, "is to build a new future together and work hard to make it happen." ”
"Yes," Ye Qian said softly, "After many couples get married, they don't find out whether they have common ideals and pursuits, although they have also been carrying out various exchanges and communications, such as work, interests, and so on. Generally speaking, at the beginning of the relationship, we avoid talking about some serious topics, and once something goes wrong in life, we will feel shocked and incredible. If it's just a little disagreement and friction, maybe it can be dealt with; If there are some differences in principle, it will affect each other's feelings, and even the ending of love. Therefore, it is especially important to find out early whether you and your lover have the same dreams. ”
"Cheers!" I emotionally raised my glass and said to Ye Qian, "For our common dream!" ”
Ye Qian smiled.
We started drinking beer cup after beer.
The night gradually deepened.
On the street, the barking of wild dogs can be heard by chance.