In response to Carol's question about the 'dog author',

Ji Zhuo said a few perfunctory words casually, and vaguely passed.

Again the issue of the award of the Europa Literary Award and the signing of the book,

Carol also put aside the matter of the "dog author" for the time being,

For Carroll, the editor-in-chief, and for Bert Publishing, it was more important to publish and sell ABC's works.

"Carol: Mr. A, did you choose to connect via video and not show up for the award this time?

Clumsy and extraordinary: Isn't it okay?

Carol: No, absolutely. I think everyone can accept this little fetish of yours. ”

That's how "Seven Sins" received the Booker Prize when it won the award before,

The organizing committee of the Booker Prize has no opinion, and the jury members of the Europa Literary Prize, the awarding people, naturally have no opinion.

"Clumsy and extraordinary: huh...... That's the same as before.

Clumsy and Extraordinary: Also, I've sent you the signed book of the Imperial Epic.

carol: Thank you, Mr. A, for taking the time out of your busy schedule to sign these Imperial Epics, and I think readers who buy your work will also be happy.

Clumsy and extraordinary: No thanks, just don't let me sign again in a short time.

carol：……

Carol: I'll try.

Clumsy and Extraordinary: ......"

Ended the exchange with Carol.

Ji Zhuo was already standing in front of the sofa in the living room,

Looking into the living room, sure enough, there were not so many books piled up in the room, and the whole room looked open and empty.

didn't rush back to the house, Ji Zhuo sat on the sofa with a buttocks,

Then it's a backward paralysis.

The phone in his hand is still lit up, showing the interface of the penguin chat.

just right

Then go to the book friend group and have a look.

It's been a long time since I've read the news of the book friend group, and I don't know what this group of 'loyal readers' is talking about.

Ji Zhuo raised his phone, and with some interest, clicked on the book friend group.

"Canyon Grass: Dog Author Awesome! It's all mixed up to the point that non-ink takes the initiative to give shares!

The Eight Immortals of Crossing the Sea: Honestly, it's not strange at all...... Think about the influence of dog authors now, think about the awards that dog authors have won,

Eight Immortals Across the Sea: Thinking about the sales of the dog author's physical book, it is said that the dog author's "Caged Bird" is also a big seller abroad.

Eight Immortals Across the Sea: Compared with the online serialized works of the dog author, if you think about the physical publication of the dog author, it seems to have a greater influence.

Eight Immortals Across the Sea: As far as the dog author can bring new readers, I am not surprised that Fei Mo gave the dog author this treatment, but I wonder why it was given at this time. ”

In fact, this is not counting the "ABC" vest that Ji Zhuo did not expose, if it is counted, the influence will be even greater.

Ji Zhuo glanced at these group messages,

It's not surprising that some readers are talking about his new contract with non-Mo.

Look further down.

"Once upon a time: Don't talk about this. I just care about one thing. Such a big thing, don't you add more to the dog author?

Once in the sea: the author of the dog! Don't think that if you don't make a sound, I won't know that I'm in the group! You're out!

Once Canghai: You have the ability to do such a big thing, you have the ability to add more!

Little Black House: Don't ...... I think today's update is almost the same, I ate a few pieces of knives, I want to take it slowly.

Canyon Grass: Don't want to finish reading this chapter?

Little Black House: ...... Then let the dog author add more! Dog Author! What about people! Dog Author! ”

Looking at these messages, Ji Zhuo was silent.

Do you want to squeak and slip again, or just slip away.

"Trumpet: I don't think the dog author is actually slow to update.

Little Black House: ?

Once in the sea: ??

Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: ??? ”

Looking at the question marks that filled the screen, Ji Zhuo fell silent again.

Fortunately, soon the group was crooked, and then the accusation of the "dog author" was 'in tears', and the urging of the dog author was changed.

After watching in silence for a while, Ji Zhuo slipped away.

What's more...... Not today, anyway.

"Ah~"

Got up early and tossed for a day, Ji Zhuo yawned again at this time.

But when I got up, I took a Coke from the refrigerator and poured it in.

I looked for this book on non-ink again,

"Readers urge me to change, I just throw out a hundred chapters!"

Well, this can be, look!

Looking at it, Ji Zhuo is not sleepy again.

After reading it, Ji Zhuo is ready to play a few more games to reward his teammates.

"Hiccup......

……

“…… Thank you for the knife sent by the dog author, I feel that after the tears are dry, I feel much better! ”

"I think you're exaggerating, but today's content is actually quite healing."

“…… Eh, the story of this third chapter is a very simple story, but looking at me, my heart is still sour, and my eyes are red, just like in the second chapter, the old man Xu Deen woke up from a dream and cried for his mother, and in the third chapter, this clever little girl firmly believed that her father would not lie to him, which made my eyes red. ”

Capital New Area.

The man held his mobile phone and looked at the new comments in the comment area of "Star Dream", his eyes were still a little red.

Before telling his daughter a story today, he first watched today's update of "Star Dream".

He has a daughter, so he feels very deeply about the story of this chapter, and he is also extremely uncomfortable.

And his daughter, the girl, was sitting in front of her father, waiting with anticipation for her father to tell the story.

Raising his head from the phone and looking at his daughter's expectant appearance, the man who was still red-eyed couldn't help but laugh again.

My daughter just doesn't remember to eat, I was so angry that I cried when I heard the story of "Star Dream" before, and after a day, I waited with anticipation to listen to the story.

"Daddy...... What are you laughing at? ”

The girl wondered.

"No ......"

"Daddy, can we tell a story?"

"Yes...... Let's pick up where we left off. ”

The man lowered his head, took his phone again, and opened the update of "Star Dream".

……

The story of the third chapter of Star Dream, and the previous plot continues to progress.

The little girl Yuxi was aggrieved, ran back to her own house, and locked herself in the bedroom room.

Continue to fold the paper stars one by one.

She crouched on the ground, her eyes red, folded carefully and carefully, and then carefully placed each folded star into a glass jar.

In the glass jar, already half a jar of stars,

The girl shook the glass jar, and the stars in the jar were spread out more evenly, and it looked a little less.

The little girl pursed her lips and exhaled through her nose,

Then I looked down at the sticker in my hand again, and the sticker in my hand was no longer enough.

The little girl pursed her lips, lowered her head again, and continued to fold the stars,

The last few stickers ran out, and the little girl put the last lesson star in the glass jar, but she couldn't make the stars in the glass jar look much more.

The little girl looked down, then re-covered the glass jar and carefully placed it on the bed.

He squatted on the edge of the bed and watched.

"Daddy...... The stars are already half full...... Are you coming back soon? ”

"Daddy...... Mom bullied me ......"

As she spoke, the little girl's eyes turned red again, and she said to the stars in the jar,

Tears were already in their eyes, but they stubbornly never flowed out.

"Knock Knock ......"

"Rain Creek."

At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

is the mother of the girl,

The girl looked at the glass jar with the stars, and then looked back at the door.

I covered the glass jar with a bed, and then stood up,

The door was opened.

Outside the door,

The mother, who had washed the dishes and chopsticks, looked at the girl who opened the door, and then looked at the bed in the room, covered by the futon, still showing a little bit, and the jar with stars.

"Yuxi, come out. Clean up the house with your mother...... All right? ”

The girl still had her head down, perhaps still angry at what had happened before,

But she still followed her mother out of the house, and then the girl closed the bedroom door.

“…… Stars are what Dad taught you to fold, right? ”

The mother took two dusted handkerchiefs, wet them, handed one to the girl, and asked aloud.

The girl didn't answer, she didn't look up, she just reached out and took the wet veil.

“…… Isn't it...... Dad tells you that when you fill the jar with the folded stars, he'll be back. ”

The girl looked up this time, only to see her mother wiping the table with her head down.

The girl still didn't answer.

"What if the jar is full of stars and Daddy hasn't come back?"

The mother still kept her head down.

"No, it won't! If I don't come back, I've got the wrong jar! Should be a larger jar...... Dad didn't say how big the jar was......"

The girl was a little angry at first, then a little stubborn, pursing her lips.

The mother's action of wiping the table paused,

Then, still with his head bowed and a handkerchief in his hand, he repeatedly wiped the corner of the table.

"That'...... What if he lied to you! ”

"Daddy won't lie to me! Daddy never lied to me! ”

This sentence irritated the girl, who angrily shouted at her mother.

"Daddy won't lie to me!"

"Hmmm......"

The mother answered, and then continued to wipe down the table with her head down.

The girl pinched the wet handkerchief, stubbornly beside her, and wiped the table with force.

After wiping the table, the mother didn't let the girl do anything else.

Turning around, the mother first took out a few dollars from her pocket, and then changed it to ten yuan again.

"The salt at home is about to be bought, you go down and help your mother buy two bags of salt and come back, it's at the small convenience store downstairs...... You can do without other seasonings when stir-frying, but salt is still needed. ”

"With the rest of the money, you can buy some snacks for yourself."

The mother said to the girl.

If it were usual, the girl would not feel wronged,

But at this moment, the girl still has a wet handkerchief in her hand, and some sewage on her hands.

Looking at her mother's appearance, she felt more and more that her mother was bullying her.

But the girl reached out and took the money, put down the veil, and turned to go out.

She knew that the convenience store was at the door of the community.

When Dad took her home, he would always secretly buy her snacks there.

"Smack......

The door was re-closed by the girl who walked out of the house.

The woman reached out and grabbed the dining table next to her,

Looking at the closed door, he pursed his pale lips.

He looked at the closed door again and hesitated for a while,

The woman still can't rest assured that her child,

After the girl, she also opened the door and followed her from a distance.

……

"Uncle. Two bags of salt. ”

"Eh, isn't this Yuxi, why did you come here by yourself, Mom?"

The little girl went all the way to the convenience store outside the door of the community, and the owner of the store heard the girl's voice.

Get up and smile and say hello to the girl.

"At home."

The girl answered, and then repeated,

"Uncle, I want two bags of salt."

"Okay, uncle will bring you ...... It's so sensible. ”

The shopkeeper smiled and went to get the salt for the girl on the back shelf,

The girl looked up at some snacks in the convenience store,

swallowed her saliva, the little girl was still a little greedy for these snacks,

But when she looked down at the money in her hand, the girl was still standing in front of the counter, not moving.

“…… Okay, two bags of salt for you. Is there anything else? ”

"Uncle, get me two more stickers."

"Stickers, huh...... I'll look for it. That's right? It's almost sold out. ”

"Hmm."

"Here, it's ten bucks in total. I'll get you a bag and put it on. ”

The girl was taller than the cash register, raised her hand, and handed the money to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper put two bags of salt and two stickers into the bag.

The girl took it, carried it,

I went out of the convenience store.

But after leaving the convenience store,

The little girl reached into the bag again and took out the two stickers.

hid in his coat pocket and trouser pocket, and then continued to walk back home.

……

The woman hid to the side, watching her daughter walk back home,

After turning his head to look at the convenience store, he paused, and walked in as well.

"Huh...... Your daughter just came, why did you come too? Your daughters have bought all the salt, and they have just gone back. ”

The shopkeeper who had just sat down saw the woman again and couldn't help but say out loud.

"I know ......"

"So what do you want to buy?"

"Get me some stickers."

"Another sticker?"

"Okay. Wait. ”

……

"Where have you been?"

When the mother came home, the girl was already sitting on a stool in the living room,

Two bags of salt were placed on the table.

"There's something going down the stairs."

"Are you following me?"

The little girl asked.

The mother paused at the door, then closed the door.

She didn't answer the girl's words, but walked up to her daughter and touched her own hair.

The girl raised her head, still looking at her mother,

But her mother withdrew her hand,

Continuing to say to the girl,

“…… You've washed your laundry, now let's go and dry it. ”

"By the way, take away the clothes that were dried before and fold them up."

The girl didn't speak, just got up from the stool.

Girls are always like this, with stubbornness in grievances.

She also felt that this stubbornness was a kind of 'revenge' against her mother.

……

"Alright...... The clothes are ready to dry,"

"Let's fold our clothes...... Fold the clothes like this, then put them away, or just hang them in the closet, so that when you want to wear them, they are easy to find and don't need to rummage. ”

"Hmm...... And all these your clothes, hang them up......"

"Alright."

……

"It's almost evening, let's make dinner."

"Dinner is still the same dish as the fried lunch, cooking the same meal."

"This time, you'll all come, and I'll watch from the sidelines."

"If it's not tall enough, build a stool...... No, one is not enough, you need to take two more to stand firmly. ”

"Put a little less rice, just one cup is enough for the two of us to eat, if you can eat, come here, so half a cup is enough...... I added too much water to cook rice, and here's a scale, don't you see? ”

I don't know how,

The girl's mother was a little impatient,

Just let the girls cook all the food, and there will always be all kinds of problems.

Under the impatience, the tone is a little heavy.

After shouting, the mother paused again.

And the girl had red eyes again, just holding the pot of the rice cooker, turning her head to look at her mother, pursing her lips, and inhaling,

But she didn't put it aside, just looked at her mother like this.

“…… Once the rice is cooked, stir-fry. ”

The mother was silent for a while, and then continued,

Just reached out and poured some water out of the pot.

"Press the rice cooker on. Well...... Let's stir-fry. ”

The girl pursed her lips again and looked at her mother,

Then turn back and stir-fry.

Stepping on two stools, the girl held a spatula, and when the oil was hot,

Pour the dish into the pot, and when the pot is stir-fried, it will naturally splash a little.

Splashing on the little girl's hand holding the spatula, it still hurts.

And the mother, also standing next to the girl,

The oil and water that splashed the girl actually splashed her.

It's just the mother and the girl, and no one speaks.