Wenhao: This child has been smart since he was young

Chapter 35 Huh?
"A mother's heart is a thermometer of her children's emotions. I can foresee that it's below zero here." Gu Lu was deeply impressed by this sentence in the book.

“But ‘Four Generations Under One Roof’ is so good that I don’t know how to describe it in words. I was just shocked after watching it.” The last time Gu Lu had this feeling, he still forced himself to watch “The Brothers Karamazov”. He was sweating profusely after watching it.

I was going to go to the office to return the book and see if I could borrow two more from Teacher Li...

It was a pity that Teacher Li was not in the office. At noon, Gu Lu followed the old routine and went to the fat boss's place.

"Fat boss, why do you feel like you've become thinner?" Gu Lu looked him up and down. It shouldn't be his illusion.

"Really?" The fat boss seemed to have heard music from heaven and said quickly, "I've been eating oatmeal to lose weight recently. I told you it's working!"

"Oatmeal for weight loss? Should I eat it before or after meals?" Gu Lu asked curiously.

"Before dinner... what the hell, I just eat oatmeal!" said the fat boss, "and then I do sit-ups on the bed."

With your body shape, I feel sorry for your bed. Gu Lu could imagine the creaking sound of the bed when they lay down together, "Why are you suddenly so depressed?"

"My family found a date for me and we'll meet in a few days," the fat boss said. "I'm just trying to get some help at the last minute."

"I wish you success and look forward to the wedding candy." Gu Lu gave his sincere blessings.

It has indeed changed. Back then, the fat boss's clothes were wrinkled, and people tend to sweat when they are fat... But now his clothes are very neat. You are done, you are about to fall in love. Gu Lu retracted his gaze and turned on the computer.

When I logged into my email, I didn’t know why there were so many advertisements, such as Ping An Insurance, Tencent Weibo, etc.

“Did Tencent also launch Weibo?”

Gu Lu deleted the spam, but there was some useful news today.

First, the article "The Days Away from Lei Feng" passed the preliminary selection, and the Bing Xin Cup officials notified him to participate in the provincial competition.

Second, "Youth Literature and Art" finally sent the news that the manuscript had been accepted, and also asked Gu Lu to add the editor's Penguin account.

"The finals will be held after the provincial competition. Why is the Bing Xin Cup much more complicated than the Ye Shengtao Cup?" Gu Lu pondered. The provincial finals will be held in two days.

The address is in Panzhihua, the same division as Sichuan and Chongqing. The top three in the provincial finals can enter the finals, which is located in the capital.

"How about I just forget it?"

Gu Lu thought that the purpose of participating in the Bing Xin Cup and the Ye Shengtao Cup was the same, and winning both awards was just icing on the cake. In terms of the time and energy invested, it was time to make a choice.

Gu Lu hesitated for a long time, but decided to give up this alternative. Because he searched the Internet again, the registration fees for the provincial and finals of the Bingxin Cup were a bit high, especially the cost of going to the capital...

The Ye Shengtao Cup was participated in in the name of the school, so the school provided food, accommodation and transportation, and also allowed Teacher Li to go along.

But I can't ask the school to pay for participating in the competition as an individual.

"The royalties are still too low. It would be great if I could publish a book." Gu Lu is not famous enough at the moment, and no publishing house is willing to publish a collection of his short stories.

Besides, there are not enough works that can be published.

Then I solved the second problem and added the Penguin account editor. With the experience from the last time, I directly told the other party that I was under 18 years old this time.

Same procedure, the other party doesn’t believe it and has to call to explain in detail.

The difference is that last time I had to go home to make the call.

Ever since his submission was approved, Gu Lu has been carrying his cell phone with him, fearing that the editor might need to contact him urgently.

The school rules prohibit bringing mobile phones into the classroom, but Gu Lu doesn’t play with them, so it’s very safe.

As a result, there was one more editor in the world who was as surprised as Lao Li.

"nailed it."

Gu Lu hung up the phone, stretched, and opened a web page.

On the official website of Story Club, there are several columns at the top: [Home] [Previous Issues] [Submission Instructions] [Story Window] [Journal Announcement]. Gu Lu clicked on the "Story Window", which is the reader feedback area.

"Humorous stories are getting less and less funny", "The quality of the May Red Edition has deteriorated", "'Knock on the Door on a Rainy Night' is pretty good", "Why don't many newsstands in Zhucheng sell storytelling anymore?"...

I flipped through many pages before I saw any comments about myself.

Cyril16: [It's rare to see an author write two stories at the same time. "Good Heart" and "The Hole in the Wall" are out of tune with other stories. It's quite interesting.]
Nine Oranges: [The author of "Good Heart", Gu Lu, seems to be a philosopher, hahaha.]
That's all.

"There is so little feedback. It turns out that short stories cannot attract readers if they are not published as standalone books."

Gu Lu prayed in his heart, hoping that next time he was triggered, he could write a novel - of course, it shouldn't be a very long novel, and it'd be better if the literary quality wasn't too strong.

Just like "Human: Stellar", it can only be used as inventory and requires prior learning before it can be released.

After school, Gu Lu went to the office again. As he had come here so many times, the nervousness he had felt at the beginning was gone.

"Teacher, I have finished reading these books." Gu Lu returned the books to Teacher Li.

"What do you feel after watching it? Just tell me." Teacher Li asked.

Holy crap, this is amazing! Gu Lu resisted the urge to comment with college student-like exclamation.

"I've written so many characters, but they all feel like they're just the characters themselves, without any trace of the author," Gu Lu said. "We often say that we can see the big picture from the small, and this book fits these four words best. It tells the story of a country with 400 million people and the lives of all kinds of people in the fall of Peking through the eyes of small people."

Teacher Li nodded, quite satisfied with the student's answer, "I gave you these books, you don't have to return them to me."

"I don't have much place to keep it at home, so I thought I'd return it to the teacher," said Gu Lu.

I don't know what the students' homes are like, but since the students said so, Teacher Li didn't say anything else. He just cleared a space on the messy desk and put down a few books, including "Four Generations Under One Roof", "Camel Xiangzi" and "The Poems of Gibran".

"This is White Deer Plain written by Chen Zhongshi. Take it and have a look. You have talent in this area. Accumulate more of it. Don't be like Zhong Yong."

He took out a book from the drawer. It seemed to be a book that Teacher Li had recently finished reading. Gu Lu found that Teacher Li loved reading.

"Thank you, teacher." Gu Lu took the book.

However, because Teacher Li moved too much, he knocked over the vase on the table, and Gu Lu held it up with his hand.

"Roses." Gu Lu looked at the vase.

"I grew them at home and put them in a vase to enjoy the view." Teacher Li said with a smile, "If you like them, I'll give them to you."

"Peony is a distinguished guest, plum is a pure guest, orchid is a secluded guest, peach is a demon guest, apricot is a beautiful guest... Rose is an assassin." Teacher Li said, "In ancient times, roses were known as the pride of heaven. I hope you can become one of them!"

"Is that what you mean?" Gu Lu was surprised.

Teacher Li smiled and said, "Of course, China is one of the places where roses originated. They have been around for a long time."

Damn! It feels like Teacher Li knows a lot of things, unlike Gu Lu, who only knows that roses represent love, and doesn’t know much else.

I dare not say that he is a child of destiny, but Gu Lu will try his best to be a good plagiarist!

When Gu Lu took the flower——

[One of the best-selling fairy tales] [A critique of the values ​​of the adult world] [A peripheral maniac]

"?"

The appearance of the first label alone made Gu Lu gasp, especially since the triggering object was the rose in his hand.

Since the world of "Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales" and "Grimm's Fairy Tales" exist, the only thing left is "The Little Prince".

The label of "peripheral fanatic" is the most direct proof. No fairy tale peripherals can surpass The Little Prince. Bookends, key chains, crystal balls, etc. can be said to occupy half of the boutiques.

(End of this chapter)