Chapter 313 Translation Translation What is Surprise
Ever since Gu Lu learned to compare his feelings with his own, he has understood that either I think you are good, or I really do it for you.
King Gulu is waiting in an inconspicuous place in the school. He has read a lot of literary works, and having a famous older brother and sister will put him under a lot of pressure. At worst, the relationship may become diluted, or at worst, it may become completely dark.
So Gu Lu was acting like a thief until he saw the heroine and her two classmates, then he waved and said hello.
“Would you like to play at my house today?”
"No, C201 ends very early, and the time is later. I can't catch the last bus."
"It doesn't matter, just call Auntie. You can stay at my place tonight."
< br>Shu Rou invites Gu Jiayu. Only Tang Tian lived very close to her house, so she definitely wanted to go there to play.
Elementary school students like to invite their classmates to their homes to play, but not so much in junior high school. In high school, either Shurou has the potential to be a social gangster, or there are no adults at home.
"Not really..." Gu Jiayu was a little moved, because after entering high school, she wanted to play with her friends more.
Before she finished speaking, her eyes widened in the next second, and a look of joy crept onto her cheeks.
"Brother!" Gu Jiayu shouted so loudly, and then ran over like a penguin, "Are you back from London?"
"Just back." Gu Lu nodded.
The jubilant Gu Jiayu ran over and said to his classmates, "My brother is back, and I will come to play with you on Saturday."
The two friends had no objection, even if they were carefree and comfortable just now Rou, her current performance really matches her name. Probably just to pretend to be good in front of the boss.
Watching the two of them disappear into the noisy street, accompanied by the commotion in their ears, there could be faint sounds of roadside stalls selling wolf-toothed potatoes and roasted gluten.
“I really envy Jiajia for having such a cool brother.” Shu Rou returned to her true self, “If I had such a great writer brother, I would definitely put the label of [Sister Gu Lu] on my head Go up."
"It's not like..." Tang Tian was speechless. She was a member of the publication club and could see Gu Lu often. After seeing it more often, I still admire you, but it’s not so exaggerated.
"By the way, Tangtang, I seem to remember that you have a brother who is a freshman in college, right?" Shu Rou asked.
Tang Tian nodded, her brother went to college elsewhere.
A month into school, Shu Rou heard her little sisters complain that her brother often snatched snacks from him and had a glorious record of cheating girls.
In contrast, Jiajia talks about how nice her brother is.
"I understand you, do you want to change to a brother like Gu Lu?" Shu Rou said.
"Then..." Tang Tian wanted to subconsciously say of course, but when the picture of his brother in his mind changed to Gu Lu, he froze.
"No, although my brother often bullies me, he is his brother after all, and he is very kind to me occasionally." Tang Tian said. She hasn't seen him for more than a month, and she still misses her brother a little bit.
Of course, Tang Tian wouldn't take the initiative to call that guy. It didn't take much to think about it. If she said "I miss you", the other person would be so embarrassed. Just thinking about it made Tang Tian's eyes dazzle.
Shu Rou, who had no biological brother, could not understand this feeling at all, so the two walked home.
Let’s see how siblings get along.
"Brother, why are you hanging around outside the school?" Gu Jiayu said, "If I come out from the back door, I will be in vain."
Gu Lu is stuck, should he say it directly? Am I afraid that I will be too famous and put pressure on you?
"No, it's not a big problem." Gu Lu changed the subject, "I prepared a surprise for you, guess what it is?"
"A gift brought back from England?"
Because The last time I went to Sijiucheng, I brought some specialties as gifts. I also broke half of the Spanish ham in front of me for her to eat. So the heroine thought about this again this time, but racked her brains and couldn't think of it.
"Of course I have to bring you a gift when I go abroad. This is not the surprise." Gu Lu shook his head and looked at the heroine. You guess, you guess, but you can't guess. It's a little bit funny.
"What is that? Oh yes," Gu Jiayu realized then, "This is not the way home, right? Where are we going?"
"Just follow me." Gu Lu pretended.
But Gu Jiayu, who was very curious, was so excited that he walked a little anxiously along the way.
It was about two or three miles away from Zijing Community. The brother and sister were side by side and arrived in a short time.
Seeing that she has arrived in a new community, the heroine's IQ has regained the high ground.
“Brother, you don’t know how to move, do you?!” Gu Nuxia said, “The environment here is indeed better than the previous one, but the last one had more fireworks. The newly built community is poor in this aspect A little bit.”
"It's not about moving, I bought this house." Gu Lu said.
"!!!" The heroine grabbed her brother's arm, "Buying a house, bro, did you really buy it?!"
"Take the full payment." Gu Lu said lightly.
The voice was a bit loud. Gu Jiayu reacted and lowered his voice, "Brother, you are so amazing. Our dad worked hard for most of his life and never bought a house. Uncle Xiao just paid off the ten-year loan three years ago. You are really capable. "
The compliment came out of the heroine's mouth as if it was free of charge. She was happy for her brother.
So much so that Gu Jiayu didn't even think about it, that her brother was talking about a surprise for her. My brother buying a house has nothing to do with this!
Gu Jiayu, who was full of joy, asked, "Brother, what building and number is the house in?"
"It's the second phase, No. 3, building 6, 15th floor." Gu Lu said.
Quickly, Gu Jiayu took the step of not recognizing his relatives. After knowing the exact address, he walked in front of Gu Lu.
Can’t wait to visit.
Walking from the direction of the school, go directly through the first phase of the community and arrive at the second phase. The back door is closer. Otherwise, you have to go around a few hundred meters from the main entrance.
"What are you doing in front?" Gu Jiayu saw a lot of people gathered at the door of the second phase.
Maybe it is a new community that gives feedback to the residents, including free rice, flour, grain and oil. I have to say, the heroine has a beautiful idea.
As I got closer, I discovered that the staff of the sales department were holding promotional banners.
[Zhuangyuan Building, the top student in science in 2013 moved in! ]
Another banner also has the name of the top scorer in science, and specifically explains that Peking University and Tsinghua University are robbing.
It is said that young people will forward koi superstitions on the Internet. In fact, the same is true when they are older. They think that living with the top scorer in the college entrance examination can soak up the culture and help their children do better in the exam.
Therefore, there is no superstition, it is just self-comfort after being helpless.
"Brother, I think they should hold a banner for you." Gu Jiayu said, "You are famous in the foggy city."
Teachers in the school often mention it, but Gu Jiayu From personal experience, if you go to any Xinhua bookstore in the foggy city, you will see the name Gu Lu, even if there are no new books on the market on weekdays.
"No, no, no, I can't do it." Gu Lu said, "The number one scholar in science is a real genius, I'm just an ordinary person."
This is true, and it doesn't hurt my heart! Entering the second phase, Gu Jiayu thought that his brother's name would be more useful in Wuzhou anyway. The developer really had no vision!
Actually, the heroine has never thought of another possibility. The developer has no idea that Gu Lu is the most talented writer in China.
Without staying too long, I walked to Building 6 and took the small elevator. Gu Lu's mood also climbed like an elevator. The first relative he recognized after traveling through time was finally able to truly repay him.
As for caring for your father and mother, don’t mention it. As a parent, he is not as good as Li Guyuan's parents. It's like Gu's mother, seeing that Gu Lu Bian is such a good person, she said she wanted to ease the relationship, but she just paid lip service to it.
Forget it, don't think about unhappy things. With a ding, the elevator arrived.
Gu Lu took out the key and opened the door. There was no need to change his shoes for the time being.
The layout of the house is very transparent, and you can have a panoramic view of the living room through the entrance hall.
Both walls of the living room are filled with large brown bookcases that stand tall from the ceiling, and two floor-to-ceiling bookcases are placed in the middle. There are more than two thousand books in the house, and the sofas and carpets are all designed at angles that facilitate reading.
The overall style is relaxed.
Gu Lu spent nearly 700,000 yuan on this house, emptied his savings, and got about 100 square meters. Neon's royalties are used to buy a house, and domestic royalties are used to decorate the house. This is generally the case.
The layout of three bedrooms and one living room looks very large.
It is worth mentioning that most houses in Fog City do not have shared facilities. In 2002, Fog City explicitly stipulated that the sale of commercial housing must be calculated based on the area within the unit.
“Wow, it’s a paradise for book lovers, there are so many books.” Gu Jiayu exclaimed, “I have never seen anyone use the living room as a study room.”
After thinking about it, it’s strange again It makes sense. If you are so good at writing novels, you must have read a lot of books.
"Let me show you around now." Gu Lu first pushed open the innermost door.
It is the entertainment room. There are computers and the same PS3 console from the fat boss. I also bought an arcade machine. There is a big TV set in the corner, connected to the Xiaobawang game console.
Gu Lu will regret buying the Datuo Tuo TV and Xiaobawang game console in two years because he hardly plays them. But now I am very satisfied. The second room is the master bedroom, which is also the habitat of King Guru. Compared to the living room and entertainment room, they are ordinary. The only thing worth introducing is that there is a row of tables near the window. Gu Lu planned to move the computer from the rental house and work in the bedroom.
The last bedroom remains.
Why are the bedroom doors closed?
Nonsense! Gu Lu specially came to close it before going to school.
"Open it." Gu Lu said.
Oh, the unsuspecting Gu Jiayu opened the door to the second bedroom.
Yes——
The room is Gu Jiayu's dream room, with all the colors and furniture placement. Even Gu Jiayu’s “whimsical” plush doll wall exists.
Everything seemed to have sucked away the soul of Gu Nuxia, and she was stunned in place.
"How do you like it? Are you satisfied?" Gu Lu took out another key and said, "You have a share of the house. This is my surprise for you. From now on, this room will be yours and no one can disturb it. , including me.”
When people are too excited, their brains will go blank. The heroine didn't seem to hear Gu Lu's words.
Just when Gu Lu was about to continue speaking, the heroine hugged her brother.
Then there was loud crying.
The tears are not only filled with emotion and joy.
Gu Lu let his sister hug him and cry. He knew very well that even the heroine and the original body, and even in front of him, always said that they were living a good life.
But how could it be possible? According to Mother Gu’s habits in my memory, I would still reorganize the family, and it would be impossible to live a good life no matter what.
"Just finish crying. Good days are waiting for you in the future." Gu Lu patted his sister on the head.
There is a small problem. For children who are sensible early, the grievances they suffer are not vented and settle over time. Will grievances disappear as we grow up?
The sun disappeared in the foggy sky, and the clouds were thick, as if it was going to rain.
“It’s pouring—” Thousands of kilometers away in the foggy city of London, it’s pouring rain.
Heavy rain cannot conceal the popularity of "The Little Prince" and Gu Lu.
On the third day of the book signing, we still achieved good data of 18,000 copies in a single day.
"The Haze in Weymouth?" Yao Xiaoju took some time to read the article, and when he saw the title, he was stunned.
Is it possible to write a novel about a small British town? Isn’t it necessary? The pattern needs to be raised high.
The story is much longer than an ordinary short story, but shorter than a novella. A bit like Big Orange, the updated status is better than the worst.
Slowly, as Yao Xiaoju read more deeply, he realized that his situation was too small.
It is not just a matter of venting anger, the story structure is also very good, and even vaguely reveals a very large world view.
What are the Great Old Ones?
Did Dagon really exist?
What is the origin of this group of monsters?
[I think their bodies should be a dark green color, although their bellies are white. Most of its body is smooth and smooth, but its back has high scaly ridges. The figure had vague features of a human form, but the head was that of a fish, with huge, protruding eyeballs that never closed. On both sides of the neck, there are constantly vibrating gills, and the long hands and feet are webbed. They jump forward in a chaotic manner, sometimes using only their hind legs, sometimes on all fours...]
The most important thing about the immersive description is that the story unfolds in the first person. Seventy percent of the text is intuitive feedback from the protagonist "I".
It wasn't scary. Yao Xiaoju didn't feel scared. The vague world view attracted his attention.
I really want to continue watching other works in this series, but suddenly, Yao Xiaoju feels like the protagonist. The "I" in the story was attracted to the monster just because he saw its golden crown.
How similar. Well, Yao Xiaoju feels that he has thought a little too much. I can only say that he really likes this writing style.
"Wait a minute, my reading taste is relatively Western, which means that this article may be very popular in the UK." Yao Xiaoju reacted.
After reading the full text, Yao Xiaoju understood very well that it didn’t matter whether it was Weymouth or not. Gu Lu could just make up any place name he wanted.
But it was named after Weymouth, the hometown of the Sun reporter. After reading it, the image of Weymouth from a tourist seaport certified by King George III at the end of the 18th century was distorted in Yao Xiaoju's mind into a dilapidated port shrouded in haze.
I don’t know what expression any reporter saw.
"Literati don't use swords to kill. Never offend anyone who offends a literati. The experience of the ancestors is really useful." Yao Xiaoju felt the destructive power of literati for the first time.
Okay, since this is the case, it is as the author intended. Anyway, the Gu Lu people are all in China, so there is no danger no matter what.
Yao Xiaoju glanced at his mailbox and saw that the translator had already replied to the message and was trying to finish the translation within this week.
Good news about British sales keeps spreading back home.
After giving his sister the key yesterday, Gu Lu still had to return to his temporary residence. After all, the renovation had just been completed and he still couldn't move in right away.
"Okay, the street office is getting better and better. The acceptance rate is as high as 100%." Lao Lei had just sent away the civil servants.
"Boss Lei? What Gundam?" Gu Lu passed by and didn't hear clearly, so he intercepted the inquiry with great interest.
“Didn’t the sub-district office leave a telephone number for convenience? Just call and someone will be sent to check within two working days.”
Pointing in the direction of the residents' column, Lao Lei Xing said hurriedly: "I heard that the director of the subdistrict office has been replaced. It's a good change."
"So proactive?" Gu Lu thought of giving everyone a try as soon as he took up the post. What is the name of the new department director who sent out the stuff?
“In the first few days of printing next door, the exterior wall tiles fell off. I called and someone came to take care of it within two days.” Boss Lei said, “Didn’t it rain continuously in the past two days? The sewer behind the store is very smelly. I called yesterday and asked the staff to check the situation today. It can be solved in two or three days. "
The printing next door means copying and printing on the street. , billboard store. As long as it's on the same street, it's next door, and because we're not familiar with it, we just call it by the name of the store.
"That's very efficient." Gu Lu nodded in agreement.
The area where he lives is not a community, so there are no properties or anything like that. Many of the older community houses do not have elevators, and are managed by the street office.
Although it is managed by the sub-district office, in the past, except for promoting some spirit, it basically did not show up.
"Xiao Gu, you haven't come to eat our beautiful frog fish heads for a long time." Boss Lei said and changed the topic to business.
“No rush, no hurry, I’ll book a table in a few days.” Gu Lu said with a smile.
Hearing the table reservation, Boss Lei's expression changed and he quickly answered, "Is it a birthday or something? Classmate Xiao Gu's eighteenth birthday... No, no, look at my mouth, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. ”
"Is this the coming-of-age ceremony talked about on TV?" Boss Lei forgot the words before, but corrected himself later when he remembered it.
"Hahaha, there are still rules for coming-of-age ceremonies in Fog City?" Gu Lu smiled, "I have something to do and I have to treat people to dinner. There are about a dozen people. Then we will have to trouble Boss Lei. "
Hearing this, Boss Lei laughed out loud, "No matter what the trouble is, I will sort it out for you when the time comes."
"Okay!" Gu Lu said with a smile and left. In his words, hosting a table is considered a farewell party.
Farewell to this first home in this world.
As for the housewarming party at the new home - Gu Lu thought it would be troublesome, so he just let it go.
Because I walk every day, I feel too familiar. Gu Lu is like this. If you are too familiar with something, you won't observe it again, let alone discover any new advantages.
Gu Lu looked around and saw that all the small advertisements that used to be densely packed on the telephone poles had been cleared away. The rusty guardrail around the green electrical box was also replaced. Gu Lu remembered that it was just a few pieces of rebar welded randomly before, and it felt like it was just a decoration. Now it is a straight iron guardrail.
“This street office is really good!” Gu Lu thought to himself.
I didn’t do well, Gu Lu wanted to write an article and talk. But for a job well done, Gu Lu had no intention of writing a praising article, at least not yet.
In the past, he could walk along the small road in four or five minutes. Today, he walked slowly and it took him twice as long.
Going home, the summer clothes at home have been packed. Gu Lu started to slowly pack the items to be moved very early.
Turn on the computer and Gu Lu calculated his current work progress.
The call for essays from the Chinese Language Committee has been sent out.
The English version of The Little Prince is also available.
There was no need to worry about things abroad. The focus was on domestic matters. Gu Lu began to sort out the unsolved matters at home.
The important laboratory once again invited Gu Lu to visit. This must be done, after all, the inspiration for the work comes from there.
The No. 8 Middle School exam is about to take place this month. There are so many things going on this time that I don’t have time to review. The monthly exam is a mixed bag.
Besides, it’s time to take some time to talk to Mother Gu so that my sister can live here.
But Gu Lu didn't want to see Gu's mother at all, so this matter was the most embarrassing for him.
The next day is November 3rd, a relatively ordinary day in China, which can be celebrated in neon——
"A Bouquet for Algernon"!
(End of this chapter)