Chapter 26 Chapter VII

"Oh, what's the matter?" the wife asked, looking at Shiqiao's right hand.Because it's covered with bandages. "Uh... I fell and injured myself. I went to the pharmacy to find someone to help with a temporary bandage." "Ah, what a clumsy hand. Where did it fall?" "On the steps of the station." "Oh..." The wife didn't seem to care anymore. Shiqiao glanced at the living room.The daughter is sitting on the sofa and is busy playing with her mobile phone. He took a deep breath.The wife walked over to the kitchen stove. "You two," he said aloud, "is it convenient now?"

Both his wife and daughter stopped and looked at him in unison. "I have something important to tell you," he said, "very important thing." An uneasy and puzzled look appeared on his wife's face.In addition to this, the daughter's face was also mixed with curiosity. I've decided to resign—if I say that, what will their expressions look like?No response?This is impossible.surprise?It's not realistic either.anger?This possibility is very high, and I am afraid that the crying will follow. "What's wrong?" The daughter was puzzled, "If you have something to say, hurry up and say it."

Shiqiao took a deep breath. "company--" Just then, the cell phone he put on the inside of his jacket rang.I took it out and saw a phone call. "Hello, is this Mr. Ishibashi? I'm Xiao Sakai from Jiyingsha." "Ah...you, hello." My heart beat wildly.Yes, tonight.How could you forget such an important thing! "Just now, the selection ended." Xiao Sakai continued after a short pause, "Unfortunately, you failed to win this time." "what……" "It's a pity. Everyone commented that your works have few shortcomings, and your writing style is solid, stable and reliable, and you are solid and outstanding."

"Isn't that all right?" he asked in a trembling voice. Sakai sighed from the microphone. "Like reading the standard answer, this is the unanimous opinion of all the judges. They said: the article is like a textbook, the structure is well-regulated, everything has not gone beyond a fixed shape, and there is no novelty and spirit of exploration. They even said that this kind of A man of character is not fit to be a writer." Shiqiao remained silent, speechless. "I'll contact you later." After speaking, Xiao Sakai hung up the phone. Shi Qiao slumped on the chair, as if he had lost all his strength.

"What are you doing? What happened? Who made the call just now?" His wife asked like a cannonball. Shiqiao shook his head. "nothing." "But……" All kinds of thoughts are spinning in Shiqiao's mind, like clothes in a washing machine, and among them is the dream of becoming a writer, and this dream is fading rapidly. Not long after, he stood up and looked at the faces of his wife and daughter successively. "Actually, this time I changed my job and was transferred to the office cleaning department." "Office cleaning department? Could this be..." His wife's face turned pale.

"It has nothing to do with the content of the job." He said firmly, "No matter where you go, work is work. I will try my best to do the tasks assigned to me. That's it." The wife and daughter listened to Shiqiao's declaration with Monk Zhang Er's puzzled expression, but no one said a word.But after a while, a reassuring smile crept onto the corners of their mouths. Shi Qiao sat back on the chair and touched his bandaged right hand.On the way back from the company, he was so angry that he hit the wall with his fist and got injured.But luckily it hit the wall.

And... He stared at the phone and thought, luckily he didn't win the prize.That way you don't have to be confused anymore.