Chapter 2 Chapter two

"Honey—" Dear?Nuoqin thought, it's ridiculous, I don't even know you. Dear club host: I have been married for ten years and have two children, one is nine years old and the other is three years old. My garden house covers an area of ​​one acre and has a swimming pool. I am very envious. When I came back, I urged my husband to immigrate, but he objected, and I was very unhappy..." Nuo Qin widened her eyes. How can I read this kind of ignorant letter!She rests her head on her hands. Nuo Qin vigorously criticized with a red pen: "Vanity! Greed! It is this kind of person who brings women a bad name."

Also help this kind of people answer questions. She faxed the letter to the editorial office. Woothburn's answer came quickly. "The opinion is not detailed enough, please write at least five hundred words." Or, simply let this person know what Cen Nuoqin really thinks. Nuo Qin reprimanded her for being ignorant, leaving it to her husband outside, and giving it to mediocre workers at home, completely abstaining from power, but expecting a more comfortable life, getting something for nothing, and hoping to get more. Once upon a time, she wrote: "I never understood why old-fashioned men look down on women. Now, I kind of understand."

Wu Siben looked at it and laughed. Colleagues said: "Will it arouse readers' resentment?" What a Ms. Wu, she said calmly: "Don't be afraid, there is a gimmick." "Hey, people just envy a swimming pool." "No, look carefully, this woman is indeed dissatisfied with reality." "I have the same problem." "We're trying to get the reader to boo." "Stunning." Woothburn admitted, "So what, we've reached the hand-to-hand stage." "Wow, that's so ugly." "Come on, everyone shirtless."

Mailboxes are here. Contrary to the writing style, Wen Si calmly and persuasively said: "This reader, husband and wife are very considerate of each other. It's not that he doesn't want to immigrate and give you and your children a better life. Perhaps, he is not yet capable..." Nuoqin was annoyed, "This is an old lady from some country." The editorial department received more than a hundred phone calls, and the readers quickly divided into two groups, one group supported Evans, and the other sided with writing. Three issues later, The Lonely Hearts Club became one of the most popular columns.

Many colleagues in the universe were puzzled: "We were born to make headlines, but our popularity is not as good as this boring mailbox." "Hey, when will the world be fair, and nude photos of gorgeous women will attract more attention." One day, while Nuo Qin was replying to a letter, the phone rang. "Nuoqin? I'm Luo Guozhu." Nuo Qin felt ashamed, hey, he was the former editor-in-chief, and the tea would get cold as soon as he left, and she hardly remembered him. "Come out for a cup of tea." "I—" Nuoqin couldn't walk away, but it was really inconvenient to say no, "Okay, can it be more convenient for me to talk."

"See you in half an hour." Nuoqin quickly put away the information in the mailbox. Luo Guozhu is here. As soon as she sat down, she went straight to the point and made a request: "Nuoqin, I have already worked at Xinlian Daily, taking care of the supplement. Please give me a piece of prose, which should be written for at least three months. We have known each other once. Please don't disappoint me. " Nuo Qin looked at her melancholy. Xinlian is a second-tier newspaper, and its sales pattern is far from that of the universe, which cannot be compared. It doesn't matter if you walk away, but if you go to a worse place, you will make others sad.

"Due next week." Her tone was as authoritative as ever. "I—" You are not trying to evade me. "I—" "If you're too busy, stop the Universe Weekly section. Look, what have they done since I left? Hey, even Mrs. Nanguan's reader's mailbox has been revived by farts." Cen Nuoqin didn't dare to say that she was that corpse. "What else is there to write about in the universe, it is better to move to Xinlian, you and I will fight side by side, and I will promote it for you." Nuo Qin poured a cup of mint tea, "Sister, listen to me."

"Speak." "My work schedule is very tight." "Give you three more days." Nuo Qin summoned up her courage, "No, big sister, I don't plan to write Xinlian Daily." Luo Guozhu didn't seem to understand, and stood there in a daze. "I want to keep watch in the universe." "what?" "Now is not the time to fight, do you understand?" "I have told my superiors that Cen Nuoqin will join us. "Sister, you should tell me first." I thought—" She thought she could speak for her friend. "Sorry I can't do this."

"Then, write for me for a month." "Sister, don't embarrass me." "I understand. I don't blame you for the warmth and coldness of people." " Nuoqin escorted her to the door "I wish you all the best." "I will succeed" Luo Guozhu left angrily and disappointed. More than two months later, Nuo Qin read the news in the newspaper that Xinlian Daily had closed down. I feel sorry for what happened to Roche. Originally, the host family did not become the western family, but now there is no western family. People should save money.

Nuoqin felt that severe winter had come. They are all grasshoppers, not ants, and I don't know if they will survive or not. After a moment of silence, she took out the reader's letter and continued to work. "Dear Wenbi, I'm an eighteen-year-old girl. I really want to get tattoos and nose rings. Do you agree?" Nuo Qin answered truthfully: "Eighteen years old is an adult, your body, your choice, please go to a legal and hygienic funeral home, if you are afraid of pain, ask them to inject anesthesia first." As soon as this simple letter was published, defenders of morality in all directions went crazy, attacked the writing through educational groups, and wrote letters.

Go to the board of directors of the universe company to ask for the dismissal of Wenbi. Nuo Qin also has fans. They wrote to say: "Anti-feudalism and anti-restraint, eighteen years old is already an adult!" How does Vince answer? The old lady said conservatively and flatteringly: "Tattoos are difficult to take off. They will be your lifelong imprint. Your body, hair and skin are inherited from your parents. Do you want people to discriminate against you?" Nuo Qin really hated this pedantic and out-of-touch woman, and shouted at Wu Siben: "I want to change partners." "That's what people say" "Then, we can break up." Just because the two people's opinions seem to be completely different from each other, so there is a point of view, the husband sings and the wife follows, and celebrates together, what's so good about it. " Will the boss have any objections? Ha, it was too late for him to be happy, so controversial, unexpected. Nuo Qin sighed, "Don't care about our life or death." "Of course, the world boss is a different kind of human being." Nuo Qin let out a sigh of relief, it would be better to find out sooner. She said: "The day before yesterday, I saw Luo Guozhu." "Who?" Ms. Wu didn't even look up. "Luo Guozhu." "Who?" The man had disappeared, as if he had never been there. "there is nothing." "Nuoqin, have you considered using your real name to write to the mailbox?" "Never." "Your letterbox has more readers than novels." Nuo Qin was shocked, "No!" Wu Siben laughed, "You should be happy." Nuo Qin felt timid, "How did you get the numbers, is it reliable?" Wu Siben's question was not answered, "The creator of Sherlock Holmes, Han Doyle, always thought of himself as a writer of historical novels, rather than a writer of popular detective novels in the market. He was very reluctant to write detective novels, and he always wanted to put Sherlock Holmes to death. !To free up time for historical fiction, it's strange that you write about the human heart." Nuoqin dejectedly said, "Don't dare to act, dare not act." "This is a letter from the club forwarded to you." Nuo Qin waved her hand. "If you don't have time, I will ask Lihong to open it." "Miss, will you use your real name?" Didn't expect it to be that popular. There are so many letters that I have to pack them in that kind of big black garbage bag, with dozens of letters in each bag, hundreds of letters a week.Only letters were given to Wenbi, but Wensi also received various gifts, including silk scarves, pens, plush dolls and so on. Nuoqin thought, she doesn't like to spoil the old lady. Wooth originally wanted to expand the mailbox to include daily newspapers. "One letter a day." "It's too hard." Nuo Qin objected. "I won't make your hard work in vain." Nuo Qin sighed, "Can you resume my novel column?" "Nuoqin, I'm just a middleman. I have no likes or dislikes. All customers come first." Nuoqin was silent. "I heard that you are also very good at asking prices. Publishers have a special liking for long novels." Nuoqin took the letter and left. That day, she opened a letter from a middle-aged wife: "When the children grow up, they don't want to give back. They are stingy with money and time. They only think about their own family. I am very angry. Unfilial children should be punished by the government as a rule..." Nuo Qin replied: "Adults should not ask anyone for time and money. It is better to give than to receive." Wow, middle-aged and elderly readers reacted fiercely. "Poisonous woman, openly advocates unfilial piety." "It's fine if you don't have children for the rest of your life." "May your children be disobedient." "Inconsiderate, how can this kind of person be qualified to host the mailbox, disqualified!" Cen Nuoqin thinks readers write better than her. In view of this, Editor Wu also published these letters of reflection. Nuo Qin looked at the page, smiled wryly and said, "It's like a circus troupe." However, the circus troupe is lively and fun. When she was a child, Nuoqin longed to run away from home and live with a circus troupe all her life, and now it can be said that her wish has come true. "Writing pen! Please help me decide this matter. I am unmarried and pregnant, and the other party is unwilling to take responsibility." "Wenbi, I have been married for twelve years, and my husband is having an affair." "I fell in love with A and B at the same time and had an intimate relationship." "She keeps using my money, but a heart doesn't belong to me." "I met an old flame from seven years ago and the feeling is still there." "I love him, but I always believe that the man should be able to afford all the family expenses." There are all kinds of strange things. Because there is no such thing as the same experience in the world, the writing style is always chic, and the answers given are very novel. Like "You enjoy wasting so much, why ask me." "I'm not willing to divorce, so don't say much." "I really envy that you have a way to love two at the same time, no wonder the letter is made public." "What do you want her heart to do, bloody, don't be too greedy." "When looking for a man to pay, you have to start exercising at the age of sixteen or seventeen. You are already twenty-eight years old. It's too late. Be realistic, half of each person." Within half a year, Wen Si, the other half of the Lonely Hearts Club, couldn't bear to shoot at her. "This woman doesn't have a serious sentence, and every word is like a cancer that poisons the readers. The lady is terrible." But other newspapers have followed suit and set up similar mailboxes. "Hey, the TV station would like to ask you a question." "Visit Cen Nuoqin?" "No, Miss Writing." "No." "Wen Si agreed." "Ah, I'll see." The TV reveal program interviewed this letterbox host, wow, really brilliant, with a silk scarf covering her head, and wearing a big hat, she only pats her back, and her voice has been processed to make her look completely shady, pretending to be mysterious. Nuoqin flaunts her fortune in front of the TV. She thought that the other party was an old lady who was outdated, superficial, and pretending to be full of warmth, maybe she was, but her propaganda methods, U-turn, and thick-skinned!They are much better than her. Not a fuel-efficient lamp. It's not easy to do that. Still, so famous!Worse than not being famous. Nuoqin was suddenly unbearably tired. "Li Zhongfu, come and accompany me." "No problem, just call." Fortunately, I still have this old friend. Ms. Vince, how long can this relationship last? Wen Si would definitely answer seriously: "If you don't care about him, don't delay his youth—" Thinking of this, Nuo Qin couldn't help laughing. Ms. Wenbi, what do you think? Take advantage of each other, everyone gets something, don't worry too much about others, if there is no benefit at all, or if he has already found a better one, he will naturally leave. Why doesn't the world like to listen to his words?Mother-in-law, hypocritical, untruthful talk is very popular. To be honest, it was too cruel. Li Zhongfu came up with a case of champagne. Nuo Qin asked, "Why is there only ten bottles of wine in a case instead of twelve?" "People put twelve and you ask why not fourteen." "Open a bottle now and drink it clean." "What's there to celebrate?" "Alive." "A woman writer after all." "In peaceful and prosperous times, being friends with female writers is real, interesting and elegant." Li Zhongfu smiled, "I didn't see it that way." "Against the market, the world thinks completely differently." "I still love you." Nuo Qin smiled, "Ordinary people are more qualified to write romance novels." "What can you tell me today?" "How long will you stay tight?" "I just know that civil servants may have their salaries cut next year." Heh, I really didn't expect the situation to be so bad, Nuo Qin widened her eyes, "This city has been open for more than a hundred years, and I have never heard of a civil servant's salary cut." "I feel the same way you do." "But! You're not very depressed." "I don't have a family, and I don't have to bear the burden of my parents. It's easy to mourn and adapt." Nuoqin felt that the gift he brought was even more precious. "However," Li Zhongfu said, "the mood is not as good as before. Some old classmates came back from Canada and don't want to socialize. They haven't seen each other for many years and have nothing to say." "We were the most hospitable in the past. No matter who it was, we were happy to invite wine and dinner." Zhongfu was silent for a while, "Although his hands are generous, his mouth is not forgiving, and he often laughs at people's shabbyness." "That's not right." "Of course, everyone has their own way of life." "What happened? We actually started self-criticism." "People are timid." They laughed out loud. After all, they were young, but they were not too troubled. Early the next morning, she ran downstairs as usual, and when she turned around, someone called her: "Qinqin." Even Li Zhongfu can't call her by her nickname, who is this? Looking up, "ah, brother-in-law." It should be the ex-brother-in-law Gao Jiliang, and that Gao is a good-looking talent. He had already put on a suit and tie early in the morning, as if he was going to some important meeting. When Nuo Qin called him brother-in-law, his nose suddenly became sore. "Qinqin, I want to say a few words with you." All the brothers-in-law in the world have special feelings for their aunts. "Is there a problem?" He hesitated to speak. "Come on," Nuo Qin said, "let's go have a cup of tea." She took him to a new tea restaurant. Gao Jun's mood seemed to improve slightly, he said softly: "I want to go home." Nuoqin didn't understand for a while, go home?What does this have to do with her. After a while, she asked, "You mean—" "Can you hold me in the tone of exploring the court wind?" Nuoqin took a breath. So delusional. On the surface she still said calmly: "The past is the past." "I miss their mother and daughter so much, I am willing to change everything and start from scratch." "No matter how sad the moment is, you have to let go of the past." But Gao Jun was very stubborn, "I think there is still hope between us." Nuo Qin felt that her tone was becoming more and more like that of a mailbox host, saying earnestly, "At the beginning, you broke her heart." "Please give me one more chance." Nuo Qin looked at him, "Has something gone wrong in your business?" He is very frank, "it closed down last month." "Where's that woman?" "Ask I took a severance package and left." "I saw news on the entertainment board that she entertained reporters and planned to come back." "Celly—" Nuo Qin sighed, "There is no way outside, so I think of the benefits of home." Gao Jiliang lowered his head, "I have to move out of Zhaoyuntai next month, and I will be homeless." "How did you end up living in a place called Summoning Souls?" "I am truly repentant." Cen Nuoqin had a sudden thought: I don't know how many lost men have returned home because of this adverse market, and how many good wives will accept this wretched and fickle man. "Qinqin, please." Gao Jiliang is a super brother-in-law. He is warm and forthright, especially generous to Nuoqin. He never forgets her birthday and gives gifts from Mid-Autumn Festival to Halloween. However, he is an unqualified husband. "I'll bring it for you." "Thank you." "You have no savings?" "In the heyday, there were four cars, three women and one driver, and the turnover was at least 300,000 yuan per month. How could there be any leftover money?" deserve it. "It's too extravagant, and I thought about saving a little bit, but how can I shrink from the beginning? Men want to save face." No matter how you put it, Nuo Qin felt that she would not forgive this person. I don't know what my sister is thinking, but there is still a body in the middle, this child is still surnamed Gao. Nuoqin paid the tea bill. "Qinqin, I'm not handy." Nuo Qin took out her handbag and handed him thousands of dollars in cash. Gao Jiliang suddenly smiled, "Qinqin, I need more." Nuo Qin was very generous, "How much?" "One hundred thousand is enough to deal with today." "All my savings add up to only 30,000, and now I can go with you to take out the emergency." She is only willing to give this amount. "Also." Really dead end. Nuoqin accompanied him to withdraw the cash and handed it to him. Nuo Qin said, "I'll call you tomorrow." He nodded and left. What happened in these short six months, a person who would have to be opportunistic and good-natured came to ask my aunt to borrow tens of thousands of yuan for turnover. Nuoqin immediately rushed to her sister's place. Didi was already at school, and the servant opened the door for Nuoqin. As soon as she entered, she heard Cen Tingfeng yelling loudly and stamping her feet vigorously. "It's over, it's over." Nuoqin was startled, and hurried into the living room to have a look. I saw Ting Feng talking to the phone: "I'll come over right away to deal with this matter." Nuo Qin grabbed her sister, "What's the matter?" "Government uses reserves to prop up stock markets." Nuo Qin was startled, "This is a good thing." "What do you know!" "What else can you do?" "I'm going to the bank to close the account and exchange it for dollars." "Don't be so pessimistic." Nuo Qin was moved. "I've always had faith in the market! Until this moment." Tingfeng took his coat and went out. "I'll accompany you." "I'm going to do it for at least an hour, and you'll be bored." "I have something to say." In the car, Nuoqin asked her sister: "What does this have to do with changing dollars?" "If the market support fails, the linked exchange rate may not be guaranteed." Ah, even a housewife needs such far-reaching vision. "It's useless to squeeze the bank by then. Remember the tragedy of three dollars to nine dollars and eight cents?" "I heard it before." "I was still young at that time, but I can vividly remember the situation where the adults looked ashamed." "Is there a problem this time?" "Everyone has suffered losses in some way from this Great Recession, but I have been careful to minimize the losses." Nuoqin let out a breath. "However, in the next three or two years, we may have to eat our money." Nuoqin nodded, the creative world likes to satirize people who eat old books and have no new ideas, but they don't know that they have old books to eat, which is lucky enough Luck is definitely a skill. Nuo Qin smiled wryly, "Every day in the newspaper there is news of layoffs and graduations." When the two sisters arrived at their destination, Tingfeng immediately found the manager to handle her finances, while Nuoqin waited in the lobby. In front of the grand piano, someone played a slow song. Once upon a time, the banking business was very good, and every family made gimmicks to attract customers, and this afternoon's piano performance was one of them. Nuo Qin approached, "Are you still here?" The luthier also replied very familiarly: "Today is the last." Ah has been fired. "Please play a Sarihong Paai." When I was in elementary school, I sang in the auditorium, and the teacher played the piano: Where did the camel come from? Shalihongba also mourned... She also has a part to witness the growth and prosperity of the city, and she is obliged to share the prosperity and sorrow with the society. At this time, Ting Feng came out with a livid face, and Nuo Qin went up to meet her, "Sister, we don't want to exchange dollars." Ting Feng sharply surprised: "Are you stupid?" At that moment, Nuoqin regained her senses, "Is everything settled?" "There is still a fixed term to last until the end of the year." "It's just a gamble." "Come on, find a place for an iced tea." The weather is so ripe that Nuoqin, who does not apply makeup, is soaked all over her back!After sitting down in the tea room, he breathed a sigh of relief. Yesterday, the air pollution index was 162. Nuo Qin knew that the index of a city like Vancouver was five or nine. Ting Feng looked at his sister, "You stared at me for a long time, what's the purpose? You can confess." "Someone sent me a message." "Really, I thought you were waiting for money." "Sister, that person is Gao Jiliang." Tingfeng was silent, and after a while he said: "How does he want to swim?" "Back to you." "Oh, there's no money left." "Cen Banxian, you guessed right." "I'm done with him." "He said—" Tingfeng interrupted his sister, "It's so hot, I'm really worried that Didi's asthma will worsen again." "yes." Tingfeng never mentioned Gao Jiliang again. In the evening, Yanqin used Lei Yi as a guest host on the show. She didn't show her face, but she didn't mind showing her voice. Audience readers asked: "Should I forgive my husband if he wants to turn back?" Nuoqin snorted, and then laughed, "Every case is different, how can they be lumped together?" Radio host: "Please analyze, Ms. Wenbi." "If you are a talent like LKS, you can make mistakes again and again, and you can still maintain your marriage relationship. If it's the kind of slut who earns an extra three thousand yuan and thinks his wife is not gentle enough, and wants to change the house for a woman, what are you going to do later?" Everyone was silent for three seconds. Nuo Qin added, "Among the people in the world, why is it that only a wretched wife sacrifices her dignity and forgives everything?" The audience suddenly said: "Ms. Wenbi, can you do it yourself?" Nuo Qin said without thinking: "Of course!" "Have you ever been married?" "unmarried." "Do you have a close male companion?" "I have a boyfriend." "If you knew early on that you wouldn't want him when he turned around, then you don't really love him." Nuo Qin suddenly became angry, "There is dignity in love, you don't have to be like a barking dog." The audience sighed, "A lot of times, we can't help ourselves." "More often, some people are burning with desire and will not let go, making their ugly appearance." The host quickly smoothed things over, "That's it, let's talk about it in the next section, let's listen to the music first." "Hey," Nuo Qin said, "Where are there so many great loves, all of them are just selfishness." The host smiled apologetically, "Yes, yes." He thought to himself: Who is this woman, and what is Lushan's true face? Nuoqin hung up the phone. The vitality is badly injured, such a foolish man and woman don't know how to re-educate. After that, she also meditated on self-reflection. Yes, she and Li Zhongfu have always been very rational, respected each other, and never been obsessed. Ordinarily, it is ideal to marry such a person, who will always be comfortable and happy, and even if something unexpected happens, it will not be too painful. However, is there something missing in life? A friend once said with a smile: "If traveling around the world on a boat with him is not boring, then that is the ideal person." However, when she was with Li Zhongfu, she would get impatient in a traffic jam for thirty minutes. Nuoqin thought about the call from the audience all night. Early the next morning, when she opened the newspaper supplement, her head thumped. She didn't receive any notice when the supplement was changed, and her short stories were accompanied by comic illustrations. No, no, it should be said that her novels have been reduced to illustrated illustrations. Cen Nuoqin is not a showy person, usually she can hold her breath, but this time her hands trembled and her face was bruised. If Luo Guozhu was still there, this kind of thing would not have happened. Now I know the benefits of Ms. Luo. She called Wu Siben, and the other party let out a haha, "What do you think of the layout?" "I can not accept." "Nuoqin, you speak like a ninety-year-old lady. You can't accept anything other than making you a queen. Old authors like Chen Xiuhuan, Qiao Deqiu, Liu Xuemei, and Zhang Haotian have retreated because they can't accept anything. Nuoqin, I already earn enough, so I don't have to adapt to new trends, what about you?" Nuoqin added to her anger, "Me too." "The newspaper still needs you, Nuoqin, otherwise why would I spend so much time updating your image?" "I really can't take it." "Then, cancel the short story. I'll find someone else to fill it in. Nuoqin, I know that when you were born, the editorial system was very different from today's. I advise you to do your best to adapt to the new environment." Woothburn hung up. Nuoqin sat alone for a long time without making a sound. This is no different than any other job. You can be a walking dead, dawdling around waiting for food. Every time the author writes a word, he has to work hard. It’s so unpleasant, how can he endure it? She decided to resign. Still young, homeless and tired, there is still time to change careers. It's good to take advantage of this impetuous moment to be quiet, there will always be someone like Cen Nuoqin!Not reconciled to being slaughtered at will and resigned. If all the team members are gone, the management also needs to worry, and there will be adverse consequences. After thinking clearly, she spread her hands and sighed a few times. No wonder it's almost the 21st century, many girls still hope to marry well, and they don't have to make such painful choices in work, it has been a few lifetimes. That whole day, Nuo Qin didn't answer the phone again, she was in no mood to speak. Lost the battle.