Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 64
Liu Xiaonan finished the draft of the novel in one go, the sky was already bright, and it was already past four o'clock in the morning when she looked at her watch, so she lost her pen and quickly lay down to sleep.

It was already past ten o'clock in the morning when he woke up, and the breakfast that Gu Yu bought him was already completely cold.It doesn't matter, eat breakfast and lunch as a meal, saving money.Filling his stomach so-so, he began to sort out and revise the draft of the novel he had just completed.

When she felt hungry again, Gu Yu came back from get off work.Hearing the sound of the door opening, Liu Xiaonan got up and went to the door to greet her.

Gu Yu closed the door, kicked off his shoes, and wrapped his arms around his neck.After a long kiss, Gu Yu took out an invitation letter from his bag and handed it to him.

Liu Xiaonan opened the invitation letter. It was sent by the Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles. It is scheduled to hold a pen meeting in a place called Anbo next week. I hope he will definitely attend, because there will be a seminar on his works.He was so excited that he hugged Gu Yu and took a turn.

In a pen meeting, you will get to know many writers and authors in the city, exchange writing experience with each other, and listen to other people's creative experience. It is a rare opportunity for learning and exchange.Before, he had always envied those writers who were qualified to participate in the PEN, and now he was finally among them.

This invitation letter was sent to the Propaganda Department, and the Propaganda Department forwarded it to Gu Yu.Gu Yu opened the invitation letter in public, first to show how close her relationship with Liu Xiaonan is, regardless of each other; second, to use this to create momentum for Liu Xiaonan and increase his popularity.

The effect is remarkable, and even the factory manager knows about it, thinking it is also the honor of the textile factory.

The whole day, the office was full of heated discussions about this matter, and everyone praised Gu Yu for his foresight and unique vision. How could he see the development potential of a rural youth at a glance?Gu Yu restrained the excitement and joy in his heart, calm and humble, and only said that this was unintentional insertion.

Gu Yu longs for Liu Xiaonan to achieve greater success, and she also believes that he can achieve it. He is working tirelessly for this in his own home, and she has personally witnessed the hard work in him.

Last night, she woke up again and saw that the light in the opposite room was still on. She raised her wrist, and the pointer of the watch pointed to a quarter past three in the morning.She got up softly, walked over on tiptoe, tiptoed through the glass above the door, and saw Liu Xiaonan still writing at her desk.

She quietly retreated to her room, moved in her heart.A person is not afraid of poverty, nor is he afraid of lack of education and social status, but he is afraid that he does not think about making progress or creating.

When she woke up in the morning, she saw that he had fallen asleep, pens and manuscript paper were placed in a mess on the desk, and the ink in the ink bottle had gone down a little.

She didn't disturb him, finished washing quietly, and went out to buy breakfast for him.On the way to work, she was still deeply moved. It was really not easy for him to walk this way.

An invitation letter made Gu Yu's day extremely fulfilling. When she entered the house, she had already arranged everything for Liu Xiaonan.

Liu Xiaonan put down Gu Yu and said, "This novel has just finished the draft, and I can seriously revise it during the pen meeting."

Gu Yu praised: "It's so fast! It's really good."

Liu Xiaonan said: "The workshop transferred me to the Changbai shift, why didn't I go? My current job is relatively simple, and I can focus on two tasks and conceive while working. The idea is formed, and the writing speed is natural and fast."

There are only two days until next week, Gu Yu dragged Liu Xiaonan to dinner, and after dinner, went to the shopping mall to buy clothes.Liu Xiaonan didn't think it was necessary. The pen meeting was not a blind date, so just bring a pen and manuscript paper.

Gu Yu didn't think so. Liu Xiaonan went to the pen meeting and insisted on buying him a suit, shirt, and leather shoes with her face and reputation in mind.When trying on the tie, Liu Xiaonan resolutely refused. He felt that it was too restrictive to wear the tie around his neck.

Under Liu Xiaonan's insistence, he didn't buy a tie, but bought him an extra shirt and kept it for a change.

On the day of the report, Gu Yu personally packed Liu Xiaonan's luggage, packed his clothes and toiletries in one of her suitcases, and sent him to the long-distance bus station.

While waiting for the bus, I met Yue Xuelian, who was also going to hold a pen meeting, and took the same long-distance bus.Gu Yu warmly greeted Yue Xuelian, but Yue Xuelian's expression was still lukewarm.

Before getting into the car, Gu Yu pulled Liu Xiaonan aside and said, "For a week, you have to take good care of Junior Sister, don't let Junior Sister take care of you."

Liu Xiaonan explained lightly: "They are all adults, no one needs to take care of anyone."

Gu Yu rested his two fingers on Liu Xiaonan's arm, his eyes danced with threats: "Really? Then why do you still need me to take care of you?"

"That's because our relationship is extraordinary." Liu Xiaonan felt pain in her arm, and quickly whispered, "Keep in mind the instructions of the leader, and dare not go beyond them."

Yue Xuelian had already gotten into the car and was watching their performance coldly through the car window.Gu Yu let go, kissed Liu Xiaonan intentionally in full view of everyone, and said loudly, "Take care of yourself, don't make me worry about you."

Liu Xiaonan got into the car with a suitcase, found her seat, leaned forward and waved goodbye to Gu Yu.

When the long-distance bus drove out of the urban area, Liu Xiaonan discussed with the people around Yue Xuelian, exchanged seats, and sat next to Yue Xuelian.

Yue Xuelian turned her head out of the car window, snorted and said, "The characters in the novel are still naked, but she herself is dressed like a playboy."

Liu Xiaonan said in embarrassment: "Isn't someone taking care of this? I don't like it either, but there's nothing I can do about it."

"Aren't you very happy?"

"Let's not talk about this. I took out the first draft of that novel, are you interested in reading it? You are the first reader."

Only then did Yue Xuelian turn her head: "I'm very interested to see how you understand the previous generation."

Liu Xiaonan took out the manuscript from the suitcase and handed it to Yue Xuelian.Yue Xuelian buried her head in reading in the shaking bus, turning her head to look out the window from time to time, lost in thought.During the journey of more than three hours, not a word was said.

Liu Xiaonan didn't bother her either, and re-examined her manuscript in her mind.

When the car arrived at the terminal, Yue Xuelian returned the manuscript to Liu Xiaonan: "I haven't thought it through yet, so I can't express my opinion."

The two went to the guest house to report together.This is a small town surrounded by mountains with only one street. The reason why it is famous is because the area is rich in hot springs.Apart from a few physical therapy sanatoriums on both sides of the street, there are no decent buildings, and the scale is not as large as Fuzhou City University.

The guest house is located at the foot of a mountain. It is a two-story building with no more than [-] rooms up and down.

After the report, the room was allocated, and the rest of the morning was free for leisure.Liu Xiaonan went to find Yue Xuelian. Yue Xuelian read his manuscript and didn't comment a word, which surprised him, and made him feel even more uncertain.

The two walked aimlessly along the streets of the small town.It took only ten minutes to walk out of the town, and the harvested land and rolling mountains were in front of us.A shallow river flows quietly, and the red leaves of the mountains in the distance are full of autumn.

Yue Xuelian stopped by the small river, looked into the distance and said: "Nowadays there is a trend, or a trend of thought, called 'playing with literature'. Using literature to make money on one's face, but behind the scenes is doing business. I am in your There is a sense of impetuosity in this novel, not the content and structure of the novel, but the attitude of writing, giving people a feeling of eagerness for success."

Liu Xiaonan made excuses for herself: "Maybe I was too hasty and started writing without fully conceiving."

Yue Xuelian ignored Liu Xiaonan's rhetoric, and pointed out sharply: "Although your previous novels are immature and have various shortcomings, they always make people feel a kind of sincerity, and they were written with a pure heart. But in this novel, the sincerity is gone, and the character creation and narrative language are in a state of incompleteness. You have taken a detour, and I don’t know where and how your impetuousness comes from. Yes. I am worried that this impetuous mentality will harm you."

Liu Xiaonan was ashamed.Gu Yu gave him a second dream, and he seemed to see his foreseeable life.Eager to prove his ability in front of Gu Yu, he consciously chose to go to Gu Yu's house to write, and consciously forced himself to finish the first draft of the novel overnight.

He won Gu Yu's favor, but lost himself.Yue Xuelian's words were like a slap in the face, prompting him to reflect on himself: Which dream is worth pursuing in his life?
Do not forget the original intention, and you will always have it - this is the second sentence that Teacher Cheng Yi gave himself.Teacher Cheng Yi hoped to read his novels more, but he stopped.From this, Liu Xiaonan thought of a Chinese composition topic he had to take when he took the college entrance examination in [-]: look at pictures and write an explanatory essay and an argumentative essay.

a caricature.One person even dug a few holes, but no water was dug out, and the water source was just below.In any pit, as long as you dig a few times, you can see the water source.Unfortunately, the man walked away with the shovel on his shoulders, plausibly saying that there is no water here, so he dug in another place.

A taste of it should be the core of this cartoon.He has always been very confident in his composition, but that year's composition was a bit off topic, and his Chinese scores in the college entrance examination were not satisfactory.Now, he became the well digger, what a great mockery, somehow he wants to make the same mistakes again?

Seeing Liu Xiaonan was silent in thought, Yue Xuelian changed the subject and said: "Seeing this small ditch in front of me, I will think of the Fuzhou River in our hometown. Although it is not worth mentioning compared with the big rivers, it has nurtured our children. Fathers and you and me. The title of your novel is too big and too blunt. The land is eternal and full of vitality. The Fuzhou River is not static. What is rigid is the human heart. Although it is full of hardships and sufferings, The poetry should not be lost."

Liu Xiaonan said, "I can't think of a better title."

Yue Xuelian said: "I just thought of it too, how about father's land and mother's river?"

Enlightened, Liu Xiaonan slapped his forehead: "Why didn't I think of it?"

Yue Xuelian said coldly: "Something has blocked your heart and blinded your eyes."

"That's true." Liu Xiaonan reviewed herself: "There are too many temptations in the noisy city, and I lost myself in the maze of the city."

A faint smile appeared on Yue Xuelian's face: "It's not too late to turn back when you get lost."

"I only now understand how difficult it must be for Mr. Guan to keep a small braid. Thank you for your advice. Should I call you by your name, or should I call you Junior Sister?"

"Whatever. You and I know who the prototypes of the characters in the novel are. The male and female students met in the mine and performed a pure and beautiful drama. Did you make it up, or did you doubt your father and my mother?"

"It's both. This may be disrespectful to the elders, but it's true. My father is a miner who lives in a dormitory. How can he have the opportunity to learn how to cook well? My father comes home once a month, and the only time he mentions Your mother, there was an electric shock accident in the mine that year. My father told my mother that if the old classmate hadn’t tried his best to rescue him, he would not have seen our mother and son. I saw tears welling up in my father’s eyes.”

"I remembered. Not long after your father had an accident, my mother implemented the policy and took me back to Bincheng. On the day I left, my mother also shed tears. She said that she missed the ten years of working in the mine. The mine is not Worthy of my mother, the only one worth clinging to is someone. Do you believe what you write in your novel?"

"I believe. One is Mr. Guan's favorite student, and the other is a female doctor who has gone through hardships. They have a common role model, and they have the same heart and will never cross the threshold."

"I don't believe it. Mental derailment is also derailment."

Standing on a foreign land, looking back at my hometown feels more intimate and clear.Liu Xiaonan told Yue Xuelian about the old stories of Mr. Guan and his grandparents.

After hearing this, Yue Xuelian remained silent for a long time, and walked back and forth by the river with her head slightly lowered, wondering what she was thinking.

Walking in front of Liu Xiaonan again, she suddenly raised her head and said, "Why don't you add this true story to your novel, and use the stone tablet that Mr. Guan left you to suppress your impetuousness?"

(End of this chapter)