"Miss Lu, are ten chapters of "Dream of Red Mansions" in January too few?" The shopkeeper of Zhiyuan Bookstore looked at Lu Manman: "How about one chapter a day, thirty chapters in January?"
Lu Manman shook his head: "I will give out the content of the first thirty chapters in advance to ensure the current sales of the book, and then serialize ten chapters every month. This will not only better test the popularity of the book "Dream of Red Mansions", but also effectively
Use your time wisely.”
After Lu Manman finished speaking, she saw that Gu Heng and the shopkeeper of Zhiyuan Bookstore were looking at her, as if they didn't understand. She continued: "If the book is popular, we can derive its peripherals, that is, make things related to Dream of Red Mansions to sell.
, such as bookmarks or portraits of characters, etc., can also bring a lot of profit to the bookstore, and even in the later stages, they may even be able to hold competitions to attract sponsorship... But this is a story for another day."
"What if you're not popular?" Gu Heng didn't miss the twinkle in Lu Manman's eyes when he spoke.
"If it is not popular, then stop the loss immediately."
"Stop the loss in time?"
"It is to minimize all damage. This is a kind of protection for Zhiyuan Bookstore and me." Lu Manman said.
The shopkeeper of Zhiyuan Bookstore actually didn't quite understand what Lu Manman meant, but he felt that what she said was very reasonable, and the peripherals she just mentioned could both help the bookstore make money and hinder its reputation: "Okay, then I will give these two copies
Keep the contract and get it stamped by the government before I deliver it to Miss Lu. Don’t worry, Miss, the people from the escort agency will be here early tomorrow morning. I wish Miss Lu can find your father soon."
"Thank you, shopkeeper, for your kind words." Lu Manman imitated the shopkeeper of Zhiyuan Bookstore and saluted him with clasped fists. Watching him leave, she sat down again. She took a sip of tea. When she looked at Gu Heng, she found that Gu Heng was there.
Looking at the teacup in her hand, it seemed that he had seen the teacup in her hand before: "Do you want me to pour you tea?"
"..." Gu Heng withdrew his gaze.
Lu Manman saw that Gu Heng didn't speak or leave. It just so happened that she also had something to tell him. With this in mind, she helped Gu Heng pour a cup of tea.
Although Gu Heng did not look at Lu Manman directly, he was paying attention to her from the corner of his eye, watching her open her mouth for a while and then say nothing: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Lu Manman paused for a moment. Since Gu Heng had already spoken, it was pointless for her to fidget. She adjusted her sitting position and looked at Gu Heng's face, with more sincerity in her eyes: "I do want to say something to you, but I'm afraid of you."
Misunderstand."
"Are you afraid that I will misunderstand?"
"Haha... I'm actually not afraid either!"
"..." Gu Heng glanced at Lu Manman, she was honest.
"Then I'll just tell you the truth?"
"Yeah." Gu Heng picked up the tea cup and drank tea.
"I want to be brothers and sisters with you." Lu Manman said every word with unusual seriousness.
"puff!"
The tea that had just entered his mouth spurted out. Although Gu Heng felt that he had good self-control, he still lost his composure and coughed the moment he opened his mouth.
Lu Manman looked at Gu Heng with complicated eyes, and stepped back without leaving a trace. Uh...he was so dirty. It seemed like some of his tea just now got on her face.
The room fell into silence, except for the sound of Lu Manman wiping his cheeks and adjusting his clothes.
for a long time.
"Gu Heng, okay, please give me a word of truth." Lu Manman frowned. She had suffered a lot. If he refused, she would definitely not look good to him!
Gu Heng disappeared because of the embarrassment he had just lost. Seeing that Lu Manman really seemed to have this intention, for some reason, he felt angry in his heart: "You want me to be your brother and sister? It's a pity that my mother only gave birth to me."
Um...why do these words sound familiar?
Lu Manman opened her mouth. If she didn't really like Gu Qin and was afraid that Gu Qin would be sad after leaving suddenly, she wouldn't have said this to Gu Heng. After all, she had no interest in Gu Heng being her brother.
"Don't misunderstand that I want to be brother and sister with you because I want to rely on you or something. Brother and sister are only in name. In fact, I guarantee that there will be no contact between you and me in the future."
"Oh."
"Don't believe it, I just think that my aunt is really good to me. I am also worried that my aunt will be sad if we suddenly lose contact in the future."
"Lu Manman." There was a hint of complexity in Gu Heng's eyes on Lu Manman: "My mother is good to you because she thought you would be her daughter-in-law."
Lu Manman paused and looked at Gu Heng. He couldn't say anything to refute. Even... what he said seemed to make sense: "So you mean that I think too much?"
Gu Heng gave Lu Manman a look and let her understand for herself.
Lu Manman lowered his head and pondered, and it seemed to be like this: "In other words, as long as I don't become your wife, my aunt will be sad, um..."
When Gu Heng saw Lu Manman looking over, he sat up straight: "Yes."
"Hey! There is no other way. Since it is inevitable that my aunt will be sad, then I will be nicer to her these two days." If conditions permit, I will make up for it in the future. This way she will have a clear conscience.
After all, being Gu Heng's wife... is absolutely impossible!
Early next morning.
Gu Heng rolled over and got up, and saw Lu Manman sleeping soundly on the small wooden board beside him. If he usually looked at her more, he would feel angry, but since he was sure that she was not the Lu Manman in his previous life, when he looked at her, his mood changed.
It was quite complicated, and he even found that many times, when his eyes were on her, he felt vaguely unable to take them back.
This feeling was very strange. It was the first time in decades that he had felt like this.
"Brother Heng, Manman, get up quickly, the escort is coming, and the folks are probably arriving soon."
Lu Manman heard Gu Qin's voice. She stretched and didn't open her eyes until she sat up. She was so sleepy and hadn't woken up yet. Suddenly, her arm was grabbed. She still
Before she could react in time, she felt like her whole body was being lifted up.
She was completely awake.
Lu Manman was speechless as she looked at Gu Heng who grabbed her arm and pulled her up.
Gu Heng didn't know why he did this. When he saw Lu Manman stretching out his hand, he thought she was asking him to pull her, but looking at the way she looked at him at the moment, that was not the case: "Ahem! I know you can't live without me.
Me, so move faster, I want to go out."
Lu Manman suddenly realized, so she should thank Gu Heng for taking care of her? But...she rubbed her arm, but his movements were too heavy and it hurt her.
Stay away from Gu Heng and cherish life.
"Will Lu Yueyue still go up the mountain with us today?"
Gu Heng was not surprised by Lu Manman's inquiry: "Finding Uncle Lu Feng is a big deal right now, so Lu Yueyue won't be allowed to go today."
Lu Manman opened her mouth and finally nodded. She had not forgotten the sin she suffered because of Lu Yueyue yesterday, but she could clearly distinguish what was most important right now. But when she freed up her hands...she would have to retaliate against injustice.
Revenge was taken.
"Okay, if you can bring more dry food today, you don't have to look for the places we searched yesterday. We will look for places we haven't looked for today. If we can search for two or three days in a row, we may have news."
"If there is no news yet..." Gu Heng felt that he shouldn't say that.
"Then we have to prepare for the worst." Lu Manman's heart sank. In fact, Lu Feng had not come down the mountain for so long, and she also felt that something might have happened to Lu Feng, but after all, he was the closest person to the original owner, and it was for the original owner that she
I don't want anything to happen to him. This chapter has been completed!