Chapter 313 Translation Translation What is surprise?

Chapter 313 Translation Translation What is surprise?

Chapter 313 Translation Translation What is surprise?
Ever since Gu Lu learned to put himself in other people's shoes, he realized that either "I think you are good", or it is really for your own good.

King Guru was waiting in an inconspicuous place in the school. He had read a lot of literary works, and having a famous brother or sister would put a lot of pressure on himself. At the very least, the relationship would become distant, and at the worst, he would become evil.

Therefore, Gu Lu acted like a thief, and only waved and said hello when he saw the heroine and her two classmates.

"Would you like to come to my house and play today?"

"No, C201 closes very early and the time is later. I won't be able to catch the last bus if I go there and come back."

"It's okay. Just call Auntie and you can stay at my place tonight."

Shu Rou invited Gu Jiayu. Tang Tian was the only one who lived very close to her, so she had to go over to play.

Primary school students like to invite classmates to their homes to play, but this is much less the case in junior high school. As for high school students, either Shurou has some potential to be a social bully, or there are no adults at home.

"Not really..." Gu Jiayu was a little tempted, because after entering high school she wanted to play with friends more.

Before she finished her words, her eyes widened and a look of joy crept onto her face.

"Brother!" Gu Jiayu shouted loudly, and then jumped over like a penguin, "You're back from London?"

"Just got back." Gu Lu nodded.

Gu Jiayu ran over to her classmates and said, "My brother is back. I'll come play with you guys on Saturday."

The two friends had no objection. Even Shu Rou, who was carefree just now, behaved like her name. She was probably just trying to act nice in front of the boss.

I watched the two of them disappear into the noisy street, accompanied by the hustle and bustle in my ears, and faintly hear the cries of street vendors selling wolf tooth potatoes and roasted gluten.

"I really envy Jia Jia for having such a cool brother." Shu Rou returned to her true colors, "If I had a brother who was a great writer like this, I would definitely put the label of [Gu Lu's sister] on my head."

"Not to the extent..." Tang Tian was speechless. She was a member of the publication company, so she could see Gu Lu quite often. She still admired him, but not as exaggeratedly.

"By the way, Tangtang, I seem to remember that you have a brother who is a freshman in college, is that right?" Shurou asked.

Tang Tian nodded, her brother went to college in another province.

About a month after school started, Shu Rou heard her younger sisters complain about how their brother often snatched their snacks and how he cheated on them.

In contrast, Jia Jia always spoke highly of her brother.

"I understand you. Do you want to have a brother like Gu Lu?" Shu Rou said.

"Then..." Tang Tian wanted to say of course subconsciously, but when her brother's profile picture in her mind changed to Gu Lu, she froze.

"No, even though my brother often bullies me, he is my brother after all, and he is nice to me sometimes." Tang Tian said. She still misses her brother a little after not seeing him for more than a month.

Of course, Tang Tian would not take the initiative to call that guy. She knew without thinking that if she said "I miss you", the other party would be so proud. Just thinking about it made Tang Tian's eyes hurt.

Shu Rou, who had no brother, could not understand this feeling at all, and the two of them walked home.

Just look at how siblings get along with each other.

"Brother, why are you hiding outside the school?" Gu Jiayu said, "What if I come out from the back door and find nothing?"

Gu Lu was stuck. Should I just say that I’m afraid I’m too famous and that I’m afraid of putting pressure on you?
"No, it's not a big problem." Gu Lu changed the subject, "I have prepared a surprise for you, guess what it is?"

"A gift from England?"

Because the gift she brought to Sijiu City last time was a local specialty, and she also broke off half of the Spanish ham for her to eat. So the heroine thought about it this time, but she racked her brains and couldn't think of anything.

"Of course I have to bring you a gift when I go abroad, but this is not the surprise." Gu Lu shook his head and looked at the heroine. You keep guessing but you can't guess. It's a bit of a bad taste.

"What is that? Oh, yes," Gu Jiayu realized, "Isn't this the way home? Where are we going?"

"Just follow me." Gu Lu kept it a secret.

But the curious Gu Jiayu was so annoyed that she even walked anxiously along the way.

It was about two or three miles away from the Zijing community. The brother and sister walked side by side and arrived there in no time.

Seeing that they had arrived at a new community, the heroine's IQ once again took the upper hand.

"Brother, you're not moving, are you?!" Lady Gu said, "The environment here is indeed better than the previous one, but the previous one had a more lively atmosphere. The new community is a bit worse in this aspect."

"It's not a move, I bought this house." said Gu Lu.

"!!!" The heroine grabbed her brother's arm, "Buy a house, brother, are you really going to buy one?!"

"I got the full amount." Gu Lu said lightly.

The voice was a bit loud, Gu Jiayu reacted and lowered her voice, "Brother, you are amazing, our father has worked hard for most of his life but still couldn't buy a house. Uncle Xiao just paid off a ten-year loan three years ago, you are really capable."

The compliments came out of the heroine's mouth as if they were free, and she was happy for her brother.

So much so that Gu Jiayu didn't even think that her brother was talking about the surprise he prepared for her. Her brother buying a house had nothing to do with this matter!

Gu Jiayu asked happily, "Brother, which building and which number is it?"

"It's Phase 3, Building , Floor , Room ." Gu Lu said.

Rush, rush, rush. Gu Jiayu walked without recognizing any relatives. After knowing the exact address, she walked ahead of Gu Lu.

Can't wait to visit.

If you walk from the school, you can go straight through the first phase of the community and arrive at the second phase. The back door is closer. Otherwise, you will have to go around several hundred meters from the main entrance.

"What's going on in front?" Gu Jiayu saw a lot of people gathered at the entrance of Phase II.

Maybe it's a new community, giving back to the residents, free rice, flour, grain, oil, etc. I have to say, the heroine has a beautiful idea.

When I got closer, I found that the staff of the sales office were holding promotional banners.

[Zhuangyuan Building, where the 2013 science champion moved in!]
Another banner also had the name of the top scorer in science, and specifically mentioned that Peking University and Tsinghua University were in a rush.

It is said that young people will forward koi superstitions on the Internet, and in fact, people of different ages do the same, believing that living with top scorers in the college entrance examination can help them gain some literary talent and help their children do better in the exams.

Therefore, there is no such thing as superstition. It is nothing but self-consolation after being helpless.

"Brother, I think they should put up a banner for you." Gu Jiayu said, "You are famous in the foggy city."

Not to mention that teachers in school often mentioned him, Gu Jiayu had personal experience that when she went to any Xinhua Bookstore in Fog City, she could see the name Gu Lu, even if there were no new books on sale on weekdays.

"No, no, no, I can't do it." Gu Lu said, "The top scorer in science is a true genius, and I'm just an ordinary person."

It's a shame to say that! Walking into the second phase, Gu Jiayu thought that her brother's reputation would be more useful in Wudu. The developer really has no vision!

In fact, the heroine never thought of another possibility. The developer didn't even know that Gu Lu was the most talented writer in China.

Without stopping for too long, he walked to Building 6 and took the small elevator. Gu Lu's mood also rose like the elevator. He was finally able to give back to the first relative who recognized him after he traveled through time.

As for Gu's father and mother, let's not talk about them. As parents, they are not as good to him as Li Guyuan's parents. Gu's mother, seeing that Gu Lu was so outstanding, said she wanted to ease the relationship, but it was just talk.

Forget it, don't think about unhappy things. Ding Dong, the elevator arrived.

Gu Lu took out the key and opened the door, without having to change his shoes for the time being.

The layout of the house is very transparent, and you can have a clear view of the living room through the entrance hall.

Both walls of the living room are lined with large brown bookcases that reach from floor to ceiling, and in the middle are two floor-to-ceiling bookcases. There are more than 2,000 books in the house. The sofas and carpets are all designed for easy reading.

The overall style is relaxed.

Gu Lu emptied his savings to buy this house, spending nearly 700,000 yuan to buy a house of about 100 square meters. It is more or less the same for Japanese authors to buy houses and domestic authors to renovate houses.

The layout of three bedrooms and one living room seems very large.

It is worth mentioning that most houses in Wudu do not have common areas. In 02, Wudu explicitly stipulated that the sale of commercial housing must be calculated based on the floor area.

"Wow, this is a paradise for book lovers, so many books." Gu Jiayu exclaimed, "I've never seen a living room used as a study."

On second thought, it makes sense. If he is so good at writing novels, he must have read a lot of books.

"Let me show you around now." Gu Lu first pushed open the door closest to the inside.

It was the entertainment room, which contained computers and the same PS3 console as the fat boss's, and an arcade machine. In the corner was a large TV connected to a Subor game console.

Gu Lu will regret buying a big TV and a Subor game console in two years, because he hardly plays them. But now he is very satisfied. The second room is the master bedroom, and also the habitat of King Guru. Compared with the living room and entertainment room, it is ordinary. The only thing worth mentioning is that there is a row of tables by the window. Gu Lu plans to move the computer from the rental house to work in the bedroom.

There is one last bedroom left.

Why are the bedroom doors always closed?
Nonsense! Gu Lu ran over to close it before going to school.

"Open it." Gu Lu said.

Oh oh, the unsuspecting Gu Jiayu opened the door of the second bedroom.

Yes--

The room was Gu Jiayu's dream room, with all the colors and furniture. Even Gu Jiayu's "fantastic" wall of plush dolls existed.

Everything seemed to have sucked away Miss Gu's soul, and she stood there in a daze.

"How is it? Are you satisfied?" Gu Lu took out another key. "You have a share of the house. This is my surprise for you. From now on, this room is yours. No one can disturb it, including me."

When people are too excited, their brains go blank. The heroine seemed not to hear Gu Lu's words.

Just as Gu Lu was about to continue speaking, the heroine suddenly hugged her brother.

Then he started crying loudly.

There is not only emotion and joy in the tears.

Gu Lu let his sister hug him and cry. He knew very well that even the female hero and her original body, and even in front of him, always said that they were living well.

But how is that possible? According to my memory of my mother's habits, even if we re-establish our family, we will never be able to live a good life.

"It's okay after you finish crying. Good days are waiting for you in the future." Gu Lu patted his sister's head.

I have a small question. Children who are sensible at an early age, if they do not vent the grievances they have suffered, they will settle over time. Will the grievances disappear as they grow up?
The sun disappeared in the foggy city's sky, and the sky was covered with dark clouds, as if it was going to rain.

"Clatter, crash..." Thousands of kilometers away in the foggy city of London, it was raining heavily.

Even the heavy rain could not cover up the popularity of "The Little Prince" and Gu Lu.

On the third day of the book signing event, the sales volume still reached 1.8 copies per day.

"The gloom of Weymouth?" Yao Xiaoju took some time to read the article, and when he saw the title, he was really stunned.

Is it unnecessary to write an article to criticize a small British town? You should have a higher vision.

The story is much longer than an ordinary short story, but shorter than a novella. It is a bit like Daju, and its update status is not as good as the best but better than the worst.

Gradually, as Yao Xiaoju read more deeply, he realized that his vision was too narrow.

It's not just a simple way to vent anger, the story structure is also very good, and it even vaguely reveals a very large worldview.

What are the Great Old Ones?
Did Dagon really exist?
What is the origin of this group of monsters?
[Their bodies were a dull green, I think, though their bellies were white. Most of their bodies were shiny and smooth, but there was a high ridge of scales on their backs. The bodies were vaguely humanoid, but their heads were fishy, ​​with huge, bulging eyes that never closed. They had quivering gills on either side of their necks, and their long arms and legs were webbed. They leaped forward in a chaotic manner, sometimes on their hind legs alone, sometimes on all fours…]
The most important thing about the immersive description is that the story is told in the first person. Seventy percent of the text is the direct feedback of the protagonist "I".

It wasn't that scary, and Yao Xiaoju didn't feel scared. Instead, the vaguely revealed worldview attracted his attention.

I really want to continue watching other works in this series. Suddenly, Yao Xiaoju feels like the protagonist. The "I" in the story was attracted just because I saw the monster's golden crown.

How similar, well, Yao Xiaoju felt that he had thought too much. He could only say that he really liked this writing style.

"Wait, my reading taste is more Western, which means that this article may be quite popular in the UK." Yao Xiaoju reacted.

After reading the entire article, Yao Xiaoju understood very well that it didn’t matter whether it was Weymouth or not, Gu Lu could just make up a place name at will.

But it was named after Weymouth, the hometown of a Sun reporter. After reading the movie, the image of Weymouth as a tourist port certified by George III in the late eighteenth century was distorted in Yao Xiaoju's mind into a dilapidated port shrouded in haze.

I don’t know what expression the reporter had when he saw it.

“Scholars don’t use swords to kill people. If you want to offend anyone, never offend scholars. The experience of our ancestors is really useful.” This was the first time that Yao Xiaoju felt the destructive power of scholars.

Okay, if that's the case, then it's what the author wants. Gu Lu is already in China anyway, so there's no danger no matter what.

Yao Xiaoju glanced at his email and found that the translator had already replied to his message and would try to finish the translation within this week.

The good news about sales in the UK kept coming back home.

After giving his sister the key yesterday, Gu Lu still had to return to his temporary residence. After all, it had just been renovated and he couldn't move in right away.

"Great, the street office is getting more and more responsible. The acceptance rate is as high as 100%." ​​Lao Lei had just seen off the civil servants.

"Boss Lei? What Gundam?" Gu Lu passed by and didn't hear clearly, so he intercepted the question and asked with great interest.

"Didn't the subdistrict office leave a phone number for convenience? Just call and they will send someone to check within two working days."

Pointing in the direction of the residents' column, Lao Lei said excitedly: "I heard that the director of the subdistrict office has been replaced. It's a good change."

"So active?" Gu Lu remembered the new department director who gave out gifts to everyone as soon as he took office. What was his name?

"A few days ago, the tiles on the exterior wall of the store next door fell off due to printing. I called and they came to fix it within two days," said Boss Lei. "Didn't it rain continuously these past two days? The sewer behind the store stinks. I called yesterday and they asked staff to come and check it out today. After checking the situation, it can be fixed in two or three days."

Next Door Printing refers to a copying, printing, or billboard shop on the street. As long as they are on the same street, they are next door. In addition, because they are not familiar with each other, they are directly referred to by the store name.

"That's very efficient." Gu Lu nodded in agreement.

The area where he lives is not a residential area, so there is no property management or anything. It is an old-fashioned community housing, many of which do not have elevators, and are managed by the street office.

Although it is managed by the sub-district office, it basically never shows up except for promoting some spirit.

"Xiao Gu, you haven't come to eat our frog fish head for a long time." Boss Lei said and turned the topic to business.

"No hurry, no hurry. I'll book a table in a few days." Gu Lu said with a smile.

Upon hearing that a table was reserved, Boss Lei's expression changed and he quickly replied, "Is it a birthday or something? It's Xiao Gu's 18th birthday... No, no, look at my mouth, sorry, sorry."

"Is it the coming-of-age ceremony they talk about on TV?" Boss Lei forgot the words at the beginning, but corrected them later when he remembered.

"Hahaha, there are customs for coming-of-age ceremonies in Fog City?" Gu Lu smiled, "I have something to invite people to dinner, about a dozen people. I'll have to trouble Boss Lei when the time comes."

Hearing this, Boss Lei laughed out loud, "Why bother? I will definitely fix it for you when the time comes."

"Okay!" Gu Lu said with a smile and left. The banquet he mentioned was a farewell dinner.

Say goodbye to your first home in this world.

As for the housewarming party for the new home, Gu Lu felt it was troublesome, so he just let it go.

Because I walk there every day, I am too familiar with it. Gu Lu is like this, if he is too familiar with it, he will not observe it anymore, let alone find any new advantages.

Gu Lu looked around. The dense advertisements on the electric poles had been cleared away. The rusty guardrails around the green electric box had also been replaced. Gu Lu remembered that before, it was just a few rebars welded together randomly, and it felt like a decoration. Now it was a straight iron guardrail.

"This street office is really great!" Gu Lu thought.

If it's not done well, Gu Lu wants to write an article to praise it. But if it's done well, Gu Lu doesn't have the heart to write an article to praise it, at least not yet.

In the past, he could walk along the small road in four or five minutes, but today, as he walked slowly, it took him twice as long.

When he got home, the summer clothes at home had already been packed, and Gu Lu began to slowly pack up the things to be moved away early.

Turning on the computer, Gu Lu calculated his current work progress.

The National Language Committee’s essay solicitation has been sent out.

The English version of The Little Prince is also available.

There is no need to worry about things abroad anymore. The focus now is on the domestic situation. Gu Lu began to sort out the unresolved matters in his country.

The major laboratory invited Gu Lu to visit again. He had to go, after all, the inspiration for his work came from there.

It’s time for the monthly exam at No. 8 Middle School. I have so many things to do this time that I have no time to review at all. I’m likely to do poorly in the exam.

In addition, I should take some time to talk to Gu's mother and let my sister live here.

But Gu Lu didn't want to see Gu's mother at all, so this was the most difficult thing for him.

The next day was November 3rd, a relatively ordinary day in China, but in Japan—

Flowers for Algernon is here!
(End of this chapter)