Happiness is a secret love turned into a first love

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Getting along day after day, the four of them gradually became like a family. On a leisurely weekend afternoon, the four of them set up a mahjong table in the living room.

The TV next to it was noisy, and there was some variety show on, but none of them were watching it.Shen's mother touched a card very intently, and frowned instantly.

"Three cakes—I'm really unlucky today!"

"Eat." Luo Wenyuan sat at Mother Shen's house, found two or four cakes from the cards in front of him, and laid them out.

Shen's mother picked up the three cakes that had just been knocked out and handed them to him, with an unusually annoyed expression on her face: "I can't get what I want, but I keep feeding you cards. There is really no better home... Hey, Still clamped!"

"I've been waiting for three cakes for several rounds, and I'm about to open them, thank you, auntie." Luo Wenyuan smiled cunningly, and played a card.

"Really!" Shen's mother patted him on the head with her hand, but she didn't exert any strength, and she smiled on her face: "Eating cards is not a skill, look at me playing big in this game!"

Sitting opposite Luo Wenyuan, Shen Chenglin watched the interaction between the two of them, and couldn't help feeling very grateful for his decision to buy mahjong.

When the Shen family's parents first came, the house was filled with awkward atmosphere all the time, except when everyone sat at the same table when eating, Luo Wenyuan and Shen's father and Shen's mother had no intersection at all at other times.

Asking Luo Wenyuan to sit in the living room and watch TV with them, the interests of the two generations are really different; Shen's parents are not willing to take the children to go to the house during the day, thinking they are cumbersome.Shen Chenglin was in the middle, accompanied by his parents but felt sorry for Luo Wenyuan, and accompanied Luo Wenyuan but was afraid that his parents would think he would not like him, it was a dilemma.He looked at the boring look at home day after day, thought about it, and suddenly remembered the mahjong that Shen's mother liked very much.

After moving here, Shen's mother had no chance to play mahjong without the tiles. Shen Chenglin thought that there were exactly four people in the family, and mahjong was a tile that could be distinguished by touching with fingers, so he moved his mind.He discussed with Luo Wenyuan, although Luo Wenyuan had never played mahjong, after all, he basically had no entertainment after he lost his sight, and he was willing to try it after hearing it, so Shen Chenglin bought mahjong and came back.Although the beginning was quiet and reserved, the quintessence of the country is the quintessence of the country. After a few times, not only at the poker table, but also the atmosphere at home is much more relaxed.

Shen Chenglin looked at the deck of cards, and then looked at his own cards, hesitating for a long time not knowing which one to play, Shen's mother urged him anxiously: "I've been thinking about it for so long, are you ready?"

Shen Chenglin was so urged, he played a card with a flick of his hand: "Seven Cakes."

Just as Shen's mother was going to draw the cards, Luo Wenyuan laughed and pushed down the cards in front of him: "I'm sorry, I'm fooling around."

"Again?" Mother Shen's hands were still frozen in the air, she looked at him in disbelief, and then lowered her head to look at the cards he pushed down: "It's still all..."

Luo Wenyuan smiled a little embarrassedly: "Newbie luck, beginner luck."

"What kind of novice luck, how can there be no novice luck that lasts for such a long time." Father Shen shook his fan: "It's really the waves behind the Yangtze River pushing the waves ahead..."

Shen's mother smiled, and gave the money readily. She turned her head and smiled at Shen Chenglin: "It wasn't obvious before, but now it seems that he is really a smart kid. He is so different from you."

You are here to blackmail me, Shen Chenglin thought, if you praise someone, you can praise him, why pull me on.

The atmosphere was just right, the four of them sat together talking and laughing at Yan Yan, Shen's mother stood up and said, "Take a break, I'll cut some fruit, come back and fight again!"

Shen Chenglin was still dissatisfied with being blackmailed. Shen's father wanted to help, but Shen's mother pushed him back. Luo Wenyuan also stood up: "Is there anything I can do to help?"

Before Shen's mother could answer, Luo Wenyuan's phone rang suddenly, and Shen's mother smiled: "You should answer the phone first."

The programs on TV were still very lively, Luo Wenyuan took his mobile phone and went into the bedroom, only Father Shen and Shen Chenglin were left in the living room.Father Shen fanned his fan leisurely, watching TV casually, while Shen Chenglin started to shuffle the cards by himself.

"This kid is not bad." Father Shen said without taking his eyes off the TV.

Shen Chenglin's hand kept playing cards: "Well, I know."

"You child," Father Shen laughed, "Aren't you excited that the revolution is about to succeed?"

"Success?" Shen Chenglin put down the cards in his hand, looked at the kitchen, then at his father: "Are you going to succeed?"

"Although he's a boy, he's a nice guy. Your mother hasn't rejected him so much recently, has she?" Shen's father looked at his son with some resentment: "Your mother also said last night that this child looks clean. Clean, smart and hardworking, if he hadn't been blind, he probably wouldn't have liked you."

Shen Chenglin choked for a moment, but couldn't refute it. This must be true to a certain extent...

"Actually, your mother is more worried about his identity as a blind person than being a man." Father Shen's expression became serious: "It may not sound good to say this, but he is a very good child who suddenly went blind. If you can’t give up on yourself, some imbalances and psychological barriers are also possible. What your mother is more worried about is the impact of these setbacks on him, and she is also afraid that you will have a hard life in the future.”

"However, after meeting him for a while, it seems that he is still in a good state of mind and is very motivated. Your mother is more at ease." Father Shen saw the kitchen door open from the corner of his eye, and quickly added "keep working hard" before turning back to look at him. TV, like nothing happened.

Shen Chenglin looked at his mother, carefully recalling the change in his mother's attitude these days, is it really about to succeed?He was a little excited.

Shen's mother came over and put down the fruit in her hand, and asked casually, "He hasn't finished calling yet? Then let's eat first and save some for him."

Shen's mother didn't seem to have heard the conversation between the two of them before, Shen's father was very natural, turned around and took a piece of orange to eat, Shen Chenglin was about to make a move, but heard Luo Wenyuan's voice from the bedroom.

"What do you mean? It's been more than a month, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Luo Wenyuan raised his voice rarely, and his tone was very excited.

Luo Wenyuan has a gentle personality, Shen Chenglin has never seen him lose his temper like this before, immediately got up and walked to the bedroom, Shen's mother was also a little surprised, and exchanged a look with Shen's father.

Luo Wenyuan in the bedroom was wandering around the room with his phone in his hand, looking so upset that he didn't even notice that Shen Chenglin had come in.Shen Chenglin stepped forward to wrap his arms around his shoulders, Luo Wenyuan was startled first, and then realized it was Shen Chenglin.Shen Chenglin couldn't stop stroking his back, which made him calm down a bit.

Luo Wenyuan seemed a little powerless, and fell into Shen Chenglin's arms, lowering his head and resting his forehead on Shen Chenglin's shoulder.

"Even so, it's been a month. You have many opportunities to inform me. Even if you are on a business trip, can the reviewers inform me? During this period, I will submit the draft every three days. All I got was the public mailbox you mentioned before, so you tell me now that no one has read it? Then what is the point of asking me to submit a draft every three days?"

"What's more, when we talked at the beginning, we said that the original draft should follow the standard of the sample draft. I have sent a lot of manuscripts in the past month. I don't know where it is not up to the standard of the sample draft? You can point it out, I am completely It can be corrected and revised, no matter what.”

"You said that my level is not up to standard, my sentences are not fluent, and I need a lot of editing and proofreading, and I don't want to point out specific paragraphs and examples. I don't know where you come from this conclusion, or is it just your subjective speculation?"

"The sample draft is clearly qualified. I can confidently say that my subsequent manuscripts are more accurate and not more sloppy than the sample draft. I cannot accept your simple three words 'not up to standard'. If you insist, I hope you can Point me to the specific passage and location."

Che Jilu talked back and forth, but the communication was not smooth. Under Luo Wenyuan's repeated questioning, the other party hung up the phone with a 'snap'.

Luo Wenyuan didn't expect this reaction at all, and was stunned holding the phone. Shen Chenglin took the phone and helped Luo Wenyuan sit down: "Is there something wrong with the translation?"

Luo Wenyuan's eyes were empty, he stared straight ahead, with a confused expression, and after a long time he smiled wryly: "There is such a person."

Luo Wenyuan sat down on the bed, angry and wronged, and described the situation upside down.It turned out that since Luo Wenyuan took over the translation work, the other editor had been on a 'business trip', and at the same time promised to pay the manuscript fee when he came back.Luo Wenyuan had no experience in the industry at the beginning, and he was not wary at all. During this period of time, he published manuscripts every three days as agreed before, but he never received the manuscript fee.It wasn't until recently that the novel was coming to an end that Luo Wenyuan sensed something was wrong. While suspending the translation, he contacted the other party to ask for work compensation, but he didn't expect that as soon as the editor appeared, he would use the excuse that his manuscript was not good enough to pay the manuscript fee.

Luo Wenyuan felt that this was extremely absurd. First, he was completely confident that his translation was at the same level as the sample draft, and the other party was lying with his eyes open; second, even if the other party was not satisfied, there was so much time between communication and pause. Cooperation, why did it come to an end now?He argued with the other party on the phone, but the other party dropped the phone.

The most irritating thing is that the other party excused that the manuscript needs a lot of editing and proofreading, and the translation itself has no value at all, so the novel will still be published after editing and polishing, but it will not be printed with Luo Wenyuan's name.

The first time I received a job, I didn't even sign a formal contract. This was obviously bullying him as a student with meager strength.

Shen Chenglin was also very angry when he heard this. He has seen with his own eyes how hard Luo Wenyuan has worked hard in the past. He has also proofread all of Luo Wenyuan's translations. Although he does not know the level of translation, it is absolutely impossible for the so-called unsound sentences. of.How can there be such a thing as Bai used his labor for a month and refused to pay in the end?

Shen Chenglin picked up Luo Wenyuan's phone and called back, wanting to argue with the other party, but Luo Wenyuan's phone number seemed to be blocked, and he couldn't get through at all.Shen Chenglin hung up the phone and cursed in a low voice.

Luo Wenyuan thought about it, but he didn't know how to recover his loss and fight for his rights.He regretted it so much, why did he trust people so easily, why did he let down his vigilance just because he received the payment for the sample draft?

Shen Chenglin didn't know how to comfort others, he felt distressed seeing Luo Wenyuan's suffering, but he didn't know what to do.He knelt down on one knee in front of Luo Wenyuan and wrapped his arms around his neck, letting him lean into his arms, rubbing his back lightly.

"Why it's been so long—" Seeing that the two children hadn't come out for a long time, Shen's mother looked at the situation worriedly, but seeing such a scene, Luo Wenyuan hurriedly came out of Shen Chenglin's arms and forced a smile.

"What's the matter?" Shen's mother felt the atmosphere in the room and asked Shen Chenglin.

Luo Wenyuan smiled forcefully, and wanted to say it's okay, but Shen Chenglin told his mother exactly.At the end of the meeting, Luo Wenyuan laughed at himself and said, "I just said that with my amateur level, how could a job come to my door? I thought it was too good."

Seeing Luo Wenyuan's appearance, Shen's mother panicked, but she was still very sensible, and said to Shen Chenglin: "The translation is here, show me."

Only then did Shen Chenglin realize that there was still a professional at home, Shen's mother. Shen's mother had worked in the publishing house for more than [-] years, and the books she had handled were definitely stacked up. He quickly turned on the computer, and opened the original text and translation of the novel Show it to mother.

Shen's mother read a few pages in silence, then turned to ask Shen Chenglin: "Where's the phone, I'll call him and talk to him."

Luo Wenyuan's number has been blocked, Shen Chenglin took out his mobile phone, found the other party's phone number, and dialed it.

After changing the number, the call was connected quickly. Shen's mother took the phone and gave Shen Chenglin a 'relieved' expression.

"Hi, hello, you are Editor Zhang." After the call was connected, Mother Shen's tone was very pleasant: "I am Luo Wenyuan's mother, and I am calling to talk to you about something."

Perhaps it was because the elders were on the phone, the person on the other side didn't hang up the phone right away, and Shen's mother took the time to keep talking.

"The novel that my son cooperated with you before has already delivered [-]% of the manuscript, but I just heard that you think the translation here is not up to standard and cannot pay the manuscript fee. I don't think this is very reasonable, after all You are planning to publish it, right? We take a step back and lower the manuscript fee, what do you think? This is Luo Wenyuan's first work, and we still want to see him get the corresponding recognition."

"Isn't it okay to lower the price? You mean that the manuscript fee is absolutely impossible?"

Luo Wenyuan was angry and uncomfortable when he heard it, and buried his face in his hands, but Shen Chenglin looked at his mother's brighter smile and was a little confused.

"I see, I can understand. Editor Zhang, I can completely understand your decision."

"It's like this. I have also worked in Julian Publishing House for more than 20 years. My name is Bai Yun. You can check it out. I have also read this translation. If you find it unusable, we will keep this translation. The copyright of the manuscript, and it will be published by Julian Publishing House. So I will tell you clearly today, I hope we will not see Wenyuan’s translation in your published book, but since you said that his translation requires a lot Editing is of no value, and I don't think we need to worry about it, do we?"

"Since the publication is of course a full-text publication, I read it and found that the translation itself does not need too much editing, and there may be a little polishing."

"So if there are similar words on your side and ours, we will naturally pursue legal responsibility."

"Ah, yes, yes... Yes, thank you for your affirmation, Editor Zhang, but you refused to lower the price just now, and now you are willing to pay the manuscript fee. It is indeed emotionally difficult for us to accept."

"Hehe, you are quite funny. In fact, my son took your case because he didn't want to use my resources. You have read all his manuscripts. Do you think fifty thousand words is appropriate?"

"You're quite generous. We can think about it at [-] words per thousand, but to be honest, our publishing house will give you [-] words per thousand plus royalties for self-publishing. Alas, it's our children who are stubborn. In fact, your side It's okay if it's difficult."

"Yes, of course you can think about it. We are not in a hurry. Just reply before Monday. It doesn't matter if you have difficulties. I really want to publish his first translation for my son."

"Okay, then we will wait for your news."

Shen's mother hung up the phone, Luo Wenyuan and Shen Chenglin were a little stunned, Shen Chenglin opened his mouth wide: "Mom, you are too good."

Luo Wenyuan was still a little surprised by being called 'my son', and at the same time, he didn't expect this matter to be resolved so easily, so he thanked him repeatedly: "Auntie, thank you so much!"

"No," Shen's mother said coolly, "Who wants to use other people's labor results for nothing, and raises the price after a little scaring. I conservatively estimate that the budget he got is a thousand words and one hundred, just cheating you." Student. Wen Yuan, do you still want to cooperate with him?"

Luo Wenyuan was taken aback. It would be lucky to get the manuscript fee, let alone the price increase. It is good to be able to cooperate.

"I said that our publishing house is serious about being able to publish it. I have heard of your translation of this book. Although Julian had no plan to publish this book before, but you sorted out the translation and brought it over. Maybe it will be interesting. I It’s not casual to say ninety thousand words plus royalties, it’s just that unplanned books may not be published immediately, and the queue may take a year or so, what do you think?”

Luo Wenyuan was confused, and he really didn't want to use Shen's mother's resources for the first book.Mother Shen knew what he was thinking when she saw that he was silent, she patted him on the shoulder and said, "Think about it too, just tell me when you think about it. Don't talk about it now, come out quickly and let me win the money back!"

After Shen's mother finished speaking, she left the room. Luo Wenyuan could still vaguely feel the touch on his shoulder, and his nose was sore.

Shen Chenglin watched the whole process, and there was only one thing in his mind: Sure enough, he is going to succeed.