Chapter 177 [Extra: You Yu] (1) First Encounter in Previous Life

One summer evening.

Jincheng Community.

"You're not eating at home today?"

"Yeah, I made an appointment with a friend."

"Xiaojun?"

"No, I'm an online friend who also writes novels."

"Male and female?"

"male."

"Oh." After hearing this answer, Lin Xiuhong waved her hand in disappointment, "Go ahead."

With a bang, the door closed.

Li Luo, who had been away from university for a year, walked out of his home, facing the last rays of light before night, and headed towards the subway entrance on the nearby Qiushan Street.

He passed by the gate of Yucai Middle School, crossed a street, took a look at Jiangnan Xiaozhu, which was full of guests at lunchtime, and then walked straight into the subway entrance nearby.

After getting on the subway smoothly, Li Luo took out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket, found an empty seat and sat down, and headed to the terminal station, Qianjiang University.

Li Luo opened QQ on his mobile phone and took a look at the chat history.

[Li Luo]: Do you really want to meet in person?

[Go to bed early and you will grow taller]: You are such a slow person. We are both in Yinjiang District, and you don’t need to take a plane to see each other.

[Li Luo]: The main reason is that I have never met in person with someone I met online, and I am nervous after hearing what you said.

[Going to bed early will make you taller]: There's nothing to be nervous about. I'll treat you, just open your mouth.

【Li Luo】: What to eat?

[Go to bed early to grow taller]: There is a pretty good barbecue restaurant near Qianjiang University. Are you close to it?

【Liluo】: It’s quite close, only three stops by subway.

[Go to bed early and you will grow taller]: Then we have an appointment. You come to the south gate of Qianjiang University at 7 o'clock in the evening.

【Li Luo】: Wait, today???

[Go to bed early to grow taller]: What else? Do you have something to do at night? What can a single dog like you do?

【Li Luo】: Don’t speak so hurtfully...

[Going to bed early will make you taller]: So are you coming or not?

【Li Luo】: Just the two of us?
[Go to bed early and you will grow taller]: I don’t know any other authors in Yinjiang District. It’s just the two of us. Are you afraid that I will sell you out?

[Li Luo]: Okay, I'll be there on time at 7 o'clock.

After looking through the chat history, Li Luo checked the time. It was currently 6:40 in the evening.

Take the subway for ten minutes, then walk out of the station to the south gate of Qianjiang University, and you will definitely arrive before seven o'clock.

So he sent the other party a message.

[Li Luo]: I’m on the subway and will be here soon.

[Going to bed early will make you taller]: Damn! So punctual?
【Li Luo】: Didn’t you say seven o’clock? You won’t stand me up, will you?
【Going to bed early will make you taller】: No, that won’t happen! But I still need to prepare a little bit, please wait for me a little longer!
[Go to bed early and you will grow taller]: There is a Starbucks next to the South Gate. If I haven’t arrived yet, you can sit there for a while.

[Li Luo]: Okay, I’ll tell you when I get there.

After sending the message, Li Luo put down his phone, leaned back on the subway seat, and cleared his mind.

Memories of the past year or so since I graduated from college came flooding back to my mind.

After giving up on becoming a chef, he rushed into the online writing circle on a whim, and it can be said that he suffered a lot in the first six months.

In the first two months, I couldn’t even get through the signing stage, let alone make any money.

I am not even eligible to get the website's full attendance award.

The turning point came two months after I entered the industry.

He had previously written a novel about imaginative entertainment, but because the data in the new book period was not good and it could not compete with others, it was recommended for one round and then discontinued.

As a result, in his comment section, there was a message from someone who said "Going to bed early will make you taller", complaining that it was a rare opportunity to read an interesting and imaginative article, but he stopped reading it after only a few days.

Li Luo replied with a shameless face, explaining his situation. Because the data was not good, he could not continue writing.

After all, he doesn't want to stay at home and rely on his parents for support, not making any money and not finding a partner, and being nagged by his mother every day.

This kind of life is really hard.

He now urgently needs a book that will be successful, at least to earn the first royalties in his life.

What he didn’t expect was that “Going to bed early will make you grow taller” really came back to him.

It was a long essay, which highlighted the problems in his book and provided several directions for modification and improvement.

For Early Sleeping Club Grows Tall, who already has two novels with 10,000 orders, this reply might just be a whim on her part.

But it had a huge impact on Li Luo, as if it had opened up his Ren and Du meridians. Many things that he had only half understood before were suddenly opened up.

So Li Luo followed the template of this imaginative article, made some revisions, rewrote the introduction and sent it to the editor, and then started a new book.

This time, the results finally improved.

The new book successfully passed the first four rounds of recommendations, but was finally defeated by Sanjiang Recommendation and had to be put on the shelves in advance.

Even so, he still achieved a good result of more than 800 first orders.

With the daily income of 10,000 yuan in the first month, I received a total of 8,000 yuan in royalties!

Unfortunately, also because of the daily limit, the entire framework of the book collapsed when it reached more than 400,000 words.

Finally, about half a year after he entered the industry, he chose to finish it. At that time, the word count was 100 million, which truly made him cross the threshold of the one million mark.

I earned about 50,000 yuan from royalties.

This made him very happy, and he showed off in front of his parents, treated them to a good meal, bought a pack of cigarettes for Li Guohong, and bought Lin Xiuhong a new dress.

Life suddenly got better.

But after finishing this book, I faced the problem of the next new book.

Li Luo still had some trauma from this failure, so he plucked up his courage and shamelessly added the friend who said that going to bed early will help him grow taller.

What he didn't expect was that the other party had been reading the book he wrote and he passed the friend's request smoothly.

With the help of Go to Bed Early and Grow Taller, he figured out the golden finger for the new book, sorted out the outline, made sufficient preparations, and started the new book a month later.

During the two-month new book period, it successfully passed the Sanjiang recommendation and won the highest honor of the new book period.

The first order after it was put on the shelves was 2500. It has been five months since he started writing this, and it has also been a full year since he entered the industry.

The average subscription of this book has reached about 4000. If he maintains the update of 6000 words per day, he can earn more than yuan in royalties a month.

Among these, going to bed early plays an important role in helping you grow taller.

What he didn't expect was that after chatting for a long time, they found out that they were actually fellow villagers and both lived in Yinjiang District, Yuhang City.

Very close.

After knowing each other for more than half a year, Gao, the president of the Early Sleeping Club, suggested that they meet. Li Luo hesitated for a moment and then agreed.

After all, I have received such a great favor from the other party. Although we are both men and I cannot repay him with my body, I should at least say thank you in person.

He originally wanted to treat the other party, but when he thought that this was an invitation for a face-to-face meeting, he was no longer in a hurry to do so.

You can wait until next time to invite him back.

Just as he was thinking about this, the subway announcement sounded in his ears.

"Dear passengers, this train has arrived at its final stop, Qianjiang University. All passengers please take your belongings with you and get off from the left door."

"Thank you for riding, have a nice trip, goodbye."

After hearing the subway announcement, Li Luo stood up from his seat, waited for the subway to slowly stop and the door to open, then quickly walked out of the car.

As soon as I came out of the subway exit, the still intense heat wave of the summer night hit me.

Li Luo lifted his collar a few times to fan himself, and after confirming the direction, he rushed towards the south gate of Qianjiang University.

On the way, when passing the intersection, Li Luo turned his head to look at the Times Tianjie commercial district at the subway entrance.

In his impression, the northern part of Yinjiang District was not so lively in the early years, but how long has it been?

As soon as the subway was opened and Times Street was completed, the surrounding housing prices began to soar like a rocket.

Surrounding the supporting facilities around Qianjiang University, this area radiates with Times Tianjie as the center, and has become another new business circle in Yinjiang District.

However, the old business district that was once located near Li Luo's home has been declining year by year and has seen a sharp drop in traffic in recent years because there is no subway line nearby. It is no longer as prosperous as it once was.

Thinking of this, Li Luo also felt a little emotional.

Even though he can earn more than 20,000 yuan a month by writing books now, we don’t know how his next book will perform. It might even flop.

It only takes one or two years to write a book, and earning 200,000 or 300,000 yuan is just enough to buy a small bedroom here.

It was difficult for Li Luo to buy a house before getting married, even with a mortgage.

If you have that kind of money, you might as well live in the present and enjoy yourself more.

Li Luo walked past the intersection, gradually moving away from Times Tianjie, crossed the road between the east gate of Qianjiang University and the dormitory campus, turned a corner, and soon arrived at the south gate.

[Li Luo]: I'm at the South Gate. If you haven't arrived yet, I'll go to Starbucks and sit for a while. It's so hot outside.

[Go to bed early and you will grow taller]: OKOK! Give me ten minutes!

【篱落】：row.

Li Luo glanced at the south gate of Qianjiang University. It was already summer vacation, and there were not many students coming in and out.

There were not many people in the Starbucks next door because Qianjiang University was on summer vacation.

Li Luo pushed the door open and walked in. Thinking that he would grow taller if he went to bed early, he would pass by the store, so he chose a seat by the window and sat down. He also took a photo of the person outside the window opposite him.

[Li Luo]: I'll be sitting by the window. Just tell me when you arrive.

[Go to bed early to grow taller]: Good! Right now!

There is no compulsory consumption in Starbucks. Li Luo just sat there and casually flipped through his phone.

He first looked at his own book, glanced at the new comments that popped up in the comment section, and then saw that the comment "Going to bed early will make you taller" was pushed to the top by readers.

Many people came to urge him to update and asked him to stop being obsessed with reading novels.

Li Luo clicked on the avatar of "Going to Bed Early Will Make You Grow Taller" and entered his homepage, which only had two books.

A book called "Literary Era", which was written from 14 to 17.

A book called "Gu Dao Chang Qing" has been written from 18 to now. It is currently in the final stage, so the update is very slow. I have to take a day or two off from time to time, and readers are complaining.

Unlike authors like Li Luo who specialize in writing amateurish articles, the writing style of "Go to Bed Early and Grow Taller" is relatively delicate and mature, with a hint of literary youth, but the writing is occasionally playful and humorous.

He is also good at driving.

Relatively speaking, it is more difficult to write.

Li Luo also discussed some of the more advanced techniques and theories of online writing with Gao, the president of the Early Sleeping Club, but to be honest, it sounds simple but is difficult to do.

For example, the issue of finishing the book "Going to Bed Early Will Make You Grow Taller" that I recently mentioned to him, saying that the framework needs to be concluded, and some lines in the early and middle stages need to be retrieved one by one according to the steps and put into practice.

At the same time, it moves towards the final climax, with each line concentrating on the last point. After the brilliant explosion, it comes the end.

This stuff was completely confusing to Li Luo. He could understand the general idea of ​​it, but when it came to Li Luo trying to think about the specific techniques involved, he was completely in the dark.

Not to mention the so-called intention of the whole text that we usually talk about when we go to bed early. Some of the climax scenes have been engraved in our minds countless times before we start writing.

What is the outline context that uses points to lead to the whole, the difference and integration between the writing method of the big climax and the writing method of small harvest.

These are things that are difficult for Li Luo to fully understand at this stage.

Thinking about this, Li Luo propped up his chin and looked out the window at the setting sun that was gradually sinking below the horizon. He felt a little nervous.

After all, he is a big shot. Shouldn't he be careful with what he says later?
Although the two were already quite familiar with each other online, they would often joke around when chatting.

But when it comes to offline, things are a little different after all.

Li Luo felt that he should adjust his attitude and be careful with his words so as not to offend others.

The result is that I feel so nervous that I want to go to the toilet.

Li Luo got up and walked to the bathroom. After taking care of his personal problems and washing his hands, he felt the phone in his trouser pocket vibrate a few times.

He wiped his hands, took out his cell phone, and walked out while checking the messages.

[Go to bed early and you will grow taller]: I’m almost there, get ready to welcome it!
【Go to bed early to grow taller】: Were you sitting where you were just now? I can't see you from outside.

[Going to bed early will make you taller]: Where are those people?

When Li Luo saw the messages, he realized that going to bed early would make him taller and had already arrived outside Starbucks, so he simply walked straight to the door.

I replied to his messages while walking.

[Li Luo]: You wait for me outside. I just went to the bathroom and I’m coming out now.

As he said this, Li Luo walked out of the door of Starbucks, but because he was typing with his head down, he happened to bump into a figure.

"hiss……"

"what!"

A girl was knocked sideways by him and she had to hold onto the door frame to avoid falling.

Li Luo was startled and immediately apologized: "Sorry, sorry, I didn't pay attention, are you okay?"

"Um...it's okay." The girl in front of him seemed to be in a hurry as well. She just waved her hand hurriedly and walked into Starbucks.

At a quick glance, Li Luo caught a glimpse of the other person's delicate face and plump and slender figure.

Wow...so beautiful...

Li Luo was stunned until the other person walked into Starbucks, then he silently withdrew his gaze.

She is the type of mature lady, she is dressed so beautifully, I don’t know which guy got her so lucky.

Thinking of this, Li Luo picked up his phone again and glanced around, trying to find the one that fits his image of going to bed early and growing taller.

According to his guess, the person who goes to bed early and grows taller should be a man older than him.

After all, anyone who was able to write "The Age of Literature and Art", a work of entertainment set in the early twentieth century, several years ago, couldn't be younger than him.

Coupled with the various skillful driving techniques in the book, he looks like an old man at first glance.

Li Luo thought so and guessed that the man who went to bed early would grow taller should be a middle-aged man around 35 years old.

And took them as the standards, looked around the door of Starbucks, and then looked confused.

Could this guy be playing a trick on him?
In fact, he didn't come at all?
There isn't a single person who fits the target image.

Thinking of this, Li Luo lowered his head and glanced at his phone.

【Go to bed early to grow taller】: Where are you? Are you out? I just entered the store and didn't see you.

[Going to bed early will make you taller]: I was bumped into by someone and it hurt so much.

Seeing this, Li Luo was stunned for a moment, his head buzzed, and then he turned his head suddenly.

【Li Luo】: Don’t tell me you are a woman???
While Li Luo was expressing his doubts on QQ, he turned his gaze back to the girl he had bumped into earlier.

The next second, the two people's eyes met in mid-air.

The girl walked up to Li Luo, a faint smile on her face, tilted her head, and teased, "You hurt me just now, how are you going to compensate me?"

Li Luo was distracted for a moment when he saw the girl in front of him with long hair draped over her chest, slightly curled ends, a pretty face like a queen, and a pair of bright eyes looking at him with a charming smile.

She was wearing a simple white T-shirt and black hot pants that revealed a large area of ​​white skin. She had on a pair of black sneakers and looked youthful and beautiful.

Li Luo really couldn't connect the girl he met online who went to bed early to grow taller with the girl with the sweet smile in front of him.

So much so that when he opened his mouth, he spoke haltingly.

“You, you…you are…”

"You are Li Luo, right?" The girl giggled and stretched out her hand. "I go to bed early. You can also call me Xu Youyu. What's your real name?"

"Li Luo." Li Luo still couldn't accept this reality, and said with difficulty, "The Luo in Yingluo, and the Ge in Tiangefangfang next to the Wang character."

"Ah, the pen name is a homophone? Li Luo, Li Luo." Xu Youyu nodded suddenly, "The path is deep and sparse, and the new green leaves on the treetops have not yet formed shade. Your pen name is quite good."

Li Luo had never heard of this poem before... so he could only nod and agree with a few lines. Then he couldn't help but confirm again: "So you really went to bed early? You weren't his sister or younger sister, were you?"

"...Why don't you trust me?" Xu Youyu rolled his eyes and took out his phone to show him the chat history. "Isn't this me? Readers call me the Early Sleeping Sister. Could it be fake?" "Then they also call me Squid Lady, Sister Jiao, Sister Qing, etc."

"..." Xu Youyu was stunned by his question, and then said helplessly, "Now that you have seen the real person, what else do you want? Do you want me to verify that you are a girl?"

"Uh... that's not the case..." Li Luo subconsciously looked at the magnificent sight on Xu Youyu's chest and felt that this should be unnecessary.

After all, a big shot who earns tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands a month wouldn't dress up as a woman just to play a prank on him.

but……

Li Luo looked at Xu Youyu's face in front of him, and subconsciously avoided the other person's gaze. He shifted his gaze away and spoke incoherently.

"Then...then...now...we..."

"Let's go eat barbecue." Xu Youyu walked straight to the door, waved at him and said with a smile, "There is a very authentic barbecue restaurant nearby. I'll take you to try it."

……

Li Luo also eats barbecue frequently.

His good brother Zhao Rongjun found a good job in Yuhang City after graduation. During his free time on weekends, he would make an appointment with Li Luo to have a meal, eat skewers and drink, and have a short time of relaxation.

But as far as he could remember, he had never had the experience of going out for barbecue alone with girls since he entered high school.

As Xu Youyu was walking on the roadside next to Qianjiang University, Li Luo subconsciously turned his head to glance at Xu Youyu's profile, his eyes dazed for a moment.

I almost thought I was dreaming.

How dare I dream that the person who teaches me how to write online articles is a beautiful girl?
But at this moment, such an absurd drama is actually happening.

Xu Youyu obviously couldn't understand Li Luo's mood at the moment.

As they walked, she introduced him, "This barbecue restaurant isn't really a restaurant. It should be said to be a gathering place for barbecue enthusiasts who come here out of interest."

"My dad is a teacher who loves barbecue. After retirement, he had nothing to do, so he started to do barbecue."

"But eating alone is not enough, so I just call a few friends, and sometimes students I taught nearby, to come over and have a bite of barbecue."

"As a result, because it tasted so good, word spread quickly and it became popular in some small circles at Qianjiang University."

"Normally, outsiders can't get in. I asked my dad to save a seat for me so I can take you there today."

As Xu Youyu spoke, he led him through twists and turns until they entered a small alley and found the barbecue restaurant.

"Grandma Yu, good evening." As Xu Youyu entered the store, he greeted an old woman who was tidying up the tables and chairs.

"Oh, you must be the girl from Xiao Xu's family." Grandma Yu looked at Xu Youyu and smiled, "Come, come, sit over here. Your father told me to save a seat for you."

Inviting Xu Youyu and Li Luo to sit down, Grandma Yu looked around and didn't say much. She just smiled and put a piece of paper on the table and handed over a pen: "Old rules, write it yourself."

"I know." Xu Youyu took the paper and pen and looked at Li Luo, "Is there anything taboo?"

Li Luo shook his head.

So Xu Youyu started writing on the paper. After he finished, he handed it to Li Luo to have a look: "If you want to eat anything else, just write it down."

Li Luo looked at the words already written on it and immediately shook his head: "Too much, it must be enough to eat."

"That's it for now." Xu Youyu stood up and handed the menu to Grandma Yu. Then he walked directly to the refrigerator, took out a whole box of beer, put it on the table, and asked with a smile, "Li Luo, you can drink, right? Don't tell me you can't."

"Sister Zaoshui still drinks?" Li Luo asked in surprise.

"Drinking helps with inspiration." Xu Youyu raised an eyebrow at him, took out two bottles of beer, pried open the caps skillfully, and handed one to Li Luo, "Who wants to go first?"

Since the girl said so, Li Luo certainly wouldn't be shy anymore and confronted Xu Youyu directly.

This experience was really weird... He had never seen a girl drink so heartily.

Watching Xu Youyu gulp down half a bottle of wine, Li Luo began to doubt whether she was a man dressed as a woman.

The two of them drank and chatted, and after a while, the ordered barbecue was served one after another.

Li Luo took a bite and his eyes lit up. He found that the taste was really different from that in the barbecue restaurants outside.

"In Yuhang City, many barbecue restaurants claim to sell mutton skewers, but in fact, many of them use duck meat." Xu Youyu laughed, "Especially those barbecue restaurants that specialize in takeout. It is basically difficult to eat authentic ones."

"Hmm... now that you mention it." Li Luo picked up another skewer of lamb and found that the taste was quite different from the ones he usually ate. "It seems to be true."

"Speaking of which." Xu Youyu picked up the bottle and clinked glasses with him again. After swallowing the wine, she continued, "How old are you? You look a little small."

"99, what's wrong?"

"Huh? He's one year younger than me." Xu Youyu laughed, "So he's my younger brother. Can you call me sister?"

"Didn't I tell you to go to bed early?" Li Luo looked helpless.

However, he didn't expect that Xu Youyu was actually one year older than him.

Of course, according to common sense and normal person logic, going to bed early will make you taller. Having written books for so many years, Li Luo speculated that there would be nothing wrong with Xu Youyu being in his thirties.

But looking at the delicate and pink face in front of him, he really couldn't associate it with the age of thirty.

People would believe him even if he said he was younger than him.

She was a year older than him, which was an age that suited her appearance.

but……

"So when did you start writing novels?" Li Luo asked curiously.

"During the summer vacation of my first year in high school," Xu Youyu said with a smile, "That was when I wrote my first book, 'The Age of Literature and Art.'"

"Did you write that in high school?" Li Luo was silent.

Suddenly I feel that the gap between people is so huge.

What did he do in high school?

He either slacks off in class or goes to the Internet cafe to play games on weekends.

"It was just a hobby in high school, and I could earn some pocket money." Xu Youyu nodded, and then said, "After I went to college, I felt that I could do this for a long time, so I continued to write seriously."

"Back then." Li Luo suddenly asked curiously, "How did you see my imaginative entertainment?"

"I was quite surprised at the time. After all, it was just a new book with only over 100,000 words."

"I didn't expect a big shot like you would be watching and commenting on it."

"Oh, this one." Xu Youyu frowned and tried to recall, "I remember who it was, but I can't quite remember."

"Anyway, I was browsing my Moments and saw a schoolmate, I think, recommending this book."

"I found it strange at the time because this schoolgirl usually doesn't post on WeChat Moments, but she actually read online articles and even sent push links."

"So I went to have a look out of curiosity, and found it quite interesting, so I commented to support you."

After hearing what Xu Youyu said, Li Luo fell into deep thought.

Am I so lucky?
"Who is the junior schoolmate that Senior Sister is talking about?"

"I don't remember, it's been a long time." Xu Youyu shook his head, "He shouldn't be someone I know very well, otherwise I would have gone to chat with him privately."

After she said that, Li Luo didn't ask any more questions.

I just thought it was my good luck that the book happened to be seen by a female book friend at that time.

I have to say, this is also a kind of fate.

……

The barbecue took more than two hours.

The two people didn't talk in depth at the beginning. They just got to know each other's situation roughly, and then chatted about topics related to online literature.

It is a very comfortable thing to chat in an area that is familiar to each other.

Extending from online literature, since both of them started out as writers of entertainment novels, they naturally talked about the entertainment industry and the film, television and music works of recent years.

It has to be said that the two people have known each other for more than half a year and have successfully made an appointment to meet in person. They still have many similarities in personal tastes.

After a lively chat, they finished more than ten bottles of beer. Xu Youyu stood up to pay the bill and walked out of the barbecue restaurant with Li Luo.

The two people were walking in the alley in the hot breeze of the summer night. Li Luo turned his head to look at the girl who smelled of alcohol, and his mind became a little dazed again.

"The fence."

"Ok?"

"We are friends now, right?"

"of course."

"Then take a picture."

"what?"

"Ah what? Come here."

Xu Youyu raised his cell phone, pointed it at the two of them, and took a photo.

"Well, it's getting late, let's go back to our homes."

"Okay." Li Luo nodded, but seeing that she was drunk, he couldn't help but ask, "Is it okay for you to go back like this? Do you want me to take you home?"

"Are you sure you want to take me there?" Xu Youyu tilted his head and looked at him with a smile. "My home is in this neighborhood. My parents are waiting for me to come home. Do you want me to invite you upstairs to sit with them?"

"Uh... that's not necessary." Li Luo waved his hands repeatedly, "It's just that when we were chatting online before, you said you lived alone."

"Oh, I usually rent a house outside." Xu Youyu nodded and said, "But not near here."

"I brought you here to eat barbecue today, and then I went home."

"No wonder." Li Luo nodded suddenly, and then said, "Then I will take you to the gate of the community, and then I will go home."

"Okay, thank you for your help."

Escorting Xu Youyu all the way to the gate of the nearby residential area, Li Luo looked at her slightly shaky figure, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled.

He didn't turn around and leave until Xu Youyu's back disappeared around the corner. After getting on the subway home, he patted his face.

Looking at the human figures reflected in the glass windows of the subway, Li Luo always felt like he was dreaming.

I didn’t expect that the girl who went to bed early would grow taller. She is actually a girl... and she is so young, only one year older than me.

Li Luo scratched his head. He had been a little inflated after his new book reached 4,000 average subscriptions, but he immediately calmed down.

It is true that there is always someone better than you.

……

On the other side, Xu Youyu returned to the door of his home. He just pushed it open and walked in. Before he changed his shoes, he saw his parents sitting seriously on the sofa in the living room.

Hearing the noise at the door, the two elders turned their heads and looked at their daughter at the entrance.

"You're back?" Cui Suling looked at her daughter, patted the empty seat on the sofa next to her, and said to her, "Come here and sit down."

"Why are you so serious?" Xu Youyu put on his slippers with a smile on his face, walked to his mother and sat down, hugged Cui Suling's neck, "Mom, give me a kiss~"

"Go away! You reek of alcohol!" Cui Suling pushed her away with a look of disgust. "Why are you still drinking? Didn't you say you were going to treat your friends to a barbecue?"

"Yeah, how can we eat barbecue without drinking?"

"I heard it's a boy?" Cui Suling asked with narrowed eyes.

"What's wrong?" Xu Youyu tilted his head and asked, "Didn't you tell me not to stay in the rented house all the time and to socialize more often?"

"So where did that boy come from?" Cui Suling asked, "I don't see you getting to know any boys."

“We met online.”

"Netizens?!" Cui Suling's tone was even higher. "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Can you meet netizens casually?"

"It's not as outrageous as you think." Xu Youyu was speechless, "I write novels just like me."

As soon as these words came out, Xu Rongsheng, who had been silent all this time, finally asked, "Are you a novelist?"

"correct."

"Where are you from?"

"local."

"What are the conditions at home?"

"...How would I know that?" Xu Youyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Why would I ask this question? I'm not going on a blind date. I'm just trying to make friends."

"Aren't you a couple?" Cui Suling asked in surprise.

"At least not yet, right?" Xu Youyu blinked and joked, "But he feels pretty good. If you're in a hurry, I'll give it a try, right?"

"I didn't say that." Cui Suling shook her head repeatedly. "Does he make money writing novels? From what you usually say, your industry should be quite unstable, right?"

"Indeed." Xu Rongsheng nodded and said, "I know that Youyu's current grades are already very impressive on their website. What are the grades of this boy?"

"Um... a little worse than me?"

"How much is a little?"

"Probably half less than me, right?"

"Can you just yell a little bit?" Cui Suling said speechlessly, "You'd better be more careful."

"I've already said that we're just friends, but you're still checking my household registration here." Xu Youyu sighed, "Anyway, it's not a big deal. If you two don't have anything else to do, I'll go to bed."

Watching their daughter stand up and walk into the bedroom, the couple on the sofa looked at each other.

After Xu Youyu left, they began to whisper to each other.

"What's going on? Ask Aunt Yu more."

"Didn't I ask? She just went to a restaurant with a boy to have a barbecue, and seemed to be having a good time chatting." Xu Rongsheng frowned and said, "Aren't you always urging her to get married? Now that she has started looking for someone, you are not happy again?"

"Then you have to find someone who is of equal status, right?"

"Don't you know what's going on on the other side?" Xu Rongsheng shook his head and said, "I think you should just stop interfering. The more you force them, the more rebellious they become."

"If I don't push her, she won't look for a boyfriend." Cui Suling looked helpless. "You said you won't push her, but she hasn't had a boyfriend in four years of college. Now it's been two years since she graduated and she's about to turn 30. How can I not be anxious?"

"Okay, okay, at least she's willing to go out on a date now." Xu Rongsheng was also annoyed by what he heard, so he stood up and patted his butt and said, "If you're in a hurry, why not ask her to invite the boy to her house for dinner next time?"

……

Jincheng Community.

Li Luo returned home.

Li Guohong and Lin Xiuhong went to bed early because they had to work at the breakfast shop the next morning.

He went into the bathroom and took a shower. After returning to the bedroom and lying down, he glanced at his cell phone.

[Going to bed early will make you taller]: (Picture)
[Go to bed early and you will grow taller]: The photo is a little ugly. I usually don’t edit the photos, so just bear with it.

【Hedge】: It’s pretty good, with green leaves setting off the flowers.

[Going to bed early will make you taller]: How many girls have you deceived with this?
【Li Luo】: I haven’t fooled anyone yet.

[Going to bed early will make you taller]: Why don’t I believe it?

[Li Luo]: I’ve never been in a relationship, so there’s nothing for me to lie to you about.

[Li Luo]: You treated me to a meal this time, next time I’ll treat you. I also want to thank you for teaching me how to write online articles.

[Going to bed early will make you taller]: Haha~ Okay, then I won’t be polite.

The two chatted for a long time, from around ten o'clock in the evening until the early morning.

At last.

[Going to bed early will make you taller]: I'm going to bed first. I can't hold on any longer. Good night.

【Li Luo】：OK, good night.

They say good night, but in fact, after saying good night, many people will not go to sleep at all.

Li Luo tossed and turned in bed in the middle of the night, unable to fall asleep.

Finally, I just got up from the bed, turned on my computer, entered the Writer's Assistant, and planned to type for a while.

As a result, after writing for a while, he saw that in a spelling room where the person who had been pulled into the spelling room yesterday with the ID "Early to Bed Will Grow Taller" had his word count slowly increasing.

The other side obviously noticed this as well.

The QQ icon in the lower right corner of the computer suddenly flashed.

[Going to bed early will make you taller]: No, you said good night and then secretly opened the book?
[Li Luo]: Didn’t you say goodnight first? And now you want to go against me behind my back, right?
Looking at the messages sent by each other, the two of them laughed out loud in the bedroom at the same time.

(End of this chapter)