I was in my final year of high school, and my deskmate found out I was writing a novel!

"You, you, you!!!"

After lunch, with nothing much to do, Ye Feng chatted with Su Miaomiao for a while and then started typing. He didn't even close the door, and the clattering of the keyboard attracted his cousin's attention again.

She stood at the door of Ye Feng's room for a long time, watching him type on the keyboard without stopping for quite a while, which surprised her greatly.

"Ye Feng, don't you even need to think about it?!"

"What kind of talk is this? Of course, I need to think about it, but I already have some ideas in mind beforehand."

How many words can you write in a day?

"Hmm...sometimes it's over ten thousand, sometimes it's four or five thousand, it's not always the case."

Ye Feng meant the timing, and Ye Jing breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing it. She thought to herself, "I knew it!"

She was racking her brains to come up with something every day, and she was really envious and jealous of Ye Feng's flowing thoughts!

Ye Feng also wanted to take advantage of his free time to write more in preparation for the start of the new semester.

"When I have free time, I organize my thoughts in my mind. I think about it while walking, while eating, and even when I close my eyes to sleep, so I can write faster."

"Ugh, I'm thinking about it too, but I just can't come up with anything. I'm so frustrated!"

"If you can't think of anything, just clear your mind for a while."

Ye Feng's fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed, chatting with his cousin while continuing to write.

He doesn't really think about it; he just copies it. At most, he's a little slower when he encounters unfamiliar characters.

Ye Jing lost interest in going back to writing and just stood there watching, occasionally asking questions about the novel.

As for Ye Feng, what could he possibly know? However, he has recently been cramming on online tutorials on writing novels, so he can at least spout some nonsense.

She stayed there until evening, when Ye Jing came out looking completely lost. She didn't even glance at Ye Feng, nor did she go downstairs to eat. Instead, she went back to her room, collapsed onto the bed, and buried her face in the pillow.

"Sister, Auntie is calling us for dinner."

"I can't eat, you go ahead."

"Um... okay then, I'll go down now."

Ye Jing was truly devastated. Right under her nose, her cousin, who had initially told her he could only write a few thousand to ten thousand words a day, had written nearly twenty thousand words in just a few hours!

Twenty thousand words! And this is only a few hours in the afternoon. How can there be such a big difference between people? This cousin is only a senior in high school!

If that were the case, it wouldn't be so bad. The key point is that this cousin is also an exceptionally good student, at least within their extended family.

Not only are her grades enough to get into a top-tier university, but with a little more effort, she could even get into an even better school. This is a huge blow to her, a student applying for a junior college!

This made her feel that the gap between herself and her cousin was about the same as the gap between a person and a dog.

Ye Feng didn't think much of it, and he was indeed a little hungry. But when his uncle and aunt found out that their daughter hadn't come down, they angrily grabbed a feather duster and rushed upstairs. A little while later, his cousin came down with her cheeks puffed out.

"You do absolutely nothing all day, and you even have to be paid to eat!"

"I'm not not hungry!"

"Not hungry, and then you get up at night to eat? How old are you, acting like this all the time!"

It's clear that his aunt is really worried about her daughter staying at home, but what can she do? She's her own daughter.

"Come on, tomorrow is New Year's Eve, let's just have something simple to eat today."

Looking at the table full of dishes, Ye Feng really couldn't understand why it was so casual.

Then, my uncle took out a bottle of liquor, Moutai.

"Come on, have a drink! Ye Feng, you should have some too. When I was your age, I could drink a pound of liquor without getting tipsy!"

She was about to pour Ye Feng a drink when Ye Feng was startled and quickly stopped her.

"Uncle, I really don't drink. Wait until after my college entrance exams, and I'll treat you to a good drink then!"

It wasn't that he didn't want to drink; he was curious and wanted to try it, but he needed to hurry up and finish his writing!

Ye Feng's resolute refusal initially displeased his uncle, but upon hearing what Ye Feng said next, he instantly became happy.

Yeah, we'll have a good drink after the college entrance exam!

"Okay, this is a time when you need to use your brain, so you can't ruin it by drinking too much."

However, he wasn't alone; his cousin had already picked up his wine glass early, just waiting for the drinks.

After a glass of wine, my cousin began to talk about his plans.

"I plan to go to the city after the New Year. Xiao Heng is not young anymore, so he should go to school in the city."

Ye Feng didn't react when he heard this. Rice was not a topic he could get involved in, and it had nothing to do with him.

Actually, my cousin had mentioned this plan to my uncle, and he must have talked about it with my cousin's wife at home as well. Now he's saying it, probably because he wants to tell his family.

Like him, his cousin buried herself in her work and never had a say in the family, so she never intended to express her opinions.

"Yes, that's the proper thing to do. Do you have enough money on hand?"

These words were spoken by the eldest uncle, who is the head of the family, and it was about his eldest grandson's schooling, so he, as the grandfather, couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

"We definitely have enough money for the down payment, but I want to start a business in Shijiazhuang. Otherwise, I'm not comfortable leaving Weiwei there alone with the child."

The main reason is that the couple doesn't want to separate. They're only in their thirties; if they were to live apart, they might each go their own way.

These words silenced the uncle and aunt. The family business was actually quite good, earning several tens of thousands a year, which was more than enough to support the family.

But the eldest grandson's education is a big deal and can't be delayed. What the son said is also true. We can't just let the couple live apart, can we?

"Why don't you rent a shop to sell vegetables? You have plenty at home, and I'll have someone deliver them to you every day."

My uncle came up with a great idea. Our family grows vegetables, but we used to sell them to vegetable vendors and hotels. We could set up a small shop to sell vegetables.

But my cousin didn't want to do it. He's only in his thirties, and he wanted to try it himself.

"What's the point of opening a vegetable shop? I don't plan to sell vegetables. Nowadays, everyone buys vegetables at supermarkets. Who will buy vegetables then?"

Actually, it would be quite suitable to set up a small shop in the residential area to sell vegetables, as long as the quality of the vegetables is guaranteed, and it would be convenient for the residents. It's just that my cousin doesn't want to do it!

"So what kind of shop do you want to open? And do you even know how to run one?"

"Why wouldn't I open one? I'm looking for projects. Weiwei and I will run the shop and take care of the child at the same time. What else can we do? I can't just sit there and do nothing!"

"Wouldn't it be better if you found a job? I'll ask around and you can find a job at the supermarket; it'll be easy."

"Dad, I'm over thirty now. I can't keep relying on you all. I'll go to the city after the New Year. I'll do some sightseeing then. I don't plan to invest much money, just a few tens of thousands of yuan. Even if I lose it, I can afford it."

After all that, my uncle fell silent, which meant he was convinced. Just like my cousin said, he couldn't rely on him forever.