"Hmm, why don't you perform a sword dance for me, Miss Qianya?"
After careful consideration, Chen Yuze gave his advice: "By the way, remember to keep your facial expression a little aloof. You must highlight the arrogant and otherworldly temperament of the sect leader's daughter!"
"Well then, Senior Brother Yuze, you'd better keep your eyes peeled! When it comes to sword dancing, I'm still very confident!"
177. Cuckoo's Visit
Three more days have passed.
Ever since they learned from Lu Qianya that Chen Yuze was going to write a new novel and had already decided on the title, Meixi and Yuanbao have joined the ranks of those who urge him to start working on it every day.
Thanks to this, Chen Yuze, who could not resist the girls' enthusiasm for his new book, finally picked up his pen today and began writing the first chapter of the new book—The Manure Carrier on Yunhe Peak.
However, Chen Yuze had only just begun writing the first few hundred words when two acquaintances arrived at the Chen family's courtyard.
Leading the way was the old man, who had regained his youthful appearance.
Behind the old man was a slender woman with her long brown hair piled high.
"Old Sparrow, coo coo!"
Temporarily putting down his pen and paper, Chen Yuze, as the head of the Chen family courtyard, immediately and warmly welcomed the two guests.
"Why did you all come to visit together today?"
After inviting them to sit down in the courtyard, Chen Yuze's teasing gaze kept darting back and forth between the two of them: "Could it be that you've come to deliver my wedding invitation?"
"Hehe, although I'm not here to deliver wedding invitations, it'll be soon." Scratching the back of his head, Old Sparrow chuckled to himself upon hearing Chen Yuze's words.
The next second, Gugu stomped hard on his instep and looked at Chen Yuze with some embarrassment: "Master Chen, don't listen to this shameless old man's nonsense!"
"Good good."
Amused, Chen Yuze poured two cups of hot tea for the bickering couple. To be honest, Chen Yuze really hoped that Sparrow and Gugu could remarry.
After all, the reason they broke up was really quite bizarre.
The conflict could have been easily resolved simply by Gugu opening the back door to Sparrow, or by getting Sparrow to change his habit of taking the dry road. Yet, it ended up escalating to a divorce. This shows a complete disregard for marriage.
"Speaking of which, Master Chen, are you planning to write a new storybook?"
Gugu's gaze fell on the stone table to the side, and it immediately piqued its interest.
"I am indeed planning to write a new storybook, but I only just finished brainstorming ideas these past two days. It's quite a coincidence, though, that I was just about to write the beginning when you two arrived."
Chen Yuze took a sip of tea and asked with a smile, "However, since you two came together this time, since..."
"They're sending me a wedding invitation, so they must be going to discuss that storybook from before, right?"
"Yes."
Gugu nodded, then handed a storage ring to Chen Yuze: "The response to the last storybook after it was printed and published was even better than I imagined. It's no exaggeration to say that a storybook craze has swept through the entire Ten Thousand Mountains. I've come today to hand over the profits from the publication to the master."
After Gugu finished speaking, Elder Que immediately added, "By the way, I have exchanged most of the spirit stones for the spirit plants or seeds of spirit plants that you need, Senior. There is also a small portion of spirit stones left for you to use in case of emergencies."
"You've been a great help."
After receiving the storage ring from Gugu, Chen Yuze didn't even bother to check it before putting it into his pocket.
He still trusted Sparrow and Gugu quite a bit.
Chen Yuze's action naturally conveyed his trust in Sparrow and Gugu to them.
This moved Gugu, and she finally made up her mind to bring up another purpose for coming to the Chen family courtyard today: "Master, actually, there is something else I would like to discuss with you today."
"Ok?"
Chen Yuze first looked at Old Sparrow, and seeing that he seemed unaware of the matter, he turned his attention back to Gugu: "We're all neighbors, Gugu, just say what you want to say."
"I hope to further deepen my cooperation with the master."
Swallowing hard, Gugu said rather nervously:
"Although I am not a pure businessman, I also want to use my own strength to make my bookstore famous in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, so that more people can experience the joy of reading. That's why I dared to come here, hoping that I can be responsible for the publication and printing of the master's books!"
"sure."
Seeing Gu Gu's serious expression, Chen Yuze thought it was something serious.
Is that all?
To be honest, after this new book is published, he will have to go see Gugu again sooner or later.
Moreover, from the very beginning, Chen Yuze had no intention of changing partners.
After all, Gugu is Que Lao's ex-wife and current ambiguous relationship, so as an old neighbor, he naturally has to take care of her.
Now that Gugu has brought it up herself, it saves Chen Yuze the trouble of making another trip later.
"Master, are you sure you want to continue working with me?"
GuGu was shocked to see Chen Yuze agree so readily.
You should know that Master Chen's storybooks are currently incredibly popular throughout the entire Ten Thousand Mountains region. Given their current popularity, they're guaranteed to be a hit even outside of the mountains. Their future potential is simply immeasurable.
Frankly speaking, Chen Yuze could have easily found a businessman with a stronger background to cooperate with.
"Of course, I'm not that easily bored with new things."
Chen Yuze smiled and poured himself a cup of tea: "Besides, Gu Gu, no matter what, you were recommended to me by Elder Que. I still have to give him this much face."
"Senior, what are you saying!"
Seeing that Chen Yuze was acting as his wingman again, although Old Que said he was "unworthy of such praise", he straightened his back and had a very proud look on his face after Chen Yuze spoke.
It's almost as if she's practically writing "Isn't your man amazing?" all over her face for Gugu to see.
However, it must be said that Chen Yuze's words did have some merit.
At least in Gugu's eyes now, Sparrow's image is indeed much more respectable than when they separated.
"I don't know what kind of luck you had to be so favored by the master."
After praising Elder Sparrow indirectly, Gugu refocused her attention on the draft manuscript with only a few hundred words on the stone table.
"Master, may I take a look at your new book?"
"You can look at it, but I've only written a few hundred words. I probably won't be able to figure anything out, right?"
"No."
Gu Gu shook her head and said in an affirmative tone, "Although the title is not the only factor in judging whether a storybook is excellent, it must be admitted that a good title can indeed more effectively arouse the reader's interest."
"Okay, then take a look."
Seeing how persistent Gugu was, Chen Yuze naturally couldn't refuse her anymore.
Then, a moment later...
"Interesting, absolutely fascinating! Last time it was the Empress and the gigolo, and this time it's the sect leader's daughter and the latrine cleaner!"
Upon seeing the title of Chen Yuze's new book, GuGu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Master Chen! I will be staying at Changqing Mountain for a while. May I come to see your drafts every day?"
"Okay, okay..."
He twitched his eye. Although Gugu living in Changqing Mountain was indeed a good thing for Sparrow Elder.
But for Chen Yuze, that might not be a good thing!
After all, Gugu isn't Chen Yuze's wife.
To Chen Yuze, she was just someone who urged him to update his work!
178. A Personal Furnace, Awakening in Grandeur! (Third Update)
Chen Yuze was puzzled, very puzzled.
Why would he want to risk everything by releasing a new book?
It's bad enough that my own daughter is urging me to update, but now I'm being urged to update by my procrastinator.
Without exaggeration
To be honest, these women are bottomless pits that never know the meaning of satisfaction!
You should know that Chen Yuze writes for three hours every day, and he writes at least 20,000 words every day.
If he had written web novels in his previous life, he would have become a saint in the web novel world, right?
"Young Master Chen, why are you resting again? Even the donkeys in the production team don't dare to rest like this, do they?"
"..."
Hearing the sudden sound behind him, Chen Yuze shuddered.
"Grandma, if you keep writing like this, someone's going to die!"
Pointing to the stack of drafts on the stone table, Chen Yuze looked as aggrieved as a cotton worker eating watermelon.
Damn it, I'm not raising a wife, I'm raising a bunch of evil capitalists who only know how to whip me!
"Who told you to write such a wonderful story!"
Perhaps noticing the weariness in Chen Yuze's eyes, and considering that everyone had been urging for more updates quite intensely these past few days, Moxi's tone finally softened considerably:
"Alright, since you've been working so hard, let me give you a shoulder massage so you can relax."
"After you relax, you won't make me write anymore, right?"
Chen Yuze twitched his eye; this wasn't just baseless speculation.
After all, given Moxi's domineering personality, she could very well do something like that.
And at times like these, Chen Yuze would miss Bai Hua terribly.
Although Bai Hua also urged for more updates, at least she knew how to care for people! Unlike these devils, all they cared about was turning Chen Yuze into a heartless writing machine!
"Young Master Chen, you are being a bit petty in judging others."
Amused, she came up behind Chen Yuze and started massaging his shoulders using the techniques she had learned from him. Meixi tried her best to make her tone as gentle as possible.
"If you're tired, just say so. Nobody's really going to force you to risk your life to write stories."
"I've been complaining about being tired every day!" Chen Yuze was almost in tears.
What kind of selective deafness is this?! Automatic keyword filtering, huh?
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