nycdaug Chapter 111 is a micro-writing, about 45 of it.
Chapter 111 is a micro-writing, about 45 of it.
That wasn't the end of it. In the middle of the night, Kang Xianqin was still feeling excited. As expected, she couldn't sleep and tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. Meanwhile, the man next to her was already fast asleep, snoring loudly like a tractor, which annoyed Kang Xianqin. She couldn't help but kick his butt hard, which stopped his snoring and made her feel better.
Kang Xianqin took the comic books to work the next day. She would flip through them when she had nothing to do at work to pass the time and to savor the details in the pictures.
"Mom, we've finished our homework yesterday. Can I have my comic book back? I promised my classmates I'd bring it to show them today," Xiao Wang said to Kang Xianqin.
Kang Xianqin tightened her grip on her small bag. "No, I'll give it back to you tonight if you do well today."
Xiao Wang gave a disappointed "Oh".
Kang Xianqin coughed guiltily, met her husband's shifty eyes, and couldn't help but glare at him fiercely. "What are you looking at? Be careful, or I'll gouge your eyes out!"
There are quite a few people like Kang Xianqin who are fascinated by comic books. In the soap factory and pharmaceutical factory attached to the army, the wives of soldiers are busy working. When it is time to eat, some wives bring their own food, some eat in the canteen, and some go home during their rest.
Li Fang is a young military wife. She doesn't have many hobbies except for reading comic books. Her husband often teases her for being like a child, but she doesn't care. Comic books are so interesting, with stories and pictures.
She found an empty spot, took out her lunchbox, and ate while reading, enjoying the pickled radishes and vegetables with relish.
A fellow military wife, who was also carrying a lunchbox, curiously came over and asked, "What are you looking at so intently?"
Li Fang smiled. "A comic book."
The military wife leaned closer, curious, and asked, "Is it pretty?"
Li Fang: "It's very good." She pushed the comic book towards the military wife. The military wife had just said it casually, but when Li Fang pushed the picture over, she took a look and said, "Hmm, I must say, it's really well drawn."
At first, the military wife would say a few words to comment, but after looking into it, she stopped talking and became so focused that she looked just like Li Fang. Their appearance quickly attracted the attention of other military wives, and by the time Li Fang and Li Fang came to their senses, a group of people had already gathered around them.
Seeing that Li Fang was still standing there in a daze, they urged her, "Hey, hurry up and turn the page, I've finished reading this one."
"Chen family, don't worry, I haven't finished reading it yet, please wait a little longer."
And so, a group of people gathered together and finished reading a comic book. Comic books have few words and many pictures, so even those who don't know many words can roughly understand the story.
After finishing the book, the group was still quite engrossed. "Why isn't it over yet? Li Fang, do you have the next volume I can borrow?"
Li Fang shook her head regretfully, "Only the first volume has been published so far." She sighed.
Suddenly a voice rang out: "Hey, look, this author is named Shu Yun, isn't he the same Shu Yun from our courtyard?"
"That's impossible. It's probably just someone with the same name."
"That doesn't make sense either. Didn't we say that Shu Yun also published a comic book? Maybe she wrote it!"
After some discussion, the group suggested, "Is there anyone who is familiar with Shu Yun? Let's go ask her."
"I haven't even spoken more than a few words to anyone. I can't do it, it's so embarrassing!"
"Why don't we go together?" In the end, everyone decided to go to Shu Yun's house together after get off work to find out what was going on.
On the other side, Kang Xianqin was slacking off at work and took out the comic book to read it again. She used the book as a cover to secretly read it, but she met Shu Yun's indescribable gaze. Kang Xianqin did not react and leaned close to Shu Yun's ear and said, "Do you want to read it? I'll lend it to you after I finish reading it."
Shu Yun wondered if this person hadn't realized she was the author?
Shu Yun originally wanted to choose a pen name for herself, but considering that she had shown the previous book to Sun Chaomei before submitting it, it would be redundant to come up with a pen name again. So she used her real name for the second book. She was terrible at coming up with names and was too lazy to think of one.
Shu Yun thought that if she didn't notice, she wouldn't say anything. She declined, saying, "No need, I have some at home."
"Ok."
After getting off work, Shu Yun cleaned up dog food for A happy at home. The older this guy got, the less he wanted to stay at home. Every day when she went to work, he would go out and run wild. When she came home from get off work, he would come home on time. Sometimes he would come back covered in mud and make a mess of his doghouse.
To prevent too much dust, Shu Yun wrapped her hair in a headscarf and put on a mask. When she was halfway through her work, there was a knock on the door and the faint sound of several people talking.
"Who is it?" Shu Yun opened the door. Wow, so many people! Shu Yun looked at the group of people and retracted her outstretched foot. They seemed to be coming at a great speed.
Ah happy barked incessantly at the group of people, and the crowd dared not approach. Shu Yun knew that her identity, which allowed her to enter the family compound, must be legitimate. She dragged the still barking dog into its kennel and then said to the people outside, "Sorry, my dog is shy around strangers."
"It's alright, it's alright. We're all military spouses in the same compound, we might not interact much, you might not be familiar with us."
"We came here to ask about comic books..."
Shu Yun raised an eyebrow and readily admitted, "I wrote it."
"Really!" The crowd erupted in excitement. One woman asked excitedly, "Then, what happens next? Are the sheep rescued? Oh dear, Ayi relies on the sheep to earn money for her medical treatment. The sheep can't be allowed to get hurt!"
Ayi is a character in a comic book. Shu Yun blinked and listened to the military wives chatting amongst themselves before saying, "The second volume is still in the planning stages. You can check it out when it's released."
How could the plot be revealed? The military wives were somewhat disappointed, but they still expressed their understanding. After asking for clarification, they couldn't help but say before leaving, "You, Comrade Xiaoyun, you'd better write it quickly!"
Shu Yun smiled: "Yes, yes."
Shu Yun closed the door, and during dinner that evening, another wave of people came, which surprised Shu Yun. She didn't expect it to be so popular and widespread. She replied to them in the same old way as she had during the day.
The next day, when I went to work and met Kang Xianqin's intense gaze, I felt a little tired of talking.
Sure enough, Kang Xianqin moved closer to her and said excitedly, "This, this is what you wrote, right?"
Shu Yun nodded.
Kang Xianqin was excited, "Then, then, the next volume..."
Shu Yun interrupted, "I'm writing, I'm writing."
Kang Xianqin persisted: "Are you almost done writing?"
"That's still a long way off. We'll probably have at least five or six volumes by now," Shu Yun replied.
Kang Xianqin was disappointed and sighed, "Then how much have you written?"
Shu Yun thought for a moment and said, "I've written about 40% of it."
After hearing this, Kang Xianqin completely collapsed, "Ugh, following a book is so painful!"