Chapter Fourteen: A Dull Life

  "A Li, you're doing great, kid. Although not as good as your mom, it's still pretty good." Lu Yanxin said with a mouthful of the stir-fried green pepper and meat strips cooked by Lu Li at the dinner table.

  Lu Li cooked two dishes, one was green pepper meat shreds and the other was stir-fried loofah. Additionally, he also made a tomato egg soup. After all, it was just him and Lu Yanxin, so cooking this much food was enough.

  "Yeah, Dad, as long as you can eat it, that's fine. You and Mom work too hard, so let me take care of cooking when I'm home this summer." Lu Li said while eating.

  Lu Xinyan didn't say a word, just nodded slightly, but his face clearly showed an expression of relief. Although Lu Li hadn't done anything remarkable, the thought itself was already enough.

  In life, caring for someone doesn't need to be a big deal; it's the small things that count. This kind of care is like spring rain - gentle and unobtrusive, but it makes the other person feel very comfortable. This applies to loved ones or family members alike.

  In the past, Lu Li didn't understand these things and deeply hurt his parents' hearts, but never let them have a moment of peace.

  Lu Yanxin went to take a nap after lunch, after all, working on the construction site is not easy, and the high-intensity work brings a lot of pressure. Being able to sleep for a while is really good.

  Lu Li didn't have anything to do either, going out was impossible, the outside temperature was almost reaching forty degrees, Lu Li wasn't willing to go out and "steam".

  Back in his room, Lu Li opened his computer and logged into the YY web novel page, entering the backend of "Fantasy City" through the author's interface.

  Name: Mirage City, Author: Lu Li, Category: Martial Arts, Clicks: 3, Recommendations: 0.

  Work introduction: This is a story in my dream, it has appeared more than once in my dream, and it is so real that I couldn't help but write it down.

  This profile of Lu Li is written according to what Guo Jingming said in an interview in his past life.

  Ludi looked at the data and sighed. However, Ludi also relaxed his mindset afterwards, this world is not like Earth with many stations, there's only one yy, it has a monopolistic flavor to it.

  And in this world, there is no piracy, so the author's income is extremely high. From the rich list of writers found by Lu Li, it can be seen that the great god who ranked first last year had an annual income of tens of billions.

  And just like the earth, outsiders who don't understand online literature only see its low threshold and high income, so many people have set their sights on this industry. Every year, countless newcomers enter the field. Although many people find out that the online literature industry is not easy to mix in after entering, the annual list of wealthy writers still stimulates many people to choose to enter this industry without hesitation.

  Of course, there are also people who have made a name for themselves, but compared to those new authors who have been struggling for a long time without any income, such people are few and far between.

  So the number of people writing web novels in this world is several times more than on Earth. Plus, there's only one web novel website, so countless new books are born every second. Even before your book has a chance to appear on the homepage after an update, it's already been occupied by another book. Just thinking about it, that certain point in my past life was called "Newbie Graveyard", let alone here. This is also why Lu Li didn't move Jin Yong's classics from the start.

  So Ludi saw the current click-through rate, although disappointed but also showed understanding. As for collecting what, Ludi is not in a hurry either. After all, this book has just started writing, not only using the first-person narrative of Da Ji, but also setting aside the whole book and looking at the content of the first two sections, there is indeed nothing to look at.

  Moreover, Lu Li's classification is martial arts, and the updated fantasy, people living for hundreds of years, looks a bit inexplicable.

  Actually, Lü Li was also very entangled when classifying, Lü Li originally wanted to choose fantasy or supernatural, but this world didn't have such a category. This made Lü Li somewhat speechless, who let the mainstream of this world now be martial arts and urban, supernatural although has some beginnings but hasn't matured yet, not to mention being separated into its own class.

  As for science fiction, there is one, but this one seems to have nothing to do with science fiction. After thinking about it, Lu Li felt that martial arts was slightly more relevant, so he chose the martial arts category.

  After closing the page, Lu Li continued to start working on "Fantasy City". Still at a speed of 3,000 words per hour, Lu Li coded for more than three hours and had written almost 10,000 words before stopping. After such a long time of coding, Lu Li also felt that his body was somewhat uncomfortable.

  Moreover, Lu Li is not in a hurry, and he plans to update this book at a speed of around 3,000 words per day. At this rate, even with over a million words, it can be updated for more than a month. By then, after Lu Li has gained some fame, he can strongly promote one of Jin Da Xia's classic martial arts novels, and I believe it will also achieve some success in the online literature circle.

  Ludie reopened YY, but this time he didn't go to check the data. Instead, he entered the YY music interface. After understanding this world over the past few days, Ludie already knew that the music in this world had developed into a mode similar to online literature.

  That is, you can record your own songs and upload them directly to the YY music network. After passing the audit, others can hear it. Of course, each song can only be previewed once by each person. If they like it after listening, they need to spend one yuan to download the song, and then they can play it unlimited times.

  One yuan per song doesn't seem expensive, at least it's much cheaper than buying an album. Here, I have to mention piracy again, which is something that Lu Li finds unbelievable. In this world, there is no piracy, whether it's online articles, songs or even movies, there is no piracy at all. The country has established very strict laws to protect the copyright of genuine products.

  Moreover, people's awareness of genuine products is extremely strong, not only will they not buy pirated copies, but they will also take the initiative to report them. Therefore, it is not worthwhile for anyone to engage in piracy.

  This has also led to the music industry in this world, like the online literature industry, having a lower threshold for entry. However, just like online literature, most people who enter cannot even guarantee a warm meal, unless you have exceptional abilities. Just like the top few singers on the charts, releasing a song can earn a fortune from downloads alone, not to mention album sales.

  Don't think that just because there's music online, no one makes albums anymore. That's not the case. Albums are still being made, and it's similar to how online literature also needs to be published. Of course, only singers with a certain level of popularity dare to release albums, otherwise they won't even make their money back.

  Lu Li gazed at the top songs on the download chart, filled with envy. Those staggering numbers made Lu Li's eyes widen, representing a small fortune. It wasn't that Lu Li was materialistic, but if he wanted to become a director in the future, he would indeed need a substantial amount of money to support himself.

  Of course, Ludi doesn't think of recording the song and uploading it now. After all, he doesn't have the conditions right now, he can sing but there's no accompaniment, so a cappella is not possible. Moreover, there's no professional recording equipment, Ludi certainly doesn't want to use this old broken computer to record songs and ruin some good songs.

  At that moment, Lu Li was still engrossed in understanding the music when he heard some noises coming from outside. Lu Li took a glance at the time and only then did he realize it was already past five o'clock in the afternoon. Lu Yan Xin also got up to heat up some food for dinner, after which he had to rush off to the construction site.

  Lu Li stopped playing computer and turned it off, then went to the kitchen to help wash dishes for dinner. Zhang Wenhui would be back after having dinner at a restaurant, so Lu Li didn't plan on heating up his own meal again and ate with his dad instead.

  After Lu Xing finished eating and went out, Lu Li also closed the door and strolled around nearby. At this time, it was already past six o'clock, the sun had turned red, losing a bit of its fiery edge and gaining a hint of gentleness.

  Lu Li didn't return home until around 8 pm, while his mother Zhang Wenhui hadn't returned yet and wouldn't be back until after 10 pm. His father Lu Yanshen would be even later, usually not arriving home until around 11 pm.

  Lü Di had also digested most of his food by this time, so he did about ten push-ups in his own room, then went to bed and did another forty sit-ups.

  Can't help but say, this body is really weak, Lu Li is already exhausted like a dead dog with just this amount of exercise, can't take it anymore.

  Lu Li lay motionless on the bed, letting his sweat soak through his body. Huaqing was indeed a fiery city, where one would sweat even without moving, let alone after Lu Li had just done some intense exercise.

  At around nine o'clock, Lu Li finally got up and took a bucket of cold water to wash. After washing, Lu Li felt refreshed all over, which was extremely comfortable in the summer. Although Lu Li knew that this couldn't last long and would soon become hot again, the brief comfort would also make people feel happy.

  After checking the time, Lu Li used his mobile phone to set an alarm clock, turned on a small electric fan that was swaying slowly and began to fall asleep. He had already made up his mind that with this physique, he absolutely couldn't support himself in his future career, so starting from tomorrow, he would have to start honing this body.

  It was past ten o'clock when Zhang Wenhui returned. Seeing that Lu Li had fallen asleep, she didn't disturb him and went to take a bath instead.

  When Lu Yixin came out of the bath, Lu Yixin had also returned.

  Lu Yanxin came back drenched in sweat and didn't say a word, going straight to take a bath. It wasn't until he had finished bathing and was lying on the bed that he said to Zhang Wenhui: "Wife, our Ali has grown up."

  "I knew, last time it was because of Ah Li, otherwise I don't know how things would have turned out. Ah Li has really grown up a lot." Zhang Wenhui said with delight upon hearing this. Seeing one's child grow up is the greatest joy for parents.

  "I didn't say that, this afternoon Ali saw me tired and he volunteered to cook. Lu Yanxin indeed shook his head: "Guess what happened in the end?" Lu Yanxin was in a good mood, but wanted to show off."

  Zhang Wenhui cooperated and asked: "How is it?"

  "Hey, didn't expect that this kid would actually whip up two dishes and a soup, the taste is almost as good as yours." Lu Yanxin said with relief.

  "Ah, Ali's high school grades are pretty good too. It seems that our family's Ali has indeed grown up and will definitely be a promising person in the future." Zhang Wenhui was also very happy to hear this.

  "Yeah, I'm sure it's going well, I've been really spirited since I started working tonight."

  The two people's voices grew fainter and fainter until they both fell asleep.

  Please come to me.