Chapter Thirteen

  Lu Li sat on the bed, recalling last night's events, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He hadn't expected that after getting drunk, he would end up like this, with many suppressed emotions bursting out under the influence of alcohol, and even telling Meng Qi about his decision to major in music. Fortunately, after crying a lot, the effects of the alcohol had worn off somewhat; otherwise, he might have even revealed that he was from Earth.

  This was his biggest secret, and it was a secret that couldn't be told to anyone. It seemed that he couldn't drink like this anymore, Lu Li secretly decided in his heart.

  Lü Di didn't expect Mèng Qí to be so bold as to confess her feelings to him, fortunately he had sobered up by then, otherwise he would have made some undesirable promises. Lü Di was that kind of person, who took emotions very seriously and once a promise was made, he would see it through, and when it came to responsibility, he would bravely take it on.

  Lu Li sat on the bed for a while, and after feeling a bit more comfortable, she got up, washed her face with hot water, and felt much better.

  It's already past 10 o'clock, and my parents have long gone out. It's just the beginning of summer vacation, not even mid-July yet. In this sweltering city of Huaqing, summer is extremely hot. Lu Yanzheng has lost his job because of the Ya Hai real estate incident last time, and now he has found a construction site to work on.

  In Huaqing, due to the high temperatures in summer, construction work usually starts early in the morning and stops at noon. So Lu Yixin has been leaving home before dawn these past few days, returning for a rest at noon, and then heading out again when the sun is not so scorching hot in the late afternoon.

  Zhang Wenhui, on the other hand, was doing odd jobs in a small restaurant and earning a very low salary every month.

  Lu Li had advised his parents, especially his father, not to go to the construction site to work, as it was both dangerous and tiring. However, Lu Yanxin simply patted Lu Li's shoulder and said: "It's a bit tiring, but we earn more money too. You're in college now, which is when you need to spend money. We can suffer a bit, but we can't let you suffer."

  Lu Lidi's nose was slightly sour when he heard it, wanting to say something but couldn't open his mouth. In the end, he just let Dad and Mom go. However, Lu Lidi had already secretly decided in his heart that he must make his parents live a good life.

  At the same time, Lu Li also remembered that his parents on Earth were like this to him too, but at that time he was ignorant and even thought it was his parents' duty to do so for him. Now that he's no longer on Earth, he hopes his parents can have a good life materially.

  As for mentally, Lu Li didn't dare to think about it. He knew that his parents would rather he hadn't had an accident, worked harder and lived a more bitter life, they would be even happier.

  It's just that I didn't understand these things before and wasted my parents' good intentions.

  Thinking of this, Lu Li's heart was filled with energy, and he opened that old-fashioned computer and started typing away.

  "Many years later, I stood on the coast with a monument of granite, facing the sea, facing my kingdom, facing my subjects who were submissive to me, facing the worldly noise and commotion, facing the snow birds in the sky, tears streaming down my face..."

  The book chosen by Lu Li is Guo Jingming's "Fantasy Castle".

  Lu Li still remembers that "Fantasy City" was the first book he read in junior high school, and it was also his first book. Lu Li read this book because of his deskmate's relationship. At that time, Lu Li's deskmate was a relatively delicate girl, whose grades in other subjects were not very good, but her Chinese grade was the first in the class.

  At that time, there was a period when Lu Li discovered that his deskmate was infatuated with a book called "Fantasy City" and would hold it tightly whether in class or not. This was tolerable, as Lu Li knew his deskmate was an enthusiast who often became obsessed like this. What he couldn't bear, however, was that this person not only became infatuated but also frequently cried while reading.

  This piqued Lu Li's curiosity, and he finally borrowed the book from his deskmate one day to start reading.

  This book is so good that it's impossible to put down, and Lu Li started carrying it with her every day to and from school. After finishing the book, Lu Li couldn't help but admire Guo Jingming, who was only a few years older than herself. The delicate emotional descriptions, the slightly suspenseful plot, the vivid and beautiful scenes - all were created by a high school student.

  Actually, this book is not suitable for online publishing because the word count is too short, it can't even meet the requirements for being put on shelves. This book is more suitable for traditional publishing. Lu Li remembered that this book was published by Chunfeng Literature and Art Publishing House back then and was very popular at that time.

  Ludie chose this book in order to make a name for himself with it. The threshold for entering the online literature world is very low, but the internal threshold is exceptionally high. For newcomers, it's not that easy to stand out and gain recognition.

  In his previous life, Lu Li had read a lot and wasn't without the idea of writing web novels himself, but in the end, due to unsatisfactory results and his own inability to persist, it all came to nothing.

  Moreover, this book was written by Guo Jingming during his high school days. Lu Li's current body also happens to be a high school graduate, which is probably one of the reasons why Lu Li chose this book.

  Actually, there is another work more suitable for Lu Lian to make a name for himself, that is the "Journey to the West" which was admired by countless people in his previous life. Moreover, this world also has "Journey to the West", after all, the history and literary works of the past are the same as those on Earth.

  However, Lu Li thought about it and decided not to use this book to make a name for himself. He had high expectations for this work and didn't want to just use it to gain fame, but instead hoped that after he became famous, he could publish this short but shocking "Journey to the West", making the miracle of his past life also a miracle in this one.

  After much deliberation, Lu Li finally decided to choose this wonderful "Fantasy City". In fact, Lu Li could have simply thrown out a book by Jin Da Xia, but the online literature situation in this world was somewhat different from that of Earth, so he didn't do that.

  Ludie doesn't need to think for himself, just acting as a porter, so the typing speed is still relatively fast. Although Ludie has never specifically practiced typing speed, in two hours, he still typed around 6,000 words. Ludie knows that on Earth, many great gods can achieve such speeds, even while thinking about what to write.

  Ludie was somewhat dissatisfied with his typing speed, after all, there were still many classics and several books with a large number of words. At that time, Ludie didn't have so much time to type. However, Ludie had no choice, his current speed wasn't slow either, and if he wanted to improve, it would take time.

  After saving the typed content to a hard drive, Lu Li opened the web interface of YY. On this interface, there is no need to re-register, and you can log in directly with your YY number. This is also one of the advantages of this software, the four sub-menus are separate from each other, but they can be logged in with a single account, without having to register for four different accounts.

  However, to become an author, you still need to go through an application and fill out some basic information.

  Lü Lí hesitated again when filling out the form, especially when it came to the pen name column. He had originally planned to use the pen name Jīn Dà Xiá, after all, he was going to bring many classic martial arts novels into this world later on. By then, letting the pen name Jīn Dà Xiá spread throughout this world would be a form of compensation for the authors whose works he had brought over.

  But later, Lu Li thought again and felt that this was not suitable either. In addition to Jin Daxia's book, many other authors' books also needed to be moved, which seemed unfair to the other authors. Although no one would know about it, Lu Li couldn't let it go in her heart.

  At first, Lu Li felt uncomfortable using someone else's work without changing a single word. After all, it was someone else's creation. However, after some thought, Lu Li realized that having these ideas in his mind was simply fate, and he would be wasting such great resources if he didn't use them. So, Lu Li let go of his reservations and decided to make good use of these resources to live a magnificent life in this world.

  Lu Li couldn't think of a good pen name, so he simply used his real name as his pen name, which also laid a certain foundation for himself to enter the entertainment industry in the future.

  Lu Li quickly filled out the author application form and after passing, he uploaded the first two chapters of "Fantasy City" with over 5,000 words for review. Lu Li didn't dare to upload too much at once because this book originally had fewer words, uploading too many would mean finishing the uploads in no time, which was particularly disadvantageous for a newcomer. Because updating once could at least keep it on the homepage for a while.

  "A Li, are you up yet?" Lu Li had just finished uploading when he heard Lu Yan Xing's voice calling out to him from outside the room.

  "Dad, I got up early and came back." It was around 12 o'clock at this time, and Lu Yanshen had also returned.

  "Uh, the only downside is that your mom helps out at the restaurant, so every time it's mealtime, she's especially busy, and I'm the one who ends up cooking. " Lu Yixin went into the house, splashed some cold water on his face, turned on the electric fan, and sat down in a chair to catch his breath.

  Lu Li turned off the computer and came out of the room, seeing Lu Yanxin's face red like fire due to the heat, and sweat constantly dripping from his face even after washing it with cold water. He couldn't help but say: "Dad, take a rest today, I'll cook dinner."

  Lu Li saw Lu Yanxin's exhausted appearance and immediately walked towards the kitchen.

  "A Li, can you cook?" Lu Yanxin asked incredulously as he saw Lu Li heading towards the kitchen, knowing that they had never let Lu Li cook before.

  "Don't worry, I'll surprise you." Lu Li replied without turning his head. In this world, Lu Li had never cooked a meal before, but when he was working on Earth, he had rented a house and cooked for himself for a period of time to save money.

  Although it may not be particularly delicious, I still know how to cook, and today seeing Lu Yanxin working hard on the construction site like this, Lu Li also had the thought that she should reduce some burden for her parents.