Grandpa's great writer

Chapter 940

The new book is indeed a sequel, which is the same as many netizens expect.

"The Speaker of the Dead" was not drawn by Zhang Zhong, but he wrote it from memory, and it took a little longer.

He started writing before "Tale of Cat City" and couldn't publish it until after "Tale of Cat City".

Speaker of the Dead is the sequel to Ender's Game.

In the previous work "Ender's Game", the young Ander commanded the interstellar war to eliminate the Zerg.

For a long time after the end of the interstellar war, humans have never discovered another new intelligent race.

And Ander has been traveling in time since the Star Wars. To him, thousands of years are only a dozen years.

Because the Zerg race was extinct under Ander's command, the name Ander became synonymous with evil in the years that followed.Human beings have gradually become willing to accept foreigners from being terrified and guarded against foreigners at the beginning, and they regard the history of exterminating the Zerg as a history of shame.

And Ander became the blame man, and took the charge of destroying the Zerg on his shoulders.

Later, people discovered a new intelligent race. In a place called the planet Lusitania, there was a nascent Pocinio command race.

In order to atone for their sins, humans did not invade the Pocinio race, but issued a strict order that only alien anthropologists were allowed to contact this race.

But the good times didn't last long, and various bans did not stop the contact in the end, and Ander went to Lusitania with the name Andrew Viking, and entered the conflict.

Compared with the previous work "Ender's Game", the sequel "Advocate for the Dead" has more philosophical discussions. Good and bad are not like two sides of a coin, but people often only see the surface.

Just like Ander's reputation, Zeng Jin was just an ignorant boy who was trained, but he committed an act of extermination when he was deceived.

And what he did at that time was also done for human beings.

But even so, many years later, he was still portrayed as a big devil, bearing the infamy of history.

When many people gritted their teeth and scolded Ender for losing his humanity, they never thought about the situation Ender faced before.

"Ender's Game" has already discussed about life, but it is also veiled, so far.

But "Advocate for the Dead" is different. The things discussed in the book seem to have suddenly become much deeper because of Ender's growth.

If people read "Ender's Game", most of them think about becoming a military genius like Ender, becoming a hero, and their blood boils.

But after watching "Voice of the Dead", they may realize that the heroes they once thought were not real heroes at all, and start thinking about the value of life and the meaning of peace.

……

On New Year's Eve, Zhang Chong's father-in-law and mother-in-law arrived here early in the morning.

They were on vacation a few days ago, but they have been in Jinling during this time, because Xu Wenxuan still has some things to deal with at school.

I waited until Lunar New Year's Eve, that is, I returned to Jiangyang yesterday.

Zhang Chong’s family’s New Year’s custom is to eat chicken noodle soup in the morning, spicy soup at noon, and dinner in the evening.

The customs of the Xu family are similar.

They came after breakfast, Cao Ruixia asked Zhang Zhong as soon as they entered the door, "Zhang Zhong, bring me an apron, I will help my mother."

Hu Huifang said hastily, "Sit down and watch TV, why should you be busy? I have already bought the food, and I can just stew the chicken and duck in the afternoon. There will be nothing to be busy about."

"Then I'll help you." Cao Ruixia didn't ask for an apron anymore, and went straight into the kitchen.

But there was really nothing to do in the morning, the two chatted in the kitchen for a while and then came out again, and then the two families sat together and watched TV.

But the chat was not smooth, because everyone except Peng Peng had to answer the phone in a while, and the text messages kept coming.

Except for Pengpeng and Zhang Xingjun, these two families are all teachers, and many calls are from students or their parents.

Zhang Zhong's side probably received fewer phone calls from students, and they were all close friends, such as Zhuang Yu, Liu Yuan, Lin De, and Llorente.

Zhang Zhong was not surprised to receive calls from Linde and Llorente, but what surprised him the most was that he received a call from He Kelan.

Zhang Zhong hadn't contacted He Kelan since receiving the award in France last time, but he never expected that he would call during the Chinese New Year.

When the call came, He Kelan spoke poor English, and it was very difficult for the two to communicate.

There was no way, Zhang Zhong directly brought Xu Yuhan to act as an interpreter.

He Kelan started to gossip when he heard Xu Yuhan's voice.

He had met Xu Yuhan before, and knew that Zhang Zhong and Xu Yuhan were boyfriend and girlfriend.

But seeing Xu Yuhan at Zhang Zhong's house on such an important day, he also knew that it must have a special meaning.

Zhang Zhong explained with a smile: "She is not a girlfriend now, she is already my wife."

Xu Yuhan blushed a little, did not translate Zhang Zhong's original words, but said: "We will spend New Year's Eve together this year."

Zhang Zhong didn't understand French, so he naturally didn't know that Xu Yuhan had tampered with the translation.

Because it was New Year's Eve, it was naturally impossible for Zhang Zhong to chat with a certain person for a long time. Basically, the chat would end after one or two minutes, and even if it was longer, it would not exceed 2 minutes.

As for Zhang Xingjun, although he is not a teacher, he has received a lot of calls, some are from his old neighbors, and some are from friends who have been in the new office for the past two years.

Since he started to play photography, he met many people in those photography associations, and became friends after a long time.

Pengpeng looked at the adults calling one after another, pouted a little disappointed.

But not long after, Peng Peng also received a call.

The first call was from her best friend Liu Minya. The two chatted for a long time, and finally made an appointment to play together after dinner at night.

After Liu Minya called, several other students also called.

Today's children have that kind of phone watch, and they can make calls and send WeChat messages.

When Pengpeng received the blessing message, he even showed off to Zhang Zhong, "Dad, I have it too."

After lunch, the blessing text messages and phone calls basically stopped, and the two families could finally sit together and chat.

"It hasn't been as lively as this year for many years. In the past few years, our family of three spent the New Year together. And we don't have many friends here in Jiangyang. We basically go to bed after eating and watching TV." Cao Ruixia said with emotion.

Cao Ruixia's emotion came from the bottom of her heart. The two of them had been working in Jinling these years, and Jiangyang rarely came back.

There are no relatives at Xu Wenxuan's house anymore, and Cao Ruixia's natal family is not in the local area, so they will feel a little deserted when the Chinese New Year comes, and it is still a little Chinese New Year atmosphere when they return to Cao Ruixia's natal family in the second year of junior high school.

In fact, Zhang Zhong's family has been better in the past two years. When Zhang Zhong was lying in the hospital before, they had to spend the Chinese New Year in the hospital, so there was nothing to talk about.

Hu Huifang said with a smile, "It will only get more and more lively in the future, don't worry, in-laws."

Cao Ruixia said, "Let's make an agreement. We will take turns during the Chinese New Year. This year we will be here, and next year they will come to our side."

"Actually, it's different. As long as people are together, it's fine. We have a lot of vacant rooms here. I don't think you should go back to the old house in the future. If you come back from Jinling, you can live here." Hu Huifang Said.

Cao Ruixia shook her head and said, "It's not very good, it's fine to come over during the Chinese New Year, and it's not right to come here when you have something to do."

"Your home is still some distance away from here. Every time you come back to see your daughter, you are wasted on the road. In-laws, you just listen to me and move here directly."

Cao Ruixia still shook her head, but she also felt that what Hu Huifang said made sense.

When they come back from Jinling in the future, they have to go to their hometown first, and then they have to go back here at night, which really wastes time.

After thinking about it, Cao Ruixia said with a smile, "I thought of a good idea, why don't we buy a house near here, and live here when we come back, and just walk over if it's close. Xu Wenxuan, can you tell me? ?”

Xu Wenxuan was chatting with Zhang Zhong, when he heard Cao Ruixia calling him, he didn't know why, so he asked, "Can something work?"

"I said to buy a house near here, and I will live here after returning from Jinling."

Before Xu Wenxuan could speak, Zhang Xingjun hurriedly said, "Why buy a house? There are so many empty houses in our house. If you want to live in it, just choose one and let Zhang Zhong and the others decorate it for you. Why bother to buy it?" house."

Cao Ruixia smiled and said, "Brother, don't try to persuade me, it's still not convenient to live here. We bought a house as an investment, and the money was not wasted. Xu Wenxuan, do you think it's okay?"

Xu Wenxuan nodded and said, "The money is in your hands, you have the final say."

"What do you mean I have the final say? Although the money is in my hands, don't I have to ask you when I spend it. Since you agree, I will go to the intermediary later."

Hu Huifang said, "What are you going to see? Leave it to Zhang Zhong and the others. You are so far away in Jinling, how can you have time to look at the house? Zhang Zhong usually has nothing to do, so he just happened to help you look at the house. If you have this house, you don’t need to pay, let us pay here.”

"How is this possible? We buy a house, what money do you ask for? Although we are all teachers, we still have some savings. It is no problem to buy a house."

Cao Ruixia and his wife are both university professors, so their salary is not low, and they also have some other income.

Especially Cao Ruixia, as a professor of science and engineering, can get a lot of dividends every year if she finds a job in any company.If you don't want to find a company to take a second job, there will be high labor costs if you go out to do technical exchanges if you have nothing to do.

As for Xu Wenxuan, going out to give a lecture is a five-figure income.

And now his books are selling well, and he earns a lot of money every year.

They usually can't spend money, and they only have a daughter under their knees. Xu Yuhan earns money by herself. Not long after graduation, she didn't ask her family for money.

Over the years, they have also saved a lot of money. It is very easy to say that it is easy to buy a suite in Jiangyang.

Hu Huifang and the others also knew about Cao Ruixia's situation and knew that buying a house would not be difficult for them, but they still insisted, "This is what we should do. If you feel sorry, then this house will be included in their wedding gift. "

Cao Ruixia smiled and said, "For such a generous bride price, how much dowry do we need to prepare?"

"Dowry or no dowry, that's what it means. Listen to me, don't worry about it, just let Zhang Zhong and the others handle it."

If possible, Hu Huifang certainly hopes that the house in her family can be used, so she doesn't have to go out to buy a house.

However, the local custom in Jiangyang is that couples are not allowed to share the same room when they spend the night at other people's homes.

Although the times are different and the concept is open, for the older generation, such customs are engraved in their bones.

It would be really inconvenient if Cao Ruixia and the others were really allowed to come over, but they were not allowed to share the same room.

Cao Ruixia heard what Hu Huifang said, so she didn't refuse anymore, and they are not the kind of people who want to save face.

And after buying a house, they can't live for long.

The most important thing is that this house will still belong to them after a hundred years.

This is the case in the era of the only child. Whether it is a son or a daughter, the final inheritance of the elderly on both sides belongs to the children, although in this regard, there is no such care.

In fact, it was because Xu Yuhan was an only child that Hu Huifang spoke so happily about the house money.

If Xu Yuhan had a younger brother or older brother, the situation might be different again.

Zhang Zhong understands his mother, or he understands most people's thoughts.

Moreover, Hu Huifang was so kind to Xu Yuhan and her parents. On the one hand, she was really satisfied with this daughter-in-law, and on the other hand, she also hoped that Xu Yuhan would not treat Pengpeng badly in the future.

……

Zhang Zhong and the others had dinner very early, because tonight they had to participate in an important event, which was the New Year's Eve party of Shi Middle School.

Shizhong College's New Year's Eve party is divided into two parts. Starting at six o'clock in the evening, Yang Xiao will take everyone to the hotel for a New Year's Eve dinner.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, they went back to the school to watch the program in the auditorium. The program started at about nine o'clock and lasted until twelve o'clock. Everyone counted down the New Year's Eve and the party officially ended.

Zhang Zhong and the others started eating at five o'clock, and they were late until seven o'clock before they left home for Shizhong College.

By the time they arrived at Shizhong College, it was already past eight o'clock, not long before the program officially started.

Zhang Zhong arranged the seats for his family members and went backstage, where he met Yang Xiao and Xu Yang.

Originally, Yang Xiao was responsible for all the events of the party, but Xu Yang also got involved later.

Seeing that Xu Yang was sweating profusely in the winter, Zhang Zhong smiled and said, "Originally, you were supposed to go back to Yanjing to celebrate the New Year with your family, but I didn't expect you to be entangled again because of the school's affairs. .”

(End of this chapter)