Three days passed in a flash.
Early morning.
The woman lay lazily on the bed, her clothes in disarray. Her top was pulled up, revealing a large expanse of spring scenery.
Her right hand, meanwhile, was reaching up from below, tucked inside her clothes.
She was sleeping soundly.
The warm sunlight filtered through the wooden window, gently sprinkling onto the woman's soft, fair lower abdomen.
It looked exceptionally alluring.
"It's so glaring."
Fang Qiu reached out to block the sunlight, forced to open her eyes.
So annoying.
Why does this world have no blackout curtains?
I'll buy a screen another day.
Fang Qiu sat up groggily and withdrew her right hand from inside her clothes.
"Simply slothful... I wonder how the book sales are going..."
Fang Qiu dressed and washed her face.
As a pigeon of the new era, after busting her liver for a week straight, it was impossible not to rest.
So, she rested for a full three days.
It wasn't that she was giving up, but Fang Qiu understood a principle deeply.
Choice is far more important than effort.
"Your Lie in April" was just her testing the waters. Not only was it a love story, but the localization wasn't thorough enough.
Aside from changing the writing style to match Liyue,
she had pretty much just removed the modern elements from "Your Lie in April" and changed the setting to Inazuma.
The sales and word-of-mouth of this book would be the key to deciding her future writing direction.
At this moment, Wanwen Bookhouse.
Every new book release day, business at bookstores like Wanwen Bookhouse would see an explosive surge.
Fiction enthusiasts would swarm in to buy their favorite novels.
Right now, Wanwen Bookhouse was packed with people. Many had bought books and were already reading them at the tea tables prepared by the shop.
"The latest volume of Legend of the Lone Sword is truly amazing!"
"Hehe, let me savor the latest volume of Records of Jueyun."
"Eh, you like reading Records of Jueyun too? I like it as well. Ever since I read the story in the last volume about the scholar's cat turning into a human to repay kindness, I've been waiting every day for my cat to turn into a human."
"No way, don't tell me there are actually people whose cats haven't turned into humans yet? My cat changed ages ago. We do the deed every day; my body has been weak lately."
"Wait, I remember your cat is a male, right?"
"Although my cat hasn't changed yet, I'm already using it."
The crowd discussed spiritedly, the air filled with a friendly and cheerful atmosphere.
"Boss lady, I want this book. Please ring me up."
A soft voice rang out from the crowd as a blue-haired girl handed the book in her hands to Jifang.
As the girl's voice sounded, everyone present instantly cast their gazes over.
The entire Wanwen Bookhouse fell silent.
"Um, Lady Ganyu, you can read before buying here. How about you try reading it first?"
Seeing that the buyer was Ganyu, Jifang's eyes lit up at first, but when she saw the book Ganyu was holding, her expression froze, and she hesitated.
Ganyu, the secretary of the Liyue Qixing, held immense prestige in Liyue Harbor.
Moreover, she was a peerless beauty.
If Ganyu bought a book here, her business today would at least double.
If Ganyu were holding any other book, Jifang certainly wouldn't ask her to read it first.
But the book Ganyu was holding was that Fang Qiu's book!
She and Fang Qiu were somewhat familiar; a few days ago, Fang Qiu had even freeloaded in her shop for an afternoon working on the opening.
But relationships were relationships, and business was business.
She knew exactly what level Fang Qiu was at; she could be called the gatekeeper of the Liyue Publishing House.
The lowest standard.
Although the poor writing was Fang Qiu's problem, it would inevitably affect Wanwen Bookhouse's reputation.
"No need to read it. I came specifically for this book."
Ganyu smiled faintly and said.
She had recalled that today happened to be the Liyue Publishing House's new book release time, and she thought of the white-haired woman who somewhat resembled her junior sister.
So, she came specially to buy a book written by Fang Qiu.
"Alright then."
Seeing Ganyu insist, Jifang couldn't say much more. Just as she intended to take out a paper bag to wrap it for Ganyu so others wouldn't see, Ganyu shook her head and said with a smile, "No need to wrap it. I'll read it on the way."
After speaking, she paid the Mora, held the book, turned around, and left.
"Boss, please give me a copy of the book Miss Ganyu just bought. I want to try reading it."
"Me too, but I won't try reading it, I'll buy it directly."
"Then I won't try reading it either, I'll also buy it directly."
"Boss lady, give me one too."
"You guys bought the wrong one! Miss Ganyu just bought A Legend of Sword, not Your Lie in April, don't fight me for it."
"Do you dare to swear to Rex Lapis!"
"Hmph, you fell for it! Chen Tailang! This is my book-snatching route! Boss lady, bill me!"
"Di Ao! You're so sinister!"
The crowd joined the buying frenzy one after another, and amidst them was a lively, crisp voice.
"Boss lady, I want twenty copies of Your Lie in April. Eh, Xiangling, I didn't remember the name wrong, did I?"
"That's right, that's right. But, Hu Tao, why are you buying so many? Ah, Guoba, you can't eat that!"
"I want to give one to everyone at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. Eh, by the way Xiangling, what if I organize an event? Anyone who books a service at my Wangsheng Funeral Parlor gets a free copy of Fang Qiu's novel, how about that?"
Seeing the Director of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and Xiangling from Wanmin Restaurant arrive too, the crowd scrambled even harder.
Although the fiction enthusiasts who arrived later didn't know what had happened, they weren't stupid. A novel snatched up by so many people must have something extraordinary about it.
Thus, they also joined the ranks of book buyers.
In the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, Fang Qiu's book was sold out.
Watching a group of fiction enthusiasts reading right there on the spot, Jifang's face turned dark.
She didn't expect the first book to sell out in her shop would be Fang Qiu's...
She didn't expect Miss Ganyu's influence to be so great...
But thinking about it, it made sense.
Seeing Ganyu, the secretary of the Liyue Qixing, specially come to a bookstore to buy a novel, anyone would want to buy one to see what it was about, right?
Pity...
If it were any other book, she estimated her face would have blossomed with smiles by now.
But thinking that these people might collectively shout for a refund of their Mora after reading Fang Qiu's book later, she couldn't smile at all.
If one or two people yelled for a refund, she could refuse, but if so many people returned it together, she couldn't withstand it.
Just thinking about it gave her a headache.
Time flowed slowly.
What surprised Jifang was that the people reading Fang Qiu's book present not only showed no sign of disgust but instead became entranced by it. From time to time, someone would even utter praises like "Really good," "First-class writing," or "It reminds me of my lost youth that year."
Hearing the crowd's unanimous acclaim, Jifang couldn't help but freeze.
"Eh? What's the situation?"
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