Traveling back to 1977

Chapter 748 Field Trip
Master Chen possesses profound skills; while he may not be immune to all magic, he is certainly not easily swayed by mere beauty.

So he only admired it for half a minute before turning his attention to the novel.

Then she muttered to herself, her ears turning red. "I hope I haven't been found out yet?"

He gathered his mind, quickly finished reading the rest, put down the mouse, straightened up, thought for a moment, and said, "I know where the problem lies."

Jiang Tiantian, who had already calmed down, suddenly brightened up and stared at him intently. "What's the problem?"

Chen Fan nodded his head and said seriously, "It's a matter of the writer's thought process and writing style."

He pointed at the other person, then at himself, and said, "I wrote the outline and storyline according to my own ideas. I think I wrote it in too much detail, so you unconsciously followed my train of thought."

However, men and women have very different ways of thinking, writing perspectives, and styles. Generally, readers with a certain level of literary reading experience can easily tell whether an article is written by a man or a woman. What you've written now contains too much of my thought process and writing style.”

Most readers of online novels in later generations have experienced this: most of the time, they can tell from the writing style who is a female author in a male-oriented novel and who is a male author in a female-oriented novel. This is because the writing thinking and skills of men and women are very different. Unless one has particularly profound writing skills, it is difficult to bridge this gap.

The most typical example is someone plagiarizing a work.

I won’t name the specific person.

When Guo Jingming published his book, many readers felt that it had a strong female perspective. In fact, some people raised questions at the time, but only his fans thought it was because of Guo Jingming's delicate writing style and praised it excessively.

In the end, it turned out that it was indeed written by a female author; he simply changed the title and used it.

That was after the new millennium.

Literature of this era was still relatively refined, and its word choice and sentence structure had not yet completely broken away from the vernacular language of the Republican era. It was quite pedantic and meticulous. It was not until the literary revival of the 80s that literary creation gradually became more colloquial and simplified.

With the rise of the internet, there were Rongshuxia, Xianwang, Huanjian, and finally CMFU's Fantasy Literature Association took the lead. More and more people joined the online literature army, which finally made literary creation more accessible and popular.

Even so, the differences between male and female authors are still easily discernible.

Let alone now.

At this moment, Chen Fan could easily discern the problem from what Jiang Tiantian had written.

This is similar to when he read Guo Jingming's "How Much Do You Know?" back then; it always felt a bit awkward. The difference is that "How Much Do You Know?" was more emotional, while this one is more rational.

Therefore, it naturally doesn't seem like a work written by Jiang Tiantian herself.

Jiang Tiantian, being a top student in the Chinese Department of Fudan University and having studied at the Shanghai Writers Association for so long, immediately understood what Chen Fan meant.

She opened her mouth slightly, then nodded in realization. "In other words, I haven't broken free from the story outline you gave me. I've incorporated too many points, which will cause some contradictions in the writing."

He then frowned. "What should we do then?"

Chen Fan nodded slightly, then thought for a moment and said, "If you were to rewrite this book, could you discard what I wrote?"

Jiang Tiantian frowned slightly, pursed her lips and thought for a while, then raised her head with a wry smile and said, "I don't know. Because when I was writing this book, I couldn't help but refer to your outline, otherwise I wouldn't dare to put pen to paper."

Chen Fan scratched his head, let out a long breath, and frowned as he said, "There's no other way, there's only one path."

Jiang Tiantian stared intently at him. "Which road?"

Chen Fan shrugged and said, "Let's take another route."

Jiang Tiantian blinked. "You mean I'm not going to write this story anymore?"

Chen Fan nodded and smiled, "Anyway, I have a lot of stories here. I'll tell you a new one later. Did your school teach about gathering materials for research?"

Seeing Jiang Tiantian nod, he continued, "Just think of it as a field trip. Record things according to your own ideas, and then write them down yourself. It's just that you've already written more than 30,000 words for this story, so it's a waste."

Jiang Tiantian rolled her eyes slightly, pursed her lips, and nodded, "Okay."

She turned to look at the computer and smiled, "It's not a waste. Besides, I still want to finish this novel. I've never tried writing a long novel before; at most, I've written short poems, essays, and short stories."

Although your influence is evident in this long novel, it has been a valuable learning experience for me, so I don't want to give up easily.

After saying that, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she lowered her head unconsciously. "It's just that what I wrote can't be published. You still have to write this story yourself."

Chen Fan chuckled, "It doesn't matter. We're family, why should we be so formal?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tiantian thought of what had just happened and what her younger sister had repeatedly told her, and her pretty face turned red. She immediately lowered her head, not daring to look at him.

Seeing her expression, Chen Fan raised an eyebrow, a question creeping into his mind: why had the older sister suddenly become even more shy than her younger sister? It's just "family," isn't it? They've said it before, and she'd never been shy then.

Just then, Jiang Lili's voice came from the stairwell, "Xiao Fan, sister, come down for dinner."

Jiang Tiantian quickly stood up, turned around, and walked briskly outside.

Chen Fan was completely stunned. Didn't they even wait for me?
……

The two went downstairs, where a three-dish meal and a soup were already laid out on the dining table.

As is customary, there is also a pot of aged Shaoxing wine.

Although Chen Fan's return today was sudden and he hadn't prepared any food in advance, the family usually keeps a variety of high-end ingredients on hand, especially when Zhou Yali is around. She would often go out and buy a batch of these ingredients, mostly dried seafood and mountain delicacies, with a small portion being meat that can be stored in the freezer.

Jiang Lili didn't make any complicated dishes, just a simple four dishes and a soup, but these would be considered rare delicacies if you were outside.

When Chen Fan and Jiang Tiantian came downstairs, Jiang Lili had already poured wine for Chen Fan and served rice to her sister. As soon as they arrived, they started eating.

After taking a sip of her soup, Jiang Lili looked at Chen Fan, then at her sister, and asked, "What were you two talking about just now?"

As she spoke, she winked at her sister from an angle where Chen Fan couldn't see her, unsure if she could understand what she meant.

Jiang Tiantian saw her gaze and couldn't help but glare at her slightly. Then, thinking back to how someone had stared at her in the room earlier, she immediately felt her cheeks burning.

She quickly lowered her head, took a sip of soup to cover it up, and then said, "There was a problem with what I wrote before, so I asked Xiaofan to take a look."

Jiang Lili parted her lips slightly, "Oh, so that's what it is."

Chen Fan couldn't help but glance at her. Why did she sound a little disappointed?
Jiang Tiantian understood, and lowered her head even further.

Jiang Lili snapped out of her daze and quickly changed the subject, "What's the problem?" She had also heard her sister mention that the content she wrote seemed a bit off, so she asked casually.

As for whether Xiao Fan can spot the problem after seeing it... is that even a question?!

Chen Fan silently drank his wine, watching the two with a smile on his face, without saying a word.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Jiang Tiantian could only say, "It's a problem with the writing approach, or rather, the writing style. Because I referenced too many sources, my writing is somewhat biased towards Xiao Fan's style."

So Xiaofan just suggested that I stop writing this book for now. He will tell me a new story, and I will treat it as a research trip, jotting down the material before writing the outline and detailed outline on my own, and then complete the creation.

In that case, this problem shouldn't have occurred.

She paused for a moment, glanced at Chen Fan who was leisurely drinking and eating, then turned to her sister and smiled, "I don't plan to give up on this one either. After I finish that one, I'll continue writing this one. It'll be a learning experience for me too."

Jiang Lili didn't care; as long as her sister was happy, that was all that mattered. She didn't care how many books she wrote.

She just thought to herself, "My sister still can't let go. I've told her so many times to be more proactive, but she just won't listen."

What a great opportunity we just had, and we missed it!

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glance at Chen Fan, thinking to herself, now that she had barely convinced her sister, since she wouldn't object anyway, why not just find a time to make things clear with Xiao Fan?
However, although he was quite confident that he had feelings for his sister, having feelings in one's heart was one thing, but being able to act on them was another.

Xiao Fan is a very upright person. So many people in Lujiawan like him, as do the two girls from Yunhu Health Department, but he never showed any favoritism from beginning to end, which shows how noble his character is.

Don't let it get awkward for everyone if you bring it up yourself and Xiao Fan disagrees. That would be terrible.

This is why she only dared to stir up trouble in front of her sister, but dared not say a word to Xiao Fan.

I'm just afraid things will get worse.

In her heart, her sister had suffered too much before. First, she encountered a sudden change when she was at the height of her fame, and was jilted at the altar. After returning home, she had to take care of her parents at home while also looking after herself. She never thought about herself.

With Xiao Fan's help, the case was finally overturned, and she thought she could start a new life, but her sister firmly said she would not get married.

Later she learned that it wasn't that her sister didn't want to get married, but that the person she wanted to marry already had someone else, so she could only shut herself off.

Jiang Lili considered it for a very long time before making this absurd decision.

If we're talking about who in this world is least likely to harm you, then your older sister is definitely one of them, and vice versa.

If that's the case, why not just live with your sister?

This will also help share the burden; if it's a one-on-one fight, I'm definitely no match for Xiao Fan.

Jiang Lili's eyes darted around, trying to figure out how to push things forward one more time.
Chen Fan had no idea what this girl was thinking. If he did, he would definitely tell her, "This handsome guy is just an ordinary mortal, so don't talk to me about morality!"

Now, with a sip of wine and a bite of food, he looks quite respectable, like a young master from the Republican era who stepped out of a book, so dashing and unrestrained, with elegant manners.

This drew the attention of the two sisters, who remained silent for a moment.

After finishing their meal, the two sisters busied themselves cleaning up the dishes. Chen Fan went upstairs first, took a shower, changed into a comfortable set of pajamas, turned on the radio, and lay down on the bed to rest.

A little while later, the two sisters went upstairs together and then went to the bathroom to wash up.

Faint voices could be heard coming from inside, but the sound of flowing water made it impossible to understand what they were saying.

A moment later, the two of them, dressed in pajamas, came out of the steamy bathroom. They had probably just taken a shower, as their faces were flushed like rouge.

Jiang Lili walked to the door of Chen Fan's room, looked inside, then grabbed her sister's wrist and pulled her over, glaring at her fiercely.

Jiang Tiantian half-heartedly agreed, her face showing a mixture of helplessness, anticipation, and trepidation, while her heart pounded wildly with anxiety.

The two sisters were pulling and tugging at each other at the door. Chen Fan heard the noise and immediately opened his eyes. "What are you doing?"

Jiang Lili immediately stopped, coughed lightly, and said seriously, "Oh, didn't you just say you wanted to tell your sister a new story? But your sister said you just got back today and she was afraid of disturbing your rest, so she didn't want to come. I said it was okay, so I dragged her here."

As she spoke, she turned her head and gave her sister a wink.

At the same time, a thought popped into his mind: Xiao Fan's stamina is stronger than a mule's, how could he be so fragile? Why let him rest for two days?

Absolutely unnecessary!
Chen Fan had already sat up and was sitting cross-legged on the bed. He laughed and said, "Lili is right. It's just a plane ride. There's nothing to rest about. Just come over."

Hearing this, Jiang Tiantian took a deep breath, glanced at her sister in a flustered state, gritted her teeth, and resolutely went inside.

Chen Fan blinked. What's going on? Weren't we here to listen to stories? Why does it feel like we're going to war?

Looking at Jiang Lili again, she had already turned and run away. A moment later, she came downstairs carrying a basin of clothes, shouting loudly, "I'm going downstairs to wash clothes. After I finish washing clothes, I'm going to watch TV. You guys chat, don't worry about me."

Chen Fan blinked, and a sudden realization dawned on him, giving him a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

A thought immediately popped into his mind: Could there really be such a good thing in this world?
Jiang Tiantian walked into the room and stood not far from Chen Fan, her hands clasped together, her head down, at a loss.

Chen Fan glanced at her, his eyes darting around slightly. He first got up and went over to close the door, then came over to close the window and draw the curtains.

Turning back to look at Jiang Tiantian, he saw her with her head down, her face already flushed red. He couldn't help but cough, "It's cool and windy at night, it'll be warmer if you close the doors and windows."

Jiang Tiantian noticed his actions and became even more flustered, her mind filled with all sorts of wild thoughts, and she didn't even know what she was thinking.

Chen Fan walked up to her, tilted his head to look at her, and said, "Why don't you sit down first, and I'll explain it to you slowly?"

Jiang Tiantian didn't look up, but simply nodded slightly with her head down, "Oh."

Chen Fan looked around and coughed lightly. "The chair is too hard. Let's sit on the bed."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tiantian's heart nearly stopped beating, and she was dazed as she was pulled to sit down on the bed.

Chen Fan sat down next to her, took a deep breath, and said seriously, "I'm going to tell you a story now, so listen carefully."

Jiang Tiantian struggled to lift her head and saw a pair of burning eyes. For a moment, her mind went blank, and she forgot to speak, forgetting that she had come to collect folk songs.

How did it turn into picking flowers?
(End of this chapter)