Coquettish Rebirth

Of course Jia Hongjian was not afraid that JK Rowling would submit the manuscript to others, why?Because even at this time in history, Rowling has almost written the manuscript of the first three chapters, but in fact, it will take until 96 for her to successfully submit the manuscript!Why did it take this elder sister a year to submit?Because... She needs to spend a year to find out which publishing house publishes children's books, and also find the right publishing house willing to publish her book!In fact, to put it bluntly, it is amazing that JK Rowling's "Harry Potter" became popular, because no matter from the perspective of English or Chinese, the essence of this novel is actually quite ordinary, which is why JK Rowling himself contributed 12 reasons for not being passed.

It was for this reason that Jia Hongjian was able to take it easy. Anyway, no one knew what to do. Except for a competitor who would appear in a year, everything was on Jia Hongjian's side!Of course he can follow his own mind!

Although Jia Hongjian didn't know exactly where Rowling lived in Edinburgh and which cafe she stayed in, he could obviously wander around without any problems.why?Because even though Edinburgh is the capital of the Kingdom of Scotland, its population is only 40!This is still the data from the 92 census! What is the concept of 40?In China, it is a county-level city!To put it bluntly, it takes 20 minutes to walk from the busiest part of the city to a bigger place on the other side!In such a place with only 40 people, which is equivalent to a county-level city in China, how many places can open cafes?Walking around the street, you can basically see it.Even if it is hidden in some corner, how can you visit Edinburgh city in a week?

But the terrible thing was that Jia Hongjian discovered a very scary problem, that is, he couldn't understand the Scots' English full of slang and strange accents!This Scottish English can be regarded as Highland English, and it is not easy to speak, just listen to the English spoken by the Scots, especially the old Scots.You will never imagine that the other party is speaking English to you, and you will definitely think it is a language like German!After Jia Hongjian visited several cafes in the ancient city of Edinburgh, which were not considered tourist attractions, according to the travel brochure.If you want to find some unknown small cafes, you must only ask for directions, so he wants to find someone to act as an interpreter for him!

There is no other way.When he wanted to go to the University of Edinburgh on the map to find a little girl who could translate English and Scottish English, he accidentally saw a coffee shop called "Elephant House" in a remote corner next to the university. museum.Although this cafe is in a corner, it is actually not small in size. It looks like a two to three hundred square meters in total, just like a restaurant, and the interior decoration is also like a restaurant, without the various details of a cafe. A kind of card seat, inside are various round tables and square tables, all kinds of bright.It is simply a restaurant that can be seen everywhere in the world!

Jia Hongjian looked at the University of Edinburgh not far behind him, then at the cafe, and finally shook his head, deciding to go to the so-called Elephant House.After entering the elephant house, Jia Hongjian looked around.I found that there are many people sitting sparsely in this cafe, basically 7% of the customers are full.Among these customers, some looked like students from the University of Edinburgh, drinking coffee, eating sandwiches and reading books, and some were middle-aged uncles and aunts, chatting in low voices while drinking coffee.It seems that it is not much different from domestic teahouses except that it is not noisy overall.

The place facing the gate is a place that doesn’t look like the counter of McDonald’s KFC. There is a huge hanging price list behind it, and the prices of various coffees, snacks, and desserts are written in colorful colors, but Their counter itself looks a bit like a bakery, with various egg tarts, cakes and the like in the transparent glass counter.Jia Hongjian walked to the counter, carefully looked at the price list, and was about to find a suitable coffee, but at this moment, he heard the teller curiously ask in English with a strange accent: "Excuse me, are you Ri?" Myself?"

"No, Chinese." Jia Hongjian nodded with a smile. He has done nothing wrong now, so there is no need to say that he is Japanese. "Oh! Chinese, I know China! The Great Wall! Right? Oh no, it's the Great Wall? Yes, the Great Wall! I heard that you can see it from the moon, and there's **!" A young teller who looked like a part-time college student It seemed that he was desperately trying to show that he knew China, and Jia Hongjian of course gave him encouragement—"Oh! My God, I didn't expect you to know so much about China. To be honest, you are the one who knows China best I met in Scotland." people!"

Hearing Jia Hongjian's praise, the young man's face was obviously flushed! "Hey, sir, you are here today! We have never had any Chinese customers in this elephant cafe, so I treat you to a cup of coffee, my treat!" "Thank you, sir, you really That's generous enough... But can you recommend me the best drink here?" Although Jia Hongjian knows coffee well, he really doesn't understand Scottish coffee, especially the craftsmanship of this elephant cafe!

"Oh, do you want espresso... or Irish coffee, American coffee, latte, mocha, caramel macchiato, or cappuccino?" The young man was full of desire at this time, "I heard that you Chinese only drink tea ?You may not know these coffees. Espresso is the use of steam to extract the substances in coffee beans at high temperature. No water, no sugar and milk. Pure espresso black coffee is also the raw material for other coffee. Americano is a large cup of espresso Water, and then you are willing to put nai and sugar as you like. Latte is espresso plus nai plus nai, 10% espresso, 70% nai and 20% nai, and cappuccino is one compared to latte More nai and less foam, one is less nai and more foam, and Mocha is a combination of espresso, hot chocolate and fresh milk..."

"Angus, give me a glass...thank you." Just as Jia Hongjian was considering whether to interrupt the introduction of the Scottish young man, a woman appeared beside him.The woman asked for a cup of coffee in a very tired and low voice. Jia Hongjian turned his head and found that the woman in front of him had blond hair and looked very similar to JK Rowling in the online photos of later generations.I spent a day or two wandering around Edinburgh, but I didn't expect to run into him in such a corner coffee shop by accident now!

After the Scottish young man gave Rowling a cup of Italian espresso, Rowling didn't pay for it. She took the coffee and turned around, ignoring Jia Hongjian who was standing aside. "I want espresso too. I'll take it myself." After watching Rowling leave, Jia Hongjian was surprised at his good luck, and followed Rowling with a coffee.When Rowling just sat down and drank a sip of bitter espresso, Jia Hongjian stood in front of her politely and asked, "Ma'am, can I sit here?"

Rowling looked up as if she hadn't woken up yet. She first glanced at Jia Hongjian, then looked around in confusion, and then looked back at Jia Hongjian, "Sir, there are many empty tables, please go to another place." Can you sit down at the table?" "Hehe, thank you for helping me out just now, that... Angus, I seem to think I haven't had coffee before, and I introduced a lot, but fortunately you showed up..." Jia Hongjian used his previous life As a result of the frequently used strike-up technique, unexpectedly, Rowling didn't smile at all at this time. She first seemed to recall whether Jia Hongjian was by her side just now, and then she refused without caring: " Sir, I'm really not in the mood to chat with people right now, sorry, please sit at another table."

This is simply an order to chase away guests!This was the first time Jia Hongjian failed to strike up a conversation in so many years!Although he is not handsome, he is not ugly. He does not know bad guys at first glance, but listens honestly and kindly. Therefore, basically he has never been rejected directly when he strikes up a conversation with a woman. This time it is a record. up!But at this time, Jia Hongjian sat down regardless of what Rowling said, and just when Rowling was so exhausted that he didn't even have the strength to get angry and wanted to remind Jia Hongjian, the smile on his face disappeared. , but put on a tired expression like Rowling, and then spoke before her.

"I am traveling alone in Edinburgh. If you are in a bad mood, you can tell me. Sometimes talking can relieve stress or sorrow, and this kind of talking may not be easy to say to acquaintances, but it is relatively easy to talk to strangers. "Jia Hongjian is taking a risk. According to his experience, if you want to deceive others, it is best to talk about your own affairs first, so as to make the other party less wary.But now Rowling is obviously not in the mood to listen to Jia Hongjian talking about himself, so he can only fight!

But will such a risk succeed...International Online Special: According to a report by Australia's "Daily Telegraph" on January 1, dozens of male soldiers in an elite guard battalion of the German Army are suffering from a strange disease Troubled - male sexual development syndrome.The German government has launched an investigation into this.German media reported that in the German elite guard battalion... there were dozens of male soldiers whose left breasts were protruding like a female's.The problem is said to be caused by soldiers being repeatedly punched in the chest with heavy rifles during training.This action stimulated the male soldier's left breast gland to produce hormones to promote the development of breast tissue.Bjorn Kabor, a plastic surgeon at a military hospital in Berlin... said: "The development of the left breast of soldiers is very clearly linked to their training. They need to change the way they train." rq