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It's just that as a busy office worker, she doesn't actually spend much time reading every day.

That is to say, she had time to read a few short stories, but she couldn't finish the long one, and she couldn't bear the feeling of not being able to finish it. After all, she couldn't see the continuation of the story, which made her feel uncomfortable.

Relatively speaking, short stories can satisfy her pain points very well.

She had only watched a very small part of "The Master", but it already made her feel very uncomfortable.

There is no way, what social animals lack most is free time.

"Spark" is not the only magazine that publishes annual issues every year, but Zhang Yucheng bought twelve annual magazines this time. These magazines were enough for her to enjoy during the Chinese New Year.

However, the magazine she paid most attention to this time was "Sparks", not because "Sparks" was the most famous, but because this time it contained Qian Jian's new works.

Zhang Yucheng liked the last "Wolf" published by Qianjian very much. She read it no less than twenty times, and now she can almost recite it backwards and forwards.

The content of the story is good, and the concept is also very clever. Especially the rhetorical question at the end is even more eye-catching.

That kind of masterpiece is really hard to come by.

Zhang Yucheng was naturally very interested in learning that Qian Jian had written a new work this time, and she also had high expectations for it.

In her opinion, even if the new work is not as good as "Wolf", the quality will definitely not be bad.

Zhang Yucheng took a deep breath and eagerly opened the book "Sparks" in his hand.

"Let me see what you wrote again. Can you give me another surprise?"

When he saw the name of this short story, Zhang Yucheng raised his eyebrows slightly.

"'The Gift of the Magi'? What does this mean? It looks like it was a gift received by a little girl, but what does this mean?"

Zhang Yucheng, who had read countless short stories, instantly had several articles about "gifts" pop up in his mind. The themes of those stories were all relatively similar, and they were nothing more than about the principles of "love and gratitude."

But soon, another idea flashed in Zhang Yucheng's mind.

"No! How could Qianjian, who could write "Wolf", write such a vulgar story? There must be something hidden in the title."

She thought for a moment and smiled.

"I thought about it, this so-called 'Maggie' might not be a person's name, but something else. I remember that in a certain religious story, 'Maggie' represented three wise men, and the gifts they gave out were With the connotation of holiness and dignity, according to this idea, the so-called "Gift of the Magi" should also be called "The Gift of the Angel"."

Zhang Yucheng's eyes sparkled.

Before I even started reading the story, the title actually contained a mystery. It can be seen that this work must have been written by Qian Jian with great care, and the quality should not disappoint her.

She made a cup of tea and began to read carefully.

[One dollar and eighty-seven cents. It's all here. Sixty cents of it was collected in copper coins. These coins were obtained by begging one or two at a time from grocers, vegetable vendors, and butchers. Although they did not say it explicitly, they always felt that this kind of trade-off was too stingy. , his face turned red at that time. Della counted it three times. After counting, it was still one dollar and eighty-seven cents, and the next day was Christmas. She wanted to buy a Christmas gift for her husband Jim...]

Seeing this, Zhang Yucheng took a slight breath. This beginning is very straightforward and looks very simple, but the writing style is very refined.

A poor but loving couple, the housewife of this family had to "beg for money one or two at a time from the grocers, vegetable vendors and butchers" in order to save every coin. Despite this, by Christmas Eve the family only had one dollar and eighty-seven cents left.

Qian Jian uses seemingly plain words for sketches to create an atmosphere that allows readers to immerse themselves in it, understand and think about the fate of the characters. He did not spend much time writing about the family's poverty and embarrassment, but simply introduced the whole article with "one dollar and eighty-seven cents." In particular, Della, the housewife who loves her husband deeply, counted the money three times and was sad because she could not buy a satisfactory gift for her husband. A melancholy and desolate atmosphere runs throughout the whole story.

In such a poor family, how should a wife buy a gift for her husband?

With such curiosity, Zhang Yucheng continued reading.

[She suddenly turned around from the window and stood in front of the wall mirror. Her eyes were sparkling and bright, but her face turned pale within twenty seconds. She quickly untied her hair and let it fall down...]

Seeing this, Zhang Yucheng suddenly felt something in her heart. She was a little nervous and couldn't help but frown.

What would a woman do when she was extremely short of money?

Many thoughts came to her mind. Although she didn't want to think about them, there were many examples there. When a person is desperate, he may take risks and do illegal and criminal things.

Even now, some people are forced to sell their bodies in order to make a living. This has been done repeatedly since ancient times.

Does Qianjian want to write about a wife selling her body, and then the customer she meets is her husband? This is an extremely bloody plot?

It's no wonder that Zhang Yucheng thinks too much. She has seen too many such weird stories, and this kind of situation does not happen in reality.

Could this be what the story of Thousand Swords wants to express? Do you want readers to see the cruel side of reality and cause reflection?

But this doesn’t quite fit the title, does it? The title is "Angel's Gift", so where is the holiness and nobility in it?

Zhang Yucheng patiently continued reading.

She soon discovered how wrong she was.

[Let’s say that James Dillingham Young and his wife have two things that they are particularly proud of. One is Jim’s gold watch that has been passed down for three generations, and the other is Della’s hair. If the Queen of Sheba lived in the apartment across from the patio, Della would one day hang her hair out of the window to dry, dwarfing that queen's jewelry and gifts. If King Solomon had been a janitor and had all his wealth piled in the basement, Jim would have taken out his gold watch and looked at it every time he passed by, making Solomon jealous. 】

Seeing this, Zhang Yucheng had already guessed that the heroine probably wanted to sell her hair.

As a woman, she clearly understands the importance of beautiful long hair to them.

If there is no other way, which woman is willing to lose her hair?

What's more, according to the description in the article, the heroine Della's long hair can even "dwarf the queen's jewelry and gifts."