Arthur flipped the page of the notebook, nodding slightly, "So, without a salary, how do you live in St. Petersburg? Completely relying on your family to support you?"
Gogol replied helplessly, "My family helps a bit. I also work as a private tutor for others. In my spare time, I submit articles to various magazines to earn a meager amount of royalties just to get by. Do you read newspapers and magazines? I have published several essays and novels in the 'Northern Bee', 'Literary Newspaper', and 'Motherland Chronicles', but most are published under my pen name. However, the piece 'Women' was written under my real name, and I also published a humorous novel 'Dikanka Suburb Night Talk'."
"Ah!" Arthur feigned surprise; he had firmly set his target: "So it turns out that 'Dikanka Suburb Night Talk' is your masterpiece! To be honest, the first time I read this book, I laughed so hard my stomach hurt."
