Wen Qing is in the newspaper?

Ji Yanjun was startled and quickly got out of the car. He strode to the newspaper stand, picked up a copy of the "Nanzhou Daily," and immediately saw the eye-catching black headline: "Nanzhou girl Wen Qing wins the double championship in design and clothing production in the 'Jinying Cup' clothing competition, bringing glory to Nanzhou."

Wen Qing? A fashion competition? A double champion?

Ji Yanjun continued reading the article. The article first introduced the authority of the official information of the "Jin Ying Cup", then explained the extraordinary strength of the contestants one by one, and finally pointed out that Wen Qing was like an outstanding dark horse, which strongly rushed into the eyes of the judges and the audience and won two championships in one fell swoop.

Ji Yanjun was secretly excited.

"Isn't that Hong Kong movie star Jin Ling in the newspaper? Was that dress Wen Qing made? What kind of dress is that?"

"Bra and panties. I heard that Hong Kong is more open-minded than us, and they don't care much about what they wear. Although I also think it looks good, only showing my thighs and arms, I still can't quite accept it," someone whispered.

"And what is Jin Ling wearing?"

"The newspaper said it was a trench coat made by Wen Qing."

"It's so beautiful."

"..."

Ji Yanjun looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that in addition to the *Nanzhou Daily*, the *Xin'an Daily*, *New Youth Daily*, and *Workers' Daily* had also reported on the "Jin Ying Cup."

There have been reports about this before, but it was only after the champion was announced that it received more comprehensive coverage and attracted everyone's attention.

Ji Yanjun suddenly remembered that Wen Qing had said something like that before.

She said, "Yanjun, besides liking you, I also like to draw and make clothes, but I like you more."

It now seems that she not only enjoys making clothes, but also has a considerable talent for it.

Ji Yanjun took a copy of today's edition of the *Nanzhou Daily*, *Xin'an Daily*, *New Youth Daily*, and *Workers' Daily*, then found the newspaper reporting on the Jin Ying Cup from the pile of old newspapers, and asked, "Boss, how much?"

The newspaper vendor, seeing that he was buying so many, asked, "Buying newspapers to wallpaper the walls?"

“No, I’m buying it to look at,” Ji Yanjun said.

"Then buy a monthly subscription. It's only four yuan a month. The postman will deliver the newspaper to your door, and you'll have a newspaper to read every day. It's a good deal."

Ji Yanjun laughed: "If you don't want a monthly subscription, then just buy these."

"This is expensive, this newspaper costs two cents!" said the newspaper owner.

"Two cents it is then," Ji Yanjun said, handing over the newspaper.

The newspaper vendor took the newspaper, looked at the date, counted the money, and said, "Today's new newspapers are two cents each, while the ones from the previous two days are five cents each. After you finish reading them, you can use them to wallpaper walls, prop up tables, or glue shoe patterns."

Ji Yanjun: "Okay."

"It's three yuan and twenty-five cents in total, I'll take three yuan and twenty cents from you."

Ji Yanjun paid the fare, took the newspaper into the car, placed it on the passenger seat, started the car, and drove to the county town.

The county town was also buzzing with discussion about Wen Qing's award. Everyone believed that the "Wen Qing" in the newspaper wasn't the same Wen Qing from the county town, even though they had seen the name "Feng Qing" there.

That's such an impressive thing; it shouldn't be Wen Qing.

Whether it was true or not, the rumors were spreading like wildfire throughout the county. However, the Ji family, who had a daily habit of reading the newspaper, were completely unaware of the situation, as three newspapers were stuffed in their mailbox and no one had taken them.

The courtyard was bustling with activity.

Su Hongmei asked anxiously, "Doesn't your Ji Yanjun have a mobile phone? Call him."

“That phone is lost,” Ji Yousheng said.

Shen Youbang was also anxious: "It's been a whole day, and I still don't know how Fangfang got through last night? Did Yanjun go to comfort her?"

"Yes, definitely. Yanjun has always been very good to Fang Fang."

Liang Wenhua said from the side.

Su Hongmei couldn't help but worry: "No, I'd better go to the city police station myself and ask around."

"What information can you possibly get? Who do you know? Didn't the police already say to wait for news?" Shen Youbang shouted.

“It’s been a whole day!” Su Hongmei exclaimed.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. Aunt Fangfang, wait a little longer. If Yanjun doesn't come back soon, I'll go with you to the police station to demand an explanation!" Liang Wenhua said. "They can't wrong an innocent person!"

"Yes!" Su Hongmei nodded worriedly, adding, "It's all Wen Qing's fault!"

Just then, the sound of a car came from outside the courtyard. Ji Yousheng was the first to react: "Yanjun is back!"

Ji Yousheng hurriedly ran a few steps to open the courtyard gate, but Ji Yanjun's car did not drive in; it was simply parked at the gate.

"Yanjun," several people called out in unison.

Ji Yanjun parked the car, got out, glanced at the mailbox, casually pulled out a mailbox, and then walked into the yard.

"Yanjun, how's it going?"

"Yanjun, where is Fangfang?"

"Yanjun, what did the police officer say?"

"Yanjun, have you eaten?"

The four of them asked questions one after another, and Ji Yanjun, holding a newspaper, said, "Come in, I'll talk to you."

The four of them hurriedly followed Ji Yanjun into the main room. Ji Yanjun said, "Uncle, Aunt, please sit down."

Shen Youbang and Su Hongmei sat nervously on the stools.

"Yanjun, how is it? Tell me quickly!" Liang Wenhua asked anxiously.

Holding the newspaper, Ji Yanjun said in a deep voice, "The police officers investigated again today, but they did not find any evidence favorable to Zhang Fangfang."

Shen Youbang and Su Hongmei were taken aback.

Liang Wenhua asked, "Yanjun, what do you mean by that?"

Ji Yanjun paused for a moment and said, "The evidence the police station has is that Zhang Fangfang is making inferior clothes and deceiving customers."

"Yanjun, is it true?" Ji Yousheng asked.

Ji Yanjun nodded.

What will happen then?

"Either refund the customer and accept the fine. Otherwise, if the case goes further, Zhang Fangfang may go to jail."

Going to jail?

Shen Youbang was shocked, and Su Hongmei was stunned.

Liang Wenhua was also taken aback. It was just selling a piece of clothing. There were plenty of people selling the same clothes on the street, and many of them were doing well. Weren't they all doing just fine?

Why is it that Zhang Fangfang has to go to jail?

"Yanjun, it can't be that serious, can it?" Liang Wenhua asked in disbelief.

Ji Yanjun said, "If you accept the fine and get a refund, it's not a serious matter."

"Nonsense!" Su Hongmei suddenly stood up, pointing angrily at Ji Yanjun and shouting, "Ji Yanjun! You did this on purpose!"

Ji Yanjun frowned.

Su Hongmei shouted, "You don't want to help Fangfang at all, Ji Yanjun! Have you forgotten that when you bought your first car, you didn't have enough money, and our family gave you two thousand yuan! Don't forget your roots!" Su Hongmei then changed the subject and shouted, "Tell me, did Wen Qing kiss you again, or did Wen Qing...?"

With a loud "bang!", Ji Yanjun slammed his hand on the table and stood up, barely suppressing his anger as he refrained from lashing out at the four elders: "Auntie, you were there at the time, didn't you know that this matter had absolutely nothing to do with Wen Qing?"

Su Hongmei was stunned by the anger in Ji Yanjun's eyes.

"Was it a customer who came to return the goods? Did Zhang Fangfang first falsely accuse Feng Qing of forgery, and Wen Qing proved her innocence, while Zhang Fangfang could not prove it, and then the police found inferior fabric and unfinished clothes?" Ji Yanjun asked.

Su Hongmei couldn't answer.

"I want to ask, what does this have to do with Wen Qing? Zhang Fangfang took Feng Qing's clothes and kept imitating them to seize the prosperous areas of Nanzhou for profit. Later, she manufactured inferior clothes in an attempt to gain even greater profits. She was complained about by customers. What does this have to do with Wen Qing? Shouldn't she be responsible for the victims? Shouldn't she be fined and imprisoned?!" Ji Yanjun questioned.

Su Hongmei was speechless when asked the question.

Ji Yousheng was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a moment because he didn't expect his son to get so angry.

Liang Wenhua was somewhat dissatisfied that Su Hongmei brought up the "two thousand yuan" again. It's not like the Ji family didn't repay the money. Haven't the Ji family been quite good to the Shen family and the Zhang Fangfang family all these years? Why is she saying "forgetting one's roots" to Yanjun? What kind of "roots" are you? Whose "roots" are you?

Shen Youbang didn't know what to say.

Ji Yanjun slammed three newspapers on the table and said, "Uncle, Aunt, now 'Feng Qing' is famous. Wen Qing made it into the newspapers on her own merits. Everyone will remember the style of her clothes. If you are not satisfied with the police station's punishment, you can continue to make trouble. The punishment you will receive then will be more severe than it is now."

After saying that, Ji Yanjun's anger had not subsided. He turned his head and said, "Uncle, this is all the information I got from the police station. There are only two options right now. You decide what to do. I have other matters to attend to in the city, so I'll be leaving now."

"Yanjun, have a meal at home before you leave," Liang Wenhua said.

"No, thank you." Ji Yanjun left the main room, then the courtyard, got into the car, started the engine, and drove away.

Inside the Ji family's main hall, all was deathly silent.

Ji Yousheng caught a glimpse of the three newspapers on the large table, and hurriedly went over to open them. Without even looking, he immediately saw Wen Qing's name.

“Wen Qing’s name really exists,” Ji Yousheng said softly.

"What's your name?" Liang Wenhua asked.

Ji Yousheng said, "Wen Qing won the championship in the 'Jin Ying Cup' costume competition, winning both the design and costume production awards."

"Really?" Liang Wenhua didn't believe it.

"It's true. It also says here that Wen Qing owns two factories, Feng Qing Shoes and Feng Qing Clothing, and one store. Moreover, the competition organizers are awarding Wen Qing 10,000 yuan."

"Ten thousand yuan?" Liang Wenhua was surprised. Not only did he suddenly become a millionaire, but he also became famous.

Ji Yousheng hadn't expected Wen Qing to be so capable.

Just then, Su Hongmei cried out "Wah!" and plopped down on the floor of the Ji family's main room, sobbing loudly, "What are we going to do about Fangfang!"

Ji Yousheng and Liang Wenhua then rushed to persuade him.

At the same time, news of Wen Qing being in the newspaper spread not only in the county town, but also in Nanzhou City and other places where the garment industry was developing relatively rapidly.

In an era before widespread television and the internet, newspapers became a medium for disseminating information, and even a symbol of truth.

For example, people often say these two sentences in an attempt to persuade others:

First, "That's what it says in the book, so it must be true."

Second, "That's what the newspapers said, it can't be false!"

Therefore, after Wen Qing was reported in the newspapers, Wen Qing and "Feng Qing" dominated the headlines of the streets and alleys with an absolute advantage.

"The reward is ten thousand yuan!"

"Wow! I've suddenly become a millionaire!"

"Wen Qing is really capable!"

"Where is Fengqing Shop? I want to go and see it."

"..."

However, Wen Qing was unaware of this news; she was in the classroom, in the homeroom teacher's office.

With a broad smile, homeroom teacher Ms. Zhao held up six test papers and said, "Wen Qing, I didn't expect your grades to be so consistent." No wonder you were the top student in the entire school when you entered; you've consistently maintained that top position.

Wen Qing smiled and said, "It's mainly because the teachers in each subject teach very well."

Teacher Zhao laughed: "Don't be modest. If you teach so well, why don't you see other students getting full marks?"

Wen Qing smiled but didn't say anything; she always acted obediently in front of Teacher Zhao.

"Wen Qing, given your stable grades, the principal and I have applied for a spot for you to take the college entrance exam next year, along with the senior students. If you pass, you'll save a year of intense studying. Didn't you say you wanted to do small business? University offers much more time than high school. If you don't pass, it's okay too, after all, you're only a junior in high school," Teacher Zhao said with a smile.

"Taking the college entrance exam next year?" Wen Qing asked in surprise.

"Yes, there are still seven or eight months left."

"That won't work."

Teacher Zhao smiled and said, "You have to believe in yourself. I've prepared all the senior year books for you. Although they're old, they won't stop you from reading them. Each book even has annotations. If you don't understand something, just ask me. I know everything about Chinese, math, English, politics, history, and geography. How about that?"

Wen Qing thought about it for a moment. It was true that there was a lot of coursework in high school. Although she didn't attend evening self-study sessions, her morning self-study sessions, mornings, and afternoons were all full of coursework. Therefore, her business progress was not fast, and others always took advantage of her. In college, there would be much more time. Thinking about it this way, Wen Qing felt that it was not a bad thing. So she said, "Then, Teacher Zhao, I will give it a try."

"Okay!" Teacher Zhao said with a smile.

So Wen Qing carried a stack of books out of the teacher's office and into the classroom. The classroom was full of books, so Wen Qing's actions did not attract the attention of the other students.

Recently, Ji Ningzhi seems to be deeply in love and doesn't seem to know anything about Zhang Fangfang. She also ignores Wen Qing, which makes Wen Qing happy to have some peace and quiet.

After school in the afternoon, Wen Qing hurriedly ran out of the classroom as usual. She originally planned to leave through the main gate of the school, but remembering that she had run into Ji Yanjun at the main gate in the morning, she turned back and left the school through the back gate. Instead of returning to Green Garden, she went directly to Feng Qing Clothing Store.

Before even reaching Fengqing Clothing Store, I saw that the entrance was crowded with people.

What's going on?