Chapter 21 Contemporary or Zhongshan
It was unknown how many times the manuscript had passed through Qu Xiaowei's hands, and nearly half of the students in the class had read it.
When the manuscript came into his hands, everyone found that it seemed to be untouched.
Two days later, Cheng Shixu, who shared the same dormitory with Qu Xiaowei, revealed that this guy was actually copying manuscripts.
Qu Xiaowei was almost carried to Lin Weimin's dormitory by everyone. At that time, the desk in the dormitory was facing the door. Lin Weimin was sitting behind the desk, with Huang Zonghan and Guo Yudao guarding him.
He used the book on the desk as a gavel and slammed it down with a "bang". With a serious face, he pasted a crescent moon and said that even if Bao Qingtian were still alive, people would believe it.
"You are such a rude and unruly person. I have heard that you want to steal the fruits of others' labor for yourself. Is this true?"
Qu Xiaowei was held on the shoulders by Cheng Shixu and Gu Hua, with an indignant look on his face, "Nonsense, slander, defamation, which thief is slandering me behind my back?"
"Stop talking nonsense! I'm asking you if you have it or not."
"No, no, absolutely not." Qu Xiaowei quickly denied it.
"Then why are you copying the manuscript?" Lin Weimin frowned and asked immediately.
Qu Xiaowei's eyes began to avoid and he lost the confidence to speak.
"No, nothing, I just feel good."
"Don't try to quibble. I don't need to tell you that those who confess will be treated leniently, while those who resist will be treated severely, right?"
An Shishan added fuel to the fire, "I think this kid just wants to steal the book."
Qu Xiaowei was so frightened that he jumped up immediately, "Don't talk nonsense!"
Gu Hua and Cheng Shixu were just holding him down, so he broke free as soon as he struggled. He quickly moved in front of Lin Weimin and wanted to whisper something in Lin Weimin's ear.
But Lin Weimin pushed him away and said, "There is nothing to hide. Just speak out what you have to say."
Qu Xiaowei looked around and a hint of embarrassment flashed across his face.
"It's just... my pen pal. I think your novel is well written, and I want her to read it too."
In fact, Lin Weimin had already guessed the reason. He continued to ask: "That's all?"
"Well... I also told her that I also contributed some materials to your novel." Qu Xiaowei pointed with his fingertips.
This immediately caused contempt from everyone around.
This thief is so shameless in his pursuit of girls!
Everyone unanimously condemned Qu Xiaowei's shameless behavior.
"Weimin, tell me, how should we deal with this kid?"
Lin Weimin glanced at Qu Xiaowei. The thief clasped his hands together and begged for mercy. "Weimin, I was wrong. I shouldn't have boasted about your book. I am guilty!"
"Okay, young people are bound to make mistakes, and it is a great help to know your mistakes and improve them."
Hearing Lin Weimin say this, Qu Xiaowei breathed a sigh of relief, "It's still for the people..."
Before he could be happy, Lin Weimin continued, "But if you make a mistake, you must be punished. I think it is necessary to teach this thief Sun a lesson. How about punishing him by treating our classmates to a meal at Donglaishun?"
The people around looked at each other and thought it was a good idea.
“Don’t…”
Qu Xiaowei still wanted to fight for it, but unfortunately everyone didn't give him a chance to refute and happily decided on it.
At this time, Lin Weimin helped Qu Xiaowei up and spoke to him earnestly.
"Next time something like this happens, just tell me directly. We have such a close relationship, what's the big deal about copying a manuscript?"
Qu Xiaowei was so upset that he wanted to cry but had no tears. There would be no next time. He would never dare to do it again. He treated the whole class to a meal at Donglaishun, and his pockets were squeezed dry.
The cost of photographing a woman is indeed a bit high!
Thanks to Qu Xiaowei's incident, Lin Weimin's manuscript was completely snatched up in the class, and even several resident teachers and staff from the Institute of Literature Research came to borrow the book.
Huang Zonghan said with some concern: "If we borrow it this way, Weimin's novel won't be published yet, and the manuscript will be worn out."
"That proves that the novel is really good!"
Lao Jiao said this, with a look of relief on his face that his stupid son could finally get married.
Even though Lin Weimin usually makes him very angry, beating him is a sign of love and scolding him is a sign of care. Lao Jiao's love for Lin Weimin is reflected in the soles of his shoes.
"This guy writes such a good novel that I wanted him to publish it in our magazine. But then I thought, it would be bad if I asked him to do that.
You said that if Weimin agreed to publish the article for the sake of face, it would be a waste of his talent to publish it in our magazine. If he disagrees, how will this relationship continue in the future?"
In addition to being a writer, Huang Zonghan is also the editor-in-chief of Jiangcheng magazine.
My identity and experience are similar to those of many of my classmates. I am both an editor and a writer.
Old Qiao patted Huang Zonghan on the shoulder and said, "You are right in thinking."
Huang Zonghan nodded, "Yes, it's a pity. Such a good novel would definitely cause a great response if it were published in our magazine."
Lao Jiao fully understood Huang Zonghan's feelings. With such a wonderful thing in front of him, no one would not be tempted.
While the two were chatting, Lin Weimin was stopped by Teacher Tang Yuqiu.
"Weimin, I read the novel, it's well written."
"Teacher Tang, which article are you talking about?"
"Which one?"
Recently, Lin Weimin's new novel has been circulating in the class. She also found a chance to read it these two days and found it to be very well written.
She frowned and looked at Lin Weimin, "You wrote several more articles?"
"No, just two."
Tang Yuqiu smiled when he heard this, "So you've also written about the topic I told you about before?"
"Yeah." Lin Weimin nodded.
"Let me see it!" This time Tang Yuqiu wanted to have a sneak peek.
"It's at Huang Anyi's place."
Tang Yuqiu laughed and said, "Your work is really popular!"
Lin Weimin was not polite either, "Thank you, Teacher Tang, for the compliment."
"Stop being so conceited." She scolded Lin Weimin and then got down to business. "I have a friend who works at Contemporary. I want to recommend your novel to him. What do you think?"
"Contemporary?"
Lin Weimin's tone was flat, and Tang Yuqiu thought he was dissatisfied, so he said, "Your novel is good in terms of storytelling, but it is still a little immature in terms of literary quality. It is already very good to be published in Contemporary. Of course, I am just recommending it. Whether it can be published depends on the editors' opinions."
Lin Weimin explained: "Teacher Tang, that's not what I meant. It was Zhongshan magazine that wrote to me and asked me to write an article after the publication of One Cent Matter, and I agreed to it at the time."
"Is that so! Since we've made an agreement before, we should consider others first." There was a hint of regret on Tang Yuqiu's face.
Lin Weimin rolled his eyes and said, "How about this. I have two manuscripts in my hand. After Huang Anyi finishes reading the other one, you can help me take a look and see which of the two manuscripts is more suitable for Contemporary and which is more suitable for Zhongshan. How do you think?"
Tang Yuqiu smiled and said, "You are a smart kid. You don't want to offend anyone. Okay, that's it."
"Hey, look at what you said, this is a rare opportunity."
(End of this chapter)
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