Chapter 176 How can she fight against others?
Preparations for the supermarket opening are in full swing. Except for the two students, Gu Siqing and Gu Sanjing, everyone in the family is busy.
However, the division of labor among several people is clear. Gu Jianguo is still responsible for the goods, Wang Yueju is responsible for the management of the clothing store, Gu Yimin is responsible for connecting with the decoration personnel, and Gu Erhui is responsible for the training of store employees and external contacts.
At this time, Gu Siqing had finished writing the first 20,000 words of her new book, Whose Youth Is Not Reckless. Before sending it to Yu Jianbai, she called him and told him about the new book.
Yu Jianbai was very happy to hear this, but when Gu Siqing said that she would submit an article to their newspaper, Yu Jianbai was silent for a long time before saying, "Classmate Gu Siqing, I may not be able to accept your submission."
Gu Siqing was surprised. "Why? You haven't read what I wrote yet, right?"
Yu Jianbai sighed. There were some things he didn't want to tell a child, fearing it would affect her development. But he couldn't not tell her now. Perhaps it would be a good thing for her to realize early on that the world also had a dark side.
It's better than letting her get into a bad mood after hitting a wall and getting frustrated many times.
"Alas, not only will I not accept your submission, I doubt any newspaper or magazine in Kyoto will accept your submission." Yu Jianbai added, "You should remember that not long after your last novel was serialized, another novel, 'Childhood Troubles', appeared."
"Does it matter?" Gu Siqing asked.
Yu Jianbai sighed again, "I don't think it matters either, but they just think you're blocking their way."
Gu Siqing never imagined that she had unknowingly offended the great god. She said, "This means my book can no longer appear in Kyoto."
Yu Jianbai was silent, then said: "If you ask the Ye family to mediate, there might be hope."
The last time they had dinner together in Kyoto, Ye Chi revealed his identity, and Yu Jianbai knew that the Gu family and the Ye family had a close relationship.
Gu Siqing knew what it meant, and she wanted to know who this person was. But she didn't ask Yu Jianbai directly, because given his personality, he probably wouldn't tell her.
After hanging up, she found the number of Xincheng Publishing House and called it. It was Xue Yuanming who answered the phone. Gu Siqing didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "I heard that someone in Kyoto is trying to ban me and not allow my works to appear in Kyoto?"
Xue Yuanming was stunned when he heard her words, then sighed. He didn't want to tell her about this. Their books were still selling well even without the Kyoto Market, so he felt there was no need to tell her.
Why tell her? Will it make things worse?
But I didn't expect that she knew this from somewhere. Xue Yuanming smiled bitterly and asked, "How did you know?"
Gu Siqing was furious, but she managed to speak calmly. "I wrote a new book and wanted to submit it to Editor-in-Chief Yu, but he refused to accept it, and then he told me about it. I just want to know who he is."
Xue Yuanming naturally knew the relationship between the Gu and Ye families. Thinking that Gu Siqing might be able to compete with Xia Yuan, he said, "It's Xia Yuan, the daughter of the Xia family. The Xia family has produced a committee member and a minister."
Gu Siqing: ""
Don’t say anything more, you’ve encountered a real big Buddha.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Siqing gritted her teeth and paced around the room several times, unable to suppress the anger in her heart. But she had to endure this matter, she had no choice but to endure it. The other party had a strong background, how could she stand up to him?
Besides, her book is a small matter. If she goes against others and they find out who she is, it would only take a word to shut down their business.
When you mentioned looking for Ye Chi and Zhang Zijun, Gu Siqing didn't even think about it. Not to mention that they weren't her brother-in-law yet, even if they became her brother-in-law in the future, she wouldn't look for them for this matter. Again, their backing was too strong, and it wasn't worth it to beg the Zhang and Ye families for help just because of a book she wrote.
But she really couldn't swallow this. She had never met such an arrogant person in her previous life, but she didn't expect to meet one in this life.
After thinking about it, she called Xue Yuanming again and asked for Xia Yuan's phone number. Xue Yuanming thought she would ask the Ye family to mediate, so he gave her the phone number.
Gu Siqing stared at the phone for a full five minutes, then went to Han's house to find Han Zhengping. Their family was busy with the supermarket business, so she decided to discuss it with Han Zhengping. It just so happened that today was Sunday, and she had to go to dance class, so Han Zhengping would accompany her. They talked on the way.
Arriving at the Han residence, Han Zhengping was sitting in the porch reading. The young man looked delicate and focused, and Gu Siqing inexplicably thought of the phrase "time is quiet and good."
"Leaving?"
He looked up and smiled, as bright as the morning sun. Gu Siqing was startled by the smile and couldn't find her voice for a moment. Then she heard him say, "What's wrong?"
"Oh, gone." Gu Siqing came back to her senses.
Han Zhengping got up and went back to the house, then came out to push his bike. Gu Siqing followed him, and the two of them left the Han family's house together. Gu Siqing sat in the back seat of the bike, watching the young boy in front of her lean forward, exerting force with his feet, and the bike began to move slowly forward.
A breeze blew across his face, bringing his voice with it, "Xiao Si, what's wrong with you? Are you worried about something?"
Gu Siqing sighed, grabbed his clothes at the waist with one hand, and said, "Something happened."
Han Zhengping hummed and waited for her to continue. The two of them were familiar with each other and knew each other's habits. Gu Siqing told the story again and then said angrily:
"How could there be such an arrogant person in the world? Her book was copied from mine, and I didn't pursue her for plagiarism. Yet, she thinks I'm blocking her path and wants to ban me? Is there any justice in this world?"
Han Zhengping listened to her words, pursed his lips, stopped at a quiet place on the side of the road, and said, "But we have to endure this."
He felt a pang of frustration, but he couldn't bear to see them being such a powerful figure. What could he do? Report them? Expose them? In the end, they would still lose. That was reality.
"But I can't bear this." Gu Siqing's voice was a little hoarse, she felt angry and wronged.
Han Zhengping raised his hand and touched her head. After thinking for a while, he said, "Give me the phone number of that publishing house. I'll call them and ask about the situation."
"Do you have a solution?" Gu Siqing felt a little hopeful. Han Zhengping was very smart.
"I don't know yet." Han Zhengping put one leg on the bicycle again and said, "You go practice dancing first. I'll make a call and we'll discuss what to do when we get back."
"Okay." Gu Siqing sat in the back seat of the car, feeling a little hopeful.
Han Zhengping dropped her off at the dance class and left. Gu Siqing was upset the entire time, constantly distracted, and the teacher reprimanded her several times. When class finally ended, she quickly changed her clothes and came out. Han Zhengping was already waiting for her outside.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
