Chapter 293 Then Don’t Let Her Go to Beijing University
When Xia Yuan heard Xia Ying mention Gu Siqing again, her hands clenched involuntarily. Her family didn't know what she had done, and she didn't know what would happen if they knew what she had done.
But she didn't think she was wrong. She was born in the Xia family, and her parents had contributed a lot to the country. Now that the country was stable, why couldn't she use their power to do what she wanted?
She even felt that her parents and older brother were too cautious, always considering the impact of everything they did. It was just a trivial matter, how could it have any negative impact?
At this time, Xia Ying was talking about the "sticky rice dumpling" again. "The writing is quite interesting. The things in it seem to happen around us."
"Really? I'll check it out when you're free." Old Lady Xia said, turning to look at Shao Yunhan, "Have you read the book about sticky rice dumplings?"
Old Mrs. Xia felt that since Shao Yunhan and the young author whose pen name was Nian Dou Bao were both admitted to Peking University at the same time and both were good at writing, they could communicate with each other in the future and maybe even become good friends.
But then Shao Yunhan curled his lips and said, "What's so good about it? It's very childish."
Mrs. Xia frowned when she heard this. "Hanhan, you can't be like this. If sticky rice dumplings are praised, they must have their merits. You should be humble."
Xia Ying lowered her eyes and smiled, saying, "Grandma, you don't know, this sticky rice dumpling is amazing. She was the first in China to settle her royalties based on royalties. Do you know how much royalties she earned from her books?"
Old Mrs. Xia was very interested in the sticky rice dumplings and asked, "How much did you pay?"
Xia Ying: "Her first book earned over 60,000 yuan in royalties on the first sale."
Old Mrs. Xia was shocked. "Sixty thousand! So much!"
"Yes!" Xia Ying glanced at Xia Yuan's face, catching her momentary expression of jealousy. She smiled and said to Old Lady Xia, "This is the first settlement. There are also the later ones and the second book. I estimate that this sticky bean curd made at least hundreds of thousands of dollars from these two books."
"That's amazing!" Old Mrs. Xia hadn't expected a small-time author to earn so much money. After a moment of shock, she said, "Our country's reform and opening up has been great. In just a few years, society has changed dramatically."
"That's right." Xia Ying looked at Xia Yuan, "Aunt, let's settle Hanhan's book payments with royalties from now on."
Xia Yuan snorted, "Art cannot be measured by money."
Shao Yunhan also said: "Isn't it just to make a few more dollars? A bumpkin is a bumpkin."
"Hanhan!" This time, Old Lady Xia was really angry. She said coldly, "One should be open-minded."
Then she looked at Xia Yuan again and said, "You need to educate Hanhan more on her thoughts. This won't work."
Shao Yunhan felt outdone by the "sticky rice dumplings" again, so he stood up suddenly and walked out angrily. Xia Yuan followed him with a frown, and Shao Yunlu hurriedly followed. Old Mrs. Xia sighed heavily again.
Xia Ying did not comfort her, but said: "Grandma, you can't indulge my aunt anymore. She is doing things outside with the Xia family's name. What she does will not only affect herself, but also our family."
Old Lady Xia sighed heavily again, "She's grown up now, and I can't control her anymore."
Xia Ying lowered her eyes and didn't talk about this topic anymore. She had a premonition that Xia Yuan would get into trouble sooner or later, and it wouldn't be too late to deal with her then.
After Gu Erhui learned about what Xia Yuan had done to Gu Siqing, she began to inquire about Xia Yuan and the Xia family. The information she got was that although the Xia family was in a high position, they kept a low profile, except for Xia Yuan.
It's true that good bamboo produces bad shoots.
After knowing the general situation of Xia Yuan and the Xia family, Gu Erhui asked the company's employees to spread the news that "Sticky Bean Curd" and Shao Yunhan were both admitted to Peking University, and her words seemed to compare the two people.
Genius stories are inherently attractive, and the news spread quickly. It's not like everyone in Kyoto knew about it, but a large number of people did. When Xia Yuan heard about it, she threw another tantrum at home.
But no matter how powerful the Xia family is, they cannot stop the gossips.
"Mom, I don't want that sticky rice dumpling to go to Peking University." When Shao Yunhan heard many people around him comparing himself with "Sticky Rice Dumpling", he went home and said to Xia Yuan angrily.
Xia Yuan narrowed her eyes, thinking of what she had heard before, and said in a deep voice: "Then don't let her go to Beijing University."
Shao Yunhan was delighted when she heard this. She went over and hugged Xia Yuan and said, "Mom, you are the best."
Xia Yuan patted her on the back and smiled, and once again admired in her heart that power is really a good thing.
While Kyoto was turbulent, Lizhou was relatively calm. Gu Jianguo was preparing to open a large supermarket in Lizhou. Although they hadn't yet opened a large supermarket, they had accumulated a lot of experience, connections, and resources from small supermarkets over the years, so it wasn't difficult to open one.
But he was definitely very busy. Seeing him riding his bicycle everywhere every day, Gu Siqing suggested to him, "Boss Gu, I think you should buy a car. It would save time and effort, and it would also be more impressive."
Gu Jianguo had thought about buying a car before, but he was a rather low-key person at times and always felt that buying a car would be too conspicuous.
But now he thought about it, it was indeed quite troublesome for him to ride a bike every day. After thinking for a while, he said, "Okay, let's buy a bike. If we're going to buy one, let's buy two. Your eldest sister and second sister can use one in Kyoto, and we can use one."
Gu Siqing gave him a thumbs-up and said, "Boss Gu is very generous."
Gu Jianguo couldn't help laughing when she teased him.
After deciding to buy a car, Gu Jianguo called Gu Erhui and told her to buy it in Kyoto, while he would buy it in Lizhou.
On Sunday, Gu Jianguo took Wang Yueju and Gu Siqing to the car dealership. As soon as the three of them entered the store, the salesman came up to them with a smile, "Boss Gu, are you here to buy a car?"
Gu Jianguo was stunned. "Do you know me?"
The young man was very good at speaking. "Who in Lizhou City doesn't know you, Boss Gu?"
The real reason was that a car these days cost hundreds of thousands of yuan, and factory workers couldn't possibly afford one in their lifetime. Therefore, their sales targets were large companies and private business owners. Mr. Gu, the owner of Guangming Supermarket, had long been their target.
However, they had been eyeing Boss Gu for a year or two, but Boss Gu still rode his 28-inch bicycle every day and had no intention of buying a car.
When the daylily they were waiting for was almost cold, Boss Gu finally arrived.
Gu Jianguo naturally didn't know that he had long been a target of public opinion. He looked around in the car showroom for a while and finally decided to buy a black Santana.
The guy selling the car quoted a price of 180,000.
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