Chapter 349 There must be many people watching
Ling Pingying's parents and siblings refused to believe she was broke. Yesterday, Director Hu's wife ran into Ling Pingying's mother, who was returning from grocery shopping. She started chatting with her about a small-time writer who had earned hundreds of thousands of yuan after publishing just two books. Writers these days really make a lot of money.
When Ling Pingying's mother heard the number of hundreds of thousands, her brain instantly became filled with blood.
Hundreds of thousands! She had never seen so much money in her life. After a few quick words with Director Hu's wife, she hurried home and asked her two sons to find out if it was true that an author had earned hundreds of thousands of dollars from just two books.
When the two brothers heard that it was worth hundreds of thousands, they were overwhelmed with excitement and rushed out to inquire. It turned out to be true. Then they rushed to find Ling Pingying, shouting that they didn't want too much, just 100,000 yuan.
Ling Pingying was almost pissed off, but she was at work, a celebrity, and someone who cared a lot about her reputation. Not wanting to be laughed at, she lowered her voice and said, "Even if you sold me, you wouldn't get 100,000 yuan. I'm really broke."
"Impossible!" Ling's mother said in a shrill voice, "An unknown writer can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars just by publishing two books. You must earn more."
"Who told you that other writers earn hundreds of thousands? Besides, I'm different from them. The publishing houses are different and the way I get paid is different."
"You don't need to say so much, just give me the money." Ling Pingying's brother interrupted her impatiently.
Ling Pingying took a deep breath and said, "I really didn't."
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There was a knock on the door. Ling Pingying went to open it and saw a colleague, with whom she was usually on good terms, standing at the door holding a newspaper. Seeing her colleague, she handed the newspaper to her and said, "Hurry up and take a look."
Ling Pingying didn't know what was going on. She took the newspaper, read it quickly, and then trembled with anger. She hadn't expected Gu Siqing to be so bold as to criticize her by name in the newspaper. She hadn't expected Gu Siqing's writing to be so good. She really had underestimated her before.
At this time, her mother saw that she had not yet agreed to give the money, so she came over and pulled her colleague, crying and saying, "You are Pingying's colleague, right? Can you judge for me how to be such an unfilial daughter?"
Her crying attracted many colleagues to come and watch. Coupled with what Gu Siqing said in the newspaper, her colleagues looked at her with curiosity.
Ling Pingying was someone who cared about her reputation, but now she had lost it all. She looked at the newspaper in her hand, then at her mother, who was crying and badmouthing her, and suddenly felt dizzy, then fell to the ground with a thud.
"Oh, what's going on?"
"Hurry, hurry, send him to the hospital."
Several colleagues hurriedly rushed Ling Pingying to the hospital, and the rest of the colleagues began to discuss:
"Who is this Gu Siqing? How dare she curse someone by name?"
"You forgot, it's the small-time author who earned over 60,000 yuan in royalties from a single book."
"She has no grudge against Ling Pingying, why?"
"No grudges? I heard that Gu Siqing wanted to adapt her book into a TV series. When Ling Pingying heard about it, she hinted to the directors not to take Gu Siqing's roles."
"Isn't Ling Pingying bullying a child?"
"This kid is no ordinary kid. Look at what he wrote. Can an average person write that?"
"Indeed, I can't write it."
"Maybe this is the future literary giant!"
"Did you really get paid to write those articles?"
"Who knows?"
Gu Siqing's name became known to almost everyone in the cultural circle within a day. During dinner, she also received a call from Xia Qingzhang, asking what was going on between her and Ling Pingying.
Gu Siqing didn't hide anything and told the whole story, then said, "I don't think I can tolerate being bullied."
Xia Qingzhang laughed out loud. "Yes, I can't stand being bullied. The article is very well written, with deep thoughts and appropriate language."
Gu Siqing chuckled when she heard him say that his words were appropriate. It was almost like she was scolding Ling Pingying. She probably only spoke appropriately if she was a family member.
Xia Qingzhang heard him laugh, and the smile on his face grew even wider. He said, "You wrote such a good article, you should be rewarded. Do you want any?"
"I don't lack anything!" said Gu Siqing.
Although their family now frequently interacts with the Xia family, Gu Siqing is not yet close enough to them in her heart to ask for gifts at will.
"Then ask your grandma to pick out some fun things for you."
Since he had said so, it would be bad to refuse. Gu Siqing smiled and said, "Thank you."
Xia Qingzhang hung up the phone and said, "Xiao Si is a very talented kid."
Xia Zhengming was reading a newspaper. After hearing what he said, he said, "Indeed, not to mention that she's just a little kid, even I wouldn't be able to write like that."
Feng Hailan laughed beside him, "They say scholars don't use dirty words when they curse. This time I really saw it."
"That's a very sophisticated way of cursing," Xia Yi said. He also admired this little cousin.
Old Mrs. Xia asked, "How can we help this child?"
Xia Qingzhang waved his hand. "Xiao Si has her own rules. We'll talk to her when she needs it."
He felt a little regretful. If his little daughter had grown up by his side, he would definitely go out and show off to have such a granddaughter.
At this moment, Su Mingchang was also reading the newspaper. After reading Gu Siqing's article, he said, "This child will definitely have a great future. Our Zhengping is also very talented. The two children are a perfect match."
"I have to go to the Xia family tomorrow," An Ruijin said, "follow Wei Peilan to the Gu family. You'll get familiar with it after a few visits. I need to learn more about the Gu family's movements. Zhengping is not in the country, and I can't let my granddaughter-in-law be abducted by someone."
Xiao Si is so outstanding, there must be a lot of people eyeing him.
Old Mrs. Xia’s name is Wei Peilan.
"I don't know what's going on with Wenshan and Xiuwan," An Ruijin sighed again. "If they reconcile, everything will be easy."
Su Mingchang also sighed, "I didn't know about him and Xiuwan at that time. If I knew..."
Even if they knew, there would be nothing they could do. In that case, they would have to go to Hong Kong. Moreover, they couldn't send a message to Xiuwan. If the news leaked out, Xiuwan would suffer as well.
After arriving in Hong Kong, they were not allowed to contact the mainland. If people knew that they were doing nothing in Hong Kong, Xiuwan would be in great trouble.
"Take your time," An Ruijin, as a woman, could understand Kong Xiuwan better. She said, "You have to let out the anger in your heart. You have suffered so much over the years."
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