Chapter 4343 [Update 1]
Wang Yong does have an elder in his family who opened a factory in Guangzhou, but his uncle opened a garment factory.
He said, "Let me ask for you. Is it urgent?"
"There's no rush." Jiang Ning told Wang Yong that her grandfather's job would end at the end of the year, "There are still three or four months."
She didn't know whether her grandfather's work was counted until December or until New Year's Eve. According to their local customs, it was very likely that a year was counted until New Year's Eve. If it was counted until New Year's Eve, there would be nearly four months left.
This matter was not difficult for Wang Yong. It was just a matter of making a few more phone calls and asking. As for asking them to ship the goods over, it would not be a problem as long as the money was received.
What can he do when his author asks for help? Of course, I’m helping her find out.
After Wang Yong helped her keep an eye out for and inquire about the storefront and source of goods, Jiang Ning finally resolved a worry and was able to concentrate on writing short articles.
The last time I wrote a story for Story Club it was not accepted, so I revised it and sent it to Zhiyin. The payment was received, so Jiang Ning spent another three days writing two short stories for Readers and Youth Digest, and another one with more than 6,000 words for Zhiyin.
The fee paid to her by "Zhiyin" has always been 50 yuan per thousand words, which has neither increased nor decreased. In fact, this is normal. For example, the fee for "Wuxia" increased from 20 yuan per thousand words to 40 yuan per thousand words, and now to 120 yuan per thousand words. Such rapid and frequent increases are extremely rare.
Because he had to write "The Great Song Dynasty" and short stories for several magazines, Jiang Ning's schedule suddenly became even tighter. In the eyes of others, he became more diligent and hardworking, which seemed to confirm the rumors outside.
The entire dormitory 610 was rolled up like crazy.
Especially He Xiaofang, who ranked last in the class in mathematics in this monthly exam.
He Xiaofang was extremely frustrated and sad because she got the last place in math and the math teacher read out her name and score in front of the whole class. She was in adolescence, an age when she had to save face. The math teacher's behavior of reading out names and scores in public made her unable to raise her head for several days. She followed Jiang Ning every day, feeling more and more inferior, and she didn't even have the courage to hold Jiang Ning's arm.
It was not until Jiang Ning noticed that something was wrong with her condition and held her hand that she started to cry one by one on the ground and was led forward by Jiang Ning.
"Ningning, am I really stupid? I just can't get math right." She was stuck in an inferiority complex where she felt like the smallest person in the world and couldn't get out of it.
Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Being able to get into No. 1 Middle School means that you are smarter than most people. If you still call this stupid, what do you think of the people from No. 2 Middle School, No. 3 Middle School, and No. 4 Middle School?"
"I'm really stupid. A question that others can understand in ten minutes takes me one or two hours." He Xiaofang really feels that she is not smart. She was admitted to No. 1 Middle School entirely because of her hard work. But after entering No. 1 Middle School, she felt even more struggling. Even hard work and diligence could not change the gap, especially after studying closely with Jiang Ning and Xu Xiuli, the feeling became even more obvious.
"But do you know? Diligence and hard work are the most precious talents in a person." She said calmly and seriously, "I have met many smart people, but there are very few who can really persist in diligence and hard work. The ones who can succeed in the end must be those who persevere and work hard towards a goal all year round."
"And you have this talent."
He Xiaofang had tears on her eyelashes. She looked at Jiang Ning in a daze and laughed, "You're teasing me again. How can diligence and hard work be considered a talent? Everyone works so hard, especially you."
"Yes, especially me." Jiang Ning's eyes were full of smiles: "Am I not a good example here? My high school entrance examination score was even lower than yours. I was probably admitted to No. 1 Middle School with the lowest score in the grade. My baseline test score was not ideal either. Everyone says that I work very hard. You see, doesn't hard work pay off?"
"But you are very smart." He Xiaofang said dejectedly: "I am very stupid."
Jiang Ning has been called smart by more than one person. After she got higher and higher positions, Jiang's father even wanted to write an autobiographical novel based on her, because he felt that her growth experience and promotion experience were too dramatic.
How could a person who was considered a fool by everyone, with low emotional intelligence, low IQ and poor speaking skills, have such a smooth career?
Jiang Ning lifted her chin and looked into her dark, moist eyes: "Xiaofang, you just have a wrong perception of yourself. You really should look in the mirror and see how beautiful and outstanding you are. You are hardworking, simple, kind, and sincere. Do you know how rare and precious these qualities are? And you have all these precious qualities. What you should do is not to feel sorry for yourself, but to see the advantages in yourself and magnify them."
She said, "You know what? Xiaofang, no one dislikes a kind and sincere person."
He Xiaofang didn't understand. She felt that these were the most common and ordinary traits that everyone should have, and they couldn't even be considered advantages. But she still remembered Jiang Ning's words.
Jiang Ning took out the test paper and handed it to her: "Here, didn't you say you weren't good at math? What parts do you not understand? Let's sort them out bit by bit."
Jiang Ning discovered very early that she was not stupid, but the label of "stupid" that she had been called since she was a child was like a nail that penetrated deeply into her bones, making her feel that she was "stupid" and always had a wrong perception of herself.
In fact, many girls have a wrong perception of themselves. They think they are not good enough, not beautiful enough, not excellent enough, and feel that they are very ordinary. This also makes them always lack confidence when looking for a partner. They dare not look men who are equally excellent as themselves in the eye, and choose to look down.
This is the deep PUA of the whole society on them, and they are in it but cannot notice it.
Including Jiang Ning himself.
Even though she has realized that she has learned to fight against this instinct that is deeply rooted in her bones, the instinct that has been suppressed since childhood will still affect her when she is not aware of it.
Just like He Xiaofang at this moment.
He Xiaofang was indeed a little slow in science performance, so Jiang Ning broke down her wrong questions and explained them to her over and over again without any impatience.
Xu Xiuli listened and watched quietly at the side. After hearing what she said, she wanted to pry open He Xiaofang's brain to see what was in her head. But for some reason, she felt an inexplicable feeling of envy.
She actually doesn't like He Xiaofang.
She was a light sleeper and had difficulty falling asleep and was easily woken up at night. But every night, after they washed up, before she closed her eyes, He Xiaofang's snoring would start, like thunder, which made Xu Xiuli fall asleep very late every night. After falling asleep, she would be woken up by her snoring again.
In the entire dormitory, except Jiang Ning, there is probably no one who is not bothered by He Xiaofang's snoring.
It was no use calling her. They woke her up, but within a minute she turned over and fell asleep again, continuing to snor.
She watched Jiang Ning explain it to her in detail again, and then asked He Xiaofang softly, "Do you understand?"
He Xiaofang finally burst into laughter and nodded while crying: "I understand."
She wanted to hug Jiang Ning, but felt embarrassed, so she just wiped her tears.
The corners of her eyes are upturned, and her eye shape is actually a bit like a fox's eyes, but because her eyes are clean and clear, they always give people the illusion of pitiful dog eyes. Her hair is lush, thick and black, and her upper and lower eyelashes are also thick and dense. At this moment, her eyes are filled with tears, and she looks as gorgeous as water drops falling on black gems.
This made Jiang Ning couldn't help but praise: "Oh my God, you are so beautiful."
He Xiaofang couldn't help but burst out laughing again, and then shyly scratched her head with the tip of the pen and said, "You are the only one who says I am beautiful."
Xu Xiuli glanced at her and thought that He Xiaofang was so stupid that she couldn't bear to look at her. But for some reason, she looked up at He Xiaofang again and found that she was just as Jiang Ning said, her eyes were as bright as gems.
She seemed to immediately understand what Jiang Ning said about He Xiaofang's beauty.
That kind of beauty is unconscious, innocent and pure.
She suddenly stopped writing and asked Jiang Ning: "Ning Ning, do you think I'm pretty?"
She has the typical appearance of a beautiful girl next door, with big almond eyes, a pointed chin, a small nose, a short stature, and speaks in a soft voice.
Jiang Ning asked her: "Have you read Dream of the Red Chamber?"
"I have seen it, what's wrong?"
"Do you think Daiyu is beautiful?"
Xu Xiuli had roughly guessed what Jiang Ning was going to say, and angrily took out a pen to hit her: "Why don't you just say it now."
Jiang Ning smiled and held her weak little pink fist: "Your temperament is somewhat similar to Daiyu."
Xu Xiuli blushed with shame, and glared at Jiang Ning with a coquettish and angry look, and snorted: "I have discovered that you are the most slick-tongued, and you only know how to say nice things to coax us."
The other people in the class who were silently watching the trio over there: …
I always feel like there's something not right about their atmosphere, but I can't tell what's wrong.
Manager Qian's procedures were completed very quickly. When Jiang Ning called him at the weekend, all the procedures had been completed.
"You have to wait until the house is built before you can buy it. For the house that has already been built, you just need to go to the Housing and Construction Bureau to sign and pay the tax when you have time."
"Thank you for your help, Manager Qian."
"It's not a big deal. Xiao Yang did all the work." Manager Qian said with a smile, "By the way, after you get the certificate for your house, do you want to renovate it? I also have a renovation team here. If you want to renovate it, I can help you. Don't worry about the cost and quality. I won't charge you more."
Manager Qian also kept a house for himself.
The house he lives in now is only 38 square meters. As an internal employee of the company, he can buy a house at a preferential price. This house itself is half the price of the houses on the market that can be given a blue-print household registration. The house is so big, even though the location is a bit remote and the surroundings are also chaotic, Manager Qian was still very tempted at the time and bought one directly without discussing it with his wife.
His wife scolded him severely for this. He had been laid off, but he used all the family savings to buy a house. The house he bought was not in the west of Shanghai, but in the east of Shanghai, which was surrounded by farmland. He had to pay back a huge loan of 70 or 80 yuan every month. His wife was almost mad at him.
When thinking of loans, he couldn't help but think of Jiang Ning, who bought two houses at once and had to repay the huge loans for both houses at one time. He felt that she might not have money for decoration, so he would save her as much as he could by then.
Jiang Ning really had no money left in his account. He had paid 8,000 yuan for the down payment on the house alone. After paying for the trip to Shanghai, transportation, accommodation, meals, and medical examination, there was little money left in his account. Thinking about the considerable tax he would have to pay when applying for the real estate certificate, Jiang Ning felt an urgency to work hard to make money.
Grandpa Jiang’s medical examination report has not arrived yet, and she doesn’t know what his physical condition is. If it is very bad, she will have to set aside some money for Grandpa Jiang’s medical treatment.
But the house needed to be renovated after it was bought. With Manager Qian's help, she could save a lot of trouble. So she said, "Thank you, Manager Qian. I won't bother you with this. I'll find time to go to Shanghai and we'll confirm the renovation."
"Okay, don't worry, I will definitely give you discounts on materials and prices!" It was impossible for him to not make any money from her. Even if he didn't make any, the decorators would still need their salaries. Besides, he himself had a huge mortgage to pay every month, and decorating the house also cost money. But compared to others, he would not cheat Jiang Ning, and his prices would be very fair.
He then talked about another matter, and said somewhat embarrassedly: "I heard that The Great Song is going to be published. Can you give me a signed copy when the time comes? My daughter also likes your work very much."
In fact, he likes it very much.
Director Li wanted to expand into the northern market, and the publishing house wanted to take advantage of the popularity of "Justice Bao". After receiving the contract sent by Jiang Ning, he first paid Jiang Ning 30% of the royalties. The remaining 70% would be paid to her after the book was published and on the market.
Although this amount of money was not as much as the royalties from Da Song's serialization in "Wuxia", it did help Jiang Ning temporarily.
It's just that she is now locked up in school and can't go out, so the money hasn't appeared in her passbook yet. But knowing that the money has been transferred, Jiang Ning feels relieved.
Soon, the publishing house transferred the remaining royalties, and along with them, there were also a thousand books sent by the publishing house.
Need her signature.
The reason why "The Great Song" was released so quickly is that both the magazine and the publishing house are working hard to promote the publication of "The Great Song".
Because the magazine would proofread each serialized article first, the publishing house saved the proofreading work. After only proofreading once, they asked their cooperating artist to draw the cover and sent it to the printing factory for printing.
It was still easy to apply for a book number at that time, and soon the publication of the first volume of "My Years as a Constable in the Song Dynasty" was completed.
Jiang Ning now has to attend classes, study, and submit 30,000-word manuscripts to magazines every week. He also contributes regularly to "Zhiyin" and "Reader". Now, with the addition of a thousand signed books, Jiang Ning feels a little overwhelmed.
As the books have not arrived yet, Jiang Ning asked Wang Yong to go to No. 4 Middle School to see if there is a seal society. If there is no seal society, whether there are teachers who can carve seals and are willing to take on the job. She wants to carve a few seals.
I have to say, having Wang Yong around really saved her a lot of trouble.
Apart from other things, the fact that No. 1 Middle School prohibits non-day students from leaving the school except on weekends has restricted Jiang Ning to the school, and he cannot do many things.
Wang Yong had to help Jiang Ning with the seal engraving, help her find a storefront and a shop, and help her contact sources of goods in Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
There is a shoe factory near his uncle's factory, and he knows his uncle. As long as the money from Jiang Ning arrives, he can send the goods to Jiang Ning.
Wang Yong told his uncle that the person who needed the supply was the only author under him, and it was related to whether his future editing could be carried out smoothly. His uncle immediately took this matter to heart and said that if she needed clothes, he could also send her clothes: "Tell her not to worry, I will definitely send her new styles and good quality clothes."
The problem was that Wang Yong hadn't seen any shops for rent or transfer near the school, so he asked her if one farther away would be ok, but Jiang Ning insisted on one near the school.
"It's okay to wait if you can't find it. I don't want it right away. I'll see if there's any transfer by the end of the year." Jiang Ning was very worried about Grandpa Jiang's health. If he fell or something, and she wasn't by his side, he would be alone and no one would be able to help him. This was one of the reasons why she didn't want him to do the mountain patrol work anymore.
She said, "We don't have to go to the street of No. 4 Middle School." She looked at the street of No. 1 Middle School where they were, which was obviously much quieter than the other street, and said, "This street will do."
Because No. 1 Middle School and Wuzhong Middle School are both under closed management, this street has little traffic and is very deserted.
There is no store selling clothes or shoes on the two streets near the school. Almost all of them are small shops and food stalls, with an occasional milk tea shop and a barber shop.
The shoe and clothing area is basically concentrated on another busy street in Wucheng, two streets away from No. 1 Middle School.
In fact, if Wang Yong were to say, if Jiang Ning really wanted to open a store for her grandfather, it would be best to go to the street where the No. 4 Middle School and the No. 2 Middle School are located. That street is lively and has a large flow of people. There are not many people on the street where the No. 1 Middle School and Wu Middle School are located, especially in contrast to the neighboring streets.
"No rush, let's wait until the end of the year and see how the seal engraving is going."
Wang Yong showed Jiang Ning several designs of seals: "I found a Chinese painting teacher from No. 4 Middle School. Here are some fonts he designed. Which one do you like? The materials used to make seals vary in price. Some are expensive, some are cheap. You have to wait until the weekend to see them for yourself."
Jiang Ning and Wang Yong were talking across the school's big iron gate, and it felt like a prison visit.
The security guard even pricked up his ears to eavesdrop, fearing that two people were dating under his nose.
Although the girl doesn't look like someone who would fall in love, there are bad guys in society. What should the girl do if she is simply coaxed into giving in?
Jiang Ning looked at the security guard who glanced at her from time to time. After quickly communicating with Wang Yong, she smiled at the security guard and turned back to the classroom.
A few days later, the physical examination report from Shanghai and the book requiring her signature from the publishing house were sent to her one after another.
Grandpa Jiang did not have any major fatal health problems at this time. The main problems were chronic diseases and geriatric diseases caused by long-term malnutrition, which were improved through treatment and conditioning.
This allowed Jiang Ning to let go of the biggest issue that had weighed on her mind since her rebirth.
All the books sent by the publishing house are with Wang Yong. Jiang Ning was asked to send all the bookmarks over and just sign his name on the bookmarks, so as to save the trouble of moving so many books back and forth.
But the publishing house wanted her to sign the book: "Signed book, signed book, how can it be called a signed book if you don't sign it?"
Jiang Ning had no choice but to go to the small room rented by Wang Yong. The whole room was filled with books sent by the publishing house.
Jiang Ning felt that her eyes and hands were a little dizzy.
She asked Wang Yong pitifully, "Brother Yong, can I just stamp it without signing it?"
Wang Yong silently opened a book, turned to the title page and placed it next to her: "Write, there are still 2,000 copies to be sent."
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