Chapter 206
The next day, Lao You was furious. He was setting type and he went over to her and asked angrily, "Why did you replace my editorial with hers?"
He smiled and said, "Her article is very insightful. Let's put yours in the next edition."
"She's a little girl. I've been writing editorials for three years, and she's only been writing for a few days."
He laughed and said, "That's up to you. In ancient times, some people could pass the imperial examination by the age of sixteen, while others could not even pass until they were over eighty. Whether you're good or not isn't determined by experience."
Lao Youdao: "I'm afraid it's not really good. Birds of a feather flock together. Some circles like to favor nepotism."
He laughed and said, "There are only a few of us in the group, so I'll let that one be my friend."
"You know who you're kissing. She's just a little girl, she's only been here for a short time, and she's already acting so arrogantly."
"She relies on her own real talent and knowledge, and her writings have received very good reviews. And how could she be so domineering? She's always gentle and polite to everyone. You're a righteous person, yet you keep referring to women and maids. Democracy has arrived, and men and women are equal. You've been educated in new ideas for so many years, yet how can you still be so backward? Even in feudal society, there were many female rulers, like Empress Lü and Empress Wu Zetian. You're even more feudal than the ancients."
Lao You was about to have a fit when someone came looking for Xiao Lan, and he took the opportunity to go out.
Seeing him leave, Lao You got angry and said, "I don't know how I offended that damn girl, but she's coming right at me!"
Xiao Xu said, "It's okay if you offend her, but if you offend the team leader, she will definitely be angry with you."
"How have I disobeyed my superiors?"
Xiao Xu said, "The team leader is on duty at night and writing during the day. You were so excited reading a novel in the middle of the night that you kept him awake. Of course, Wang Jiazhi would be upset with you. You can't keep the team leader awake day and night and keep him awake like a hawk."
"It's quiet at night, so I can't even read a novel. You guys are targeting me everywhere, right? He's just a team leader. How can he be the emperor? Should we obey him in everything?"
Xiao Xu said, "Yuankai, you're just being unreasonable. You haven't read novels this often at night before. The team leader has never wronged you in any way. Why are you doing this?"
"Okay, it's me who's ungrateful and has caused trouble for everyone. It's all because of his hard work and dedication, and he's endured humiliation and hardship. I'm not as good as him, but I have a backer and I'm a talented person who studied abroad."
Xiao Xu said, "You always say that he relies on Mr. *'s backing. He and Mr. * are not related in any way, and Mr. * was willing to promote him because of his talent. Then Mr. ** was willing to promote you because of your talent. Is it because you are his cousin?"
"Okay, you're saying I rely on nepotism."
"That's not what I meant. I'm just saying there's no need to target Lan Jie like this. Back then, you pushed all the blame onto him, and he didn't argue. He took the fall for you, took the punishment for you, and we were exiled here to run the newspaper. You don't appreciate his kindness and sacrifice, and you're deliberately seeking revenge like this. How can you possibly live with that?"
"You're talking nonsense! What responsibility do I have? Stop accusing me of this baseless crime!"
Ruan Liang put down the ink brush in his hand and said angrily, "It's not you! How dare you say that! Everyone has paid so much, and it's all because of you. Not only did we fail at the last moment, but we also became a laughing stock and were sent here to suffer. It's all because of you."
"Don't you dare slander me again? Why would he take responsibility for something that's not his responsibility? He's just feeling guilty!"
Xiao Xu was also furious and said, "Ever since you didn't get the place to study abroad, you've become a different person. It's just a small setback, why would you be like this?"
"Why should he take the disciplinary action for me? It's because he feels guilty about going abroad."
Xiao Xu said, "There's only one spot available. If it's given to him, it can't be yours. We're all competing fairly. You insist on choosing him because Mr. * is behind him. Then your cousin is almost as good as Mr. *. Don't be so paranoid."
Seeing Xiao Xu and Lao You fighting, Ruan Liang rushed to mediate. As he was trying to mediate, Ruan Liang became furious and started fighting with Lao You again, and Xiao Xu went to mediate again.
He came in and saw three people fighting in a group. Their faces and bodies were covered with ink. He said, "Stop fighting, stop fighting."
After trying to persuade him for a while without success, he shouted, "Stop it!!!"
As expected, several people stopped and went back to their work. The whole world was quiet.
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