Liang Su asked curiously, "Doesn't the base hospital provide dormitories? She's the director of the gynecology department, so it shouldn't be difficult for her to apply for a dormitory."
Chu Yi laughed disdainfully, "She's not only the director of the gynecology department, she's also the youngest daughter of Commander Liu."
"Teacher Liu? So she's Liu Yu and Liu Xian's aunt?"
Chu Yi nodded and told her about the Liu family's past.
Although Liu Jun is the daughter of Commander Liu, the father and daughter had a falling out a long time ago because of a man.
Because of family reasons, Liu Jun and that man could not be together, and she left home in anger and went to Yancheng.
Even at this age, I have never remarried.
She is quite outstanding and has a relationship with Teacher Liu, so someone in the Chu family wants to introduce her to Chu Jingcong.
Of course, with Chu Jingcong's identity, it is not impossible for him to find someone younger.
But the Chu family has always only considered profitable things, and there must be benefits for them to marry into the Liu family.
Liang Su sighed: "She's quite bold. She actually moved in with her luggage."
Ordinary unmarried lesbians would not do such a thing.
Chu Yi said nothing, only saying: "When my dad comes back, he will kick her out sooner or later."
Gu Xia pulled the corner of his lip, "That's not necessarily true."
Chu Yi did not refute her. He could see that the person Gu Xia disliked was his father.
He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, is there any relationship between Gu Xia and Chu Jingcong?
And this relationship seems unusual.
During the following period, Liang Su helped Gu Xia to prepare for the textile factory.
After Xiaoyu came over, Liang Su acted as a middleman, witnessed the signing of the contract between the two parties.
Gu Xia was a man with no shortage of money, so he immediately asked Xiaoyu to allocate funds and start selecting a site to build a factory.
The next thing was arranged by Xiaoyu personally.
She hired someone to guide the villagers of Yandong Village and taught them how to raise silkworms, reel silk, use machines for weaving and dyeing. Each process was established and everyone performed their duties.
Apart from acting as a matchmaker, Liang Su basically did not help in any way and witnessed the whole process from nothing to something.
After such a busy schedule, by April, her first children's story picture book was completed.
From writing the story, to deciding on the characters, to completing the picture book, she did it all by herself.
The first story picture book is called "The Adventures of Song Song", which tells the story of a little girl named "Song Song" who breaks into a fantasy forest and goes through hardships and dangers to find her mother.
This is only the first volume, the story is not over yet.
The name "Song Song" was taken from the nickname of Gu Xia's daughter.
After Liang Su finished the painting, he showed it to Gu Xia first.
After reading it, Gu Xia's eyes were slightly red, and she said with a sense of loss: "In the end, can she find her mother?"
"Of course, the process may be a bit long, but the ending will definitely be good."
Gu Xia wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. "Liang Su, thank you. I really like this story, and I believe the children will like it too. So, what about the pen name? Have you thought of it yet?"
"Yes, it's written here." Liang Su pointed to the bottom of the picture book.
Gu Xia murmured: "Xiao Qiao? Why is it called this name?"
"My late mother's last name was Qiao, so this is to commemorate her."
Not being able to see Qiao Yu again will be an irreparable regret in Liang Su's life.
"Aunt Gu, you're actually luckier than me. At least your child stayed with you for several years. I never saw my mother, and by the time I found her, she was already a pile of earth. At least you still have a chance to see your daughter again."
Gu Xia looked at her in a daze. She didn't feel any better because of Liang Su's comfort. Instead, she felt even worse.
The unspeakable heartache pierced her heart.
She held Liang Su's hand and comforted him softly, "Don't think too much. You still have to send the picture book to the publisher, right?"
Liang Su collaborated with Yang County Publishing House on the previous three books, so she naturally didn't plan to look for anyone else for this picture book.
The next day, she took her drawings to find Rong Xiang, who often contacted her at the publishing house.
Rong Xiang is mainly responsible for the copyright management of the publishing house. She manages several authors like Liang Su.
Because Liang Su would occasionally send her some gifts, and they had a good personal relationship.
"Liang Su, you came at the right time. Even if you didn't come to find me, I would have come to find you."
Liang Su sat down. "What's the matter?"
Rong Xiang wanted to say something but stopped herself because she found it difficult to speak out because the publishing house was not honest.
Liang Su had already guessed it and laughed.
"Sister Rong, it's not the first day we've known each other. We've been working together for a while. Just say it straight if you have something to say."
Rong Xiang nodded and said, "Liang Su, I'm also following the orders of my superiors. The director asked me to redraft the contract and change the profit sharing."
Liang Su suddenly realized that this was an attempt to reduce her share.
“How much will it be changed to?”
Rong Xiang stretched out a finger and lowered her head guiltily.
She had said everything she needed to say, but the director was adamant and it was not her turn to intervene in the matter.
Rong Xiang knew that this was not a fair thing to do, but she still had to talk to Liang Su, as she was in a difficult position.
Liang Su shook his head, "I don't agree."
This share is lower than any other publishing house. Her picture books are selling so well, why should the price be suppressed?
Rong Xiang exhaled, "I also guessed that you would disagree. To be honest with you, several people under my supervision have suffered the same thing as you. I plan to quit after this month."
Because it's unfair, but she has no say.
Liang Su asked, "Sister Rong, can I ask the reason?"
Rong Xiang hesitated for a moment and lowered her voice: "I haven't told anyone else, but I'll show it to you."
She took out a few picture books and placed them on the table.
It is also a promotional picture book about medical and health knowledge. The style of painting is consistent with Liang Su's picture book, and even the story is the same, except for the different characters.
Liang Su's face darkened slightly, "This is plagiarism."
Rong Xiang sighed, "Everyone knows this is plagiarism, but if you call the police, will anyone care? Even our director knows it's plagiarism, but because this person has connections and the commission is low, our director decisively gave up on you and found someone else."
She couldn't stand it, and many people in the publishing house couldn't stand it either, but there was nothing they could do because they had no say.
Rong Xiang didn't say the director's unpleasant words.
What did he say then?
"Medical and health knowledge is the same. It's not just Liang Su who can draw. Everyone can do it. They just borrowed your creative style. It can't be considered plagiarism."
Rong Xiang was so angry that she cursed in front of him for the first time because she could no longer bear it.
"Liang Su, there are many publishing houses. You can go find other reliable ones. Anyway, I don't recommend you to continue cooperating with us because I am about to leave."
Liang Su quickly asked, "Sister Rong, where are you going after leaving here?"
Rong Xiang shook her head. "I haven't made up my mind yet. I'll contact you when I make a decision."
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