Gu Xia's casual sigh was heard by a teacher passing by, who stopped and said a few words to her.
"Thanks to the new brochure, the publicity effect has increased immediately. Many people come to consult with the brochure."
She casually handed one to Gu Xia and showed it to her.
Then he saw Xu Yan with a look of surprise.
"You're Xu Yan from the senior year, right? What a coincidence! I heard you made this admissions brochure. You're quite the craftsman."
Xu Yan was stunned for a moment, but seeing the other party's admiring look, her vanity was satisfied and she didn't want to deny it.
She thought to herself that even the manual Liang Su made later must have used her previous foundation, and Liang Su only made slight changes.
Even if she acknowledged the credit, it would not be considered as false claiming.
"I did this for Teacher Zhou. I'm very happy to see such a good publicity effect." Xu Yan agreed with a smile.
The teacher didn't exchange many pleasantries, just praised her a few words and went into the office.
Gu Xia flipped through the manual and praised her with affirmation: "Your painting skills have improved. I can see that you have been practicing regularly."
The smile on Xu Yan's lips froze the moment she saw the admissions brochure.
This is not the same as the one she originally drew.
It seems that Liang Su didn't use the draft she drew before at all.
Xu Yan nodded guiltily and did not continue the topic of the admissions brochure.
Fortunately, Gu Xia also closed the manual and said, "It's already very good to be able to draw like this. Keep it up. Look, isn't it good to focus on yourself and concentrate on improving yourself?"
Xu Yan knew that she was criticizing herself. She never really listened to these words of instruction, so she nodded absentmindedly.
On the other side, Zhou Lan ran over to thank Liang Su and took her to the admissions office.
"This year, our admissions office received so many inquiries from parents for the first time. This is all thanks to the admissions brochure you helped us prepare."
She rented a space at the entrance of the department store specifically for storing brochures.
Many parents just take it and leave, while some will stop to ask for advice.
Regardless of the effect, at least she made a splash for the high school.
These words were heard by Gu Xia who was not far away.
Gu Xia glanced at Xu Yan with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Just now she said that it was her painting, but in the blink of an eye Zhou Lan went to praise Liang Su.
Xu Yan turned her face away guiltily. "I didn't draw it all, but Liang Su modified it based on my work, so I was the main force."
Gu Xia said calmly: "Is that so."
Why doesn't she believe it?
Zhou Lan, who had sharp ears, actually heard this and almost spit it out.
"Student Xu Yan, when will you change your habit of talking nonsense? This version of the manual was written by Liang Su. She designed it from beginning to end, and her name is even signed below. It has nothing to do with you."
Xu Yan's face turned pale and blue. She knew it in her heart, but she didn't want to slap herself in the face in front of Gu Xia.
"Teacher Zhou, I know you don't like me, so you can say whatever you want."
As soon as these words were spoken, it seemed as if Zhou Lan was deliberately denying her efforts, which made Zhou Lan so angry that her face turned ashen.
"I still have your original manuscript here. It's untouched from beginning to end. Liang Su didn't even glance at it. Since you have this attitude, let everyone see if you really contributed to this admissions brochure, so that others won't accuse me of bullying a student in the future."
Xu Yan panicked and grabbed Gu Xia's hand and was about to leave.
"Aunt Gu, it's quite boring here. Let's go first."
Gu Xia glanced at her coldly, "Why are you in such a hurry? I don't want anyone to misunderstand you. Why don't you just take a look at the original manuscript from Teacher Zhou and clear your name."
Xu Yan smiled awkwardly. "I...I suddenly took a closer look. This manual seems to be quite different from the one I drew. Maybe I misunderstood."
Gu Xia brushed her hand away calmly, and looked visibly colder.
"Xu Yan, what did you learn at your grandmother's house?"
She really couldn't understand how there could be a child like Xu Yan who learned bad things instead of good ones.
Xu Yan lowered her head in shame.
Gu Xia Ke knew it very well. She didn't feel that she was wrong, she just felt ashamed.
I know it's shameful, but I haven't seen her change.
Zhou Lan ignored Xu Yan and said to Gu Xia, "This manual is well done. Liang Su is very capable. She has also made a promotional picture book for the hygiene manual before. Let me show you. It has been published."
Liang Su’s first promotional picture book was distributed throughout the school for students to read.
There was one in the admissions office as well, so Zhou Lan showed it to Gu Xia.
Gu Xia smiled, "It's really good. I know her painting skills."
Liang Su could tell that he had learned it before changing careers, but it probably wasn't for long. Most of his painting techniques were more like wildly growing grass, and he had his own style.
But it is already very good to be able to achieve such an achievement through semi-self-study.
Zhou Lan smiled so brightly that her teeth showed. "Once her second volume is published, we plan to purchase another batch and put some in the library. It's really necessary for students to learn some hygiene knowledge."
Xu Yan scoffed disdainfully, "Her picture books have been published, so I guess she must be very rich. But even though she's so rich, I haven't seen her donate any to the school. It seems she doesn't really love our school."
Zhou Lan was extremely annoyed with her and just hoped that she would graduate quickly and stop being an eyesore in front of her.
"I forgot to tell you that the first picture book was donated to the school by Liang Su. It's her business if she has money, but we can't always use it to blackmail others. After all, the school has a budget. Like last time I asked you to draw a brochure, even though it wasn't accepted, didn't I still give you fifty yuan? That fifty yuan didn't come from my own pocket; it came from the school's publicity budget."
Xu Yan's face was burning and she quickly lowered her head. She felt that the contempt in Gu Xia's eyes pierced her heart.
Gu Xia asked, "Fifty yuan, don't your parents usually give you pocket money?"
He even took the fifty dollars from the school.
If the person in front of her was Xu Changli or Qian Qiuxia, Xu Yan might have acted coquettishly to fool them.
But when Gu Xia asked this question, Xu Yan felt afraid.
"Auntie Gu, I didn't get all the money myself. Two other classmates also participated in the painting and got a share of the money."
Gu Xia chuckled, "Am I asking you that? Xu Yan, you've been in school for so long, and this is all you've learned? I see other students are doing well, why is it that you…"
It's crooked like this.
Xu Yan bit her lip in grievance, still trying to defend herself: "But even if I didn't draw the manual well, I still put in the effort. Why shouldn't I get paid?"
Zhou Lan quickly said, "That's too much. I didn't mention the money. I was telling you that the school has a budget and we don't need Liang Su's donation. Your fifty dollars has nothing to do with it."
Xu Yan glared at her fiercely and told her not to talk too much.
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