Chapter 259: Marriage Problem 3: Let this mother and daughter become notorious, and never again...
When the news of Gu Yanni's suicide reached the publishing house, Yao Zhizhi was quite surprised.
From beginning to end, she didn't do anything to this woman. She really didn't know why things turned out like this.
Is she truly in love with Qi Changxiao or is she dissatisfied with her job transfer?
She didn't know, but she knew one thing: after Gu Yanni jumped like that, the direction of public opinion would inevitably shift from condemnation to sympathy.
Perhaps some people will accuse the couple of going too far.
She looked at Xiao Wei who came over to gossip and asked, "Where's the person? Has he been rescued?"
"There were fishermen nearby. She only choked on some water, nothing serious." Xiao Wei curled his lips in disdain. "I suspect she did it on purpose. She chose broad daylight when there were lots of people around, and she chose a place near the fishermen. If she really wanted to commit suicide, couldn't she have chosen a quiet time at night?"
Yao Zhizhi couldn't help but sneer, "Don't doubt it. If someone really wanted to commit suicide, they wouldn't run to the Nanjiao Commune. There's farmland next to Liuli Lake. It's harvest time, so there are a lot of people there."
Xiao Wei thought the same thing. She was a little worried. "What are you going to do? If she jumps like that, those who can't bear to see you suffer will definitely use this as an excuse to stir up trouble."
"Well, let me think about it." Yao Zhizhi put down the pen in her hand, thought again and again, and decided to call for help.
After Xiao Wei left, she said hello to Li Jing at the newspaper office and said, "If anyone wants to report this, please try not to involve me and my wife. Don't worry about anything else. I'll find a solution."
She could no longer passively counterattack, she had to take the initiative, otherwise, her reputation would be ruined by Gu Yanni, so she had to cut off the source of information from the newspaper first, otherwise once the report came out, others would definitely imagine all sorts of things, so this report could not mention her and Qi Changxiao, it could only say that Gu Yanni committed suicide because she was dissatisfied with her job transfer.
Li Jing has already asked her clearly. Gu Yanni has been causing trouble in the publishing house during this period, and Lu Yuan's "contribution" is also involved. It is very infuriating.
She quickly comforted Yao Zhizhi: "Don't worry, I know what's going on. This Gu Yanni came to me and started saying bad things about you right after she arrived. But fortunately, she doesn't know that you and I are old acquaintances. I'll go to the hospital to see her later and feel her out. Just go about your business peacefully. If anything really happens, I'll help you deal with it."
"Thank you." Yao Zhizhi was very grateful. She and Li Jing had known each other since childhood. They had not worked in the same unit over the years and had not had much time to meet, but every time something happened, Li Jing would stand by her side unwaveringly.
This simple and precious friendship is like a long-lasting hot spring, allowing her to feel the warmth of being protected even in the late autumn when the temperature drops.
After hanging up the phone, she went to the communication room and asked Xie Dayou to help contact Gu's father and Zhang's father to see their attitude before discussing other matters.
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Li Jing came to the hospital to visit Gu Yanni on behalf of the newspaper.
She didn't go directly to the ward, but went to the doctor first to inquire about Gu Yanni's condition.
After learning that Gu Yanni was fine, Li Jing became more and more certain that the so-called "suicide" was nothing more than a gorgeous performance.
The purpose is to pretend to be weak and pitiful, and to defeat Yao Zhizhi through public opinion.
Unfortunately, Gu Yanni paid the wrong attention. Yao Zhizhi is not alone. She has family, lover, and friends.
And public opinion can be manipulated.
She went to the ward to deliver some fruit, and it happened that all the relatives of the Gu family were there. Out of courtesy, she asked about Gu Yanni's health.
Mother Gu immediately burst into tears: "My daughter is too kind and too foolish. She just endured the bullying silently and didn't say a word to me or her father. If she hadn't jumped into the lake, I wouldn't have known that she had suffered so much injustice at the publishing house."
Li Jing felt so disgusted. Mother Gu was really a master of spreading rumors. Was she going to completely discredit Yao Zhizhi by taking advantage of the fact that there were so many people around?
She pretended to be very curious and asked, "I've seen her drawings, and they're quite high quality. How could such an excellent employee be wronged by someone?"
Gu's mother immediately turned black into white and called a horse a zebra, saying that Yao Zhizhi was narrow-minded and jealous, and could not stand Xiao Qi having female colleagues around him, so she targeted and suppressed Gu Yanni everywhere.
Li Jing was terrified after hearing this. No wonder Gu Yanni was so outrageous. It was true that when the top beam is crooked, the bottom beams will be crooked.
Unable to bear it any longer, she waved her hand, interrupting Gu's mother. "This isn't right. Wasn't it Editor-in-Chief Yao who was being suppressed? Some people drew big-character posters questioning her ability, without considering how much revenue she's brought to the publishing house since she came. The magazine "Growing Under the Red Banner" alone has equaled our newspaper's revenue for two or three years. Fortunately, Director Yuan handled the matter impartially and didn't listen to slander. Xiao Gu was transferred out of the publishing house right after this incident. What a coincidence! Could it be that Xiao Gu did something?"
Mother Gu didn't know that Li Jing and Yao Zhizhi were close friends. Now that Li Jing publicly defended Yao Zhizhi, she was caught off guard. She had no choice but to quickly argue, "How is this possible? My Yanni is so gentle and kind. She wouldn't draw a big-character poster to harm others. If she was really so vicious, she wouldn't commit suicide."
The relatives of the Gu family thought it made sense. Yanni had been a kind child since she was young and it was impossible for her to do such a thing.
Li Jing scoffed, "Then I don't understand. The publishing house is doing so well, why would she transfer to the newspaper? Also, as far as I know, the publishing house is planning to relaunch Yicheng Pictorial, and they need the art department to step up. Auntie wouldn't be so kind as to let Xiao Gu give this piece of juicy meat to someone else, would she?"
Mother Gu was stunned by the question. She didn't know anything about Yicheng Pictorial. She only knew that her daughter had taken a fancy to Qi Changxiao and wanted to poach him.
Li Jing's words instantly put her on the defensive. She racked her brains to retort, "Doesn't this just prove that Editor-in-Chief Yao is suppressing and bullying my daughter?"
Li Jing immediately retorted, "Excuse me, I've already asked our newspaper's president. It was your wife who personally approached our newspaper's art department to discuss Xiao Gu's job transfer. I don't understand. If Editor-in-Chief Yao truly had the power to transfer Xiao Gu, why didn't he just fire her?"
"It was because Editor-in-Chief Yao targeted her everywhere that her father asked her to leave on her own initiative. Comrade, if you don't understand, don't talk nonsense." Mother Gu was anxious and insisted that it was Yao Zhizhi who wanted to persecute her daughter.
Li Jing sneered, "How about this? I'll call Gu Lili over and ask her. She's in the editorial office. Seeing her sister being targeted, she can't just sit there and do nothing, right? Maybe she knows something we don't, right?"
Now Gu's mother was completely unable to hold back. Gu Lili was not her daughter, and she had been targeting her since she was a child. She would definitely not speak up for her daughter.
Moreover, she had always acted like she loved Gu Lili very much in front of Gu's relatives. If Gu Lili was really found, it would be all over.
She could only argue, "That won't work. Yanni has already been targeted. If Lili comes during working hours, won't that give Editor-in-Chief Yao an opportunity to find fault with her? You don't have to worry about this. We will handle it ourselves."
"I'm sorry, I'm not worried about your daughter. I just don't want a sinister and vicious colleague around." Li Jing's face turned completely cold. "Let me be frank today. We at the newspaper are very strict with people who spread rumors and slander other colleagues. We will scold anyone we see. If she jumps into the lake again, don't blame us. We're not her parents, and we have no obligation to treat her like a giant baby!"
After saying that, Li Jing gave Gu Yanni a warning look and turned away.
Gu Yanni felt so wronged that she started crying again.
Mother Gu was in great trouble and had to keep clarifying with her relatives that it was all Li Jing who was talking nonsense and that her daughter was just a kind and innocent little poor thing.
The relatives left with their heads full of questions. When the ward quieted down, Gu Yanni finally complained, "Mom, please stop talking. If Li Jing really calls my sister over, it will all be over."
Mother Gu was very depressed. This wimp only knew how to act like a coward.
It would be a waste if we don’t take advantage of such a good opportunity to influence public opinion.
But she couldn't bear to blame her daughter. Who had made her daughter have such a hard time these years? As a mother, she just wanted her to be happy, nothing else mattered.
After much thought, Mother Gu gritted her teeth and said, "If it really doesn't work out, I'll ask your father to find a way to transfer you to the provincial government. No one will know what you say there."
"But..." But if that were the case, it would be difficult for her to see Qi Changxiao again.
Mother Gu certainly understood, but she had no choice. She advised, "Think about it. Your infertility has already been publicized. Li Jing at the newspaper is targeting you, and you can't go back to the publishing house. It's better to leave and start a new life somewhere else. As for Qi Changxiao... forget it. Mom will definitely help you find someone better."
Gu Yanni was unwilling, but there seemed to be no better way at the moment, so she could only cry and grab the quilt to cover her head.
Neither say it’s good nor bad.
Anyway, no matter which path she takes, it is her mother who decides for her, and whether the future is good or bad, the responsibility is not hers.
The mother and daughter just cried and sighed, and for a while they were trapped in the city of sorrow and melancholy.
After leaving the hospital, Li Jing went directly to the primary school to find Yao Taotao.
"Haven't you always wanted to compensate your sister?" Li Jing wanted to ask Yao Taotao's attitude first.
Yao Taotao didn't know that Yao Zhizhi was in trouble yet, so she quickly asked, "What's wrong? Is something wrong with Zhizhi? Come on, tell me, I'll help her."
"Yes, are you busy now? If not, I will tell you in detail and we can think of a solution together." When Li Jing came, she heard the bell, not sure whether it was for class to start or for the end of get out of class.
Yao Taotao quickly pulled her to sit down: "Don't worry, I don't have any classes this period. Tell me what happened."
Li Jing filed a complaint against Gu Yanni and also told Yao Taotao about Lu Yuan's role in the matter.
Yao Taotao was furious after hearing this: "How could there be such a shameless person!"
"Like mother, like daughter," Li Jing whispered, "Gu Yanni's mother forced the original wife out and took over while pregnant."
"How do you know?" Yao Taotao was shocked. It turned out that the Gu family had a "fine" tradition.
Li Jing sighed: "Because the original wife is from my grandmother's village, I know her."
Yao Taotao suddenly had an idea: "I got it! I'll write an article, and you can help me polish it and send it to your newspaper."
"Manuscript?" Li Jing seemed to realize something and reminded, "Don't use your real name, or they'll come after us later."
"I know. I'll use a pseudonym to hint at this matter. It would be best if this mother and daughter became notorious and never think of harming anyone else again!" Yao Taotao picked up a pen and paper and wrote down the people involved in the incident. Finally, she said, "As for that Lu Yuan, don't worry. I'll go meet her! If she dares to plot against my Zhizhi, I won't let her off easily!"
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