Chapter 116 The 1980s: The Male and Female Protagonists' Deaths (42)
Zhou Yanzhu's smile froze.
But she had a good attitude, and since she didn't have much hope for this daughter, she smiled without caring.
"Earn money abroad and spend it in China. Shushu said that this is the true way to be patriotic."
Jin Yin never imagined that she would be treated this way by her former mother.
She didn't say anything, but every word weighed heavily on her heart. The two people who used to love her the most were here, but now their eyes looked at her with complete unfamiliarity, as if... they really treated her like a stranger.
After the meeting ended, Jin Yin could only sit far away at the door because her company did not meet the required qualifications. During the meeting, Zhou Yanzhu, as a special guest, sat on the stage and spoke calmly and confidently in front of the media cameras.
This wasn't the most unacceptable thing for Jin Yin.
During the subsequent speeches by representatives of young entrepreneurs, when Jin Yin saw Lu Xu, a multi-millionaire, speaking on stage as a representative, she felt the world spinning around her, her ears rang with unbearable tinnitus, and she felt as if she were in a terrible nightmare, unable to wake up no matter how much she pinched her arm.
Throughout the entire process, she was in a daze, and when people around her spoke to her, they could only get perfunctory replies from her.
At this moment, some suppliers not far away frowned when they saw her like this.
"Are you sure you want to work with that girl? She doesn't seem very reliable."
"Forget it, I just heard that she broke up with the Chu family. Without the Chu family's backing, who would dare to get involved with her?"
After the meeting, Jin Yin couldn't wait to walk to the front of the stage. She wanted to talk to Lu Xu and find out what he had been doing during the two years she had been gone.
Why did he transform from an ordinary, poor young man into a business elite, while he was poor for so long in his previous life?
Before she could even get close, Lu Xu was surrounded by a group of people. The man stood in the middle of the crowd, exuding a calm and composed air, chatting casually. Jin Yin didn't even have a chance to say a word to him.
She called out.
"Lu Xu!"
Many people turned back.
"Mr. Lu, is this your friend?"
Lu Xu glanced at her briefly, then looked away and shook his head.
"I know him, but I'm not familiar with him."
Oh, another one trying to climb the social ladder.
Now, naturally, no one would give Jin Yin any face, leaving her no room to maneuver.
Finally, Jin Yin watched helplessly as Lu Xu was surrounded and left. She stared intently at his back, gritting her teeth and trembling all over.
If only God would give her another chance.
She will definitely seize the opportunity and will not let it slip away.
If only she could wake up back in that rural area like she did in her previous life, she would seize every opportunity just like Jin Shu, and she would definitely do even better than Jin Shu.
Since God gave her one chance, why can't He give her a second?
Jin Yin was lost in thought when she returned to the store. Looking at the empty store and the two sales clerks chatting idly, an uncontrollable rage surged up within her.
"I told you to come and work! Who told you to slack off here?! It's all because of people like you that our business is so bad!"
Look at the salespeople at Jinhe Store, and look at all of you! This month, ten yuan will be deducted from the wages of every single one of you…
"Still deducting? If you keep deducting, are you planning to make us work for you for free?"
They even compare us to Jinhe. A Jinhe salesperson's monthly salary is almost equivalent to ours for half a year. They expect us to be as responsible and dedicated as them.
Boss, why don't you try raising our wages too? We're sure we're doing even better than the Golden Crane employees!
"Are you even qualified? If you can do it, then do it; if you can't, then leave!"
"Fine, I'll go then, whatever."
The three of them grabbed their bags and left without hesitation, leaving Jin Yin alone in the empty shop, devastated and frantic.
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"Jin Shu, come and see this news. See who the main character is."
Xiao Wang excitedly shoved the newspaper into Jin Shu's hand, pointing directly at the picture on the newspaper without waiting for her to look at it.
"See that? This is the Chu family's shop!"
"Yes, I can see that."
When Jin Shu's career was just starting out, the Chu family tried to trip her up quite a bit. However, as the tide turned, the Chu family declined on its own without Jin Shu having to lift a finger.
But before, it was just going downhill; now, looking at the news in the newspapers, the Chu family is completely rolling downhill.
"As a major brand in the clothing industry, Chu's has openly plagiarized foreign works. It's one thing to plagiarize foreign works, but recently they directly copied the original works of domestic designers, which led to a joint report from those designers."
"That's bad, I heard they'll have to pay nearly a million in compensation."
"so much?"
Jin Shu hadn't expected that the penalties for plagiarism in this era would be so severe.
Xiao Wang smiled.
"They're just unlucky. Copying is one thing, but copying the country's flag is another. They're printing the national flag on new clothes. Aren't they just asking for trouble?"
"Indeed, would a designer from the Chu family make such a basic mistake?"
"The Chu family's designers don't know how, but Jin Yin does. She copied foreign designs and even used their national flags, but they used other countries' flags instead..."
The most crucial point is that her actions weren't obvious, and in the end, the plagiarizing designer discovered it and reported her.
Do you think she has some kind of mental problem?
Jin Shu looked at the contents of the newspaper.
The compensation is a minor issue; closing down is a major one.
"Yes, it's fine."
"The Chu family will be bankrupt from this loss, and Jin Yin, as the person primarily responsible, will not escape either."
Jin Shu put down the newspaper and nodded.
Xiao Wang sighed.
"She's too eager for quick success. She's copying without even using her brain. Sigh... If Jin Yin had just studied properly, she wouldn't be in this situation now."
Mingming had good grades and got into a good university. With his parents' connections, he returned to work at the university. Backed by the Chu family, he would never have to worry about food or drink for the rest of his life. He might not live a life of luxury, but he would certainly be wealthy and secure.
Soon, the college entrance examination will arrive.
As the best high school in the city, the students performed steadily. Jin Shu, as a top candidate, ultimately chose to take the college entrance examination. Having already secured her university admission, she also achieved the top score in the province.
On the day the college entrance examination results were released, Jin Shu was still attending a conference abroad.
She remained indifferent after learning her results.
As expected.
She has twice the time of others; if she can't even get this much, then there must be something wrong with her intelligence.
"You're too calm. Anyone who didn't know better would think I was the top scorer in the college entrance exam!"
I saw Jin Yin's results when I picked them up for you today.
(End of this chapter)
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