Chapter 63
There have been cases of thefts in our family compound before, but that was more than ten years ago. At that time, every family was living in poverty and occasionally a few pieces of clothing or a bar of soap would be lost.
But this was the first time he broke into a house and stole something like this.
Soon, the news spread like wildfire in the compound, and Xiaoshi and Xiaomeng's family, who had been robbed, naturally became the center of discussion.
In fact, Xiao Shi and Xiao Meng had moved out during the summer vacation. Logically, the news of the theft should not have reached the cotton textile factory. However, both of them were still working in the factory, and as a result, people soon knew that their new home had been robbed.
Jian Feng felt scared when he found out.
Wang Mengmei's hands and feet were so cold that she fell on the sofa and took a long time to recover. She asked hesitantly, "You said... was it our old neighbors who did it?"
She didn't want to think in that direction, but the facts were in front of her. Xiao Meng and Xiao Shi's newly bought houses were not next to each other, so how could they be so precise in stealing only from these two houses? Although not much was stolen, a few hundred yuan was stolen from Xiao Meng's house, and a TV was stolen from Xiao Shi's house.
Jian Feng made careful inquiries and learned that the thief had committed the crime in the middle of the night. Xiao Shi happened to be on the night shift and was not at home. His wife heard the noise in the inner room and was so frightened that she did not dare to move. She only dared to shout after the thief left.
The thief ran away so quickly that neither family caught him.
Wang Mengmei now guessed that it was the old neighbor. Jian Feng did not answer. He did not want to think of his old neighbor in this way, and he did not know how to refute Wang Mengmei's guess.
"Anyway, be careful recently."
The Chinese New Year is just a few months away. Every year before the New Year, there are many thieves. Jian Feng thought to himself that it was a good thing that he had a dog at home, otherwise he would not feel at ease when he went out to drive.
"I'll ask someone to install a door latch tomorrow. Don't come back by yourself after you close the store at night. Either wait for me or let Ni Hao take you back."
Wang Mengmei asked anxiously: "What about Xiaoli?"
Jian Feng: "Tell her to do her homework in the store recently, and wait to be with you."
After hearing such bad news, the couple couldn't sleep well in the middle of the night and kept listening for any sounds.
The next morning I went to work with dark circles under my eyes, and I couldn't describe the feeling in my heart.
As for what happened to these two families, some people in the compound were as frightened as Jian Feng and his wife. Some old ladies and old men even spontaneously formed a patrol team, fearing that the thief would steal into their homes.
But some people curse thieves but secretly rejoice over them.
Damn it! How did these people buy houses so smoothly? How did they earn tens of thousands of dollars for nothing?
Now that you've been robbed, are you going to behave yourself now?
Long before the factory stopped charging the houses, some people complained that it was unfair. Why did the early sellers still have to pay? Either they charge the houses, or everyone else doesn't charge the houses. Why did the few companies headed by Jian Feng get the upper hand?
They should give their money back!
The informant wrote several letters in a row, but in the end, all of them fell into oblivion.
Only the young leaders who successfully sold their old houses were unwilling to pay back the money, and those who signed the contracts early also benefited.
But this is exactly what the leaders want. The existence of these companies is also a good thing for them. Doesn't it show that these leaders are not just caring about themselves?
Therefore, no matter who reports it, the factory has a unified voice.
It’s not that we won’t collect houses, it’s just that we have temporarily stopped collecting houses.
Since they will have to collect the properties in the future, why should they be paid if they sell the properties to those companies in advance?
When will it start again, you ask?
That depends on the factory's arrangements.
Don't worry, I will definitely collect it.
These last words became the carrot hanging over dozens of families, painting a huge pie for them that they could see but could not eat.
At this point, it is only normal for some people to resent the families who sold their houses.
Xiao Shi and Xiao Meng went to the police angrily, but they could not get any evidence.
Finally, Xiao Shi made a special trip to Jian Feng's house and reminded Jian Feng to be careful.
"Brother Feng, I think it was done by Auntie and her two sons!"
Auntie originally wanted to find Wang Mengmei to trouble her, but her own family had already become a mess.
The two daughters-in-law were arguing about dividing the family property, and the two sons were fighting over whose family got to eat more meat. She was so exhausted running around in the middle that she was forced to be hospitalized due to anger.
Xiao Shi thinks Auntie Ma's family has the strongest motivation.
Jian Feng: "It's possible."
Who knows, maybe it's just a thief who broke into the yard from outside.
Jian Feng has always had feelings for the cotton textile factory and doesn't want to guess who it is.
…
After Jian Li knew there was a thief, she accepted this guess faster than her father.
She had seen the chaos that occurred when a cotton textile factory went bankrupt in her previous life, so these things were not surprising.
only……
“You still have to buy a house.”
As the family became richer, such things were bound to happen. The only thing to do was to avoid them.
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At the beginning of the new semester, Jian Li's life was simplified into two major things: learning painting. As the academic pressure of the third year of junior high school came, the classmates around her also began to make progress.
Things like reading magazines and playing with rubber bands are all things of the past.
Now, all they do is study.
Jian Li started her second series in addition to studying.
After completing the sales statistics for the single volume, Jiang Rou used seven or eight exclamation points in the letter to express her shock at Jian Li's first printing success.
In less than two months, the first print run was sold out. The magazine had never achieved such a good result before.
[The editor-in-chief invites you to the capital and wants to do an exclusive interview with you. ]
With such a brilliant achievement, not only Meiga, but also several other famous manga magazines have noticed this rising star. The name Jiri is now known to many people.
Ever since Jian Li's first volume became a hit, other magazine publishers have tried every possible means to poach her. Many magazine editors have seen the potential of girls' comics and want to poach her, but "Ji Li" is too well hidden, and not only is her real name, but even her address and phone number are nowhere to be found.
So some people started to have evil thoughts.
Recently, an editor who looks particularly handsome approached Jiang Rou under the pretext of "communication". He sent her flowers in the morning and meals in the evening, and seemed to have fallen in love with Jiang Rou at first sight.
Jiang Rou found it ridiculous just thinking about it. Zhili's current value has risen to 100 yuan per page, and the publishing share has doubled, so she, as an editor, can also get a salary of over 1,000 yuan per month.
She would be crazy to give her trump card to someone else.
Jiang Rou rejected the other party without hesitation.
The editor-in-chief, on the other hand, began to prepare for the future. There are too few girls' comics nowadays. Although Zhili has led many people to focus on this kind of love theme, the styles of many authors are very immature. Creators need a certain amount of time to practice and upgrade before they can gradually mature.
Therefore, Zhili is undoubtedly the master in this field. He is the first to try something new and will continue to be the first to try something new for a long time to come. What the editor fears most is that someone will really poach Zhili.
After much deliberation, the editor decided to express his attitude.
The book is selling so well, shouldn't we invite the author to hold a celebration party?
Jiang Rou said that the author is probably not very old and is most likely a minor.
The editor-in-chief waved his hand.
Please! Everyone!
Invite Zhili to bring the whole family to travel to the capital!
The magazine will cover all your travel expenses and transportation costs!
By the way, I’ll be doing a personal interview with the author, just in time to publish it together with the next issue!
When Jian Li read this part of the letter, she was really moved.
A famous female writer once said that one should become famous as early as possible.
Maybe it's because when it comes to becoming famous, you have to be young and full of energy, without worrying about the future or being envied by others. Just be proud to the end, and your elegance will make people sigh that youth is really good.
Jian Li couldn't help but feel regretful. If she had encountered such a thing in her previous life, she would definitely have died without saying anything.
But she is Jane Li who starts over again.
So she just wrote in her reply that she didn't have time and would go back later, and then hurried off to school.
Jiang Rou received the reply and shook the letter to the editor-in-chief without any surprise: "See, I told you she wouldn't come."
Although Zhili said that she is still a student, Jiang Rou often feels that the person she is talking to seems to be older than her.
Having worked in this line of work for more than a year, Jiang Rou has seen several "genius cartoonists" who became famous at a young age and were arrogant because of their talent.
You should know that the price that Zhili gets now is not even the highest. For the most famous comic artists in China, it is common for a page of comics to cost hundreds of dollars.
Other people’s monthly salary is not as much as these people’s one page of comics.
After Jiang Rou came into contact with these people, she was extremely grateful for her luck.
This luck was not that she discovered Zhili's manuscript by chance, but that she met Zhili, a talented, gentle and tolerant person.
The editor-in-chief sighed as he read the reply. After a group of senior editors resigned, most of the remaining editors were female editors of Jiang Rou's age.
In the editor-in-chief's opinion, although Jiang Rou is hardworking and willing to work as an editor, she is not as tactful as the old editors in maintaining relationships.
For a pillar like Zhili, according to him, Jiang Rou should go there. Zhili can't come to the capital, so they should go!
Isn't that all there is to maintaining a relationship? Give the author everything he wants.
Since Zhili is a student, she should be given awards and publicity. Since she is young, she will of course compare with others and try to save face for their parents.
After listening to the editor-in-chief's words, Jiang Rou was speechless.
"I think maybe Zhili doesn't want us to go."
Although Zhili didn't say it, Jiang Rou felt that one of the major reasons why Zhili was satisfied with her was because she saved herself trouble.
If I were to suggest making some effort to promote Zhili, the other party would probably replace me immediately.
"I think the best outcome for this relationship is for us to do nothing."
Jiang Rou put away the letter and distributed the new content sent by Zhili to several editors. After everyone had a look, they made sure that there was nothing that needed to be revised, and then they held a meeting.
A year passed and there were a few new faces in the magazine. When they heard that the manuscript they were going to review was from Zhili, they were so excited that they couldn't express it in words.
"Sister Jiang Rou, can you let Zhili sign an autograph for me?"
"I want one too, I want two. My cousin has been pestering me for the entire summer since she heard I came to Meihua."
"If you ask me, why don't we invite Zhili? Other great authors hold book signings, so let's do it too!"
"That's right! Many readers have complained about why we don't hold a book signing event, and why we don't even have the author's autograph."
…
Jiang Rou clapped her hands: "Work hard, there will be a chance next summer vacation."
Jiang Rou thought that every time the letter was sent to the middle school, Zhili always said that she was facing pressure to go to higher education.
That’s right, Zhili must be a senior high school student!
After the college entrance examination next year, maybe everything will come true!
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