With the college entrance examination approaching, Shu Hui and Deng Fangping were more nervous than Chu Yu, while the person in question was leisurely and calm all day long, doing whatever he was supposed to do.
"Shu Hui, why isn't Chu Yu nervous at all?" Deng Fangping asked as she made dumplings.
"What are you saying? It's good that you're not nervous!" Shu Aiguo laughed. "He's seen it all, the college entrance exam is nothing to him. Just you wait and see, he'll definitely make a big splash! Let the Zhou family regret it!"
Shu Hui was quite happy. "Brother, someone came to our door yesterday trying to sell some brain-boosting liquid. They said it would make you smarter after taking it. Do you think we should buy some for Chu Yu to help boost his brainpower?"
Shu Aiguo also saw the advertisement in the newspaper, but he has never liked taking medicine. He believes that medicine is three parts poison and that the ancestors said that one should supplement one's diet with food! What if this brain-boosting liquid causes problems? Where would he go to cry? Chu Yu is already the top student in the grade, so there's no need to add to her burden. Drinking more chicken soup or meat soup will help her recover.
Shu Hui was still worried, so she secretly bought a box.
When Chu Yu saw the medicine, she almost laughed. In her previous life, she had read related reports that conscientious supplements contained vitamins or something, while unscrupulous ones were just sugar water.
Just like the anti-inflammatory drugs added to the talismanic water used to cure all diseases in the village, it's all a scam.
The brain tonic that Shu Hui bought was from a small, unknown brand. Although it wasn't famous, the salesperson would say it, and they set up a stall at the entrance of the senior high school. Anxious parents would rush to buy it for their children, afraid that other children would have it while their own wouldn't!
I bought a brain tonic for ten yuan without hesitation. Who said women in Deyang don't have money?
Shu Hui was a little anxious, and Chu Yu agreed to reassure her. As soon as Shu Hui left, Chu Yu told Chu Chu to throw the things away.
"Sis, this can boost your brainpower. After drinking it, your brain will get bigger, and the neurons in your brain will reconnect, allowing you to perform at your best!" Chu Chu blinked.
Chu Yu waved her hand with a smile, "I'm not drinking it, just throw it away!"
"If you won't drink it, I will. I need to grow a brain again, a big brain, so I can get as good grades as my sister!"
Drinking this kind of supplement won't do any harm, at most it won't do any good, so Chu Yu didn't stop her.
"Okay, our Chuchu will get smarter after drinking it, she'll definitely be even better than her sister."
Chu Chu snuggled against Chu Yu. Every time Chu Yu went to Suicheng, she would change their outfits. Besides, she ran a fabric shop, so whatever they wanted to wear, they could just have Shu Lan make it.
Chu Yu doesn't think children should be plain; she's willing to dress them up. In winter, all three of them wore down jackets and leather shoes, and now that the weather's hot, their clothes are all very stylish.
Under the care of Deng Fangping and Shu Hui, Chu Chu gained weight and her breasts showed signs of development. She was no longer as thin and flat-chested as she was a year ago, lacking any feminine characteristics.
Chu Chu is 14 years old this year and hasn't started her period yet. In later generations, girls develop earlier and should start their periods at 14. Chu Yu was worried that Chu Chu wouldn't know how to take care of herself when she started her period, so she explained some basic physiological knowledge to her in advance.
Chu Chu was stunned. "Sister, does getting your period mean you can get pregnant?"
Chu Yu thought her focus was a bit off. "Theoretically, that's true. In short, no matter how well you get along with boys, you can't let them touch the parts of your body covered by your clothes. You have to be aware of your privacy. If someone bullies you, you should ask your family for help. Don't let fear control you or men. And don't fall in love casually."
Chu Chu smiled and said, "Sister, don't worry. No man can beat me, and I'm not interested in men."
At the end of the month, Chu Xiang regained the copyright to the novel.
Luo Changgeng felt quite embarrassed after this incident. Although he hadn't done anything wrong, he hadn't fulfilled his responsibilities. If he hadn't gone on a business trip to Suzhou, he wouldn't have left everything to Secretary Zhao. In the end, he hadn't valued this book.
The author was just a high school sophomore; Luo Changgeng never imagined that his book would sell so well.
Since the matter had blown up so much, Luo Changgeng had no choice but to help get the copyright back. He even brought his daughter and some health supplements to the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop to apologize.
Chu Yu wouldn't hold a grudge against him, but the manuscript really couldn't be given to him anymore. Dai Donglin asked someone to contact a publishing house in Beijing. Nowadays, large publishing houses are seeking reform, but their publishing procedures are cumbersome and they don't accept self-publishing.
There is a private publishing house in Beijing. It is not state-owned and is not very well-known, but it can still produce ISBNs. The owner of the publishing house is an old classmate of Dai Donglin. His old classmate's ancestors included literary giants, and his parents were also cultured people.
Chu Yu trusted him. The publishing house had issued a contract for self-publishing, which Chu Yu had reviewed and found to be without major problems.
He Lu's hand-drawn clothing illustrations for her have arrived, and Wang Qiuping has taken photos for the cover.
These days, real-life models are quite popular. Hong Kong and Taiwan businesswomen naturally need to be fashionable and glamorous. Wang Qiuping had experience as a calendar girl and heard from Chu Xiang that the prototype of the businesswoman was Chu Yu, so he specially found a model who looked very similar to Chu Xiang.
They even went to the port city to take real-life photos, with the city's skyscrapers in the background.
They also took photos of the night view of Victoria Harbour and street scenes of the harbour city.
These days, no one writes books like this. Not to mention the readers, even the author, Chu Xiang, was stunned. His hands were shaking when he signed the publishing contract.
"Sis, you spent a lot of money helping me publish my novel?"
Chu Yu didn't hide anything from her, "The cost wasn't much, but Wang Qiuping and the model went to Hong Kong. Including their business trip expenses, it must have cost a few thousand."
Chu Yu didn't think a few thousand yuan was a lot of money, but Chu Xiang didn't think so. A few thousand yuan was enough to buy a three-story house, enough to buy land and a job. Her sister was really generous, spending so much money on her. She was really afraid of losing everything!
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