After sending her two younger brothers to the Imperial College, Jin Linlin rushed straight to the newspaper office. She handed the office over to Jia Liu, who was leading his staff in the bustling preparations for the opening of the newspaper.
She taught Jialiu the business model of a modern newspaper. Jialiu was a real business genius, and he understood it immediately. He even prepared a large box at the door for people to submit their own manuscripts. If the manuscript was accepted, they would receive a commission!
Jin Linlin looked at the busy crowd and smiled happily.
She trudged up to the second floor and peered into the backyard, which housed the office area, elegantly arranged in compartments. She peered down from the window, where she saw the street ahead. Across the street, three people—two women and one man—were arguing loudly.
"Huh? Isn't this Mu Tianfu, the second son of Duke Mu's Mansion? I heard that he is engaged to his cousin." Qiuyu said, stretching her neck to look at the people on the street.
"Do you know him?" Jin Linlin's eyes lit up with excitement, and her face was full of gossip.
"Of course not! This isn't the first time I've seen them quarreling in the street. I've seen it happen three times!"
Qiuyu paused and leaned close to Jin Linlin's ear:
"The second son of Duke Mu fell in love with a prostitute and insisted on marrying her. He was already engaged, but Duke Mu disagreed with him marrying a prostitute and even hung him up and beat him. He didn't dare to break off the engagement, so he set his sights on his cousin. Whenever she showed up, he humiliated her, hoping she would break off the engagement on her own initiative."
That’s right, in any family with a little bit of decorum, a brothel girl would never even think of becoming a concubine.
Jin Linlin listened with great interest, her eyes sparkling. "This is very interesting. What happened next?"
Qiuyu continued, "His cousin is a lady from a prominent family. Can she decide on her own marriage?"
"He's a complete scumbag! By the way, brothel girls have been quite active recently. A while ago, that... that father and son were fighting over a brothel girl, right?" Jin Linlin asked uncertainly.
"Yes, yes, it's the father and son of Lu Ci Fu's family fighting over a honey girl." Qiu Yu added to her.
Jin Linlin stroked her chin, and suddenly an idea struck her. "If we write this into an article and publish it in our newspaper, it will definitely attract a lot of readers."
Qiuyu's eyes lit up, "Madam, you're absolutely right. Everyone loves to read this kind of gossip."
Jin Linlin immediately arranged for someone to inquire about the details and asked Jialiu to prepare the layout. Jin Linlin's newspaper office was about to usher in the first wave of excitement after its opening due to this gossip.
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