"Of course you can, Xiaoyu is so filial, Aunt Liao, go call grandma!"
Aunt Liao's eyes narrowed into slits due to laughing, and she couldn't help but touch Xiaoyu's little face.
Qin Man was waiting at the door, wondering about the progress of Jiang Cong.
Aunt Liao came out and saw Qin Man sitting there with a thoughtful look on her face.
"Boss lady, do you want to try some ice jelly to beat the heat?"
Qin Man smiled and declined:
"No, I won't drink it!"
If you drink too much of this sweet stuff, your face will turn yellow easily. She really loves to be beautiful and doesn't want to become an ugly woman at such a young age.
After drinking the ice jelly, they went home contentedly. Yuanyuan held the ice jelly for her grandmother very carefully, fearing that it would spill.
The mother and her friends were talking and laughing, and Qin Man's face was filled with a happy smile as she looked at the children jumping around.
Entering the alley, a familiar figure walked out from behind with hatred in his eyes.
She looked at Qin Man, who was dressed so beautifully. After not seeing her for more than a year, she seemed to be becoming more and more beautiful.
She cast her eyes on the twins. Every frown and smile of the little boy was reminiscent of Jiang Cong.
The woman couldn't help but clench her hands into fists, and she made a grinding sound.
"Qin Man, how come you are living such a good life? How come you have all this?
You are enjoying a happy life, but my family is ruined!"
Yang Ru looked at Qin Man's receding figure, hatred lingering on her face.
She was sent to prison for a year for incitement. A lot happened during that year. Her mother had mental problems and was crazy all day long.
When her cousin wasn't paying attention, she ran out and fell into the lake. When she was found, she was already dead.
At that time, Yang Ru was still in prison and was unable to see her off to her final resting place. After she was released, all she received was the news of her mother's death.
How could she not hate this?
If it weren't for Qin Man, she wouldn't have gone to jail. If she hadn't been in jail, her mother wouldn't have been driven crazy and wouldn't have died in the lake.
"Just wait, I will definitely let you experience the feeling of losing your loved ones!"
Yang Ru's eyes flashed with viciousness. Qin Man felt a chill on her back as she walked on the road. She turned around and saw nothing at the end of the alley.
"Mom, hurry up!"
Xiaoyu ran back and held her hand.
"Slow down, baby!" Qin Man couldn't run because she was wearing high heels.
Jiang Cong took the plagiarized book to the publishing house, went straight to Editor-in-Chief Lin, and explained the situation to him.
After reading the contents of the book, Chief Editor Lin rubbed his temples with a headache.
"What I was most worried about has happened. A book as popular as yours is very easy for others to take advantage of the market and plagiarize it!
If you look carefully at this book, apart from the author's signature, there is no indication of the publisher, which means that the author invested in the book himself and put it on the shelves. There should not be many copies. He is trying to make a quick buck by copying your book!"
The quality of the paper used in this book cannot be compared with books published by legitimate publishers. The printing inside is also very shallow and not professional at all.
The investment cost is not much, and it is sold for only five dollars per copy. Isn't this just a waste of money?
"So what should we do?"
Jiang Cong took a look and found that there was indeed no sponsorship from a publishing house.
"Don't worry about it. I've seen this kind of situation before. Just contact the library and ask them to remove it from the shelves. People like them are just unscrupulous plagiarists. They print a few hundred copies at a time and send them out. The quantity is not large. Under normal circumstances, as long as they are not discovered, nothing will happen. You are really lucky. You were caught after only two days on the shelves. Just ask the library to remove it from the shelves. I will arrange for people to go to other libraries to help you clean up the garbage..
Even if they were unlucky this time, they will lose everything they have lost when they meet someone as lucky as you!"
After all, printing costs money, finding a library to put the book on the shelves also requires money to buy bookshelves, and changing the content also takes a lot of time. If it is taken off the shelves all of a sudden, it is really a big loss.
"Is it really all right?"
Jiang Cong was still worried. After all, he had invested so much effort and spent so many days and nights pondering the plot. He didn't want his success to be exploited by those unscrupulous dogs.
"Don't worry, they are just small fry, don't take them seriously, let them learn a lesson, otherwise they will even dare to copy my books published by Linmo Publishing House. I have been in this business for many years, I still have this confidence, just rest assured, and if someone plagiarizes, it means that the quality of your book is really good and the prospects are really good. Others will plagiarize because they see your interests. Think about it, this is also a recognition of your strength!"
Editor-in-Chief Lin is still in a good mood.
In this case, Jiang Cong was truly relieved.
"Sorry to bother you, I almost let someone take advantage of me. Luckily my wife has sharp eyes and found out. Otherwise I would still be in the dark and be exploited without knowing it!"
"You're welcome. Our relationship is mutually beneficial. And this situation is likely to affect your own book. It's a good thing to find out early. So I say you're lucky!"
Editor Lin smiled easily. For him, this was really not a difficult task!
"Okay, see you later!"
Jiang Cong resolved the issue and planned to leave as his wife and children were waiting for him at home.
"By the way, I went to your Malatang restaurant last time and it tasted great!
I have already told all my colleagues in the publishing house to go and support you!"
Last time, Editor Lin passed by Jiang Cong's spicy hotpot and went in to try it. It tasted really good! You can go there often.
"Sure, I'll let the store know and colleagues from our publishing house can get discounts when they eat there!"
"Then I'd like to thank you on their behalf!"
"Don't be polite. We are so familiar with each other, why should we be polite? I'm leaving now!"
Jiang Cong waved his hand, pushed the door and went out.
After taking only a few steps, Editor-in-Chief Lin called him back.
"Wait a minute, Mr. Jiang, how is your progress on finishing the third volume?"
"Don't worry, I will be able to submit the manuscript before the end of the year!"
After hearing the answer, Chief Editor Lin did not want to keep him any longer and just sat in his office chair, drinking tea leisurely.
When Jiang Cong returned home, Qin Man was teaching several children English, and Yuanyuan was learning particularly hard.
The little girl was smart. She had a solid foundation and learned quickly. In just a short while, she had already learned three words.
Seeing Jiang Cong coming back, Qin Man hurriedly asked him about the plagiarism.
"So, what did Chief Editor Lin say?"
Jiang Cong repeated to her everything Editor-in-Chief Lin said.
After realizing that it was nothing serious, Qin Man stopped asking questions.
If this happened in her time, she might have to go to court, but she still sighed, these people would do anything to make a little money.