Chapter 441: Imposter
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Su Wen first read the introduction letter. After confirming its authenticity, she immediately invited Zhou Yan to sit down and personally poured a cup of floral tea for her.
“I’m really sorry to have made you wait for so long.”
Su Wen’s attitude was natural and magnanimous, with a sense of balance between advance and retreat. After learning about Zhou Yan’s identity, she became a little more enthusiastic, but there was no hint of flattery. This made Zhou Yan have a better impression of her.
The two of them exchanged pleasantries. Su Wen introduced Su Xiu and Su Qing to Zhou Yan, and then they each took their seats to begin their discussion.
“What do you mean when you say the negotiation for the fee didn’t go well?” Su Wen was filled with questions when she heard that.
Zhou Yan raised her eyebrows. ‘We replied to your letter about a month ago. At the same time, we informed you of our publication decision for your submission. You replied, agreeing to the preliminary terms, but we couldn’t sign the contract due to the fee issue. However, our 10,000 volumes of books have already been printed. We can’t delay it any longer, so I came personally.”
The scumbag’s handbook was the last hope of the publishing house. After she saw it, she immediately arranged for it to be published. She had sent the registered letter on the same day. She had thought that it would go smoothly, but she didn’t expect it to take so long to sign the contract.
Before she came, she thought that the author was simply being too greedy, but now it seemed otherwise.
Su Wen’s expression became more serious as she listened.
“You’re saying that you received the registered letter from me immediately after my submission, and I replied to you, yet I asked for an exorbitant fee?” She asked again.
Zhou Yan nodded.
Su Wen slowly exhaled, and her petal-like lips slowly curled into a cold smile.
She thought, “This was getting interesting! Fortunately, they hadn’t agreed on the fee. Otherwise, it would have been impersonated by someone else. Unaware of the situation, I would only think that the submission was unqualified if I didn’t receive a reply. Perhaps I would find out in the future, but it would be too late by then. Su Wen’s name would only be known as a pseudonym for “someone else”. If the book sold well and she became a best-selling author under the name Su Wen, those who knew the truth would find it ironic, like an unsuccessful author using a successful author’s name.”
Su Wen had sorted out the situation in her heart, and it was difficult for her not to sneer. It didn’t take much to figure out who was behind this. No wonder Sun Yunyun looked at her with that expression outside the convenience store.
Her intuition was spot on. Sun Yunyun’s scheme was quite devious.
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“Is there something wrong?” Zhou Yan had already realized that something was amiss. She had been running a publishing house for many years and had encountered various issues such as plagiarism and forged submissions. She immediately guessed where the problem lay.
As expected, Su Wen’s words confirmed her guess.
“I haven’t received a single reply from you since I submitted my manuscript. Your replies were definitely intercepted and replaced with someone using my name.” Su Wen did not waste any time and asked Zhou Yan to wait for a moment. She then returned to her room and took the original manuscript to verify her identity.
It was impossible to write a script in one go. There was no computer to edit and correct at any time, so there were a lot of changes and doodles on the original manuscript. Some were corrections of typos, while others were comments on plot elements and insightful critiques.
The words used were also more cutting and ingenious. Therefore, after Su Wen finished writing, she spent a few days rewriting it again. Her hands were sore from writing.. If it wasn’t for the lack of money and the fear that Su Xiu would be cheated by He Changming, she wouldn’t have worked overtime to write the manuscript!
Chapter 442: The Truth
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After she finished writing her manuscript, she found out that Su Xiu had no intention of getting married and was determined to find a live-in son-in-law at home. She regretted it deeply at that time; she wouldn’t have rushed to write the manuscript if she had known.
The original manuscript that Su Wen presented was easily recognizable, especially to Zhou Yan, who had seen countless copies of the second version. She knew Su Wen’s handwriting like the back of her hand. Her expression changed on the spot. With a gloomy face, she took out a stack of letters from her bag and could not help but sneer.
“I, Zhou Yan, hate this kind of despicable person the most in my life.
Fortunately, I came personally.”
She remarked that a beautiful woman like Su Wen wouldn’t ask for such an exorbitant fee; it was simply repulsive greed.
After reviewing the letters, Su Wen, surprisingly, remained calm. She had already suspected something like this, so it wasn’t much of a surprise. However, the amount Sun Yunyun had demanded in the letters for the manuscript fee left Su Wen astounded.
Nowadays, the manuscript fee for a book is usually just a dozen or so yuan. Famous authors would be more expensive, but no matter how expensive it was, it would not be more than ten thousand yuan.
It was simply an astronomical sum.
No wonder Zhou Yan was forced to come personally for negotiations. Wait a minute…
Su Wen suddenly thought of a possibility. If Sun Yunyun dared to ask for so much money, perhaps she dreamed that the scumbag’s handbook was selling well?
Since she knew that it would sell well, she could have simply negotiated a profit-sharing contract with Zhou Yan.
They didn’t have to worry about regret if the book sold well in the future. Profit-sharing would also be more acceptable for the publishing house as they couldn’t be sure if the book would sell well, making it a less risky option, the publishing firm would definitely want a share.
It saved them the trouble of paying all the manuscript fees at once.
“It’s good that you can trust me.” Su Wen couldn’t help but feel fortunate that she had encountered a good person who hadn’t fallen for Sun Yunyun’s scheme.
“I definitely believe you. When I received the first reply, I noticed that the handwriting didn’t match because written communication isn’t very clear, so I
overlooked it.”
Zhou Yan explained her suspicions, the publishing house’s situation, and their perspective in detail to Su Wen.
She concluded with a serious face, “In that case, how do you plan to deal with the despicable person who impersonated you?”
“This person is from our village.” Su Wen frowned as she pondered.
Unable to contain themselves any longer after listening to the entire process, Su Xiu and Su Qing spoke up in support of their elder sister.
Su Xiu said, “Big sister, Sun Yunyun is truly despicable. We can’t let her get away with this.”
Su Qing chimed in, “That’s right. You must let her know how powerful you are. Otherwise, what if she keeps stealing your letters?”
“Exactly!” Zhou Yan nodded. “I have high hopes for your book. To avoid unnecessary disputes in the future, it’s best to clarify it now. Otherwise, when you become famous in the future, it would be very annoying for others to jump out and say that she wrote it and you stole it. So I suggest you get to the bottom of this now. At the very least, you have to leave evidence or witnesses.”
That’s right. Aunt Zhou Yan is right,” Su Qing complained unhappily. “Even the mailman is at fault. Why would they deliver the letter to an irrelevant person?” “Sun Yunyun probably went to the post office to get it.” Su Wen did not have much hope for the management of letters these days.
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Helping friends collect mail and such was quite common.
Listening to the conversation, Zhou Yan suddenly spoke up, “A registered letter must be signed by the recipient.”
Su Wen’s eyes lit up. “Then I’ll start with the post office and get to the bottom of this so that I won’t have any trouble in the future.”
“That’s more like it.” Zhou Yan agreed. “Then let’s sign the contract first. We need to discuss the manuscript fee. To be honest, we’ve already printed the book. Once the contract is signed, it will be available in all the major bookstores. ”
“Sure..”
Chapter 443: Married
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Su Wen and Zhou Yan had a thorough discussion about the manuscript fee, collaboration terms, and the payment schedule. Su Wen was clear and logical, and her thoughts were meticulous. She could even lead Zhou Yan’s thoughts effortlessly in negotiations. What was even more commendable was her candid attitude, she didn’t nitpick or make extravagant demands.
In the end, they reached an agreement on a profit-sharing ratio that satisfied both parties and proceeded to sign the contract. Throughout the negotiations, Zhou Yan had suggested more than once that Su Wen’s future books should be published in the Spring Breeze Publishing House, but Su Wen rejected her.
She only indicated that she would prioritize future collaborations and that she wasn’t a professional writer, just an amateur. Whether she would continue in the future remained uncertain.
This being their first contract and considering that Zhou Yan had personally come to help her, she was willing to make concessions. However, she couldn’t bind herself solely based on this. They would need to choose and evaluate each other during their future collaboration.
Zhou Yan did not believe a single word that Su Wen said about her being an amateur. She firmly believed that Su Wen was a gifted writer.
Su Wen snickered and did not explain further.
Seeing that it was time for dinner, Su Wen invited Zhou Yan to have a meal at her place. However, Zhou Yan came over this time with a chauffeur. The car was parked at the intersection outside Trinity village. As she did not want to make a scene, she did not let the chauffeur drive the car over. After arriving at the address, she got out of the car and came over herself.
Since that was the case, Su Wen did not insist on her staying. She was just being polite.
“Alright, don’t bother sending me off. If you ever visit the Province, remember to visit me at the publishing house. Feel free to call me anytime if you need anything.” Zhou Yan refused Su Wen’s offer of a ride at the village entrance, waved goodbye, and started to walk away. However, halfway there, she suddenly stopped.
“Oh right, let me ask you something.”
“Please speak.” This was her God of Fortune, her business partner. Su Wen was very patient. Look at Madam Zhou. She had an elegant temperament and was the boss and chief editor of the publishing house. However, she did not put on any airs and was very easy to get along with.
Unlike a certain someone really hard to please but happened to be her most significant support and benefactor. She had to serve him.
For the first time ever, Zhou Yan felt a little embarrassed. ” Do you have a boyfriend?” Su Wen was only in her twenties. Most people in the city were unmarried at this age, but this was not necessarily the case in the countryside. Moreover, she was so beautiful. There must be many people pursuing her.
Zhou Yan asked with a glimmer of hope.
Su Wen laughed in surprise. “I got married last year.”
“Oh! That’s a pity.” Zhou Yan looked disappointed and didn’t want to mention that she had considered having Su Wen as her daughter-in-law. Instead, she casually made up an excuse, “Well, you see, I have a friend, and her son is exceptionally talented, around your age, just turned twenty this year, and has a handsome appearance. He comes from a well-off family. There won’t be any mother-in-law problems in the future, and his family was easy to get along with. ”
get along with. ”
Eh? Now that she said that, her family’s conditions were really impossible to find. Such great conditions had been squandered by the little rascal. As a result, all their close friends, acquaintances, and even former classmates kept their distance upon hearing the name Xu Xiaoxiao.
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No one dared to marry their daughter over.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She wanted nothing more than to immediately beat up that rascal.
“Such good conditions, I’m afraid we rural people might find it hard to match,” Su Wen said politely.
“How could that be?” Zhou Yan did not agree at all. “Auntie thinks highly of you. You’re good-looking and a talented writer. Whoever marries you will be burning incense for eight lifetimes.” She genuinely liked Su Wen. She was stunned by this girl at first sight.
At first glance, she thought that this beauty could travel through time and slowly walk towards her. She was a woman in her forties, and she was already tempted, let alone a man..
Chapter 444: Instigate Divorce
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Su Wen felt guilty after being praised. She didn’t consider herself a writer, let alone a talented one. The scumbag’s handbook was simply a result of her interest, and she had never expected it to be published. The current outcome was a delightful surprise.
Back when she was in university, she loved to read online novels, but she had never thought of writing one herself. Not to mention publishing a physical book now.
“To tell you the truth, I got married last year.”
“So you are?” Zhou Yan suddenly remembered that Su Qing and Su Xiu had both called her sister, and there was a resemblance in their appearances. It was clear they were sisters.
“Oh! I took in a live-in son-in-law at home.” Su Wen told her the truth. “I have seven sisters but no brothers. I’m the eldest and I have six younger sisters. The four youngest are still very young. My father was worried about leaving us with no one to rely on, so before he passed away, he arranged a husband for me and took in a live-in son-in-law at home.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan felt deeply sympathetic and looked at Su Wen with compassion. “I didn’t expect your life to be so bitter.” Su Wen and her sister exhibited none of the common signs of self-pity or low self-esteem often seen in single-parent families.
If Su Wen hadn’t mentioned it, Zhou Yan would never have guessed their family background. The sisters’ expressions were bright, their smiles radiated confidence, and they carried themselves with the air of well-educated and positive young women who had experienced a happy family life. It was hard to imagine that these young girls had lost both parents at such a tender age.
“As the Big sister, you shoulder such great responsibilities and pressure all alone.” Zhou Yan affectionately touched Su Wen’s hair. When her hand touched Su Wen’s silky and shiny shoulder-length hair, she was instantly captivated by the wonderful feeling.
Unable to resist, she continued to caress it a few more times.
Su Wen was speechless.
“It’s alright! Actually, it’s not that stressful. I’m also very happy to be able to take care of my sisters.” Su Wen took a step back and distanced herself from the strange auntie. “My sisters are all very hardworking. Not only am I taking care of them, but they are also taking care of me.”
Zhou Yan obviously did not believe it. Her nieces from her parent’s home were all very annoying. When they were young, they would secretly compete for clothes, dresses, pencil cases, snacks, and so on. Whenever she visited her parent’s home, she had to buy the same things for all of them.
If there was even a slight difference, the little girl would be unhappy and say that she was biased.
How could her six sisters not have conflicts?
“I can understand. What a strong and good child.” As she spoke, she touched Su Wen’s hair again.
Su Wen was speechless.
“Then did you know the husband your father arranged for you before you got married? Have you interacted with him before?”
Su Wen felt extremely awkward about the question, “Uh… No.”
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“That’s not right. What kind of society is it now? How can you arrange a marriage?” Zhou Yan said righteously, “Your father is no longer around, so I can’t say anything. But listen to Auntie. If you don’t have feelings for your husband, consider a divorce. After the divorce, I’ll introduce you to someone, and you can choose the type of person you want.”
“Uh…” The smile on Su Wen’s face stiffened. “I’m fine now. My husband treats me very well too.” She couldn’t dare to mention the idea of divorcing Zhou Hengyang. It was like putting her life in danger.
Not only could she not get a divorce, but she also had to hold on tightly to it and not let go. This was the goal she had set since she transmigrated, and she had no intention of changing it.
When Zhou Yan heard Su Wen’s words, Zhou Yan simply thought that she was too filial. She assumed that Su Wen’s marriage had been arranged by her father before his passing, making her unlikely to consider divorce. Zhou Yan’s heart ached even more, seeing what a strong and resilient young woman she was.
She regretted not offering a more favorable contract during their recent agreement, Imowing now that Su Wen had a challenging life.. Nevertheless, she decided that in the future, she would take extra care of Su Wen due to their strong connection!
Chapter 445: Leave Some Face
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Zhou Yan was very disappointed when she realized that she could not trick Su
Wen into becoming her daughter-in-law. She decided to shift her focus to Su Wen’s younger sisters. However, she realized that it wouldn’t be appropriate to bring it up again so soon, so she thought she would wait until they had gotten to know each other.
Hence, she persuaded Su Wen to pay attention to the villains around her and deal with the matter first. At the very least, she should leave evidence to prevent others from slandering her in the future. After reminding her for a long time, she got into the car and left.
The two of them felt like old friends at first sight and had a good impression of each other.
Zhou Yan didn’t even go home but headed straight to the publishing house in the Province. When she entered the office, the chief accountant, Wei Xin, was already impatiently waiting. When she saw her enter, she quickly went up to her. “How is it? How did it go?”
Now, the entire publishing house was anxiously waiting for the scumbag’s handbook to save them! 10,000 copies of the book had been printed, but there was a flaw in the original author.
Speaking of which, they had been careless. In their desperate bid before the closure, they hadn’t followed the proper procedures, and it had nearly been a catastrophe.
If the negotiations didn’t go well, the loss of these 10,000 books would be tremendous.
However, when Wei Xin thought of the 10,000 yuan manuscript fee, she couldn’t even muster the energy to be angry anymore.
“Sigh! Was it really that easy to negotiate with a person who keeps making outrageous demands for a ten thousand yuan manuscript fee?” Wei Xin was so anxious that the corners of her mouth were bubbling. She started complaining without waiting for Zhou Yan to speak.
“I’m not holding out much hope now. After all, it was I who recommended this manuscript, and I have a responsibility in this too. Blame me! Although my conditions aren’t as good as yours, when it’s time to take responsibility, I, Wei Xin, don’t shy away.”
Then, she thought of something and quickly added, “But let’s make a deal. You can’t take the opportunity to ask my daughter to be your daughter-in-law. I know Xiaoxiao is very outstanding and handsome. But my daughter is afraid of him! You don’t know this, she refused to go to your house to pay her New Year’s greetings last year.”
Wei Xin had reason to suspect that Xu Xiaoxiao might have made advances towards her daughter when there were no adults around. Otherwise, why would her daughter be so scared?
Zhou Yan’s face darkened when she heard that. She threw her bag at Wei Xin and scolded with a smile, “Go, go, go… No matter how much I despise my son, I won’t allow you to mock him like this. In front of me, at least leave me some face!”
She thought, “She had gone overboard! What was wrong with my Xiaoxiao? Wasn’t it just that he had a bad temper, mischievousness, sharp tongue, and a penchant for teasing people? Besides these minor flaws, what else was there? Well, I must admit! The teasing part was indeed detestable.”
“I only told you this because I treat you as a friend.” Wei Xin tried to amend her previous statement, “I really like this child, Xiaoxiao. As long as he doesn’t become my son-in-law, anything else is acceptable.”
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“Even if you want him to be your son-in-law now, it’s too late now. I’ve already found a new candidate.” Zhou Yan’s eyes were shining as she spoke.
“Go, go, go…Forget it! Xiaoxiao may have a bad reputation, and part of it is due to his bad temper and difficult personality, but the other part may be your fault. Your choice of daughter-in-law never seems to work out, and they always end up breaking up.”
Zhou Yan was speechless.
Thinking about it, it was really, really amazing.
“Your Xiaoxiao is only twenty years old. Why are you in such a hurry? What was there to be anxious about? Perhaps there were still better prospects waiting in the future!” Wei Xin said casually, holding Zhou Yan’s briefcase in her hand. She was still concerned about the current situation.
Chapter 446: Official Release
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“Why did you come back from Clear Water County so soon? Didn’t you say that you wouldn’t come back until the contract was settled?”
“It’s settled.”
‘What?” Wei Xin was utterly surprised. Her voice suddenly became sharp, attracting the attention of the others. “You said the contract was signed? The author agreed?”
“Yes!” Speaking of this, Zhou Yan stopped her playful tone and crossed her arms over her chest. She sneered and told everyone about the trip to Clear Water County in detail. Everyone listened in amazement, their expressions varying.
“That’s how it is.” Wei Xin rejoiced, “Thank goodness you went personally. Otherwise, we would have been kept in the dark and let the despicable people scheme against us.”
“No wonder the handwriting in the reply and the manuscript don’t match.” “By the way, have you seen the original manuscript?”
“I saw it.” Zhou Yan was well-prepared this time. She had brought a camera with her and had taken pictures of the original manuscript as evidence when she was at Su Wen’s house.
The photos of the original manuscript are in my camera. I’ll get Xiaowang to develop them at the photo studio later.” “Okay, I’ll go right away,” Xiaowang agreed.
“We can’t afford any more mistakes in this matter.”
Wei Xin cautioned, her concerns evident. “We must leave evidence behind. It can also reduce our troubles.”
“I personally saw it. Are you still worried?”
“That’s right.” The editor in charge of the scumbag’s handbook was also filled with righteous indignation and thought of more details.
“When the author submitted the manuscript, the name left for remittance, address, and everything was Su Wen, so Su Wen is the author’s real name and not a pen name, right? However, the person who replied to us changed her statement and said that Su Wen was a pen name. At that time, we didn’t think too much about it, so we were fooled.”
“Yes, yes!”
“Indeed.’
Zhou Yan also confirmed everyone’s guess, “Su Wen is indeed the author’s real name. I only found out after this trip. Su Wen did not have any hope of being published, so she didn’t bother to use a pen name.”
“Then what should we do? It was too late to change the pen name now,” The editor exclaimed.
It’s fine. I’ve already spoken to Su Wen and she agreed.”
“That’s good. From what you’ve said, the real author is quite easy to talk to.” “More than that!” Zhou Yan changed the topic and praised Su Wen to the point that she was like the heavens and the earth. Her beauty was so stunning, ner personality was so generous, and her every move was enough to make anyone’s heart flutter, even a woman like her.
“Tsk! Boss is going off on a tangent again.”
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No one believed what Zhou Yan said. It wasn’t the first time their boss had said that anyway, so they were already used to it.
Zhou Yan laughed, but she was not angry. She began to organize everyone’s tasks. It was the official release of the scumbag’s handbook. Each person had their own duties, and Zhou Yan sat at her desk, establishing connections with colleagues, friends, and familiar bookstore owners. She asked for help in promoting the new book and so on.
When the entire publishing house worked overtime, networking, and busily promoting the book, efficiency was extremely high. In just one day, Zhou Yan successfully distributed the book, “scumbag’s handbook” to all major bookstores and libraries in the Province.
With Zhou Yan’s own status, many bookstores gave her a lot of face. As soon as the new book was put on the shelves, it was given a prominent display.
After sending Zhou Yan off, Su Wen didn’t waste any time. After lunch, she brought her household registration book identification certificate and rode her bicycle to the village post office. When she arrived at the post office and explained the situation at the window, she immediately received the attention of the post office staff..
Chapter 447: Work Mistake
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Although the management of receiving letters in this era was not strict enough, impersonating someone else to collect their mail was severely punished.
An ordinary person wouldn’t have the guts to take someone else’s letter.
Sun Yunyun had taken Su Wen’s letter for the first time, firstly because Su Wen had promptly taken it back from her, and secondly, because she had just transmigrated and didn’t fully understand the situation, so the matter had been left unresolved.
Now, Su Wen had no intention of letting Sun Yunyun off so easily.
She had to get to the bottom of it.
“We’ve found it. This is the signature of the person who collected the registered letter at that time.” The post office staff with the red armband finally found the information. After checking Su Wen’s identity card, he confirmed her identity and said, “Come and write your name for me to see.”
“Okay.” Su Wen immediately wrote her name in the blank space. The completely different handwriting was obvious at a glance.
The expressions of the post office staff changed. Strictly speaking, this was also a mistake on their part.
“Wait a minute, I’ll go find the postman who was responsible for delivering the letter at that time.”
The staff of the post office were all full-time employees. Many of them had worked for decades, and there were quite a few cases where their sons took over after retirement. It was easy to find out the details. About half an hour later, a staff member with a red armband led a young man in.
“Take a look, can you recognize her? There have been about six registered letters for Su Wen this month. Was she the one who came to collect the letters?”
The young man immediately shook his head. “No, it’s definitely not her. What happened, Department Director What’s wrong”‘
“She’s Su Wen.”
Department Director Wu with the red armband of the post office glared at the young man and scolded, “Look at what you’ve done. Why didn’t you deliver it to her address? Did you hand it over personally? The registered letters can be collected by someone impersonating the recipient, and six times a month at that. Our post office’s reputation is completely ruined. Everyone would fail the year-end assessment.”
If word got out, he would definitely be criticized by the higher-ups.
The young man was dumbfounded. His expression was so dull that he was about to cry. His eyes were red. “I… I didn’t expect it either! She came directly to the post office to find me and said that she was Su Wen and had some letters to collect. She happened to pass by and came to pick it up.”
The young man immediately cried. He was nervous and afraid.
He had taken over his father’s position after retirement and had been an official employee for less than six months. Making such a significant mistake so soon could cost him his job, and he was in deep trouble.
“Sob sob sob… I didn’t expect someone to be so audacious. She seemed like such a friendly young girl. Sob… Department Director Wu, please don’t fire me. I’ll be careful in the future.”
Department Director Wu scolded in frustration, “Why are you crying? Crying won’t solve anything. The most important thing now was to find the person and retrieve the letter.”
-I-I…l’m scared. I don’t want to be fired.”
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“If you don’t want to be fired, then go beg her. What’s the use of you telling me?” Department Director Wu was still having a headache!
Su Wen was also dumbfounded. She couldn’t sit still anymore. Just as she was about to get up, the young man who was crying uncontrollably pulled her back.
“Sister, please don’t file a complaint against me…”
Su Wen was speechless. Then she said, “Alright, stop crying. Hurry up. I know who took my letter. Just arrange for someone to follow me and help me get the letter back.”
Her purpose was not to file a complaint but to get back the letter sent by the publishing house..
Chapter 448: The Problem Is Serious
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However, as for whether she could get it back, Su Wen is not confirmed with it. It didn’t matter if she can’t get the letters back, because her main purpose was to prove herself as the author of “scumbag’s handbook” by using the matter of requesting the letter as evidence. These people at the post office would be witnesses in the future.
Secondly, Sun Yunyun had to pay a price. She had stolen her letters repeatedly and luckily escaped last time. But this time, the responsibility must be pursued.
“That’s good, that’s good.”
The post office staff heaved a sigh of relief when they heard that they could find the impersonator. The young man stopped crying and looked at Su Wen gratefully. However, when his eyes met Su Wen’s, he immediately blushed and was so shy that he dared not to look at her.
Su Wen was talking to Department Director Wu and did not notice at all.
“What is the punishment for impersonating someone and taking their private letter?”
Detention for 15 days.” Department Director Wu was an old employee who
Imew this very well. “Impersonating six times can lead to a prison sentence.” “Prison sentence?” Su Wen was shocked. Her red lips curled into a cold smile. “If that’s the case, please make sure to punish them severely. My letter is not an ordinary letter. It contains contract negotiations.”
“Contract negotiations?” Department Director Wu became much more serious. “If it’s an important letter that involves money, the responsibility will be even stricter.”
“It involves a sum of 10,000 yuan.” Su Wen took out Sun Yunyun’s reply letter that Zhou Yan had brought over to prove its authenticity. She then recounted what had happened in detail, leaving everyone at the post office dumbfounded.
In the end, Department Director Wu immediately decided to call the police and let the police station handle it.
Once the police officer from the police station arrived, this matter was no longer a small matter. The police officer in charge immediately arranged for someone to bring the postman to Trinity village for identification. Once identified, they would retrieve the letter and apprehend the culprit.
Next, they contacted Spring Breeze Publishing House through internal channels to obtain a testimony.
Su Wen didn’t even need to be involved in the process at all. They didn’t even ask for Zhou Yan’s phone number. The efficiency was much higher than in the future. While waiting, the police officer recorded Su Wen’s name, age, home address, family situation, and so on.
“So Fifth sister Su, who skipped a grade and got into university in Clear Water County, is your biological sister?”
Instantly, everyone was in a commotion. Even the others who were busy gathered around to take a look.
The biggest news in Clear Water County in the past month was that a super genius had appeared. These people were more knowledgeable than the villagers, so they knew better how powerful Fifth sister Su was.
They had heard that even the county leaders had been publicly praised by the Province authorities.
The impact of this matter was far more profound than they had imagined. The reward of a few hundred yuan from the Education Bureau sounded like a lot, but it could not be compared to other unseen benefits.
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Immediately, everyone’s attitude towards Su Wen changed. Even Department Director Wu, who had come to assist, showed more caution and respect towards her.
Some poured tea and some offered their seats.
Su Wen felt rather embarrassed.
“Yes! However, she had already changed her name. She was now called Su Jun.” Su Wen smiled modestly. She thought that Fifth sister’s college entrance examination was too timely and incredibly valuable.
“Our family’s situation has spread throughout Clear Water County. Because we are all girls, Our grandmother, who favored boys over girls, didnt give us proper names. Instead, she addressed us based on birth order. Fifth sister Su wasn’t her given name. She was now called Su Jun..”
Chapter 449: Coming to Arrest Someone
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Su Wen secretly made a mischievous face in her heart. She had no qualms at all about taking the opportunity to expose her grandparent’s true colors.
After all, she was only telling the truth and hadn’t fabricated anything. Her younger sisters had suffered so many years of grievances, and she wouldn’t allow them to be mistreated any longer.
She, Su Wen, was not an idiot who would not say anything after suffering a loss.
Anyway, she wasn’t afraid of embarrassment. She wouldn’t lose face to herself and her sisters. If she didn’t take this opportunity to let everyone know, she would be a fool. She wanted to give everyone a heads-up first and also prevent Su Dachun and Ma Xiulan from finding fault with her and using filial piety to control her.
Various chaotic matters about the Su family had already become widely known in Clear Water County ever since Fifth sister entered university. When Su Wen mentioned it, everyone was filled with righteous indignation.
“That’s right. I remember now.” A balding middle-aged man quickly agreed. “You were the one who brought her here to change her name. I was the one in charge at that time.”
“That’s right. Thank you so much.”
“You’re welcome.”
Su Jun has brought glory to us Clear Water County folks. Your sister is impressive, and as an older sister, you’re doing well too. Writing books and all, it’s remarkable!”
“Comrade Little Su, what book did you publish? Tell me about it and buy one too.”
Because they needed to understand the situation, Su Wen’s book-writing endeavors couldn’t be kept a secret. Now, everyone knew about it. Department Director Wu looked at Su Wen with admiration and respect. He quickly apologized again, afraid that Su Wen would be angry.
An author, with a genius sister who had brought glory to Clear Water County, was not someone to be trifled with.
As for the imposter, they were in deep trouble now. Such incidents would be manageable if they involved ordinary personal letters, but now it had escalated to the publication of books, and Su Wen was Clear Water County’s first author, making the situation highly egregious.
It would be normal for the imposter to be sentenced to three to five years.
If Su Wen wanted to pursue the matter further, even the department director himself would be at risk of losing his job.
Trinity Village, Sun family.
Ever since lunch, Sun Yunyun’s right eyelid had been twitching non-stop. She had a constant feeling that something bad was about to happen, but she didn’t have dreams about it. She even slapped herself secretly to shake it off.
“Yunyun, what are you doing? I asked you to chop some wild vegetables to feed the chickens, and you’re dragging your feet.” Zhu Yueju shouted at the top of her lungs.
“I know.” Sun Yunyun snorted and said unhappily, “Mom, can’t you stop making me do such rough work? My hands are getting rough.”
“You didn’t get into university either. What do you want to do if you don’t work?”
“I can study and take the exam next year.”
“It’s impossible to surpass Fifth sister Su even if you take the test again. What’s the point of trying?” Zhu Yueju had been waiting for her daughter to get into the exam to make herself proud. But instead, she saw Su Wen, that little b*tch, in the limelight. Today, she even fought with Chen Guihua. Now, she had nowhere to vent her anger.
She found fault in everything.
Zhu Yueju didn’t agree, and Sun Yunyun didn’t argue further. She didn’t care about this anymore. When she became a famous author, she would hold her head high just the same.
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“Yunyun, someone is here to arrest you.” Sun Dahai suddenly rushed in, his face covered in sweat. “What have you done? Why are people coming to our house to arrest you?”
“I haven’t done anything!”
“Think about it. The cars have already entered the village.”
However, before Sun Yunyun could finish her sentence, the door of the courtyard was slammed open. Su Xiu was leading the way, followed by the people from the post office and the police station. There were also the village chief and villagers who had heard the news and came over to watch the show.
“She’s Sun Yunyun. It’s her.” Su Xiu pointed at Sun Yunyun..
Chapter 450: Stole Another Letter
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Ever since Su Xiu showed off her prowess in the pendant incident, she had developed a strong grudge against Sun Yunyun. After having lunch, Big sister went to town. She then waited at the village entrance! Just then, the people who came to capture Sun Yunyun arrived, so she immediately took the initiative to lead the way.
In a small village like Trinity village, any minor incident could create a big buzz, let alone something as significant as an arrest. It immediately caused a commotion.
The young man who came to identify her was very agitated when he saw Sun Yunyun. “It’s her. She’s the one who impersonated someone to collect the registered letter at the post office.”
“It wasn’t me. I didn’t.” Sun Yunyun didn’t know what was going on until she saw the person in the post office uniform. Subconsciously, she denied it. She was filled with hatred and anger for embarrassing herself.
She had just been daydreaming of becoming a famous author, but now someone had immediately come to arrest her.
It’s useless even if you deny it. You’re the one who came to collect someone else’s registered letter.” The young man hated Sun Yunyun to the core because she almost got him fired. “You liar, thief, how could you be so bad?”
“I… I didn’t.” Sun Yunyun’s tone was pale as she denied it, but she was also panicking.
However, her denials were futile. They had brought the witness and her signature when she took the letters away. Several people had seen her at the post office that day, and the evidence was clear.
The police officer immediately arrested her and pressured her to return the six registered letters that Sun Yunyun had collected under false pretenses.
Everything happened too quickly. Zhu Yueju didn’t even have time to react.
Sun Dahai and Sun Dahe, on the other hand, had realized the gravity of the situation, but the two brothers were helpless. Nothing they said could change the fact that there was eyewitness and physical evidence.
“Yunyun, you’re muddle-headed. How can you steal someone else’s letter?” Ever since Sun Dahai had been taught a lesson, he had behaved himself. He had healed from his injuries and no longer dared to mistreat his wife. He had been busy working in the fields all day and had only just found out about what his sister had done privately. It infuriated him to the point of losing his temper.
Old man Sun, who had rushed back from the fields after hearing the news, heard everything clearly as soon as he entered the door. His vision went black and he fainted.
It was worth mentioning although Old man Sun wasn’t exactly a good person, he had one redeeming quality. He could distinguish right from wrong and knew what actions were unacceptable. Stealing, in particular, was absolutely forbidden. Now, his most beloved daughter had impersonated someone to steal another person’s letter. This was simply smearing the Sun family’s reputation.
How would he face others in the future?
“It’s all Su Wen’s fault. She deliberately framed me.” Sun Yunyun 01 feel fear now, struggling and refusing to take responsibility for he instead placing all the blame on Su Wen.
“Pah!” Su Xiu stepped forward and kicked Sun Yunyun, causing her to tumble.
The police officers holding onto Sun Yunyun were taken aback. No one expected Su Xiu, a delicate and slender young girl, to be so bold and violent. She actually kicked someone. Because they were unprepared, Sun Yunyun was knocked over by the kick.
Don’t lay your hands on people.” Someone immediately came up to separate su Xiu.
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Su Xiu didn’t insist and, after being separated, pointed and scolded, “You stole my Big sister’s letter, and now that the matter has been exposed, you still dare to blame my Big sister? If the sender hadn’t come to us directly, we wouldn’t have known!”
“How did she steal letters again?” He Yulan, who had come to protect Su Xiu, was furious as well. “This isn’t the first time, is it? She had already stolen it once when Zhou Hengyang sent back a special ticket.”
“That’s right!”
“I saw it with my own eyes last time when Wen found the special ticket sent by
Zhou Hengyang on her..”