I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 360: More Than Enough to Ruin Things, Not Enough to Succeed

Chapter 360: Chapter 360: More Than Enough to Ruin Things, Not Enough to Succeed

Sun Xiuyuan hurriedly reached for Mr. Sun’s arm, "Dad, please, just hurry up and call the newspaper. I don’t want to be in the papers anymore, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. I’ll pass on this one, let another classmate have the chance."

Mr. Sun looked at his daughter with satisfaction, feeling she had grown up. freewebnσvel.cѳm

Although she had not handled this situation well, things had already come to this point, and calling the newspaper to retrieve all the copies was out of the question; it would turn a minor issue into a massive one. He frowned and said, "Let’s just leave it as it is, it’s impossible to take it back now; the newspaper has already been printed. Moreover, are you saying we can just cancel the distribution of hundreds of thousands of newspapers just like that?"

Sun Xiuyuan’s face instantly turned ashen.

Mr. Sun’s sharp gaze revealed that he sensed there was more to the story than what his daughter was saying.

He knew his daughter was spoiled but didn’t have any significant faults, apart from being very vain and prideful, loving to show off.

To him, these were not particularly alarming flaws for a girl.

But it was clear that something was definitely amiss now, so his voice turned stern, "What exactly happened?"

Sun Xiuyuan bit her lip, stammering, "Dad, I didn’t participate in the labor work. I... I just took a few photos, posing for them. Then I went back to school..."

Mr. Sun’s expression changed in an instant.

Wasn’t this outright deception?

And the person deceiving was his daughter?

If it were a conflict with a classmate or even jealousy, it would be a relatively minor issue, but this was serious.

It meant everything written in black and white was a lie.

After Sun Xiuyuan finished speaking, her face flushed red and she lowered her head, which was as good as an admission.

Mr. Sun’s office fell into an awkward silence.

After a while, Mr. Sun, holding back his anger, asked, "How many people know you didn’t participate in the labor?"

"Dad, yesterday not many people knew, but today the president of the student council, Qiao Qingyu, posted a list with more than a dozen names in the campus announcement area. She listed all the students who participated in the work. She did it on purpose; she’s out to get me."

Qiao Qingyu was He Xiuyu’s partner.

Mr. Sun naturally knew of a person called Qiao Qingyu, but he did not know if it was the same one.

A flash of jealousy crossed Sun Xiuyuan’s eyes, "Yes, her, she’s from the He family. This is all Qiao Qingyu’s doing, she did it just to embarrass me."

Seeing Sun Xiuyuan still making excuses, Mr. Sun’s anger surged and he stretched out his hand as if he wanted to slap her, but he still couldn’t bring himself to do it. His face turned a livid shade of purple, and with trembling fingers he pointed at Sun Xiuyuan, "First tell me, does your brother know about your deception?"

"...No, he doesn’t know. My brother doesn’t know."

Mr. Sun felt somewhat relieved. If his son had known, it would have been truly disappointing because the mistake was so foolish and basic.

Mr. Sun sat down, wondering if he could pull back almost nine hundred thousand copies of the newspaper with a single word?

Even if he could afford the loss, what would he say?

But if the newspaper was really distributed, then the Sun family’s reputation would be severely tarnished.

At his workplace, not everyone was a friend. He had quite a few enemies who were waiting for a chance to take him down.

He really wanted to curse his daughter, this failure who messes up everything she touches, but those words ultimately remained unspoken.

Then he discovered that his daughter’s boastful arrogance had already crossed the line.

It was their responsibility as parents.

He sat in the chair with a sense of powerlessness, then said in a deep voice, "Get back to school right away."

Sun Xiuyuan didn’t know what her father was thinking, but from his looks, she felt things weren’t good, and her hatred for Qiao Qingyu grew even more, "Dad, what should we do about this mess?"

"What do you mean, what should we do? Just let it be."

"Dad, you have to help me. If I lose face, you’ll lose face too," Sun Xiuyuan blurted out without thinking.

Mr. Sun, "..."

Now she was being clever, but it was only a petty cleverness.

"I have a meeting soon, and it’s not good for you to be here," Mr. Sun began to rush his daughter out.

"Dad, are you going to handle this or not? Give me a straight answer."

Sun Xiuyuan was so frantic that she stamped her feet on the spot.

Mr. Sun got angry and reprimanded in a low voice, "Leave immediately."

Even though he usually spoiled her, when Mr. Sun really got angry, Sun Xiuyuan was afraid. Her eyes welled up with tears, then she shot her father a resentful glance and ran out of the office.

She couldn’t return to school yet, as she still had to take care of the matter with the factory signboard. After dealing with that, it was already dark, and feeling uneasy, Sun Xiuyuan went home. Mr. Sun didn’t return until after they had finished dinner. Seeing her sitting in the living room at home, his face darkened instantly, "Why aren’t you at school? What are you doing at home? Don’t you want to study anymore?"

"Dad, how can I go back to school without a clear answer from you?"

"Sun Xiuyuan, you got into university, too. I’ve always thought you weren’t a foolish child, but how could you do something so stupid?"

"Dad, isn’t it all Qiao Qingyu’s fault? If she hadn’t made the list, would anyone be talking about this?"

Mr. Sun was almost amused by frustration. He had never met Qiao Qingyu but knew she was a capable person who got real work done. The greening of Xichuan, to be honest, was initiated by her. It was only because He Xiuyu didn’t agree to make a big publicity out of it that the matter was downplayed, otherwise, Qiao Qingyu’s achievements wouldn’t be what they are now.

He knew that several units in the province had already approached the university president, seeking to reserve Qiao Qingyu’s post-graduation destination.

But she was slated for a position at the research base, and even the provincial authorities didn’t have much leverage compared to the research base.

He asked his daughter, "So what you’re saying is, if the student council didn’t make that list, your lie could have become true?"

Sun Xiuyuan’s face turned ugly as she hung her head low.

Sun Mama frowned at the side, "How can you talk to the child like this? She’s still young, there are things she doesn’t understand, and you need to teach her slowly. Normally, you don’t care about anything, but once there’s an issue you scold her, how can she learn well?"

"She’s not young anymore. Look at what kids her age are doing, then look at what she’s doing—blatantly faking it. Who gave her the audacity? Does she think her grandfather and her father can cover the sky with one hand?"

Mr. Sun turned pale with rage.

Without another glance at the mother and daughter, he stormed into the study, huffing.

...

The next day, the Xichuan Daily wasn’t distributed as usual in the morning but was delivered to the various units’ guards and newsstands close to noon instead.

Naturally, that false report never got the chance to meet with the public.