Chapter 1282 - 1284: Sacrifice Brings Reward
With some help and Gong Ruini’s well-written article, it naturally got published in the newspaper quickly.
Although it’s not a leading newspaper, it is at least considered a major paper in Beijing.
During her internship, of course, Gong Ruini would follow these newspapers, not fully comprehending each report in depth but at least going with the trends.
Since the article by Gong Ruini is related to legal matters, she certainly wouldn’t miss it and would read it with great seriousness.
Upon looking at it, it was indeed remarkable that the signed name was Gong Ruini, and the matter discussed happened to be the hotly debated topic at school recently.
Even though Gong Ruini attempted to explain things, few believed her, and those who envied Gong Ruini claimed it was purely her statement without any confirmation from the other party.
"Gong Ruini dared to submit it, and the newspaper published it; it surely seems true."
"Back then, she claimed her brother had the signed agreement in his possession."
"This is a bold move, posting it directly in the newspaper, though not stating directly, people concerned about these issues will connect the dots."
"This matter is going to escalate."
"I think Gong Ruini was too much; clearly, her family doesn’t lack such money."
"Thirty-eight thousand, tsk tsk tsk, and she decided to fork it over without hesitation."
"She came up with thirty-two thousand, and the six thousand likely went to Gong Ruwen himself," someone offered more accuracy.
"Thirty-two thousand is quite a sum."
Even though they are graduates of Jing University, earning thirty-two thousand is no easy task for them.
"Even if they have the money, it’s still their money; there’s no reason he has to advance it."
"Well, our discussion should focus on adhering to signed agreements."
"Indeed, we should be discussing whether contracts ought to be honored."
Thus, before Gong Ruini arrived, the topic shifted to whether agreements should be honored.
"Gong Ruini has arrived." Though everyone was deeply involved in the discussion, someone kept an eye on Gong Ruini.
They wanted to see Gong Ruini’s current expression and were curious why she published her writing so easily in the newspaper.
Previously, other submissions failed to get published.
"Ni Zi," Qiao Yanran waved the newspaper in her hand.
Apparently, it truly sparked a huge debate, "I wrote it."
Everyone stared at her, seemingly trying to confirm if it was indeed her writing; being straightforward was better.
Phew, it truly was submitted by Gong Ruini, which triggered various thoughts in their minds.
"Then why didn’t you include the names of the involved parties, Ni Zi?" Qiao Yanran asked, puzzled, because if it’s making the paper, then just lay it all out.
"Those who care will care, and those with guilty consciences will be nervous when they see this."
"Once the names of all involved parties are included, things will spiral uncontrollably." Gong Ruini certainly had various desires to include the names.
But just wanting doesn’t mean she can, and ensuring publication wouldn’t be possible if she dared to include names.
Even having the Dai family as a backing wouldn’t change that.
"Yes, indeed. By the way, your brother’s money?" Qiao Yanran asked with concern.
"Not sure, but my brother mentioned, once he gets the money, he plans to donate it," even though the money was rightly theirs to claim, many viewed them as wealthy people clinging hard to these funds.
Ah, donate it? Everyone was shocked, and someone spoke, quivering, "Donate all of it?"
"Donate thirty-eight thousand?"
"Yeah, didn’t your brother advance thirty-two thousand?"
They felt Gong Ruwen’s actions seemed aggressive, yet donating the entire amount couldn’t denote him greedy.
If truly a greedy person, he wouldn’t generously offer to donate the money.
Even if donating, the advanced payment should be deducted first.
Indeed, they were all shocked, never expecting such generosity.
Since only donating six thousand, donating thirty-two without minding much, just as many claim, Gong Ruwen indeed wasn’t short of money.
"No, my brother advanced it so long, never thinking of claiming it; he had hoped once the factory had money, it would be paid, yet the factory kept delaying payment despite having funds, which angered my brother."
"Pursuing this money constantly is ensuring the factory understands the agreement must be honored," Gong Ruini explained again why Gong Ruwen insisted on retrieving the money.
"Yes, yes."
"The signed agreement should be honored."
Previously, while discussing this matter, opinions weren’t so singular; now, the stance has completely shifted.
Qiao Yanran truly admired Gong Ruini, effortlessly reversing the entire situation with one simple move.
"Impressive, but your brother is truly generous," Qiao Yanran wholeheartedly admired Gong Ruwen.
"One must give to gain." Losing over thirty thousand to the factory, without benefiting, might even earn criticism calling him foolish.
Once donated, there’s bound to be praise.
One must give to gain; this phrase led Qiao Yanran into contemplation, often mentioned yet seldom genuinely practiced.
The news of Gong Ruwen opting to donate the thirty-eight thousand once obtained circulated throughout Jing University swiftly.
To students of other fields, it was merely news, with a bit of awe over Gong Ruwen’s wealth, then the matter dissipated.
But for law majors, it was actively dissected and discussed.
With economic development rising, contracts are increasingly utilized, and breaches gradually common.
Facing such scenarios, besides relentless demanding of payments, cluelessness persists.
This is when the judicial system should intervene, yet many view court suits as time and money-consuming.
Seeing the entire law department discuss this matter brought joy to Gong Ruini, knowing Beijing had prominent law faculties beyond just Jing University.
"Ni Zi, the law departments at Hua University and R University, among others, are discussing this issue too," Gong Ruwen never anticipated such widespread attention.
"Moreover, they also connect it to prior circulating rumors," Gong Ruwen wouldn’t admit having subtly nudged students to connect these matters.
Gong Ruwen felt a surge of fear, "If not for Ni Zi’s discussion with me, I wouldn’t grasp how widespread this could grow."
Surprisingly, not limited to Jing University, Gong Ruini initially believed dissemination was due to Gong Ruwen being an alumnus there.
Currently, Gong Ruwen remains a notable figure, now realizing that the spread wasn’t confined to Jing University, where intentions seemed to sink Gong Ruwen within the entire student community.