PNB Chapter 1124 Don’t Be Stubborn
Chapter 1124 Don’t Be Stubborn
Zhao Jinling was stunned for a moment, then confirmed with her father, "Dad, are you going to entrust me to sign a contract with the lawyer?"
Mr. Zhao nodded his chin hard, "Yes!"
Zhao Jinling thought for a moment and said, "Dad, why don't you think about it again? There's no rush for this matter."
Although she supported her father in getting the money back from Zhao Jinzhu, she was a little hesitant when asked to sign the contract.
Before she got married, although her parents didn't treat her too badly in terms of food and clothing, she had no share in the house's belongings, and she had no right to get involved in matters involving money.
The two elders used most of the compensation money from Xinxin's parents to buy a house and marry Zhao Jinzhu off. She felt sorry for Xinxin and tried to persuade her parents, but was scolded by her father.
Now her father actually wanted her to entrust the law firm to sign a contract and file a lawsuit? She subconsciously wanted to refuse.
When Mr. Zhao saw that his daughter didn't agree immediately, he became anxious again. "It's useless... You, you think about Niuniu! Hai, Hai, you mother!"
He is in this condition now, his body is out of control and he can't speak clearly. Even if he is discharged from the hospital, he may never be able to return to normal.
He may be in this half-dead state in the future. What else can he do?
Although my daughter said that she could entrust a lawyer with full authority to sue the court, litigation is not a matter of one or two days. During the whole process, she would definitely need to communicate with the lawyer more than once.
He now has a hard time communicating with others. Signing the contract himself is not a good idea. It is better to entrust the matter to his daughter who is good at speaking.
Zhao Jinling thought about her parents' age and physical condition, and then she thought about her niece who had lost both of her parents before she even reached adulthood...
She was soft-hearted after all and couldn't bear to ignore the matter.
"Ah..." Zhao Jinling sighed and said, "Dad, if you want me to be your agent, we need to find two witnesses. The lawyer said they have to have no vested interests in our family. Think of any suitable candidates."
Mr. Zhao pondered for a moment and asked, "Then, those... grave-digging students, are they okay?"
He knew that his granddaughter got along well with the female students who dug graves. This time when he fell ill, it was thanks to them that they noticed that something was wrong with him and called an ambulance to take him to the hospital, saving his life.
Those students had no vested interests with the Zhao family and were kind and enthusiastic, so he felt they were suitable to be witnesses.
Zhao Jinling thought for a moment and shook her head, "Dad, we've already troubled him enough, so let's not add to the trouble. Besides, he's just here for an internship and will be leaving Jinzhong in a few days. If he becomes our witness, it will be inconvenient for us to deal with anything else later."
She wasn't sure if the witness would cause any trouble later on, other than just bearing witness when signing the power of attorney. But she felt that she couldn't keep relying on Su Xing and the others like this.
They don’t owe the Zhao family anything.
Old Master Zhao nodded his chin slowly, "I'll think about it again..."
……
Su Xing and other teachers and students from Peking University were indeed about to leave Jinzhong.
This field internship will end in a week.
Su Xing wanted to get Zhao Xinxin signed on for publication before she left, so she has been paying more attention to this matter recently.
on Monday.
Tiantian Publishing House replied to Su Xing and said that they had decided to sign a contract with Zhao Xinxin.
However, Zhao Xinxin is still a minor, so her guardian is needed to sign the contract.
Zhao Xinxin’s current guardians are the old couple of the Zhao family.
At present, only Zhao Jinling knows that Zhao Xinxin is going to publish a collection of poems, while the old couple of the Zhao family are still unaware.
But Zhao Jinling is not Zhao Xinxin's guardian and is not qualified to help her niece sign the contract.
Su Xing talked about this with his two roommates.
Cheng Xiuning said, "Then don't tell Grandma Zhao what the specific matter is. Just ask her to sign the contract. After all, she can't understand the contract."
"This..." Zhang Caifeng hesitated, "Isn't this inappropriate? Signing a contract requires both parties to be informed and willing. She's not clear about the rights and obligations of the contract. Isn't this harming the elderly man's legal rights?"
"Oh!" Cheng Xiuning said, "Don't be so stubborn! You can tell her that Xinxin's poems have been selected for publication in student readings, but don't be too specific about the royalties. Just say there will be a small amount of remuneration. There's no need to explain specific royalties or subsequent income. Besides, even if an adult author signs a publishing contract with a publisher themselves, most of them only look at the key information and won't nitpick the terms word for word."
Su Xing said, "That's true. When I signed the album publishing contract, that was the first time, one of my sisters helped me find a lawyer to talk to the editor. For subsequent contracts, I only signed after reading the key terms, and I didn't read the entire contract."
"But..." She changed the subject and continued, "If you really want to fool Grandma Zhao like this, I still feel a little uneasy. I'll talk to Xinxin first, and then call her aunt to discuss it."
Zhang Caifeng nodded and said, "We need to communicate."
Cheng Xiuning shrugged, "Okay, okay, you're right."
evening.
When Zhao Xinxin came to study, Su Xing told her about this.
Zhao Xinxin frowned and thought for a while, then said, "If my grandma knew that what I wrote would be printed in a book, she would be very happy, but she probably wouldn't ask too many questions, and she wouldn't know what to ask."
Obviously, what she meant was that she didn't want her grandmother to know the specific publishing matters.
Su Xing and the other three girls exchanged glances with each other.
Then Su Xing said, "Xinxin, let's call your aunt first and tell her about this."
Zhao Xinxin nodded and said, "Okay, you can tell my aunt."
Su Xing picked up the phone and dialed Zhao Jinling.
"Hey?"
Su Xing said, "Aunt Zhao, I'm Su Xing. Xinxin is with me. I want to talk to you about Xinxin's poetry collection. Is it convenient for you to talk?"
"Huh? Wait a minute."
Zhao Jinling said to her old father, "Dad, lie down for a while. I'm going out to answer a phone call."
"Um……"
Zhao Jinling walked out of the ward with the phone and went to the corner at the end of the corridor.
"Xiao Su, tell me what you want to say."
Su Xing put the phone on loudspeaker and together with Zhao Xinxin, he talked to Zhao Jinling about the publishing contract.
Zhao Jinling said, "What's the big deal? Just give my mom the contract to sign. Since she can't understand it, just tell her the school asked her to sign it! As for the royalties, just tell her it's a few dozen yuan per article. Don't tell her the specific amount. Otherwise, if she knows Xinxin has the ability to make money, she might brag about it, or she might feel sorry for her youngest son and not let my dad ask for money."
Zhao Xinxin listened to her aunt's words and nodded continuously. What her aunt said was exactly what she was worried about.
"Is this...appropriate?"
Zhang Caifeng said in a low voice.
"What's inappropriate about this?" Zhao Jinling said, "We're not trying to trick the old couple. We're just trying to prevent them from causing trouble. You students, you haven't been in society yet, so you're just too disciplined."