She Only Cares About Cultivation
Chapter 142 - 90s Cook 141 (Part 4)

Chapter 142: 90s Cook 141 (Part 4)

The most important thing was, with so many celebrities and authors sharing her story, who exactly was she to have so many people stand up for her?

The incident transitioned from 2008 to 2009, from spring to early summer, before an official response was finally issued.

The Gong Family was ordered to make a civil compensation of 860,000 yuan to Gong Mingxia, relevant responsible parties in office were dismissed, and those no longer in office had their retirement pay and other benefits cancelled.

The Gong family members faced civil compensation, and Mr. Gong was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, while Gong was given a dismissal from his position.

If it weren’t for the civil compensation, Mr. Gong’s sentence would have been longer. They compensated not because they wanted to make amends to the victim but because they didn’t want to go to jail.

As soon as the compensation was announced, people online started saying that Gong Mingxia was in it for the money, especially her brother and sister-in-law, who were the most active and even chased down Gong Mingxia to the hotel she was staying at, attempting to claim a share of the money.

Internet trolls went from sympathy at the beginning to envy at the end, spewing really unbearable statements.

It all came down to mockery. If she had really gotten into university, she might not have been able to earn that much money. Now she had struck it rich, and so on with the unsavoury comments.

After receiving the compensation, Gong Mingxia directly donated the money to the county education bureau for the construction of rural schools and the establishment of libraries.

After getting the receipt, she declined all media interviews and quietly left S County.

It wasn’t until the county education bureau announced the donation that the ridicule and verbal abuse online gradually subsided, but that didn’t mean it disappeared.

Although the money was received and donated, some attacked her for giving no quarter to the Gong Family. In short, no matter what you do, there will always be someone nitpicking.

Gong Mingxia traveled all the way from S County back to H State, many recognizing her and even reporting her whereabouts online, forcing her to ultimately wear a mask and sunglasses until no one tracked her any longer. At the train station, Cao Yuan personally picked her up. Only after getting into the car did she remove her mask and sunglasses, taking a deep breath of relief.

"Are you okay?" Seeing his wife’s pale face, Cao Yuan was a bit worried.

Gong Mingxia shook her head, "Haven’t caused any trouble at your work, have I?"

Cao Yuan thought of those calls from higher up and his expression darkened.

"No, it’s over now. They will forget about this after a while. Don’t let it get to you. Just take a good rest when we get home."

"I’m fine. I’m not taking it to heart. Cyberbullying has been around for a long time, and there are all sorts of people online. I get that. I just suddenly felt how hard it is to be a person. I was just seeking justice for my own twenty years, yet how can I be insulted so badly? What kind of values do these people have? Why should I have settled privately? Just because I took the money, I should have settled privately, right? Haha, and they talk about the astronomical compensation, saying I’d have enough for a lifetime of luxury. It’s utterly nonsensical. Do I look like I lack that bit of money?"

She had barely finished venting when she received a call from Meng Xiuying.

Meng Xiuying had been following the matter closely, so as soon as she knew Gong Mingxia was back in HZ, she immediately called her.

"Sister, send me all the receipts from your donation. Those who insulted you are shameless. I think you should make a statement. Let them see what good deeds you’ve done in secret and let them know you are not lacking in money. The secret about Ming Xiu should be made public too!"