Before Nan Qu could finish exclaiming in amazement, Su Ruoli said, "Big brother has finished delivering, now it's my turn."

As she spoke, Su Ruoli took out a bank card: "I'm not as rich as Lao San. This is my salary over the years, probably a little over a hundred. Consider it a small token of my appreciation to my nephew."

Nan Qu was astonished to find that Su Ruoli had managed to save so much money.

"I never knew that doing experiments could be so lucrative?"

Su Ruoli complained, "Doing experiments doesn't make money, it burns through cash, especially in these last four years. If it weren't for Lao San's financial support, my lab would have been gone long ago. I would have had to get a permanent position. I wouldn't have this much freedom then. This money I have is what I earned before. But now it's all good, Lao San's problem is solved, and I can do what I want to do."

After Su Ruoli left, Su Ruoyan explained, "Well, when I asked you for the information on the inhibitor before, I said you were the mother of my son."

Nan Qu didn't react at first; she thought there was nothing wrong with what she said. However, after the words had been swirling in her mind, she couldn't help but stare wide-eyed at Su Ruoyan.

She remarked that the Su family was so easy to talk to and so generous.

"You've made them misunderstand; you'll have to explain yourself later."

Su Ruoyan quickly replied, "Of course." But in her heart, she thought, "Maybe it will come true in the future."

More than the misunderstanding, Nan Qu was concerned about what Su Ruoli said: "What did your second brother mean by that? Isn't his lab a government-affiliated institution?"

Su Ruoyan nodded: "My brother used to work at a pharmaceutical factory. He came here specifically to study my condition because of what happened to me. However, because things within the government are too complicated, there are many things he can't do. Of course, my second brother is most worried about the fact that there are too many people and too many eyes on him. That would create a lot of unnecessary trouble."

So, it's better to set up our own lab. However, my family has some connections with the special operations group, so we'll use their nameplate. It'll make things easier that way.

Nan Qu understood, but what she was thinking was, "Your second brother said that doing experiments is very expensive?"

Su Ruoyan thought about the money her second brother had spent over the years and couldn't help but nod, saying, "Just that one lab, not including special equipment, cost over a hundred. Some professional equipment is even more expensive. Besides that, we also have to buy other people's research results and conduct experimental discussions for academic exchanges. Over the course of a year, we can still make two or three small goals."

"Two or three hundred million? And that's just for researching antibodies against one virus?"

Su Ruoyan said, "Yes."

Nan Qu looked at Su Ruoyan excitedly: "You're saying that if researching just one viral antibody is this expensive, then wouldn't researching other viruses be expensive too? Also, where do the raw materials for the viruses come from? What channels are they transported through? Ordinary people can't do these things, right?"

Upon hearing this, Su Ruoyan immediately became serious. Nan Qu was right; this experiment was so expensive, how could ordinary people afford it?

Unless you're not an ordinary person!

Or perhaps, they are an extraordinary group of people!

The two said almost simultaneously, "Investigate the Gu family's financial situation!"

The two exchanged a glance, and Su Ruoyan immediately stood up: "I'll go back to my room to get it done."

Nan Qu nodded: "Okay! I'll go brew the medicinal herbs for you."

As Nan Qu was about to get up, she remembered all the things she was carrying and called out to Su Ruoyan, "About the child. Should you talk to him, or should I do it?"

Su Ruoyan thought for a moment and said, "I'll do it. He's been enjoying sleeping with me lately. I'll try talking to him tonight."

Hearing this, Nan Qu nodded: "Don't pressure him."

The next morning, Nan Qu noticed Nan Xing staring at her every now and then and knew that the boy was probably feeling insecure again. So she beckoned him over.

Nanxing rushed over and hugged Nanqu.

Seeing Nanxing, who had stopped acting like a spoiled child after previously claiming to be a big kid, acting like this now, Nanqu's heart couldn't help but soften: "Did he tell you?"

Nanxing nodded in Nanqu's arms, but did not speak.

Nan Qu asked, "Are you worried that your mother won't want you anymore?"

Nanxing nodded again before saying, "Actually, I know about paternity tests. Last time we were kicked out, that person said I wasn't his child. Later, my mother took me to the hospital for a checkup. I cried a lot when we got back. Last time, my uncle and mother took me to the hospital. I can read the words on the test paper, and this time we did the same thing my mother took me to last time."

But since none of you mentioned it later, I'll pretend I didn't know.