Since Cai Yuanpei had called early in the morning, Wang Zheng, who had already gone to the back mountain to get busy, was naturally not in the dormitory.
Although he had asked the teacher for leave in advance, Chu Xiaoman didn't know.
Both of them were in the treatment class and their dormitories were next to each other. They usually went to class together. Now, Wang Zheng suddenly took leave, which once again left Chu Xiaoman, who was calling Wang Zheng to get up and go to class together, empty-handed.
This infuriated Xiaoman, who was determined to get revenge, and it also ruined her and Bai Meixi's revenge plan from the start, which was a bad omen.
Meanwhile, Wang Zheng was standing at the entrance of the experimental base on the back mountain of Nanjing University, pretending to be serious, patiently waiting for the research institute staff who would deliver the spiritual plant seeds.
Looking at the business car approaching from afar, he kept marveling at how much face he had now, truly shameless.
However, once the car came to a steady stop and he saw the person getting out, Wang Zheng immediately changed his demeanor. He eagerly ran forward to open the door and even put on a smiling face.
"Mom, why did you come all the way here? You could have just told me, and I would have gotten it myself. There was no need for you to go to all this trouble..."
Li Liang rolled her eyes and scolded irritably:
"I am just a small research institute director, a captain in Jingnan. How could I dare to trouble you, Major Wang, to come all this way?"
In the blink of an eye, a phone call reached my boss. Who knows, I, this lowly director, might be dismissed by you at any time.
"I have to rely on others' whims, I dare not refuse!"
"Mom, what are you saying? I wouldn't dare do that. I just... oh dear~"
Looking at Wang Zheng's smirking face, Li Liang grew angrier the more she thought about it.
Thinking back to how I had just hung up on that brat yesterday, and before I even left the institute, the director told me to distribute some of the seeds from the project to Nanjing University.
Seeing Wang Zheng now, his anger flared up instantly, and he grabbed Wang Zheng's ear and twisted it hard.
Meanwhile, Major Wang, who was imposing and invincible, was now in a different situation.
He kept standing on his tiptoes, pretending to be in unbearable pain. In reality, given his physique, let alone twisting his ear, even sawing with a saw wouldn't leave a mark on him.
"Ouch, Mom, that hurts! There are so many people here, give me some face!"
Upon hearing this, Li Liang became even angrier, her eyebrows shot up, and she immediately started cursing.
"Face? I still have face to save! You've given me face, huh?! What did I tell you yesterday, and look what happened..."
Under Li Liang's earnest advice, it was ultimately Cai Yuanpei, the director of the Jingnan Research Institute, who stepped in to help Wang Zheng out of the predicament.
"Director Li, this isn't about saving face. If Xiao Wang can really solve our problem of cultivating spiritual plants, it will not only benefit the local area but also the country and its people. We must provide the necessary conditions."
Seeing that her boss had spoken and her assistant was smirking beside her, Li Liang finally let go of his hand. However, she was clearly still angry, meaning that Wang Zheng should wait, this matter was not over yet.
Wang Zheng immediately ran up to Cai Yuanpei and said politely:
"Senior brother, you're too kind. How come you came all this way without even saying hello? Please come in, have a seat, and have some tea."
While being polite, Wang Zheng, acting as the host, invited everyone inside.
Wang Zheng didn't expect that the research institute would take this matter so seriously. Not only did they send his mother, the person in charge of the project, but even Director Cai Yuanpei himself came to the scene.
As his assistant carried in two large boxes, a flash of joy crossed Wang Zheng's eyes. He then led everyone to the reception area and sat them down.
To be fair, although this place has never been used, it is at least fully functional.
Wang Zheng had been cultivating at this base in the back mountain for a month or so, and had long since become familiar with it. He could barely be considered half a master. He politely led everyone to their seats, and then opened the cabinet to take out tea and serve them.
Wang Zheng knew exactly how to treat his mother and Director Cai Yuanpei as guests of the Jingnan Research Institute, and also took the opportunity to showcase Nanjing University's strength.
Looking at the surrounding scenery, Cai Yuanpei was also somewhat moved.
"So many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and it's been a long time since I last came to Nanjing University for an exchange."
"Junior Brother Wang Zheng, your restart of the project on the back hill of Nanjing University is truly the best news we older generations have heard in recent years."
"The Nanjing University Research Center has been abandoned for a long time. It used to be quite prestigious, didn't it? My father never told me that."
Hearing this, Wang Zheng was also curious, so he asked:
"Senior brother, have you been to this back mountain base before?"
Cai Yuanpei smiled and nodded.
"I still remember how, under the guidance of our teachers, we researchers from southern Beijing would often gather here to exchange ideas. The lively scene is still vivid in my mind..."
Seeing that Senior Brother Cai was lost in memories and filled with emotion, Wang Zheng did not disturb him, but simply served tea to everyone politely.
After Wang Zheng had settled everyone in, Cai Yuanpei came to his senses, and then Wang Zheng took out the documents he had prepared beforehand.
Upon closer inspection, this was precisely the application form that Cai Yuanpei had requested in his phone call yesterday, submitted in the name of Nanjing University, voluntarily requesting assistance from the Jingnan Research Institute in establishing a second planting pilot project.
The ink on it wasn't even completely dry yet; this was the document that Wang Zheng had hurriedly run to the back mountain to secretly print out.
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