Chapter 602: Something Big Has Happened! (Two Chapters Combined)
After the banquet, Gu Yin returned home and was faced with a room full of gifts. She couldn't decide where to start. How long was she going to open them all?
There was no other way but to call my family along.
My family members were quite willing to help; opening blind boxes is mysterious and exciting.
Gu Qingming was specifically in charge of collecting gifts at the hotel entrance, so he had a general idea of what the gifts were like: "Most of them were red envelopes, especially from the bosses. They were all red envelopes. And I secretly checked them, and they were all very light. Inside were either bank cards or checks, very straightforward!"
After saying that, he brought out a box: "The red envelopes are all here, come on, come and open them!"
So everyone took turns opening the envelopes, and just as Gu Qingming had said, they were all filled with bank cards and checks.
"This check is for 500,000."
"Here is my bank card, and the number is written on it: 1 million."
“Mine is also a check, also for 1 million.”
Gu Yin opened the red envelope in her hand: "It's also a check, but the amount is a bit large, it's 5 million. Grandpa, do you know this man named Ye Chengtian?" As she spoke, she handed the check to Zhou Wansheng.
Zhou Wansheng took it and nodded: "They're from Hong Kong, from the Ye Group. Their family is involved in real estate and the entertainment industry. It's fine, take it. I'll give it back to them when they have a banquet later."
Hearing Zhou Wansheng say this, Gu Yin finally remembered who it was. At this time, Ye Chengtian's entertainment company was full of very popular stars, who were household names in mainland China. However, the Ye family's rise to power was not clean. In the year Gu Yin died in her previous life, the Ye family had already declined, and those stars had all left to start their own businesses.
Thinking of this, Gu Yin looked at Zhou Wansheng and asked, "Grandpa, what is the relationship between our family and the Ye family?"
Zhou Wansheng shook his head: "We're just nodding acquaintances. Besides, the Ye family isn't exactly clean. Our Zhou family's industries don't overlap with theirs, and we don't have any cooperation with them. I didn't even send them an invitation to this banquet. I didn't expect them to send someone over. I'll remember this gift and return it later. You don't need to worry about it."
Clearly, Zhou Wansheng also felt that the other party was not suitable for a close relationship. Seeing that he was confident in his own judgment, Gu Yin didn't say anything more.
After opening all the red envelopes, the amount exceeded 100 million.
Gu Yin blinked: "If we have a few more birthday parties, will we become rich?"
Zhou Wan lightly tapped her forehead and said with a helpless smile, "Are we short of money for you? You're obsessed with money!"
Gu Yin touched her forehead, which felt nothing, and laughed, "Just kidding! After this birthday, I'll be a rich woman! I won't lack money."
It was getting late, so Gu Yin didn't open the remaining gifts. She'd do it another time.
After leaving the house filled with gift boxes, everyone went back to their rooms to wash up.
Fortunately, her hairstyle wasn't too complicated, otherwise Gu Yin would have had to go to the salon to get it cleaned.
After washing up, Gu Yin was just about to go to sleep when there was a knock on the door.
Gu Yin put on her coat and went to open the door.
Seeing Zhou Wansheng at the door, she asked in confusion, "Grandpa? What's wrong?" She then made room for him to come in.
Zhou Wansheng shook his head: "I won't go in. This is a gift from Wu Ye. I heard it's from two mines, so it's quite valuable. I didn't put it in that pile of gifts. Take a look."
Gu Yin took it in surprise: "Another jade mine? How many mines does he have? With these two, I have four now, and he even gave several to my second senior brother's lab before! Won't he go bankrupt?"
Zhou Wansheng laughed and said, "After he recovered from his illness, he merged with two families, and his wealth increased several times over. He owns 90% of the mines in Myanmar and is still expanding outwards. He is incredibly wealthy and I heard that he has even contacted people in the Eastern District, planning to do oil business. You can rest assured and accept his offer! He values his life."
Since his illness was cured in China, the laboratory that Wu Ye invested in was no longer in the United States. Instead, through contact with his superiors, he invested the funds in the research institute of his second senior brother, just to curry favor with him in case he contracted any difficult or complicated diseases in the future and had a place to save his life.
Gu Yin nodded upon hearing this: "Alright, I'll take it. Grandpa will find someone to help me guard it later. I'll start mining when I run out of money."
Zhou Wansheng agreed, since he had plenty of capable people at his disposal.
The next morning, as soon as Gu Yin got up, Chu Yan came to her house.
Gu Yin looked at him while eating breakfast: "I have to go to the lab later, so I probably won't have time to spend with you for the next few days."
Chu Yan placed the peeled eggs on Gu Yin's plate and said with a smile, "I know. I'll take you to school, then go to the company to report for duty. I'll pick you up after get off work tonight. If you're busy, I'll bring you the food when I get back."
Gu Yin thought about the location of the Chu Group and realized it was indeed on her way, so she said nothing more.
The old lady said, "Ayin, we've already bought the furniture and everything for the courtyard house next to your school. It's ready for you to live in. If you're not coming back tonight, you can rest there. Don't sleep in the lab; it's uncomfortable."
Gu Yin thought about how sometimes when she stayed up late to do experiments, there were too many people in the lab, and it was difficult to store toiletries and other things. She usually had to go home, which was indeed a bit of a hassle. She had already given up her dormitory and started living off-campus this year.
So he nodded: "Okay, I'll stay there if it gets too late."
After breakfast, Gu Yin got into Chu Yan's car and drove towards the school.
On the bus.
"When you go to the company later, will you be learning from your dad or...?"
Chu Yan looked ahead and said softly, "I've graduated. My dad got me a general manager position to practice with for a month. If there are no problems, he'll gradually let me go."
Gu Yin frowned upon hearing this: "What about your company? And the company we work for together? If all else fails, we can add another professional manager to help Tie Mao handle company affairs. You're taking on all the burdens yourself. What if you collapse from exhaustion?"
The red light came on, and after parking the car, Chu Yan handed a carton of milk to Gu Yin: "It's okay, I can handle it. My own company only requires me to work on the computer. I don't need to go to our little company every day. It's just that my family's company is a bit more troublesome, but I've been through so much over the years and I'm already familiar with the company's affairs. It won't be difficult for me. Besides, I still have my dad. I'm not even married yet, so his idea of retiring is just wishful thinking!"
Reaching out to take the milk, Gu Yin thought of Chu Xiong, who was eager to retire and travel with his wife, and couldn't help but laugh: "Then your dad will be resentful again."
Chu Yan raised an eyebrow: "Then I don't care."
The streetlights came on, and after driving for another ten minutes or so, the car stopped at the school gate.
Gu Yin showed the laboratory's credentials, and after the security guard registered the license plate, the car drove into the campus and stopped at the laboratory building.
Chu Yan handed Gu Yin her things and instructed her, "If there's anything you'd like to eat for lunch, just send me a message."
Gu Yin nodded: "Okay, if I don't answer the phone when you come over, just ring the doorbell and tell the guards, and they will notify me."
Seeing that Gu Yin was about to get out of the car, Chu Yan coughed lightly: "Cough, cough cough."
Gu Yin paused, her hand already on the car door, and turned around: "Have you caught a cold?"
Chu Yan glanced at her, then looked ahead and muttered, "When boyfriends and girlfriends part ways, shouldn't they hug? Shouldn't they kiss?"
Gu Yin: "...Give me a hug, give me a kiss?"
Chu Yan still didn't look at Gu Yin: "Hmm."
Seeing the other person's ears slowly turn red, Gu Yin smiled, reached out and hugged him, kissed Chu Yan's cheek, then turned around, opened the door and left, quickly entering the building.
Chu Yan touched his cheek and chuckled foolishly: "This is too fast, I haven't even reacted yet."
"What's too fast?"
Chu Yan was startled and turned around to see Meng Yu looking at him with a puzzled expression outside the window.
"No, has my senior colleague come to work?"
Meng Yu glanced at his ears, which were burning red, and smiled meaningfully: "Yes, you brought A-Yin to work? Don't want her to leave? Should I call her down to chat some more?"
Chu Yan's expression turned serious again, and he frowned as he said, "No need for that. I won't bother her. Senior Sister, it's getting late. I'll go to work now. You go ahead and do your work."
Without waiting for Meng Yu to speak, she started the car and drove away quickly, clearly fleeing in panic. Meng Yu smiled and shook his head: "Watching young people fall in love really makes me feel different."
Gu Yin sat in the lab all day and found that the values of the mice had all stabilized and there were no more fluctuations. It seemed that the application could be submitted ahead of schedule.
"Du Kai, I'll have to trouble you guys to stay up all night. I'll be here too. I'll write the application report first. If the mice's readings haven't changed by dawn, I'll submit the application. You guys keep a close eye on them and can't leave for a moment. You have to see it clearly. If there are any changes, you have to tell me immediately."
Du Kai and Zhao Qingqing nodded solemnly upon hearing this: "Yes, boss!"
After finishing the meal delivered by Chu Yan, Gu Yin went back to work on the application.
After tidying everything up, I wrote down the uses of the dragon's tongue, and then it was dawn.
"How is it? Any changes?" Gu Yin came to the experimental area and looked at Du Kai, who had been staring at her.
Du Kai shook his head: "There wasn't one after I took over."
Zhao Qingqing, who was sleeping on the table next to me, also woke up: "When I was on duty in the first half of the night, the values remained stable without any abnormal fluctuations."
Gu Yin nodded: "Okay, I'll send the application up. You guys go back and get some rest. If nothing unexpected happens, the application should be approved by tomorrow night. Then you'll have to sleep at your desk here again."
Knowing that a tough battle was ahead, the two did not refuse and went back to rest. Gu Yin left the remaining three people to keep an eye on the laboratory, as she needed to go back and talk to Zhou Wansheng about the dragon tongue.
On the way back, I ran into Zhou Wansheng having breakfast.
"Grandpa, I have something to tell you later. I'm going to wash up first, and I'll see you in the study later."
Zhou Wansheng nodded upon hearing this.
After taking a shower, Gu Yin took the dragon tongue pendant with her and went to the study.
Upon arriving at the study, Gu Yin didn't waste any time and told Zhou Wansheng about her discovery of the dragon tongue and its uses.
Zhou Wansheng looked at the item in his hand. It would be a lie to say he wasn't tempted, but this thing couldn't be kept by a private individual at all. Handing it over to the state was the best option.
"Should we just plant them directly by the lake?"
Gu Yin nodded: "You just need to tell the higher-ups about this. They will consider it. My experiment has already entered the clinical stage. If we cultivate the longan, then this medicine will be available in a continuous supply. Longan can also be used in other places. If we don't cultivate it, and they plan to use the remaining longan in that cave for private purposes, then my medicine will not be able to be produced and marketed. They can't blame me. I still have some longan here, but not too much. Some have been used in the experiment. In the future, I will only make some things that are useful to my family. I won't care about other patients."
Let me make this clear from the start: she took a lot of salvia, but even if she gave it all back, it wouldn't be enough for thousands of patients. If she doesn't plant it, then this experiment can only be done, but not produced. So she won't give the authority to the higher-ups, and they can do whatever they want.
Zhou Wansheng didn't ask how Gu Yin got it back, and nodded in agreement: "I will tell them what you mean. If they don't plant it, we will! Anyway, we also have the right to use it. We will plant as much as we can. The harvest will belong only to our family and will have nothing to do with anyone else! However, the people above have a sense of the big picture. I guess they will plant it. Just wait for the medicinal herbs to be used!"
Gu Yin also thought she could plant it, but sometimes people's selfishness, desires, and greed can overwhelm their rationality and responsibility. Take herself for example, she also has her own selfishness. Saying she is so great is all an exaggeration. She likes fame and fortune, and she likes money, but she takes it all within reasonable limits and without harming the interests of others! She has a clear conscience.
"Alright, you get some rest. I'll take this and leave."
After Zhou Wansheng left, Gu Yin went back to her room and took a nap.
As a result, Meng Yu called me right after I woke up in the afternoon.
"Ayin! Something terrible has happened! Your coming-of-age ceremony has been exposed, and now your information is everywhere online. Some people are linking your previous paper published in S magazine with your coming-of-age ceremony, saying that you must have used money and power to bribe our school to shut them up, make the professors approve your thesis and conduct experiments, that you paid for the paper, that you are unworthy of your position, and that you've latched onto the richest man's heir and are about to marry into a wealthy family. They're saying the Chu family is paying for their future daughter-in-law's advancement, and there are many other very nasty things being said! The internet is in an uproar right now." "Yang! Many people are cursing you, demanding an explanation from the school and the country, calling for your expulsion. Even celebrities are joining in, saying you're arrogant, have poor character, and don't seem like someone capable of conducting experiments. They're also accusing you of using your status as the future daughter-in-law of the richest man to suppress them! It's all a mess. I can't contact the teachers. The principal has already ordered someone to handle it, but the netizens are like madmen, saying Qingdao University is ruined, controlled by capital, and they no longer trust the university. The school's official website has crashed!"
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