Ch. 1081..1090
Chapter 1081:1081 Disharmonious Relationship
Accompanied by Mayor Guo, Ed had almost finished looking at the exhibition hall, but none of them caught his attention. He even mocked the designers in front of Mayor Guo, saying that they only knew how to beg for food.
Mayor Guo’s expression turned ugly. They invited Ed over to let him impart his experience, not to let him embarrass him. This blond foreigner was getting more and more outrageous. A few years ago, he was just secretly mocking them. Now, he was openly saying that their country’s scientific and technological strength was insufficient.
“Since Mr. Smith doesn’t like our technology, there’s no need to waste time here.” Mayor Guo was a good-tempered person, but he could not allow Ed to continue slandering his motherland. “Today’s tour is almost over. Let’s gp.”
Ai De could tell that Mayor Guo was angry. He immediately changed his attitude. “Mr. Mayor, we only saw a small exhibition hall. There are still many more that we haven’t seen. Maybe there are some items that will impress us.”
He was a smart man. He needed other people’s investment. A country with money but no technology was exactly what he needed, so he could not completely offend Mayor Guo. Of course, he was born to feel that he was superior to others, so he would not lower his face to please others.
Although Mayor Guo was very unhappy, he did not lose his temper on the spot. He led Ed to continue strolling around the exhibition hall. Both of them had their own thoughts.
As they walked, Ed suddenly thought of something. “I heard that your country has a very outstanding technology company. This company didn’t participate in the seminar a few years ago. I wonder if they will come this year?”
Mayor Guo immediately realized that Ed was talking about TR. He smiled and said, “They did participate in this year’s seminar. If you’re interested, I can bring you to them.”
Unexpectedly, Ed was not in a hurry. Instead, he talked about the plagiarism incident that had caused a stir on the Internet a few days ago.
“I’ve heard that TR Company is one of the better tech companies in your country, but I’m really surprised that such a tech company would have a plagiarism scandal.” Ed said with a smile.
His expression revealed his current mood. He just wanted to watch the show and take revenge on Mayor Guo. Why did Mayor Guo refute him earlier?
If it weren’t for his good upbringing, Mayor Guo really wanted to take off his leather shoes and throw them at Ed’s face. As the saying goes, those who are not of the same race will have different hearts. This foreigner wanted their money, but he refused to teach them properly.
This made Mayor Guo furious. If Ed dared to talk nonsense again, Mayor Guo would politely chase him out.
“Mr. Smith, you should follow up on the latest news. Don’t you know that this matter has been clarified?” Mayor Guo’s tone became colder. “I remember something like this happened in Mr. Smith’s company, and it was your most trusted employee who plagiarized someone else’s work.”
Ed was very thick-skinned. He didn’t mind Mayor Guo mentioning this matter at all. “Hahaha, that’s true. Everyone has their own thoughts. We can’t install surveillance cameras in other people’s minds. It’s inevitable that someone will have evil thoughts.”
Mayor Guo didn’t want to argue with him about this. He made a gesture and led him in a different direction. “Mr. Smith, please come this way.”
Ed was in a good mood and had a smile on his face. “Mr. Mayor, please.”
The two of them talked as they walked. Then, they arrived at the display platform of the TR company. Tan Rou went to the toilet, Lang Yue and the others were busy introducing the products to other visitors, and only Shang Jin sat on the chair and was enjoying herself.
Seeing that someone had come, Shang Jin immediately got up from his chair and greeted them warmly. “Hello.”
Mayor Guo looked around but did not see Tan Rou. “Miss Tan Rou isn’t here today?”
Shang Jin knew Mayor Guo and knew that Mayor Guo had discussed a few new collaborations with TR, so she had a very good attitude towards Mayor Guo.
“Boss has something to deal with. She’ll be here in a while.” Shang Jin said.
Mayor Guo nodded and then introduced Shang Jin and the others to Ed. “These are the people from the R & D department. This is Miss Shang Jin.”
Chapter 1082:1082 Stubborn
“This is Mr. Smith from Simo Company in Country D.” Mayor Guo introduced Ed to Shang Jin.
His original intention was to introduce Tan Rou to Ed, but now that Tan Rou was not here, he introduced Shang Jin and the others to Ed Smith. He wanted to let both sides communicate and see they could get anything out of Ed.
Shang Jin had already heard Ed belittle their research, so she didn’t have a good impression of him. However, Mayor Guo was the one who brought this man over and she couldn’t make things difficult for Mayor Guo.
In the spirit of a host, Shang Jin took the initiative to extend her hand and greet him but Ed only glanced at Shang Jin and did not shake her hand.
Shang Jin stood there awkwardly. She repeated, “Mr. Smith, nice to meet you.”
However, Ed still did not move.
Shang Jin was not a good-tempered person. When she saw that Ed did not move, she put her hand back into her pocket and said coldly, “People in many countries say that the D people are arrogant. I didn’t believe it at first. I thought those were just rumors. Now that I see Mr. Smith, I know that those words are true.”
Ed naturally understood what Shang Jin meant. His expression changed instantly. “People in our country never shake hands and greet each other.”
“When in Rome, do as the locals do. Although your country doesn’t use handshakes, our country does!” Shang Jin didn’t back down.
“Since you’re in our country, you should follow our country’s culture. This isn’t your country. If you cause trouble here, don’t blame us for being rude to you.”
Ed had never been treated like this before, even the royal family of Country M was polite to him. He did not expect that someone from this lowly country would dare to speak to him like this. It was infuriating!
“Mr. Mayor, is this how you treat your guests?” Ed could not refute Shang Jin’s words, so he could only go to the mayor and cause trouble.
“Her attitude is too bad. I want to sue her!”
Mayor Guo wanted to laugh. As a mayor, he naturally had to make sure to maintain good relationships with other countries. There were things that he would like to say but he couldn’t because of his position. He was about to get high blood pressure from this arrogant Ed, but after hearing Shang Jin’s words, he felt much better.
“Mr. Smith, Miss Shang Jin is still young. It’s her first time attending such an event. She doesn’t know a lot of things and doesn’t know you. If she offended you in anyway, I hope you won’t hold it against her.” Mayor Guo looked at Ed with a half-smile. “Are you going to argue with a little girl?”
Shang Jin wanted to say that she wasn’t a little girl, but for Mayor Guo’s sake, she didn’t refute him.
Ed looked Shang Jin up and down and said mockingly, “She is indeed a young girl but when I was her age, I already had five patents. I wonder how many patents this little girl has?”
Shang Jin only had one patent with her, so there was no way she could compete with Eddy. However, this did not mean that she would just keep quiet. “Some people have already become the president of a country at Mr. Smith’s age. Why hasn’t Mr. Smith become the president yet?”
Ed was usually praised by others, but when he suddenly heard Shang Jin mocking him like this, he was very unhappy. “Even if I’m not the president, I’m still better than you. I wonder what works this Miss Shang Jin has brought to the exchange today. Can we see them?”
Shang Jin raised his eyebrows and gave up the machine behind him. “I only brought a small gadget. If Mr. Smith is interested, you can go along and give it a try.”
Ed glanced at the chair. “A massage chair?”
Shang Jin didn’t introduce the Muscle Relaxation chair to Ed enthusiastically. “Yes, it’s a massage chair. If you want to try it, sit on it. If you don’t want to try it, just walk away. There are others who want to try it.”
Ed was also tired from walking. “Alright, I’ll give it a try. It just so happens that walking is too tiring. If it were in my country, our exhibition hall would be equipped with automatic sightseeing cars that can easily reach any corner of the exhibition hall.”
Shang Jin rolled his eyes. She didn’t have a good impression of this blonde foreigner. If it weren’t for the fear of causing diplomatic problems, she would have kicked this foreigner out of their exhibition hall.
Chapter 1083:1083 Picking Bones
On the other side, Tan Ron had just returned from the toilet and happened to bump into Hang Wei, who had brought his employees to the exchange meeting.
This was Tan Ron’s request. Although not all TR employees could participate in product development, they could come and visit other people’s products to broaden their horizons.
“This is my first time attending an exchange.” Hang Wei was very satisfied with the scale of the exchange meeting. “The products here are really good. If you see a suitable product, you should buy them.”
Tan Rou agreed. “I saw a refrigerator in another exhibition hall. After you’re done here, go over and take a look. If the price is acceptable and the other party is willing to do business with us, then discuss the details with them.”
“Leave it to me.” Hang Wei nodded.
The two of them led the staff to their exhibition hall. Before they reached there, they saw a large group of people surrounding the entrance of their exhibition hall. One of them was an old acquaintance of theirs.
“If Mayor Guo is here, that means that arrogant foreigner is also here.” Tan Rou urged, “Let’s go over quickly. Shang Jin has a bad temper. If the foreigner’s words provoke her, she might just throw him out.”
Tan Rou guessed right. Shang Jin was already mad. She couldn’t be blamed for being angry. It was just that what Ed said made her angry.
Back when Ed first sat on the chair, he started to comment on it. “If it’s used for massage, this thing must be very good but I just heard you say that this is called a muscle relaxation chair, but I don’t feel like my muscles are relaxed.”
Shang Jin’s face darkened as he pressed the button to turn the machine on. Then, he said in a bad mood, “Don’t you have massage chairs in your country? Don’t you know that massage chairs need to be switched on?”
Ed wanted to find fault with Shang Jin, so he was naturally unhappy when he heard Shang Jin say that. “I thought it was fully automatic. If only there was a machine that could work according to your thoughts as long as you sat down!”
Shang Jin stood aside with his arms crossed. His tone was slightly mocking. “From what you’re saying, there’s no such machine in the world now. Since you’re that great, why didn’t you invent such a machine?”
Ed was digging a hole for himself. He originally wanted to say that Shang Jin’s massage chair was not advanced enough, but he did not expect to be tricked. However, he would not admit that he could not make such a machine. “My research team is already working on it. I believe that in a few years, such a high-IQ.machine can be produced.”
Shang Jin could not be bothered with him. “Oh? Good luck then.”
Ed lay on the chair and felt his whole body relax, but he didn’t want to admit that the chair was very comfortable, so he tried his best to find fault with it. “Is this chair only for massages? That’s too ordinary.”
Shang Jin operated the tablet on the display table next to him. Four hands the size of a ten-year-old child’s palm reached out from under and above the chair and gently massaged Ed’s limbs.
Traditional massage chairs used machine buttons to massage, but Shang Jin’s machine also added prosthetic hands. To save space, she designed the handle to be the size of a child’s palm.
Ed was obviously shocked by these hands, but he still didn’t want to admit it, so he continued to nitpick. “Lying here is very comfortable, but if I want to change the mode, I have to sit up and adjust the tablet. If the tablet is too far away, or if the tablet is broken, then the machine is useless, right?”
Shang Jin didn’t explain. She threw the tablet to Lang Yue and then used voice control to control the chair. “Toot, please adjust it to low-speed back massage mode.”
The massage chair suddenly let out a pleasant female voice. “Yes, Master. The low-speed back massage mode has been activated.”
“Wow!” Ed couldn’t help but exclaim, but he quickly covered his mouth and suppressed his joy. “Do you only have low-speed and high-speed modes?”
Shang Jin rolled her eyes again. “There are a total of six gears. You can use whichever gear you want.”
Chapter 1084:1084 Biased
Ed sat on the comfort chair and tried out most of the functions of the chair. He realized that this chair was not just a simple massage chair. It was even equipped with VR technology, allowing people to enjoy a visual feast while enjoying the massage.
Although Ed’s expression was very rich, he still had the same attitude as before. “This thing is indeed interesting, but was it designed by Miss Shang Jin?”
“I designed it with my team but they didn’t come today. I’m their representative.”
When he heard Shang Jin say that the chair was the result of teamwork, Ed’s expression became much better. “I see. This product is indeed one of the acceptable works I’ve seen today. May I ask, what position does Miss Shang Jin hold in the team?”
Shang Jin didn’t understand what Ed meant by this question, so she answered perfunctorily, “I’m just a handyman in the team. Others are in charge of design and research. Then, I’m in charge of serving them tea and water. I’m also in charge of packing up the used materials.”
A smile instantly appeared on Ed’s face. He knew that such a good chair was definitely not designed by this young girl in front of him. In his impression, girls were not as talented as boys in design.
When he was selecting his team members, he would mostly choose boys and only a few girls with higher talent, but they were still a minority.
Moreover, the status of women in Ed’s country was relatively low. The law that allowed women to work outside the home had only been implemented for 20 years. In his country, many women were still not allowed to go to school and had to wear a veil when they went out.
Ed smiled. “Girls are indeed suitable for this kind of work. It’s not too brainconsuming, and it’s not too hard either.”
Shang Jin was furious when she heard that. “What do you mean? Are you saying that girls are not equipped to create gadgets like these?!”
“Miss Shang Jin, I’m not trying to discriminate against you. It’s just that you can open your eyes and take a look. You’re surrounded by men.”
Lang Yue couldn’t stand it anymore. He stood up and said, “Mr. Smith, that’s rude of you to say so. Whether you’re a man or a woman, you’re all on the same planet. Everyone has equal rights. As men, we shouldn’t look at women with gender bias.”
In his own country, Ed accepted traditional values, so in many cases, he did not respect women. “Sir, don’t be angry. I’m just stating the facts.”
“To hell with your facts!” Shang Jin jumped up and scolded Eddy.
“Are you crazy? What right do you have to look down on women? Didn’t your mother give birth to you? Without your mother, would you even be able to stand here and look down on women? Did you pop out of a rock?!”
She cursed Ed’s ancestors and even criticized Ed’s country. However, she used the dialect of her hometown. Other than herself, no one could understand her. “What is she talking about?” Ed asked, confused.
Mayor Guo could tell from Shang Jin’s expression that she was scolding him, but he planned to tell Ed the truth. “Oh, this lady is complimenting you. She said that you’re a peerless genius and that you’re the only special one in this world.”
Ed was skeptical. “Why do I feel like she’s scolding me?”
“No, you must have interpreted it wrongly,” Mayor Guo said calmly.
When Tan Rou came back, she saw this scene. She saw Shang Jin scolding people in her hometown’s dialect. The people around him almost couldn’t help but laugh, especially Lang Yue, who could understand a little of Shang Jin’s dialect. His face turned red.
“Senior, what’s wrong?” Tan Rou walked over and asked.
When Shang Jin saw Tan Rou, her temper calmed down a little. She said unhappily, “It’s nothing. I was just bitten by a bug. I was just teaching it a lesson!”
Ed understood what she meant and looked around. “There are bugs in such a clean exhibition hall?”
“Of course there is,” Shang Jin said unhappily. “It’s just a big bug. It just stands there and hums. If you’re not careful, you’ll be bitten by it.”
Ed didn’t understand, but everyone else did. Shang Jin wasn’t saying that there were bugs in the exhibition hall. She was scolding Ed for being the annoying bug.
Chapter 1085:1085 No Need to Cooperate
After hearing Shang Jin’s words, Tan Ron knew what had just happened. She was also angry at Ed’s behavior and words, but she couldn’t provoke Ed directly in front of so many people. She had to think of a way to take revenge for his discrimination against Shang Jin.
Mayor Guo’s face brightened up when he saw Tan Rou. He greeted her briefly and introduced Hang Wei to Eddy. “Mr. Smith, this is CEO Hang from TR. I’m sure you’ve heard of him before CEO Hang, this is Mr. Smith from Seamus Company. I’m sure you’ve heard of him before.”
Ed had heard of the TR company and knew Hang Wei. However, he heard that Hang Wei was very low-key and rarely participated in such large-scale exchange meetings.
“Hello, Mr. Hang!” Ed took the initiative to shake hands with Hang Wei. “I’ve heard of your name for a long time, but I’ve never had the chance to meet you. It’s my honor to meet you today!”
Shang Jin was so angry that she was about to laugh. When she was about to shake hands with him, he said that they do not do handshakes in his country. Now that Hang Wei was here, Ed ran over to shake hands and forgot what he had just said.
Hang Wei glanced at Tan Rou, and Tan Rou nodded at him, signaling for Hang Wei to shake his hand.
Hang Wei immediately put on a fake smile after receiving the boss’s instructions. He happily extended his right hand and said, “Hello, Mr. Smith.”
Then, the two of them began to brag about each other. Ed said that Hang Wei was young and promising, and that he had managed the TR company so well at such a young age. Hang Wei said that Ed was a genius and was already a world- famous big shot.
Shang Jin quietly approached Tan Rou and whispered in her ear, “What’s going on with President Hang? Why is he praising this arrogant man?”
Tan Rou chuckled and tried to calm her down. “Don’t worry, I’ll avenge you in a bit.”
Shang Jin shook her head. “Forget it. After all, that guy was invited by the higher-ups. If we offend him, I’m sure it will destroy the relationship between the two countries. Moreover, he’s quite famous overseas. If we want to open up the foreign market, cooperating with him is also a good way.”
Tan Rou glanced at Shang Jin. “Aren’t you angry that he said that to you just now?”
Shang Jin was furious. She stomped her feet and said, “Of course I’m angry. If Lang Yue didn’t stop me just now, I would have thrown this person out. However, I thought about it and knew that I had to look at the bigger picture. I’ll put aside my grudges for the time being. It won’t be too late to teach him a lesson after we open up the foreign market through him.”
“There’s no need to cooperate with him. He insulted my employees and discriminated against women. As your boss, how can I still work with him?”
Shang Jin was surprised for a moment, but she quickly smiled. She had not misjudged Tan Rou. She was a boss worth working for. However, Shang Jin didn’t want Tan Rou to lose the opportunity to cooperate because of her. “I’m fine. You don’t have to care about my feelings.”
Tan Rou patted the back of Shang Jin’s hand and said, “Senior, I made this decision not only for you, but also for the other employees in my company. There are many young girls in the R & D department. If we want to work with Smith’s company in the future, we will definitely meet him often. I don’t want such a person to ruin the good mood of my company’s employees.”
Shang Jin pursed her lips. She suddenly felt like crying. When she was in school, someone had told her parents not to let her study for postgraduate studies and to get married early. They said that it was useless for a girl to study so much.
Later, when she entered the TR company, there were still many people who didn’t think highly of her. They thought that she was a girl and couldn’t compare to men in many aspects. She would definitely not achieve good results in the future.
However, Tan Rou was different. As a woman, she was also the boss of a company. She gave up the opportunity to work with a big company and chose to protect the dignity of girls like them. This made Shang Jin very touched.
“Xiao Rou…” Shang Jin was so excited that she forgot to call Tan Rou boss. At this moment, the person standing in front of Shang Jin was not the boss of TR, Tan Rou, but Shang Jin’s junior, Tan Rou. She was her good friend and a good teammate.
“Just you wait. I’ll avenge you in a while,” Tan Rou said with a smile.
Chapter 1086:1086 Unbelievable
Tan Ron and Shang Jin were standing at the side listening to the two of them. Hang Wei had been in the business world for many years, so he naturally knew how to deal with people like Ed. He praised Ed so much that Ed couldn’t hide his smile, as if the two of them were going to be sworn brothers in the next second.
Shang Jin was not satisfied with Hang Wei’s compliment at first, but after a few minutes, her thoughts changed.
She said to Tan Rou, “CEO Hang is really eloquent. I’ve been in the company for almost a year, but I didn’t realize that he was so good at talking!”
Tan Rou smiled. “Hang Wei was on the debate team when he was in university. As long as he participated in a debate competition, his team would definitely win. Moreover, he majored in marketing. His best skills are eloquence and marketing methods. Now is the time to display his professional abilities.”
Shang Jin watched with relish. If it wasn’t for the fact that food was not allowed near the exhibition hall, she would have brought some melon seeds over to eat. “I see.”
Shang Jin felt that not only did TR have a strong background, but they also had many hidden talents, such as Hang Wei. Hang Wei would sit on Tan Ron’s right during every meeting, but he rarely spoke. If Tan Rou didn’t ask him to speak, he might not even speak. He looked like a very timid person.
But today, Shang Jin realized that Hang Wei was very eloquent. It wasn’t that he didn’t dare to say it, but he felt that there was no need to say it. However, if the company needed Hang Wei, he would rush out without hesitation.
Hang Wei and Ed’s conversation finally ended. However, he didn’t know that Tan Rou had already decided not to work with Ed so he brought Ed to Tan Rou.
“Mr. Smith, I want to introduce you to someone. Please come with me!” Hang Wei said with a smile.
Ed was in a good mood. He had never met someone who was so good at talking, so he listened to whatever Hang Wei said. “Oh, Mr. Hang, do you want to introduce me to your friend?”
Hang Wei really wanted to say, “I want to introduce you to my boss.” But when he looked up, he saw Tan Rou’s expression. Tan Rou shook her head gently and mouthed, “Don’t expose my identity.”
Hang Wei was stunned for a moment before he immediately reacted. “She’s my friend and the chief researcher of our TR company.”
Ed looked in the direction he was pointing at and saw a beautiful girl standing beside Shang Jin. He subconsciously thought that this girl should be a secretary. In his company, beautiful men and women were all secretaries because they did not need to be very capable. They just needed to be beautiful.
If this beautiful girl was the secretary, then the chief researcher that Hang Wei was talking about was Shang Jin but wasn’t Shang Jin doing odd jobs at TR? When did she become the chief researcher?
“Mr. Hang, if I may ask, could it be that the chief researcher you mentioned is this Miss Shang?” Ed asked in disbelief.
Hang Wei said with a smile. “No, the person next to her is our chief researcher.”
At the same time, Lang Yue also walked over to Tan Rou and the others. He was going to deliver the tablet to Shang Jin. Hang Wei pointed at Lang Yue. Ed was relieved. So it was the man beside him. Ed thought it was that beautiful girl.
“I wonder what works this gentleman has. Can I take a look?” Ed asked curiously.
Hang Wei didn’t understand why Ed’s thoughts jumped to this point. He said, “Wiry don’t you watch it later? I’ll introduce you to our company’s chief researcher first.”
“Isn’t this gentleman the chief researcher of TL Company?” Ed wondered.
Mayor Guo couldn’t help but roll his eyes. Although Ed had great achievements in the field of science, he had a very low EQ. If it weren’t for his value, he would have been beaten to death.
“This lady is our chief researcher,” Hang Wei said with a frown.
Ed looked at Tan Rou, then at Lang Yue, then at Hang Wei, and finally at Tan Rou. “Is she the chief researcher of TR? Impossible, I don’t believe it. How can such a beautiful girl be a researcher?”
Tan Rou looked at him as if he was an idiot. She didn’t say anything and went back to her exhibition hall.
Chapter 1087:1087 Small Competition
Hang Wei could tell that Tan Rou was a little unhappy. To be honest, Hang Wei was also very unhappy when he heard what Ed said. Their boss was very beautiful, but her beauty was not her entire strength. It was only the most insignificant one among her many strengths. People should pay attention to Tan Ron’s ability, not her looks.
“Tsk, you’re interesting.” Shang Jin couldn’t help but say, “We haven’t even seen anything yet. It’s too rude to say that our boss can’t be a researcher.”
Ed kept staring at Tan Rou. “Is she a researcher?”
In Ed’s impression, female researchers were in the minority, so he didn’t believe that such a good-looking girl was a researcher.
Tan Rou sat on the chair and opened her eyes to look at Eddy. “Mr. Smith, I heard that you’re one of the top scientists in D Nation. Seamus Corporation has made great achievements in the field of robots, so I’d like to compete with you. I wonder if I have the honor?”
Although Hang Wei had already said that Tan Rou was the chief researcher of TR, Ed’s attitude was still very bad. He felt that this country’s science and technology could not be compared to his own country. Even if she said that she was very good, he did not believe in her strength. Firstly, she was a girl. Secondly, this girl was too young. She could not be better than him.
“Hehe, beautiful lady, don’t talk big!” Ed was about to laugh to death. “Pardon me for being blunt, but your country’s technological level can’t be compared to ours.”
The people around them all looked angry, but Tan Rou maintained her posture and even had a faint smile on her face.
“Mr. Smith, there’s an old saying in our country. There’s always someone better than you. I recognize your strength, but don’t be too arrogant,” said Tan Rou.
Ed saw the look in the girl’s eyes. She was a very beautiful girl, but he could read the danger signal in her eyes. It was as if this person was going to punch him through in the next moment.
Tan Rou moved a little and changed her posture. Then, she pointed at Shang Jin’s comfort chair. “Tell me the truth, Mr. Smith. What do you think of the comfort chair that Miss Shang and her team invented?”
“Isn’t this Miss Shang a handyman?” Ed came back to his senses and retorted subconsciously.
Tan Rou nodded with a smile. “In TR, only the strong can do odd jobs. The odd jobs mean that it’s difficult. If others can’t solve it, she’ll come and solve it. For example, overcoming technical difficulties, or developing the core of the product. These are all miscellaneous matters, understand?”
Tan Rou spoke nonsense without a change in her expression. Ed didn’t know what was going on inside anyway, so she could say whatever she wanted.
Shang Jin and the others looked at each other and communicated with each other with their eyes, asking each other if this was how they used the word ‘doing odd jobs’.
Hang Wei knew Tan Ron’s character very well. He shook his head at Shang Jin and the others, meaning that they should not speak and leave the rest to Boss.
Ed wanted to nod under her pressure, but he was a man and a senior. How could he be suppressed by a little girl?
“Humph. I’ve seen a lot of people who talk big, but they all fail in the end,” said Ed.
Tan Ron’s expression was still very relaxed. “We’ll have to compete to know who’s stronger and who’s not. Since we’re both free now, why don’t we do it now?”
Ed sensed danger, but he couldn’t say that he didn’t want to compete. Besides, he didn’t think he would lose, so he said, “Okay, I can compete with you but don’t cry when you lose.”
Tan Rou nodded slightly. “Don’t talk nonsense. Let’s begin. You can decide what you want to compete on.”
Ed was very gentlemanly at this time. He said, “Ladies first. You decide.”
Tan Rou didn’t stand in the ceremony with him. “Alright then, I’ll decide the way the competition will be held. Smith is best known for making robots. Why don’t we write the operating program for the robots? What do you think?”
Chapter 1088:1088 She’s Very Powerful
Ed would be very happy. He dared to say that no one in the field of robots could surpass him.
“Then let’s compete in this.” Ed couldn’t hide the smile on his face. He seemed to have seen the dawn of victory.
Tan Rou had brought two computers over. They were neither their company’s computers nor Ed’s computers. They were just computers borrowed from the exhibition hall next door. It would only be fair if they use someone else’s computer.
Immediately after, Tan Rou took out two new mini-robots from the exhibition hall. These were robots that were previously produced. This time, they were only brought here to make up the numbers, but now they could be put to use.
Tan Rou said, “These two robots are produced by our company. I don’t know if their performance can compare to your company’s robots, but now is not the time to discuss this problem. Since we want to compete, we have to compete through these robots.”
Ed took a fancy to the mini robot. It looked very cute, like a round little penguin, but it was a white penguin.
Tan Rou was constantly paying attention to Ed’s expression. When she saw that he seemed to like it, she continued, “This robot has been implanted with our company’s program. But now, I will erase the program instructions of both robots and turn them into blank robots. Then, we’ll each write the program instructions to get the robot to work again.”
Ed liked this challenge very much. He couldn’t wait to get started.
Tan Rou deliberately made him anxious. “Regarding the rules of the competition, have you heard them?”
Although Ed was anxious, he did not completely forget about the competition. When he heard Tan Rou say that she wanted to remove the robot’s instructions, he felt a little uneasy. “No, this robot is produced by your company. If you want to tamper with it, I can’t stop you. Therefore, I should be the one to clear the command. Don’t worry, I definitely won’t do anything behind the scenes.”
Tan Rou had no objections. She pushed the robot in front of Ed and said, “You can start now.”
Ed quickly familiarized himself with the operation of the robots and took out their control chips. It took him a while to clear the instructions inside.
As he cleared the instructions, he thought, ‘This company is not simple. The robots they produce are complicated. If I wasn’t familiar with robots, I might not have been able to cope with today’s competition.’
Ed was clearing the robot’s control program while Shang Jin laughed at him.
“I thought the people from Smith Company were very powerful. I didn’t expect that they couldn’t even handle a small robot. Mr. Smith, didn’t you say that you’re an expert in the field of robots?” Shang Jin mocked. Why isn’t it over yet?”
Ed felt that his pride had been insulted, but he could not refute it. He could only continue to stare at the screen. “I’m just not familiar with this robot. Just wait, I’ll take care of it soon.”
Shang Jin still laughed at him. “Even I could say that I could create a robot immediately but some people don’t have much ability and still like to brag. If I were him, I would have long found a crack in the floor and hid in it.”
Her words made the people around her laugh, even Mayor Guo couldn’t help but cover his mouth and snicker.
The younger researchers laughed even more. They had been lectured by Ed for several days, and now they finally found a chance to mock him back.
“Mr. Smith, if you can’t handle it, let me do it. Don’t worry,” Tan Rou said. “I won’t do anything behind the scenes. You can check it again once I clear the command.”
Ed’s face turned red and white. He was angry and ashamed, but he still refused to admit it. “I don’t need your help. I’ll take care of it soon.”
“Hmph, isn’t this robot better than the one that you created?” Shang Jin asked with a smile.
Ed’s face was tense and he did not speak for a long time. He looked at the robot and then at the beautiful girl in front of him. For the first time, he felt a strong sense of danger. He finally realized that this girl was very powerful. She might be even more powerful than him.
Chapter 1089:1089 I Won’t Admit Defeat
After a while, Ed finally cleared the robot’s original program instructions. It was winter, but he was so tired that he was sweating.
“Mr. Smith, do you need to rest for a while before the match?” Tan Rou asked kindly.
Ed would not let a girl look down on him. He insisted, “No need. Let’s start the competition now!”
Tan Rou would usually agree to her opponent’s request. Since Ed said that they didn’t need to rest, there was no need for them to waste any more time.
“Alright.” Tan Rou had a gentle smile on her face.
“Since we’re going to compete, we need someone to be the witness. I think Mayor Guo would be a suitable candidate.”
Mayor Guo was very happy to be the notary. He smiled and said, “Okay, then I’ll be the notary. However, I’m not familiar with robots. As for the results of the competition, it’ll be up to the audience to judge.”
Under everyone’s witness, the competition began. Tan Rou hadn’t competed with anyone for a long time, so she was looking forward to this competition.
She calmly turned on a computer and quickly operated on the keyboard. Her gaze was fixed on the computer screen, not affected by the surrounding environment at all.
Ed was also focused at first, but he was easily affected by the surrounding environment. This was not a game of cards, and there would be people talking beside him. These voices attracted his attention, making it impossible for him to focus on his computer screen.
“Hey, can your boss beat Ed Smith?” Mayor Guo quietly asked Shang Jin and the others.
Shang Jin looked at both sides. From the current situation, she felt that Tan Rou should be faster. “Mayor Guo, don’t worry. Our boss will not lose.”
Lang Yue chimed in. “Robotics is Boss’s specialty. I believe that Boss will win.”
One said that Tan Rou would not lose, and the other said that Tan Rou would win. Ed had just experienced the difficulty of dismantling the robot himself. He felt that this competition was a little difficult.
Tan Rou was fast. Just as Ed was thinking about what instructions to give the robot, Tan Rou had already begun to pass the program instructions she had written to the robot.
“Have you written the program yet?” Ed panicked when he saw the situation.
Tan Rou didn’t answer him. She continued to transmit commands and began to write the next program command. Ed realized that he couldn’t be distracted anymore, so he covered his ears and focused all his attention on the robot.
An hour and a half later, the competition finally came to an end. Tan Rou’s robot had already started running. After it started up, it first greeted its owner and then began to slide.
Tan Rou’s first program instruction was to dance. The little robot extended its two short legs and began to spin and dance. Although it wasn’t dancing very gracefully, it looked very cute because it was round.
Tan Rou’s robot had already finished dancing. Ed’s robot had just received instructions, but it could not dance. It could only do some simple actions according to its master’s instructions.
If Ed was given some more time, he would be able to write an excellent program. However, this competition was a competition of improvisation. Whoever wrote the instructions better and faster could be reflected in a short period.
It was obvious that Ed’s programming speed was much slower than Tan Rou’s, and the robot’s mobility was also weaker. If he didn’t control it, the robot wouldn’t move at all.
The outcome was clear, but Tan Rou didn’t say anything. She was waiting for Ed to admit defeat.
Ed did not want to admit defeat at all. How could he lose to a little girl? Hence, they sat in front of the computer in a deadlock, neither of them willing to speak first.
Mayor Guo broke the silence. “Hmm, I don’t know who won or lost. So, who won?”
Ed’s expression was very ugly, but he did not say a word. Tan Rou was smiling, but she didn’t say anything, as if she was waiting for him to speak first.
Shang Jin couldn’t hold back her words. She smiled. “Of course, our boss won!”
Chapter 1090:1090 Rejecting the Invitation
Mayor Guo immediately smiled in satisfaction. “Hahaha, it seems that Tan Ron is better. Mr. Smith, although your achievements in the field of robots are very high, it’s not like you won’t be surpassed forever.”
Shang Jin also said, “I told you not to look down on women! Now that you’ve lost to a woman, let’s see if you still have the face to discriminate against women in the future.”
Ed wanted to shut these people up. He had not lost for many years. He was very unhappy to be suddenly defeated by a young girl.
Tan Rou took her robot back and said to Ed, “Mr. Smith, I know you must feel uncomfortable, but a loss is a loss. You have to admit defeat.”
Ed gritted his teeth and remained silent.
“It’s okay if you don’t admit defeat. I just need you to apologize to my employees. If you apologize to her, then we can pretend that nothing happened today,” Tan Rou said lightly.
Ed opened his mouth and finally said to Shang Jin, “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t discriminate against women. You guys are much better than I thought.”
When Shang Jin heard him say this, he felt very happy. “I accept your apology. However, I have to remind you not to put on that arrogant attitude in the future. You are very powerful, but there are many people who are more powerful than you. For example, our boss is stronger than you.”
“Mr. Hang, can I invite your employees to our company as guests?” Ed nodded reluctantly and asked.
Hang Wei had yet to react. He was still staring at the little robot, thinking that this robot was so cute that he could bring it home to dance for his daughter.
His daughter was two years old this year. She was at the age where she loved to play and was very naughty. He and his wife were often exhausted because of their daughter. If they had such a dancing robot, his daughter would definitely not bother them.
Seeing that Hang Wei was silent, Shang Jin walked over and poked his arm. “CEO Hang, Mr. Smith is asking you a question.”
“Mr. Smith, what did you say just now?” Hang Wei asked.
Ed’s face fell as he repeated, “I would like to invite your employees to my company as guests.”
Hang Wei couldn’t make the decision on this matter. He looked at Tan Rou. “Boss, what do you think?”
Ed looked at Tan Rou in disbelief. “Are you the boss of TR?”
Tan Rou narrowed her eyes and smiled. “Yes but they don’t always call me Boss.”
Ed was speechless. He finally understood why these people called the girl ‘boss’. It was not because the girl was the chief researcher of TR, but because the girl was the boss of TR.
Hence, Ed changed the way he invited her. “Miss Tan Rou, can I invite you to my company as a guest?”
Tan Rou touched her face, as if she was seriously considering whether she should be a guest.
Ed felt that there was hope, so he told her all the benefits that Tan Rou could get if she went to their company as a guest. Who knew that Tan Rou still had the same expression after hearing it, as if she hadn’t heard anything.
“Miss Tan Rou, did you hear what I said?” Ed asked.
“Not interested. I’ll leave the matters here to you guys. I have something to do and have to go back to school first.”
After saying that, she carried her bag on her back. “Call me if you need anything.”
Hang Wei and the others were obviously used to Tan Ron’s style of leaving as she pleased. Before leaving, they even reminded Tan Rou to be careful.
Ed caught the main point. “Is Miss Tan Rou a teacher in the school?”
“No.” Shang Jin deliberately attacked Eddy. “Our boss is still a student. She just finished her first year of postgraduate studies this year. Graduate students have a lot of things to do. She usually doesn’t have time to attend events like this, so she took the time to come today.”
Ed felt his vision darken. A young girl who was still in university was already so powerful. By the time she graduated from university, no one in the world would be able to defeat her.
It was a pity that such a talent was not from their company, and she was not willing to accept his invitation. Ed was dying of regret now. He should not have put on that high and mighty attitude.