Ch. 531..540
Chapter 531: 531 Getting Equal
The information provided by Tan Ron explained the process of programming the robot in great detail. It was very clear when the content was added and when the content was reduced.
Professor Wu was shocked after reading it. “So you really wrote the robot program that Liu Xing sold to the Meng family?”
“Do you think Liu Xing can write such a program with his level?” Tan Rou mocked mercilessly.
Professor Wu didn’t even need to think. He knew that Liu Xing’s ability level was not comparable to Tan Ron’s. Although they entered the laboratory at the same time, Liu Xing’s ability was much worse than Tan Ron’s. Most of the time, Liu Xing followed behind Tan Rou.
The research team was called ’RV, which was formed according to the names of the main leaders. Tan Ron’s ability was stronger than Liu Xing’s, so when the team name was formed, Tan Ron’s first letter was in front of Liu Xing.
“Indeed, she did not have such an ability.” Professor Wu had always been biased towards Tan Rou. Now that he heard her say this, he believed her even more. “Not long after you left, Liu Xing sold the program. She hasn’t had any other good works in the past few years. We were also wondering if her work was your credit.”
Tan Rou arrived at the laboratory a few days later than Liu Xing. At first, Liu Xing was the person who received the most attention from the leaders. However, after Tan Rou arrived, they realized that Tan Rou had more potential, so they focused on nurturing Tan Rou.
Although it was said to be nurturing, the way they nurtured people was not gentle at all. Tan Rou had suffered a lot in those years. In the end, she left because the machine malfunctioned during the forced development of her brain, causing her brain to become chaotic. It could be seen how cruel their laboratory was at that time.
After her brain was damaged, Tan Rou was mercilessly abandoned by the laboratory. They sent her back to the Tan family like she was trash.
“Back then, she was inferior to me. If I hadn’t written that robot program, would Liu Xing have been able to perfect the robot?” Tan Rou said, “Also, when I was undergoing brain development for the second time, the machine malfunctioned. It didn’t happen to anyone else other than me. No matter what you think about it, there must be a conspiracy behind this.”
“You suspect that Liu Xing is behind it?” Professor Wu asked.
Tan Rou snorted coldly. “Even if she didn’t do it herself, she has something to do with it.”
“What do you plan to do now?” Old Professor Wu expressed his attitude. “Young lady, don’t worry. No matter what decision you make, I will support you unconditionally.”
Tan Rou finally felt comforted. “Thank you. I came to look for you today because 1 really need your help.”
Professor Wu suddenly felt that he had a huge responsibility. After knowing Tan Rou for so many years, this was the first time Tan Rou asked him for help.
“Go ahead.” Professor Wu listened carefully.
Tan Rou passed the USB to Professor Wu. “Professor Wu, this is the entire process of my research and development of the robot. The core inside here is the programming of the robot. I want to use it as evidence to sue Liu Xing, but it’s not convenient for me to appear now. 1 hope that you can handle it for me.”
“Alright, I’ll definitely get justice for you.” Professor Wu agreed immediately.
“There’s one more thing.” Tan Rou continued, “When Liu Xing sold the robot program to the Meng family, 1 didn’t know about it. According to the law, the contract signed with the stolen work is not protected by the law. Therefore, I have to take back the robot program that Liu Xing sold to the Meng family.”
Professor Wu said, “The Meng family has made a lot of money from this robot program in the past two years. It’s time for them to return the money.”
Tan Rou snorted, “It’s impossible for all of them to come back. Besides, the Meng family isn’t responsible for this. 1 just need to take back the robot program and ask the Meng family to stop using it.”
Professor Wu felt that this was unfair. “Young lady, that’s your work. Don’t you want any compensation?”
“No.” Tan Rou said, “I’ll find Liu Xing to settle this debt.”
It was impossible for Tan Rou not to want money, but she would not ask the Meng family for money. The Meng family was involved in too many things, and she did not have the energy to argue with the Meng family.
However, Liu Xing was different. Tan Rou would definitely ask for money from Liu Xing. Not only would she ask for the money she spent on the robot program, but she would also ask for a large sum of money as compensation..
Chapter 532: 532 Retrieving the Program
In the Meng family’s office building, Meng Si was admiring her new manicure when her phone suddenly rang. Seeing that it was an unfamiliar number, she did not pick it up and hung up.
In less than five minutes, another call came in. Meng Si was about to lose her temper when the assistant knocked on the door and entered, looking very flustered.
“Director Meng, did you answer the call just now?” The assistant asked, “It’s about our company’s new robot product next month. It’s better for you to answer it.”
Meng Si received dozens of calls a month asking her company to cooperate with her to develop a new robot. However, her company had no intention of sharing the robot program, so Meng Si always had a superior attitude when she answered the phone.
“Hello,” Meng Si picked up the phone. Before the other party could speak, she said directly, “I’m sorry. We don’t have the intention to cooperate in the development of robots for the time being. If we have the intention in the future, we will contact you.”
However, she did not hear the request for cooperation on the other end of the phone. She only heard a man say, “I’m sorry, Ms. Meng Si. I’m Lawyer Zhang from the Capital Law Firm. I didn’t call today to work with you on robots. It’s just that Mr. Wu has entrusted our firm to inform you and your company of some things.”
Lawyer Zhang told him about Professor Wu’s request and expressed his intention to take back the robot program. Although Lawyer Zhang’s tone was friendly, his attitude was very firm. Meng Si listened for five minutes and did not find a chance to interrupt.
“Ms. Meng, is there anything else you don’t understand about what I just said?” Lawyer Zhang asked.
Meng Si was dumbfounded. Her mind was a mess. Theft of someone else’s work? Invalid contract? Illegal behavior? She really didn’t understand what was going on.
But there was one thing she heard clearly, and that was that the robot program they were using now had to be stopped immediately.
“Mr. Lawyer, our company signed a five-year contract with Ms. Liu Xing, but it’s only been two years. Now, you want to take back the robot program with a phone call.” Meng Si asked furiously.
She couldn’t be blamed for being angry, because this robot program was an important support for her to have a place in the Meng family. If it weren’t for this program, she might not have been so valued by her grandfather.
At that time, Liu Xing’s transaction partner was not the entire Meng family, but Meng Si herself. Meng Si handed the item over to Old Master Meng, which was why Old Master Meng put Meng Si in an important position. If it was not for this item, Meng Si would definitely be put back to her position as a nobody.
Meng Si couldn’t accept such an outcome. No matter what, she wanted the best things. There were so many young ladies in the Capital, and only she had received the attention of the family, so she absolutely couldn’t lose everything she had now.
“Because Liu Xing stole someone else’s work, the contract you signed is invalid.” Lawyer Zhang’s tone was very serious. “You don’t have to doubt whether what we said is true or not. We will make this matter public in the future. In order to minimize your company’s losses, we reminded you in advance. If I were you, 1 would find the swindler and ask her to compensate for the loss.”
Meng Si was a little flustered. At first, she was a little suspicious, but she felt that no swindler would lie to the Meng family.
“Mr. Lawyer, let’s discuss this matter again. Please invite Mr. Wu over. I’ll treat him to a meal. I think there’s still room for negotiation regarding the contract.” Meng Si could no longer display her haughty attitude, so she could only lower her stance and maintain the contract.
“Miss Meng, I’m just a lawyer. We’ll tell you whatever the client wants. I’m just informing you today, so you’d better be prepared. In the next few days, we will have a specialized lawyer to deal with this matter.”
Meng Si wanted to say something more, but Lawyer Zhang was very busy. He hung up after saying a few words.
Old Professor Wu sat opposite the lawyer with an ugly expression. “Lawyer Zhang, I’ll leave this matter to you. Don’t worry about the lawyer’s fees. We will pay you handsomely.”
Lawyer Zhang smiled and said, “Mr. Wu, this is my job. I’ll do my best..”
Chapter 533: 533 Calm Down
Meng Si was usually the one who hung up on others. This was the first time someone hung up before she could finish her sentence. How could she swallow this? So she called back and wanted to talk to the lawyer again, but the lawyer did not pick up the phone.
Meng Si was very angry. When she was angry, she liked to smash things. After smashing all the decorations on the table, she threw her phone. What was the use of a phone that couldn’t get through?
Beside her, the assistant Xiao Shi had just turned into a little girl. Every time Meng Si lost his temper, she would silently stand farther away. When Meng Si finished losing her temper, she would go over and clean things up.
Meng Si was a perfectionist. There was no reason to take back the things she threw out, but those things could still be used, especially some decorations and electronic products. They could all be reused.
Therefore, the assistants would pick up the items and sell them in the second-hand market every time. This was also the company’s tacit agreement. After all, it was too difficult for Meng Si’s assistants. There had to be something good for them to be willing to stay as Meng Si’s assistants.
After smashing the things, Meng Si felt that it was necessary to tell her grandfather about this matter. Old Master Meng was knowledgeable and should have a way to deal with it.
The assistant handed the new phone to Meng Si, then picked up her bag and went back to the Meng family’s old mansion with her.
After Meng Si returned home, she wasn’t as flustered as before. Moreover, she couldn’t show any signs of panic and fear in front of the Meng family. Otherwise, the other members of the Meng family would definitely take the opportunity to replace her position when they found out.
Old Master Meng was feeding the bird and teaching it how to talk.
Meng Si quietly walked to Old Master Meng’s side. She did not dare to tell him about the robot program for a long time. She was worried that Old Master Meng would revoke her position if he found out.
“It’s working hours now. Why aren’t you at work?” Old Master Meng had already seen Meng Si return. He wanted to hear what she had to say first, but she didn’t say anything. It didn’t match her personality at all.
“Grandpa, I just received some news.” Meng Si was very nervous. “The robot program we bought was actually stolen by Liu Xing and sold to us.”
Old Master Meng frowned. “Is this information reliable?””
Meng Si nodded. “It is. The other party has already found a lawyer. On the way here, the lawyer has already sent a lawyer’s letter and some evidence to my email.”
Old Master Meng hung the birdcage on the branch. His expression was very serious. “What did Liu Xing say?”
Meng Si looked troubled. “1 can’t contact Liu Xing yet.”
Old Master Meng had experienced many things, so he was very calm when faced with things. After carefully analyzing the situation, he said, “We still have the right to use this program. We need to speed up the development of the new robot model and increase the production of the first robot. Before we go to court with them, we need to earn more profits.”
Meng Si felt that it was fortunate that she had come to look for her grandfather today. If it was just her alone, she would probably have been in a mess long ago.
“Grandpa, I’ll do it now!” Meng Si immediately called all the department managers and prepared to hold a meeting.
“How are you getting along with the Eldest Young Master of the Yuan Family recently?” asked Old Master Meng.
Meng Si revealed a disgusted expression, but Old Master Meng didn’t see it.
“Grandfather, I get along very well with Young Master Yuan.” Meng Si said with a smile.
Old Master Meng was very satisfied. “That’s good. If you can’t get engaged this year, do it next year.”
Meng Si could only agree. She hoped that she could find an excellent marriage partner like Zhuang Liu before this. Otherwise, she would have to marry that ugly young master of the Yuan Family.
Before he left, Old Master Meng reminded Meng Si again, “Sisi, you’ve been working in the Meng family’s company for several years now. You’ve also negotiated a few good contracts, so you have to be calm when you encounter something. Don’t let me down.”
“Yes, Grandpa!” Meng Si came and left in a hurry.
Actually, Meng Si didn’t do any of the publicly announced achievements herself. She would snatch the credit after her subordinates completed 90% of them. She was the boss, and the employees did not dare to object to her. They could only let her take the credit..
Chapter 534: 534 Why Can’t I Be At Ease?!
However, Meng Si was stopped by Meng Xiao before she could leave the Meng residence. Meng Si disliked this younger sister very much. Among all the children in the Meng family, Meng Xiao was the most troublesome one in the middle school. She often caused trouble.
Back then, Meng Xiao was sent overseas because she had offended someone important. Moreover, that incident had brought a lot of trouble to the Meng family, and their business had also been affected.
However, Old Master Meng liked Meng Xiao very much. Even if Meng Xiao had made such a big mistake, Old Master Meng had spent money to settle it for her and sent her abroad to avoid the limelight.
Meng Si originally thought that Meng Xiao would stay abroad until she died. She did not expect Old Master Meng to let Meng Xiao come back so early. He even instructed her to take care of Meng Xiao and bring her out so that she could socialize.”
“Big sister, can you do me a favor? I want to join my family’s entertainment company. Help me arrange it.” Meng Xiao spoke casually.
Meng Si was already in a bad mood. When she saw Meng Xiao’s arrogant attitude when she begged her, she became even angrier. “Why are you joining the entertainment company?”
To be honest, Meng Xiao was slightly better looking than Meng Si. Moreover, her face was very natural, and she looked even better when she smiled.
Meng Si hated people who were prettier than her. In addition, Old Master Meng was biased towards Meng Xiao, so she hated Meng Xiao very much.
“I want to do something.” Meng Xiao said, “All of you have jobs to do, but Grandpa didn’t arrange any for me. I’m bored and want to enter the entertainment industry to train myself. 1 don’t want to be a useless person who just eats and drinks.”
Meng Si crossed her arms and looked at Meng Xiao playfully. Meng Xiao finally realized that she was a useless person who had nothing to do.
Besides, Meng Xiao was a little smart. She knew that she did not have the ability to run a company, nor did she have a good academic background, so she took a shortcut and entered the entertainment industry, which did not require strength but only background.
“I’m very busy. I’ll arrange this later.” Meng Si had other things to deal with now.
Meng Xiao rolled her eyes and said, “I think Big Sister is amazing, so 1 specially came to look for Big Sister. It’ll take you two minutes to arrange it. If it was someone else, nothing would happen.”
Meng Si was very pleased. When she heard Meng Xiao praise her, she was so happy that she couldn’t find her way to the north. “Seeing that you like the entertainment industry so much, I’ll arrange it for you. Call CEO Li tonight and tell him that I’ve asked you to meet him.”
“Thank you.” Meng Xiao was happy. “You’re the best!”
Meng Si also left happily.
Meng Xiao knew that Meng Si would definitely agree. Meng Si loved to be praised by others. As long as they praised her for being beautiful or impressive, she would easily agree to their requests.
But why did Meng Xiao want to enter the entertainment company? This was something that she came up with when she returned.
After returning to her home country, Meng Xiao realized that the situation in China had changed a lot. Many people she knew had lost their relationship with her. She couldn’t find anyone to chat with even if she wanted to. Moreover, because she had made mistakes in the past, her grandfather would not let her come into contact with the company’s business. Plus, she did not have the ability to do business.
After thinking about it, Meng Xiao thought of herself. She wasn’t bad looking and was prettier than most of the female celebrities in the entertainment industry. With a little packaging, she would definitely become famous.
Moreover, the entertainment industry would bring in money quick. As long as she entered the entertainment industry, she would not have to worry about not having enough money to spend in the future.
In the car, Meng Si reminded his assistant, “Keep an eye on Meng Xiao. This girl has always been a troublemaker. Don’t let her do anything that will damage the Meng family’s image.”
“I understand, Director Meng.”
Meng Si leaned back on the chair, planning to rest for a while. If she didn’t rest well, it would affect her complexion.
In the lawyer’s office, Tan Rou had already sorted out the evidence. She handed the evidence to Professor Wu and Lawyer Zhang and said. “I won’t show myself, so 1’11 have to trouble you guys for the rest.”
“Young lady, you can rest assured that 1’11 handle this matter.”
Tan Rou tapped on the tablet twice, and a link was sent out. It was filled with evidence that Liu Xing had stolen someone else’s work.
Meng Si opened her eyes and saw the rumors on the Internet. She was so angry that she smashed her phone again.. “Why can’t I be at ease?”
Chapter 535: 535 A Little Awkward
“I didn’t expect the famous Liu Xing to steal someone else’s work and even use it to earn so much money. Is the bottom line of people these days so low?”
“I was wondering why the works that Liu Xing has produced in the past few years are so bad. It turns out that the only work that she can produce is stealing from others!”
“Do you really believe the rumors on the Internet?”
“I have insider news. 1 heard that the original writer of the robot program has already found a lawyer and will soon sue Liu Xing. 1 also heard that the Meng family, which is working with Liu Xing, is increasing the production of the first generation of robots. I guess they have already received the news and are planning to make a huge profit in the end.”
In just half a day, the term ‘Liu Xing’s theft’ exploded online. Liu Xing had always been known as a ‘genius girl’ in the industry. Although her works in the past two years were not outstanding, she was still much better than the average person. No one had ever suspected that the robot program was not written by her.
But now, half of the robot’s design program and shell design had been announced. Every aspect was more complete than the information given by Liu Xing. There was no need to dispute who wrote this robot program.
Tan Rou was very satisfied with the results on the Internet. She deliberately hid her information and only used Professor Wu’s identity to reveal half of the evidence, just so that Liu Xing would panic.
However, Liu Xing reacted quickly. After the matter was exposed, Liu Xing turned off her phone so that no one could find her.
Tan Rou did not keep looking for Liu Xing. Since she said that she would leave this matter to Professor Wu, she had to trust him completely. Moreover, Liu Xing also knew Professor Wu. She might ask him for help. As long as Liu Xing showed up, Tan Rou would definitely be able to catch her.
Before leaving, Tan Rou had one more thing to do. This was something very important to her. She wanted to do it on the first day she returned to the Capital, but she didn’t have the time. Now that she was about to return to school, she had to visit an old friend and get him to help as well.
The weather was a little cold. After Tan Rou put on her down jacket, she wrapped herself in a khaki scarf and a mask. Fortunately, it was early winter now. Otherwise, she would definitely be treated as a robber if she wore so much.
Tan Rou took a taxi to an office building within the Third Ring Road. The office building had a total of twenty-two floors and wasn’t very tall.
However, this entire office building belonged to a company. At first, this company did not have enough money to rent this place, but their business had grown over the years and soon they rented the entire building.
Tan Rou looked at this familiar yet unfamiliar company and felt a little sad. She had put all her effort into this company and almost lost it.
Tan Rou looked at the last few of them at the door for a while, then pulled her mask and walked straight in.
She was about to go to the front desk to register, but as soon as she entered the door, the smart artificial intelligence started to alert her.
“Welcome, Boss Li of TL!” It was a lively young voice.
Tan Rou was stunned at the door. She didn’t know that the company had this voice. Moreover, this voice was very familiar.
She stood at the door in a daze, and so did the receptionist. Ever since they started working, they have never heard this before. However, the CEO of their company had long said that they actually had another boss but they have never seen her until today.
“Hello, may I know who you are…” The receptionist walked over and asked with a smile.
Tan Rou took off her mask and said calmly, “I’m looking for Hang Wei.””
Hang Wei was the current president of TL. He was a young man, and it was said that he was only in his early twenties this year. However, it was said that the founder of the company was even younger. When he created TL, the founder was only fourteen years old.
The elevator moved quickly and arrived downstairs in the blink of an eye. A young man in a dark blue suit held a fork in one hand and a phone in the other as he rushed to the door.
“Is it you? Is it really you?” Hang Wei was so excited that his eyes were red. “That’s great. You’re finally back. I thought 1 would never see you again in my life.”
“Hmm?” Tan Rou looked at him from head to toe. Then, she pointed at the electronic device at the door.
“Did you design this embarrassing thing?” Tan Rou asked helplessly.
“It’s a small program 1 made myself,” Hang Wei said embarrassedly. “1 wanted to try it out, but it hasn’t rung once since the day I installed it..”
Chapter 536: 536 You’re Finally Back
Hang Wei’s expression was very sad. “Where have you been for the past two years? I couldn’t contact you. When 1 found them, they told me that you had left. Why did you suddenly disappear without a trace?”
“I’ll explain this to you later. Let’s go to your office first.” Tan Rou said coldly.
Hang Wei was very talkative. He had said a few hundred words in just a few minutes in the elevator.
“You’ve never contacted me for so many years. I thought you were gone.” Hang Wei pretended to cry and said, “I was thinking that if you didn’t contact me, I would have transferred the company to my name.”
Tan Rou said, “You have the ability to run the company well, so it’s not impossible to transfer it to you. But you’re already a shareholder of TL, aren’t you satisfied?”
Hang Wei pursed his lips. “I only have 30% of the shares.”
Tan Rou raised her eyebrows. “Take a look around. How many big company shareholders have 30% of the shares?”
Hang Wei thought about it, even if the banker, the Tao family, the big family, the company, each major shareholder only had 10% of the shares, at most 20%, there was no 30% at all.
“Now that you mention it, what I already have is good enough.” Hang Wei said with a smile.
Tan Rou continued, “I haven’t been here for years and you ran it as if you owned this place. Isn’t that enough?”
Hang Wei said bitterly, “You ran away without saying a word, leaving me to manage such a big company alone. In the past few years, I’ve worked myself to death to manage the company. I didn’t even dare to get more dividends at the end of the year these past few years. This year, you have to give me more dividends.”
Tan Rou said, “We’ll split the company’s dividends 50 – 50 this year.”
Hang Wei’s eyes lit up and he said excitedly, “I knew that you wouldn’t be so stingy!”
Tan Rou trusted Hang Wei very much. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have given him full authority over the company. For the past two years, her mind had been in a mess and she couldn’t remember anything about the company at all. However, Hang Wei still managed the company very well.
After her rebirth, she had also paid attention to the company for a period of time. However, she had been too busy after returning and had not had the time to come to the Capital. If it wasn’t for this competition, Tan Rou would probably have waited until winter break before she had the time to come to the company to take a look.
After exiting the elevator, Tan Rou saw the two huge pots of monsterback bamboo at a glance. Although the monsterback bamboos had changed their appearance and the flower pots had also become bigger, she could still recognize that they were the monsterback bamboos that she had personally planted in the flower pots back then.
Tan Rou touched the glossy leaves of the monsterback bamboo and smiled.
Hang Wei walked to her side and sighed. “There was a period of time this summer when the leaves of these two pots of monsterback bamboo suddenly began to turn yellow. I thought they were going to die, so I went around inviting botanists to come and take a look. Experts said that there was nothing wrong with them, but the climate was not suitable. They would be fine after a period of time.”
“But their leaves are getting yellower by the day. I’ve been looking for monsterback bamboos that look the same as them on the internet. I’m afraid you’ll be unhappy if you don’t see them when you come back.” Hang Wei squatted down and said as if he was talking to them, “Fortunately, all of them survived.”
He raised his head and looked at Tan Rou with a smile in his eyes. “Tan Rou, welcome back!”
Tan Rou suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in her eyes, as if she wanted to cry. Actually, she wasn’t someone who liked to cry, nor was she someone who would be easily moved. However, Hang Wei’s words did make her feel bad.
A few months ago, Tan Rou was reborn in the summer when she was seventeen. If she hadn’t come back, she would have lived a muddleheaded life. She would have unknowingly killed her family and repeated the tragedy of her previous life.
However, Tan Rou had returned. She was like these bamboo that had been reborn. She was alive and well, and her family was also healthy.
She participated in the national competition and won first place. Her brother had just come out of the research institute, and his hand was slowly recovering. Her father had just passed his fiftieth birthday.
Everything was beautiful.
“Yes.” Tan Rou stretched out her right hand and smiled. “I’m back.”
Hang Wei stood up and shook her hand heavily.. “Dear friend, we’ll have to take care of each other in the future!”
Chapter 537: 537 Snatching Business
“Hey, what happened to you in the past two years?” After entering the office, Hang Wei brought a hot drink for Tan Rou and asked again.
Tan Rou sat on the sofa and took a sip of the hot drink. Then, she briefly explained what had happened in the past two years.
“All?” Hang Wei’s mouth was wide open in shock. “How could there be such a ridiculous thing? You and Tan Jing got carried by the wrong person. She became you, and you became her!”
“Let’s not discuss this ridiculous matter today. I have something important to tell you today.”
“Go ahead.” Hang Wei also sat down and listened to Tan Rou patiently.
“Do you still remember the robot program 1 was writing before I left?” Tan Rou asked. “Do you want to use this to expand your business?”
Of course, Hang Wei wanted to expand his business, but it was still too strenuous for him to do it alone. But now that Tan Rou was back, as long as Tan Rou was around, everything would not be a problem.
“Have you finished writing the robot program?” Hang Wei had also learned about the robot program that Tan Rou had written. “At that time, you said that it would be put into use in our company after it was complete. But after you left, I don’t know about the robot program anymore. Later on, the Meng family bought a very mature robot program from somewhere. I think it’s quite similar to yours. If we put that robot program on the market now, I don’t think the profits will be high.”
Tan Rou sneered. “What if 1 say that I was the one who wrote the robot program that the Meng family has now.”
“All?” Hang Wei was shocked again. “I was wondering why the robot’s performance was so similar to the one you made. So it was you who made it.”
“In the past two years, the Mengs have negotiated many collaborations with the robot program. It’s time to snatch these businesses over.” Tan Ron’s tone was very firm. “I don’t think you want the Meng family to earn so much money, right?”
Hang Wei said angrily, “If I knew that it was your work, I would have snatched the program back for you!”
“How are you going to help me get it back?” Tan Rou asked with a smile.
Hang Wei was deflated. This robot program was not something an ordinary person could write. Moreover, he had no evidence. Even if he went to court with the Meng family, he would not be able to win.
Tan Rou took out a new USB. “Open it and take a look. There’s something inside that can help you deal with the Meng family.”
Hang Wei took the laptop and inserted the USB drive into it. There was a new program and a robot simulation video inside.
“Is this a new robot?” Hang Wei said happily, “As long as I have this, I can snatch the Meng family’s business.”
“This is how the market works. Whoever has good things will have the initiative. You don’t have to feel guilty. After all, we’re just businessmen.” Tan Rou said.
Hang Wei didn’t feel guilty. He was a businessman, and businessmen had to put their interests first.
“I understand.” Hang Wei was very fond of the USB drive. “Boss, don’t worry. I’ll go to the research and development meeting immediately and try to launch the new product this month.”
“Yes. Is there any big project that we are working on recently?” Tan Rou asked.
“I do have one, but I don’t really want work with them.” Hang Wei said casually,” Someone came to us and said that they want to cooperate with us to produce a capsule pen. Although the idea is good and the technology can support it, you also know who we have been working with, so I don’t want to break this rule.”
Tan Rou respected Hang Wei’s wishes. Right now, she did not have the time to fully invest in the company’s operations. At present, all the projects in the company were followed up by Hang Wei, so she could not give Hang Wei too much pressure.
“Okay, just make the decision on your own. As long as it doesn’t involve solving technical problems, you can make the decisions for other projects.” Tan Rou tore off a piece of paper and wrote down a string of numbers. “This is my current contact number. If you have any questions, you can call me. However, you can’t call me during my school hours. We can’t use our phones during school hours.”
Under normal circumstances, Tan Rou and the others would secretly use their phones, and the school would turn a blind eye to it.
“What school are you from? If you can’t use your phone in school, how are you going to record your professor’s lectures?” Hang Wei asked in puzzlement..
Chapter 538: 538 No Pictures
“I just celebrated my eighteenth birthday. I’m just a high school student now.” Tan Rou looked at him indifferently.
“Oh, so you’re a high school student…Hmm?” Hang Wei only realized it later. “You’re only eighteen!”
Tan Rou asked him to lower his voice. “Don’t you know how old I am?”
Of course, Hang Wei knew how old Tan Rou was. However, Tan Rou was so powerful that he often forgot that she was only in her teens.
“Sigh, some people are already the CEO of a company at the age of 18, while some people are still working for others at the age of 28.” Hang Wei sighed. He was just 28 years old this year. Although he looked like he was 21 or 22, he was really in his thirties.
Tan Rou couldn’t be out for too long. After explaining everything, she had to return home.
“Where are you staying now?” Hang Wei thought that he could give Tan Rou something during the holidays in the future. “Qianqian has been researching food recently. I’ll send you some when she’s done.” Qianqian was Hang Wei’s wife. They had known each other in kindergarten and were together in university. They got married right after graduating from university.
Qianqian also knew Tan Rou. When Hang Wei started the company with Tan Rou, Qianqian often brought them food. She had always treated Tan Rou like her own sister. After Tan Ron’s accident, Qianqian had been looking for Tan Rou. She often went to the temple to pray for Tan Rou, hoping that she would come back soon.
Tan Rou gave him an address. Hang Wei was about to say ‘okay’ when he suddenly realized that there was something wrong with the location.
“Tao family! Why are you living in the Tao family’s manor?”! lang Wei seemed to have suddenly understood something. “Are you the legendary eldest daughter of the Tao family?”
Tan Rou felt that Hang Wei was exaggerating. Was she really that mysterious?
“Don’t exaggerate.” Tan Rou picked up her bag. “I’m going back to school. 1’11 come back for you during winter break.”
Hang Wei sent her downstairs. “Alright, I’ll look for you again if there’s anything.”
“I’ve already handed over the Meng family’s matter to someone else. The lawyer hasn’t arrived yet,” Tan Rou told Hang Wei. “If I were a member of the Meng family, I would definitely speed up the production of the first-generation robots. We can’t destroy the products that have already been produced.”
“I understand. I will speed up the production of the new robot too.”Hang Wei had to come up with a new product before the Meng family’s batch of robots came out. Otherwise, when the Meng family’s batch of robots came out, the sales of his new robots would definitely be greatly reduced.
When they went downstairs, the two young ladies who were whispering at the front desk immediately shut their mouths. They looked straight at Tan Rou and felt that Tan Rou was too young.
Tan Rou had been wearing a mask when she came in. She had taken it off when she was talking to Hang Wei, so she didn’t put it on when she was leaving.
A girl at the front desk secretly took out her phone and took two photos of Tan Rou. However, she forgot to turn off the flash and was discovered the moment she took the photos.
After Tan Rou left, Hang Wei came to the front desk. His expression was unprecedentedly serious.
The receptionist smiled and said, “CEO Hang, don’t worry. 1 won’t send the photos out. 1 just think that our company’s boss is too good-looking. I want to take a few photos to admire.”
Hang Wei’s face did not have his usual smile. “Delete them.”
The receptionist was stunned as she held her phone. “CEO Hang, 1 really won’t spread it.”
The receptionist next to her gently tugged at her clothes and whispered “Hurry up and delete the photo!”
The girl at the front desk reluctantly deleted the photo, but Hang Wei was still not satisfied. He stared at her and deleted the cloud backup.
“In the future, no photos are allowed here!” Hang Wei said sternly, “You’re also not allowed to talk about our boss to anyone outside of this building. This is the company’s top secret!”
The receptionist nodded nervously. “1 understand, CEO Hang.”
After Hang Wei left, the girl collapsed on the chair and asked, “Why can’t we take photos of them?”
Another receptionist said, “You’ve only been here for a short time, so you don’t know the story behind YR Company. Our company works close with the government. On the surface, we’re just an ordinary technology company, but in fact, all our products are developed together with the government.”
“All?” The girl who took Tan Ron’s photo was very scared. “If 1 post these photos online, would 1 be considered as leaking government secrets?”
Another said, “I don’t know if you’re leaking government secrets. I only know that you’ll be fired if you take pictures of the boss..”
Chapter 539: 539 Having the Entire Place
The girl felt a lingering fear. “Fortunately, CEO Hang is a good person. Otherwise, 1 would be finished.”
The other girl at the front desk quickly nodded her head as well.
“Yes, yes.” The girl nodded and then said enviously, “Our company’s big boss is really amazing. He’s so young and already owns a big company that works with the government. 1 don’t think you can find a second person in the country.”
Another receptionist said, “He is indeed amazing.”
The next day, Tan Rou and the others were going to take a flight back. The Tao family’s elders sent them to the airport. The two elders were very reluctant to let them leave.
“Xiao Rou, are you coming back to accompany Grandma during the holiday?” Grandma Tao held Tan Ron’s hands and refused to let go for a long time. “Grandma really can’t bear for you to leave.”
For Grandma Tao, it didn’t matter if her grandson came back or not, but her only granddaughter had to come back to visit her more often. It was best if she stayed by her side.
“Grandma, I’ll come back to look for you as soon as the holidays start. I’ll give you a massage every day.” Tan Rou said.
Grandma Tao said sadly, “I’m not asking you to stay because I want a massage, 1 just want to see you more often.”
Grandpa Tao then said, “Don’t affect the child. After hearing what you just said, how would she be able to study peacefully after this?”
In fact, Grandpa Tao didn’t want them to leave as well but he had no other choice since most of them had jobs in the other cities.
“We’ll move back after Xiao Rou graduates from high school.”
Grandma Tao was still unhappy. “Then 1 still have to wait for more than half a year.”
The plane was about to take off. Tan Rou and the rest said goodbye to the Tao family’s elders and then boarded the plane. They were sitting in the first class cabin. There were a total of eight seats in the first class cabin of this plane. They had specially chosen a plane that no one had reserved first class so that their family could sit together.
The plane tickets were booked by Tan Rou. She said that she had won a prize for this competition and decided to pay for everyone’s tickets. Mr. Tao and the others had no objections. They believed that Tan Rou could handle it.
Tan Rou had her own motives for booking this flight ticket. Firstly, she really wanted to do something for her family. Secondly, she wanted to buy the ticket for Zhuang Liu.
There were a total of eight seats. Including Zhuang Liu and Xiao Mo, there were exactly eight people.
“All, it’s big brother!” Tao Qi liked Zhuang Liu very much. When he saw Zhuang Liu sitting with them, he was very happy. “Big Brother, are you going home too?”
Zhuang Liu smiled gently. “Yes, Xiao Qi. I’m heading home too.” In Zhuang Liu’s heart, he had already treated the Elegant Jade Water Residence as his own home.
When Tao Zhi and Tao Zheng saw Zhuang Liu, they were not as enthusiastic as Tao Qi because they knew what Zhuang Liu was thinking.
“I’ll sit by the side, and Ah Zheng is sitting on the right. We should have more common topics to talk about.” Tao Zhi arranged the seats.
Before Zhuang Liu could say anything, Mother Tao pulled Tao Zhi away. “How can you sit here? Hurry up and sit with your dad!”
Mr. Tao looked up at the two brothers. “Stop fighting for seats. Hurry up and come over.”
Tao Zhi was very unhappy. “Mom, I have some secrets between men to tell Zhuang Liu. Let me sit here.”
Tao Zheng continued, “Mom, 1 have something to say to Zhuang Liu too, so I have to sit here.”
“Don’t cause anymore trouble!” Mother Tao pushed them away and placed Tan Rou and Tao Qi on Zhuang Liu’s left and right. “Xiao Rou and Xiao Qi will be sitting here. You two must have a lot to say to Zhuang Liu, right?”
Tao Qi happily sat to the left of Zhuang Liu. The guardrail on the left was quite high. Once he sat down, Zhuang Liu could not be seen.
Tan Rou was sitting on the side without a guardrail, so she could easily see Zhuang Liu and talk to him.
Tan Rou quietly asked Zhuang Liu, “Third Brother, how does it feel to book the entire place?”
Zhuang Liu liked this kind of atmosphere very much. “Rourou’s arrangements are the best. But I’m curious, how did Xiao Rou manage to keep all eight of them?”
Tan Rou blinked her eyes and made a gesture of tapping on the keyboard on her phone. Zhuang Liu suddenly realized how Tan Rou had done it. Although her methods were not very glorious, it still granted them what they wanted.
Tao Zhi and Tao Zheng were about to die from anger. They also wanted to sit beside their sister. If it weren’t for Zhuang Liu, who was in the way, they would be the ones sitting beside Tan Rou..
Chapter 540: 540 Cooperation with TL
Zhuang Liu took out an exquisite velvet box. “Rourou, congratulations on winning the first place in the National Physics Competition. This is a gift for you.”
Tan Rou was very surprised when she saw the gift. “Why are you giving me a gift again? Didn’t 1 tell you that it was a simple test? There’s no need to celebrate it.”
Zhuang Liu didn’t think so. No matter how small Tan Ron’s matter was, it was still a big deal. “Rourou, 1 know you don’t want to celebrate, so I didn’t prepare a precious gift for you. This is a small gadget that 1 personally designed and made. I think that it would be something useful for you.”
Tan Rou took the box over. Inside was a metal capsule the size of a pinky. It looked very delicate.
“Is this a Swiss Army knife?” Tan Rou took out the metal capsule and looked at it several times. “It’s quite light.”
“This is a pen.” Zhuang Liu pressed on the top of the metal capsule, and the capsule immediately bounced and lengthened by more than ten centimeters.
“Wow, it’s exquisite!” Tan Rou played with the pen in her hand. “But pen like these run out of ink pretty quickly right?”
Zhuang Liu introduced, “This pen uses durable ink that has not been released on the market yet. It only needs a small tube of ink and can be used for a long time.”
Tan Rou took out a draft paper from her bag and wrote a few words. She found that the paper was indeed very smooth and very useful.
The design is so exquisite, the design is so exquisite. “Third Brother, have you ever considered adding a chip to it so that it can have more functions?”
“I have thought about it.” Zhuang Liu said,” originally wanted to design a tracking system inside. It includes a locator, a recorder, and an anti-theft lock. However, this thing is too small. It’s very difficult to add these things. The only company in the country that can do this is the TL company.”
Tan Rou was a little surprised to hear the name of her company. “Have you tried approaching them?”
Zhuang Liu said, “The second day after I returned to the Capital, I went to find the president of TL, Hang Wei, but TL has always been with the government. They don’t even consider other companies. I personally went to TL Company to talk about it three times, but President Hang didn’t even listen to me. I only said a few words, and he asked his assistant to invite me out.”
Tan Rou now knew who the company Hang Wei had rejected was. If she had known it was Zhuang Liu, she would have asked Hang Wei to accept the proposal on the stop. Although it was not convenient for her to meet Zhuang Liu, she could help him pull strings and facilitate the cooperation between them.
“Third brother, perhaps I can help you.” Tan Rou twirled the pen in her hand.
Zhuang Liu knew that Tan Rou was very capable, but this was information technology research and development after all. It was not something that could be done just by saying it.
“Does Rourou know anyone from TL Company?” Zhuang Liu asked curiously,
“Third Brother, you don’t have to worry about this. Just wait for a call from Hang Wei. Don’t worry, Hang Wei will definitely cooperate with your company.” Tan Rou said with a smile.
Zhuang Liu caught the key point. “Rourou, how do you know the president of TL?”
Tan Rou almost said, ‘I am the CEO.’
However, this was not the right time. She could not say it yet. Moreover, she wanted to give Zhuang Liu a surprise, so she could not say it.
“It’s a secret.” Tan Rou said mischievously, “Third Brother, don’t ask me now. You have to find out this secret yourself. If you can’t, then 1’11 tell you.”
Zhuang Liu guessed that Tan Rou knew Hang Wei. “Alright, I’ll listen to Rourou.”
As soon as the plan was put forward, Tan Rou began to study the new program. The internet speed on the plane was not very good, so Tan Rou first did some simple work. For example, the design of the pen needed to be modified.
Zhuang Liu accompanied her quietly by her side and fed her some snacks from time to time. Tan Rou was very focused, but she also accepted Zhuang Liu’s snacks. She ate whatever Zhuang Liu fed her.
Tao Zhi and Tao Zheng were still keeping an eye on Zhuang Liu. If Zhuang Liu dared to do anything out of line, they would force Zhuang Liu away and not let him sit with their sister again..