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Chapter 831: 811 No Regrets
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Hu Cheng was very unconvinced. “Principal, although Junior Tan Rou is the boss of TR Company, she’s still a student of our Capital University. Every year, Capital University has many projects that are suitable for cooperating with TR Company. However, because TR Company is arrogant, we have to choose a weaker company. Now that we have the opportunity to get in touch with TR, why not make good use of it?”
Principal Zhang was really angered to death by them. TR Company belonged to Tan Rou. She could cooperate with whoever she wanted. Was it up to these few people to tell her what to do?
“How dare you ask him to give you this convenience?” Principal Zhang couldn’t understand what they were thinking. “Back then, it wasn’t easy for me to convince Tan Rou to join the school’s research team. 1 even sent her to your team, but how did you treat her? You’ve made me angry!”
“What?” Professor Wang couldn’t stand it anymore. “Principal, are you saying that Tan Rou was originally in our group?”
“Yes!” Principal Zhang actually thought highly of Hu Cheng’s team. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have invited Tan Rou to join their team. However, Hu Cheng and the others didn’t cherish it. “I sent her to Hu Cheng back then, but not only did you not take good care of her, you even made her run away in anger. Now you want them to give you benefits? How is that possible?”
Professor Wang blamed Cheng Hu and Xue Lin, “What happened? Why did you chase Tan Rou away?”
Cheng Hu pushed the blame onto Xue Lin, “Professor Wang, the person who drove Tan Rou away wasn’t me. It was Xue Lin.”
Xue Lin hurriedly explained, “Professor Wang, I didn’t mean to chase her away. It’s because her academic qualifications don’t meet the school’s regulations. She’s a freshman. How can she join the research team? If we let her participate, the other students will definitely have objections.”
“You two idiots,” Professor Wang said sadly. “You missed the opportunity to meet the big boss of TR. I shouldn’t have handed the team to you!”
Xue Lin said, “Professor Wang, it was my fault. 1 was just following the rules. 1 didn’t do anything wrong.”
Now that things had come to this, there was no point in Professor Wang blaming them. He said to the principal, “Principal, can you help us talk to Tan Rou and ask her to help Hu Cheng and the others?”
“Humph!” Principal Zhang snorted coldly. “It’s too late for you to regret now. I gave you the chance, but you didn’t cherish it. So, I won’t help you anymore. If you have any problems in the future, don’t look for me. You can talk to them yourself.”
Professor Wang had already seen Tan Ron’s attitude. He felt that if the principal didn’t come forward, Tan Rou would definitely not agree to help them. Therefore, he said, “Principal, please help us talk to Tan Rou. Tell Tan Rou that if she is willing to help us this time, 1 will give her the position of the captain of the research team.”
“How funny.” Principal Zhang shook his head. “She’s the CEO of TL Company. Would he care about your conditions? You’re not allowed to appear in front of Tan Rou in the future. Otherwise, don’t even think about getting a single cent from me!”
Principal Zhang gave them a good scolding and left angrily. These idiots were not worth his time to educate them. In the past, he was really blind to think that Hu Cheng and the others were more outstanding. Now, it seemed that Hu Cheng and the others were not only narrow-minded, but their character was also very bad. It was better not to use the school’s resources on them in the future.
After settling Professor Wang’s matter, Jiang Min took the team members to eat. This time, she didn’t invite many people and only invited a few of her team members.
“To celebrate the success of our experiment!” Shang Jin raised his beer glass and stepped on the chair. “Come on, brothers and sisters, cheers!”
Tan Rou rarely drank alcohol. She remembered the last time she drank red wine and didn’t dare to drink too much, so she drank half of it.
Shang Jin didn’t mind. She filled her glass and said, “You guys can drink as much as you want. I can hold my liquor, so I’m not afraid of getting drunk.”
Lang Yue raised his wine glass. “Let’s give a toast to Rourou. If it weren’t for her, we wouldn’t be where we are today.”
Tan Rou was still sending messages with her head lowered, so she didn’t hear what Lang Yue said..
Chapter 832: 832 How to Split the Money
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“Xiao Rou, who are you chatting with? Are you chatting with your boyfriend?” Shang Jin asked with a smile.
Tan Rou raised her head and replied, “I’m not chatting with my boyfriend.” I was talking to Hang Wei to discuss the patent fees.”
The new conductor was developed by Jiang Min and the others, so if TR wanted to use it, they had to pay them a patent fee. There was also the cost of cooperation, and TR had to calculate it clearly.
Jiang Min and the others were a little dazed. All along, they had been losing money on experiments. The school had given them very little funding. In most cases, Captain Jiang Min had to pay for the research fees from her own pocket.
Moreover, the things they had developed previously were not very good. Not only did they not make money, but they also lost a lot of money. This time, they suddenly made money. For a moment, they were really nervous. They didn’t know how to use the money.
“I don’t want this money. Captain has paid too much for this experiment,” Shang Jin said straightforwardly. “So I’ll give my bonus to Captain.”
Lang Yue followed up. “I don’t want mine either. I don’t think the money I gave you can make up for the money you spent. So, I’ll give my money to you too.”
“I don’t want it either.” Xiao Chen hesitated for a while before lowering his head.
“Do 1 lack money?” Jiang Min laughed.
“All of you should keep the money money. When we make more in the future, I can take a bigger part of it to make up for it. All of you decided to choose me for us as your leader, 1 can’t let yall get nothing in return. I’m not an evil capitalist. 1 don’t have to exploit you every day.”
Tan Rou was amused by them. “Are you guys sure that you don’t want it?”
The few of them hesitated again. This was the first sum of money they had received. It was very meaningful, so they still wanted it very much.
“The initial payment is three million. Are you sure you don’t want it?” Tan Rou added.
“So many!” Jiang Min was also very surprised. “I only invested a million yuan. I didn’t expect such a huge profit.”
Then, she said to the team members, “You don’t have to worry about it now. Even if I take away one million, you’ll still get a few hundred thousand yuan.”
“There’s also the school’s commission.” Lang Yue did some calculations. “Other than Senior’s one million, there’s still two million left. After the school takes ten percent, which is two hundred thousand, there’s still one million and eight hundred thousand left. Divide it evenly among five people, and each person can get three hundred and sixty thousand.”
Tan Rou said, “You wouldn’t have to give me a part of it When I joined the team, your experiment was almost complete. I didn’t help much, so 1 can’t take this money.”
Jiang Min insisted, “Rourou, you’re also a member of our team. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have overcome the last hurdle. We wouldn’t have gone to TR Company to look for CEO Hang. We wouldn’t have cooperated in the end. You’re our hero. You have to take this money!”
Tan Rou thought for a moment. “How about this? I’ll only take 200,000 yuan. You can split the remaining 1,600,000 evenly. Don’t say anything else. If you say anything else, I don’t want a single cent.”
“Alright, the next time we split the money, you have to share it with us equally, understand?” Jiang Min had no choice but to say.
Tan Rou smiled. “In the next experiment, I’ll definitely ask for an equal distribution.”
“We haven’t even gotten the money, and you’re already thinking about how to split it? What if we don’t have money?” Shang Jin joked.
Tan Rou said, “Senior Shang, don’t worry. With me around, you guys will get the money.”
Shang Jin touched his face, which was hot from drinking. “That’s not what I meant. I just think that we should wait until we get the money before we think about how to split it. Then, we can spend the money happily.”
“400,000? Are you going to spend it all at once?” Lang Yue asked in surprise.
Shang Jin said, “My parents bought me a house in my hometown. I plan to use this money to renovate the house. It’s expensive to renovate a house now. Maybe 400,000 yuan isn’t enough.”
“If you don’t have enough money, you can borrow from me,” Jiang Min said.
Shang Jin put his palms together. “Thank you, senior.”
“Senior, how do you plan to use this money?” Lang Yue asked Jiang Min.
Jiang Min replied, “I’ll save it. 1 don’t need to spend money on anything. Besides, 400,000 isn’t very important to me. It doesn’t matter if I have it or not.”
Shang Jin gave her a thumbs up. “As expected!”
Lang Yue asked Xiao Chen, “Xiao Chen, what about you?”
Xiao Chen raised his head slightly. His eyes were red as he said, “I want to use it to treat me mother..”
Chapter 833: 833 The Filial Xiao Chen
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The smile on Lang Yue’s face immediately disappeared. “Is your mother sick?”
Xiao Chen nodded and said, “Yes, my mother has cancer. Although it’s just the initial stage, she still needs treatment. My family didn’t have that much money. In order to let me go to school in peace, my mother worked day and night, and in the end, she fell ill. This spring, Mom was diagnosed with early-stage gastric cancer. The doctor said that if we want to treat her, we have to spend money, but our family has no money left.”
Jiang Min suddenly blamed herself. She knew that Xiao Chen was introverted and didn’t like to get along with others, so she rarely asked about Xiao Chen’s family matters. She didn’t expect that this obedient and sensible junior would have such a huge burden on her shoulders. It was her fault as the captain.
“Xiao Chen, take this money. You put in the most effort, so you should get more,” said Jiang Min.
Shang Jin and Lang Yue also planned to give the money to Xiao Chen. “Xiao Chen, we don’t really need this money.”
Xiao Chen was very touched, but he couldn’t accept the money. “Thank you, senior, but I already have 400,000 that i deserve. It should be enough for me to treat her.”
“Which hospital is your mother in?” Tan Rou asked after listening for a while. “Can we go and see her?”
“Of course!” Xiao Chen smiled. “If my mother sees you, she will definitely be very happy!”
Jiang Min exchanged glances with them. Then, she said, “Let’s eat first. We’ll go to the hospital to visit Auntie tonight.”
Xiao Chen gave them his mother’s room number. He was very happy that his friends went to visit his mother. Due of his introverted personality, very few people would be friends with him. Her mother often asked him to bring his friends over, but Xiao Chen did not bring them even once. His family was too poor, and his friends would dislike him.
After Mother Chen fell ill, her biggest wish was for Xiao Chen to make more good friends. Therefore, Xiao Chen wanted to introduce his captain and the others to his mother. He wanted to tell his mother that his captain and the other team members took good care of him and that they had even taught him how to make money. Otherwise, he was afraid that his mother would think that he was lying.
Tan Rou went home to get some things and then drove to pick up Jiang Min and the others from school. Actually, Jiang Min had her own car, but her license plate number wasn’t ready, so she could only take Tan Ron’s car.
“Have you prepared the cash?” Jiang Min took out a kraft envelope. “Although it’s not much, it’s still a token of our appreciation. Let Xiao Chen use this money for emergencies.”
“Yeah,” Tan Rou said.
“I’ll urge Hang Wei to sign the cooperation contract as soon as possible and try to transfer the money to Senior Jiang’s account within three days.”
Jiang Min said, “It’s fine. Why don’t you transfer the money to Xiao Chen tonight? Just say that the money has been transferred. You can’t let it slip.”
Shang Jin and Lang Yue both nodded. Although their family conditions were not as good as Tan Rou and Jiang Min, they did not have to worry about food and clothing. Otherwise, why would Shang Jin’s parents buy him a house?
400,000 was not a small amount to them, but without this 400,000, they could still live well. However, Xiao Chen was different. Xiao Chen’s family wasn’t as well off, and now that his mother was sick, he definitely needed money.
Tan Rou and the others found Xiao Chen’s mother according to the ward number, but Xiao Chen was not in the ward. He went to buy daily necessities for his mother.
Coincidentally, Tan Rou and the others had never seen Xiao Chen’s mother before. However, they met the doctor who was checking on them as soon as they arrived at the door of the ward. The doctor asked them who they were looking for, and they told them the patient’s name.
“Are you Chen Bao’s classmates?” The doctor was very kind. “Then come in quickly. Chen Bao went out to buy daily necessities for his mother. He’ll be back soon.”
Chen Bao was Xiao Chen’s name.
The doctor seemed to be very familiar with Xiao Chen and his mother. As soon as he entered, he shouted, “Chen Yu, your son’s classmate is here to see you.”
On the bed by the window, a terribly thin woman turned her head. “All, my son’s classmate?”
Tan Rou and the others hurriedly handed over the gifts. “Hello, Auntie. We’re Chen Bao’s classmates.”
A faint smile appeared on the woman’s thin face. “That’s great. You’re my baby’s classmates. It’s his first time bringing his classmate here..”
Chapter 834: 834 Earning Money to Support Mom
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Chen Yu and Tan Rou chatted for a few minutes before Xiao Chen came back. He was carrying a shopping bag from the supermarket. Not only were there daily necessities for his mother, but there were also drinks. It was obvious that he was here to greet customers.
“You’re all here!” Xiao Chen looked very happy. “Have some drinks. I just bought it. There’s juice and soda. Which one do you want?”
Xiao Chen picked the most expensive drinks to buy. He knew that his teammates came from good families. If it was an ordinary drink, they would definitely not be interested. If it was any other time, Chen Yu would definitely feel sorry for this money, but seeing her son so happy, Chen Yu was also happy.
The auntie beside the bed saw that Xiao Chen had bought so many drinks. She said sourly, “Xiao Chen’s mother, your family doesn’t have money. Why did you let your son buy such expensive water?”
Xiao Chen and Chen Yu were very embarrassed. Chen Yu said, “It’s okay to drink it once in a while.”
Xiao Chen blushed and whispered, “Mom, I’m going to have money soon. You can have the surgery then.”
Chen Yu shook her head. “There’s no need. If you earn money, keep it for yourself. I’m old and don’t want to waste money anymore.”
Xiao Chen was very upset. “Mom, I really do have enough money to treat you now. I’ll definitely cure your illness and earn money to support you.”
Chen Yu’s heart ached. If it wasn’t for the fact that she didn’t have any strength now, she really wanted to hold her son in her arms and suffer once.
“Auntie, Xiao Chen is really rich now.” Jiang Min took out a card. “We’re here to give Xiao Chen some money.”
“Senior, why are you giving me money?” asked Xiao Chen.
Jiang Min smiled and said, “Dividends! On the way here, I found that there was an extra two million in my account. It must be the money that the TR company gave us. Then, 1 took an unused bank card and deposited your share of the money into it. Now, take this to pay the hospitalization fee.”
Xiao Chen was very surprised. “Really?”
Tan Rou said, “Yes. 1 personally watched Hang Wei handle it. He’s quite efficient. It was done in an hour.”
Xiao Chen trembled as he took the card. “Thank you! I’ll go and pay the medical fees now.”
Chen Yu was still very worried. “What kind of money is that? If it’s money from an illegal source, we can’t use it.”
“Auntie, didn’t Xiao Chen tell you that we’re doing an experiment?” Jiang Min asked.
Chen Yu replied, “He did mention it. He said that you guys took great care of him. He was beyond happy when he joined the research team.”
“Happiness is one thing, but money is the most important.” Shang Jin was a good talker. She sat beside Chen Yu and rambled on, “We were trying to come up with something big and it would definitely bring in a huge sum of money if a major company decides to invest in us. This time, a big boss took a fancy to our experimental product and spent a lot of money to buy it. Each of us can get 400,000 as our dividends. That card just now is Xiao Chen’s bonus.”
“400,000!” Chen Yao was very surprised. “Do we really have that much money now?”
“Why would I lie to you?” Shang Jin raised his eyebrows. She took out a big red packet from her pocket and said, “Auntie, I can’t give you the 400,00, but this is a big red packet for good luck. As long as you give me this red packet, your illness will be cured immediately.”
Chen Yu looked at the heavy red packet and did not dare to accept it. “No, you’ve already taken good care of my baby. 1 can’t accept your red packet anymore. If my baby finds out, he’ll be unhappy.”
“Just accept it.” Shang Jin stuffed the red packet under Chen Yu’s pillow. “The next time we come, use this red packet to buy us drinks. 1 want to drink the most expensive drinks.”
Chen Yu did not know whether to laugh or cry. These children were really too kind. Seeing them, Chen Yu thought of her silent son and felt sad again.
“When my baby was in his first year of high school, his father and I divorced. All these years, his father didn’t care about him. Baby was introverted to begin with. After we divorced, he spoke even less and almost had no friends to play with. Now that I see you good friends by his side, even if 1 die, 1 can feel at ease.” Chen Yu said as she wiped her tears.
After Chen Yu fell ill, Xiao Chen had borrowed money from his father. In the end, when his father heard that he was here to borrow money, he moved overnight and even blacklisted Chen Yu and her son..
Chapter 835: 835 Grip
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” Hateful! How can there be such a hateful man!” Shang Jin was very angry. She slapped her thigh. “If I see him in the future, I will definitely beat him up!”
Jiang Min smiled awkwardly and pulled Shang Jin back. “Calm down. That’s Xiao Chen’s father. You can’t be so rude.”
Chen Yu said, “It doesn’t matter. That man deserves to be scolded. If I had gone there, 1 would have scolded his ancestors for 18 generations.”
Jiang Min smiled again. “Auntie is quite forthright.”
Xiao Chen came back after paying the fees. He was surprised and happy when he saw the money in the card. As long as he had this money, he could immediately arrange for his mother’s surgery. After that, he could earn more money so that his mother would not have to work so hard.
It was very late. They had things to do the next day, so they decided to leave first and come back in a few days.
Xiao Chen sent them out and even brought the drinks he bought over. “You guys can take them home. My mother can’t drink them anyway.”
“Can’t you drink it yourself?” Shang Jin asked.
Xiao Chen smiled foolishly. “I don’t like these drinks.”
Shang Jin knew that he was lying. Every time the captain treated him to a drink, Xiao Chen would enjoy it. She didn’t think that it was a sign of dislike. However, Shang Jin did not expose Xiao Chen. Everyone had their own secrets. There was no need to joke about other people’s difficulties.
Tan Rou was halfway there when she said to Jiang Min and the others, “I think 1 left my car keys in the ward. Wait for me downstairs. Help me find my car. It was too dark just now, so I don’t know where 1 parked it.”
Jiang Min and the others had no objections, so they went downstairs to look for a car. Xiao Chen sent them downstairs and came up.
As soon as he entered the ward, Xiao Chen saw Tan Rou pressing on his mother. She was so focused that she didn’t notice Xiao Chen looking at her.
“Uh…” Tan Rou turned around and saw Xiao Chen standing at the door. For a moment, the atmosphere was tense.
“Did you see that?” Tan Rou asked.
Xiao Chen nodded. “Xiaorou, are you giving my mother a massage?”
Tan Rou didn’t plan to hide it from him. After all, she had to tell him in the future. “I’m giving her a check-up. Her condition isn’t serious. As long as the cancerous part is removed, she’ll be healthy again. However, she won’t be able to do heavy work in the future. You have to take note of this.”
Xiao Chen understood. “Yes, I know.”
Tan Rou gave Chen Yu acupuncture to ease her pain. “I took a good look at auntie’s condition. Come and find me tomorrow. I’ll get you some medicine to relieve her pain and nurse her body. Give Auntie one pill a day. Her body should recover very quickly.”
Xiao Chen trusted Tan Rou very much. Someone with Tan Ron’s status did not need to lie to him. “Thank you, Junior Xiaorou.”
He walked to his mother’s side and realized that she was already asleep. He was a little puzzled. “Why is Mom sleeping so early? But this is good too. Usually, she can’t sleep because of the pain.”
“I gave her some calming incense.” Tan Rou pointed at the small ball of incense ash at the corner of the table. “This can help them sleep.”
The other patients in the ward were also asleep. They were tortured by their illness every day, and they could finally sleep well today.
“Thank you.” Xiao Chen expressed his gratitude again.
It was about time, and Tan Rou should go down to meet them. Xiao Chen sent Tan Rou downstairs, and the two of them talked a lot about Chen Yu’s illness.
After sending Tan Rou downstairs, Xiao Chen went up. He had to go back and take care of his mother. Tan Rou went to the parking lot to look for Jiang Min and the others. Before she could find them, she was stopped by an acquaintance.
“Alright, I finally have something on you! Tell me, who was that man?” He Xi asked excitedly.
Tan Rou really wanted to punch He Xi and send her back overseas. Did this person put a tracker on her? Why did He Xi go wherever she went?
“What does this have to do with you? Get lost! Don’t block my way!” Tan Rou said unhappily.
He Xi was very excited. Her eyes were wide open. “Tan Rou, did you betray Brother Xiao Liu? Was that man just now your adulterer? Did you come to the hospital with him because you’re pregnant with his child and want to get an abortion?”
“Ha!” Tan Rou laughed coldly. “Miss He’s very imaginative. With such a brain, it would be a pity if you didn’t write novels..”
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Chapter 836: 836 Snitch
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“Why would I write a novel?” He Xi was easily led off topic by others.” Even if 1 were to write a novel, I would be better than you.”
Tan Rou shook her head slightly. This woman was not only a lunatic, but also an idiot. Why couldn’t she understand good or bad words?
” Oh, then 1 hope you shine in the literary world.” Tan Rou wanted to leave, but Jiang Min and the others had already found a car and told her to hurry over.
He Xi wouldn’t let her go. She grabbed Tan Ron’s clothes and asked excitedly,” Is that man your adulterer?” You must have come to the hospital to abort his child, right?” He even glanced at Tan Ron’s stomach.” How many months has this bastard been pregnant?”
Tan Rou laughed coldly.” In Miss He’s understanding, is it true that people come to the hospital to get an abortion?”
He Xi was very confident.” What else can an indecent woman like you do in the hospital? He must be here to get an abortion!”
Tan Rou smiled. She pinched He Xi’s fingers with two fingers and said,” Miss He, who is this indecent woman pregnant with?” Could it be a beggar’s?”
He Xi widened her eyes.” What nonsense are you talking about? How could 1 be pregnant with someone else’s child?”
Tan Rou squeezed He Xi’s fingers so hard that they were in the wrong place.” Oh, since you don’t have evidence, don’t spout nonsense. If you dare to spout nonsense again, 1 won’t just break your fingers.”
He Xi was in so much pain that her face turned pale.” You, you want to kill me?”
Tan Rou released her fingers.” I don’t want to kill you, but you’d better not provoke me. If you do, I’ll snap your neck.”
He Xi hurriedly covered her neck with her injured finger.” I’m going to tell Brother Xiao Liu that you want to kill me.”
“Go ahead.” Tan Rou encouraged He Xi to complain. “If you don’t go, 1’11 look down on you.”
Zhuang Liu seemed to have heard the conversation between Tan Rou and He Xi. He really appeared in the hospital. He came to visit the female doctor who was injured by He Xi last time. He did not expect to see Tan Rou and He Xi quarreling at the door as soon as he walked out of the inpatient department.
“Xiao Rou, why are you here? Are you feeling unwell?” Zhuang Liu asked nervously.
Before Tan Rou could reply, He Xi said impatiently, “Brother Xiao Liu, I saw Tan Rou and a man walking together just now. They were talking and laughing. Tan Rou must have betrayed you and gotten together with another man.”
After He Xi finished speaking, she looked at Tan Rou provocatively. This time, she wanted to see how Tan Rou would quibble.
When Tan Rou heard He Xi say this, she did not explain. She wanted to see Zhuang Liu’s attitude. They were already a couple, so they needed to trust each other.
He Xi originally thought that Zhuang Liu would be angry, but he did not expect Zhuang Liu to smile and say, “My Rourou is really popular but I’m not surprised at all. After all, Rourou is too outstanding. There must be many men who like her. I have to work harder, or else Rourou will be snatched away by others.”
“Don’t say this in front of outsiders. It’s embarrassing,” Tan Rou chided.
He Xi did not understand Zhuang Liu’s words. “Brother Xiao Liu, don’t you mind if she walks with another man?”
“What does it have to do with you whether 1 mind or not?” Zhuang Liu replied.
Tan Rou was happy to see Zhuang Liu trust her so much. She explained, “That was my senior. There’s nothing between us.”
He Xi continued to fan the flames. “Brother Xiao Liu, don’t listen to her nonsense. There must be something going on between her and that man. I saw her talking to that man just now. She was so happy.”
Zhuang Liu frowned and ignored He Xi. He asked Tan Rou, “How did you get here? Do you want me to drive you back?”
“I drove here too. Senior Jiang and the others are waiting for me in the parking lot,” Tan Rou replied.
Zhuang Liu was a little sad. “But… 1 really want to go home with you!”
Tan Rou smiled. “We’ll go home together in the future. There are still many opportunities.”
Zhuang Liu understood what she meant. “Alright, I’ll look for you in a few days. I have something to tell you.”
He Xi felt that this was a good opportunity, so she followed behind Zhuang Liu and said, “Brother Xiao Liu, I didn’t drive here.. You can send me home!”
Chapter 837: 837 Fragrance Festival
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“I don’t have the time, and I don’t have the obligation. There are many taxis near the hospital,” Zhuang Liu refused. “You can take a taxi back.”
lie Xi continued to follow behind Zhuang Liu. “Brother Xiao Liu, please send me back. I’m a girl. It’s so dangerous to go back alone at night!”
“Since you know it’s dangerous to go out at night, then don’t go out at night in the future,” Zhuang Liu said. He pulled Tan Ron to the parking lot. They were very fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
He Xi looked for them in the parking lot for a long time, but she couldn’t find them, so she scolded Tan Rou angrily and took a taxi back.
Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu hadn’t left yet. She decided to let Jiang Min drive her car and take Zhuang Liu’s car back. If Tan Rou drove them, they would have to walk three roads. Jiang Min did not live in the dormitory, Lang Yue and Shang Jin lived in the dormitory, and Tan Rou had to drive home herself. It was very troublesome.
“Aren’t you going to ask me what I’m doing at the hospital?” Tan Rou asked with a smile after getting into the car.
Zhuang Liu really wanted to know why Tan Rou went to the hospital, but he had to trust her, so he didn’t ask.
“No matter what you do, I won’t interfere. You have your own social circle, so I shouldn’t stop you from making friends but if you get sick and went to the hospital, you have to tell me, understand?”
Tan Rou smiled and explained to him, “My senior’s mother is sick. We decided to visit her tonight. Senior and the others went downstairs first. 1 stayed behind to see how his mother was doing, so I was a little late.”
“How’s Auntie?” Zhuang Liu asked.
“It didn’t worsen.” Tan Rou said, “She’ll be able to recover after the surgery. I’ve also prepared some incense for her to relieve the pain. I’ll go back and make some pills for her immediately. As long as she takes care of herself, Auntie will live to a hundred years old.”
Speaking of incense, Zhuang Liu and Tan Rou said, “I originally wanted to wait for you to go back before telling you. Now that you’ve mentioned it, I’ll tell you directly. There’s a fragrance meeting this weekend. It’s organized by the Fragrance Association. I happen to have an invitation. Do you want to go with me?”
Of course Tan Rou would go. She had planned to go, but if she went, she would have to ask someone else for an invitation, so she hadn’t decided who to ask for it. Coincidentally, Zhuang Liu had sent her an invitation letter. This way, she did not have to expose her identity. When the time came, she could just say that she had followed Zhuang Liu.
“Sure. Coincidentally, I’m also researching new products with my third aunt. If I see anything suitable at the Fragrance Festival, 1 thought of buying it and selling it in my third aunt’s shop.” Tan Rou said.
“Okay, I’ll come and pick you up,” Zhuang Liu said.
“Alright.” Tan Rou nodded.
Early in the morning on the weekend, Zhuang Liu came to pick Tan Rou up. He even brought a new set of clothes for Tan Rou. Tan Rou did not lack clothes. Almost every week, her family would sent her a set of new clothes. If she had no more place in her closet, she would ask someone to send them to her manor, where there was more space.
Tan Rou really liked the new clothes Zhuang Liu gave her. The things that he prepared were always what Tan Rou liked. For example, this sky-blue floral dress was very much in line with Tan Ron’s aesthetic standards.
Zhuang Liu drove Tan Rou to the venue of the Fragrance Assembly. On the way, he reminded Tan Rou, “Fie Xi will also be participating in this Fragrance Assembly. She was invited by the Fragrance Association. I can’t stop her from participating. If you meet He Xi at the venue, don’t show mercy. Teach her a lesson however you want.”
Tan Rou smiled. “I thought Third Brother would ask me to go easy on her.”
“There’s no need to show her mercy,” Zhuang Liu said with a straight face.
“If she dares to bother me, 1 won’t show her any mercy,” Tan Rou agreed.
As expected, the two of them met He Xi at the venue. When He Xi saw Zhuang Liu and Tan Rou coming together, she immediately went forward to question Zhuang Liu. “Brother Xiao Liu, didn’t you say that you’re not interested in fragrance? Why are you here to participate in the Fragrance Festival now?”
Zhuang Liu was about to answer, but Tan Rou interrupted him. “I wanted to come to the Fragrance Festival to have some fun. Coincidentally, my boyfriend has an invitation, so he decided to accompany me. Is there anything wrong with it?”
He Xi glared at her fiercely and said contemptuously, “Is this a place you can come and play? The people who came here today are all famous perfumers from all over the world. You’re just a little girl. Don’t embarrass yourself here..”
Chapter 838: 838 Fragrance
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“Oh, Miss He, do you mean that you’re very good at fragrance? I wonder if Miss He has any outstanding works that I can appreciate?” Tan Rou asked with a smile.
He Xi was speechless. She did have many famous works, but they were all works from many years ago. In the past few years, she had been busy traveling abroad and had no time to adjust the fragrance. She could not bring out any good works.
“I have too many works. If I count them carefully, i’ll have to count them for a year! I won’t be counting for you today,” He Xi said exaggeratedly.
Tan Rou was not interested in exposing He Xi’s lie. Since she liked to brag, then let her brag. Anyway, the Fragrance Festival would only pick them on their strength. If she could not succeed when the time was up, her lie would naturally be exposed.
“Xiao Rou, do you want to try it too?” Zhuang Liu looked at the transparent room and found it interesting. “There are quite a lot of things here. Let’s go in and take a look.”
Tan Rou didn’t plan in participating it herself. She was here to expand the market, not to make the fragrance for others to appreciate. Moreover, she had already won the prize for this fragrance festival. She didn’t want to win it a second time. It was useless to win this kind of thing a second time.
“I don’t think so. 1 see that there are quite a lot of people here. Why don’t we give the chance to others? My fragrance mixing skills aren’t very good,” Tan Rou said modestly. “I would waste the ingredients here.”
When He Xi heard Tan Rou say this, she thought that she was afraid, so she provoked her, “If you’re afraid, then hurry up and go home. This place isn’t open to just anyone. A fool like you shouldn’t even be allowed to enter this venue, let alone the fragrance.”
Tan Rou frowned slightly. She didn’t like others looking down on her. The more others looked down on her, the stronger she wanted to be.
“I thought about it carefully. This kind of fragrance gathering doesn’t happen every day. Since I’m already here, 1 shouldn’t waste this opportunity.” Tan Rou said to Zhuang Liu, “There are quite a lot of raw materials here. Why don’t we go and try it?”
Zhuang Liu had no objections. “Alright, let’s try making some together.” He Xi wasn’t nervous at all. She didn’t think Tan Rou knew how to make perfume. Moreover, He Xi was very confident in her perfuming skills. She thought that no one in this venue could be better than her.
“Humph!” He Xi walked into the venue. “Just wait and you’ll lose!”
Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu entered their own rooms. The rooms were all made of transparent glass. Apart from the top and bottom, there were tall transparent glass windows surrounding them on all sides. They did not let in any wind, so there would not be any fragrance.
Tan Rou took the keys to two adjacent rooms, one for Zhuang Liu and the other for her. She didn’t notice when she was choosing the fragrance room and accidentally chose the room next to He Xi. If she were to choose again, she would definitely not choose the fragrance room next to He Xi.
At first, He Xi was concentrating on the fragrance. Suddenly, she saw Zhuang Liu from the corner of her eye. She didn’t expect Zhuang Liu to not only accompany Tan Rou in the fragrance meeting, but also take the initiative to do the fragrance. It was really too hateful!
Tan Rou looked at He Xi’s expression and knew that she was unhappy, so she deliberately approached He Xi from time to time to make her even more unhappy.
If it weren’t for the glass, He Xi would have thrown the porcelain plate in her hand at Tan Ron’s face and then picked up the fragments to cut Tan Ron’s face.
Tan Rou noticed that He Xi was looking at her. She curled her lips and said, “Idiot! You can’t beat me!”
He Xi was very angry. She wanted to run over and argue with Tan Rou now, but the door was locked. Once the door was locked, they couldn’t go out unless they went to the toilet.
Therefore, He Xi could only write Tan Rou down in her account book. When their competition was over, she would definitely teach Tan Rou a lesson.
The time for them to create the fragrance was two hours. The timer started from the moment the perfumer entered the room. Once the time was up, they had to come out, regardless of whether their work was completed or not.
Tan Rou looked at the sample she had just made and felt that her craftsmanship was not rusty. The perfume she had made still smelled good. She didn’t plan to send this new product to the competition. Anyway, she had won a medal once. It was meaningless to get this kind of prize twice. She didn’t need to expose her identity..
Chapter 839: 839 A Familiar Fragrance
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“Xiao Rou, aren’t you going to send your work to the competition?” Zhuang Liu reminded him, “There are a lot of people attending today’s Fragrance Festival. There are many famous perfumers amongst them. If your fragrance can be recognized by them, you will have a place in the fragrance world in the future.”
Tan Rou smiled. “Third Brother, I’m just here to have fun. There’s no need to introduce my work to others. If the fragrance 1 make is too smelly, won’t others laugh at me?”
Zhuang Liu felt that it made sense. “Alright, then we shall not participate.” He handed the thing he had made to Tan Rou. “This is a perfume I mixed myself. I haven’t learned it for long, so it might not smell that good, but I want to give it to you. I hope you don’t mind.”
Tan Rou sniffed the perfume in Zhuang Liu’s hand. The level was not very good. There was only one layer of smell. It was the smell of oranges and tea. It was quite nice, but the fragrance did not last long.
“I like it very much.” Tan Rou really liked the perfume that Zhuang Liu had given her. Although it was not a top-notch perfume, it was Zhuang Liu’s kind gesture. She was very happy to receive this gift.
When He Xi saw Zhuang Liu give Tan Rou perfume, she was very jealous. However, she could not snatch Zhuang Liu’s perfume in front of so many people. This made her so anxious that she was about to get angry.
“Tan Rou, are you afraid to compete with me?” He Xi thought of an idea. “If you don’t dare to send your perfume to the competition, then you’re afraid. So you don’t deserve Brother Liu’s perfume. Hurry up and give it to me!”
“Ignore her.”
Tan Rou was interested. Seeing how nervous He Xi was when she was making the fragrance, she knew that today’s competition was very important to her. If He Xi didn’t get the results she wanted today, would she faint from anger?
“No, I think what she said makes sense.” Tan Rou took out the perfume she had concocted. “Since I’ve already concocted the perfume, why don’t I participate in the competition?”
“You don’t have to do things you don’t like,” advised Zhuang Liu.
“Third Brother, 1 must participate in today’s competition,” Tan Rou insisted.
Zhuang Liu couldn’t persuade her, so he had no choice but to let her submit her work.
All the works would be gathered in one place, and there would be an opaque label under the works with the author’s name on it. During the whole process, their identities would be kept anonymous. No one knew where their works were placed.
The contestants who submitted their works would be arranged in their seats accordingly. The rest of the people would be divided into judges and audience. The audience would be selected to smell the fragrance and be given a chance to vote. At that time, the work with the most votes would be the first place in this competition.
Tan Ron’s third aunt was also one of the judges of this competition. As the boss of a cosmetics company, her company also had perfumes. She wanted to buy some new products for this fragrance convention. After all, if there were no new products, they would be eliminated very quickly.
Third Aunt Tao saw Tan Rou in the crowd. She was surprised and happy, but then she felt a little sad. She was pleasantly surprised that Tan Rou had also come to participate in the Fragrance Festival, but she was sad that Tan Rou did not come with her.
If Tan Ron’s work won first place later, she would definitely spend a lot of money to buy Tan Ron’s work. When the time came, she would definitely make a fortune by selling this perfume in their stores.
The judges began to taste the perfume. They would put a small rose sticker in front of their favorite perfume. The one with the most rose sticker would be the first in the competition.
Tan Rou observed the judges. She saw one of the judges who looked familiar, as if she had seen him before. After thinking for a long time, she finally remembered who that person was.
Song Xiang was the main judge of this competition. She was 72 years old this year, and this competition should be her last time as a judge. She thought that this year’s competition would be the same as last year’s, but in the last few bottles of perfume, she smelled a very layered fragrance.
The fragrance first smelled like tea, followed by the fragrance of grapefruit. After taking a closer look, there was also the smell of perfume roses. It was very pleasant.
“I think this work is not bad.” Song Xiang pointed at a bottle of translucent liquid. “And this perfume has a familiar feeling. I seem to have smelled something similar somewhere..”
Chapter 840: 840 Fake
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“Not really. I just feel that this combination is very familiar. It also gives me a very refreshing feeling.” Song Xiang added, “If the perfume has too many layers, it will make people feel dizzy. However, this bottle of perfume has a very good control of the degree. The fragrance matches perfectly. 1 like it very much.”
The other judges also came over to take a whiff and gave similar comments to Song Xiang. They unanimously agreed that this bottle of perfume was the best work of the competition.
After He Xi heard the judges ‘comments, she was very excited because her perfume also used these three difference layes, especially the smell of rose She liked the smell of rose very much and had used a large amount of it. However, she had used a total of five kinds of perfume. How could the judges have smelled three?
After all the voting was over, the perfume that Song Xiang had praised won first place. She happily walked over to pick up the perfume. When she saw the author’s name at the bottom of the perfume, she was a little surprised.
“The author of this perfume seems to have the same name as a girl I used to know.” Song Xiang smiled and said, “She was a very talented girl in the future. She’s not only good at fragrance, but also in other aspects. It’s just that she hasn’t come to the fragrance society for many years. I can’t contact her either. I guess she’s already stopped perfuming.”
Tan Rou recognized Song Xiang. Back then, Song Xiang was the one who personally awarded her the medal. However, after so many years, she didn’t know if Song Xiang still remembered her.
“I hereby announce that the winner of this competition is Tan Rou!” Song Xiang said with a smile.
As soon as she finished speaking, He Xi couldn’t sit still anymore. She jumped onto the stage from her seat. “How is that possible? Why is Tan Rou in first place?”
Song Xiang didn’t expect someone to come over and cause trouble. She said politely, “This contestant, if you have any objections to the results of the competition, we can sit down and talk about it but please don’t come on stage without permission. If you come across the works of other contestants, we will take measures against you.”
He Xi took two steps back and asked in disbelief, “How could Tan Rou know how to make perfume? And why is her material the same as mine? She must have plagiarized my work.”
Song Xiang covered half of her ear and said gently, “Please show me your work. 1 will use my professional knowledge to help you analyze whether she plagiarized you.”
He Xi searched through the pile of bottles for a long time before she found her work through the label.
When Song Xiang saw the design, her expression changed instantly. “So this is your perfume. 1 don’t think she has the need to plagiarize you. Look at the number of labels you got. There’s no need to compete anymore.”
He Xi looked at the pitiful amount of sticker on the front of her work and had an expression of disbelief. “I don’t believe that I would get so few sticker, and 1 don’t believe that Tan Rou really knows how to mix perfume. She must have faked it. She didn’t mix this perfume at all.”
Song Xiang was a little unhappy. “Contestant, please don’t spout nonsense. The entire venue, including all the small rooms, has been installed with surveillance cameras. Moreover, before entering the venue, they have to search the body. It’s impossible for anyone to bring in cheating perfume.”
He Xi refused to give up. “No, Tan Rou is definitely not the first place today.”
Song Xiang was so angry that she laughed. “If you don’t think she’s first, then who do you think is? It can’t be you, right?”
He Xi straightened her neck and said proudly, “Of course it’s me! I’m a famous genius perfumer at home and abroad, so the first place should be me!”
Song Xiang looked at the label below and found out her name. “So you’re He Xi! How disappointing!”
He Xi was stunned. “How am 1 disappointing?”
“Before the competition, many people recommended you to me. They said that you’re a very talented perfumer, so they asked me to pay more attention to you during the competition.” Song Xiang said regretfully.
“I didn’t expect you to produce such a lousy piece of work. It’s really disappointing!”
He Xi panicked. “My work is perfect. Please smell it again. You’ll definitely discover its beauty.”
“No need.” Song Xiang returned the perfume to He Xi. “The smell of the perfume you made is too messy, and the smell of the perfume rose is too strong. It overshadowed the other scents. It’s a disappointing work..”