Chapter 2449: Chapter 2352: Changing Faces

After returning from Luofu Mountain, they went to the Hunan Province Museum. Zhang Xiuchun, after all, is a ninety-year-old old granny, and it’s evident she’s a bit overwhelmed and looks somewhat fatigued. Zhang Xiaomei had no choice but to send the old granny home first.

By the time they sent the old granny home, it was already past seven in the evening. After having dinner, Zhang Xiaomei didn’t plan on resting and directly dragged Huo Sining to her research laboratory.

If it were anyone else, Huo Sining would probably complain.

As a guest from afar, she didn’t even get a breather before being dragged around like this, which is hardly hospitable.

But since it was Zhang Xiaomei doing it, Huo Sining could understand.

Despite the fact that this lady is already sixty, her understanding of worldly affairs might not be as good as the equipment in her laboratory, so Huo Sining wasn’t angry.

After all, she was still young, so even enduring several days in a row was no problem. Besides, Zhang Xiaomei was so eager because she wanted to produce the project results as soon as possible.

If they could research the first generation silkworm silk one day earlier, it could be put to use one day earlier. They could also repair those Cloud Brocade fabrics earlier, allowing the world to see Hua Country’s Jin Dynasty weaving techniques, as bright as clouds, one day sooner.

When Huo Sining arrived at Zhang Xiaomei’s laboratory, Zhang Xiaomei showed her around. Although they arrived at about nine o’clock in the evening, there were still many people working in the lab, all scientists engrossed in their experiments.

Huo Sining had witnessed Gan Lijun’s state of working without eating or sleeping for research, so she could understand these people’s dedication. Seeing the situation in the lab, she didn’t find it strange; instead, she found it reasonable.

These scientific weirdos might seem socially awkward and impersonal, but they poured all their energy into their fields. Without them, ordinary life, which might seem mundane but is stable, would not exist. From robots, cars, and airplanes to various medical products, all rely on these people’s research contributions.

While observing, Huo Sining discussed the matter of silkworm breeding with Zhang Xiaomei. As they were talking, a middle-aged man suddenly entered without noticing Huo Sining and directly addressed Zhang Xiaomei:

"Professor Zhang, you’re back. I’ve been trying to contact you for days, where have you been?"

Upon seeing the person who entered, Zhang Xiaomei’s expression cooled down, showing none of the previous good humor she had while chatting with Huo Sining, and she appeared very indifferent:

"Oh, I went on a business trip to Huicheng. Do you have something to discuss?"

The middle-aged man smiled: "It’s still about the matter I mentioned before. President Zhou from Zhushi has been staying here for days waiting for your response. You left him here and went to Huicheng without a word, I should at least give him a heads-up. It’s really not appropriate to leave him hanging like this."

The man’s words seemed to have a tone of defending President Zhou, faintly criticizing Zhang Xiaomei for neglecting the guest. Let alone Zhang Xiaomei, even Huo Sining could sense something was off.

Huo Sining felt a bit puzzled, wondering who this person was to speak to Zhang Xiaomei like this, and what was the situation with President Zhou?

While Huo Sining was still pondering, Zhang Xiaomei couldn’t hold back anymore, and with a cold laugh, she addressed the middle-aged man:

"Wang Yaoguo, I don’t care what kind of deal you’ve struck with President Zhu in private. The person you invited, you deal with yourself. I’m just telling you one thing, and that is dream on!"

"I’ve invested over ten years of effort into this project, and I will absolutely not sell it. Let that person surnamed Zhou give up. If he wants to take over my team, he can wait till I’m dead and see if it’s possible!"

Zhang Xiaomei’s words were heavy, her face extremely stern, clearly showing her displeasure towards Wang Yaoguo and that President Zhou.

These words of Zhang Xiaomei also made Wang Yaoguo very embarrassed. Although this was in Zhang Xiaomei’s office, Huo Sining was still an outside presence. Zhang Xiaomei didn’t consider the situation before directly lashing out, and this caused the fake smile on Wang Yaoguo’s face to falter.

But thinking if he could facilitate this deal, not only would he get a considerable commission, but he could also surpass Zhang Xiaomei to become the project’s leader, which was undoubtedly a huge temptation. Just thinking about this series of promising prospects, Wang Yaoguo suppressed his anger, gritted his teeth, and endured the current embarrassment and humiliation.

Clenching his fists, even though his heart was full of resentment and hatred towards Zhang Xiaomei, Wang Yaoguo still forced a reluctant smile and continued to persuade:

"But Professor Zhang, President Zhou really came with sincerity, and the price of 18 million has already exceeded our project’s estimated price by a lot."

"We’ve lost so much money over the years without seeing any progress, indicating that the project itself has problems. Stop the losses in time, sell it early, and you can at least recoup the costs. If you really miss this village, it will be too late to regret it!"

Zhang Xiaomei was unmoved, her face firm: "I won’t sell it, tell him to go back where he came from! Professor Wang, you don’t need to say any more!"

Seeing this old woman wouldn’t budge and didn’t even intend to talk to him, Wang Yaoguo was almost furious, his face turning from blue to white. After a moment of silence, he suddenly said:

"Professor Zhang, this project doesn’t only involve your time. My team and I have been working hard on it, but we’ve seen no results yet. Since you won’t sell the project to obtain funds, should we also starve along with you?"

Zhang Xiaomei now noticed something was wrong, she abruptly raised her head and looked at Wang Yaoguo:

"What do you mean?"

Wang Yaoguo saw Zhang Xiaomei’s sudden change of expression and couldn’t help but show a smug look:

"No big deal, just laying it out for you. If you don’t sell, my team and I will withdraw from the project. President Zhou has already talked to us, and they will invest more funds to build a more sophisticated and advanced laboratory. We don’t plan to accompany you anymore, you can stick with your pile of junk till death!"

This truly made Zhang Xiaomei laugh angrily. She didn’t expect that just because she accompanied her mother on a trip to Huicheng, this person named Wang would put on such a show in her laboratory!

Fine, just fine!

Zhang Xiaomei, a straightforward person, couldn’t tolerate deception. She hated those who were two-faced the most.

Having worked with Wang Yaoguo for many years, though she knew there were some issues with him, he was relatively dedicated to his work, so she never bothered with him.

But since he had decided to betray her team, she had no intention of keeping him around. It was just a research team, she didn’t care at all!

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