Chapter 242 - 240: Laboratory Association

Chapter 242: Chapter 240: Laboratory Association

“Okay, I’ll be right over.”

After hanging up the phone, Yang Genshuo’s eyes narrowed.

He had dealt with such people when he ran his store before, who would find a reason to obstruct you and then leave you to solve it yourself.

But when you actually went to solve it… you found you could never really resolve it, as there was always some other reason stopping you, making you run here and there, and in the end, you got nothing done.

“Laboratory Association, huh…” (Changed to this name for reasons everyone is aware of; the story is purely fictional and any coincidences are just that—coincidental).

Yang Genshuo rolled up his sleeves to reveal his muscular body, glanced at the crooked pomegranate tree in the yard, and threw a punch at it!

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Boom!

The sound of the air exploding came as Yang Genshuo’s fist stopped just 3 centimeters from the pomegranate tree, his True Qi bursting out and knocking the tree askew by two centimeters.

“Dare to come for my money, want to taste the power of my fists?”

Yang Genshuo scoffed coldly, then sped away in his Bentley!

His face carried the pride of the era’s number one Martial Artist!

…

“Ah, ah, ah~ Director Liu, please keep this card, it’s not what you think, mainly because the equipment in our association is pretty outdated, and, as a science enthusiast, the last thing I want to see is the place for scientific research in such a shabby condition. Please do me a favor, and use it for whatever the association is lacking.”

With his practiced speech, Yang Genshuo made the approval officer from the association who handled the cards chuckle continuously, but he still verbally refused:

“This… it’s not appropriate for me to take your card, right?” (As he opened the drawer).

“Eh! What are you talking about? This isn’t for you personally, it’s just that I want to contribute to the Shimen City Laboratory Association, it’s for science!” (As he stuffed the card into the drawer).

Upon hearing this, Officer Liu showed a reluctant expression.

“Hmm… alright then, it’s rare to see someone with your sense of responsibility, nowadays… many people don’t understand, don’t support the development of our Laboratory Association, we need more reasonable people like President Yang to make our work progress smoothly, don’t you agree!” (As he closed the drawer).

“Yes, yes, yes…”

“Come on, hand over your laboratory’s approval documents, I’ll give them another careful review…”

“Sure, thank you~”

“It’s so much easier to talk to President Yang. That manager of yours, what, a researcher… His mind, it’s just too rigid, he’s been told to re-write it so many times, not once did he get it right, but President Yang’s, I can see there’s no issue at first glance.”

“Eh you!”

Cheng Bo, who had been watching for a long time, couldn’t hold back any longer and was about to argue.

This is still the goddamn first version of the document, are you blind!

But Yang Genshuo stopped Cheng Bo with a look.

“Hmph~”

The officer snorted and didn’t pay Cheng Bo any mind.

Cheng Bo, who had stayed at the school after graduating to focus on academics and occasionally giving massages, hadn’t really mixed much in society, so while he wasn’t completely clueless about these matters, he was only somewhat aware.

When it was his turn, he became utterly clueless.

When others told him there was something wrong with his documents, he naively thought he had made a mistake and then made changes…

And when it was wrong, he changed it again.

If Yang Genshuo hadn’t called to check on the progress today, he would have kept up the routine, delivering two revised versions to the Laboratory Association every day.

Because others only told him it needed changes, nothing else, leaving him to figure it out on his own.

At this moment, seeing Yang Genshuo’s approach, he finally realized what was going on.

It wasn’t the documents that were wrong, it was the card.

“Let’s go.”

Once Yang Genshuo saw the officer sign his name and write “Approved,” he pulled Cheng Bo and walked out.

“Oh, right, you’ll need Chairman Sun’s signature on this.”

The voice of the officer came from behind, prompting Yang Genshuo to frown, then he turned around with a smile and asked:

“Director Liu, which office is Chairman Sun in?”

“Up on the second floor.”

“Great, great, we’ll just go out for a smoke and then head up.”

“Hmm, you better hurry, Chairman Sun has to leave at three-thirty in the afternoon.”

“Got it, got it.”

The two stepped outside, and Cheng Bo looked puzzled.

“I mean, Brother Shuo, neither of us smoke, what are you doing?”

“Get in the car, get the card.”

“???”

“Why are you staring at me with that dead-fish look? If you don’t get the card, why are you going to see them?”

“Didn’t I just give it to him? He’s already approved it! That director wouldn’t stamp it???”

“Then think about it… Does something so trivial need two people to review? Your lab’s damn fire inspection is already passed, what could be stricter than that?”

“This…”

“Come on, hurry up, before they get off work.”

“Damn.”

“Damn.”

Yang Genshuo also cursed along with Cheng Bo. He talked big before he left, puffing up his chest, but halfway there, he took a detour to the supermarket and bought 10 shopping cards worth 1000 yuan each.

“If brute force could solve everything, the world would be too simple.”

“It’s just that brute force is too weak, if only I were an Immortal…”

“Sigh.”

In the end, he still had to do things the old way.

He gave 3 cards to the staff, the rest he planned to keep for others.

After all, the company is up and running now, and sometimes these things are necessary.

“Good thing I kept a few, otherwise I really wouldn’t have been able to deal with it.”

He took another 5 cards, and Cheng Bo waited for him outside the association president’s office.

Before long, he came out with an approval stamp clipped on a document.

“All set, you can continue with your laboratory now.”

On the way back, Cheng Bo looked constipated, and after holding it in for a while, he finally burst out:

“It shouldn’t be like this… It was none of their association’s business in the first place, the approving authorities above didn’t make things difficult for us.”

“King Yan is easy to meet, but the little devils are troublesome… Alright, it’s just 8000 yuan. Compared to your lab equipment, it’s a drop in the ocean; just consider it a part of your operating costs.”

“I know the money isn’t much to you, but I… feel uncomfortable.”

“What can you do about feeling uncomfortable? Am I supposed to coddle them and then coddle you too? I’ll just give you a massage tonight!”

“No! No more massages! I need to conduct my experiments, otherwise, it wouldn’t be worth the 8 cards you spent!”

Yang Genshuo sighed, patting Cheng Bo’s shoulder: “Do you think I care about the 8 cards? What hurts me is my face! If you don’t cherish this face, those 8 cards couldn’t even be given away.”

“Years from now, they’ll boast for a lifetime just because they heard Yang Genshuo speak well of them…”

“That’s the biggest price I pay.”

But there was no choice, what could Yang Genshuo do if he didn’t go? Cheng Bo couldn’t handle this on his own.

“Damn, next time we’ll have Guo Xiaozhi go.”

No sooner had Yang Genshuo finished speaking than his phone started ringing, showing the number of the association director he had just saved.

“Hey, Director Sun… Tonight?… Bad timing, I’m not free tonight, I’ll send our company’s CEO… Don’t worry… it will be well arranged… Eh? It has to be me?”

Yang Genshuo’s face darkened gradually.

…

At the Laboratory Association, the portly Director Sun hung up the phone with a smile on his face.

“Liu, these privately-run labs are rare… A new one under our jurisdiction looks really promising. We should get them involved more often, show them the ropes.”

Staff Liu fawned with a smile, “Yes, yes, yes, we should definitely get closer. I’ll make visits every month.”

“Mm… Among us in the association, you have the keenest vision. That’s why I like having you with me for everything. Go book that… French cuisine at the Liuli Estate, the one Old Liu mentioned before, let’s try it.”

“Ah? But… is that boss coming today?”

“Would he dare not to come?”

The two exchanged knowing smiles, then their laughter grew louder and Liu even laughed until he cried.