Chapter 756 - Chapter 756: The bustling Jiangjing, palladium sent by Mao Kun (second update) _1

Chapter 756: The bustling Jiangjing, palladium sent by Mao Kun (second update) _1

Kangyu Tower, a renowned old-brand establishment in Jiangjing.

The desserts are limited in supply, and takeout is not allowed, the main draw being their exquisite nature.

It’s also not easy to make a reservation, Madam Wen had been there a few times and was deeply impressed with the place.

Hearing they were Kangyu Tower’s desserts, Madam Wen looked down and examined them closely, squinting her eyes. It was difficult to duplicate Kangyu Tower’s desserts, especially such realistic sugar fondant plum blossoms—there weren’t many in Jiangjing skilled enough to create them.

Madam Wen recognized at a glance that these were indeed Kangyu Tower’s desserts, and ones only available to VIP guests at that.

“This…” Her spirits lifted, she observed the desserts brought back to the Wen Family home and immediately sat up straight, “Go call Xiaohen over.”

Xiaohen, the driver who had taken Wen Zhixia out today.

**

The Xu Family.

Not long after Wen Zhixia left, Bai Lian also returned.

Xu Nanjing followed onto the car, going to check on the apartment’s renovations.

Xu Jueling said goodbye to them with Gao Yan, waiting until everyone had left.

It was then that he spoke to Gao Yan, unable to restrain his admiration, “Is Miss Bai really from Xiangcheng? Her manner of speaking and her poise really don’t seem like it.”

“Her family is from Beicheng City,” Gao Yan walked beside him towards the gallery bridge, and hearing him, laughed, “She is this year’s top scorer in the college entrance examination, even surpassing the one from the Liang Family.”

Xu Jueling had only just heard of this.

Sometimes at dinner parties, he had heard a sentence or two about someone smarter than the Liang Family, but like most people, he hadn’t paid much attention. Intelligence was one thing, but whether or not someone could stand before them and reach the summit was a completely different matter.

Now, hearing Gao Yan’s words, he realized that Bai Lian was not the person he had imagined her to be.

“You know about Shushu being elected as dean this time,” Gao Yan glanced at Xu Jueling.

“Mm,” Xu Jueling, often busy with overseas enterprises, was aware of Gao Shu’s promotion and had even asked the butler to send a congratulatory gift, “The Jiu Family is not easy to deal with.”

“Indeed not easy to deal with,” Gao Yan walked onto the gallery bridge, proud to say, “Alian helped her a lot this time.”

Xu Jueling was even more surprised.

“No wonder,” he kept pace with Gao Yan, “I’ve felt that Jiangjing has been quite lively recently, with people from the Dawson Family even coming over. My brother and the others have been inquiring about Wang Youfeng, and I wonder if there has been any news from the Chen Family.”

**

In the car.

After responding to Wen Zhixia, Bai Lian reached for her computer.

By her side, Jiang Fulai wasn’t looking at her messages but was talking to President Huang.

“I’ve asked,” said President Huang, who normally rested on Sundays and gathered with friends, most of whom were professors in Jiangjing. He stepped aside to answer Jiang Fulai’s call, “The person who issued the order directly to the institute was General Gao Xun.”

They wouldn’t dare meddle with a big shot like Scholar Ma.

But putting pressure on a laboratory center in the Physics Department of Jiang University was a matter of a few words.

“Gao Xun?” Jiang Fulai opened the desk to make space for Bai Lian’s computer.

He recalled Gao Xun in his mind.

Jiang Fulai didn’t care much for the Gao Family, but he remembered Gao Xun very well, a cousin of Gao Yi who, due to family connections, had risen quickly at headquarters.

Jiang Fulai had a degree of tolerance for the Gao Family.

But not much, and it was all based on the condition they did not cross a certain line.

“The proposal you made to the professor, to select one person by the end of the year to join his laboratory, that news couldn’t possibly be hidden from the Gao Family,” said President Huang, unsurprised, “Little junior sister, you are also aware of her capabilities. Without stirring up some trouble, how would Gao Yuan have a chance? This makes things difficult for Professor Zhou, being forced to deliver results prematurely, and at the end of the day, it’s somewhat related to you.”

Jiang Fulai tilted his head to look at Bai Lian.

Bai Lian had already turned on her computer. She and Ning Xiao hadn’t gone to Zhou Wenqing’s laboratory today. Hu Yue sent her an email in the morning.

It was about four pages of newly captured experimental data.

Bai Lian was very skilled at processing this kind of data. Even Zhou Wenqing had been marveling these past few days that a student with Bai Lian’s talent might not appear even once in a hundred years, and his laboratory was lucky to have stumbled upon her.

Jiang Fulai knew that Ning Xiao was working on new materials for purification, and the data on Bai Lian’s computer seemed unrelated to plasma.

He guessed that it must be research from Zhou Wenqing’s laboratory.

Bai Lian, no matter what she was doing, always seemed calm and composed. Jiang Fulai wasn’t quite sure whether Zhou Wenqing was in any trouble, but seeing Bai Lian’s demeanor, he reckoned that Zhou Wenqing and Bai Lian could manage without his concern.

The problem he needed to resolve was with the Gao Family.

Jiang Fulai said to Dean Huang at a leisurely pace, “I understand.”

Though his tone remained cool and detached, a trace of danger could always be heard in his voice, causing Xu Nanjing, who was in the passenger seat, to reach out and rub the goosebumps on her arm.

On the other side of the phone, Dean Huang hung up and, judging from Jiang Fulai’s tone, chuckled to himself.

**

Upon arriving at Shanhai Apartment.

Bai Lian returned to the study in room 303 and continued to process the data.

Xu Nanjing first went to the first floor to deliver a gift he had brought for Ji Heng, then went to 303.

Zhang Shize hadn’t accompanied Chi Yundai to a mock court session today, so he was in the living room of 303 practicing problems. Ning Xiao and Tang Ming weren’t there today, leaving only Pu Xiaohan to discuss with him.

These problems were now beyond Xu Nanjing’s comprehension.

So she just lay on the sofa, opening the group chat of the four.

Xu Nanjing: [Chen Beixuan, I heard you have news on the Dawson Family?]

Chen Beixuan couldn’t be bothered with him.

Just then, someone rang the doorbell.

Ming Dongheng was moving flower pots downstairs, so the young master Xu got up to answer the door.

Outside stood a young man in a windbreaker, casually holding a 60 centimeter square box, he politely nodded to Xu Nanjing, “Hello, Brother Mao asked me to deliver something for Miss Bai.”

Xu Nanjing, seeing only one box which seemed easy to carry, reached out to take it, “Alian’s? Hand it over to me.”

Hearing him call her “Alian,” the young man swiftly handed the box over, “Thank you for the trouble.”

Xu Nanjing held the box from both ends with both hands. As soon as the young man let go, Xu Nanjing staggered almost falling, but the man helped to steady him as he regained his balance.

“Be careful, it’s quite heavy,” the young man apologized.

Realizing the weight, Xu Nanjing then secured his hold on the box.

He placed the box in the hallway, taking a glance at the very new container, unable to discern anything, so he knocked on the study door twice, calling out to Bai Lian, “Alian, someone has delivered something for you.”

Bai Lian was sending the data to Hu Yue and knew it was palladium sent by Mao Kun; she responded with a nod.

Zhang Shize and Pu Xiaohan were engaged in a heated debate over a math problem, calling out for Bai Lian to mediate.

When Bai Lian came out, Xu Nanjing, with his arms crossed around the box, was curiously circling it, asking, “Alian, what’s this? It’s so heavy?”

Bai Lian pulled a chair over and sat next to Pu Xiaohan, taking the math problem handed to her by Pu in a leisurely manner.

Upon hearing the question, she just looked up and vaguely nodded in the direction of the scissors, “See for yourself.”

As it wasn’t anything private, Xu Nanjing took the scissors, bent down to cut open the seal, revealing a silver object inside.

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