Fang Zhi Mo

Seeing that Li Mu Chuan had already made up his mind, the other persons in charge sighed and left one after another.

The patent had already been sold, so there was no point in them staying.

The person in charge from Hua Zhou Pharmaceutical Company was so excited that his face was flushed red. He hurriedly had someone print out the contract while contacting the company.

He had to make sure the money was transferred into Li Mu Chuan's account as soon as the contract was signed.

He then hurriedly called over a waiter to order food.

"Brother, let me introduce myself. My name is Tang Ji'an."

Tang Ji'an extended his hand and shook Li Mu Chuan's, his face full of excitement.

"I truly never expected you to make such a concession. I thought we'd already lost out."

"It's just a small concession, nothing worth mentioning. Compared to the person who sold off his family assets and spent a hundred million dollars to buy the Varyag years ago, this is nothing."

Li Mu Chuan was not overly proud. Helping the country within the limits of what he could do still left quite a gap between him and the person who had poured everything into buying the Varyag.

Tang Ji'an was briefly stunned by this, then sighed with emotion. "When it comes to that kind of heart, you're no different."

"As for this Gene Immunity Serum, I don't know how you developed it, and I won't ask. But this may bring you some trouble afterward, so let's exchange contact information."

"If anything happens in the future, you can come to me for help."

Tang Ji'an's expression was serious. He would not allow someone like Li Mu Chuan to suffer any unnecessary trouble because of this matter.

As he spoke, he took out his phone and added Li Mu Chuan as a friend.

Li Mu Chuan smiled at his words.

As the two spoke, the hotel staff began serving the dishes. After a few drinks, the atmosphere at the table grew increasingly harmonious.

After three rounds of drinks, the printed contract was delivered.

Tang Ji'an personally took the contract and carefully looked it over before nodding. There were no issues with it.

He had Li Mu Chuan look it over as well. Once they confirmed there were no problems, the two signed the contract.

With the contract officially in effect, all the other party needed to do was return, instruct its production department to begin manufacturing, and then start clinical trials.

There was no problem with Li Mu Chuan's patent, but whether it would ultimately work still depended on the clinical trial results.

A moment after Li Mu Chuan signed the contract, a new message appeared on his phone.

"Your account ending in 2773 completed a transfer transaction of RMB 700,000,000 at 19:18 on August 13. Balance:"

Li Mu Chuan could not help but look delighted when he saw the message. "Keep this card. It contains several sets of the most critical data regarding the Gene Immunity Serum."

As he spoke, Li Mu Chuan took out a memory card and handed it over.

There was some data in the patent application that Li Mu Chuan had not directly submitted, choosing instead to keep it back.

Tang Ji'an accepted the memory card with a smile and carefully put it away.

After the dinner, Tang Ji'an left in a hurry. He had booked an eleven o'clock flight and was anxious to get back.

After leaving the hotel and getting some air, Li Mu Chuan's mind cleared considerably.

He could not help taking out his phone to check his balance. That string of zeros looked especially pleasing at that moment.

Li Mu Chuan opened his contacts and called his mother.

"You little bastard, if I don't call you, you don't know to call home, do you???"

The moment the call connected, a roar rang directly in Li Mu Chuan's ear.

As if he had expected it, Li Mu Chuan had already held his phone far away.

"Did I raise you for nothing all these years? Ever since you left home, it's like you flew off to who-knows-where. How many calls do you make home in an entire year?"

The roaring on the other end continued.

Li Mu Chuan could not help rubbing his forehead with one hand.

This was Li Mu Chuan's mother, Fang Zhi Mo.

Her name sounded quiet and elegant, but she was nothing of the sort.

"Mom..."

Left with no choice, Li Mu Chuan dragged out the word.

Sure enough, upon hearing him, Fang Zhi Mo's roar quieted down.

"Tell me, why don't you call home more often when you're out there? Are you sick of your own family or something?"

"I've been pretty busy lately. The company assigned me to a project, and I've been working until midnight every day. I've lost so much hair."

Li Mu Chuan did not even need to think before making up a lie.

Hearing this, Fang Zhi Mo's tone immediately softened.

"It's good to endure a little hardship, but make sure you build good relationships with your superiors too. That's the only way you'll have a chance to get promoted later, understand?"

Fang Zhi Mo gave him a reminder.

Li Mu Chuan could only agree again and again.

"Mom, the project I'm working on is finished, and the bonus has been paid out. I'll transfer some money home."

Li Mu Chuan hadn't mentioned anything about applying for patents. Back home, his grades couldn't exactly be called outstanding; patents were something that had nothing to do with him.

If it were Li Mu Chuan's Younger Sister, that would be somewhat plausible. His Younger Sister was a top student, though she was still in school.

"How much of a bonus could you possibly have? Keep it for yourself. The two of us can still work; we won't starve."

Fang Zhi Mo didn't take those words seriously.

"It's fine. I'll transfer it over in a moment."

Li Mu Chuan replied, asked about the situation at home, then hung up and transferred the money.

Fang Zhi Mo looked at the disconnected call on her phone, unable to keep the smile off her face.

"It was just a phone call from our son. What are you so happy about?"

Fang Zhi Mo's husband, standing nearby, couldn't help muttering, though the corners of his own mouth curled up slightly as well.

It was obvious that he was in quite a good mood too. When Li Mu Chuan had called just now, he had asked about him as well.

"Hmph. When we adopted him, he was already old enough to remember things. I was afraid that after raising him for so many years, he still wouldn't grow attached to us. That would have broken my heart. At least he knows to call home now, and he knows to send money back to support the family. With that kind of thoughtfulness, why can't I be happy?"

After hearing this, Fang Zhi Mo gave a snort and hugged her phone, delighted beyond measure.

Li Chengnian smacked his lips and fell silent.

Back then, whenever he heard his wife going on about this, he had been worried too.

But looking at things now, it seemed he had worried for nothing.

As the two spoke, Fang Zhi Mo's phone vibrated lightly with a bank text alert.

"Your account has received a transfer deposit. Income... Huh?"

Fang Zhi Mo froze when she saw the message, then her eyes widened a moment later.

"Th-this is five hundred thousand?"

When Li Mu Chuan had said he was going to transfer some money home, she hadn't thought much of it. She had assumed it would be, at most, a few tens of thousands.

Who would have thought that the message would show five hundred thousand? This had to be fake!

Seeing that something was off with his wife's expression, Li Chengnian leaned over to take a look. When he saw the number, he froze as well.

Five hundred thousand? How was that possible?