A happy family
Zhang Xuezhou wasn't entirely worried that Zuo Teng would lose control of the Zuo Household's laboratory.
Qimeng Haige can use the intermediate-level laboratory to debug the R32 catalyst. If the Zuo Household loses its ability, Zhang Xuezhou can still borrow the advanced-level laboratory from Zhou Yueyan.
He happened to have read Chimon Haig's paper at the time, and with detailed guidance, it would be easy to produce the R32 catalyst in a high-level laboratory; he would only need to pay some financial price.
"Let's resolve this as soon as possible," Zhang Xuezhou said, patting Zuo Teng on the shoulder. "Your position in the Zuo Household is so unstable, which worries me about the future collaborations on the R33, R34, and other series of catalysts!"
"Don't worry, I'll take care of this!"
Zuo Teng reluctantly agreed.
Even though he was the one who came to Zhang Xuezhou for help to understand the situation, Zuo Teng was somehow sent away by Zhang Xuezhou to do something.
He currently holds a relatively high level of authority and has entered the Third Sequence, but Zuo Teng is separated from the Sequence Committee by a layer.
If Zuo Quan hadn't revealed the information to him, Zuo Teng really wouldn't have been able to find out the details, including the situation of the other spoiled brats.
Rather than asking Zhou Tianhao, Zhu Kuang, Zhu Shengnan, and others to inquire with their fathers, Zuo Teng preferred to ask Zhang Xuezhou, a direct participant.
However, Zhang Xuezhou kept his mouth shut.
Zuo Teng thought for a while before suddenly coming to his senses.
"Zhang Xuezhou, would you like some crane blood serum? I have a high-grade crane blood serum that I can give you," Zuo Teng said.
"What's going on? Your lab's been producing so much lately, you're so generous you can even send out blood serum?" Zhang Xuezhou asked curiously.
Zuo Teng looked slightly embarrassed.
He knew that Zhang Xuezhou had crane genes, and Zhang Manqian also had crane genes.
The siblings will require a significant amount of Crane Blood Agent, and may even have a long-term need for it.
Zuo Teng was somewhat unwilling to accept that he had lost a lot of money on the R-series catalysts, so he chose to acquire a batch of high-end Crane Bird Blood Agents at a low price. He even had a bit of a desire to monopolize the high-end Crane Bird Blood Agents in Western Capital City, thinking that he would do business with Zhang Xuezhou and others when they had demand, in order to try to make up for his losses.
But before he could even start the business, trouble struck his family.
If Zhang Xuezhou could give some hints, Zuo Teng thought it would be a good time to present a bottle of Crane Blood Potion as a gift, and he could also take the opportunity to announce the resources he possessed.
"You know we've run into some problems, and our business direction has changed somewhat," Zuo Teng explained. "Our family is involved in crane blood products and has a certain amount of resources, especially in the high-end crane blood product sector, where we have a clear advantage. We currently hold about 60% of the high-end crane blood product market share in Western Capital City. I can give you one now, and if you need it in the future, we can supply it long-term!"
"Okay, we'll buy it from you if we need it," Zhang Xuezhou nodded and then instructed, "If you also have tiger or leopard blood serum, please reserve some for us. If you have sheep blood serum from argali or other species, you can also provide some for us!"
"That's great!"
Zuo Teng beamed with joy.
It was rare for him to be able to squeeze money out of Zhang Xuezhou, he would probably still be quite happy.
"Look, I'm already willing to give you a gift, and we'll be seeing each other a lot in the future. Could you tell me about what happened a few days ago, what exactly happened to my father?" Zuo Teng seized the opportunity to make his request.
"But I don't really know much about your father. He was the one who dug up the tomb with an excavator near the imperial mausoleum," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Then your third uncle said that your father drank some beverages, went into the Luofu Imperial Mausoleum alone, and then fainted while playing with jade artifacts. That's what happened!"
"Playing with jade artifacts in the tomb of Emperor Luo Fu?" Zuo Teng hissed, "Could it be that he offended the deceased emperor and was thus possessed by an evil spirit?"
"Then I don't know," Zhang Xuezhou said. "After your third uncle made a call for help, a bunch of people rushed over and left me behind. If I hadn't been lucky, I might have been killed by your father!"
"What are you looking for in the imperial tomb?" Zuo Teng asked in a low voice. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this!"
"I was just someone who was temporarily pulled in to do the video recording, how would I know what to look for?" Zhang Xuezhou said, trying to deflect the question.
"Where is your video recording data?" Zuo Teng asked.
"It was handed over at the High-tech Agricultural Products Center," Zhang Xuezhou said. "If you want to find them, go find the people there!"
"Then thank you!"
Zuo Teng thought about it and realized that another name for the High-tech Agricultural Products Center was the National No. 2 Research Institute, which gave him a headache. He felt that obtaining the records would be quite difficult.
Furthermore, Zhang Xuezhou certainly wasn't watching Zuo Quan and Zuo Jin during filming, as there were times when the team was separated.
Based on Zhang Xuezhou's account of the fall, his video recordings certainly did not include the part where Zhang Xuezhou Quan had the accident.
Zhang Xuezhou seemed to answer many questions, but he didn't mention anything important.
Even when offered a high-grade crane blood serum as payment, Zhang Xuezhou remained discreet and adhered to the secrecy agreement.
The only good thing was that Zhang Xuezhou pointed out the direction, preventing Zuo Teng from searching aimlessly.
He questioned Zhang Xuezhou for a while, and when he had nothing more to ask, he drove away from the research institute alone.
"Losing his mother at a young age, his father in his youth, and then middle age... Zuo Teng shouldn't be that tragic!"
Watching Zuo Teng leave with a worried expression, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but sigh, feeling that Zuo Teng's upbringing was not exactly pleasant.
Except for the fact that he didn't have the wealth and power of Zuo Teng's family when he was young, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he was almost completely superior to Zuo Teng in every other aspect.
If it weren't for the trouble caused by the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon, and the fact that he was diagnosed as mentally ill, Zhang Xuezhou felt he would be much happier.
Thinking about his harmonious family, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but call Zhang Weimeng.
"Are you out of your mind? It's already 11 pm, and you're calling to say 'I love you.' I really don't understand what kind of love this is!"
Zhang Weimeng's annoyed voice, startled awake from his sleep, rang out, and Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but chuckle a few times.
Communication within their family is extremely equal. Zhang Weimeng doesn't exhibit the condescending attitude often associated with his parents; instead, they interact like the closest of friends.
After harassing Zhang Weimeng, Zhang Xuezhou also sent messages to Zhang Manqian.
As for Song Fengying, she's easy to find. Zhang Xuezhou doesn't need to make any calls; he just needs to open the Flying Entertainment Livestream app, Zhang Xuezhou there's an 80% chance he can find his mother.
If he wanted, Zhang Xuezhou could see his mother for twelve hours a day.
"The Eastern Mountain Imperial Mausoleum is too desolate at night. My esteemed guests, Xuanxuan is not going to do a travel livestream in the middle of the night. This isn't tourism, it's play..."
"A dazzling display of wealth and extravagance! Zhang Qiaoen from Linjing has tipped streamer Yueyan one million yuan!"
"This is going to be quite thrilling. Since there's no nighttime travel restriction here, I'll wander around and see what our former emperors did at night!"
Song Fengying changed her mind after receiving a generous tip.
Of course, these are just some of the tricks Song Fengying uses when doing live streaming.
Song Fengying's ability to travel all the way to the Thousand Islands Alliance to photograph and document the ferocious insects is not only average, but also incredibly daring.
Her casual refusal was mostly just a ploy to manipulate the audience, getting some people to change Song Fengying's mind through tipping, and letting them know that as long as the money was right, she was a woman who was easy to buy and would do things according to the wealthy men's demands, thus encouraging them to keep tipping.
Let alone millions of dollars in donations, even if it were just 100,000 dollars, or even just 10 dollars a few years ago, Song Fengying would have dared to go to the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum in the middle of the night to do a live broadcast.
"Zhang Qiaoen from Linjing, isn't this the Sixth Sequence individual from the Zhang Household in Luo'an Province? He evaded Commissioner Zhou's inspection and wasn't sent to the old mansion. How did he manage to slip out at this time?"
Perhaps due to his familiarity with modern networks, or perhaps because he filled in his real name for verification, this Sixth Sequence user from another province did not conceal his ID.
Given the amount of money donated, coupled with the location and personal name, it's not hard to guess the sender's identity.
When Zhang Xuezhou used Flying Entertainment Livestream's access permissions to conduct relevant verifications, he was able to confirm the other party's identity.
At present, Zhang Qiaoen, who is quite old, seems to have a great interest in the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum.
However, Zhang Qiaoen dared not come near Western Capital City, fearing that she would be taken to the old mansion. Therefore, she wanted to learn about the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum through live streaming, and ultimately promoted the live exploration by spending money.