Chapter 2553 — Kang Jinglong's Idea
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"Brother Kang is right—no wonder you're a doctorate holder, coming up with a solution just like that!" You Panhu nodded, overjoyed. "All right, I'll ask for leave this afternoon and go back to the Hidden You family, then discuss it with my uncle and grandfather to see what Han Jingyi needs most at this stage. I'll get some of it and show it off in front of her!"
Having made up his mind, You Panhu went straight to Leader Bai to ask for leave. He no longer dared to leave without permission—last time he had nearly been thoroughly reprimanded.
Meanwhile, Wei Zhao took the materials Leader Bai had given him and went to find Han Jingyi. Since Wei Zhao had gone to Leader Bai's office, Han Jingyi and Wang Xinyan had not eaten in the cafeteria either; they bought three boxed lunches and returned to the classroom to wait for Wei Zhao.
"Wei Zhao, I told Yaoyao and Xiaoshu that you'd gone to Teacher Bai's office, so we bought the food and came back instead of going to the cafeteria," Wang Xinyan said to him when she saw Wei Zhao walk in.
"All right. You two didn't start eating first?" Wei Zhao looked at the three boxed lunches on the table—not one of them had been touched.
"No, there was no rush. We just waited for you," Wang Xinyan said.
"Then let's eat now." Wei Zhao walked over and handed the materials in his hand to Han Jingyi. "Jingjing, take a look at these materials while you eat. They were left by Teacher Bai's master—see if there's anything worth learning."
"All right." Han Jingyi took the materials and began to read.
After the three of them finished lunch, Han Jingyi had also finished reading. She shook her head and said to Wei Zhao, "Brother Wei Zhao, everything in these materials is already in the packet you gave me, and yours is far more complete. This is only a tiny fraction, and it's incomplete and fragmentary. Some parts have been filled in by someone, but there's clearly a huge gap compared to that other packet."
"Oh? So you're saying these materials aren't actually very useful?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Not very useful," Han Jingyi said truthfully.
"All right, then I understand." Wei Zhao nodded. "If You Panhu asks you, just say the materials are excellent and extremely useful. If he asks what you want to trade for them, don't say anything—let him list his terms, and you just stay silent or say you'll ask me."
"Mm-hm, Jingjing understands." Han Jingyi nodded.
You Panhu hurried back to the Hidden You family and went straight into a secret chamber with his uncle You Zhentian and the old master You, convening a family meeting of the Hidden You family.
"Panhu, you're saying that this time, the materials Leader Bai gave Wei Zhao really were left to him by his master, and there's no mistake?" You Zhentian asked.
"That's right, Uncle. This time there's definitely no mistake—Leader Bai said it himself, I heard it crystal clear, and Wei Zhao admitted it too!" As he spoke, You Panhu recounted to his uncle and grandfather how Wei Zhao had flatly refused the trade.