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Chapter 1519 Thunderstorm
The "Center for Research on the Mysteries of the Universe" was originally a research institution, and Suning did not set any research scope, so all key industries in the country will be involved.

Moreover, it can achieve the level of being proficient in everything. Soon, the tentacles of the "secrets of the universe" will reach all walks of life. After all, there is an alien civilization behind the "secrets of the universe".

As for the wealth that Suning controls in the "Alley People" dungeon world, it is also immeasurable, so Suning is now a well-deserved world's richest man. However, he has always been deeply engaged in the domestic cutting-edge market, while the foreign market is mainly focused on the mining and energy industries.

Now with Suning's huge financial support, Li Jia's real estate company was quickly launched, and the first step was to acquire several plots of land in Shanghai.

Shanghai Planning Bureau.

Wu Xiao, a former Tongji University alumnus and colleague, suddenly asked mysteriously, "Team Leader, do you still remember Li Jia, the monitor of our Architecture Department?"

"Ah? Remember! What's wrong?" Zhuang Tunan's heart tightened and he looked up at his colleague in front of him and asked back.

Then, with a look of mystery and envy on her face, the colleague explained to Zhuang Tunan, "She recently registered a real estate company in Shanghai and directly acquired three plots of land in Puxi and two plots of land in Pudong. She also took over two suspended projects of other companies."

"That's great! All of our former classmates have started their own businesses."

Back then, Zhuang Tunan and Li Jia's affair was well known at school, so this old classmate and colleague took the opportunity to persuade him, "Team Leader, you're not young anymore, why don't you have a girlfriend?"

"Huh? Wu Xiao, why do you care about this?" Hearing that another person was advising him to find a girlfriend, Zhuang Tunan couldn't help but feel a little amused.

Wu Xiao also explained in a joking tone, "It's not like all of us have a partner. I won't dare invite you to dinner parties in the future because I'm afraid that you, a single dog, will be tortured to death."

"..."

In fact, Zhuang Tunan doesn’t care about being called a single dog by others. The main reason is that he doesn’t want to make a hasty decision about his feelings. After all, this person will be his soul mate for the rest of his life.

As for hearing the latest news about Li Jia, Zhuang Tunan's heart still trembled. Although Li Jia has been working in the construction industry, he did not expect that he would now be able to independently enter the real estate industry.

One day, Li Jia, who happened to be at the Planning Bureau on business, looked at Zhuang Tunan and invited him, "Tunan, long time no see! Do you have time to go out for a cup of coffee?"

"Okay! There's a nice cafe outside the Planning Bureau." Zhuang Tunan agreed calmly. It seemed that the identities of both parties did not allow them to be sneaky.

"it is good."

Then Zhuang Tunan went to a coffee shop with Li Jia, who came to the Planning Bureau for business. After they ordered a cup of coffee respectively, they soon fell into an awkward situation where they had nothing to say to each other.

Finally, it was Zhuang Tunan who spoke up to break the awkward situation. "Li Jia, I heard that you recently registered a real estate company?"

Li Jia then continued the conversation, explaining to Zhuang Tunan that their lives were inseparable from that man. "Right! I like buying real estate, so your father suggested I register a real estate company. That way, I'll be involved in everything from development to sales. I came to your Planning Bureau today to apply for a project."

"Very good! Since the establishment of Pudong New Area, Shanghai has changed by leaps and bounds, and the real estate industry is indeed booming." Zhuang Tunan nodded in agreement.

After all, they are all bigwigs in the construction industry, and their vision is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary people. They have long realized that the real estate industry is a panacea.

However, this panacea is very addictive and will eventually lose its effect, but now is not the time to consider this issue.

Then Li Jia casually asked about Zhuang Tunan's personal relationship issues. After all, many people are paying attention to his affairs now. "Tunan, how about you? Are you still going on blind dates?"

"Huh? Yes! The colleagues around me are too enthusiastic. Some good intentions really cannot be easily refuted." Zhuang Tunan explained with a wry smile, feeling somewhat helpless.

"You're not young anymore. You really should find a girlfriend, otherwise your mother will definitely worry again."

"That's right! My mother even went to Hanshan Temple a while ago. It seems she's desperate and is trying every possible means to cure her illness."

"Would you like me to introduce you to some girls?"

Zhuang Tunan was somewhat stunned and embarrassed and rejected the stepmother's kindness. "Huh? Thanks! But I don't need it. I've been on too many blind dates lately. It's a headache."

"Okay! Your father is too busy every day, so he has no time to care about your affairs. You should not blame your father on weekdays." Li Jia made up for Suning's indifference.

Then Zhuang Tunan suddenly looked at Li Jia in front of him and pleaded, "I know! Li Jia, can I ask you a favor?"

"You said."

"You probably know that my dad and my grandparents don't have a good relationship. Could you please help mediate?"

"This one……"

"What? Is it inconvenient?"

"Indeed! Your father has a heavy workload every day, so naturally he hates those trivial matters at home. Besides, hasn't he already entrusted the household affairs to Pengfei?"

"But grandpa and grandma really miss my dad. Pengfei is just a nephew after all. Some things can't be replaced."

Seeing Zhuang Tunan's sincere expression, Li Jia couldn't refuse for a moment. "Okay! I'll talk to your dad about it when I have time, but don't get your hopes up."

"I understand! Regardless of whether things succeed or not, I am grateful for your help." Zhuang Tunan also understood this and nodded.

"polite."

……

Su Hao is now seven years old, which is the right age to go to elementary school. However, he is picked up and dropped off by the housekeeper on weekdays, so Suning and Li Jia don't need to worry too much, so they can focus on their careers.

After Li Jia and Zhuang Tunan separated in the cafe, they went directly to the "Research Center" in Lujiazui, Pudong, which has now become the center of global technological innovation.

Arriving at Suning's office, Li Jia looked at Suning and explained, "Brother, I'm going to the Planning Bureau today to apply for the Xujiahui and Huaihai Road Jianing Plaza projects."

"Oh? Have all the formalities been completed?" Suning asked casually without caring.

Of course, I understand that Li Jia must have met Zhuang Tunan, but I am absolutely confident that the plot of "Thunderstorm" will not occur. I think Li Jia is just regretting his youthful past.

"It's all done! After all, this is the first commercial complex project in China, and the Shanghai leaders are very supportive."

"That's great! I'll invite a few important leaders over and introduce you to them."

"Okay! I also met Zhuang Tunan at the Planning Bureau today, and then had a cup of coffee with him in a cafe. He wanted me to talk about your relationship with his grandparents."

"Humph! Instead of considering his own personal problems, he's so enthusiastic about these tangible things."

Then Li Jia also began to persuade Suning. After being married to Suning for so long, she still hadn't met Zhuang's parents. "Brother, I think you should ease the relationship with your parents. After all, it's to prevent some people with ulterior motives from making trouble."

"You don't understand! Our family's affairs are more complicated than yours. My parents are also very demanding. It's actually good to keep a distance like this." However, Suning seemed to be particularly persistent on this issue and did not want to give Zhuang's father and mother any more expectations.

Sure enough, Li Jia shook her head with a wry smile on her face and said, "Alright! I thought about it from the beginning, and I definitely can't persuade you." "Li Jia, you have to remember, there is only a difference between compromising once and countless times."

"..."

Then Li Jia talked to Suning about the real estate company for a while, and then left Suning's office, but met the equally beautiful Susan at the door.

Susan has been with Suning for quite some time, so Li Jia naturally understands the relationship between her and Suning, but she has always pretended to be ignorant.

"Hello, Mr. Li! Are you leaving now?" Susan greeted the proprietress in front of her in a graceful and generous manner.

Li Jia looked at the female secretary with curiosity and asked, "Well, Susan, I heard you are also from Suzhou?"

Then Susan repeated Suning's explanation, "My ancestral home is in Suzhou, but I immigrated abroad with my family when I was very young."

"I see! You're always by the professor's side, so you must take good care of his health."

"Mr. Li, don't worry! After all, I've been taking care of the professor for many years. I know many of his habits very well. There will definitely be no mistakes or omissions."

"That's good! It seems the professor has a reason for keeping you around."

"Goodbye, Mr. Li."

"Goodbye."

Both Li Jia and Susan were competing with each other, and Su Ning didn't care about their jealousy at all. After all, there were not many opportunities for them to conflict.

Moreover, at present, Li Jia can be regarded as the queen of Suning, and she also gave birth to a baby son for Suning. Naturally, she doesn't care much about Susan's identity as a mistress.

Susan walked into Su Ning's office and looked at the Su Ning notice in front of her and said, "Professor, there is a lady named Kelly outside who wants to see you."

"Who? Kelly? An African-American lady?" Suning, who was busy, couldn't help but feel surprised. He almost forgot about this person.

"Yes! She introduced herself as the president of MIT."

"Let's go! I'll go out and greet her myself."

"Professor, who is this Ms. Kelly?"

"My former assistant at MIT."

Soon Suning saw the slightly old black woman. More than ten years had passed and she had lost her former charm, and now she looked more mature, like a Western woman.

"Kelly, long time no see! I didn't expect you to come to Shanghai."

"Wow! Oh my God! Mr. Zhuang, you are still so young. You haven't aged at all after all these years."

"No! There's a Chinese idiom that goes 'all show, all show's worth, but rotten inside.' I don't have the energy I used to have."

Then Suning invited this old friend to his office and asked his secretary Susan to make a pot of top-quality green tea. He also became curious about Kelly's sudden appearance.

"Kelly, are you in Shanghai on a business trip this time?"

"No! Mr. Zhuang, I came here especially for you."

"for me?"

"Yes! First, MIT wants to invite you back to give a lecture. Second, I heard that your 'Universe Mysteries Research Center' is researching chips. The American leadership asked me to give you a message."

"what?"

"Stop researching the chip! You're playing with fire."

"Kelly, can I take this as a threat?"

"Mr. Zhuang, you could also think of it this way. You've been introducing a lot of new technologies over the past decade or so. China's research and development capabilities are very strong now. This means you've already caught the attention of the American scientific community."

"The semiconductor industry has always been a money-eating behemoth. Our research center has already poured a huge amount of money into it. What conditions can you offer in exchange for us giving up?"

"Mr. Zhuang, you are a smart man. Why don't you just tell me what your conditions are?"

"We, 'Universe Secrets,' want to acquire the basic patent packages for IBM PC and Motorola's mobile communications technology. We also want to build a large semiconductor manufacturing company in Shanghai and request to acquire Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company."

"Oh my God! You have such a big appetite."

"Kelly, this is just normal business practice. Besides, we at Cosmic Secret already possess these cutting-edge technologies. The reason we acquired IBM's PC business and Motorola's mobile communications technology package is simply for the sake of the overseas market. In other words, we want to sit down with you and do business together."

"Okay! You're a very good negotiator. I'm convinced by you now."

"Kelly, our chip research can only be postponed temporarily, not completely cancelled as you think."

"Then how long can you give us a time limit?"

"Millennium."

"No! It has to be postponed until at least 2010."

"Kelly, are you kidding me? Technology is advancing so rapidly these days. Back in 2010, our 'Center for the Study of the Mysteries of the Universe' was a piece of shit. Don't forget, we were just one step away from mastering chip technology."

"Okay! Mr. Zhuang, I can only try my best to lobby for you, but don't hold your hopes too high."

"It doesn't matter! I think you can't do anything to me, otherwise I wouldn't ask you to come and talk to me."

"Mr. Zhuang, you are still as wise as ever. I look forward to your upcoming lecture at MIT."

"Forget it! I won't go to the lecture! After all, I don't want to be under house arrest by you."

"..."

……

(End of this chapter)