HLnovel 248: Evil CP
248: Evil CP
He had been keeping an eye on Tan Hongru for a long time, so he naturally knew that someone would come to bring him a lot of delicious food every once in a while.
Everyone in the institute said that taking in an apprentice was like raising a granddaughter, and that he was more filial than his own children.
Even those who had never seen his little apprentice, especially the older people, were full of praise when they mentioned this child.
At this age, what easily touches them most is the filial piety of their children.
Even if the child is only three or four years old and knows nothing, so what?
She is so filial, looking for delicious food and drinks everywhere to honor her master. If it were them, they would be willing to do the same.
Especially those who had eaten the things sent by the Xiao family, they all praised them as if they were bewitched.
Yao Chengxian was too jealous, so he knew more about Tan Hongru than Tan Hongru himself.
When he saw the grapes on the web page, the first thing he thought of was the Xiao family who often sent fruits to Tan Hongru.
First, the things they sent were mostly fruits and vegetables.
Secondly, there are now some voices on the Internet saying that food made from those grapes is particularly delicious. Some people say it is exaggerated, to the point that you will never regret eating it once.
Coincidentally, those people in the research institute who often go to Tan Hongru for free food and drinks also said the same thing.
In addition to the fact that they dared to sell it at a sky-high price of 300,000 yuan, and adding several clues together, Yao Chengxian was basically certain that the grapes that were causing a sensation on the Internet were sold by the Xiao family.
After learning about this, Yao Chengxian felt that Tan Hongru's going out tonight must be related to this reason.
So he started to wait outside.
Nowadays, the capital has started heating.
The house was warm, but in order to find something to hold against Tan Hongru, he waited outside for more than an hour.
An elderly man was exposed to the cold wind for more than an hour. It is conceivable that he was almost dead.
But God rewards those who work hard, and he finally got what he waited for.
He squatted in the dark and watched Tan Hongru carrying a basket of grapes to the office. A few minutes later, Xiao Liu came out hopping with a plastic bag.
As for why he could clearly tell that they were grapes, it was because the ones in the basket were so big and so beautiful. Under the street light, it was easy to recognize them.
Why didn't he send the grapes earlier or later, but at this critical moment when something happened? It goes without saying that there must be some shameful deal behind this.
Yao Chengxian felt that this time he would be safe.
He rubbed his frozen hands, turned around and walked towards the vice president's office step by step.
It was so cold that he felt a little uncomfortable when he suddenly went indoors.
It was a very strange feeling, like an unconscious corpse being suddenly thrown into a crematorium, although he didn't know why he felt that way.
The vice president was lying in front of the desk with his head down, holding a pen in his hand, and writing something hard on the paper in front of him.
The person came in without hearing the knock on the door. The vice president was still wondering who was so rude. The next second he looked up and saw that it was Yao Chengxian, and he was suddenly relieved.
It's him, then it's okay, it's normal.
He now feels a headache whenever he sees this old man. He is always picking on Tan Hongru, even though the other party has no idea about it at all.
Last time, this person was even threatening to report to his superiors.
The vice president didn't know what hatred or grudge made him hate Tan Hongru so much. They were all from the same research institute.
She came to see him so late this time, no doubt it was related to Tan Hongru again.
He put down his pen, covered what he was writing with a book, and looked at it carefully in the light.
No one knew what the old man had been doing. His hair was all messed up and his lips were a little purple, as if he had been frozen to a standstill.
Out of humanistic concern, he asked, "Professor Yao, are you okay?"
Yao Chengxian shook his head. Shaking his head did not mean denial, but rather that you don’t need to ask more questions about this topic.
The most important thing now is to find something to hold against Tan Hongru.
The vice president walked over and poured him a cup of hot water. As he brought the water, the old man's hands were still shaking.
Seeing this, the vice president kindly suggested to him, "Professor Yao, if you have time, you should go to the hospital for a check-up."
To be honest, this is a bit like a sudden stroke.
Because the glass of water kept shaking in his hand and kept scalding him, Yao Chengxian stopped drinking it and went straight to the point.
"Dean, I want to report it."
The vice president pushed up his glasses, looking quite indifferent. "Oh, you're reporting me again? Are you reporting Professor Tan again?"
"Yes, that's him!"
"What's the reason this time?" the vice president asked him as usual.
Yao Chengxian recovered a bit and spoke more fluently, "Tan Hongru and the Xiao family are definitely doing something shameful. I saw it with my own eyes this evening! He came back with a big basket of grapes."
The vice president frowned and looked at him helplessly, "Professor Yao, didn't I tell you that the little gold nugget of the Xiao family is Professor Tan's apprentice. What's wrong with the apprentice giving his master some grapes?"
After saying this, the vice president suddenly realized.
Wait, Professor Tan brought a big basket of grapes? Guess I'll have to find time to show him some care.
"That's not the case." Yao Chengxian stood up, walked to the vice president, and asked him to search for the keywords "grapes" and "300,000" on the computer browser.
The vice president couldn't persuade him and could only enter these two words.
He has too many things to do all day long. The other two vice presidents are not often in the institute due to work reasons, and he is the only one who is there all the time, so he has to be looked for in all kinds of trivial matters.
After finding the things, Yao Chengxian asked him to read the report above first.
After looking through it all, the vice president didn't find anything wrong.
Yao Chengxian had no choice but to remind him again, "The Xiao family is selling grapes for 300,000 yuan a bunch and is under investigation. But at this moment, Tan Hongru came back with a large basket of grapes. Doesn't this explain it?"
He was very emotional, but the vice president just looked helpless.
What does this mean? He really doesn't understand.
"It must be Tan Hongru who's colluding with the Xiao family to fool this inspection!" Yao Chengxian swore confidently, "After all, that's three hundred thousand worth of grapes. If the Xiao family had a vineyard, who knows how much profit they could make."
After he finished speaking, he found that the vice president still looked helpless, and his expression had not changed at all.
"Dean, you have to take care of this matter, right?" He didn't believe that the dean could still favor him when things had come to this point.
The vice president sighed, signaling him not to be impatient, and then looked carefully at the web page on the computer.
He even checked his Weibo to read the comments, and finally raised his head to look at the angry old man.
"Professor Yao, let me be honest with you. This price is a bit high, but it can't be said to be a complete scam. As for the jar of osmanthus wine that the Xiao family sent earlier, if Professor Tan is willing, it really wouldn't be a problem to sell it for hundreds of thousands."