Mountain village beauty: Brother, don't stop!

Chapter 59: Chapter 59 Borrowing a Membership Card

Wang Ming nodded after listening.

"Yes, an old friend indeed."

The middle-aged man immediately greeted him with a smile, grabbing Wang Hao’s right hand with both of his and said, "Hello, my name is Zhao Gang, the director here! What should I call you?"

"Hello! My name is Wang Hao."

Wang Hao came to his senses and wondered to himself. He had never met the director before, so why was he so enthusiastic?

Watching Zhao Gang circling around Wang Ming, he thought it must be out of respect for Wang Ming.

"By the way, since you happened to come to the city today, why don’t you come to the laboratory with me? Use your membership card to pick out some medicines, take them while they are free."

Wang Ming suddenly remembered the membership card and reminded Wang Hao.

Wang Hao didn’t think much of it, but Zhao Gang next to him was stunned upon hearing this and stared at Wang Hao, his expression incredulous.

He glanced over Wang Hao from head to toe, a sense of doubt creeping into his mind.

How could Wang Hao, who looked like a countryside farmer, have a membership card to the Zao City Biological Laboratory?

But since Wang Ming said so, it meant that Wang Hao did indeed have the membership card.

"Remember not to forget, if you don’t have time, you can entrust someone else to go."

Wang Ming made a point to remind Wang Hao before leaving, glancing deliberately and unintentionally at Zhao Gang.

After Wang Ming left, Zhao Gang immediately approached Wang Hao and asked.

"Mr. Wang, what brings you to our place? Don’t stand there, let’s go to my office and talk over tea."

"I do have something indeed, I came to test the soil from our village."

Wang Hao felt somewhat embarrassed by Zhao Gang’s sudden enthusiasm.

"No problem, I’ll arrange for someone to do the testing right away. I guarantee results in two hours, and we’ll test for every element."

He said, pulling Wang Hao into his office.

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At the front desk of the soil testing office, Xia Xue anxiously waited with her samples at the counter.

A staff member handed her a form and said, "Your form isn’t filled out correctly, fill it out again."

The tone was full of impatience.

"How is it still not correct? This is the fifth form already; you’re clearly bullying people."

Xia Xue was getting angry.

Anyone would get angry in such a situation. She had come to the testing office to submit samples yesterday.

She ran into Liu Zhigao at the entrance, not expecting him to be the deputy director of the testing office now.

It should have been a good thing to run into an acquaintance, as it would make things go smoothly.

But, as luck would have it, Liu Zhigao was her ex-boyfriend. They had an unpleasant breakup. freёwebnovel.com

Liu Zhigao had always held a grudge. Now that Xia Xue had come into his territory to get things done, he was bound to look for a chance to settle scores privately and find a way to torment her, to give her a taste of suffering.

"We are just following the rules. If you have any complaints, you can go directly to our Director Liu."

The staff member’s face showed disdain, and the tone was laced with sarcasm.

Xia Xue knew in her heart that it must have been Liu Zhigao causing trouble behind the scenes.

But now she was on foreign turf, and she had to get the test report quickly. There was no choice but to swallow her pride and fill out another form.

After all, she had promised Wang Hao to bring back the results as quickly as possible.

She quickly filled out another form and handed it to the staff member.

"Wait here for a moment!"

The staff member took the form and went into the director’s office.

He came out shortly, empty-handed. Seeing this, Xia Xue immediately stood up.

Thinking that this time, Liu Zhigao might finally let her off the hook, she could probably get the testing done right away.

"Is it approved? Can my samples be tested now?"

Xia Xue hurried forward and asked.

"Director Liu said he doesn’t have time right now as he has an urgent sample from the city that needs testing, so wait here for a bit."

The staff member said indifferently.

Xia Xue knew this was just stalling.

Liu Zhigao was such a petty man, and to think she had just felt he had developed a conscience, it seemed his conscience had been eaten by a dog.

He never intended to test her sample today, always delaying.

But Xia Xue was helpless, she didn’t have other connections here and couldn’t make a scene.

If she did, Liu Zhigao would be even less likely to test her sample, resulting in a loss without gain, so she could only wait obediently.

Xia Xue waited anxiously at the reception desk, while at the same time, Wang Hao was leisurely drinking tea in Zhao Gang’s office.

Zhao Gang was attending to Wang Hao as if he were a senior leader, pouring tea and offering him a pack of good cigarettes.

"Mr. Wang, do you really have the Biological Research Laboratory’s membership card?"

Zhao Gang saw the timing was right and asked tentatively.

Wang Hao could tell that Zhao Gang was flattering him for a reason, certainly needing something from him.

Now he finally knew, it was about that card.

But as the director of the Soil Research Institute, an important agency in the city, and a figurehead in his own right, how come he didn’t have that card?

It seemed his card was still a treasure, lucky that he hadn’t thrown it away as a useless card.

"You mean this card?"

Wang Hao took the membership card out and looked it over.

Zhao Gang’s gaze was instantly captivated by the card, he couldn’t wait to claim it as his own.

Wang Hao was also curious, a small card had such a big appeal.

"Director Zhao, do you want this card?"

Wang Hao asked curiously.

"I don’t have that privilege. This card is only issued to those who have made significant contributions to the laboratory, and only one is issued per year. Someone of my status doesn’t stand a chance."

Zhao Gang’s eyes nearly popped out with desire, but when it came to owning the card, he was far from qualified.

"I wonder if Mr. Wang could lend your card to me just once?"

Zhao Gang finally voiced his desire.

"Is this card very important to you? Why don’t I just give it to you, I don’t need it anyway, consider it a way to make a friend."

Wang Hao passed the card to Zhao Gang casually, also to test how much he really wanted this card.

Zhao Gang was taken aback by Wang Hao’s gesture and hastily waved his hand to refuse.

"Mr. Wang, you misunderstand me, I just want to borrow it once, I’ll return it after I use it."

Seeing Wang Hao’s puzzled expression, he continued.

"This card has already been bound with your identity, it can only be used by you or your immediate relatives, others need your personal authorization. If unauthorized use is discovered, it will be confiscated, and the user will never be allowed to enter the laboratory again."

Wang Hao was taken aback after hearing this, the laboratory was so strict, what was so special about it?

Seeing that Wang Hao wasn’t speaking, Zhao Gang became a bit anxious and pulled out a bank card from a drawer.

Wang Hao knew immediately what Zhao Gang was about to do.

"Director Zhao, that’s not what I mean, I just want to know what’s so special about this laboratory."

Wang Hao looked at Zhao Gang curiously, wanting to find the answer from him.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Gang answered, "This laboratory specializes in poison research, using poisons to create many special medications that ordinary hospitals don’t supply, and it’s said they are now researching how to extend people’s lifespans."

"Moreover, besides those who hold the membership card, only those above us can receive these medicines, we can only aspire to that."

Wang Hao was stunned. He certainly knew who "those above" referred to. Now he finally understood why the card was so hard to get.

Looking at it this way, not taking that three hundred thousand seemed to have landed him a much bigger benefit.

He wondered what the director had in mind for borrowing the membership card?