From Wage Slave to Tycoon novel Chapter 243

Chapter 243: Chapter 157: The Hoe Hasn’t Been Lifted, and the Wall Corner Has Come Over by Itself

’Should I just tell him the research institute hasn’t even broken ground yet?’

If he said that, the trust he had just built would instantly plummet to rock bottom.

After a moment of deliberation, Su Chen decided to tell him the truth, but he couldn’t be too blunt about it.

"I only recently took charge of the campus myself, but the higher-ups have already assigned a professional construction team to the site. The research institute will be built and ready in a month at most."

This wasn’t just an empty promise from Su Chen. The professional construction team had indeed moved onto the campus after the Lantern Festival; they were just currently busy surveying and drafting the relevant blueprints.

But to Professor Wu’s ears, this meant something entirely different. ’The higher-ups? Who else could that be? It must be the people from the Imperial Capital.’

’Since the decision came from the top, and they have a professional infrastructure team on it, building a research institute in one month is more than enough time.’

’Conveniently, that one-month window would also give me enough time to wrap up my affairs at the university, so it wouldn’t cause any real delay.’

After a moment of thought, Professor Wu finally made his decision. "Alright... but you’ll have to wait until I’ve settled all my affairs at the university. Besides, there are certain procedures I’ll need to follow to join your institute."

Su Chen understood and nodded in agreement without a moment’s hesitation.

After they finished their discussion, Professor Wu reluctantly handed the file back to Su Chen. He knew how important the document was; if anything happened to it on his watch, it would be a grave mistake.

After securing the file, Su Chen asked curiously, "Professor Wu, who was that old gentleman from before? It seems like you two have quite the relationship."

Perhaps because of their earlier conversation, the awkwardness between them had vanished. Professor Wu didn’t hold back. "Oh, you mean Old Man Chen? He’s a top expert in nuclear engineering. Compared to me, he’s just a *tiny* bit lacking."

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