Break out of the courtyard

Chapter 832 Another Lunar New Year's Eve

"NMN100 works by increasing NAD levels in the body, promoting cellular energy metabolism, regulating telomere length, and improving mitochondrial function, thereby achieving the effect of delaying aging."

“As early as 30 years ago, Ms. Shang Peng, Mr. Wel, and Mr. Mandela discovered that NMN can provide cellular energy needed to activate ribozymes. Therefore, NMN100 is not a generic version of the longevity 100 drug that is rumored to be available.”

According to the NMN100 drug development team, the Lifespan 100 drug only acts on telomeres at the ends of chromosomes, which can rejuvenate cells by 10 years; the NMN100 drug can not only extend telomeres, but also improve mitochondria, which can rejuvenate cells by 13 years!

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After Grandma Zheng walked into the meeting room with a smile, she noticed that everyone was looking at the television on the wall. She glanced at it as well and asked in confusion, "Isn't CNN in the US supposed to be reporting on the Middle East conflict 24/7? Why are they showing drug commercials?"

"This is not an advertisement!" Sitting on the sofa in the venue, Elder Hua frowned as he looked at the trial participants on the TV and replied, "The Americans are covering up the fact that NMN100 is a generic version of Life 100."

When the other elderly men and women in the venue saw Mrs. Zheng enter, they all asked her about her recent health. Some of the women even went over to ask her about private matters such as menstruation.

"Hmph!" Old Hua pointed at the screen on the television and sneered at Old Li and the others beside him, "You still say it's not a generic version of the Lifespan 100 Potion? Even the side effects of hair loss and tooth loss are the same!"

Old Li laughed and said, "The Americans are just making a pointless fart!"

On the other side, Old Tang asked with a smile, "This NMN100 drug sells for 3000 million magnesium dollars per vial. How much does Consultant Zhang plan to sell it for?"

Old Hua shook his head and said, "He is still developing a longevity potion without side effects, and there are no plans to sell it for the time being."

An elderly man nearby asked in confusion, "Didn't he acquire a pharmaceutical factory in Hong Kong Island and prepare to mass-produce the Lifespan 100 potion?"

Hua Lao knew that Zhang Heping had deliberately leaked the information about the Lifespan 100 potion to the Americans, but it was not something that could be discussed with outsiders.

Zhang Heping told Hua Lao that it was a sign of trust in him.

If Elder Hua were to tell others about this, setting aside how outsiders would perceive Zhang Heping's deliberate leak of the Lifespan 100 potion, the trust he would have placed in them would be gone.

After all, Mr. Hua has a great deal of autonomy and doesn't need to report everything.

When the others saw that Hua Lao did not answer, they assumed it involved some confidential project, so they changed the subject and asked Zhang Heping what his reaction was to this generic drug and whether he would respond to foreign media.

Zhang Heping, far away in Shenzhen, had no reaction whatsoever to this expected event.

If his concubine Chen Shuting hadn't asked him a question, and his two sisters hadn't called to inquire, he wouldn't have bothered mentioning the generic drug from the United States.

If we're really talking about reactions, Zhang Heping shut down the space capsule remote control center and closed the biological gene laboratory building, sending the relevant biological and gene experts home for the Chinese New Year. I don't know if that counts.

As for the Peace Health Medical Research Institute in Central, Hong Kong Island, since many foreigners there do not have the custom of celebrating the Lunar New Year, Zhang Heping allowed them to continue mapping the human genome in the laboratory.

Influenced by the NMN100 drug from the US, Tang Ming, the father-in-law, and Tang Ren, the brother-in-law, also came to Shenzhen to spend the Chinese New Year there.

Although they were staying at the Peace Hotel, they spent their days loitering around Villa No. 1 at the Peace Academy, subtly inquiring about the sales plan for the Longevity Elixir.

In addition, the heads of prominent Hong Kong businessmen such as the Ho family, the Kwok family, the Bao family, and the Yung family all called Zhang Heping to inquire about the sales plan for Shouyuan Pharmaceuticals.

They were clearly shocked by the price of the generic version of magnesium, which cost 3000 million US dollars per dose, and thus came up with the idea of ​​distributing the Lifespan 100 drug.

Unfortunately, Zhang Heping's public statement was that the side effects of the Lifespan 100 potion were too severe, and it would not be sold to the public for the time being, until a new Lifespan potion was successfully developed.

Compared to the top Hong Kong businessmen who have access to Heping's private phone number, other smaller Hong Kong businessmen can only inquire about such information from Tingmei Trading or Heping Plaza.

February 13th, Wednesday morning.

Thanks to the elderly people who wanted to use the longevity potion, Zhang Zhaodi and Zhang Pandi took a day off early and flew to Shenzhen Bao'an Airport with Changxing, whose skin had become quite tanned.

When Zhang Pandi saw that only her mother, Ma Xiuzhen, and her second daughter, Zhang Ting, came to pick her up at the airport, she couldn't help but ask about the whereabouts of her eldest son, Zhang Yi.

“They went to Hong Kong Island early this morning!” Zhang Ting said softly, taking her mother Zhang Pandi’s arm. “Brother Bei’s company is having some problems, and my brother and sister-in-law went to help.”

Zhang Pandi asked in confusion, "What problem?"

"First it was the management embezzling public funds, then there was the company's business optimization and stuff, I'm not too clear on that," Zhang Ting said with a smile. "Why don't you wait until my brother comes back and ask him?"

Zhang Pandi didn't dwell on that question, but instead asked, "Where is your brother's father-in-law, Professor Luo?"

Zhang Ting replied, "Uncle Luo has been staying on the Dapeng Peninsula lately and hasn't come back at night."

With the help of several bodyguards, Chang Sheng, Zhang Yong, and Chang Xing's suitcases were put into the car, and then they quickly left the airport.

When they arrived at Villa No. 1 of Shenzhen Peace Academy, they found a large crowd gathered outside the gate.

Zhang Zhaodi and Zhang Pandi recognized a small number of Tang family members, but they could only vaguely recognize most of them and could not recall their names.

It wasn't until Xu Jiefeng introduced the two parties that the awkwardness of not knowing each other's names or how to address each other was eliminated.

Zhang Heping was asked to go to Hong Kong Island Peace Hospital to treat Taiwan. Tang Xin was standing by the artificial lake, talking to her father and elder brother about something, her face full of resistance.

After Zhang Heping finished his surgery, he visited his stepmother's investment company and then went to Hong Kong Island Technology Company in Zhangbei for a while. He didn't return to Shenzhen until evening with his mistress and a group of younger relatives.

Because the Tang family has quite a few members, the Zhang and Tang families have been eating at the Peace Hotel for the past few days.

Then, the problem arises!
Where should we have our New Year's Eve dinner tomorrow?

The person who asked this question was Zhang Feng, the fourth daughter whom Tang Xin had pushed forward.

After asking the question, she fell silent and buried herself in a bowl of fried rice.

Upon hearing this, everyone else glanced at Zhang Heping, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

"Where else can we eat?" Zhang Heping said casually, seemingly oblivious to the stares of those around him. "We'll have dinner here tomorrow, then go back to make dumplings and watch the Spring Festival Gala."

Tang Xin secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this answer.

Her father, Tang Ming, and her elder brother, Tang Ren, spoke to her today mainly to arrange for their New Year's Eve dinner to be held at this restaurant.

Tang Ming summoned Tang Yi's three widows and several children and grandchildren, hoping they could gradually ease tensions with Zhang Heping's family.

As people get older, they always want their families to get together and unite to deal with things outside.

Tang Ming's idea was wonderful, but unfortunately, the two brothers, Tang Ren and Tang Yi, had long since separated their families, and their hearts were scattered!
And so, on the second day, New Year's Eve, at lunchtime...

Before Zhang Heping could say anything to Tang Yi's two AIDS-infected concubines, Tang Ren's women had already moved to the next table as if avoiding a plague, and their complaints could be heard from a distance.

"They have infectious diseases and still come out to harm people. I really don't know what they're thinking!"

"That's right. It's so good to stay in the hospital if you have that disease. Not only will you not infect others, but you might even get cured someday." "I don't know if you've been to the infectious disease department at Newtown Hospital. The AIDS there... never mind, I'll lose my appetite if I keep talking about it."

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Tang Ming invited Tang Yi's second son, Tang Hai, to sit at the end of the main table, and Zhang Heping did not comment on this.

The other children and grandchildren of Tang Yi's family also kept a distance from the two aunts who were infected with AIDS, their faces full of disgust. However, they did not say anything because Tang Ming and Zhang Heping were present.

The Zhang Zhaodi and Zhang Pandi families were unaware that anyone was infected with AIDS. However, when Zhang Yi, who had just entered, sat down with his wife Luo Yi in the empty seats next to the two concubines, Zhang Bei hurriedly called them aside and ordered the waiter to bring out another table of dishes.

Only then did the scandalous affair of Tang Lao Er's family quietly spread to the Zhang family.

When Tang Ming saw that Tang Yi's third concubine, Wang Xue, and fifth concubine, Zhao Jing, were sitting at the same table, and no one else wanted to sit with them, he secretly realized that he had made a mistake.

After Zhang Bei called the Zhang family away and refused to sit at the same table with the two concubines, Tang Ming was at a loss for what to do and could only let it go.

Xu Jiefeng wanted to sit down and ease the tension, but her daughter Tang Xin held her back tightly, preventing her from doing so.

Tang Xin's thought was simple: what if Xu Jiefeng got infected? How would she handle that?

Her husband, Zhang Heping, is a person with mild mysophobia!

The lunch was filled with hushed whispers that were barely audible, and there was absolutely no atmosphere of a New Year's Eve dinner.

Just as the two concubines were so depressed that they wanted to jump off the roof of the restaurant, Zhang Heping stood up and said, "Please enjoy your meal." Then he called the two concubines out and went straight to Heping Hospital across the street.

Zhang Heping walked to the hospital entrance, turned around and looked at the two haggard-looking elderly women who were slowly following behind him, and casually said, "I'll take you to get a check-up!"

Fifth concubine Zhao Jing responded softly, while third concubine Wang Xue numbly followed her into the hospital.

The reason Zhang Heping called them to the hospital was mainly because he remembered how these concubines had helped take care of Tang Xin during her pregnancy.

Even if they only talked with Tang Xin for a while, Zhang Heping was grateful.

This is one of the reasons why Zhang Heping was able to tolerate the repeated offenses by Tang Yi's family!

Because Zhang Heping personally led the inspection team, the medical staff who were taking a lunch break immediately perked up and quickly called in the infectious disease department and related auxiliary inspection personnel.

"I've noticed that you people in the infectious disease department have become lazy!" Zhang Heping said casually while waiting for the blood test results in the doctor's office, looking at the growing number of medical staff. "Recently, has anyone published a paper on the World Internet Forum?"

The head of the infectious disease department hurriedly explained, "Professor Zhang, we've been studying your biology and genetics textbooks lately, thinking about whether we can develop some drugs at the genetic level to deal with those troublesome viruses."

"Hmm!" Zhang Heping nodded slightly. "For general questions, you can consult Professor Lü or Professor Tang."

The head of the infectious disease department quickly agreed, and then, shamelessly, asked some rather difficult questions, which made Zhang Heping shake his head.

On the other side of the restaurant, after leaving her seat, Chen Shuting went to the lobby and called the restaurant manager, asking him to personally take charge of the restaurant's disinfection work, especially the table where the two concubines had sat.

Although Zhang Heping had told his two wives and children about how AIDS is transmitted, the disease is just as disgusting as syphilis and gonorrhea.

Even if those two concubines didn't commit adultery and were purely victims, it still wouldn't make outsiders accept them calmly.

Even the medical staff at the Peace Hospital across the street, upon hearing that the two elderly women had AIDS, immediately took personal protective measures and were fully armed to meet the challenge of the HIV virus.

After the party, Tang Ming, Xu Jiefeng, and Tang Xin went to the hospital across the street.

When they saw that the third concubine, Wang Xue, and the fifth concubine, Zhao Jing, had been admitted to the infectious disease ward, and learned that Zhang Heping wanted to keep them in the hospital for observation for a few days, they couldn't help but feel relieved.

It seemed she was relieved that she wouldn't have to have dinner with these two that night...

"After HIV enters the human lymph nodes, it can be detected, so why can't this virus be effectively eliminated? Instead, it continues to invade the human immune system, slowly reducing the number of CD4+ T lymphocytes in the body!"

"Learning new knowledge is good, but we also need to address existing problems, study them, and find ways to solve them..."

Tang Ming arrived at the door of the infectious disease doctor's office, which was crowded with medical staff. He could hear Zhang Heping's voice coming from inside, but he couldn't see Zhang Heping himself.

Tang Ming originally wanted to have tea with Zhang Heping so that Tang Hai and the others could apologize to Zhang Heping on behalf of their father, but Zhang Heping was teaching students here and didn't give him the chance at all.

When it was time for dinner, Tang Ming was disappointed to find that Zhang Heping was still busy with his business at the hospital and had sent someone to tell him that he would be home for dumplings later.

Tang Ming had no choice but to give up.

After all, the two concubines that Tang Ming had invited over for lunch, which had disrupted the New Year's Eve atmosphere, were the ones Zhang Heping had come to have lunch with.

What made Tang Ming even more helpless was that the Zhang family members seemed to have planned it all out. They ate a little, didn't drink any wine, and just chatted with him for a while.

Then, using the excuse that the Spring Festival Gala was about to start, they all left the Peace Hotel.

As a result, when they went to the Peace Hospital across the street to inquire, Zhang Heping had already gone home.

So when Ma Xiuzhen, Zhang Bing, Tang Xin and the others returned to Villa No. 1, they saw Zhang Heping making dumplings with a group of bodyguards and guards at several round tables outside the door, with two large iron pots steaming hot next to them, made of red bricks.

"Go wash your hands quickly and come help make dumplings!" Zhang Heping called to his family members who had returned home. Then he talked to the bodyguards and guards about the Middle East war and the weapons, equipment and tactics that the Americans had already exposed.

A middle-aged security guard interjected, asking, "Advisor Zhang, according to you, as long as we can defend against the Americans' precision strikes, electronic jamming, reconnaissance and surveillance, and hit their stealth fighters, cruise missiles, and armed helicopters, we can be invincible?"

"The best defense is offense!" Zhang Heping casually said to the veterans, "Have you heard of the Murong family's unique martial art in the novel 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'—'using their own methods against them'?"

“I know, times have changed!” The young security guard hurriedly asked, “Advisor Zhang, do you mean we can also use electronic warfare tactics against the Americans?”

Zhang Heping glanced at his two brothers-in-law who had come over and laughed, "The precision strikes that the Americans are showing now are nothing more than laser guidance and GPS navigation satellite guidance."

"Unfortunately, our laser and navigation satellite technologies are slightly better than those of the United States."

“I know that!” a young female bodyguard said excitedly. “The Americans previously restricted our peaceful satellite launches until we agreed not to load laser weapons on the satellites, then they approved our satellite orbit application.”

Zhang Heping was furious when he heard about this restriction. "What are the restrictions imposed by the Americans? If we don't have laser weapons, does that mean we can't carry other things on board?"

Upon hearing this, the others immediately became interested.

"Advisor Zhang, could you tell us what good things you sent up there?"

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(End of this chapter)