Chapter 15: Ready to Set Off (Seeking Bookmarks)

  Let's put the vote and collection in front, see what effect? The next day, Dashan took Duan Yue to the experimental buildings of various colleges, and through friends' relationships, began to contact the staff who managed equipment in the laboratory.

  Compared to the chaotic fixed asset management of many state-owned units, Haicheng University's situation is not bad, but it's not much better either. With just a few packs of Yuxi cigarettes and some promised benefits, Duan Lei managed to get all the necessary experimental equipment from various laboratories, including some brand new ones, which were sold to him at second-hand prices.

  Although doing so has the suspicion of swallowing a country with assets, Duan Yongyi does not have much guilt. Anyway, if he doesn't buy it, these moths will think of ways to sell off the lab's things and turn them into cash in their own pockets.

  After buying the things, Duan Wei didn't dare to move them back to the dormitory in a big way, but instead let the laboratory staff find a storage room to temporarily store them, and wait until the house on Cai Village's side was renovated before sending them over.

  The laboratory equipment was successfully added without spending too much money, only more than 3,000 yuan, which is nearly two-thirds less than the previous budget. Du Lui felt relieved instantly. He checked his own funds and found that he could still afford to buy a lot of materials. After the lab was completed, he could start experimenting immediately.

  "What else is there to buy?" Yamashita asked as they walked out of the experimental building.

  At this time, the school's basketball game was over, and Dashan was worried that he had nothing to do. He was idle every day, and Duan Lei wanted to set up a laboratory, which really interested him.

  To say that university life is completely different for different people is an understatement.

  Some people's main task is to play games, and except for eating and sleeping, they spend most of their time in front of the computer killing each other, without even knowing whether today's weather is cloudy or sunny.

  People in passionate love are basically stuck together all day, attending self-study sessions, eating, and going for walks together. Some couples even rent a house outside of school and live together.

  Some people who aim to take the certification exam, graduate school entrance exam or study abroad spend their days studying in self-study rooms or attending various training classes, being busy with joy.

  There are also many students like Duan Lei who work outside and do small business, they earn money while exercising their abilities, which can be considered as a small gain.

  As for Dashan, it does not belong to any of these groups of people mentioned above.

  He didn't have the pressure of graduate school or employment, and in college he was simply passing the days. After entering his third year, the pressure from courses wasn't great either, so he had even more free time. He originally had a girlfriend, but they just broke up recently, which made him almost sick with depression.

  Duan Yu suddenly wanted to set up a laboratory without saying a word, and Dashan seemed to have found something fun while being surprised.

  "After a while, let's go to the chemical market to order experimental reagents and materials, and then go to the second-hand market to take a look at some furniture and so on." Duan Lei took a look at Da Shan's eager expression and knew what he was thinking.

  Recently, Da Shan has become so bored that he dresses up as a little beauty every day to tease some obscene men online. Duan Lei knows that if he doesn't find something for him to do, this kid will probably go crazy.

  Duan Yue estimated that after the house was renovated, in order to become a place where experiments and rest could be conducted, a large number of things would need to be added inside, so during the renovation of the house, he also had to start doing.

  Ready. Originally, he didn't want to bother his dormitory roommates too much, after all, everyone had their own things to do, and they couldn't just drag everyone into the lab for the sake of an experiment, could they? Since Da Shan volunteered himself, Duan Lei naturally wouldn't be too polite either, and let him join in seamlessly. At most, he would give him some benefits later when the technology was developed.

  In this way, for several days in a row, the duo of Dashan and Duan Yue rushed around Haicheng Chemical Market and various second-hand markets, purchasing all kinds of materials according to their list. The money on Duan Yue's card was spent like flowing water, and they got back a large pile of things.

  It's been a week since then. Huang Jingzhong called to say that the house renovation is complete and asked Duan Lei to go over for inspection, and also to settle the remaining payment.

  "Stones, are you renting a house here? No mistake?" When the bicycle came to Cai Village, Dashan was already shocked.

  People who have lived in Haicheng for a period of time, that is, the unknown Cun Village is actually a cancerous piece of Haicheng. The pollution problem here is so serious that it is no longer suitable for human habitation. Now Duan Yue actually wants to rent a house and set up a laboratory here, how can this not make Dashan feel surprised?

  "Boss, what I want to cultivate are some plants that can absorb pollutants. Is there a place in the entire Haicheng that is more suitable for this than here?" Duan Lei finally revealed his purpose at this time.

  At first, Duan Yue didn't specifically say where he rented a house or what research direction he wanted to pursue, so Dashan naturally thought that Duan Yue was renting a house in the vicinity of Haicheng University and wanted to engage in some common horticultural plant cultivation.

  But now Duan Yu's words still scared Da Shan a bit.

  Are there plants that can absorb pollutants?

  It is known that pollution has become one of the most difficult problems to solve on the entire planet, countless scientific institutions, government agencies and universities are investing heavily in research in this field, but the results are few.

  Now, Duan Yue surprisingly said he wanted to challenge this field and make a big impact on the mountain!

  "Stone, are you sure?" At this time, Dashan's first reaction was to worry that Duan Yue would invest all the funds but not produce any results.

  "It's hard to say how confident I am, let's just try to make it happen." Duan Lei also couldn't tell Da Shan about Ting Ting's existence, so he said somewhat conservatively: "Anyway, it's just an investment of a few hundred thousand yuan, even if we don't get it back, it's not a big deal."

  Hearing this, looking at Duan Yue's firm expression, Da Shan knew that he had already made up his mind and would not waver again. He didn't say anything else, but silently followed behind Duan Yue to the edge of the pond.

  "Xiao Duan is here!" Huang Jingzhong had been waiting by the house and, seeing Duan Lei hurry over, quickly came forward with a smile.

  Huang Jingzhong is not tall, his sturdy build looks somewhat dark due to frequent entry and exit from construction sites, which is almost the same as the impression of a small foreman in the mountains.

  "Huang Ershu, you've worked hard!" Duan Yue nodded at Huang Jingzhong and led Da Shan into the room to start examining.

  These houses were originally built with good materials, and the roofs were all made of reinforced concrete, so even after years of wind and rain, the main structure is still intact. Now Huang Jingzhong's engineering team only needs to level the land in front of and behind the house, lay cement on the floor, apply putty powder to the walls, replace the doors and windows with good sealing properties, and install the water and electricity pipes, which is not a large amount of work.

  Duan Yue and Da Shan inspected the house inside and out, and found that there were no major problems after all. This house was built by Huang Jingcai, and Huang Zhong had not skimped on materials either.

  The remaining payment was handed over to Huang Jingzhong, and after the contract was completed, these five renovated rooms would be completely under his control. Now that everything is ready, all that's needed is for the experimental equipment and materials to be moved in, and Duan Lei can start conducting experiments.