As the visiting delegation's leader called out, the numb crowd that had been waiting in front of the City Hall suddenly became spirited. Their eyes shone brightly as they watched Shen Qiang descend from the car.

"He's so young!"

"Wow, I never imagined he'd be such a handsome young man!"

"It's truly surprising. Although I knew that the man hailed as the father of human lactose, Shen Qiang, was young, I never thought he'd look to be just in his early twenties!"

Amid the astonished murmuring of the crowd, which was completely different from that of the local entrepreneurs and some City Government leaders,

the members of the foreign delegation were already screaming as they rushed to Shen Qiang's side.

The leader of the delegation, stuttering and with eyes full of shock, said, "Mr. Shen Qiang, I've finally met you. This means that my trip to Huaxia is now without any regrets. Your research has saved my people!"

His grip was very tight, and his palm was sweaty. Shen Qiang was somewhat uncomfortable, but out of politeness, he could only smile faintly and say, "You flatter me."

The delegation leader said ecstatically, "I knew it, a great scientist like you must be a refined and courteous gentleman. You're too modest. If you allow it, may I take a photo with you?"

Shen Qiang smiled and nodded, "Of course, there's no problem!"

The delegation leader was ecstatic.

He immediately stood next to Shen Qiang, and then Shen Qiang saw a large group of people clicking away, taking photos of them.

Originally, Shen Qiang thought that after the group photo, everything would be over.

What turned out to be incredibly awkward was,

not only did every member of the delegation want to take a commemorative photo with Shen Qiang, but what was more embarrassing was that a middle-aged woman with an extremely large bust from the delegation actually handed Shen Qiang a marker and asked him to sign her white short-sleeved T-shirt.

The autograph was to be right on her enormous bust.

It was simply too awkward.

But as an upright person, considering the foreigners' enthusiasm, Shen Qiang still reluctantly signed for her.

After a busy period of photographing and signing autographs,

the satisfied members of the foreign delegation finally dispersed somewhat, but then a large group of domestic entrepreneurs surged forward.

"Mr. Shen Qiang, hello, I am the chairman of Zhoudao Pharmaceuticals. We'd very much like to collaborate with you!"

"Mr. Shen Qiang, hello, we at Aiman Group are always hoping to collaborate with you."

"A hero indeed emerges from youth. I never expected that Mr. Shen Qiang, at such a young age, would have already achieved such impressive accomplishments."

"Mr. Shen Qiang!"

"Mr. Shen Qiang!"

Shen Qiang, surrounded in an instant, felt an immense sense of helplessness in his heart, but he could only maintain a smile on his face.

He shook hands with each person who approached, nodding and politely greeting them.

Although he couldn't remember the names of any of these enthusiastic people, he still couldn't afford to lack manners.

After the enthusiasm of this wave of people had passed,

Shen Qiang finally saw the director of the provincial investment attraction office and some City Government leaders.

After warmly shaking hands,

Shen Qiang then saw Bianyi standing next to the beautiful teacher Ju Yang.

At that moment, the beautiful teacher Ju Yang was looking at him with joy and sweetness,,

After signaling with his eyes that he had seen her,

Shen Qiang continued to shake hands politely with the crowd in front of the hall.

Soon, after everyone had shaken hands one by one,

a middle-aged man with an extraordinary bearing and a faint flow of Spiritual Energy around him approached.

He looked at Shen Qiang with a smile, extended his hand, and said with a forced smile, "Hello, Mr. Shen Qiang, I am the Chairman of Long Yan Group, my surname is Li. I've long admired your reputation, but it seems personal acquaintance pales next to fame."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang slightly frowned; the expression "personal acquaintance pales next to fame" implied that in person, Shen Qiang fell far short of his reputation.

Shen Qiang never indulged in such hostile greetings, especially since Long Yan Group was an enemy of the Shens, so he didn't think he needed to save any face for Li.

So, with a faint smile, Shen Qiang completely ignored him and directly shook hands with another businessman behind him.

The ignored Chairman of Long Yan Group reacted swiftly, quickly retracting his extended hand and then pretending to scratch his head as if he hadn't seen Shen Qiang.

This scene was clearly observed by the director of the investment promotion office and many city government leaders, prompting them to reveal a hint of a smile.

Just as the Chairman of Long Yan Group, pretending not to have seen Shen Qiang, made eye contact with them,

his face immediately turned red with embarrassment.

The observant Shen Qiang noticed all this and couldn't help but smile faintly.

You should know,

Shen Qiang was actually a very principled person who treated everyone with the respect they showed him—if the Chairman of Long Yan Group hadn't been so pretentious, trying to provoke an incident from the start with the "personal acquaintance pales next to fame" remark,

Shen Qiang would not have left him hanging even with their significant differences.

But since he had chosen to provoke,

it was only natural that he ended up in such an embarrassing situation.

At that moment, the Chairman of Long Yan Group, seemingly aware that many had now seen Shen Qiang ignoring him and that he had lost face, turned red with anger and suddenly turned to face Shen Qiang.

He raised his voice and said, "Mr. Shen Qiang, every normal person should have a reasonable sense of time. Only shameless scum would disregard other people's time. Now you're nearly an hour late, making everyone wait for you. Don't you think you should apologize for this?"

He spoke very loudly, subtly using True Qi, so everyone present heard him loud and clear.

Shen Qiang smiled faintly.

But before Shen Qiang could open his mouth, the leader of the foreign delegation became incensed.

"Hey, you impolite gentleman, Shen Qiang is the greatest scientist. He is working diligently for the benefit of mankind. It doesn't matter if he is one hour late to such a gathering; if he were three days late, we would still wait!"

Hearing this, the Chairman of Long Yan Group was taken aback.

And at the same moment, the crowd gathered at the entrance of the City Hall nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, Mr. Shen Qiang's time is very valuable. His presence here is an immense honor for us."

"If you're not in drug research, you wouldn't understand. It's quite normal to be lost in one's work and forget to eat or sleep."

"That's right, as the saying goes, those destined for great accomplishments do not bother with trifles. Being a few minutes late is nothing compared to his achievements."

Listening to the crowd's approval, the Chairman of Long Yan Group was enraged and exclaimed, "Someone who can't even be punctual has no right to be here!"

As soon as he finished speaking,

the leader of the foreign delegation also flared up, emphasizing with a strangely pitched voice, "Sir, you must understand that the reason we've been waiting quietly here is out of respect for Mr. Shen Qiang."

"If you must question him, then go develop a medicine better than Streptococcus Liquid. After accomplishing that, you can come back here and say these words. If you can't, then I hope you can keep your mouth shut!"

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