Black Technology Research Center

Fang Yuan could only bite the bullet and buy the items on the list his mother had given him. This was no easy task. If even one item didn't meet his mother's expectations, a storm of trouble would await him.

Today, his dad managed to escape this ordeal. He didn't know if his dad had a premonition or was genuinely busy, but he hadn't returned even now.

Otherwise, how could this have fallen on his head?

Alas! There's no helping it. Since things have come to this, it's time to unleash his intelligence.

Sure enough, by the time he had bought all the items, his mother and Xiang Lingling hadn't returned yet.

He glanced at the time; it was only around three in the afternoon.

It's fine. If these two still aren't back by five o'clock, he'll have to cook dinner himself tonight.

Otherwise, hehe...

The two hours passed quickly. Fang Yuan sat at his desk and read for two hours. When he looked up again, it was already past five o'clock.

"Why aren't they back yet!" Fang Yuan leaned back in his chair and stretched languidly.

It seemed he couldn't escape this ordeal tonight.

Forget it, forget it. It's time to show his real skills.

Just as he made up his mind, the door opened.

"Looks like even Heaven doesn't want me to experience these things!" Before he could rejoice, his dad's voice came from outside.

"Eldest son, your old man is back! Why isn't anyone coming out to greet me?"

"Why is it you?" Fang Yuan said listlessly.

"What's wrong? Why are you so unhappy to see your dad back?" Father Fang touched his son's head and asked in surprise.

"Mom went out shopping and made me buy a bunch of groceries. They're all in the refrigerator!"

Hearing his son say this, Father Fang silently put on the coat he had just taken off.

"Well, something urgent suddenly came up at the company. I'll be back later! Don't tell your mom I came back so early!"

Fang Yuan rolled his eyes at his dad, watching his performance with his arms crossed.

"Hehe! Alright, alright, I'm just kidding with you. Then let's handle it together, father and son!" Father Fang said sheepishly after seeing his son's expression.

"That's the only way, but you know your son's skills. They're terrible. I'll have to trouble you next!" Fang Yuan bowed and gave Father Fang a deep salute.

"Hey, hey! Look at you. Who doesn't know who between us two? Don't think about slacking off. If you slack off, you'll have to think about the consequences when our family's boss comes back!" Father Fang wasn't buying it.

"Alright, alright, let's not hurt each other. Otherwise, Mom will be the one who benefits in the end!"

"Right, we must unite!"

The father and son, both in difficult positions, thus began their miserable evening.

It had to be said that the way this father and son busied themselves really lived up to the saying, "Father and son are soldiers together."

Just as Fang Yuan and his dad were about to turn all the ingredients into delicious dishes, Mother Fang walked in with Xiang Lingling.

"Oh ho! What's wrong with you two today? You're so proactive in helping us cook? Fang, old man, are you out of your mind from being busy?" Mother Fang, hearing the commotion in the kitchen, quickly ran over.

The scene before her simply refreshed her values!

These two guys who only knew how to open their mouths to eat actually knew how to cook proactively?

Could it be that her love had finally moved them?

Only this could explain what was happening before her eyes. Otherwise, could it be that these two guys had a change of heart?

No way. After so many years, she had summed up a truth: wanting to wait for a man to have a change of heart was less practical than teaching an old sow how to climb a tree.

But to be honest, her two men had no other shortcomings besides being a little "lazy."

Otherwise, she wouldn't have served these two guys so diligently for so long.

"Hehe! Aren't we afraid that you, my dear wife, would be tired from shopping! Quickly go wash your hands. It'll be ready soon!" Father Fang had a flattering smile on his face. If his subordinates saw it, they would definitely be shocked.

Was this still the imposing President Fang?

Someone would even believe that this was a grand eunuch before the emperor. Look at that face!

He was simply losing all the face of the old Fang family. Fang Yuan looked at his dad with disdain.

Father Fang turned his head, saw Fang Yuan's expression, and gave him a look.

"What are you looking at? Haven't you heard that a great man knows when to yield?"

Fang Yuan immediately understood what his dad meant. This was called knowing when to yield, but he had never seen his dad yield, even though he was almost thirty.

Of course, this was in front of his mom. He didn't know why his dad spoiled his mom so much!

Didn't he know that he was spoiling her too much? Wasn't he the one who suffered in the end? At most, plus himself.

What was the point!

"Alright, stop acting. Who knows what you're scolding me in your hearts! By the way, your son brought your daughter-in-law back today!"

"Where is she?"

"She's outside. Let me tell you, after my observation, this girl is really good. Her character and appearance are both top-notch. She's more than good enough for your son!"

"No, I have to go take a look!"

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and make your meal. I've been shopping all afternoon. I'm hungry!"

Seeing Father Fang's anxious appearance, Mother Fang pretended to be angry.

"Alright, you'll be able to see her when we eat later. It's best to restrain yourself a little. Don't scare the little girl."

"Don't worry, I have a sense of propriety!"

Seeing his mom and dad whispering and not knowing what they were talking about, Fang Yuan quickly ran over.

He stepped forward to support his mom and sent her to the bathroom.

He couldn't let these two disrespectful old folks continue to collude.

Old Fang was really something. Didn't they agree to unite?

Now, as soon as Mom came back, he forgot everything.

Sure enough, men were all big trotters. Not one of them could be relied on. Of course, only he was an exception. Looking at himself and then looking at Old Fang's appearance, he really wondered how Old Fang gave birth to such an excellent son like himself.

This was all Mom's credit. Looking at his appearance, whether it was his looks or his IQ, he followed Mom. Otherwise, he would have already been scammed countless times.

Fortunately, he had a reliable mom, unlike this dad. Huh, that's not right. Just now, it was Mom who was unreliable and Dad who was reliable. How did it change so quickly?

Whatever, anyway, as of now, Dad was just an unreliable guy.

After sending his mom away, Fang Yuan didn't return to the kitchen. He left the remaining things for Dad to do.

He still needed to care about his girlfriend!

"Lingling, how is it?" Fang Yuan asked quietly.

"How is what?"

"What else could it be? How was it spending the afternoon with my mom today?"

"It was pretty good. Auntie looks young and beautiful and has a childlike heart. There's no pressure at all communicating with her. It's like communicating with a good sister!" Xiang Lingling smiled. She didn't expect Fang Yuan's mother to be so nice.

"That's good, that's good!" Fang Yuan patted his chest and felt relieved.

"Ah Yuan, what are you doing? Are you afraid I'll abuse your girlfriend?" Mother Fang walked out of the bathroom and, seeing Fang Yuan acting like a thief, immediately knew what her son was asking.

"No, no! Am I that kind of person!" Fang Yuan stood up and pretended.

"Don't say those useless things. I know better than anyone what kind of person you are. You've been sneaky since you were a kid. Once you stick to someone, you're a monkey!"

"If I'm a monkey, what are you? Monkey Mom?" Fang Yuan muttered softly.

"What did you say? Kid, I think your skin is itching!"

"No, no, I said you're young and beautiful!" Fang Yuan quickly denied.

"Oh, there are still dishes in the kitchen that haven't been finished. I'll go help!"

The best of the thirty-six strategies is to leave. Okay, there's no point in confronting Mom head-on. In the end, he's the one who suffers. Fang Yuan deeply understood this.

"Alas! I'm really too difficult!" Fang Yuan muttered to himself as he ran towards the kitchen.

"Don't mind him. My son is just like that!" Mother Fang said to Xiang Lingling, who was sitting on the sofa.

"By the way, this is my makeup remover, as well as face wash and various cosmetics. You can use them when you wash up later." Mother Fang showed Xiang Lingling the makeup bag in her hand.

"No need, Auntie. I only put on light makeup today. A little face wash will do!"

"Okay, after I'm done using it, I'll put the things on the sink in the bathroom. You can take whatever you need!"

"Okay!"

… …

After dinner, Mother Fang took Xiang Lingling to the guest room.

This was a standard large three-bedroom apartment. Because Fang Yuan's family didn't stay in Kyoto much, they didn't buy any luxury homes.

No, that wasn't right. This could also be considered a not-so-small luxury home. Located within the Third Ring Road in a prime location, with over 200 square meters, it was considered a small luxury home in Kyoto.

Mother Fang didn't give Fang Yuan a chance and arranged for Xiang Lingling to stay in the long-unused guest room.

Fang Yuan was dumbfounded. Was this still his own mother?

Why didn't she know to cover for him?

Why arrange a guest room? Wasn't the big bed in his room good? Was it uncomfortable?

She had to go to the guest room!

He didn't understand Mom's operation. What did this mean?

Fang Yuan tossed and turned in bed!

He really couldn't hold back anymore and took out his phone to send Xiang Lingling a message.

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"Lingling, it's so dark. Are you scared?" Xiang Lingling, who also hadn't fallen asleep, heard the special notification sound on her phone and knew that Fang Yuan had sent her a message.

"Don't be scared, what's there to fear inside the house!" She even added a cool emoji at the end.

"You're not afraid even though it's so dark?" Fang Yuan asked, unwilling to give up.

How could Xiang Lingling not understand what Fang Yuan meant at this moment!

"So, I'm scared, are you coming over? My room door isn't locked!"

"Really? Then I'm coming over now." Hearing Xiang Lingling say this, Fang Yuan's whole body was fired up.

The guest room was right across from Fang Yuan's room. He didn't put on slippers and carefully opened his door.

He tiptoed to the front of the guest room door.

He couldn't open the door after trying for a long time.

"I'm just kidding, silly. Go to sleep and stop thinking about useless things!"

"Okay…" Seeing that his scheme had failed, Fang Yuan could only obediently lie down.

Well, this little minx has learned to play with me.

It seems I need to educate her properly in the future.

Who knows who will be training whom in the future? It's an unsolved mystery.

…

The next day, Fang Yuan and Xiang Lingling left home.

There were still many things at the research center that needed his attention. They really couldn't do without him right now.

As for the matters concerning the Path of Dawn, Xiang Lingling had already taken over.

Fang Yuan specifically instructed Xiang Lingling not to interfere unless there were problems.

After all, Kyushu's current system was very complete and had its own set of solutions.

Rushing in would only make things worse and wouldn't lead to any good results.

He wouldn't need to deal with these trivial matters in the future. Xiang Lingling majored in computational finance and also had a master's degree in business management.

To say nothing else, she knew more about this field than Fang Yuan did.

As long as she was given a platform, she could grow quickly.

She might even be as good as Li Tianqi and Xu Ting.

Managing Fang Yuan's affairs was more than enough for her, and it wouldn't even delay her own research.

"Oh, right, if you need anything in the future, just tell Brother Wang directly. Brother Wang is now responsible for all the miscellaneous things at the research center."

In Fang Yuan's eyes, everything other than the research center's projects was a trivial matter.

But poor Brother Wang, a tough, unyielding man, had been forced by Fang Yuan into becoming a nagging uncle in charge of logistics.

That's right, to escort Fang Yuan, the research center had already accumulated a pile of things to do.

It would take him a while to sort them all out when he returned.

"Okay, don't worry, I won't stand on ceremony with you. I'll tell you directly if I need anything."

Brother Wang glanced at Xiang Lingling through the rearview mirror.

Well, he knew this girl pretty well. She wasn't someone who liked to trouble others.

His future days would be much better. At least the burden on his shoulders would be greatly reduced.

In the past, he had to act as both a father and a mother.

He had been forced into becoming a management talent.

To say nothing else, putting Brother Wang in a small company as general manager would be more than enough. Managing dozens of people would be a breeze. It's just a pity that Brother Wang is a bit old. Being able to do this much is already his limit.

Otherwise, he could recommend him to Kyushu as a manager in a few years, which would make the best use of his talents.

But not to mention whether Brother Wang would be willing, even if he was, Fang Yuan couldn't do that.

After all, this guy was sent by the higher-ups to protect him for so many years, working hard every day, and even his salary was pitifully low.

Although the salary he received from Fang Yuan was not bad, he gave it all to several unknown accounts.

After a long time, Fang Yuan learned that these accounts belonged to the families of his former comrades.

This guy claimed it was a subsidy from above and divided his salary from Fang Yuan into four parts, giving it all to these people.

He lived on the little subsidy the higher-ups gave him.

This was a real man, and Fang Yuan admired him from the bottom of his heart.

He valued friendship and loyalty. If it weren't for this, Fang Yuan wouldn't have entrusted all his affairs to this man.

Whether he did well or not, Fang Yuan would ultimately bear the responsibility.

But to be honest, Brother Wang had never disappointed him in so long.

Whether it was the previous carbon-based chip, the later graphene battery, or even the recent holographic projection technology, Brother Wang was responsible for all kinds of miscellaneous matters.

If Fang Yuan had to be responsible for everything, where would he get so much energy?

Okay, these were all excuses he made for being lazy.

But this situation would be different in the future.

He could be lazy openly. That's right, with Xiang Lingling around, the only thing he needed to worry about was research projects.

But this wasn't a long-term solution. The first task Fang Yuan gave Xiang Lingling was to establish a think tank to be responsible for his affairs.

Xiang Lingling might be able to handle it alone now, but it would be hard to say in the future.

After all, the spirit of causing trouble within Fang Yuan was already stirring.

This was not easy to control. He had already become interested in a product that had been shelved for a long time.

If it weren't for the fact that there had been too many things to do recently, he would have already taken action.

But this project was special, and he couldn't carry it out on his own.

He still had to cooperate with the military. Didn't that guy named Zhoushan want him to do some training last time?

He could take this opportunity to test the other party's attitude.