"What do I say? Don't you want me to deal with mother-in-law conflicts after I get married? And that Qi Wenjing, she cursed at me before, do I really have to live with her from now on? Last time I was eating, she scolded me, and now I've snatched her beloved, she'll probably eat me alive! I don't want to deal with these problems, is it too much to ask them to handle it? But I didn't know Gu Jingyi would be so ruthless. I thought the Luo family would at most be severely wounded."
Elder Hua could only sigh at the girl's words, not knowing what else he could do. "You two are both so troublesome! Alright, since you know now, I don't have to worry about you anymore."
"Worry about me for what?" Ji Xingmi looked at Elder Hua with a hint of confusion.
"Worry about you ruining others!"
"Oh~ That's what I thought, but I can't do it yet?"
"Huh? What?"
"I really thought that way. I want to bring them down, the Luo family, the Feng family, the Zou family, and that person who's been hiding behind the scenes! As long as these three families are brought down, he shouldn't be able to hide anymore!" Ji Xingmi didn't hold back, revealing her inner thoughts.
"Nonsense! Who else have you told about this?"
"You! I haven't planned to make a move yet. Besides, you're watching over me, how could I succeed so easily?"
Hua Qingming was almost angered to death by this girl. He wanted to hit her, but couldn't bring himself to do it. He could only point at Ji Xingmi with his finger, wanting to say something, but in the end, he just sighed and waved her out.
After Ji Xingmi ran out, she went to the vegetable garden behind the house. The watermelons she planted had already grown, though they were only fist-sized. These past few days, she had been secretly watering the watermelons with spiritual spring water to promote their growth. Therefore, she had been spending more time there, and everyone thought she was just too tired.
When she was done, thinking Elder Hua's anger should have subsided, she went back into the study. Elder Hua saw her enter and beckoned her over. He had just looked at the blueprints, which were very detailed.
"What is the probability of success for this?"
"Hmm~ This can definitely be done. There will be some issues with the latter part. Did that old man also bring Grandpa Li along? Then it shouldn't be a big problem, it will just take some time!"
"How much time?"
"It mainly depends on the materials. The other parts also need to advance, otherwise, that effect cannot be achieved. It will take at least a year."
"Is that your estimate for the longest or shortest time?"
"Neither long nor short. It depends on how much importance they place on it! For the earlier blueprints, I just adjusted them based on their data and corrected their erroneous data. After they receive the blueprints, they should be able to start working directly. Anyway, the materials are all ready. It's just the airplane design blueprint I have later, which requires some upgrades in materials. I think the researchers there should have this capability. If they follow the blueprints, it won't be a big problem. Moreover, Grandpa Li is an expert in engineering, which will double the results with half the effort."
"Alright, then I will send the blueprints over. By the way, I'm planning to find two guards for you. Do you have any requirements?"
"Ah? Can't Uncle Mantis do it?"
Just then, Secretary Sun arrived and answered directly, "Those are Elder Hua's guards! You should pick two yourself!"
"I live here, aren't they all the same?"
"You will be entering the military research institute later, which will be convenient for your future visits to the institute. Besides, do you think you are still an ordinary person? After submitting this blueprint, you have already become a key protected individual of the country."
"Okay, okay! So, does that mean I can't run around anymore and have to stay under your watchful eye!"
"That's a good idea, lest you go and cause trouble for others!" Elder Hua gave Ji Xingmi a direct eye-roll.
Secretary Sun clenched his fist and cleared his throat, concealing his almost audible chuckle, and said, "Xing'er, let's first talk about your requirements!"
Ji Xingmi shook her head and said, "You guys pick. But I want a woman, is that okay?"
"You are a girl, so it's reasonable to have a female guard. Are there any girls there?"
"There should be."
"Then you pick two good ones, and let Spider go along to keep an eye on them!"
"Yes!"
"Also, send this material over secretly. Pay attention to safety!"
"Yes!"
Secretary Sun took the materials and left. Ji Xingmi also returned to her seat and slumped down. Seeing the paper and pen on her desk, she felt like vomiting. For the past month, she had either been drawing blueprints in the study or drawing more in her space. How else could she have finished so quickly? Now, just seeing these things made her head ache. If only there was a computer, she could draw directly on the computer, and write reports on the computer too. Once written, she could just submit them.
Don't ask her how she thought of this, because right after she submitted the blueprints, that old man sitting there asked her to write a report. She didn't want to write!
Elder Hua, hearing her throw the used tools on the table with a clatter, frowned and coughed. The noise stopped. But after a while, hearing no movement, he felt something was wrong and looked up. He saw Ji Xingmi propped on the desk, staring motionlessly at a spot, clearly lost in thought.
Elder Hua smiled and shook his head, continuing to look at the documents in his hand. It was a report from the Ministry of Agriculture, and upon careful reading, he realized there were new discoveries. This was good, as it could solve the problem of people's food and clothing.
As for what Ji Xingmi was thinking, she was contemplating that computers probably existed now, but they couldn't compare to later ones. When did printers come about? She hadn't seen one yet. Did that mean they didn't exist yet? Otherwise, how could Elder Hua's place not have one? She remembered they only started appearing around '76, right? That meant another four years? Did she have to handwrite for another four years? No, she didn't want to write today! Research, research printers first! No, she should still research computers. She didn't need them to be as awesome as in the 21st century; at least drawing and writing reports shouldn't be a problem, right? And they should be smaller. She couldn't move a whole house wherever she went, right? Even though she had her space and didn't need to worry, how would she explain it?
In the end, she had to bear everything herself! If she wanted to be lazy, then she would do it!
Ji Xingmi suddenly sat up straight, as if regaining her spirit. But Secretary Sun wasn't here now, and she didn't seem to have any place to get reference materials. Ji Xingmi slumped down again, resting her head on the desk.
"What are you doing? So jumpy!" Elder Hua had been watching her all along and couldn't help but ask directly when he saw her behavior.
"I just thought of a way to be lazy, but Secretary Sun isn't here, so I was thinking of waiting for him to come back!"
"A way to be lazy? You're not thinking of having Secretary Sun write the report for you, are you?"
"Am I that kind of person? I just thought of a good way to avoid writing reports by hand and was planning to ask Secretary Sun for some reference materials!"