Lu Wanqing's mood visibly brightened. Seeing the little one run out of kindergarten and towards her, she crouched down, opened her arms, and embraced the child.
"Mommy!" Little Mu Lan threw himself into her arms, shouting happily.
Lu Wanqing was also happy. She kissed the child before standing up and saying to the kindergarten teacher, "Thank you for taking care of Mu Lan."
"Goodbye, Teacher!" Little Mu Lan immediately turned around and waved goodbye to the teacher with a smile.
"Goodbye, Mu Lan." The kindergarten teacher also smiled and waved goodbye to little Mu Lan.
Lu Wanqing smiled, then exchanged a look with Mu Sijie before they both led the child to the hovercar.
Inside the hovercar, as soon as Lu Wanqing and Mu Sijie sat down, little Mu Lan immediately clamored, "Mommy, did the mechas we designed really win an award?"
Lu Wanqing nodded with a smile, "Yes!"
Little Mu Lan's eyes lit up. He excitedly ran to Mu Sijie and said proudly, "Daddy, Mommy and I designed a mecha that won an award! Aren't we great!"
Mu Sijie looked at his child and smiled, nodding, "Yes, you are great!"
Little Mu Lan became instantly happy, then turned and ran back into his mother's embrace. Lu Wanqing hugged her child, smiling. Life was truly wonderful.
They arrived home without realizing it. As soon as little Mu Lan got out of the car, he wanted to go online to see the award-winning list announced by Mu's Group with his own eyes.
Lu Wanqing understood her child's excitement and agreed. Even Mu Sijie joined them. The family of three logged onto the star network together and then arrived at the entrance of Mu's Group.
"Wow~" The little one stood under the public screen at the entrance of Mu's Group. He looked at the special potential award column on the huge screen, stared at his and his mommy's names, and laughed with joy.
Mu Sijie looked down at his child, then lifted him up by his armpits and placed him on his shoulders.
Sitting on his father's shoulders, little Mu Lan instantly seemed much taller and could see the names on the public screen more easily. He became even happier.
They watched for a while until little Mu Lan had seen enough. Lu Wanqing then smiled and said, "Alright, let's go back."
"Mommy, I love mechas!" Little Mu Lan turned to Lu Wanqing and said loudly.
Mu Sijie heard his child's words and suddenly paused. After a moment, he smiled again.
Mu Lan had not been very interested in mechas before. He only studied them because his family told him to. However, now, influenced by his mother, Mu Lan had clearly developed a passion for mechas, and this enthusiasm was wonderful.
After leaving the official website of Mu's Group, little Mu Lan immediately opened his study room, entered it, and began to continue learning.
Seeing her child go to study, Lu Wanqing naturally didn't leave and followed him to learn together.
However, compared to before, Lu Wanqing was now significantly more familiar with mecha manufacturing. She had absorbed knowledge voraciously during this time and had already learned much more than little Mu Lan. Now, while little Mu Lan studied, Lu Wanqing could accompany him throughout the entire session and immediately point out any errors she saw.
With his mommy accompanying him, little Mu Lan's learning efficiency for mechas also increased. A full class session passed by unknowingly. By the time class ended, the little one still seemed eager for more.
"Alright, let's go offline and rest for now. You're still young, no need to rush," Lu Wanqing said with a smile to comfort him.
Little Mu Lan looked up at his mommy and pouted, "But Mommy, you learn so much faster than me!"
Although Mu Lan was young, he was very intelligent. He calmly remembered that his mommy had started learning much later than him, but now his mommy had learned more than him, and she could easily guide him when he studied.
Lu Wanqing smiled and ruffled his hair, "That's because Mommy is an adult~"
"Do adults learn faster?" little Mu Lan asked doubtfully.
Lu Wanqing thought for a moment and shook her head, "Not necessarily that adults learn faster, but Mommy is smart, and Mommy has more time than Lan Lan. When Lan Lan goes to school every day, Mommy is at home studying. In fact, Mommy might have more study time than Lan Lan?"
Little Mu Lan's eyes widened, and he looked at his mommy in shock.
A moment later, the little one exclaimed loudly, "Then I don't want to go to kindergarten either! I want to stay home and learn to make mechas!"
"No," Lu Wanqing refused without hesitation.
Little Mu Lan looked utterly crestfallen, staring at his mother in disbelief.
Lu Wanqing hesitated for a moment, then said, "Lan Lan, look, you still don't recognize many characters. If you don't go to kindergarten, won't you become illiterate?"
"But Mommy didn't go to kindergarten either!" little Mu Lan pouted.
Lu Wanqing froze, then laughed. She ruffled the little one's head, finding him incredibly adorable.
"Mommy went to kindergarten too. When Mommy was very young, Mommy also had to go to kindergarten," Lu Wanqing said seriously, looking at her child.
Little Mu Lan's eyes instantly widened, and he looked at his mommy in surprise.
Lu Wanqing smiled and said, "See, doesn't Mommy recognize so many characters? If Mommy hadn't gone to school or studied, she wouldn't know these characters and would be illiterate."
Little Mu Lan's eyes were round, filled with astonishment.
Mu Sijie also smiled. He ruffled his child's head and then looked at Lu Wanqing, asking, "Did your era already have kindergartens?"
Lu Wanqing looked at Mu Sijie and nodded slightly.
Mu Sijie smiled and said, "I'm so curious what you were like when you went to kindergarten." You must have been very cute.
Lu Wanqing: ...
Lu Wanqing was speechless. The important thing now was little Mu Lan. She looked at the little one and said seriously, "Does Lan Lan want to be illiterate? The kind who can't read? When everyone goes out, goes online, and everyone can read, but only Lan Lan can't, a little illiterate person."
"I'm not!" Little Mu Lan quickly shook his head. He didn't want to be illiterate.
Mu Sijie smiled, his voice gentle, "Then be good and go to kindergarten, study hard, and don't be lazy."
Little Mu Lan frowned, conflicted, "But I want to learn mechas."
"You're still young, no need to rush," Mu Sijie said.
"But Mommy has already learned so much..." little Mu Lan was unwilling.
Lu Wanqing chuckled, "But Mommy is older than you. See, Mommy is already twenty... over three thousand years old, and Lan Lan is only four, still very young."
When little Mu Lan heard "over three thousand years old," his eyes nearly popped out, and he looked at his mother in shock.
Mu Sijie also found it amusing. He glanced at Lu Wanqing, then looked down at his child and said, "Lan Lan, you have great talent. Study hard, and you will definitely become as capable as your mommy in the future. No need to rush."