Lu Wanqing was silent for a long time, then finally nodded, "Mm."
"What's the situation?" Mu Sijie asked again.
This matter could affect the reputation of the Mu Group, so he was a bit curious.
Lu Wanqing hesitated, then cautiously recounted what she had seen downstairs to Mu Sijie. When Mu Sijie heard that Lu Yuanyuan had participated in the competition using cheating methods, his brows furrowed immediately. However, it was only for a moment before his brows relaxed.
"Don't mind her, we just need to focus on ourselves," Mu Sijie said.
Lu Wanqing naturally nodded, "Mm."
She didn't have much to do with Lu Yuanyuan anyway; she was just curious to take a look.
*
Meanwhile, Lu Yuanyuan logged out of the interstellar network. She was initially furious and wanted to contact the mecha designer who had sold her the mecha blueprints. She wanted to question them about what had happened, how their transaction could have been leaked to others.
But after a few steps, before she had even left her room, Lu Yuanyuan stopped again. She was unwilling to give up.
Lu Yuanyuan wanted to know how Lu Wanqing and Mu Lan had performed in the competition…
After thinking for a while, Lu Yuanyuan finally opened the star net capsule again and logged into the interstellar network.
Before leaving her personal space, Lu Yuanyuan adjusted her appearance, using a look that no one knew. She went to the Mu Group building again.
The Mu Group would send each person's competition results to their terminals, but to see others' results, one could only check the virtual public screen at the entrance of the Mu Group.
Logically, Lu Yuanyuan felt that Lu Wanqing and Mu Lan couldn't possibly win an award. One had only lived in the interstellar era for a few months, and the other was only four years old. How could they possibly design a mecha? Even if they managed to design one, it would probably be trash, right?
But emotionally, Lu Yuanyuan felt uneasy, always feeling that something bad would happen. She anxiously scanned the public screen, looking at the names one by one. She didn't see Lu Wanqing's name at the front, and she secretly rejoiced. She continued until she had checked the top one thousand names, and Lu Wanqing's name was still not there. The corners of her mouth couldn't help but curve up.
However, Lu Yuanyuan's expression quickly froze because she saw the names of Lu Wanqing and Mu Lan under the Special Potential Award!
Lu Yuanyuan clenched her fists tightly by her side, her eyes fixed on the two names on the light screen.
*
Lu Wanqing saw the results and, after staying in Mu Sijie's office for not long, took her leave and logged off.
To be honest, without Mu Lan there, she didn't know how to interact with Mu Sijie. She felt very awkward, so she left.
Back in her room, Lu Wanqing glanced at the time and realized it was getting late, almost noon.
Mu Lan had been thinking about this competition. Lu Wanqing thought for a moment, then went to the kitchen to make lunch. She packed it in a bento box and went to the kindergarten.
At the kindergarten, the teacher was surprised to see Lu Wanqing arrive, but she quickly invited Lu Wanqing to the lounge and then called little Mu Lan over.
When Mu Lan heard that Mommy was here to see him, he was overjoyed and immediately ran into the lounge.
"Mommy!" Little Mu Lan saw Lu Wanqing and immediately shouted excitedly.
Lu Wanqing also smiled and opened her arms toward the little guy.
Mu Lan really loved Mommy. He immediately ran over and hugged her.
"Lanlan, the mecha we designed together won an award, a Special Potential Award!" Lu Wanqing said happily.
Little Mu Lan, being held by her, widened his eyes upon hearing this, his eyes shining, "Really?"
Lu Wanqing, happy, put down the little guy and immediately opened her personal terminal, projecting the message she had received earlier to show little Mu Lan.
Little Mu Lan's eyes widened, and he watched with curiosity. The tiny child was radiating happiness and joy.
"Mommy, we won!" The little guy finally reacted, turned his head, and shouted happily at his mommy.
Lu Wanqing smiled and nodded, "Yes, we won, we're very good, aren't we?"
Little Mu Lan's eyes were bright, and he nodded heavily, "Mm!"
Lu Wanqing rubbed the top of the little guy's head and then opened the bento box, saying, "Mommy brought you lunch. Shall we have Mommy's cooking today?"
Little Mu Lan also reacted, looked at Mommy, and nodded with a smile, "Mm!"
Mu Lan was extremely happy. He looked at Mommy, then at the light screen beside them, his whole being radiating a foolish joy.
Lu Wanqing looked at Mu Lan, who was acting foolishly happy, and suddenly realized that Mu Lan's foolishly happy demeanor was exactly like hers. She couldn't help but laugh.
After watching little Mu Lan finish his lunch, as the nap time was about to begin, Lu Wanqing raised her hand, dotingly ruffled the child's head, and smiled, "Go get some rest."
Lu Wanqing watched as little Mu Lan went out, looking back at her reluctantly, then tidied up her things and stood up.
The kindergarten teacher came over and smiled at Lu Wanqing. Lu Wanqing also smiled and exchanged pleasantries with the teacher before taking her leave.
Leaving the kindergarten, Lu Wanqing found that her heart was still pounding in her chest, excited about the mecha-making.
Getting into the hovercar, she opened her personal terminal several times to check the information about the Special Potential Award.
Lu Wanqing looked at this award several times, and only after a long while did she confirm that she wasn't mistaken and wasn't dreaming. The mecha she and Mu Lan had designed had indeed won an award.
Did she really have talent in mecha manufacturing?
As Lu Wanqing pondered, she inexplicably thought of what Mu Sijie had said.
"Wanqing, you truly have a great talent in mechas. If you are willing to persevere, perhaps you can become as formidable as I am in the future."
Could she also become as formidable as Mu Sijie in the future?
Thinking this, Lu Wanqing's heart beat even faster, filled with excitement.
Upon returning home, Lu Wanqing eagerly went upstairs. Recalling the materials Mu Sijie had given her before, she couldn't help but continue reading.
If her previous state of learning was like a sponge absorbing water, then now, she was a super-absorbent sponge. Her enthusiasm for learning was high, and her learning speed had more than doubled.
Lu Wanqing studied frantically until the alarm reminding her to pick up Mu Lan from school rang in the afternoon. Only then did she vaguely come back to her senses, quickly log off, tidy up briefly, and then go downstairs and out to pick up her child.
As usual, before picking up her child, she had to go to the Mu Group first to pick up Mu Sijie from work, and then the two of them would go to the kindergarten together to pick up Mu Lan from school.
Mu Lan's favorite time now was when school ended. His father and mother would come to the kindergarten to pick him up. He was happier than other children in the kindergarten because other children only had one guardian to pick them up, while his parents would both come. He was incredibly happy!
In the past, when school ended, little Mu Lan would stand at the back because he knew that Dad always came to pick him up last. But now, it was different. He always rushed to the front because his parents would come to pick him up very, very early and never late.
When it was time for school to end, they came out of the classroom in a line. Little Mu Lan saw Lu Wanqing and Mu Sijie waiting at the entrance and immediately shouted happily, "Dad! Mommy!"