Mu Sijie suddenly became excited. He swept Lu Wanqing into his arms and spun her around gleefully. "Thank you, Wanqing, thank you so much! You're amazing, you're brilliant, I... I really like you so much!"
By the end of his declaration, Mu Sijie's ears were bright red. He had never been this happy in his life, nor had he ever said such shy words, but he had no regrets!
Lu Wanqing hadn't expected him to suddenly pick her up, let alone spin her around like a couple. Her face instantly flushed crimson, and she quickly pushed him away. "You... put me down!"
She knew Mu Sijie was overjoyed, but being held like this, wasn't it a bit inappropriate?
Mu Sijie was not a reckless man. He usually paid great attention to etiquette. It was only today's extreme excitement that led him to this behavior. Sensing Lu Wanqing's push, he quickly regained his composure and carefully put her down. However, looking at her beautiful features, he found his heart rate uncontrollably picking up, thumping faster and faster.
He had truly fallen in love with her. In this lifetime, he wanted no one but Lu Wanqing. He only wanted to marry her!
Gaining her freedom, Lu Wanqing immediately stepped back, creating distance between herself and Mu Sijie.
"Wanqing, thank you!" Mu Sijie said again, looking at her.
This was the first time Lu Wanqing had seen Mu Sijie so flustered. However, a Super-3S mecha must be truly special to him, holding immense significance.
"Sijie, you don't need to be so polite. In fact, my reaching this point is thanks to your help. If it weren't for you and the Mu family, I probably wouldn't have been able to learn how to build mechas," Lu Wanqing said with a smile, having calmed down.
What Lu Wanqing said was the truth. In the interstellar era, technological barriers were severe. Outside of the Mu family, it would have been difficult to find such excellent learning resources. Without them, Lu Wanqing would not have progressed so quickly, let alone achieved god-like status! Mu Sijie had been completely open with Lu Wanqing from the very beginning, granting her unrestricted access to all of the Mu family's data. This provided Lu Wanqing with an ideal learning environment, allowing her to bypass any detours and reach her current mastery directly.
"Let's go pick up Mu Lan. It's getting late. If we don't leave soon, kindergarten will be over," Lu Wanqing said, checking the time again.
Mu Sijie quickly nodded. "Okay."
Given the extreme importance of the Super-3S mecha, Mu Sijie took out a spatial artifact and stored the mecha inside, carrying it with him. He could only truly relax if it was on his person, where he could see it at all times.
Watching him, Lu Wanqing couldn't help but feel happy. Honestly, having lived with the Mu family for so long, she had been well looked after, especially by Mu Sijie, who doted on her in every way. She didn't know how to express her gratitude.
However, by creating the Super-3S mecha, she had given back. This was something the Mu family needed. If she were to leave the design blueprints of the Super-3S mecha for the Mu family to research, it would be a way to repay their unconditional openness with their mecha data and their kindness and care during this time.
Together, they left the Mu family residence and headed to the kindergarten to pick up Mu Lan.
Little Mu Lan, as usual, was the first to rush out when school ended. Seeing his parents waiting outside, he eagerly sprinted towards them, running up to Lu Wanqing and Mu Sijie.
Lu Wanqing and Mu Sijie smiled and said goodbye to the kindergarten teacher before leaving with Little Mu Lan.
In the hovercar, Little Mu Lan sat for a while before sensing something was different. He kept looking at his father and noticed that his father's smile was noticeably more frequent than usual. His father seemed so happy. What was he so happy about?
Pondering this, Little Mu Lan turned to his mother. He saw that his mother seemed much the same as always, with no apparent change.
After some hesitation, Little Mu Lan looked at Mu Sijie and asked, "Dad, are you very happy today?"
Mu Sijie looked at Mu Lan, the corners of his mouth turning up high. He glanced at Lu Wanqing, then nodded heavily. "Yes, Dad is very happy today!"
Mu Lan's eyes widened instantly. "Wow! Why is Dad so happy? Did something great happen?"
Mu Sijie nodded with a smile. "Yes."
Mu Sijie raised his hand and ruffled his son's hair, suppressing his excitement. "Mu Lan, your mommy's mecha design has been completed. It's a Super-3S mecha!"
Little Mu Lan, who had been calm until now, was stunned upon hearing this. After a moment, he jumped down from his seat, his eyes wide. He looked at his father, then at his mother, disbelief etched on his face. After a long pause, he asked in shock, "Dad, did you just say that the mecha Mommy designed is a 3S-class mecha?"
"It's a Super-3S-class mecha!" Mu Sijie corrected him, his eyes shining brightly at that moment.
Mu Lan was still a child. His impression of mechas was that 3S was the highest class. The Mu family's most powerful mecha was also 3S. Therefore, when Mu Sijie first spoke, he unconsciously skipped the word "Super," assuming it was 3S. But now, with Mu Sijie's correction, he realized it was Super-3S, surpassing the 3S-class mecha, even more powerful!
"Super-3S?" Little Mu Lan was shocked, unable to believe his ears.
"Yes, when we get home, we'll show it to you," Mu Sijie said.
Mu Lan was his and Lu Wanqing's son. This Super-3S mecha was made by Lu Wanqing. Mu Sijie felt that Mu Lan deserved to be the first to see this mecha, even though Mu Lan was still a child.
Upon hearing this, Little Mu Lan immediately nodded, his excitement palpable. "Yes!"
Little Mu Lan was overjoyed. Realizing this, he ran into Lu Wanqing's arms, exclaiming excitedly, "Mommy, is the mecha you made Super-3S? Is it more powerful than a 3S mecha?"
"Yes!" Mu Sijie answered quickly.
Lu Wanqing looked up at Mu Sijie and met his shining eyes, finding him inexplicably amusing.
She had always thought of Mu Sijie as gentle, elegant, and dignified. Today, however, she discovered that he seemed to have a childlike side, which was quite endearing.
"Mhm, so powerful! Mommy is super amazing. I want to see it when we get home too!" Little Mu Lan said excitedly.
"We'll show it to you!" Mu Sijie immediately responded.
Lu Wanqing: "..."
She couldn't bear to watch. Mu Sijie today was a little bit... off.
Despite her thoughts, Lu Wanqing didn't interrupt their father-son joy. On the contrary, Mu Sijie's behavior today made her realize that the Super-3S mecha she had created was indeed very powerful, very special, and a truly remarkable achievement!
Upon returning to the Mu family residence, Mu Sijie immediately took Little Mu Lan upstairs and eagerly brought out the Super-3S mecha, sharing the joy with his son!
Little Mu Lan finally saw with his own eyes the mecha his mommy had made – a Super-3S mecha. His father took him on a comprehensive tour, inside and out, of this Super-3S mecha, the most powerful in the entire federation. He watched as his mommy's mecha was finally piloted by his father, sitting in the cockpit and personally activating it!
Little Mu Lan watched his father control the Super-3S mecha in their backyard, engaging in combat and even destroying another 3S mecha. The little boy's eyes lit up completely. He turned to look at his mother, his gaze filled with adoration. "Mommy, the Super-3S mecha is so amazing!"