Under the influence of the Tai family, the successful development of the MX mecha named Little White Flower was a product of the "collaboration" between the Tai family and Xu Le. Lady Tai had never doubted the performance of the MX mecha because she was the only person in the Federation who knew Xu Le's true background. She had great confidence in that person.
Lady Tai had only started to worry after the Federal Academy of Science had conscripted Li Feng. However, when she found out through secret channels that Xu Le had personally piloted the mecha into battle, her worry faded a little. After all, she had lived with that person for so many years. Xu Le's final victory, in this lady's eyes, was a matter of course.
Everything was still because she had an indescribable absolute trust in the strength of that old friend of hers, right?
The pearl-like white bubbles appeared evenly in the ginkgo porridge. The porridge was slightly green in colour and looked appetizing. The heat was just right. Lady Tai filled two bowls and took one for herself. She started tasting it in the spacious kitchen.
She also knew about the bet between Xu Le and Madman Li in the assembly base. As she cooked the porridge, Lady Tai thought that according to that person's seniority, Li Feng, that little tyrant, calling Xu Le "uncle" was really something very normal.
"Madam, Young Master Lin Douhai just called. He happened to be in the capital recently and wants to visit you on behalf of the family," Butler Jin said respectfully.
Butler Jin said respectfully at the door. Most people in the Federation who wanted to contact the wife of the head of the Tai family had to go through Great Secretary Shen. Only the members of the seven great families who had coexisted for countless years would go through Butler Jin.
"I'm not in a good mood recently. I don't want to see guests." Lady Tai gently blew on the hot porridge in the bowl and said with a smile, "If those old guys in the Lin family can figure out when they only have Lin Banshan to rely on in their family, I'm very willing to meet Lin Banshan."
Butler Jin understood the meaning behind Madam Jin's words. Naturally, he also knew how to reply to her call later.
Lady Tai had indeed been in a bad mood for the past two days. Matters such as the presidential election and the standards of the new mecha did not cause her mood to fluctuate too much. Over the past ten years or so, she had maintained a good personal friendship with each successive president. Just this point alone was enough to give her the right to treat everything in the Federation lightly.
What made her feel a little unhappy was the accusation of plagiarism by the Nutshell Engineering Department against the Federal Academy of Science in the ground command hall.
The plagiarism incident had caused many people in the government and the Management Committee to feel dissatisfied. They felt that the Federation was unable to provide an explanation to the public. These people all felt that Lady Tai was behind this incident, and in the end, these feelings were all projected onto the Tai family.
Lady Tai didn't care about the politicians' complaints, because no one dared to complain to her face. However, Xu Le and Shang Qiu didn't report this to José, which made the whole thing too passive. Regardless of how this incident would benefit the Tai family, the first thing that came to her mind was that the young man didn't respect her enough.
Although Lin Yuanhu had always been independent of the Lin family, he was still a member of the Lin family. In recent years, there had been very few important people who could stand up for themselves. Just like that, he had been ruined by Xu Le. Previously, when Lin Daohai wanted to visit her, it was naturally also a careful test by the Lin family.
"Madam, what orders do you have for me?" Secretary Shen walked in from outside. Seeing Madam Jin and Butler Jin eating porridge in the kitchen, he was slightly stunned. He had been in this manor for some time now. He roughly understood that there was still a long time before he could eat the porridge personally cooked by Madam Jin.
"Give Brin a call."
Lady Tai wiped her hands on her apron and casually ordered. The plagiarism incident in the Academy of Science was not a scandal that the upper echelons of the Federation wanted to see. However, strangely enough, President Sieg had no intention of suppressing this incident. She was very curious about this, so she asked Shen Li to contact the deputy director of the President's Office.
"Yes." Secretary Shen continued, "There will be a live broadcast of the election debate in six days. I have made some arrangements for the news channel."
Lady Tai waved her hand and stopped him from reporting. She said, "I trust you to handle this matter."
Since that little fellow Xu Le had already rudely and insidiously overturned Lin Yuanhu, Lady Tai could only take advantage of this situation to gain more benefits. Senator Pabre's campaign office had been keeping quiet about this incident. However, the Tai family's influence on the media had already been highlighted.
Lady Tai couldn't help but frown when she recalled Senator Pabre's deep voice and very direct rejection during the phone call today. She had never dreamed of being able to control a president, but she always felt that Senator Pabre was a little too independent.
However, Pabre was someone who was going to be the president in the future, so Lady Tai would give him enough respect. However, she wouldn't treat Xu Le the same way.
"What an unruly fellow," said Lady Tai in her heart.
The most important thing in the Federation was rules. Xu Le had been too unruly in this incident. Lady Tai thought silently as she mixed the green porridge. She decided to give this young man another chance for now, and there wouldn't be a next time.
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Secrecy, silence, no one cared about him. The invisible pressure in the air from all directions caused the battle on Kaqi Peak to not bring any substantial benefits to Xu Le. He didn't know that Lady Tai was doing this to protect his safety, but she was also warning him. Because he hadn't considered these two aspects at all.
Would using the simulation system expose his identity as a fugitive? In the moment when his mind was filled with emotions, Xu Le would not consider this point at all. As for the warning … he had already obtained what he wanted the most from the Mecha Standards Competition — a victory in both logic and spirit. That was enough to satisfy him, not to mention that he had a friend now.
Loneliness was a kind of illness. Xu Le had always thought so, but he was often plagued by this illness. His closest family and friends had all disappeared in the vast universe, in the tide of people that was even wider than the universe, for some reason. So when he received Shang Qiu's call at the entrance of the West Mountain Compound, he agreed without hesitation. This female engineer with a genius brain and full breasts had already become one of his most trusted companions in these past few days.
The black car without a logo arrived at the bar in the southern entrance of the capital's special administrative region at 10 pm. Capital University was near the southern entrance. This was a rare social university that didn't need to be built in Linhai. The streets around the bar were filled with beautiful girls wearing short trench coats.
The bar's decor was extremely high-end. Xu Le couldn't understand it, but he roughly understood that this place was at least much more high-end than those nightclubs in Donglin. Soft dance music mixed with an obscure rhythm. Although there were many people in the bar, because the area was too big, it didn't seem crowded. Young men and women gently swayed their bodies to the dance music. Dazzling geometric lights swept across the entire bar, occasionally mixing to form a three-dimensional star pattern full of a sense of space, branded on those youthful and restless bodies.
"Cheers!" Several round glasses filled with strong alcohol were raised and lightly clinked, completely unable to suppress the happy shouts of the crowd.
Other than Shang Qiu, there were also a few members of the technical team who had stayed behind in the capital who had come to attend this party. These engineers, who usually looked quiet and wooden, appeared much more relaxed than usual because of the successful development of the MX mecha. In less than half an hour, they had already downed several bottles of good alcohol and were beginning to slurp their words.
Back in the Harbor City industrial park, Xu Le and his colleagues in the engineering department had only communicated through the internal network. But later on, after a series of meetings, they had quickly become familiar with one another. Sitting together was quite comfortable, but hearing the praises of those engineers, Xu Le couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Emboldened by the alcohol, the engineers walked towards the dance floor, preparing to get close to those young girls swaying their youthful bodies. Xu Le looked at them with a glass of wine in hand, and couldn't help but smile. He asked, "I remember that some of you seem to be married already."
"Married is about the same as not being married. After the failure of last year's experiment, everyone has basically been living in the engineering department. They rarely have time to go home," Shang Qiu replied, lying lazily on the densely woven sofa.
Perhaps it was because she had drunk some alcohol, but Shang Qiu wasn't wearing those square spectacles. Her legs were pressed under her, and her body was leaning against the sofa, which made her ample bosom appear even more conspicuous. Today, she was wearing a very casual shirt. Inside the shirt was a light green tube top. Her snow-white skin peeked out from the opening of the shirt. Even in the dim bar, it was still so dazzling.
Xu Le turned his head. Seeing the moving scenery in front of Shang Qiu's chest, he was momentarily stunned. He thought back to the moment when he had turned on the video feed for the first time in the engineering department's basement, and also the dumbfounded expressions of Lan Xiaolong and Zhou Yu standing behind him.
"This is a bit too big." He sighed in his heart.
Under the influence of Uncle Feng Yu, Xu Le definitely couldn't be considered a gentleman. However, after all, he hadn't experienced too many things between a man and a woman. With a trace of nostalgia, he turned his head away, not daring to be blinded by the soft white skin.
He called Bai Yulan. After confirming that the Bureau of Proclamation didn't make things difficult for him, he felt a lot more relaxed. He asked Shang Qiu and told her to come to this bar for a few drinks.
"Of course I don't have any objections." Shang Qiu said, "Your Secretary Bai has actually done a lot for MX. You and I both know that."
She paused, then suddenly raised the glass in her hand very seriously and said, "Xu Le, thank you."
"What's there to thank me for?" Xu Le said sincerely. He gently touched her glass and said, "I just want to take back what originally belonged to me. Speaking of which, on behalf of Professor Shen and myself, I really want to thank you for what you said in the command center."
The two sat next to each other. Xu Le looked at Shang Qiu's black and messy hair and realized that without glasses, she looked more beautiful and soft than usual. However, he felt a little awkward where his gaze landed, so he used his finger to point in the air.
Shang Qiu followed his finger and looked down. She smiled. In fact, she usually paid a lot of attention to what she wore. If it weren't for the fact that they were in a relaxing place like a bar and in a semi-enclosed private booth space, she definitely wouldn't have unbuttoned her outer shirt. However, she didn't expect Xu Le to be so uneasy.
"Don't tell me you're still a virgin?" Shang Qiu didn't button up her shirt. Instead, she blinked and asked with great interest.
The light was blurred, and there was a lingering fragrance in the glass. The woman beside him said a bold and direct sentence. Xu Le felt his face heat up. He raised his glass and didn't answer.
In the quiet bar, there were occasional small disturbances, but they quickly subsided.
"Why did you choose this bar? It's all young people playing here. Under the influence of alcohol, it's easy to have problems. "
Xu Le looked at the small stage in the depths of the bar. On the stage, there was a girl wearing a light blue skintight suit. She was singing and dancing to the music, exuding a faint blurred smell. The bar's decoration was very good. The design was very modern and charming, but it always looked like a place where young people should be.
"Aren't you a young person?" Shang Qiu looked at him curiously. She didn't understand how she could hear such an old man's words from his mouth.
Xu Le was slightly stunned. He realized that there was probably a problem with his mentality. He smiled and covered it up. Not long after, Bai Yulan walked into the bar and found the booth where everyone was sitting.
When the two of them met, they didn't say much. They took a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp. A lock of black hair fell between Bai Yulan's eyebrows. He habitually lowered his head and filled Xu Le's glass with wine. Then, he raised his head and thought about the scene he saw at the Old Moon base. He said softly, "Boss, I've been thinking about it these past two days. You gave me 20 million dollars. Do you want me to refund you some money?"
Xu Le gave Bai Yulan the bank card not because he wanted to buy a horse with a thousand dollars. It was because he had never thought of forming an anti-government organization in a social environment like the Federation. He just needed a capable and reliable helper by his side. In the original plan, Bai Yulan, as the Federation's most familiar pilot with MX, could help him develop it smoothly. He could also participate in the mecha battle. However, Xu Le personally went to the mecha battle. In his normal work life, there weren't many places where he could use Bai Yulan. That was why Bai Yulan said those words.
"What's wrong?" Xu Le didn't think of this and asked in surprise.
The slow rhythm in the bar, but the sound effects were not muffled. They covered the two people's conversation. Bai Yulan laughed lightly and said, "Other than making the bed, pouring tea, and killing people, I don't seem to have much use for you."
At this time, Shang Qiu was already drunk. She didn't pay attention to what they were talking about. She buttoned up her shirt and walked out of the booth, preparing to go to the washroom.
Xu Le looked at her and couldn't help but laugh. Shang Qiu's white shirt buttons were done wrongly, which made her chest look even more exaggerated. Only now did he understand that women with amazing figures would attract the attention of others no matter what they wore.
Sometimes, attracting attention wasn't a good thing. Shang Qiu swayed her way through the bar. The bar patrons all noticed this woman with a unique temperament and mesmerizing chest. Luckily, the waters of the Capital Special District were too murky. This bar beside the Capital University was also a well-known place that Shang Qiu had specially chosen. Although she attracted the attention of countless burning gazes, no one dared to approach her.
After working together for so long, Xu Le knew that Shang Qiu was not someone to be trifled with. Plus, there were so many companions in the bar, so he wasn't too worried about her safety. Instead, he was worried that she would pass out drunk when she reached the washroom. He looked in that direction worriedly, and after informing Bai Yulan, he followed her.
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(This chapter is published at a fixed time. At this time, it should be on the way to sending Ah Huang and Ah Hei to the pet shop. It will leave tomorrow morning. I saved some manuscripts, but I'm still worried. From now on, it will be published at a fixed time every day. It's probably because of the Ku Klux Klan. It will continue until the 11th of next month.
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