Daoist Wang had barely entered the room when he heard an unfamiliar female voice cheering.
"Ha ha! Boss is back!"
"Dad! Mom! Boss brought the newcomer back!"
Wang Jixuan turned the corner and saw the spacious workshop.
A "surgical table" stood in the center, surrounded by more than a dozen precision instruments of various kinds.
Everything here existed to serve Ling Tong.
The second floor was probably the living area. Behind the railing, a petite girl in blue overalls and repair gloves was chattering excitedly.
The only door to the second-floor living area opened, and a gray-haired couple poked their heads out to look, waving enthusiastically at Wang Jixuan.
Wang Jixuan raised a hand in greeting.
Ling Tong carried the two boxes to the right side of the surgical table and pushed open a simple iron door, revealing a plain room.
"Will this do for your accommodation?"
Ling Tong said softly:
"My usual resting room is next door."
Wang Jixuan immediately nodded, took his box, and went inside to arrange his things.
By the time he had spread out the bedsheet, the family of three mechanics had come downstairs and were standing with Ling Tong, studying him curiously.
"Hello! New guy!"
The girl in overalls called out happily, taking off her repair glove and extending her right hand.
She was an adorably sweet girl, proportioned well but somewhat flat-chested, with ordinary features, a few freckles on her cheeks, and large, lively eyes.
"My name is Wan Xiaoqi! I'm Major Ling Tong's future Number One Mechanic!"
Wang Jixuan gave her a light handshake and smiled. "And right now?"
"Uh, right now I'm Number Six... I only graduated two years ago. I'll work hard and improve!"
Ling Tong said, "She's quite capable and specializes in network technology."
Wan Xiaoqi pouted and muttered,