Chapter Summaries

Candy showed Wang Haoran how to get an extra drumstick at kindergarten, while Mo Jingchun ate with Qin Yuzhu and Xia Xiaomin before telling Qin Yuzhu he was researching a Space Shuttle. He then asked Qin Yuzhu about the Moon’s Underground Base, but she said she knew nothing about it.

• Candy gave Wang Haoran her drumstick, then returned to the serving line and got another one by asking for two more.
• Mo Jingchun waited beneath the osmanthus tree, and Qin Yuzhu abandoned her idea of picking its flowers for tea after seeing Xiao Huihui urinate on it.
• Mo Jingchun told Qin Yuzhu he had been researching the Space Shuttle, and she assumed he was hiding what he was really working on.
• After lunch, Mo Jingchun took Qin Yuzhu to his office and asked about the Moon’s Underground Base, but she denied having any inside information.

Qin Yuzhu brought Mo Jingchun invitations to the military parade, and they discussed combat robots and rumored new developments. Mo Jingchun later gave Xu Pengfei an invitation and told him to wait in the office for a surprise from the people upstairs.

• Qin Yuzhu visited Mo Jingchun and handed him a military parade invitation, along with one for Xu Pengfei.
• Qin Yuzhu told Mo Jingchun that combat robots had reached their third generation and that newer generations were in development.
• Mo Jingchun put the invitations in his desk drawer and went to take a nap.
• Mo Jingchun ran into Xu Pengfei and Li Wanning in the cafeteria after they returned from their honeymoon.
• Mo Jingchun told Xu Pengfei to wait in his office after work because the people upstairs had sent him a surprise.

Mo Jingchun invited Xu Pengfei and Li Wanning to the Military Parade, then returned to work after spending time with Li Xuanyu. At the Computer Research Laboratory, he learned Wei Luxue's team had built a second-generation ternary computer with a dramatic leap in computing power, and he was about to temper their excitement.

• Mo Jingchun told Xu Pengfei and Li Wanning that their surprise was an invitation to the Military Parade, and Xu Pengfei thanked him for his success at Candy Technology.
• Xu Pengfei asked about Candy's missing red envelope, but Mo Jingchun said the mystery had gone unresolved and changed the subject.
• Mo Jingchun ate with Li Xuanyu, then returned to his office and slept before heading back to work.
• Zero told Mo Jingchun that the Computer Research Laboratory had sent a message, so he went to investigate.
• Wei Luxue announced that her team had built a second-generation ternary computer whose computing power could rival computers on the market, and Mo Jingchun responded by dampening their excitement.

Mo Jingchun approved a simulation of a Ternary Supercomputer, and Zero reported it could theoretically rival a conventional supercomputer. As Mo Jingchun left the lab, he noticed a sudden gale outside and learned a storm warning had been issued.

• Wei Luxue proposed using the Ternary Computer to build a supercomputer that could be produced independently and use less power.
• Mo Jingchun connected the Second Generation Ternary Computer to the network and asked Zero to test it and simulate a Ternary Supercomputer.
• Zero completed the tests and reported that a Ternary Supercomputer could theoretically rival a conventional supercomputer.
• Mo Jingchun put the Third Generation Machine on hold and ordered the team to build the supercomputer first.
• Mo Jingchun asked Zero whether its logic ran more smoothly on the Ternary Computer, and Zero said the difference was slight for itself but could improve other intelligent programs.
• Mo Jingchun saw a powerful gale outside the Laboratory Building, and Zero told him the Meteorological Observatory had issued a storm warning an hour earlier.

A violent storm flooded the excavation pit at the South Gate Entrance, submerging Candy’s excavator while Mo Jingchun ordered pumps to drain the water. As Candy returned from kindergarten, she suddenly remembered something and ran toward the entrance.

• Mo Jingchun checked that the kindergarten children and factory were safe during the storm.
• After the storm passed, Zero sent Mo Jingchun pictures of Candy’s excavator nearly submerged in the flooded pit.
• Mo Jingchun ordered Xia Xiaomin to send every water pump to the South Gate Entrance, where they began pumping water into the channel.
• Candy and Wang Haoran talked about the fallen tree and the storm after returning outside at kindergarten.
• Candy suddenly remembered something and ran toward the kindergarten entrance.

Candy checked that Fei Yan was safe after the storm, then returned to class and hurried back to the office with her brother. The adults hid the news that her excavator had been soaked and might be ruined, leaving Candy unaware as they prepared to go home.

• Candy stopped at the kindergarten entrance to check on Fei Yan, then returned to class with Wang Haoran.
• Eagle Eye told Fei Yan that Candy's excavator had been soaked, and Little Flying Hero blamed himself for not moving it.
• Candy finished class, asked Fei Yan about her bicycle, and learned it had been moved to the Office Building for safety.
• Xu Pengfei received a Military Parade invitation, while Mo Jingchun and Zhou Yaling worried about how Candy would react to the excavator news.
• Zero warned the adults that Candy was coming, and Mo Jingchun told everyone not to mention the excavator.
• Candy arrived at the office cheerfully, and Mo Jingchun greeted her and suggested they go home.

Candy discovered that her excavator had sunk into the flooded pit and decided to sell it for scrap, hoping to buy candy with the money. After Zero told her scrap metal was worth very little, Candy returned to bed and snuggled her cold hand against Zhou Yaling.

• Mo Jingchun and Zhou Yaling took Candy home, but Candy noticed the flooded pit and the excavator submerged in it.
• Candy mourned the excavator briefly, then suggested selling it for scrap and splitting the money with Mo Jingchun.
• Candy searched online for scrap metal prices while Mo Jingchun realized Zero was showing her ads and gave up on offering her only five hundred yuan.
• Candy secretly asked Zero about scrap prices, learned that a ton was worth only a few dozen yuan, and decided she could still use the money to buy candy.
• Candy returned to the room and warmed her cold hand against Zhou Yaling's stomach.

Mo Jingchun and Candy watched Little Flying Hero inspect an excavator buried in mud after a storm, expecting it to be ruined. The excavator started working after he cleaned it, leaving Candy stunned that it could still be used.

• Candy hurried Mo Jingchun and Little Flying Hero to the Science and Technology Park to see the excavator.
• Mo Jingchun gave Little Flying Hero the key and rain boots, and warned him to watch out for the pits he and Candy had dug.
• Little Flying Hero cautiously crossed the sludge and opened the flooded cab, where he found it in a mess.
• Little Flying Hero cleaned the keyhole, then started the excavator, which rumbled and moved its mechanical arm.
• Candy stared in surprise as Little Flying Hero said the excavator could still be used after being washed off.

Candy was confused when the excavator she had dug out was declared usable after cleaning, then stalled because it ran out of fuel. Mo Jingchun had it cleaned, repaired, and refueled for her, while he learned that flooding had disrupted vegetable deliveries from Yi region and predicted the road would be repaired within two days.

• Little Flying Hero told Mo Jingchun that the excavator could still be used after washing, but it stalled on the way out because it had run out of fuel.
• Mo Jingchun sent Candy to kindergarten and arranged for the excavator to be cleaned, tuned up, and refueled before she got out of school.
• Candy remained distracted at lunch, while Mo Jingchun inspected the restored excavator and planned to let her check it before deciding where to park it.
• Mo Jingchun proposed adding another cafeteria after finding the company cafeteria overcrowded.
• Xu Pengfei told Mo Jingchun that flooding in Yi region had washed out the village road and disrupted vegetable shipments, and Mo Jingchun predicted the road would be repaired within two days.

Candy rushed to see the excavator at the South Gate Entrance, then tested its mechanical arm after Mo Jingchun let her use it. At home, she won the Remote Control from Mo Jingchun in a spoon-spinning game and watched cartoons.

• Candy hurried from kindergarten to the South Gate Entrance, where security stopped her from entering and she admired the excavator outside.
• Candy asked Fei Yan whether the excavator still worked, then celebrated when she learned it was in good shape.
• After Mo Jingchun gave permission, Candy returned with a group, got the key, tested the excavator's mechanical arm, and went home.
• Candy asked Mo Jingchun for the Remote Control, and he proposed a spoon-spinning contest to decide whether she could watch cartoons.
• Candy spun the spoon onto the cartoons section, took the Remote Control, and chose a cartoon while Mo Jingchun accepted her lucky win.

Mo Jingchun warned Zhou Yaling to be cautious about workplace relationships as Candy Technology prepared to assign its interns to departments. He later finished nearly a month of data entry and herded Baozi and Xiao Huihui toward dinner, where Zhou Yaling teased him.

• At dinner, Mo Jingchun told Zhou Yaling to leave intern mentoring to the department heads and warned her not to trust coworkers blindly.
• Zhou Yaling remembered how classmates and roommates had blamed her after she tried to help them get internships at Candy Technology.
• As autumn cooled the Candy Technology Park, Mo Jingchun ordered Zero to turn off central air conditioning in most offices while Baozi, Xiao Huihui, and Dagger basked in the sun.
• Mo Jingchun headed to the cafeteria after deciding to rest before finishing the last of his technical-document data entry.
• Mo Jingchun shooed Baozi and Xiao Huihui along toward dinner, and Zhou Yaling joked that he was taking the pigs for a walk.

Mo Jingchun had Zero check the aerospace fighter designs and identify which components domestic industry could manufacture, while preparing for a trip to the Capital to attend the Military Parade. He returned to the office exhausted and fell asleep, leaving Zhou Yaling and Xia Xiaomin concerned about how overworked he had become.

• Mo Jingchun had Zero verify the aerospace fighter's technical data and search domestic manufacturers for components they could produce.
• Mo Jingchun asked Zero to find out whether the higher-ups had high-precision machine tools, but decided not to ask immediately.
• Mo Jingchun accepted that his eldest uncle and younger uncle would not let his grandfather travel to the Capital because of the old man's health.
• Mo Jingchun returned to the office early and fell asleep snoring on the sofa while Xia Xiaomin worked quietly.
• Zhou Yaling arrived and agreed with Xia Xiaomin that Mo Jingchun had probably been too tired lately.

Candy woke Mo Jingchun from a nap at the lab, then entertained him with a funny story from kindergarten. Mo Jingchun told Candy and Zhou Yaling to prepare for a trip to Capital City, leaving them to secretly plot together that night.

• Candy found Mo Jingchun asleep in his office and woke him while Zhou Yaling and Xia Xiaomin watched.
• Mo Jingchun took Candy and Zhou Yaling home, listening as Candy told him Zhao Jingzhi had described the teachers as “very good, all fine” and “pretty fierce.”
• Mo Jingchun told Candy to inform her teacher she would miss class on the thirtieth because he and Zhou Yaling were going to Capital City.
• Candy insisted she should come along, and Mo Jingchun told Zhou Yaling to pack extra clothes in case they stayed to sightsee.
• Candy asked about playing in the water and climbing the Great Wall, but Mo Jingchun warned that the weather and National Day crowds made those plans unlikely.
• That night, Candy and Zhou Yaling whispered and plotted under the covers, keeping their plans from Zero.

Candy told her teacher she would miss kindergarten to see fighter jets in the Capital City, prompting the principal to confirm the plan with Mo Jingchun. Mo Jingchun reassured the principal and spoke with Xia Xiaomin about her National Day leave, then asked her to print the holiday duty roster.

• Candy told Teacher Li that her brother would take her to the Capital City to see fighter jets and that she would miss school the next day.
• Teacher Li called the principal and asked him to verify Candy's absence with Mo Jingchun.
• The principal called Mo Jingchun, who praised his caution and said the situation had tested his responsibility, though it had not been deliberately planned.
• Mo Jingchun later admitted to himself that the incident had simply given him a chance to remind the principal to stay alert.
• Mo Jingchun asked Xia Xiaomin about her National Day plans, approved her visit home, and requested a printed copy of the holiday duty roster.

Mo Jingchun finished work, teased Candy with coins, and prepared to leave with Zhou Yaling and Xu Pengfei for a trip the next morning. Late that night, researchers gathered around an extraordinary plane at a military airport outside Capital City.

• Mo Jingchun reviewed the National Day duty roster and saw that Su Wenyan was scheduled to work every day of the holiday.
• Candy returned from school and found Mo Jingchun napping; he gave her two coins for bringing him his jacket.
• Mo Jingchun discovered Zhou Yaling drinking his Special Tribute tea and locked the remaining tea in his desk drawer.
• Mo Jingchun reminded Xu Pengfei that they would set off together the next morning, and Xu Pengfei said he would bring only his wife.
• Zhou Yaling and Candy went to bed early before the long drive, while researchers gathered around an extraordinary plane at a military airport outside Capital City.

Mo Jingchun and his companions prepared to leave the Capital City for the National Day holiday, while he kept up his morning routine and shared a playful breakfast with Zhou Yaling and Candy. After a traffic jam delayed them, they reached the train platform just in time to board.

• Mo Jingchun went for his morning run before returning to the villa, where Zhou Yaling and Candy had made and eaten rice cakes.
• Mo Jingchun finished breakfast and left the dishes, then told Zhou Yaling and Candy they would depart at 7:30.
• Mo Jingchun, Zhou Yaling, and Candy collected their luggage and met Xu Pengfei and Li Wanning at the company entrance.
• Mo Jingchun and the others battled holiday traffic on the highway and arrived at the crowded train station with only ten minutes before the ticket gate closed.
• Candy rode on the suitcase through the station and offered Mo Jingchun a tiny space to sit before he led everyone through the gates and onto the platform.

Mo Jingchun and his group traveled by high-speed train to Jingcheng for an event, while Candy guarded her two yuan and misunderstood how early they needed to arrive. They reached the packed square with invitations and were led toward their assigned area, where Mo Jingchun carried Candy so she could see above the crowd.

• Mo Jingchun corrected Candy when she ran the wrong way on the platform, then watched her play with her Business Class seat and protect her two yuan from Zhou Yaling.
• Zhou Yaling showed Candy a wad of cash, while Mo Jingchun explained that he avoided flying because he feared danger and asked Xu Pengfei about the county subway project.
• Mo Jingchun and his group arrived at Jingcheng South Station, passed through security checks, and prepared for the crowded event the next morning.
• Candy woke Mo Jingchun before dawn because Zhou Yaling had said they might find no seats if they arrived late, and Mo Jingchun explained that their invitations assigned them seats.
• Mo Jingchun and his group reached the square, presented their invitations, and followed a volunteer through the enormous crowd.
• Candy complained that she could only see adults' backsides, so Mo Jingchun lifted her onto his shoulders.

Mo Jingchun attended the national ceremony and military parade with Li Xuanyu, Candy, and Zhou Yaling, while making business agreements for Candy Technology’s Graphene Batteries. The parade ended with Fighter Jet No. 1 streaking over the square at extraordinary speed, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Zhou Yaling livestreamed the crowd, then ended her broadcast before Mo Jingchun met with business leaders and reached agreements involving Candy Technology’s Graphene Batteries.
• Mo Jingchun watched the flag-raising ceremony and military parade with Li Xuanyu and Candy, and was astonished by the marching combat robots.
• At a military airfield, Fighter Jet No. 1 took off under AI control and accelerated beyond Mach 4.
• Nüwa announced the jet’s approach, and Fighter Jet No. 1 flashed over the square so quickly that spectators wondered if it was a missile.

A mysterious high-speed fighter jet unveiled at the military parade stirred international concern, while Mo Jingchun and his companions finalized a National Day travel itinerary. Their plans were interrupted by a phone call in the early hours of the morning.

• A prototype fighter jet flew past the parade, and officials said it could reach any location in the world within two hours.
• Mo Jingchun read details identifying it as Fighter Jet No. 1, a fast, autonomous sixth-generation fighter unable to fly beyond the atmosphere.
• Candy gave Mo Jingchun Zhou Yaling’s detailed travel itinerary, and he had Zero revise it around available homestays and a return before six on the seventh.
• Zhou Yaling, Li Xuanyu, and Candy agreed to Zero’s revised itinerary, while Xu Pengfei and Li Wanning planned to return to the company.
• After everyone went to sleep, a phone began ringing shortly after two in the morning.

Mo Jingchun learned that his grandfather had collapsed and was being resuscitated at the County Hospital, so he tried to arrange a trip home from the Capital City. After the hospital temporarily revived his grandfather, Mo Jingchun asked Qin Yuzhu to find him a high-speed train ticket, and she hurried to investigate the emergency.

• Su Wenyan called Mo Jingchun to report that his grandfather had collapsed and that his vital signs were declining in the ambulance.
• Mo Jingchun contacted the County Hospital director, while the hospital summoned specialists and prepared to treat his grandfather.
• The doctors revived Mo Jingchun's grandfather temporarily, but warned Zhou Xing, Wang Qiaoling, and Su Wenyan that his condition remained poor.
• Mo Jingchun learned that holiday flights and high-speed train tickets were sold out, then called Qin Yuzhu to ask for a ticket.
• Qin Yuzhu agreed to check for a ticket, rushed out of her dormitory, and headed to the office as she tried to learn what had happened.