At his words, Lin Feng's mother, He Xueqing, fell silent at once.
Because what Lin Feng's father, Lin Guohua, had said was indeed true. The fact that I did not kill Boren, yet Boren died because of me was truly enough to leave one speechless.
Teachers and clerical workers within the system using Handwriting Robots to slack off might draw criticism, but since they were all adults, the backlash was not especially severe.
But students using Handwriting Robots to copy homework truly challenged people's bottom line.
After all, everyone recognized that children were the future, and cheating by copying homework was naturally met with zero tolerance.
"But no matter what, I absolutely cannot accept Professor He making the arbitrary claim, without any basis, that Lin Feng is a black-hearted businessman who brings no benefit to the country!"
Having said that, Lin Feng's mother, He Xueqing, turned angrily to look at the calmly eating Lin Feng and said:
"Xiaofeng, when will that Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle of yours be finished?
"We need to prove to that Professor He that our Xiaofeng is a great inventor, that his inventions are useful to the country. We can't let others look down on him!"
Faced with his mother's expectant gaze, Lin Feng took a mouthful of rice before replying:
"Soon. The testing should be ready in about four or five days."
"Good. Then we'll prove that our invention is useful. Let's see what Professor He will have to say then."
As He Xueqing spoke, fighting spirit rose in her eyes, along with anticipation.
She very much wanted to know what Professor He, who looked down on Lin Feng, would say once he learned just how significant Lin Feng's Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle was to the country.
But at that moment, Lin Feng's father, Lin Guohua, glanced at the calmly eating Lin Feng and continued:
"Lin Feng, you know Uncle A-quan, right? He came to our house for dinner twice before.
"He has a daughter named Qu Qiongying. She graduated from Shencheng University, where she studied business management. She's a gifted student and the same age as you. She completed her studies and graduated early in only two years.
"I heard she was originally going to pursue a graduate degree, but because of certain matters, she gave up her studies in a fit of anger and went straight to work. She has been working for two years now and is currently the marketing director at a company in Shencheng.
"Her grandmother fell ill yesterday and probably does not have much time left, so she took a week off to return home. She'll be back in Xiaohe Town tomorrow.
"I want to find an opportunity for you to meet her, have a meal and chat to see whether you suit each other. If you do, then you can start dating."
"No way."
Upon hearing that he was being set up on a blind date, Lin Feng hurriedly shook his head in refusal. Then, looking at his father, Lin Guohua, he complained:
"How would I have time for blind dates? Research and development alone already keeps me insanely busy every day. And women are such troublesome creatures. I don't have time to placate them all day.
"In short, dating wastes too much time and energy. I want to put my career first."
Hearing Lin Feng's straight-man words, his mother, He Xueqing, immediately shook her head in dissatisfaction.
"Xiaofeng, that's where you're wrong. Your career is your career, but family is family too.
"Although your father and I take care of your food and daily needs at home, so you never lack clothes or food, you still need someone by your side to look after you.
"I've looked into Qu Qiongying as well. She's quite pretty and kind-hearted. Ever since she was young, I've never heard of her doing anything bad.
"Though I heard that she has a rather competitive personality and has said since childhood that she never wanted to lose to men, that strong personality is exactly what suits our family's situation.
"Lin Feng, you spend all day in the laboratory doing research. Your father and I can help manage the company, but how much can a teacher and a construction worker really manage, and for how long?
"Your father and I are already getting old. We're both in our forties now, and in a few years, we'll be fifty. Whether in terms of energy, learning ability, or even our outdated ideas, we're already having trouble keeping up with the times.
"As your company develops better and better and grows larger and larger in the future, it will eventually exceed the limits of our abilities.
"So, Xiaofeng, you need to establish a proper company soon. You need formal departmental structures and management systems, with managers responsible for each area of business.
"Besides, I privately asked around about Qu Qiongying. She never had a boyfriend from childhood through university. I couldn't find out much about her after she started working.
"But judging from what her friends and classmates said about how she had disliked men since childhood, she must still be single now, and she must be chaste.
"And she studied business management. If she marries into our family, she can help manage your company and let you focus on research and invention."
Hearing this, Lin Feng naturally wanted to refute his mother, but she ignored his wishes and made the decision directly.
"Enough, Xiaofeng, don't say any more. I know what you want to say. You spend all day in the laboratory; how can you manage a company without someone trustworthy to help you?
"Anyway, I'll invite her family over for dinner when the time comes. Whether you want to meet her or not, you'll meet her."
"Uh."
Faced with his mother's words, Lin Feng could only feel helpless.
His mother was bringing them over for dinner herself. What else could he do? Was he supposed to deliberately eat out that day?
"Alas."
Lin Feng sighed, inwardly lamenting that women really were troublesome, whether old or young.
And so, the matter was settled. Although Professor He's side was also trying to ban the sale of Handwriting Robots, and the Ministry of Education was preparing to formally investigate whether Handwriting Robots were harmful,
none of that could pose a fatal threat to Lin Feng and Xingtu Technology in the short term.
After all, once so many netizens had seen Lin Feng's article and video, their hostility toward Handwriting Robots and Lin Feng had dissipated.
So in the short term, Lin Feng and Xingtu Technology were still safe and sound, with no need to worry about disaster striking them. However, this incident also exposed a major weakness of Xingtu Technology.
That weakness was that Xingtu Technology's business profits came from too single a source. Once that business suffered a blow, the entire company would face ruin.
Furthermore, the shortcomings of a township enterprise had also been laid bare. Faced with a sudden surge in orders, it could only seek outside assistance, causing its final profit income to plummet.
After this incident, under the pressure of reality, Lin Feng had no choice but to consider whether to move his company elsewhere, such as to Zhancheng, or directly to Foshan or Dongguan to build a factory.
But after some thought, he soon shook his head slightly and rejected the decision to relocate the company and factory.
Certainly, establishing a company and factory in those developed, conveniently connected places would allow for better development.
Whether in terms of research talent, skilled workers, or lower material transportation costs.
But having lived a second life, Lin Feng had become quite detached from fame, profit, and money. So what if he became the richest man in the world? It would ultimately be nothing but an empty title, and no matter how much money one had, it was only a number.
What Lin Feng wanted was to live freely, to freely do what he wanted, to freely explore the world or research and develop certain things.
To not be trapped by fame and profit, and to do what he enjoyed.
He even wanted to pilot a small spacecraft to explore the Solar System, to see whether the Solar System contained other life, and whether extraterrestrials had left behind any traces.
He also wanted to land on the Moon and Mars, and even create a sanctuary of life on another planet.
Then, hundreds of millions or even billions of years later, when the intelligent life on that planet investigated the origin of life, they would discover that it was an Earthling from the Solar System named Lin Feng who had brought the first spark of life!
And compared to the vast universe, humanity had no meaning, Earth had no meaning, and life had no meaning. Everything would eventually be destroyed, whether human civilization or Earth itself.
Therefore, the meaning of value and success was defined by oneself, not by others!
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