The Smartest Person in the Living Room (Revised)

When Liu Chang'an got home that night, he bought a computer of the same brand as Bai Hui's at the mall. However, Bai Hui had a laptop, while Liu Chang'an bought an all-in-one. He also bought a colorimeter.

After picking up Zhou Shuling from the restaurant, Liu Chang'an walked back with her. It was damp and chilly today, and Zhou Shuling was wearing a large pink down jacket with two pom-poms tied to the hood, which made her look cute and gave her a more delicate and youthful appearance.

Zhou Shuling has recently taken a liking to makeup, but her makeup skills are not quite up to par with heavy makeup. A light and simple makeup look suits her better at her current style.

"I have savings now," Zhou Shuling said to Liu Chang'an in a low voice. She was a little happy, but it wasn't appropriate to brag about having savings, so she could only tell Liu Chang'an.

Liu Chang'an smiled, recalling Bai Hui's behavior when she became a rich woman. Many women nowadays can't save money, but in fact, women need the sense of security that savings bring, a sense of security that is more reliable than that of men... especially for women who have been single for a long time.

"There will be more money in the future." Liu Chang'an nodded.

"I want to save some money for Dongdong," Zhou Shuling said with a touch of anticipation. "She'll need money for her education, marriage, and buying a house."

"Why worry so much? Your children and grandchildren will have their own lives. They can spend their money as they please," Liu Chang'an said dismissively.

"Look how difficult it is for us to buy a house now. Who knows, house prices might get even higher in the future. How can children from ordinary families afford a house without their parents' help?" Zhou Shuling asked worriedly. "Do you think that when Dongdong grows up, houses in Junsha will cost 100,000 yuan per square meter?"

"Possibly."

"One hundred thousand per square meter, one hundred square meters would be... ten... ten million!" Zhou Shuling calculated in horror, clutching her head.

"Save 100,000 for her every month, 120,000 a year, and it will be about enough by the time she grows up."

"Let's open a branch!" Since opening the store, Zhou Shuling has saved some money. She transferred the 200,000 yuan that Liu Chang'an lent her to his account without mentioning it, probably because he didn't notice. The income is not bad now, but having to save 100,000 yuan every month still feels like a lot of pressure. She needs to earn more money.

"Let's make the preparations," Liu Chang'an agreed.

Having run a shop before, Zhou Shuling had some experience. In fact, she could easily run a shop on her own, but she would definitely bring Liu Chang'an along. She felt that this kind of partnership was what she liked best; it wasn't just a simple business transaction, but also had a lot more of a personal touch.

"We can even open a branch now..." Zhou Shuling thought back to the days when she had to get up at three or four in the morning to prepare the breakfast cart, feeling a mix of emotions... She turned to look at Liu Chang'an, hoping that in his eyes, she would always be the woman pushing the breakfast cart, and not some kind of strong businesswoman or female boss.

Back home, Zhou Shuling didn't go upstairs. Instead, she sat next to Liu Chang'an's electric heating table to warm herself up. Zhou Dongdong sat under the table, peeking out from under the blanket to watch TV.

The large box that Brother Chang'an was carrying didn't look like anything delicious, so Zhou Dongdong just let out a "whoosh" to greet them when they came in, and didn't climb out of it.

This time, Shangguan Dandan sat properly next to the electric heating table, with the thermos standing majestically on the table. She held the lid of the thermos, drinking the steaming hot water, her eyes following the box in Liu Chang'an's hand.

"I bought a computer." Zhou Shuling said to Shangguan Dandan when she noticed Shangguan Dandan staring in that direction.

So Shangguan Dandan quickly finished drinking the water, put the lid on the thermos, and carried it to her desk to look at it.

Liu Chang'an opened the cardboard box, took out the computer's packaging box, and placed it on his desk. The all-in-one computer only needed to be plugged in and turned on. Liu Chang'an used his mobile phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot to connect the computer to the network. The keyboard, mouse, and touchpad that came with the computer were all wirelessly connected.

"What a beautiful TV!" Shangguan Dandan, holding a thermos in one hand and fiddling with the computer screen with the other.

"This is a computer." Liu Chang'an had to make this clear.

Shangguan Dandan didn't pay attention; there was clearly no difference between a computer and a television.

Liu Chang'an packed his suitcase, washed his hands, and turned around to see Shangguan Dandan already sitting at her desk, randomly clicking on every icon with her mouse. She wasn't doing anything specific; she just clicked on everything without checking what program it was or what it contained, and then moved on to clicking on other icons.

Zhou Dongdong also crawled out from under the electric heating table and stood in front of Shangguan Dandan.

"This TV doesn't have Minesweeper," Shangguan Dandan said to Zhou Dongdong.

"The computer in the mahjong parlor even has Spider Cards!" Zhou Dongdong sat on Shangguan Dandan's lap. Sometimes she and Shangguan Dandan would play on that old computer in the mahjong parlor. It had Minesweeper and Spider Cards on it, and they would take turns playing. Zhou Dongdong needed to sit on Shangguan Dandan's lap to make it easier to hold the mouse.

Liu Chang'an was relieved. Without Minesweeper or Spider Solitaire, these two wouldn't be hogging his computer.

Liu Chang'an hadn't installed any photo editing software on his computer yet, nor had he used a colorimeter to adjust the screen colors. He planned to install broadband tomorrow.

To the average person, the color is quite pleasing; a slight adjustment should suffice.

"Why doesn't this TV have a minesweeper?" Shangguan Dandan turned to ask Liu Chang'an.

"Why doesn't this TV... computer have the Spider brand?" Zhou Dongdong turned to ask Liu Chang'an.

"Did I spend 30,000 yuan to buy this computer just for you guys to play Minesweeper and Spider Solitaire?" Liu Chang'an lifted Zhou Dongdong off Shangguan Dandan's lap, then carried Shangguan Dandan to the side, sat down at the table, and touched the computer and the mouse.

It feels nice... It is a bit expensive, but the high cost is due to the expensive labor and low assembly efficiency of foreign factories, as well as the high cost of material production after the disappearance of large-scale industrial factories. It is not really worth the price.

"This computer costs 30,000 yuan!" Zhou Shuling also came over, looking at Liu Chang'an in disbelief, "A 30,000 yuan computer, and it doesn't even have Minesweeper or Spider Solitaire?"

Liu Chang'an was somewhat helpless. Were Minesweeper and Spider Solitaire really that important? From the oldest to the youngest, everyone only knew Minesweeper and Spider Solitaire.

"You guys go back to watching TV." Liu Chang'an waved the three people gathered around the computer away.

"Your brother Chang'an is an idiot. He spent so much money on this TV, and it's completely useless. Compared to other TVs, it's tiny," Shangguan Dandan chatted with Zhou Dongdong.

"Maybe we can play other games." Zhou Dongdong was still somewhat hopeful.

"Anything a computer can do, a mobile phone can also do," Zhou Shuling said insightfully. "I've seen signs before saying they're cracking down on photoshopped fraud, which means that photos can be created using computers, but now mobile phones can do just that."

"Who is the smartest person in this living room?" Liu Chang'an asked in return.

"Is it me?" Zhou Dongdong asked, a little unsure of herself.

"No, it's not you. You're just a stupid child."

"I'm clever and brave!" Zhou Dongdong retorted defiantly. Although she was somewhat unsure whether she was the smartest person in the living room, she was quite confident in her cleverness and bravery. Only if Brother Chang'an called her a stupid child three times in a row would Zhou Dongdong waver even a little.

"I'm not the dumbest one anyway." Zhou Shuling glanced at her child.

"It's me." Shangguan Dandan looked around, then nodded while holding the thermos.

"Forget it." Liu Chang'an didn't want to launch into a long-winded speech, such as the kind of life philosophy that fools don't need to understand the decisions of wise people.

The next morning, Liu Chang'an got up and went to the living room to take a look. He found the computer still sitting on the table, and Shangguan Dandan wasn't very interested in this "television".

But the mouse seems a bit off.

Liu Chang'an noticed that the charging end of a mobile phone data cable was attached to the bottom of the mouse, and the USB port of the data cable was plugged into the computer.

In this way, a wireless mouse can be successfully converted into a wired mouse.

There was no doubt that Shangguan Dandan was responsible, but Liu Chang'an hadn't actually noticed when she did it.

What a genius inventor!

Liu Chang'an ignored it and continued making clothes. New Year's Day was approaching, and the school was organizing a calligraphy and painting exhibition, which Liu Chang'an planned to attend.