Xiao Xun reached out, "Please, speak."
"If the cockpit is entered from the outside, how is the oxygen resolved? Do you bring oxygen tanks or open another hole for breathing?"
Xiao Xun thought for a moment, "No, using oxygen tanks would greatly affect the synchronization rate. It's best for the pilot and the original person to breathe together."
An old professor said, "The spinal canal must be completely sealed, not a speck of gas can enter."
Xiao Xun looked at the old professor, "How does a fetus breathe inside its mother's womb?"
"Everyone knows that. A fetus doesn't need to breathe. It absorbs oxygen and nutrients through the placenta and umbilical cord."
"Then, can we mimic this process inside the cockpit?"
A biology expert raised his hand, "This is my research topic. I'll figure it out."
"Does anyone else have any questions? We need to anticipate all difficulties to solve them in advance."
Xiao Xun scanned the crowd, "If not, then today's meeting is adjourned. Let's first solve the immediate problem."
"Meeting adjourned!"
The professors, experts, and renowned scholars began to leave. Xiao Xun slumped back in his chair, still needing to deal with the challenges of the central nervous system and bioelectricity.
Just then, Su Xiang pushed the door open. "This meeting went quite successfully! Those old folks are still discussing it outside."
"Stop joking. I'm almost at my wit's end. I also wonder, can't your guardian gods build some robots? Why insist on controlling this giant tens of meters tall? The money spent just researching him could have built a transforming Optimus Prime."
"Now is not the time to quibble over money. We are preparing for the next phase of the plan. Based on your performance these past few days, if all goes as expected, you will still be the overall in charge."
"What plan is it now?"
Su Xiang gave a mysterious smile, "I can't tell you that. It involves leaks. However, I have good news to tell you."
"What is it?" Xiao Xun looked curiously at Su Xiang's mysterious smile, "What good news is it that you're being so secretive about?"
"Treat me to a meal and I'll tell you."
"No problem, you can pick any restaurant."
"That's more like it. Your villa has been built."
Xiao Xun said in surprise, "So quickly? Didn't you dig up someone else's villa and move it?"
"You rascal, that's a bold idea! But no, you'll know when you see it."
As the two were about to leave, Su Xiang's phone rang. He answered, "Hello? What's up?"
"Brother Xiang, the security guards won't let me in."
"Didn't you tell them it was built for General Manager Xiao of Longtan Group?"
"I didn't tell them! I didn't know."
Su Xiang slapped his forehead, "It's my fault, my fault. It's just that your idea startled me. Alright, give the phone to the security guard."
Then Su Xiang handed the phone to Xiao Xun, "This is for building your house."
Xiao Xun took the phone. The security guard's voice came through, "Who is it?"
"This is Xiao Xun."
"Hello, General Manager Xiao. There's someone here saying they're building a house for you."
"That's correct."
"General Manager Xiao, he's brought equipment for color steel houses."
Xiao Xun frowned and looked at Su Xiang, "Brother Xiang, are you fooling me with these color steel houses?"
"You said one day. Anyway, this is the only way I could."
Xiao Xun shook his head helplessly and said into the phone, "Let him in!"
"Okay, General Manager Xiao... Raise the barrier! It's for General Manager Xiao's house..."
Su Xiang took the phone back and asked Xiao Xun, "So, about that meal?"
"Of course. You've taken good care of me, Brother Xiang, so it's only right to treat you. If you hadn't taken me in back then, I would have had nowhere to go after being kicked out by my cousin."
"That's right, you're not ungrateful."
As the weather warmed up, the roadside stalls reappeared.
Su Xiang drove Xiao Xun to a place they frequented, parking the car a distance away.
The two walked towards the abandoned basketball court. Xiao Xun looked at the elderly couple behind the tricycle with a touch of sadness. This stall was where he and Chu Ningxiang had their first meal, and it inevitably brought back memories.
"Brother Xiang, why did you bring me here?"
"Isn't this your favorite stall? You'll be enjoying better days soon, won't you be able to eat this anymore?"
Xiao Xun shook his head, "No."
When the two went to get their plates, the proprietress recognized them, "You two haven't been here in a while. I thought you weren't working here anymore."
Su Xiang, while picking out food, said to the proprietress, "The place we work is quite far, so it's inconvenient to come here."
"It's really not easy working these days."
The two smiled awkwardly, saying nothing more.
After selecting their food and handing it to the proprietress, they found a place to sit.
"Have a drink?"
"No, I need to drive back to the villa later. Everything was destroyed by that big fire."
Su Xiang took out his phone, "Yeah! It's been in the top three of the trending searches for so many days."
Thinking of this, Xiao Xun suddenly stood up, "Something's wrong..."
Su Xiang looked at Xiao Xun's sudden outburst, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Xun called his mother. "Hello, the number you have dialed is out of service. Please..."
He then called his father, with the same result.
Sweat instantly broke out on his forehead. He called Liu Shijia, silently praying: Pick up, please pick up!
After a moment, the call connected, "It's so late, is something wrong?"
"Sister, where are my parents?"
The person on the other end asked, "Didn't they call you?"
"No! What's wrong?"
"Oh! They went abroad after the New Year. They said they've worked hard their whole lives and never had a chance to enjoy themselves. And since you're getting married soon, they were afraid you'd have children and have to look after them, making it even harder for them to go out."
Hearing his cousin's words, the heavy stone in his heart gradually lifted.
"Is there anything else?"
"Haven't you been watching the news lately?"
"The resort is swamped with work. I barely have time to sleep every day. If you have something to say, can you say it quickly?"
"It's nothing, just that our house was burned down, and now we have to live in the company dormitories."
"How could you be so careless? But it's good that no one was hurt. Still, you shouldn't stay at the company dorm. Doesn't your company have so many hotels? Can't you just pick one to stay in?"
"Sister, you must be busy. I should be busy too."
"Okay, I am indeed quite busy. Contact me again if anything comes up."
After hanging up, Xiao Xun sat opposite Su Xiang, looking at him with his mouth full of oil, and couldn't help but let out a laugh.
Su Xiang picked up a lamb skewer, "What's something happy that our Boss Xiao has? Tell us so we can be happy too!"
"It's nothing, just the happiest thing. Eating."
After they finished eating, they arrived at Xiao Xun's villa. Before even entering, they saw the white color steel house, which looked incredibly out of place amidst the surrounding beautiful Western-style houses.
As Xiao Xun entered, he happened to meet Su Xiang's friend coming out. The two greeted each other.
When they learned that the house was being built for Xiao Xun, they were extremely surprised.
They thought to themselves: People's preferences are truly incomprehensible.
Xiao Xun looked at the folding bed on the tool cart, "Sell me that bed."
"What selling or not selling? You're Brother Xiang's friend, so you're my friend too. Take it and use it, use it as you please."
Su Xiang looked at Xiao Xun curiously, "You're not planning to stay here tonight, are you?"
Xiao Xun nodded, "No place like home, even a dog's kennel is better than elsewhere."