Chapter 122: Going to the Research Institute

As soon as Director Zheng heard this, he was filled with respect.

These days, for someone so young to adopt someone else’s children—that was truly remarkable.

After all, raising kids, especially two of them, was no easy task.

Who would willingly add two more sets of bowls and chopsticks to their household?

But this comrade—the father of those two children—was also quite something.

“Very good! Let’s go!”

“Alright.” Fu Mingxue hadn’t expected her mother-in-law to offer an explanation.

Honestly, it wasn’t even necessary.

As long as she was raising them, she would treat them as her own.

Even if one day she and Qin Wenhuo divorced, the bond between mother and child wouldn’t just end because of that.

Of course, unless Qin Wenhuo forbade her from seeing the kids—that would be another matter.

Once the two of them left,

Mother Qin and Mother Fu looked at each other.

“In-law, since Mingxue has something to do, why don’t we stroll around the university ourselves? We’re already here, after all.”

Mother Fu didn’t know much about this place, but since her in-law suggested it, she thought it was fine.

“—Alright.”

“Let’s go!”

The two mothers-in-law each carried a child.

And, truth be told, they drew quite a bit of attention.

——

Fu Mingxue didn’t ride her bike today.

So Director Zheng was about to ask someone to borrow one.

As luck would have it, they ran into Yan Feng.

“Yan Feng, can Fu borrow your bike for a bit?”

Yan Feng was quite surprised to see Director Zheng and Fu Mingxue together.

“—Sure, I’ll go get it right now.”

“I’ll come too. My bike is parked over there as well.”

So the three of them went together.

Yan Feng was curious, but he wasn’t foolish enough to ask more questions.

Soon, they arrived at the parking lot.

“This is the one. Junior, when you come back, just leave it here. Hang the key on Director Zheng’s office door.”

“Okay, thank you!” Fu Mingxue was 1.72 meters tall.

So she had long legs.

This big, heavy bike was no problem for her.

She and Director Zheng rode off together.

Yan Feng watched their backs as they left, scratching his head—did these two know each other before?

——

The two of them rode for about half an hour before arriving at their destination.

With Director Zheng leading the way, Fu Mingxue wasn’t stopped at the gate.

Fu Mingxue felt a special fondness for this research institute.

She felt like she belonged here.

After winding through several corridors, they finally arrived.

They entered a workshop.

Director Zheng called out, “Old Ji! Old Ji! Come take a look at this!”

He took out Fu Mingxue’s draft as if it were a precious treasure.

Old Ji was a white-haired man, about sixty years old.

“What are you yelling about? What is it?”

“See for yourself. Be careful with it, don’t tear it.”

Old Ji: …?

He shot him a look—what kind of treasure could this be, for Old Zheng to make such a fuss?

But as soon as he took the drawing and looked at it, the intricate design immediately drew his eyes in.

“This is an engine?”

And a very unusual one.

“Yes, it’s a newly improved engine model. All the data is marked on it. You’re the expert here—you’ll understand best.”

Old Ji’s expression grew extremely serious.

The more he looked, the more shocked he became. His eyes grew brighter and his hands trembled with excitement.

“—Did you design this?”

“What are you thinking? This is a draft designed by one of my students.” Director Zheng nudged Fu Mingxue forward. “And I brought her here for you. This is Comrade Fu Mingxue.”

(End of chapter)"