Chapter 206 Extra

Mu Nan had fair skin that didn't get tanned even during military training. After a winter vacation trip to the beach, he was a degree darker when he came back. In addition to buying a bunch of very cheap local fruits, Mu Nan also made a note in his little notebook that he wanted to stock up on lots of lobsters.

Over there, lobsters are still a luxury. Unless you go to a high-end seafood restaurant, you basically can't get any lobsters.

Mu Nan had not been very interested in seafood before, mainly because he did not have much contact with these things in his daily life. To put it simply, he had never eaten them. This time, after eating a lobster that was almost as long as his entire arm, Mu Nan loved it very much. However, Qin Huai told him that these lobsters were not native to the Maldives, but mostly imported, so the price was even more expensive than some seafood stores in China, and it was not cost-effective to buy them.

Although Mu Nan didn't quite understand why this small island country surrounded by the sea had to import seafood from other countries, Qin Huai said that it was definitely not cost-effective. Seeing that he liked to eat it, Qin Huai also promised him that he would take him to the cheapest place to buy seafood and stock up a lot for him.

So Mu Nan asked where the seafood was the cheapest. When asking this question, he was thinking of some famous ones that he had only heard of vaguely, such as Australia and Australian lobsters, and Boston. He had also heard of Boston lobsters, but he didn't know if this Boston lobster was the same as the Boston he knew. Anyway, he had heard of the name.

As a result, Qin Huai told him that African lobsters are the cheapest.

Mu Nan looked at Qin Huai in confusion: "Isn't Africa so short of water that there are deserts everywhere? How can they still have lobsters?"

Qin Huai smiled and said, "You'll understand when I take you there. Africa is a place that is very different from what we know and imagine. There are many places in it that will make people feel the beauty of life and the magnificence of wildness. During the summer vacation, I will take you to Namibia to see lions."

In any case, Mu Nan had a great time on this coastal trip. If most of the fish in the sea were not ornamental fish and could not be eaten, he would have wanted to catch every fish he saw while snorkeling. Also, he was afraid of being noticed by someone when traveling, so he didn't dare buy too much of those very cheap fruits. He could only buy two or three times the normal amount. Too much would be outrageous.

We had originally planned to go to Maldives for half a month and then go to Saipan, but unfortunately we only spent so long in Maldives, so Saipan had to be put off until next time. Mu Nan even emptied his suitcase, carried the empty suitcase into the airport, and bought a lot of food in the duty-free shop. Apart from food, he didn't need much else.

This duty-free shop sells a lot of skin care products, cosmetics and luxury accessories for girls. He and Qin Huai have no interest in watches, so the only things they can buy are snacks. Anyway, he would feel that his trip would be in vain if he didn't fill up his empty suitcase on the duty-free floor.

Good times always pass so quickly. After sitting on the plane for seven or eight hours, Mu Nan could barely open his eyes when he returned home. But Qin Huai was still whispering in his ear like a devil: "Starting tomorrow, you have to do your winter vacation homework honestly. It's time to concentrate."

Mu Nan opened his eyes in horror, and then he remembered that he had not done a single word of his winter vacation homework. Why do high school students have winter vacation homework? This is unscientific!

Thinking that Qin Huai doesn't care much about his grades now, just let him relax, so Mu Nan asked tentatively: "Winter vacation homework is just a formality. In this form, can I ask my classmates to copy it? Anyway, the teacher won't read it."

Qin Huai tapped his forehead and said solemnly: "No, you can write whatever you don't know, but you can't copy. Do your homework honestly."

Mu Nan sobbed and buried himself in the quilt. He was so happy for a moment that he forgot that his homework was the crematorium.

While Mu Nan was catching up on his homework, Qin Huai was not idle either. He published a paper at the beginning of his rebirth, and only received the publication receipt last month, several months later. The core of his paper was the defense intelligent system, which included supercomputing power. These were all topics he had studied in the future, and some of them had been verified through repeated experiments and calculations, but now, things that have been verified in the future are still just guesses.

He did not have much time to follow the process step by step, so he needed the fastest way to achieve his goal. This paper was the stepping stone and his ticket to participate in the Winter AI Competition. He needed an excellent system to help him save more time and process and join the team of professors he followed in his previous life.

He had previously researched defense systems, with the goal of achieving intelligence with supercomputing power. This was also the main topic of his mentor in his previous life, Professor Mars. So Qin Huai knew very well what could attract Professor Mars' attention. Professor Mars was an authority in system defense, and he needed an authoritative stepping stone.

Mu Nan had no idea what Qin Huai was busy with. Anyway, he couldn't understand a single character of what he typed. He just thought his brother was super awesome and could type very fast. Then he found out that Qin Huai was going to participate in some computer competition. This seemed to be Qin Huai's first time to participate in a competition. Previously, they were all Physics Olympiad and the like. This competition seemed to take a long time, maybe even a day, so Qin Huai didn't plan to let him go.

But Mu Nan still went with him. As long as he didn't have classes and there was a competition between Qin Huai and him, he would go every time, even if he had to wait outside for a whole day.

The venue of this AI competition is Kangyun, which saves Qin Huai from taking Mu Nan to other provinces. But the time is indeed a bit long, and he wants Mu Nan to stay at home. Anyway, the food is ready and put into Mu Nan's space, so he can take it out and eat it by himself. However, Mu Nan is unwilling, so Qin Huai has no choice but to take him with him.

Before entering the stadium, Qin Huai found a dessert shop and made sure Mu Nan had money and a power bank in his backpack. He bought him a small cake and ordered a cup of milk tea, and told him not to run around: "If I'm not done at noon, you can go to the restaurant next door to order food and eat when the time comes. Don't wait like an idiot."

Mu Nan nodded in response. It was not the first time for him to accompany Qin Huai to participate in the competition. He was very experienced. He waved his hand and asked Qin Huai to go in quickly: "Don't be nervous. Even if you can't win the championship, you are still my most powerful brother."

Qin Huai rubbed his head before entering the venue.

After Qin Huai left, Mu Nan took out his homework book and started frantically working on it. There weren't many people in the dessert shop, but it was quite comfortable because the heating was on. Qin Huai was probably worried that Mu Nan would be disliked by the clerk if he sat here for too long, so he ordered quite a few things for him, including small cakes and cookies, as well as macarons that would arrive soon. So the table was already full, including the homework books, and it was so full that even those who wanted to share the table felt embarrassed to sit down.

Mu Nan took out the easiest subject, English, first. Most of the English questions were multiple-choice questions, but the short essay at the end was a bit annoying. But it didn't matter. He just had to write a few sentences to deal with it. He planned to leave Chinese for last because there were too many words in it and it was tiring to write.

When he was immersed in abc, Bai Jun called him. Now his relationship with Bai Jun had eased a little, because there were a few times when Qin Huai took him out to play, Bai Jun brought his friends along and was also responsible for picking him up and dropping him off and bringing food. Mu Nan saw that Qin Huai didn't seem to dislike Bai Jun very much, so he was not so averse to talking to him.

As soon as the call was connected, Bai Jun asked, "You and your brother returned to China? When did you return?"

Mu Nan: "I brought you a souvenir a few days ago. My brother will give it to you when school starts."

Bai Jun: "Where are you now?"

Mu Nan told me the address, and Bai Jun just said wait for me and hung up the phone.

Mu Nan thought that he was about to come over, so after thinking about it, she took out the souvenir prepared for Bai Jun from the space and put it in her bag, so that she could give it to him directly when Bai Jun came.

About half an hour later, Bai Jun came over, still driving his family's Porsche, which looked very cool and made it obvious that he was very rich.

"Your brother is competing in the exhibition? What is he competing for?"

Mu Nan moved the things on the table to make some room for Bai Jun: "Computers, I don't know much about them either."

Bai Jun said, "I'm leaving now."

Mu Nan glanced at him and handed him the souvenir: "Bye."

Bai Jun held the wooden cat and said, "I mean, I'm going abroad, and the flight is today. Mu Nan, please give me a ride, and I'll ask the driver to drive you back later."

Mu Nan shook his head: "I have to wait for my brother."

Bai Jun: "Send him a message and tell him you're there to see me off. I won't get lost."

Mu Nan still refused: "Isn't it fine if I say goodbye to you now? Why do you have to ask me to take you to the airport?"

Bai Jun: "Because no one sent me."

Mu Nan looked at him in confusion: "You have so many friends."

Bai Jun smiled and said, "There are many kinds of friends, friends who are interested in food and friends who are interested in heart. As for those who are interested in food, they are just playing around on weekdays. After I leave, they will soon have new friends. After many years, they may not want to get together again."

Mu Nan said nothing. What he thought in his heart was that others were just pursuing their stomachs, but he had never been serious about Bai Jun.

Bai Jun sighed helplessly, "I just don't want to leave so alone, without even someone to hug me one last time. Your brother should have just gone in for the competition. This place is very close to the airport. It won't take more than two hours to go back and forth. Maybe you'll be back before he finishes the competition. Nan Nan, please see me off."

Mu Nan glanced at the exhibition hall across the street and said, "I'll give you the hug here. I can't leave. I don't want my brother to not be able to find me when he comes out. Although he will understand, he will also be disappointed."

This is also the reason why he will come to accompany his brother to take exams whenever conditions permit. There are no adults in their family. Although his grandmother was there before, she is old and her energy cannot keep up. So they can only rely on themselves no matter what happens. Other people's families, whether it is exams or competitions, are escorted and welcomed by the whole family. He doesn't want his brother to be the lonely one.

So he would come to accompany his brother every time, no matter how long he had to wait, as soon as his brother came out, he would make sure he was the first one to see him, so that his brother would not envy other children who were picked up by their parents.

Bai Jun looked at Mu Nan for a long time. Just when Mu Nan thought he would get angry and leave, Bai Jun suddenly smiled and stretched out his hand: "Then let me feel the joy of your brother rubbing your hair every time. Just think of it as a parting gift to me."

Mu Nan glanced at the wood carving in his hand, and finally thought of Bai Jun's pitiful figure getting on the plane alone, and she compromised and tilted her head towards him.

The warm sunlight coming in from the window illuminated Mu Nan's hair as if it was glowing. The look of him slightly closing his eyes and lowering his head was so obedient that it touched people's hearts. Bai Jun raised his hand and stroked his head slowly and gently, but his eyes were full of envy. He envied Qin Huai for having such a person who only cared about him.

Although Mu Nan felt it was strange, he still resisted and didn't urge him until Bai Jun withdrew his hand. Then he did it again, ruffled his hair twice, and then looked at him: "Okay."

Bai Jun smiled gently: "Okay, now that I'm gone, I don't know if we'll have the chance to meet again in the future. I hope that next time we meet, you and your brother will still be as good as you are now."

Mu Nan said as a matter of course: "That's for sure." He and his brother will definitely always be this good and will get better and better.

Bai Jun said: "But before you leave, I still want to remind you to be a little wary of Jiang Xuan. That guy is too scheming and not suitable to be your friend."

Mu Nan nodded in response. Anyway, there was only adult hypocrisy left between his brother and Jiang Xuan. They were no longer friends.

Bai Jun looked at the time, stood up and stretched out his hands to Mu Nan.

Mu Nan sat still: "Didn't I touch your head just now?"

Bai Jun: "You just said you'd give me a hug, so keep your word. Otherwise, you can just send me to the airport and give it to me at the airport."

Mu Nan wondered why Bai Jun was so childish and his dawdling was too annoying, but thinking that the other person was about to leave, she could only endure it and stood up to give him a perfunctory hug.

But when she just stepped back, Bai Jun hugged her tightly and said with a smile: "You are too obedient. You can't be so obedient in the future and always respond to other people's requests. There are a lot of bad people out there."

After he had touched his head and hugged him, Bai Jun finally stopped pestering him to send him off. Looking at the Porsche driving away, Mu Nan could not help but sigh. This was the separation of adults. Fortunately, he and his brother would not be separated.