Jiang Chen stayed at the Jiang family for one night. The next day, the family of four had lunch at noon, and then returned to the He family in the afternoon. It had been a long time since he had eaten alone with either side of his parents. This time he had more time, and he was going to the old house for dinner in the evening, so he made this arrangement.
In the courtyard, the sun was shining on the lawn. Yang Yun pushed a small plate of petal-shaped cakes sprinkled with osmanthus petals, which looked very soft and sticky, to Jiang Chen's hand: "Try it, this is the new snack that mom learned to make."
Jiang Chen took a bite, the slightly sweet taste melted in his mouth, soft and chewy, with the fragrance of osmanthus filling his nose. He swallowed it and drank a sip of tea, smiling: "It tastes good."
Yang Yun's smile became gentler, and he added another piece to him: "Then eat more."
He Qianmin was playing games on his PSP. He took a moment to look at it and said, "Mom, my brother doesn't like sweet things. Yours is too sweet."
Yang Yun glanced at the cake: "Is it sweet?"
He Qianmin curled her lips: "It's so sweet."
Yang Yun paused, wanting to take out the cake that Jiang Chen had just added to his plate. Jiang Chen smiled slightly and put the remaining half of the cake into his mouth: "I think it's okay."
"Really?"
"Yeah." Jiang Chen smiled and said, "In the research institute, we only have three meals a day, and we rarely get to eat snacks. It feels good to eat them occasionally."
Yang Yun smiled: "As long as you like it."
Before Jiang Chen could eat the second piece, He Qianmin came over and handed him another PSP: "Brother, this level is very difficult, let's do it together."
The two had just finished their customs clearance, and He Qianyu had also finished her homework and came out. She ran straight to Jiang Chen, threw herself on his shoulders, hugged his arms, and her eyes were bright: "Brother, next Saturday I will be dancing "Esmeralda" at the Grand Theater. I will be playing Esmeralda. Will you come to watch?"
Jiang Chen: "Of course."
He Qianyu cheered: "Great!"
"Brother, come with me to the dance studio now. I'll dance for you!" He Qianyu pulled Jiang Chen's arm, trying to pull him up. He Qianmin said with a click of his tongue, "Didn't you see us playing games? Go play somewhere else."
He Qianyu put her hands on her hips and said, "You are already a senior in high school, and you are still playing games here. Go and review."
He Qianmin sneered: "Little brat, mind your own business. I remember you were ranked eleventh in the midterm exam. No one in our family has ever had such a bad test score."
He Qianyu blushed instantly: "That's because I was careless and didn't answer two questions. If..."
"What if? Eleven is eleven. Are you so careless and feel justified?"
“If I wrote it, I would definitely still be in the top five!”
"Then you didn't write it?" He Qianmin shrugged and said, "In the exam, everyone only looks at the results. They don't care whether you made a mistake, didn't know how to do it, or were careless. You get whatever score you get."
"I was just careless. I will definitely do well in this final exam."
"Just careless? Do you think careless is a compliment? You are happy when people praise you for being smart, and you are also happy when people say you are just careless. Are you stupid?"
He Qianmin kept on talking, and He Qianyu was so angry that her eyes turned red.
Jiang Chen looked at him and motioned him to shut up. He stood up and rubbed his sister's head. He took her hand and said softly, "Okay, don't cry. Brother will watch you dance."
He Qianyu pursed her lips, still choking with sobs, and raised her little head to defend herself: "I'm not stupid, I didn't do well in the exam last time because I was really careless..."
Jiang Chen paused, turned around and looked at her, bent down and said, "Qian Yu, do you think it's important whether others think you are smart or not?"
He Qianyu sniffed and said, "You and your second brother are very smart. I am your sister, so I have to be smart too."
Jiang Chen squatted down, looked up and asked, "Does Qian Yu also think that writing the wrong answer or missing the question, rather than really not being able to do the question, is not a serious matter?"
He Qianyu hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded and said, "Next time I won't miss any questions, and I will definitely do well in the exam."
"Then why are you crying?"
He Qianyu's eyes were red: "I don't want others to think I'm stupid."
Jiang Chen smiled faintly: "Qian Yu is certainly not stupid, and she works very hard, studying hard and dancing hard. If she can be more careful, it will be better."
He Qianyu nodded, hesitated for a moment, and shook her head again: "I... didn't try very hard either."
"No?" Jiang Chen smiled and said, "I complete my homework from school and my tutor seriously every day. I spend more time practicing dancing than other students in the dance class. I rarely go out to play on weekends. This is hard work."
He Qianyu lowered her head, her cheeks a little red, and her fingers twisted together.
Jiang Chen smiled gently and said, "Intelligence and hard work are both compliments. Smart people know how to work hard, and hard work can make less intelligent people smarter. This is a very good quality, but carelessness is different. Carelessness is not an excuse, nor is it a compliment that proves a person's intelligence. It is a shortcoming that many people need to overcome, but it is not terrible. I believe Qianyu will be able to defeat it in the future, right?"
He Qianyu nodded, her eyes bright: "I will check the papers carefully and work harder in the future."
Jiang Chen rubbed her head: "Let's go, show your brother the dance you will perform next week." When passing by He Qianmin's stool, he kicked it lightly: "Together."
He Qianmin could only drop the game console and follow the two reluctantly.
Yang Yun stared at the three children's fighting silhouettes through the French window. When he could no longer see them, he turned around and said with a smile, "Chenchen is really good at teaching children."
He Yanfeng also laughed: "Didn't Old Jiang say before that he liked to reason when he was a child? Maybe he developed this habit since he was a child."
Yang Yun was stunned for a moment, then slowly lowered his eyes.
He Yanfeng saw it out of the corner of his eye and said casually, "What are you thinking about?"
Yang Yun shook his head and said nothing.
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Two hours passed in a flash. After He Qianyu finished her dance, Yang Yun knocked on the door and asked them to pack up and get ready to leave.
In the car, the brother and sister started arguing again. Yang Yun had no choice but to turn around and say, "You two should be quiet. Brother is so tired from work, let him rest for a while."
In this way, the two of them calmed down a little.
It took about an hour to drive from the He family to the old house. Jiang Chen took advantage of the rare quietness to take a nap, and when he woke up he had arrived at the old house.
Old Mrs. He was waiting outside early. Without waiting for the car to drive into the garage, she opened the door and hugged her grandchildren one by one. Finally, she took He Qianyu's hand, walked to the living room and sat down without letting go.
He Qianyang had arrived a long time ago. When he saw Jiang Chen and He Qianmin coming in, he breathed a sigh of relief: "You are finally here. If you hadn't come, I would have been criticized to death by my dad."
"What did you do again?" Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows.
"What can I do?" He Qianyang said, "A few classmates came to play at my house and made a lot of noise, disturbing the neighbors."
"Your voice is not just loud." He Qianmin said mercilessly.
He Qianyang chuckled, "You guys are ganging up to bully me, right?" He turned to look at He Yanfeng and said, "Uncle, you saw it, beat them up quickly, they don't respect my brother at all."
He Yanjun slapped him on the head and said, "As a brother, what is it about you that makes your two younger brothers respect you? Tell me something, old man."
He Qianyang retracted his head: "Okay, I'll shut up."
While chatting and laughing, He Yanya asked Jiang Chen about the progress of the project, and Jiang Chen told him everything he could truthfully.
Because of He Qianjian, now almost everyone in the He family knows about Jiang Chen's project. Although they don't understand the more specific and professional details, there is no need to deliberately conceal the progress that does not involve confidentiality.
He Yanya: "How is DTW001? I heard you have made some new discoveries."
"We found a new folder. It should be the system regulations. We have only translated the conditions and restrictions for exchanging items. Apart from that, we haven't made much progress. We are still in the evidence collection stage. Once we have enough evidence, we will apply for the Central Research Bureau to intervene."
He Qianmin was curious: "What rules?" Others also looked over.
Jiang Chen smiled and shook his head, "I can't tell you about this for now."
"I heard that Changjiang's home version will be officially launched soon." He Yanjun said, "Is there anything missing in your company's formalities that should be reported?"
Changjiang is different from other products on the market. In addition to the confidentiality of the project, it needs to go through multiple approvals before it can be put on the market, especially in terms of patents. Five patents were reported at once. For this reason, He Yanfeng specially sent someone from the company to check it to avoid any omissions.
Hearing that He Yanfeng had sent someone, He Yanjun was relieved, but He Qianyang didn't know what he was thinking about. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Your company's products will not be sold in the market, and there is no physical store. There is no competition in customer flow and location. Changjiang is also different from ordinary electronic products. This market is still blank at present, but I know that there are more than one company engaged in artificial intelligence. The key person in your company is your friend, right? Have they done any research before?"
Jiang Chen had never thought about this question, nor did he know much about the market. He frowned slightly and said, "I'm not sure. I'll ask them tomorrow."
He Yanfeng also warned: "There are many technology companies researching artificial intelligence, and the investment in building laboratories is not a small amount of money. You have seized the market first, which is a threat to others. Moreover, your target customer groups are the same, and the base is not large. If the Changjiang Home Edition is successfully launched, it may only be a new competitor for some companies, but for some companies, it may even lead to a break in the capital chain. You have to find out clearly, and when someone takes action, you will know who it is."
Jiang Chen also became serious after hearing this, nodded and said: “I understand, I will make a call later and ask Shen Xu to check it out.”
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