Soon, everyone in the family except Yao Tongxu sat down at the table for dinner. They saw that Xiao Gengwu went to get off work and left work on time every day, just like an ordinary office worker.
Ruan Shengpeng found it somewhat strange: "Don't other people who do research forget to eat, sleep, and shower, and end up smelling terrible?"
"How come when it comes to you, you come back for meals on time every day, go to bed even more punctually than I do, and never miss a shower? How can you do research like this?"
Xiao Gengwu looked at Ruan Shengpeng strangely: "Not eating, not sleeping, not bathing? Does that mean you can't become an immortal? I'm not an immortal, I'm just a mortal."
"Of course, mortals should do what they're supposed to do. If you don't eat, where will your energy come from? If you don't sleep, how can your brain work? You used to complain that I smelled bad, but now you don't want me to take a bath. Are you trying to get rid of me indirectly?"
Yao Yanxin glared at Ruan Shengpeng: "Why would they kick you out? Aren't you working for their military region? If he dares to kick you out, he might as well quit being a division commander!"
Ruan Shengpeng: "......" Wife, do you know who I am to you? Why are you siding with outsiders?
Before he could even rest after finishing his meal, there was a loud knocking on the door, and a voice calling Ruan Shengpeng could be heard outside. Ruan Shengpeng thought there was an emergency at the military region, so he forgot to put on his shoes and sprinted to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Old Li didn't even glance at Ruan Shengpeng, who opened the door, and led several men straight in, his voice trembling with excitement as he rushed in:
"It's done, it's done! We've tested it over the past few days, and each car is using at least one-fifth less fuel! One-fifth less!"
Hearing this, Old Li's eyes welled up with tears. With just a small improvement to the engine, a single vehicle could use so much less fuel, and the army has many such vehicles.
The savings would be enormous. If we could further improve the vehicles, wouldn't they be able to fly?
Xiao Gengwu looked up from his book, nodded to the several people who came in, and then looked down at his book again, completely oblivious to the excitement of the others.
Old Li, however, remained enthusiastic: "Could you go back and help improve the vehicles? The parts you assembled are old, but they still perform better than new cars."
Xiao Gengwu shook his head: "No, I'm not interested!"
Back then, he assembled vehicles partly because he needed to, and partly because he was itching to do so. Now, he's no longer itching and has more important things to do so he doesn't want to waste time.
After Xiao Gengwu finished speaking, he looked down at his book, his fingers quickly flipping through the pages. To others, it seemed like he was just idly flipping through the book, but in reality, he had already memorized all the contents.
Of course, he secretly placed his toes against Yao Tongjia's heels to calm himself down.
When the family is together, he can't openly hold Yao Tongjia's hand, which makes him feel very uncomfortable. Only when there is more physical contact can his heart feel at ease.
Old Li saw Xiao Gengwu flipping through a book, but he didn't dare to disturb him and just stood there. It was Ruan Shengpeng who couldn't stand it anymore: "Come and sit down, everyone?"
Old Li shook his head. They were absolutely ecstatic when they got the data, and then they rushed over and banged on the door, wanting to tell Xiao Gengwu the information so he could be happy too.
But seeing that Xiao Gengwu was completely calm, and that he had no recollection of him at all, Old Li suddenly felt that Xiao Gengwu was like a god from heaven.
These mortals were not suited to sit next to him. Now that his mind had calmed down, he suddenly realized that he shouldn't have come over in the first place.
He shook his head: "We're all gone!"
Then several people left in a flash, truly coming and going like the wind. With a wave of their sleeves, they were gone. Ruan Shengpeng put on his slippers and could only follow them out and close the door.
He was genuinely confused. What were these people doing here? Oh well, he didn't care anymore. He still had some documents to process so he could get back to his room and chat with his wife about life.
The next day, when Xiao Gengwu was about to leave, He Jiale jumped out and said, "Brother Xiao, let me go with you!"
Xiao Gengwu looked him up and down: "Are you sure you can do this?"
He Jiale was already dressed: "What's wrong with that? I can hop on one foot and move one hand."
He's so bored. He has absolutely no entertainment now. Before, he could at least box, run, and exercise.
Now that's settled, what can a disabled person do? He's read the newspaper eight hundred times already. Now Ah Xu spends most of his time sleeping. He doesn't want to be like a waiting-for-husband stone, just waiting for him to wake up.
Xiao Gengwu said dismissively, "I'll go get the car, you can jump over here yourself!"
He Jiale: "......" Bro, I said I can jump, are you really letting me jump over here? This is seriously dangerous!
He Jiale followed Xiao Gengwu to the room he had requested, and was surprised to see several people helping out: "Brother Xiao, aren't you doing this alone?"
"I did all the work myself. They all did things according to my instructions. They were like my hands and feet!"
He Jiale instantly understood. Xiao Gengwu was the commander, and they were all doing things according to Brother Xiao's orders. After watching for a while, He Jiale immediately realized that these people were no ordinary people either.
"Are these people also researchers?" He Jiale asked Xiao Gengwu in a low voice.
Xiao Gengwu nodded: "I guess so. Anyway, this time we helped the military develop more cost-effective bulletproof tools. After we finished, they will take over the work."
"It would be better to just let them join, then we won't have to worry about the rest!"
"Brother Xiao, you gave this technology to the military?"
"Yes, they need this more, so consider it my contribution to the country."
"Don't you want some benefits?"
"Benefits? Of course there are. I'm not a soldier, so I'll ask them to attribute the credit to Uncle Ruan. That would be a benefit too."
He Jiale: "......" Brother Xiao, you really are always trying to please your father-in-law!
He Jiale was right. Xiao Gengwu was very afraid that Ruan Shengpeng would not allow him to be with Yao Tongjia, so of course he would try to please him whenever he had the chance, since money was hard to come by anyway.
He wasn't a soldier, so no matter how many merits he had, they wouldn't go to any real benefit. It would be better if they went to his father-in-law, so that Ruan Shengpeng would have something to brag about.
Ruan Shengpeng was indeed in a great mood. Not only was his wife beautiful and gentle, but his son and daughter were also capable, and he himself had been admitted to a top university. Now, even his future son-in-law was a top talent.
The key point is that this son-in-law is also very generous, taking all the credit for himself, which really makes the senior officers green with envy. Before the meeting even started, someone was already talking about it.
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