"Yuancheng, you're so smart."
"No, there's a method on my phone. I just followed along. I type so slowly, Ying'er praised me too much."
I didn't know how, so I quickly grabbed another book and followed his example. I was able to type some words. It's so nice to have a good husband who can teach me how to learn.
A moment later, the shopkeeper came in. When he saw that Xie Yuancheng could type, his eyes almost popped out of his head.
“My disciple learns very quickly. I won’t teach you these basics today. Let’s get straight to the point.”
The shopkeeper opened the mechanism, and the ground sank in, raising up a large table.
"Master, what is this?"
"This will be your workspace from now on. As long as there are no problems, you can go wherever you want to travel. Even if it's an overseas trip, as long as you can balance work and travel, I won't object."
Xie Yuancheng is truly fortunate to have a master like the shopkeeper. He pressed a switch, and soon the blank table was filled with projected numbers, figures, and text.
Before we could even marvel, the things above began to take on a three-dimensional form, as if they were alive. The whole room was filled with the sounds of machines operating. I tapped a bird that flew over, and it actually flew right past my fingertip.
"Shopkeeper, how were these made? It's amazing!"
"These are all made using microelectronics and intelligent imaging technology. Although they look very similar, you can tell they are not real after looking at them for a while."
I nodded. These were things I had never seen before. During the three years I worked as Ji Shuang, I was mostly away from home. Although I didn't have much to do, I didn't think about learning about these things at the time.
The shopkeeper opened a small box, and some thin steel pieces floated out from the facade. They wrapped around his arm and took on different shapes.
"This is an electric steel. It can be transformed into many different shapes. It won't change shape when there's no electricity, but it can still do some simple things." The shopkeeper handed the box to Xie Yuancheng. "Consider this a small gift between us, master and apprentice. Take this back to Dazhao. It can be used even without electricity. Hopefully, it will be of some help in the future."
"Thank you, Master."
Xie Yuancheng placed the box on the ordinary table and began to learn from the shopkeeper. Seeing his serious expression, I could only sit aside and listen to what they were saying.
These things are very simple to operate, but the person overseeing them must be trustworthy, because if greed takes hold, the entire system might be ruined. I know Xie Yuancheng's character best. He's just a bit domineering, stingy, and cunning, but in other aspects, he's absolutely outstanding. Otherwise, with his methods, how could he attract so many people willing to risk their lives for him?
I learned a little, but compared to Xie Yuancheng, I was just going through the motions.
"Ying'er, you can look at these images. I'll adjust the rest."
"Did you remember everything the shopkeeper said?"
"No, I remembered a few key points. He said this is just a test system, and it will be officially deployed to every corner the day after tomorrow. You will be able to see it in various parts of the 2020 world then. Also, he said that no matter what kind of transaction the other party is conducting, we should not alert them and we need to record every single thing that flashes."
"Sigh, I'm the main character, but you've stolen all the spotlight."
I leaned back on the sofa, still hoping to turn my life around and have a winning streak. But Xie Yuancheng learned all this in just one day and already looks pretty good. My day of success seems a long way off.
"Ying'er~" He also leaned closer to me: "I am yours, you can have anything I have, don't sigh."
"snort."
I'm still unhappy. He actually said he'd order takeout for me, and this time he wouldn't care even if the food wasn't good for my health.
"Yuancheng, are you telling the truth? Don't scold me later."
"Of course, I can find anything you want, Madam."
"Then I want to go out and play."
I deliberately gave him a difficult task, but to my surprise, Xie Yuancheng agreed: "Master said that I will use the workbench for the first month, and if anything happens, an alarm will be triggered quickly. But in the future, I will work hard to earn money and take you out to play."
"You make money?" Although my man is good-looking and capable in every way, we only arrived in 2020. It would be a miracle if he made any money. We're not in the Great Zhao Dynasty where he can just give orders and have many people handing over money to him.
"Ying'er, you don't trust me at all. You've really hurt my feelings." He rested his face on the pillow, looking aggrieved.
"Yuncheng~Chengcheng~My little Cheng'er, it was my fault, don't be sad."
Even though I know he's faking it, it's still fun to tease him occasionally, and his true nature is soon revealed.
"Tell me, am I, your man, capable of earning money to support you?"
"Of course."
He always repeats these petty things over and over again, so of course I have to go along with him, otherwise he'll get angry and won't let it go.
The next day, as soon as I woke up, I saw Xie Yuancheng sitting in the center of his workbench, typing rhythmically on the keyboard, facing all the data. My stomach was still upset from eating some fried and grilled food last night, and I had to get up in the middle of the night; he probably hadn't slept well either. Now he could start preparing for work.
"Yuancheng~" I leaned against him from behind, wrapped my arms around his waist. This guy, no matter how much he eats, he doesn't gain weight. Luckily, he's a little bit more fleshy than when I gave birth to Yu'er, otherwise, leaning against him would make my bones ache.
"Ying'er, go play somewhere else now. I'm connecting with Master." His hand kept moving, and numbers and symbols kept appearing on it. Just looking at it gave me a headache.
"But I want to go with you too."
"Don't worry, it's not time yet. Ying'er will definitely be able to help in the future."
I saw he was really busy, with both red and green lights on either side, so I left. First, he washed himself until he smelled wonderful, then he examined the face and body powders, as well as cosmetics he had seen before but never bothered to buy.
These things smell so good, I wonder what they added. Bizhu and I learned makeup when we were in Linyang, so I took those things and followed the steps Bizhu told me. There were lots of bottles and jars on them, but luckily we had the same handwriting. I looked at the instructions and started to apply the makeup.
But as soon as I applied two things, my face felt burning. I quickly washed it off and looked in the mirror; my face was all red. I rushed downstairs to find Xie Yuancheng and asked him to check if I was disfigured.
If he doesn't look good, we'll look so mismatched standing together.
"Ying'er, don't move, let me take a look." The light that was just now was all colorful, but now it's all light blue, and it looks much better.
"The things you and the shopkeeper did."
"It just ended, and Ying'er is the oldest now."
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