Chapter 127
The freshmen military training ended amidst much discussion, and with Caolecia's outstanding performance, everyone realized the status of the Mechanical Engineering Department within the college.
Kai, who won first place, was still not satisfied and went to the Engineering Academy to find Feng Ran and challenge her to a duel. Everyone thought there would be a good show, but before the onlookers could rush over, Feng Ran ended the battle in one minute.
Feng Ran was in a bad mood because he had bumped into Qiers in the corridor, and his true nature was revealed: "Your father and his colleagues have sent me a lot of trash before, and I haven't settled accounts with them yet. Are you asking me to pay for my father's debts?"
More than his instant defeat in a one-on-one fight, Kai now regrets his foolish decision to come to Feng Ran. He knew his father, that gift merchant, would cause trouble sooner or later. He said in a rather miserable tone, "Sister, I was wrong. My dad has sent me and my mom a lot of trash, which made my mom so angry that we separated. I'll definitely scold him when I go home!"
After being instantly defeated, he desperately begged for an apology. The once arrogant persona of the freshman champion was shattered. No one felt sorry for him; everyone believed that Feng Ran was the uncrowned king of this year.
The uncrowned king had no interest in making things difficult for the little brat, so he let him go and ignored the little incident.
Poor Kai, because he had a useless father, was not only out of the seniority of Feng Ran, but because he was instantly defeated, rumors began to circulate on the school forum that Feng Ran had taken him in as a follower.
After classes officially started, Feng Ran picked and chose among the various courses offered by the academy. He would attend every class of teachers and courses that interested him, and he would go to Professor Fei Lie's equipment room to slack off when he wasn't interested.
Ferre was the second most miserable elective teacher after their class advisor, Li Xu. In addition to teaching advanced material that students couldn't understand and having a very high failure rate, he also had a terrible temper. He would often have a sour face during class, which could scare half of the students to tears. As a result, no one dared to approach his equipment room.
But there's nothing Feng Ran wouldn't dare to do. She's one of the very few who took Ferre's class without being scolded to tears. She can even occasionally grab an academic issue and openly argue with Ferre in class. After the argument, she acts as if nothing happened and continues to use Ferre's equipment room as if it were her own.
Besides Fengran and Ferreira using that equipment room, only Caolecia would occasionally go there to sort out parts taken from the mechanical devices. He applied for a work-study program at the school, and of all the on-campus part-time jobs, the most cost-effective one was being Ferreira's assistant.
Fortunately, Professor Ferre wasn't as irritable and domineering as rumored. Although it was unpleasant to hear him scold you, he wouldn't actually yell unless you made a mistake. He would just observe your actions and let out a clearly defined chuckle, which often broke many people's defenses. Luckily, Kaolesia was determined enough. After teaching him the basics, he rarely came to the equipment room, telling him to ask Feng Ran if he didn't understand something.
Feng Ran and Kaolecia went to great lengths to drag the wrecked mech from the equipment room next door over.
For Feng Ran, this mecha was very meaningful, as it was the opportunity for her to meet Shen Shiqian for the first time. However, it was in such a bad state that she was wondering whether to make an extreme modification like she did in her previous life or simply disassemble it, pick out the useful parts, and rebuild a new one.
Before she could make a decision, Kaolecia started disassembling it. Ferre paid him by piecework, the more parts he made, the more money he made. Unfortunately, the most valuable parts on the mecha were taken away by a rush of people as soon as the mecha was declared scrapped. The remaining parts had been sitting for too long and were not very useful after being taken apart, so they could only be used for practice.
Since it's already been dismantled, Fengran doesn't have much to think about anymore. In fact, since this is the mecha that Shen Shiqian once piloted, the cockpit was completely pried off and taken away. It's better to build a new one than to use the materials to patch it up.
Kaolecia would only appear in the equipment room when Professor Ferre assigned her work or when she needed to find Feng Ran. At other times, Feng Ran was the only one in the equipment room. She pushed a small cart and picked up a bunch of things from the various laboratory equipment rooms. The next day, when Kaolecia saw them, she thought Professor Ferre had picked them up and almost fainted from fright.
She pieced together a small robot from the things she found to help her. Because the chip material was not good enough to support a system as advanced as Xing Tong's, it could only run a few simplified programs. It looked clumsy but had a lot of brute strength. When Fei Lie saw it, he shamelessly asked if he could make one for him too, but Feng Ran sent him away to collect materials.
Feng Ran brought the robot home, pushed it in front of Shen Shiqian, and looked at him eagerly: "How is it?"
Little Pink appeared carrying the tonic, its beady eyes suggesting a hint of dissatisfaction: "Master, it hasn't been sterilized yet, don't let it get too close to the baby."
The new robot was made from salvaged materials and materials salvaged from discarded mechs. No matter how Fengran designed it, it looked like it had been picked up. Xiaofen didn't care whether the new guy was competing for the job. Anyway, its position was already at the top level in the industry and no amount of replacements could replace it. It just thought that it was dirty and must not have been disinfected when it came in!
The robot couldn't understand Xiaofen's instructions and just stood there blankly.
Shen Shiqian strained to discern some memorable scratches on the metal surface: "You disassembled that mecha in the equipment room?"
Feng Ran nodded frankly: "Yes, is that not allowed?"
She lifted the robot up: "It's not exactly dismantling, it's just been modified like this. We had limited materials. Isn't it cute? You can even keep it company as a pet. Plus, the damage rate is much lower than in its mecha form."
Fengran's definition of a pet has always been a mystery.
Shen Shiqian suddenly remembered that this person was a theorist. The mecha she repaired in her previous life was actually quite extreme in all aspects and would probably be scrapped after only a few uses. It did not meet her ideal pursuit, so she settled for this one, but she settled for too much.
Shen Shiqian didn't deny her: "Well, what can it do?"
Fengran: "It can lift an 80-kilogram iron block! It is also skilled in using various screwdrivers, wrenches, and welding torches, and can even apply machine oil to its own gears!"
Besides being able to withstand weight, the butler robot can also perform other functions. Even the latest model, Little Pink, doesn't need engine oil; it's all charged for its own use.
Shen Shiqian: "Well, but I don't really like electronic pets. We already have enough of those at home."
Feng Ran could guess that Shen Shiqian was definitely not interested. He already had the Spirit Sparrow, so even if Feng Ran really fixed that broken mecha, he might not fly it more often: "Okay, then I'll keep it and take it to school. You can give it a name."
Shen Shiqian glanced at its mottled, welded skin and said, "Hmm, a sparrow?"
Feng Ran thought Shen Shiqian's naming skills weren't very good either: "It can't even fly, yet you named it Sparrow."
Shen Shiqian: "But the sparrows came first, and then the spirit birds came later."
Each of them has its own significance.
Feng Ran was convinced by his explanation: "Then do you like it?"
The carefree days of his youth on campus, the old, clumsy mecha that carried his father's love—even now that it's become like this, he can't bring himself to hate it. What's more, there's the opportunity to meet Feng Ran, which, after many twists and turns, has become a gift to witness his love.
Shen Shiqian: "I like it. The low damage rate is also good. After the babies are born, I can accompany them as they grow up. It's very meaningful."
Feng Ran tossed the sparrow to Xiao Fen to disinfect it, then leaned closer to Shen Shiqian's increasingly large belly: "Xingxing, Yueyue, do you like the gifts Mommy gave you?"
Shen Shiqian's expression became slightly complicated for a moment: "Well, they said they like it."
Feng Ran rubbed his belly with a mix of helplessness and amusement: "I can feel it." Then he turned to the little brat and lectured him, "You don't need to answer so enthusiastically. Kick less hard, or Daddy will get angry and abandon you."
Shen Shiqian: "I would never abandon them."
Feng Ran: "Hmph, that's not up to you. Once the little one is born, I'm going to have Xing Tong Group send a full team of postpartum nannies and babysitters to take care of the baby. And you have to make up for it to me wholeheartedly. You have to make up for the honeymoon that they owe us."
Shen Shiqian: "What if we end up with another pair of twins, a boy and a girl?"
Feng Ran tilted his head to look at him, his eyes full of cunning: "Then what should we do? Will the Marshal give birth to it?"
Shen Shiqian, his mouth dry, picked up the tonic that Xiaofen had placed on the table and drank it down in silence.
After watching for a while, Feng Ran pounced on him: "What's something good to drink? Let me try some too."
She had tasted the sweetness and even brought tears to Shen Shiqian's eyes. Hmm, the two of them had become somewhat perverse in their tastes after being together for so long. Feng Ran tasted those tears again; they were salty, not as good as breast milk.
Shen Shiqian: "If you like, I'll have your baby."
This person can be incredibly serious at times.
Feng Ran: "Why have so many children? They're too much trouble to take care of. You'll be crying when Aphrodite has to carry one of them each."
That's true. These two have been talking about wanting to be the father-in-law and godmother for a long time. Once the baby is born, they'll probably come over to take a look every now and then, and might even steal the child away.
Feng Ran leaned closer and licked his lips: "If you like having children, I can make you fake pregnant every day."
Her words stirred up many bittersweet memories for Shen Shiqian. Some of these memories were even incomplete during the recording process, with many fragments automatically lost, leaving only the fear at the time and the bewilderment afterward.
Shen Shiqian: "People will die."
It's still a shameful way to die.
The two cuddled for a while until it got dark. Xing Tong came home from get off work on time. She was in high spirits because she had fired a lot of remnants of the parliament. Ignoring the couple who were still clinging to each other, she grabbed a sparrow by the roadside and wanted to take it into the laboratory to replace some good parts. Such physical conditions were too hard for their family. She couldn't bear to see others suffer.
The wind blew out a reminder: "Don't change it too drastically."
Xing Tong: "Okay."
Modifying basic parts makes them no longer basic.
The next day, when Feng Ran brought Sparrow to school, almost every teacher and student in the engineering college showed the same eager expression when they saw the little robot behind her.
Ferre went outside to collect trash and came back to see the brand-new robot. He felt like the sky had fallen.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
