Chapter 121: Educated Youth Who Abandoned His Wife and Child – 53

“Alright then. This time, give me more manpower. We’re short-handed. Also, approve another regular helicopter for me. I’ll take them to study it.”

“Okay, okay, whatever you say.” Dean Qiu stood up and hurried off to report, his voice still trailing off in the distance, “Xiuyan, you must be exhausted—go get some rest!”

No matter how urgent the situation, Dean Qiu never failed to worry about that precious brain of Shen Xiuyan’s overheating.

Fortunately, this was the limitless brain of a human, not a computer. Burning out wasn’t so easy.

After hearing Dean Qiu’s report, the top leader fell into a deathly silence on the other end of the line.

No one could believe such an absurd thing had really happened.

After a moment of suffocating stillness, the leader finally spoke. “Is… is it real?”

Dean Qiu replied with firm certainty, “It’s real. The blueprint is still in my office.”

The top leader let out a sigh of relief. “It’s just a blueprint. There will be all kinds of problems during actual implementation—it’s not as easy as you think.”

Dean Qiu, expressionless, replied, “As far as I know, Shen Xiuyan is not the type to fight battles he’s not confident in. If he says there’s no problem, then there’s no problem…”

The top leader: “!!!”

“Then what are you waiting for? Why aren’t you assigning people to start R&D with him?”

“Yes!” Dean Qiu said solemnly. “He just said he needs a helicopter to start studying with the others.”

“Doesn’t your institute have a scrapped one? Isn’t that enough?”

Dean Qiu made his case, “I heard you just imported a new model from Country M. Let’s use that one—there’s bound to be a difference from what we already have.”

The top leader retorted, “You old fox, always eyeing the best stuff. That helicopter took so much effort to acquire—we haven’t even test flown it yet, and now you want to take it?”

Dean Qiu said, “Helicopter in exchange for a fighter jet—worth it or not?”

“Worth it, worth it. But are you sure this will work?”

Dean Qiu replied, “We’ve got to try. Even a sliver of hope is worth it. We’ve been suppressed for too long. If this research succeeds, the situation could change.”

The top leader gritted his teeth. “Fine. I’ll have someone deliver it to you right away.”

Dean Qiu beamed, “That’s more like it.”

“Go, go, go~”

Satisfied at last, Dean Qiu said, “I’m hanging up then.”

The top leader listened to the busy tone on the other end, shaking his head helplessly yet with excitement.
At this moment, Brigade Leader Su and Liu Yanyun were at home, overwhelmed with anxiety.

Why were government leaders suddenly showing up at their door…?

Brigade Leader Su nervously poured a glass of water for the official in front of him. “Please have some water.”

“It’s alright, no need to fuss.” The official kindly motioned for them to sit. “I’m here on a mission today. Here, keep this safe.”

“What is it?”

Brigade Leader Su took the small, delicate, strange object from the official, looking puzzled.

The official smiled as he introduced it, “This is a newly developed mobile phone, not yet released. You know those big clunky phones? It’s like that—used to make calls.”

“Huh?” Brigade Leader Su was stunned. You could make calls with this tiny thing?

Since it was comparable to one of those big mobile phones, this little device must be expensive. Why were they being given one out of nowhere?

Fearing he might break it, he quickly placed it on the table.

Liu Yanyun, wiping the cold sweat from her brow, waved her hands in panic. “There must be a mistake. Why give us something so valuable?”

The official was surprised. “You mean you don’t know? Your son-in-law developed this. He specifically asked for the two of you to be the first to use it.”

The couple sat frozen in shock. Their son-in-law… developed it?

But… didn’t he just go off to university?

What on earth did he study in one year…

How did he end up doing cutting-edge research…?

“Here, let me show you. Press this, then this, and you’ll be connected to your daughter’s phone.”

After explaining the steps, the official saw how the two of them were shaking like leaves and tactfully left them to digest the news.

“I’ll take my leave now. Just contact the others directly. They’ll explain it better than I can.”

“Of course, let me walk you out.”

The official waved them off with a smile. “No need. You should make the call first. They’re probably waiting on the other end.”

People who reach his position are no fools. In his eyes, this unremarkable couple was bound to soar in the future.

With a son-in-law like that—one who still thought about them—the tables would soon turn. Who would be honoring whom in the days to come? For now, he had to make a good impression.

Ah, some people really were born lucky. They randomly picked an educated youth from the countryside to be their son-in-law, and he turned out to be this capable.

Since Brigade Leader Su was preoccupied, he didn’t bother with formalities.

He turned back and followed the steps he’d just learned, dialing the number. The dial tone sounded just like the county office’s phone.

Holding his breath, he waited. After a few rings, someone answered.

A familiar and joyful voice came through. “Dad?”

“It’s me.” Brigade Leader Su was stunned. This tiny phone wasn’t connected to anything, and yet he could hear someone thousands of miles away.

He composed himself and asked what was going on.

Su Mingyue then told them about Shen Xiuyan’s incredible feats after arriving in City B.

She hadn’t dared write about it in a letter before, afraid someone might intercept it and leak information that could harm Shen Xiuyan. But now that they had a phone, she could speak freely.

Brigade Leader Su finally realized that even though his son-in-law hadn’t graduated yet, he was already eating “imperial rice”—a civil servant.

And once their daughter graduated, she’d have a spot at the table too…

The couple was overwhelmed with excitement.

How did they get such an amazing son-in-law?

Su Mingyue cheered, “Mom, Dad, now you can contact me anytime~”

“Great! So just pressing this button is all it takes?” Brigade Leader Su confirmed again, still in disbelief.

Su Mingyue said, “Yup, just don’t forget to charge it.”

Brigade Leader Su: “……”

Oh, his silly daughter. She just threw him a new problem.

“Sweetheart… did you forget? Our village still doesn’t have electricity…”

“Ah, right.” Su Mingyue finally realized, then her voice faded slightly as she seemed to speak to someone nearby. “Brother Xiuyan, the village doesn’t have power yet…”

Shen Xiuyan smacked his forehead. He really had forgotten that.

He took the phone and awkwardly said, “Dad, you’ll have to make a trip to the county to charge it for now. I’ll figure something out later.”

“Ah, okay.” As for what “figure something out” meant, Brigade Leader Su didn’t dare ask.

He could tell now—his son-in-law was destined for greatness.

His silly daughter must’ve been blessed with dumb luck to lock him down early. If it had been now, she probably wouldn’t even have had the chance to meet someone like him.

No one knows what kind of dumb luck his daughter stumbled into…