Chapter 88: Chapter 88: First Birthday Portrait and Family Photo

“Please come in.”

After the three people entered the room, they each set down their gifts.

Mo Jingchun put down his sister, Candy, and let the little one hold onto the sofa while he ran to the kitchen to pour some tea.

Zhang Aijun and Qin Yuzhu were seeing the little one stand for the first time. Looking at the little one who was raising her head and staring at them with a confused look, Qin Yuzhu couldn’t help but reach out to touch the adorable little face.

Before Qin Yuzhu’s hand could touch the little face, the little one stretched out her hand to block it.

“Oh my, she even knows how to dodge.”

Qin Yuzhu, who had kids of her own, deeply understood that this was the cutest stage for children, because once they grow a little older, their hyperactivity could easily make your blood pressure rise.

It’s no exaggeration to say that even cats and dogs would disdain a child who runs all over the place.

Chen Xihe took a sip of hot tea, amiably said, “Xiaochun, let’s do the ’Grab the Zhou’ ceremony for Candy first. This old geezer loves to see kids do this ceremony. I’m very curious to see what she is most interested in.”

Mo Jingchun nodded, placed the little one on the red velvet carpet, and those who were originally sitting, including Chen Xihe, all stood up and gathered around.

The tempting aroma of buns was enticing, but the little one only glanced at them and moved on.

Unexpectedly, the little one first picked up a red envelope! Then she stuffed it into Mo Jingchun’s hand.

Academician Chen Xihe, standing nearby, smiled and gave his blessing as the little one picked up the red envelope:

“Grabbing a ’red envelope,’ the baby will have a bright future and prosper step by step.”

Afterwards, with each item the little one picked up, Academician Chen Xihe would offer a blessing.

As for Zhang Aijun and Qin Yuzhu, they could only stand by and applaud.

It seemed like the encouragement from everyone made the little one grab with more zest, laughing heartily.

The baby touched the “weight,” promising a life filled with luck and blessings.

The baby touched the “scale,” ensuring contentment and a better year after year.

The baby looked at the “ruler,” ensuring honesty in dealing with others.

The baby grasped the “book,” promising abundant knowledge and skills.

The baby picked up the “paper and pen,” ensuring top scores in writing and drawing.

The baby held the “shoes and socks,” ensuring big strides on the road to happiness.

The baby touched the “red hat,” promising a bright and nimble mind.

The baby touched the “children’s clothing,” ensuring outstanding character and appearance.

The baby picked up “firewood,” promising an endless flow of wealth.

The baby held the “pine and cypress,” promising health and longevity.

The baby grasped the “scallion,” promising intelligence and competence.

The baby grabbed the “white bun,” ensuring extraordinary skills and abundant fortune.

…

To Mo Jingchun’s surprise, in the end, the little one picked up the official seal and stuffed it into his hand.

Seeing the official seal was obviously real, Qin Yuzhu couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

At that moment, the takeout Mo Jingchun ordered arrived.

Mo Jingchun had already ordered takeout while pouring the tea.

It wasn’t that Mo Jingchun didn’t want to cook; he just hadn’t expected anyone to celebrate Candy’s birthday today and was unprepared, with hardly any groceries in the kitchen.

Mo Jingchun opened the door, and the delivery person habitually said, “Hello sir, your delivery has arrived.”

The delivery person looked up and saw Zhang Aijun in a lieutenant colonel’s uniform inside the house, and his heart started racing uncontrollably.

Fortunately, the delivery person didn’t recognize Academician Chen Xihe; otherwise, his heart might beat even faster.

Without lingering, the delivery person turned around and left.

At the dining table, after tasting some tiger skin chili peppers, Qin Yuzhu asked Mo Jingchun, who was holding Candy, “I heard your Candy Technology is collaborating with Da Jiang?”

Mo Jingchun rolled his eyes, feigning ignorance.

If Qin Yuzhu didn’t know about this, it would be surprising.

“Let this old fellow speak instead.”

“I actually planned to find you yesterday, but considering today was Candy’s birthday, I postponed it until today.”

Academician Chen Xihe put down his chopsticks, speaking in a serious tone, “Do you have any idea how powerful your new sorting algorithm is?”

“Our lab conducted tests using the algorithm you provided, and supercomputers processed data 1.09% faster!”

“To put it more vividly, the new sorting algorithm could theoretically push the internet a year or even two years forward.”

“Your paper, which I have revised, is formidable. If I’m not mistaken, once it’s successfully published in SCI, your next step will be publishing the implementation of the new sorting algorithm.”

“We came here today to ask you not to include the core implementation code of the new sorting algorithm in the paper.”

“They wouldn’t be able to replicate it,” Mo Jingchun shook his head and said.

Without Mo Jingchun’s custom library, even if those people implemented the algorithm based on theory, the results would be unsatisfactory.

The effect would definitely be there, but compared to the original version, there would be a noticeable gap.

After hesitating a bit, Mo Jingchun explained, “Teacher, whether it’s the posture balance algorithm, the encryption algorithm, or the new sorting algorithm, all rely on a custom library I wrote myself.”

Chen Xihe was taken aback for a moment, then nodded in understanding.

“Ahem, according to directives from above, you will be compensated, and considering you’re not short on money, you can propose a reasonable request this time.”

Mo Jingchun thought for quite a while, currently, it seems… maybe… he doesn’t need anything…

This was rather awkward.

Mo Jingchun did want a piece of land to build a company building, but it seemed unnecessary at the moment.

Moreover, Mo Jingchun hadn’t planned to establish the company in Jing City.

Jing City is undoubtedly great, but it doesn’t suit Candy Technology.

Conversely, the provincial capital of Luzhou seemed perfect.

“Well, I can’t think of anything at the moment. Can I owe it for now?”

Qin Yuzhu: …

After finishing the meal, the three of them, Chen Xihe included, left, with the reasonable request remaining unpaid under Qin Yuzhu’s wistful gaze.

Academician Chen Xihe didn’t stay at the opposite place but left with Zhang Aijun and the others.

It seems that Academician Chen Xihe must be quite busy lately.

What Mo Jingchun didn’t know was that he was spot-on.

At an unknown location, a silver robot was speeding over obstacles…

Candy’s birthday cake ended up entirely in Mo Jingchun’s stomach, while the little one could only watch enviously.

The next day, taking advantage of a free afternoon, Mo Jingchun took Candy to the photo studio.

One year old, of course, a birthday photo needed to be taken for memorabilia.

As the little one grows up, there would be a photo to point to and say to Candy, “Look, this was you when you were little.”

The handsome guy at the photo studio, upon learning that Mo Jingchun had come to have a first birthday photo taken for the baby, patted his chest and guaranteed no problem.

Got to say, the guy’s photography skills were indeed impressive.

The little one’s photos turned out very nice and incredibly adorable.

“Want to take a few photos together?”

Mo Jingchun was a bit taken aback, of course, they should!

Suddenly, Mo Jingchun noticed the rows of family photos on the wall and said to the guy, “Could you prepare two chairs?”

“Of course, no problem.”

Chairs are a simple request, easily fulfilled.

However, when it came time to take the photo, it was the guy’s turn to be dumbfounded.

Mo Jingchun, holding Candy, stood behind the two chairs and said to the guy:

“Okay, take the photo.”

With a click, this moment was eternally captured.

As a family, there’s an opportunity to take a family photo every year. Mo Jingchun’s biggest regret was not having a single family photo at home.

Not a single one.

PS: Special thanks to Armor System and Falling Raindrops for their support.

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