Chapter 662: Chapter 662: Smart City
After washing his face with cold water, Mo Jingchun stepped out of the bedroom and immediately saw Candy sleeping on the sofa.
She was covered with Xia Xiaomin’s coat.
"This kid, why sleep here instead of in the room."
Fortunately, Xia Xiaomin came to work early and covered Candy with the coat, otherwise, she might catch a cold. Then she would be complaining about not wanting injections or medicine.
Feeling the temperature in the office, Mo Jingchun knew that Zero had increased the indoor temperature after Candy fell asleep.
Seeing the little one still sleeping soundly, Mo Jingchun and Xia Xiaomin walked lightly on purpose.
Unlike the torrential rain in the morning, the temperature returned to thirty-eight or nine degrees in the afternoon after the rain cleared, and the ground temperature exceeded forty degrees.
The dazzling sunlight poured down on the earth, and most of the rainwater from the morning had evaporated. Under the scorching sun, there were few pedestrians on the road.
Candy licked her lips; she was awoken by the heat.
Upon waking up, she saw Xia’s clothes covering her, looked around the office, and didn’t see her brother’s figure, wondering where he had gone again.
Candy thought he might have gone to that uninteresting number two laboratory building again.
Pushing aside Bun, who was snoring beside her, Candy got off the sofa and returned the clothes to Xia.
"Thank you, Xia."
Xia Xiaomin pinched Candy’s freshly woken, rosy cheeks and smiled, "No problem."
"The boss went to the number two lab building. If you’re going, remember to take a parasol."
"I’m not going; it’s totally uninteresting there. The uncles and aunties there are always arguing."
Candy thought, what’s there to see, especially when it’s so hot outside.
Xia Xiaomin chuckled, having heard that the aerospace research lab personnel often debated over issues even during meals.
Because of this, the research progress over there has always been staggering.
Ring-ring... ring-ring...
The red phone on the office desk rang, and Xia Xiaomin glanced at the caller ID before promptly answering it.
She remembered that number; it was from the county office.
"Hello?"
"Hello, Secretary Xia..."
"Alright, I’ll relay the message to the boss as soon as he returns."
After hanging up, Xia Xiaomin was deep in thought.
Building the world’s first smart holographic city—it takes courage. The county leadership is certainly daring.
However, considering the taxes that Candy Technology pays annually, while it might be difficult to achieve smart city status in a big city, it could be possible for a small county town.
The key is that Candy Technology also needs to invest a lot of manpower and financial resources.
As it was nearing the end of work, Mo Jingchun walked in holding a parasol. Amused, Candy glanced at him before looking away.
Seeing Xia Xiaomin trailing behind, Mo Jingchun sat down and curiously asked, "Is something up?"
"Boss, the county office called at 3:10 in the afternoon."
Mo Jingchun listened without interrupting; a call from the county office must be for a reason, and he would know once Xia Xiaomin finished speaking.
"The county said they want to collaborate with Candy Technology to build the world’s first fully intelligent holographic city around Huo County."
After hearing Xia Xiaomin’s report, Mo Jingchun twitched the corner of his mouth, realizing that since Candy Technology settled in Huo County, the leadership’s ambitions have been growing bigger.
Not to mention, all the villages in the vicinity have been connected by four-lane tourist roads.
Now, going even further, they want to create a smart city and incorporate the fresh-off-the-press holographic technology.
In one word, they are wealthy. After all, as a local enterprise in Huo County, Candy Technology’s annual tax contributions are immensely impressive.
The former leading company in Huo County has long been left behind by Candy Technology.
However, once Huo County achieves smart city status, the benefits will be obvious.
For the county, it will undoubtedly attract more high-tech enterprises and skilled talent. Meanwhile, for Mo Jingchun, the biggest advantage will be significantly enhanced security once the smart upgrade is complete.
By then, if any criminals tried anything, Zero lurking in the network would likely catch them before they could act.
Nevertheless, implementing such a project won’t be easy, as it’s a massive undertaking.
After serious consideration, Mo Jingchun thought it might be worthwhile. He even considered suggesting the county establish a university to continuously provide talent for the small county town.
"I’ll be going to Jing City the day after tomorrow. Ask the county leaders if they are available tomorrow for a meeting."
"Understood, boss."
Xia Xiaomin never wasted time. Right in front of the boss, she dialed the phone.
......
Without Xia Xiaomin needing to speak, Mo Jingchun already heard the phone conversation.
"Tomorrow, you and Old Xu will accompany me to the county office."
"I want to go too!" Candy, sitting on the sofa with her ears perked up, eagerly raised her hand and shouted upon hearing this.
Mo Jingchun glanced at her and calmly said, "Why would you go? You stay at the company with your sister. I’ll be back in just a few hours."
Bringing Candy to such a formal occasion felt a bit inappropriate, unlike meetings held in the company, where it was his turf.
The next morning, Candy watched as her brother, Xia, and the others drove out of the park.
Standing behind Candy, Feiyan could clearly feel the aura of resentment emanating from Candy.
"If they won’t take me to play, then I won’t play with my future niece. Hmph!"
Upon hearing Candy’s mutterings, Feiyan couldn’t help but smile.
The boss’s child isn’t even conceived yet; no one knows if it’s a boy or a girl, and here this little one is already getting worked up over a future niece.
Kids these days are indeed getting smarter and harder to trick.
"Come on, Little Grey, let’s go grab some snacks!"
"I’ll treat you to a sausage later."
"Woof woof!"
"Hmph, you greedy little fellow, wanting two sausages now!"
"I regret teaching you how to count."
Little Grey grinned, wagging his tail happily, nodding his head side to side.
At this moment, Little Grey realized the value of learning; his master was spot on.
Feiyan, watching from behind, was astonished. She had no idea Candy had taught Little Grey to count. This kid surely wasn’t picking this up from watching too many short videos, right?
What’s more, astonishingly, it seemed that darn Little Grey had actually learned.
Seeing Candy nonchalantly take her purse, Zhou Yaling knew the kid was preparing to raid the snacks again while her brother was away.
Zhou Yaling glanced over and casually said, "Bring me a Tea Pi, oolong flavor."
"Alright!" Candy nodded confidently.
