Chapter 663: Chapter 663: Halted
Holding a handbag that’s comically disproportionate to her height in one hand, and a dog leash in the other, Candy roamed each floor of the office building with clear intent.
The employees watched Candy and Little Grey hunt for snacks, but no one was surprised—it wasn’t the first time, after all.
Besides, no one dared to say anything, nor had any reason to, since the whole company belonged to her family, not to mention the snacks were free.
After eating a sausage, Little Grey felt rejuvenated and wagged his tail enthusiastically.
Strolling was its expertise, after all.
"Let’s go, next stop."
Candy casually picked up the sausage wrapper from the ground and tossed it into the trash bin, leading Little Grey to the next floor.
More accurately, it was Little Grey running ahead pulling Candy along.
In less than half an hour, Candy returned to the 26th floor with a full load.
By this time, Candy had untied Little Grey’s leash and was struggling to carry the bag with both hands.
As she walked, Candy muttered softly, "I should have brought a bottle of Tea Pi for my sister—how did taking four extra bottles make it so much heavier."
Just then, Zhou Yaling came out of the restroom and saw her beloved bag carrying a weight it shouldn’t have been and ran over with distress.
Seeing her, Candy immediately beamed with pride, smiling brightly as she reported her success.
"Sister, I brought you five bottles of Tea Pi, all oolong flavored. I searched three coolers to find that many."
Standing behind Candy, Feiyan turned her head, unable to meet Zhou Yaling’s shocked eyes directly.
"Why did you take so many?"
Hearing this, Candy’s eyebrows twitched repeatedly, laughing as she said, "It’s not too many; it’s all my love for you, sister."
"I..."
At a loss for words, Zhou Yaling didn’t know what to say for a moment.
"Alright, I understand it’s all your deep love." Seeing the bag was undamaged, Zhou Yaling didn’t want to say more.
The little creature didn’t know, but Zhou Yaling was well aware that the handbag her brother gave her for her birthday was worth several tens of thousands. She was truly shocked when she first heard about it from a colleague.
After the ’loot-sharing’ ceremony, Candy carried a load of snacks back to her brother’s office. Sitting on the sofa, one person, one cat, one dog, and a tablet enjoyed their snacks together, having a great time.
Elsewhere, in the simple yet solemn conference room, the center featured a large conference table with rectangular sides and rounded ends, and a bright red national flag hung on the wall.
At this moment, the sides of the conference table were filled with people.
Sitting in the conference room, Mo Jingchun and two others mostly listened.
Only when it came to the technical feasibility did Mo Jingchun speak up.
The general direction had already been set: Go for it!
When discussing the potential income from the smart city, Mo Jingchun chose to remain silent.
Be it holographic projection ads or various smart convenience services, they would bring in revenue, possibly significant revenue, but compared to Candy Technology, the money-making beast, they were small fry.
Mo Jingchun didn’t need to speak—Candy Technology’s share wouldn’t diminish, so there was no need to ask for more.
By the end of the morning, Xia Xiaomin had used her computer to take 10 pages of meeting notes, covering every aspect of the city.
In a nutshell, Candy Technology was to provide software technical support and create a smart brain for the entire smart city to handle vast amounts of data.
Mo Jingchun’s first thought was that the second-generation ternary computer in their lab could now be profitable.
At noon, the county hosted a meal for all parties involved.
On the way back, Xu Pengfei said with a smile, "Boss, once the smart city is complete, those first-tier big cities should follow suit."
"It’s possible, but not certain."
"First-tier big cities have much larger areas; they’re not like Huo County, which is just a small county."
As he spoke, Mo Jingchun asked, "For this smart city project, do you have a suitable candidate for our project’s overall responsibility?"
In Mo Jingchun’s mind, the most suitable candidate was Su Wenyan; in the entire company, Su Wenyan interacted the most with officials, but unfortunately, Su Wenyan was tied up in Anyang.
Xu Pengfei pondered for a moment and didn’t immediately recommend anyone.
"Boss, let me think about it, and I’ll give you an answer this afternoon."
"Alright."
As the saying goes, plans can’t keep up with changes. After his nap, Mo Jingchun just walked out of the bedroom to see Xia Xiaomin approaching with a slightly strange expression.
"Boss."
Mo Jingchun frowned, "What happened?"
Xia Xiaomin nodded and said, "Half an hour ago, while you were napping, the county office called."
"The smart city project has been halted by the higher-ups."
Mo Jingchun was momentarily taken aback; such an occurrence was truly unexpected for him. Why was it suddenly halted?
"The province?"
Xia Xiaomin shook her head, eyes full of confusion, "Jing City."
"The order came directly from the top."
Mo Jingchun was thoughtful, with some speculation in his mind, but he kept quiet. After all, the ticketing issue was a national top secret, and very few people knew about it.
"I see, you go ahead with your work."
Sitting in the office chair, Mo Jingchun furrowed his brows, contemplating whether to be bolder and release more technology.
Leaving other matters aside, the space plane alone involved 17 new materials. What Mo Jingchun was more eager to know was what disaster the higher-ups had discovered.
The so-called tickets, were they genuinely ship tickets, spaceship tickets, or maybe shelter tickets?
This was crucial for Mo Jingchun’s next developmental direction.
But one thing was certain: developing space planes couldn’t go wrong. Mo Jingchun even had a bold guess that the refuge might be on the Moon because this assumption best fit the current data analysis.
Tickets, large space stations, Moon Base!
Just then, Candy yawned, came out of the bedroom barefoot with disheveled hair, hugging a plush doll.
"Brother, comb my hair."
"Coming."
In front of the mirror, Candy looked at the ponytail her brother had made and let out a deep sigh.
There was no choice; her brother could only do a ponytail and nothing else.
Seeing her brother was lost in thought again, Candy pouted, took the comb, and walked out of the bedroom alone.
Asking her brother to comb her hair wasn’t as reliable as going to her sister; even at such times, he could daydream. Who knows what her brother was thinking about.
On this side, Zhou Yaling saw Candy holding a peach wood comb and didn’t need to ask to know what Candy wanted her to do.
"Where’s your brother?"
Standing in Zhou Yaling’s embrace, Candy rolled her eyes, "Just daydreaming in the bedroom; who knows what he’s thinking about."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yaling playfully tapped Candy’s nose and said with a smile, "It must be something very important; your brother’s quite the smart one."
