Tech Dominator Starts with Raising Kids

Chapter 673: Chapter 673: The Price of the Cicadas’ Song

In the end, Mo Jingchun still managed to get half a bowl of rich chicken soup. It showed that the little guy still cared about him.

Mo Jingchun enjoyed drinking the soup with a satisfied look, but Zhou Yaling wasn’t envious at all. Just by glancing at the color of the soup, Zhou Yaling was absolutely convinced that one bowl could make you gain a few pounds.

For the little guy, drinking a lot is not a big deal. After all, he’s still growing and needs a lot of nutrients.

For girls, being a bit taller is still better.

The group had finished eating, and now Xu Pengfei and Li Wanning arrived quite late.

"Wanning, we’re heading off first." Candy waved and smiled, looking at Li Wanning who showed no signs of pregnancy yet.

"Bye-bye~"

Ever since she got pregnant, everyone noticed that Li Wanning’s personality had become a lot gentler, and it was quite a noticeable change.

After drinking the chicken soup, Candy seemed to forget about her schedule temporarily and gave Bun a heartfelt hug back at the office.

And then...

"Little Grey, I brought back a chicken carcass for you, come eat."

Mo Jingchun, who was about to take a break, glanced over and didn’t know what to say for a moment. Fortunately, Little Grey, being a true village dog, wasn’t picky even with leftovers. Little Grey wagged its tail and ate happily.

For Little Grey, monotonous dog food was obviously no match for grains and meats in terms of flavor.

"I’m going to take a nap. Candy, do you want to take a nap?"

Sitting on the ground watching Little Grey eat excitedly, Candy looked up at her brother and said, "I’ll join you in a bit."

In the past few years, Candy had developed a habit of taking a nap every day. If she didn’t nap at noon, there was no guarantee she’d have any energy in the afternoon, except when going out to play.

Mo Jingchun had no idea when the little guy crawled into bed. Ever since they started sleeping separately, Mo Jingchun had been a heavy sleeper, hardly disturbed by ordinary noises.

He gently lifted the blanket and tiptoed out of the bedroom, taking extra care to close the soundproof door behind him.

"Boss."

"Hmm, Xia, you’ve already arrived."

He poured a glass of warm water and drank it down in one go. With the air conditioning on all the time, he constantly felt thirsty.

"Boss, the second quarter financial report is out, please have a look."

"Leave it on my desk, I’ll check it when I have time."

Xia Xiaomin nodded and placed the company’s second quarter financial report on the boss’s desk, right where he could easily reach it without taking up space.

Sitting in his office chair, Mo Jingchun glanced at the second quarter financial report, showing no expression.

Every cent of the company’s financial income and expenses was under Zero’s monitoring. No one knew the company’s operations better than him, the boss.

Relying on old resources, this year’s second-quarter revenue was very stable, but the expenses had increased significantly.

Over at Anyang, it was undoubtedly a money-eating beast, requiring a large amount of expenditure every day.

A bit past two, Candy, having washed her face with warm water, yawned as she stepped out of the bedroom.

Looking around, she noticed that apart from Bun dozing off in the office, her brother and Xia were nowhere to be seen, not even Little Grey was there.

"Bun, do you know where my brother went?"

"Meow~"

Bun, lying on the sofa, didn’t even lift an eyelid and lazily responded to his little owner.

Years of experience taught Bun that ignoring his little owner would lead to no peace. One meow wouldn’t hurt; it was not worth the trouble otherwise.

Candy pulled out a dust-covered bicycle from the corner, and after searching for a while, she found usable wipes only on her brother’s desk.

After a few minutes, Candy went downstairs with a refreshed bicycle.

"Zero, are you sure my brother is at the No. 2 lab building?"

"Of course, artificial intelligence doesn’t lie."

"Haha, Zero loves to trick kids." Following behind Candy, Feiyan silently looked up at the sky. Today’s sun didn’t seem as scorching as it did in July or August.

With her destination clear, Candy rode her bicycle. However, as she passed under the osmanthus tree near the canteen, she braked sharply.

Following Candy’s gaze, Feiyan looked up. Oh wow, two big dogs were up in the osmanthus tree.

Seeing Little Grey and Big Black quietly lurking in the tree, Candy scratched her head in confusion.

Were they planning to give passersby a big surprise? If two big dogs suddenly fell from the sky, anyone would definitely get a fright.

Quickly, Candy noticed something was amiss.

It seemed like Big Black and Little Grey were hunting, as both of them were staring intently at a cicada in the tree!

The cicada was chirping energetically, completely unaware that two top predators had set their eyes on it, weighing no more than an ounce.

Candy thought these two were probably just having fun rather than truly after that little bit of meat.

Or perhaps Little Grey and Big Black were just annoyed by the cicada while napping under the tree.

Under the shade, Candy watched the scene with interest, staying completely silent, and signaled Feiyan with a shush gesture to keep quiet too.

Candy searched her pockets, regretting not having a phone on hand. Otherwise, she could have recorded a video that would surely go viral.

The two didn’t keep the group’s darling waiting long. At a certain moment, Big Black made a move, followed closely by Little Grey.

In the blink of an eye, Candy heard the urgent sound of cicada chirping.

The next moment, Big Black elegantly turned around and landed on all fours.

However, in the next instant, Big Black went down to the ground. Little Grey, who followed shortly, fell right on top of Big Black.

If not for the cicada in its mouth, Big Black would have definitely started grumbling.

Failing to catch a cicada and becoming a burden—such a nuisance.

Watching Big Black bring over the cicada, Candy took a step back, pushing her bike.

Waving her little hands and shaking her head vigorously, she said, "No need, no need, Big Black, you keep it."

"I’m off now."

As soon as she finished speaking, Candy promptly hopped on her bike and left.

Inside the hall of the No. 2 lab building, only a few White service robots were around. Feiyan casually chose a sofa and sat down.

After a short while, one White brought over a cup of plain water.

No doubt, when it comes to perks, the outside world looks at Candy Technology, while internally, the employees all look at the R&D staff.

White serving as service robots were exclusive to the lab building.

Feiyan didn’t mind not having access above the first floor, finding joy in her situation.

Of course, if she were a bit idealistic, Feiyan dared say, the moment she attempted to breach the upper floors, these Whites, initially serving her, would surely start swinging punches at her.