Tech Dominator Starts with Raising Kids

Chapter 678: Chapter 678: Pulling a Donkey!

They all say Candy Technology is mysterious. I didn’t think much of it before, but now that I’ve experienced it firsthand, it really does seem that way.

Just the way Mr. Mo’s secretary goes about things gives off a mysterious vibe.

"Ahem, Secretary Xia, does no one in your company talk when they answer the phone?"

Xia Xiaomin looked at Principal Wang in surprise and said matter-of-factly, "Artificial intelligence knows what to do, isn’t that enough? Why would it need to talk back?"

"Artificial intelligence?"

"Yeah, it’s not a secret. At Candy Technology, a lot of work is done by AI, Zero, replacing human manpower."

"Is it really that reliable?"

"You’ll get used to it."

Thinking of this, Xia Xiaomin couldn’t help but want to complain about her boss.

When Zero first appeared in public view, the boss directly said Zero was an "artificial idiot," and they all believed it.

For a while, the boss and Zero, one man, and one AI, acted the part for quite a long time.

As everyone interacted more with it, the whole company realized how strong the company was in the field of AI.

Zero was not an "artificial idiot" at all, it was clearly quite advanced.

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Early in the morning, Zhou Yaling and Mo Jingchun were puzzled over Candy.

It had been years since either of them had tied a red scarf, and they’d forgotten how.

Seeing her brother and sister looking so perplexed, Candy sighed, "Brother, Sister, are you sure you can do this? How about we head out now, or else we’ll be late for school."

Just then, Zero couldn’t stand it anymore and controlled a White robot to come over.

With White’s hands moving like magic, the red scarf was tied in no time.

"White, you’re amazing." Candy gave a thumbs up, slung on her backpack, and rushed out first.

She was keen to go to school, and nothing could stop her.

"Why does Candy think it’s White?" White spread its hands.

Mo Jingchun glanced at Zero, who had descended onto White, and chuckled, "This shell is White."

After Mo Jingchun and Zhou Yaling also left, "White" tilted its head and blinked.

"Time to build a body. I’ll go apply for funds from the boss later."

"Should it be one hundred million or two hundred million? Such a dilemma."

In the tech park’s parking lot, Xia Xiaomin stood next to the school bus, occasionally checking her watch.

Five minutes later, she saw a car approaching and went to greet them.

"Boss, everything is arranged."

Just stepping out of the car, Mo Jingchun noticed Xia Xiaomin’s slightly swollen eyes, and recalling Zero’s report during his morning run, he said with a smile, "You’ve worked hard."

"Today, I’m giving you the day off. Set aside your work and go have a good sleep first."

This time, Xia Xiaomin didn’t refuse.

She had worked through the night until almost four in the morning, and now she was feeling a bit exhausted.

Mo Jingchun gave Candy, who was curiously watching, a look and said, "Aren’t you going to thank Sister Xia Xia?"

Candy paused, then happily said, "Thank you, Sister Xia Xia."

After speaking, Candy asked quietly, "Sister Xia Xia, so we don’t have to eat that food today?"

Xia Xiaomin smiled warmly, "From today on, school meals will taste the same as the company’s cafeteria."

"Yay, that’s awesome."

"Sister Xia Xia, love you (●´З｀●)"

Mo Jingchun immediately flicked Candy’s head, but the nimble Candy swiftly dodged it.

"Hmph, Brother, you just love flicking my head."

Mo Jingchun coldly chuckled, "If you don’t get on the school bus, don’t come begging Brother to drive you to school later."

"Oh no, I forgot. See you tonight, Brother and Sister..."

Watching Candy, backpack on her back, running swiftly, Mo Jingchun shook his head helplessly.

"Let’s go."

"Xia, you go rest."

It was still before work hours, and no one was in the CEO’s office, so Zhou Yaling comfortably sipped tea in her brother’s office.

Seeing Zhou Yaling’s eyes darting around, Mo Jingchun smirked and said, "Stop looking. No one’s been visiting me lately, so there aren’t any new knick-knacks."

"If there were any good stuff, Candy would have given them to you long ago."

"Don’t think I don’t know you and Candy are sneaking snacks in the desk drawers."

Zhou Yaling rolled her eyes dramatically and looked up at the 360-degree panoramic camera on the ceiling.

"Zero, you’re done for. Tonight I’ll tell Candy that you ratted her out again."

At that moment, the panoramic camera moved, turning its back to Zhou Yaling.

"Hmph~~"

"Zero, you’re feeling guilty now, huh~"

Not three seconds passed when Zero’s faint voice said, "As one of those under close protection, take a guess if I know your little secret."

Zhou Yaling’s smile froze, and then it gradually faded.

"Zero, you’re still a kid. Be good, listen carefully."

Watching her brother calmly drink tea, Zhou Yaling couldn’t quite get a read on him for a moment.

"Why are you looking at me? I’m not interested in your little secrets at all. But I can’t say the same for your fans."

"After all, you have nearly a million followers."

"No way, they’re all Candy’s fans."

Glancing at the camera emitting red light, Zhou Yaling pouted, "Brother, I strongly suspect Zero has a rebellious streak."

"Heh heh..."

"Don’t worry, Zero’s rebellious only towards you."

"Alright, Zero won’t divulge secrets. You can rest assured."

As time passed, employees began to arrive and the office building bustled with activity.

In Mo Jingchun’s office, however, it was just him, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

Suddenly, Zero bashfully spoke through the computer’s speakers, "Boss, I want to build a body and apply for some research funds."

Mo Jingchun, who just took a sip of water, choked.

"Cough cough cough~"

"What did you say?"

"Boss, I want to apply for research funds."

"What nonsense!"

Mo Jingchun wiped the water from the corner of his mouth, "I cover the electricity bill, and you want research funds for what?"

"Materials cost money."

"The laboratory has so many materials, isn’t that enough for you? You’re not planning to build a mecha, are you?"

Zero, mimicking Candy, used the art of acting cute, "Boss, I plan to use some new materials."

Hearing this, Mo Jingchun frowned.

"How much money do you need?"

"Two hundred million?"

"Not a chance. You think I don’t know the cost of new materials when I provided you with the data?"

"A million at most. What’s a kid like you gonna do with so much money?"

For a moment, Zero was silent, crouching in the dark virtual space doodling circles.

The boss never cared about money before, why so stingy now? She was even thinking of using public funds to buy some toys.

Seeing Zero quiet for a while, Mo Jingchun, exasperated, said, "Alright, alright, ten million max. No more. And I don’t even know why you’re holding on to the remaining funds."

"Keeping it with me is so much safer."

"See, Candy loses her change when she doesn’t save it with me."