Chapter 732: Man Is Iron, Rice Is Steel

"Actually, most gifts are quite ordinary."

"But occasionally, I receive very valuable gifts, like those sent during important holidays, which are all meaningful items."

"I know about that."

Zhou Yaling smiled and said, "Just like that tea Qin Yuzhu gave to my brother."

"Yes."

On the highway, Mo Jingchun received a WeChat message.

Mo Jingchun opened the image and was slightly stunned.

A bunch of phones, what are they showing him for?

Soon, Mo Jingchun understood Zhou Yaling’s intention.

His lips curved slightly upwards, and Mo Jingchun replied with three words.

"Take whichever."

It’s just a phone, they have so many every year that they can’t even use them all; the latest models tend to become old antiques with him.

In this era where graphene battery phones have become fully popularized, would you believe that he still has old lithium battery smartphones in the deepest part of his drawer?

However, Mo Jingchun never expected that Zhou Yaling would carefully select and pick an old lithium battery phone from two years ago from that pile.

Looking at the pink phone, Zhou Yaling expressed her love for it.

As soon as she opened the packaging, Zhou Yaling couldn’t put it down.

It was really beautiful, much nicer than her shabby black one.

Just as she was enjoying her joy, Xia Xiaomin exclaimed, "Why did you open a phone from two years ago?"

"Your phone, whether it’s the battery or the processor, can’t keep up with the times."

"But it’s pretty."

"Let me put it this way, this phone can’t even handle Honor of Kings at 60 frames without lagging."

Saying that, Xia Xiaomin returned to her desk, took out a phone that was just released this month from her drawer.

"Use this one instead, it’s also pink."

"Actually, it’s more appropriate to ask me; the ones I receive are all women’s styles, while the boss’s are mostly business types."

Zhou Yaling hesitated, "Isn’t it inappropriate to take yours?"

"It’s fine, phones don’t get replaced that often, take it, I still have eight more in my drawer."

Encouraged by Xia Xiaomin, Zhou Yaling switched to another brand new pink phone.

And to be fair, it does look just as nice.

After syncing some data and setting up the phone, half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

As her hand felt better, Zhou Yaling got busy again.

Meanwhile, Mo Jingchun and his team, having exited the highway, took the newly built tourist route from Anyang County, and reached the Anyang Base in just an hour.

Before he even got out of the car, Mo Jingchun noticed the festive decorations all around.

There were ribbons and red lanterns everywhere.

The only difference was that compared to last time, it was much quieter this time.

With no workers around, the whole base seemed very tranquil.

In the vast parking lot, Su Wenyan was already waiting with her team.

Looking at the boss getting out of the car, Su Wenyan said with a tone of complaint, "Boss, you’ve finally arrived."

"It’s freezing cold up here in the mountains."

Feeling the biting cold wind against his face, Mo Jingchun nodded, "This wind is quite cold indeed."

"Let’s go, everyone, don’t stand outside, let’s go inside for the air conditioning."

Walking ahead with Su Wenyan, Mo Jingchun laughed and asked, "Is the inside of the mountain as cold as freezing water too?"

Su Wenyan shook her head mysteriously, "Boss, take a guess."

Mo Jingchun said in surprise, "Don’t tell me it actually gets warmer in there during winter."

"Boring," Su Wenyan pouted.

"For some unknown reason, we just recently discovered that the inside of the mountain is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the central air conditioning installed is always running on dehumidification mode."

"Isn’t that great?"

"Oh, right, the people I brought today will be stationed here from now on."

"In the later stages, all the teams researching aerospace rockets in Building 2 will gradually move here for easier research."

Hearing that, Su Wenyan was overjoyed.

"Boss, does that mean you’ll be frequenting here too?"

"Pretty much."

"But don’t get too happy, until the airport over there is built, I won’t let the main research team come over."

"The noise and vibration there are too intense, which would cause significant deviations in experiments."

Glancing at the crowd trailing five or six meters behind, Mo Jingchun whispered to Su Wenyan,

"If the rocket launch goes smoothly at the end of this month, I’ll start having them research spacecraft next year."

"Rockets are too outdated, and the most important thing is they don’t make money."

Raising an eyebrow at the astonished Su Wenyan, Mo Jingchun said with a grin, "Now you understand why I’m building an airport, don’t you?"

"Hehe, rockets aren’t profitable, but spacecraft are!"

"Let’s not exaggerate, selling just one spacecraft a year would be enough to feed all Candy Technology Company’s employees for a year."

Returning from her shock, Su Wenyan quietly asked,

"Boss, isn’t the prospect you painted too ambitious? I’m a graduate student, can we really develop a spacecraft?"

"The national teams haven’t produced results, can we?"

"We can! We must!" Mo Jingchun gave a mysterious smile, leaving Su Wenyan stunned, with an impossible idea surfacing in her mind.

Could it be... the boss has already developed a spacecraft?

Su Wenyan was startled by her own thought.

That’s impossible, a spacecraft isn’t like a robot; the thousands of components alone can’t be completed by one person.

Otherwise, spacecrafts from various countries would have already taken off, contributing heavily to the Moon Base construction.

Seeing the disbelief in Su Wenyan’s eyes, Mo Jingchun said nothing.

Indeed, a spacecraft is a massive project, and even with complete technical data, it would still take at least three to five years to see the first one if everything goes perfectly.

Given the size and flight environment of a spacecraft, producing one is undoubtedly a tough challenge.

At the celebratory event, Mo Jingchun, rarely seen, painted a grand vision for all employees and promised better benefits for working here.

Listening to the boss brag on stage, Zero was sitting in the very back of the auditorium, swinging her legs out of boredom.

No one knows when it started, but the boss had also gotten a liking for prattling during meetings.

Things that could be said in one sentence, the boss would insist on breaking into two or even three sentences.

In Zero’s view, it would only take ten minutes to finish the meeting, then she could take a few technicians, check all the equipment, and start up the machines to produce parts.

There’s no need for such hassles.

It was unclear how much time passed, but the celebration ended amidst rounds of applause.

Just when Zero thought she could finally get down to business, Mo Jingchun’s words froze the smile on her face once more.

"Food is essential, let’s eat first."