Seeing Ji Xingmi nod, Lou Qiming's eyes lit up again, and he ran out of the laboratory. Ji Xingmi was a bit at a loss seeing him like this. What should she do now? Should she go back or wait for him here? She cast her gaze to Zhang Heng, who was standing beside her. Zhang Heng looked a bit confused by her stare.
"Uh... why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?" Zhang Heng even touched his face, confirming nothing was stuck to it.
"No, I just want to know if I should wait for him here, or come back tomorrow?"
Hearing this, Zhang Heng offered his suggestion: "He should be back soon. If you leave, he'll probably come looking for you."
"Huh?"
"That's just how he is, you'll find out later."
Ji Xingmi shrugged and sighed, looking at the machine still being taken apart over there. Fortunately, she didn't have to wait long before Lou Qiming came running back with something.
Panting, he said, "Take a look at these first. If you have any questions, ask me?"
"Okay!"
Ji Xingmi didn't move to another spot and started reading right there. She read very quickly, turning pages one by one, but she would often pause at many parts, reading for a long time, or flipping back to reread a section. Even so, her speed was still fast.
The people in the laboratory felt that they had received more shocks today than on any other day. The key was that they now knew Ji Xingmi had built the computer and written two programs herself. To them, she was a genius! They were also considered geniuses in others' eyes, but now they were starting to feel Ji Xingmi was even more incredible!
However, Ji Xingmi was unaware of these thoughts. If she had known, she would have just smiled. What else could she do? Tell them she was from the future, had been to school for 22 years, and could look up information and watch tutorials online in her spare time?
After Ji Xingmi left, Gu Jingyi also entered the learning phase. Secretary Sun kept handing over tasks to him, and he continued to learn more. Recently, he had also started attending some meetings with Elder Hua and others. It was at one of these meetings that he encountered his father and his future father-in-law.
The three of them would chat during breaks, mostly about their engagement arrangements for National Day. The matters had basically been settled, and now they just needed to decide when they would have the time to visit and present the betrothal gifts.
"Xing'er has gone out recently, and I don't know when she'll be back."
"Where did she go?" Ji Mingxue asked directly. Previously, no matter where Ji Xingmi went, she would always inform him. This time, why didn't he know and hadn't received any news?
"I can't say. Why don't you set a date first, and I'll see if I can contact her. If she can return at that time, that would be best. If not, we can change the date."
"That's not a big deal either. If it's really impossible, you can just deliver the gifts on the day of the engagement banquet. I don't want to host you!" Ji Mingxue truly didn't care.
"We don't need you to host us!" Father Gu blurted out, and Ji Mingxue gave him a displeased glare. How could this simpleton have produced Gu Jingyi, that cunning fox? It was probably the result of Gu Zhongli's misbehavior back then! Fortunately, Uncle Gu wasn't here, otherwise, they might have gotten into a fight.
"Don't worry about these things. Let's wait until Xing'er gets back," Father Gu said, showing a hint of disdain for his son.
Gu Jingyi naturally saw the disdain in his father's eyes. He said nothing and walked back to Elder Hua's side. Elder Hua was currently chatting with Elder Bi. Seeing Gu Jingyi standing behind Elder Hua, some people with ideas went to chat with Father Gu, but Father Gu ignored everyone and stayed close to Ji Mingxue.
After returning, Gu Jingyi greeted Elder Hua and then Elder Bi, addressing them by their titles. At this occasion, one couldn't be too informal, especially with others around.
Elder Bi also saw Gu Jingyi. At first, he thought the young man was too old, otherwise, only he would be worthy of his granddaughter. Now, his words had come true, and he felt like slapping himself. His little cabbage... a tender and fresh cabbage.
Feng Xiang was also attending this meeting! After his previous embarrassment, he had been very regretful for a while. He had initially thought about giving that girl a hard time, but before he could make a move, he had collapsed himself.
Seeing the two old men chatting happily over there, he sidled up to them. "What are you two talking about? I've been waiting for you over there for a long time!"
"Nothing much, why did you come over?"
"I saw you here, so I came to join the fun! Is that the Gu family's child? Why is he following you?"
Elder Bi glanced at him and said, "Yes~, he has good capabilities! We... can't help but admit we're getting old!"
Elder Hua added, "Yes, the young people nowadays are much more capable than us!"
Feng Xiang saw them playing along and felt disdainful inwardly, but he didn't show it on his face. He chatted with them a lot, but neither of the two old men was easy to deal with, and they didn't reveal any information.
If Ji Xingmi were here, she would probably roll her eyes. Talking like this was too tiring. Couldn't they just say what they meant?
Ji Xingmi didn't have time to care about them now. She was like a sponge, with Lou Qiming constantly pouring information technology knowledge into her. He had studied abroad and majored in this field. His supervisor was an expert in this area and had wanted to keep him to work for him. However, his heart belonged to this country, so he hadn't stayed. Although many things had happened, he had still returned.
Upon discovering Ji Xingmi's learning ability, Lou Qiming wanted to tell her everything he knew. From that day on, Ji Xingmi began her first period of intense study with Lou Qiming. With his help, she established her first information database, but it was still in its nascent stage, easily susceptible to damage and prone to calculation errors. Because of this, they worked day and night, to the point of neglecting their meals and sleep.
Zhang Heng was also exasperated. He originally only had one person to worry about, and now there was another. And both of them were troublesome, someone he couldn't scold or hit. He didn't know what to do!
"I say, can you two stop and eat first?"
"Okay! We'll be done soon!"
"Almost done!"
Seeing their perfunctory responses, Zhang Heng was about to explode. If he weren't afraid of being beaten to death, he would have pulled the power plug. In the end, he had no choice but to go to the cafeteria to help bring food back. But the two of them were still busy over there, not even glancing in his direction.