Candy, somewhat incredulous that Zero was going to Shanghai alone, raised an eyebrow and asked, "Brother, how could you let Zero go to Shanghai by himself?"

"Zero is still a kid. What if he gets lost?"

Mo Jingchun couldn’t help but chuckle, "Who could get lost? Zero would never get lost. Besides, he didn’t go to Shanghai alone this time."

Patting Candy’s head, Mo Jingchun said, "Let’s go, time to go home."

With Zero not around today, Candy found herself riding in the same car with her brother and sister for a change.

Even Little Grey, usually lethargic, was full of energy after noticing Zero’s absence.

"Brother, what’s Zero doing in Shanghai? I didn’t hear you guys mention anything about it."

Seeing Candy brimming with curiosity, Mo Jingchun explained, "Zero went to Shanghai to lead a team participating in the national Robot Expo. If things go well, he should be back in a week."

"As for why you didn’t know..." Mo Jingchun spread his hands with a smile, "What good would it do for you to know? It’s not related to you."

Hearing this, Candy pouted defiantly, "How could it not matter? Without Zero, who’s going to wake me up in the morning?"

"Zero!"

"No matter how far Zero runs, it won’t stop him from waking you up."

Momentarily speechless, Candy turned her head away from her brother, but there was her sister, openly laughing. Candy decided to close her eyes, choosing to ignore it all.

Twenty minutes later, just as Mo Jingchun and the others stepped into the house, Zero’s voice echoed in the living room.

"Boss, we’ve arrived at the expo center. We’ll head to the hotel soon."

"Alright."

As night fell, Candy hurriedly took control of the remote to watch some entertaining cartoons after dinner.

All the classmates said that once they entered the second grade, they would have homework, and by then watching cartoons freely would be a luxury.

Initially, Candy didn’t believe them, but when she learned that those classmates all had an older brother or sister burdened with endless homework, she believed it.

Candy truly regretted it. Why did she foolishly skip the intermediate class and go straight to the senior class in kindergarten!

Otherwise, she could’ve played for another year!

Speaking of which, who knows how her little brother is doing in kindergarten.

They weren’t in the same school, so there was really no chance to meet.

Monday to Friday, everyone had school. With the primary school’s early schedule, meeting was nearly impossible.

Needless to say, weekends were even less likely since the brother usually didn’t go to the company.

Candy seriously suspected that if things continued this way, her little brother might change his mind and start seeing someone else as his big brother or sister.

Worry.

Frustration.

While still eating, Mo Jingchun watched Candy furrow her brows and then raise them now and then, utterly puzzled.

What’s wrong, is the cartoon not good today?

Where did a little kid get all these troubles?

So Mo Jingchun spoke up.

"Candy, what are you thinking? Your brows are almost touching your forehead."

"Huh?"

Candy was taken aback, immediately shaking her head and saying:

"Nothing."

This is what they call lying through the teeth.

Since Candy wasn’t speaking, Mo Jingchun just let it be and continued his meal.

After finishing dinner, Mo Jingchun picked up a toothpick to get the meat stuck between his teeth, poured himself a cup of tea, and sat on the sofa.

In less than twenty minutes, one episode of the cartoon ended. Mo Jingchun gave a light cough, and Candy sighed, obediently handing over the remote control.

Mo Jingchun nodded in satisfaction. This kid was smart enough to know when to yield, a testament to good character.

After watching the news, having little interest in dramas, Mo Jingchun simply tossed the remote to Zhou Yaling and went upstairs.

Seeing her brother disappear into the elevator on the second floor, Candy immediately clung to her sister’s arm and begged.

"Sister, can I watch a bit more cartoons? All my classmates say that once we have homework, opportunities to watch TV won’t come easily."

Zhou Yaling looked at Candy in surprise, "You guys discuss this kind of topic in school?"

Candy blinked in confusion and asked, "Is there a problem?"

"Uh... no problem."

After thinking it over, Zhou Yaling realized Candy made a good point and simply gave her the remote.

Nowadays, students have it much harder compared to their time. The amount of homework is truly overwhelming, and the worst part is that most of it needs to be checked by parents.

Zhou Yaling was unsure whether this was a societal progress or a problem arising.

As Candy got immersed in her cartoons, Zhou Yaling eventually reminded her close to eight o’clock:

"That’s probably enough. If your brother catches you watching, you’ll be in for another round of scolding."

Hearing this, Candy reluctantly turned off the TV.

In the third-floor hall, Zhou Yaling smiled and said, "You take a shower first, I’ll go after you’re done."

"No playing with your phone in bed, okay?"

"Got it."

Back in her pink fairytale world of a bedroom, Candy opened her closet and casually grabbed a set of pajamas, heading to the bathroom.

Soon enough, the bathroom was filled with the sound of running water and Candy singing.

"Xi shua shua xi shua shua oh xi shua shua"

"Oh oh"

"Xi shua shua xi shua shua"

"Wuwu oh oh"

...

Under the moonlight, Candy drifted into a sweet slumber.

It felt like only a few minutes had passed when Zero woke her up.

If not for the bright sky outside the window, Candy would have thought Zero was playing tricks like her brother.

Yawning, Candy quickly started her routine tasks.

Making the bed... changing clothes... brushing teeth and washing her face.

.........

Outside Dormitory Building No. 1, after seeing Candy off onto the school bus, Mo Jingchun and Zhou Yaling left together.

They had long grown accustomed to the empty office building they faced every morning.

Zhou Yaling probably felt the change the most.

To wake up early every day, she had to forcefully give up her old habit of staying up late every night.

For some people, quitting a lifelong smoking habit happened overnight.

So, no bad habit is unchangeable.

Yet, cultivating good habits is always challenging.

In the office, Mo Jingchun ignored Zhou Yaling, who was brewing tea in an attempt at sophistication.

He had barely opened his computer when he suddenly noticed an email notification pop up.

Curiosity piqued, Mo Jingchun wondered.

After all, with Zero filtering spam for him, it’s rare for any email to actually reach his inbox.

Opening the email, Mo Jingchun was even more surprised.

It was a notification that a paper had been accepted.

When did their review process become so efficient?

According to Mo Jingchun’s estimates, it would have taken at least a year or half for Wei Luxue’s paper.

Glancing at the comments, Mo Jingchun smirked.

The gist being it’s an interesting idea, but binary computers are more suitable for the present.

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