The restaurant was filled with laughter.
Zhang Xijin kept teasing her own mother.
Meanwhile, in the study.
Zhang Weimin sat in front of the computer, his eyes glued to the screen, as if he were about to shove his head into the display.
Dinner was over.
The mother and daughter were accustomed to Zhang Weimin, the head of the household, often "forgetting to eat and sleep" or working from dawn till dusk.
They didn't disturb Zhang Weimin.
After finishing their meal and washing the dishes, they went out to enjoy the sunshine and the beach.
It wasn't until nightfall.
When the two returned to the guesthouse, the meal on the table, already cold, remained untouched.
"Your dad, what strange thing has he gotten obsessed with now? He won't even eat... We agreed to come on vacation, and this guy is back to work again."
She complained about her husband helplessly.
Just as she was about to reheat the food on the table.
She saw Zhang Weimin jump out like a madman, rushing straight towards his daughter.
Zhang Xijin had learned her lesson.
This time, she quickly jumped to the side, saving herself from her father's vice-like hands that would usually pinch her arms ferociously.
"Unbelievable, truly unbelievable."
"Daughter, my good daughter, can you contact the boss of Hua Rong Industries... Meng Hao!"
"The power mechs he produces, from beginning to end, every single detail surpasses current military technology..."
"Daughter, you're grown up now, you're in college, you can start dating. I think this Meng Hao is a good choice..."
Huh?
Eh?
Ah?
Zhang Xijin was taken aback.
Was this the same father who used to lock her up in a cage and tie her to his belt, afraid of some unwanted wild boar snatching her away?
He was openly encouraging her to date.
It wasn't just Zhang Xijin who was bewildered.
Even Zhang Weimin's wife showed displeasure.
"Old Zhang, I think you've gone mad! Encouraging our daughter to date..."
"She's only a freshman, her life has just begun, she hasn't seen the vast country, nor has she enjoyed life. Why are you so eager for her to find a partner and enter the halls of marriage..."
"Besides, our Xijin is so beautiful and outstanding. Don't even talk about the rejects at her school. Even your friends' sons, the sons of generals or CEOs, none of them are good enough for our daughter..."
In the eyes of parents.
Their children are always the most excellent.
Zhang Weimin didn't want to dwell on this issue.
"This Meng Hao is simply the future hope of Great Xia..."
"As an expert who has been exposed to high-end military equipment for many years, your father has never seen such outrageous equipment..."
"I've preliminarily calculated that the technological content embedded in the modules of this so-called civilian power armor is enough to comprehensively advance our Great Xia's military technology by 15 years..."
"To guide the military field of a second-most powerful country like Great Xia forward by 15 years with one person's strength, this is simply a monstrous existence..."
Seeing Zhang Weimin mumbling on like he was possessed.
Zhang Xijin and her mother were completely bewildered.
"Mom."
"Has Dad gone crazy?"
"Should we find a shaman to perform a ritual for him?"
Zhang Xijin had been watching a lot of historical dramas recently.
Those ancient court dramas often featured such rituals, which, despite her being a modern, atheistic girl, had somehow skewed her thought process.
Zhang Weimin rolled his eyes.
He took a deep breath.
"Do you know Einstein? The one who proposed relativity and developed the atomic bomb, the existence hailed as the greatest scientific god of the 20th century..."
"In front of Meng Hao, Einstein would at most be considered a beginner student..."
What?
Her father seemed truly insane.
Otherwise, why would he elevate Meng Hao, whom he had previously belittled, to the position of a god of technology!
"My dear daughter, tell me, can you contact Meng Hao?"
"If that's not possible, just sell me one of these Phantom mechs!"
"I need to bring this mech back to my unit for those research experts to study and dissect."
"Unfortunately, I haven't been transferred to a leadership position as an officer yet, and I don't have command authority. Otherwise, I would immediately arrest Meng Hao and bring him to J Province Military Region. Such talent cannot be left in society. If Western countries get to him first, it would be a devastating loss for our Great Xia."
"It's strange, why haven't the higher-ups discovered Meng Hao? For someone like him, even granting him the rank of Colonel... no, even Major General would be a waste of his talent."
"Daughter, first get me a Phantom mech. I don't have command authority, but as long as the research bigwigs at the J Province Military Region realize Meng Hao's importance, they will rush to protect him..."
Zhang Weimin's wife was a bit confused.
She had been with Zhang Weimin for over twenty years and knew his personality.
When it came to serious matters, he never exaggerated.
And this so-called toy mech that their daughter had inadvertently provided seemed to have made her husband so excited that he was stammering... she had never seen him in such a state.
"Daughter, are you very familiar with that Meng Hao?"
"Why don't you buy a mech from him for your dad!"
"Also, although you're still young, only a freshman, it's okay to start dating."
"Your father praises Meng Hao so highly, he must be a well-rounded young man of the new era, excelling in all aspects. However, one thing to note: absolutely no premarital relations before marriage!"
What is this!
What day is it today?
Why are my parents speaking so strangely!
Encouraging me to date?
And with that handsome, talented, and exceptionally outstanding Meng Hao?
Even suggesting I shouldn't engage in premarital relations?
What is going on!
Despite Zhang Xijin's enthusiastic shipping of handsome actors in romance dramas, when it came to actual practice, dating, or even "premarital relations," she was incredibly timid!
To quickly shut her babbling father and clueless mother up.
Zhang Xijin quickly interrupted them.
"I don't know Meng Hao, I've never met him, how can we date!"
"Also, that power mech costs a million yuan each, and they're all booked for a year in advance. Mom and Dad, how are you going to buy it?"
What?
Zhang Weimin was stunned.
"A power mech that combines hundreds of cutting-edge military technologies costs only one million Great Xia currency?"
"This is a complete waste of talent!"
One million Great Xia currency, and she still thought it was expensive?
Zhang Xijin rolled her eyes.
Although her family's financial situation was good, they were, after all, a high-ranking military family. Compared to wealthy families like Chen Kun's, they were nothing.
One million yuan.
That was her parents' income for three years without eating or drinking.