301: Chapter 301 Put on the Helmet and Take Mom and Dad to Experience the Heavenly Festive Atmosphere

Su Qingxue thought for a moment and agreed that it made sense.

"So, the official side won't respond for now?"

"Mm."

Lu Li said:

"Let the users post it themselves tonight."

"Their screen recordings and feedback will be more effective than anything we could say."

Su Qingxue nodded and immediately sent a message to the public relations department.

Consequently, Guanghui Technology did not step in to argue.

Instead, the questioning voices online grew louder and louder.

And the buzz surrounding the "Guanghui Virtual Helmet Spring Festival Gala" was pushed to an even higher level by these haters.

In the afternoon, Su Qingxue kept receiving updates from the Guanghui team.

The Spring Festival Gala Town foundation was completed.

The CCTV live broadcast interface was connected.

Server mirroring was expanded.

The virtual fireworks system passed testing.

The ten-thousand-person scene stress test was stable.

The red envelope withdrawal interface completed risk control testing.

The first round of review for the virtual New Year's Eve dinner taste simulation was finished.

After reading the report, Su Qingxue finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although time was tight, at least it was ready to go live.

Lu Li just took one look and said casually:

"As long as it works, that's enough."

"Since it's the first year with the Virtual Helmet, don't expect it to be perfect."

"As long as the users feel pleasantly surprised when they enter, then this is a success."

Time quickly reached the evening.

The New Year's Eve dinner officially began.

The long table was filled with dishes.

Chicken, duck, fish, and meat.

Seafood.

Dumplings.

Braised pork.

Steamed fish.

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

There were also high-end local dishes assisted by various dorami Robots.

Even Number 18 showed off her skills, making what seemed to be a dessert from the future. It must have been a culinary recipe from the memories she saved following a system reward, but surprisingly, this dessert was actually quite delicious.

What's more, this Number 18 placed the food on the table and even reached out her hand to ask Lu Li for New Year's money. Her movements were very natural, and her expression wasn't stiff at all.

With the continuous improvement of the Guanghui Technology Robot system, Lu Li had made an excuse that he had upgraded Number 18's performance, so she no longer needed to pretend to be a simple-minded Robot that only knew how to protect people without having much emotion, as she did at the beginning.

Lu Li naturally didn't spoil the mood and handed Number 18 a red envelope as well.

Yet, the most popular dishes were still the home-cooked ones made by Chen Wanqing and the aunts.

It was as if the taste from their memories had been idealized.

Lu Li drank a few glasses with the elders.

The atmosphere was very lively.

Wang Peng and the others also crowded at a table nearby, eating until their mouths were oily.

After finishing the New Year's Eve dinner, the older generation followed their habit, and their first reaction was to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Lu Jianguo even had the dorami Robot turn on the big screen in the living room.

But at this moment, Lu Li took out the Virtual Helmets he had prepared long ago.

"We aren't watching it on TV this year."

Lu Jianguo was stunned.

"If we aren't watching TV, what are we watching?"

Lu Li smiled and said:

"I've prepared a surprise for you."

Chen Wanqing was a bit hesitant.

"Wearing this again?"

It wasn't that she didn't know about the Virtual Helmet.

It's just that she didn't use it very often.

She only used it when she was browsing Taobao to buy clothes for her daughter-in-law and son.

Although Lu Li always said the clothes she bought were too old-fashioned, he would still accept them.

Lu Jianguo took the Virtual Helmet, feeling a bit curious.

"Can we really watch the Spring Festival Gala in this?"

"Yes."

Lu Li said:

"And it's much livelier than on TV."

His aunt and Second Aunt's family were also persuaded by him.

In the end, all the elders in the family put on the Virtual Helmets with the help of Lu Li and Su Qingxue.

Lu Li, Su Qingxue, and Lu Yaoguang naturally entered together as well.

In the preparation interface, Lu Li helped his parents, aunt, and uncle select the "Guanghui Spring Festival Special Venue".

Three lines of text appeared on the interface.

【The First Virtual Helmet Spring Festival Venue】

【CCTV Spring Festival Gala Official Cooperative Broadcast】

【Spring Festival Gala Town】

Lu Jianguo looked at these lines of text, still a bit confused.

"Isn't this just watching the Spring Festival Gala?"

"Why make it so complicated?"

Lu Li smiled.

"Dad, you'll know once you go in."

Click confirm.

The next second.

The world before everyone's eyes changed instantly.

They were no longer sitting in the villa living room.

Instead, they were standing on a brightly lit Spring Festival street.

Red lanterns were hung from one end of the street to the other.

Countless "Fu" characters, spring couplets, and paper cuttings were pasted on the doors and windows of the antique buildings.

Beneath their feet was a bluestone road.

In the distance, there were the outlines of a towering, sci-fi city.

In the sky, aircraft were shuttling back and forth.

There were also people stepping on flying swords, streaking across the sky above the street.

Someone was holding a red balloon, drifting slowly through the air.

Others were sitting in glowing lanterns, being pushed forward by virtual fireworks.

Further away, a giant dragon made of golden light points was slowly swimming in the sky.

Every time it flicked its tail, it scattered large swaths of flowing light.

Lu Jianguo was stunned speechless.

Chen Wanqing also subconsciously looked down at her own hands, then looked at the road under her feet.

The sense of realism was too strong.

She clearly knew she was wearing a Virtual Helmet.

Yet everything in front of her looked real.

The aunt couldn't help but speak up.

"Is... is this the virtual world?"

Lu Yaoguang said with a smile:

"That's right."

"This is the Spring Festival venue temporarily set up by Guanghui."

"Everyone can watch the Spring Festival Gala here tonight."

Second Aunt's husband looked up at the flying swords and aircraft in the sky, and only after a long while did he manage to say:

"This is much livelier than TV."

They walked forward.

Both sides of the street were filled with Spring Festival stalls.

There was an AI calligraphy stall.

When a user walked over, as long as they stated who the blessing was for, the AI could generate an exclusive spring couplet on the spot.

The ink fell onto the red paper, and one could even see the details of the ink slowly spreading.

There was a Lantern Riddle building.

After guessing correctly, a string of virtual red envelopes would fall from above.

Once the red envelope landed in the palm, it could be directly withdrawn to WeChat or Alipay.

There was a candied hawthorn stall.

Although users couldn't eat the real candied hawthorns, they could see the extremely realistic production process.

The bright red hawthorns were wrapped in sugar coating, sparkling under the lights.

After purchasing, one could also receive a candied hawthorn-shaped virtual prop.

Moreover, when tasting it, the flavor was no different from a real candied hawthorn, and it had no calories—a blessing for overweight people and diabetics.

There was a virtual New Year's Eve dinner tasting area.

Tables filled with the Eight Great Cuisines were laid out along the long street.

Users could click on any dish to experience the simulated taste.

Although it wouldn't make one fat or truly fill their stomach, the fresh aroma, spiciness, crispness, and aftertaste upon the first bite were enough to make many users exclaim in surprise.

There was also a Dragon and Lion Dance square.

NPCs and real users mingled and interacted together.

A golden-red dragon came tumbling from the end of the street, and the dragon's head suddenly leaned right in front of Lu Jianguo.