98: Chapter 98 You call this cabbage?

Outside the villa, on the village's concrete road.

The screams almost overturned the entire village.

"Brother! Brother! Is this pink and yellow dorami for me?!"

Lu Yaoguang threw herself onto the huge packing box, her cheek pressed against the cold metal casing, rubbing it again and again.

She looked as if she wanted to knead this Robot directly into her own body.

Yang Yueru stood to the side, twisting the hem of her shirt with both hands.

She wasn't as boisterous as her cousin, but her gaze was glued to the yellow mechanical cat as if pulled by a magnet, her toes unconsciously tapping up and down.

Desire.

Naked desire.

Lu Li leaned against the car door, his fingers lightly tapping against the car body, making a crisp sound.

"Stop rubbing against it. If this thing gets dirty, it won't look good, and you'll have to take it to a specialized cleaning shop."

He casually teased, then pointed to the other side: "Yueru, that box is yours."

"Ah?" Yang Yueru looked up abruptly, her voice trembling: "For... for me?"

"A New Year gift."

Lu Li's tone was as casual as if he were handing out a few dollars in red envelopes.

The next second, a second scream erupted on the village road.

Passersby even thought someone was setting off skyrocket fireworks.

Yang Yueru stopped being reserved; she rushed up, hugged the box, and started giggling, tears welling up in her eyes.

This was dorami!

The dream machine for hundreds of millions of girls across the internet, and now it was right in front of her, uniquely hers!

Wang Peng stood between his two older sisters, looking left and right, and finally cast a pitiful gaze toward Lu Li.

That look was three times more miserable than the stray dogs at the village entrance.

"Brother..."

This "Brother" was called out with endless twists and turns.

Lu Li was amused by him and kicked a blue box at his feet:

"Alright, stop acting. Your Doraemon is here. Take it and study hard. If you don't get into the top three in your final exams, I'll have it supervise you doing 'Five-Three' every single day."

"I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

Wang Peng jumped three feet high on the spot, rushed over, and took a bite out of the round head of the Blue Fatty that had just been unpacked.

Kissing the Robot wasn't enough; the little fatty turned and pounced on Lu Li, pouting his lips to kiss Lu Li's pant leg.

"Get lost!"

Lu Li kicked out in disgust: "It's all drool, aren't you dirty?"

Laughter echoed at the entrance of the courtyard.

Immediately after.

Lu Li turned around, put strength into his arms, and pulled two unopened blue mechanical cats from deep inside the trunk.

"Thud."

The heavy box hit the ground, kicking up a circle of dust.

"Little Aunt, Second Aunt."

Lu Li brushed the dust off his hands: "These two are for you. For everyday chores like sweeping, cooking, or moving heavy objects, just let them do it. This thing is obedient and doesn't talk back."

He pointed to the very back of the trunk: "That one is for Mom and Dad."

The originally lively atmosphere instantly solidified.

The wrinkles on Second Aunt's face froze.

She looked at the sci-fi-looking metal creation and waved her hands helplessly: "This... how can this be! Li, it's fine if you let Pengpeng play with it, but what do we adults need this for? This machine must cost tens of thousands, right?"

"Tens of thousands?"

Lu Yaoguang chimed in from the side: "Second Aunt, they're being scalped for one hundred thousand on the black market, and you can't even find them!"

This shout scared Second Aunt and Little Aunt back half a step.

"One hundred thousand?!"

Little Aunt's voice cracked, and she hurriedly pushed the box back into Lu Li's arms: "No, no! It's too expensive! You child, the Robot Company just opened, you need money everywhere, hurry up and take it back to sell for cash!"

Both uncles were also awkward, rubbing their hands against their pant seams, smiling honestly as they refused.

In their simple values, accepting such an expensive gift from a junior would be bad luck.

Lu Li felt somewhat helpless.

He knew this would happen.

These elders in the family were afraid of poverty and used to being frugal. Even though they knew he had made it, they always wanted to save money for him.

This was his filial piety to the two elders. Although his soul wasn't native to this world, after several gatherings over the past two years, he had long treated the whole Lu family as his own kin.

Just as he was about to force it on them.

A fair, slender hand gently took Second Aunt's calloused arm.

Su Qingxue walked out.

She was dressed in a very festive red cashmere turtleneck sweater, which accentuated her graceful curves. Her long hair was casually tied in a high ponytail, making her look gentle and domestic.

The female CEO who was decisive in the business world was gone.

In her place was the daughter-in-law of the Lu family.

"Second Aunt, Little Aunt."

Su Qingxue's voice was sweet, carrying a hint of just the right amount of complaint: "If you don't want them, does that mean you dislike the gift I chose?"

Second Aunt was stunned and quickly waved her hands: "No, no! Niece-in-law, you..."

"Since you don't dislike it, then accept it."

Su Qingxue tilted her head slightly, her usually cold eyes curving into crescents: "This is a small gesture from Lu Li and me. If you don't accept it, I won't be able to sleep when I go back. And..."

She lowered her voice and winked playfully: "These are all produced in our own factory, so the cost isn't much. It's just like the cabbage we grow ourselves."

Lu Li raised his eyebrows while listening from the side.

Good grief.

Only his own wife would dare to compare top-tier artificial intelligence Robots to cabbage.

But this trick was extremely effective.

Second Aunt and Little Aunt looked at each other, and seeing Su Qingxue's sincere and slightly coquettish face, their defenses instantly collapsed.

"Oh my, alright, alright, we'll accept it, we'll accept it, okay?"

Second Aunt took Su Qingxue's hand and patted it gently: "You child, you have such a sweet mouth. It is truly a blessing Lu Li cultivated in this life to be able to marry you."

Su Qingxue pursed her lips and smiled, leaning against Lu Li's shoulder, her eyes shimmering: "I was the lucky one to meet Lu Li."

This direct strike caught Lu Li off guard, and he felt so comfortable inside.

He watched Su Qingxue surrounded by the aunts, her face beaming with an unprecedented, heartfelt, relaxed smile, and his heart warmed.

This was home.

This was the warmth he had spent his previous life exhausting his heart and blood for, yet never experienced.

"Doraemon, dorami, move everything inside." Lu Li issued the command.

Those few Blue Fatties and dorami that were interacting stopped, picked up several phone boxes, lined up in a row, and walked with uniform steps, moving the gifts into the house.

This scene was visually striking.

The dilapidated red brick walls and the farmhouse courtyard full of the scent of daily life were now being walked through by a Robot army representing the highest crystallization of human technology.

The cigarette in the hand of Old Man Wang next door burned his fingers, and a burnt smell wafted over.

Yet he was completely unaware, his eyes about to pop out.

"Good heavens..."

Old Man Wang muttered to himself: "Is the Lu family trying to film a sci-fi movie in the village?"

Lu Li's adoptive father, Lu Jianjun, stood at the door with his hands behind his back, his back straight.

Even though he was usually stern, at this moment, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

His adoptive mother was smiling from ear to ear, holding Su Qingxue's hand and refusing to let go, wishing she could announce to the whole world that this was her daughter-in-law.

And the children's joy was even purer.

Wang Peng held the pure black phone box in his hands, carefully tearing open the plastic seal.

As the lid was lifted.

A phone that seemed to be carved from a single piece of black crystal was revealed.

The bezels were extremely narrow.

No water droplet notch.

The screen edges overflowed like water droplets, light flowing across the curved surface, refracting a dreamlike luster.

On the back, a tiny line of laser-engraved text appeared faintly in the sunlight:

[ Project Guanghui Technology · Engineering Sample 007 ] ( Guanghui Technology Project · Engineering Sample 007 )

Wang Peng pressed the power button.

Almost the moment his finger touched it, the screen lit up.

The boot animation was only three seconds long; there was no need to wait, and it went straight to the desktop.

The fluidity was as if his fingers were directly manipulating light and shadow, without any lag.

"Holy shit..."

Wang Peng couldn't help but curse.

Although he didn't understand the specs, the tactile feel of his fingers sliding told him that this phone was stronger than all the flagship phones on the market.

It was stronger by more than just a little.

It was a dimensional crushing.

"Pengpeng, let me see!"

"I want to see too! I want to see too!"

A group of bratty kids instantly surrounded him, scrambling to touch this machine from the future.

"Don't push! Don't push! Whoever pushes, I won't let them see!"

Wang Peng held the phone high, as if holding up some holy relic, his face full of arrogant pride.

Lu Li watched this scene, a smile playing on his lips. He took an orange from his pocket, peeled it, and handed half to Su Qingxue.

"How is it? Was this trip back worth it?"

Su Qingxue took the orange and took a gentle bite, the sweet and sour juice spreading in her mouth.

She looked at Lu Li, who was surrounded by relatives, and the laughter filling the courtyard, and nodded gently.

"Hmm, very sweet."

...

Outside this harmonious atmosphere.

In the corner of the street.

A young man was huddled in the shadows.

He held up his phone, the camera lens peering through the gaps in the fence, locked onto the pink dorami in Lu Yaoguang's arms, and the unseen Full-screen display phone in Wang Peng's hand.

On the screen, the red recording dot was blinking.

The young man's fingers trembled slightly from excitement, his breathing rapid.

He knew.

As long as this video was posted, it would absolutely blow up the entire internet.