Cousin 02

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After chatting for a while, Qin Ning waved his hand, projecting a massive screen directly above the base.

On the screen, an aerospace aircraft carrier was speeding along. It took less than half an hour to travel from the capital to the South Sea, and it was equipped with many new types of weapons that surpassed the current era.

The sudden descent of such a behemoth from the sky terrified the naval fleet of Country M into complete disarray. In their panic to turn around, they accidentally collided with each other in the rush, causing two warships to sink straight to the bottom of the sea.

This trip could be described as a resounding success, even though they had done absolutely nothing but fly over the ocean.

News spread like wildfire. In less than half a day, the events that took place in the skies over the South Sea had circulated across the globe at an astonishing speed.

Among the reports was a ten-second video captured by a soldier from Country M standing on the deck during their fleet's hasty retreat.

However, due to electronic interference, the video was extremely blurry. Viewers could only vaguely make out a dark shadow approaching from the distant sky at an incredible speed.

Despite this, the footage still caused a massive uproar on the internet.

"Oh my god! Are aliens attacking us?"

"What aliens? This is definitely some new black tech developed by China!"

"An aerospace aircraft carrier? Something that only exists in sci-fi movies, and China actually made it a reality?"

"..."

All sorts of rumors and speculations were flying everywhere.

In contrast to the uproar outside, inside the cultivation base, Elder Zeng and the others quickly calmed down after their initial excitement.

Ever since they came into contact with Qin Ning, they had long become immune to many things, understanding that this day was only a matter of time.

Right now, their status as the overlord of the Blue Planet was unquestionable. The most pressing matter was figuring out how to integrate the technology brought back from the Wei Planet into the daily lives of the people. Improving and guaranteeing the living standards and quality of life for the citizens had always been China's primary goal!

Qin Ning stayed at the cultivation base for the night, using spirit stones to enhance the base's cultivation environment and offering some guidance to Jiang Yunshan and the others.

It wasn't until early the next morning that he left the capital and headed to Linshui City to pick up Qin Fei and Cheng Weiyang.

Over the past two days, Chen Yutong had pretty much familiarized herself with all the operations of the branch company. To help ease her burden, Qin Fei even specially dispatched an assistant from the head office to assist her.

"Brother, Sister Chen wants to go back to Liu City with us. She has a younger female cousin who is still in elementary school named Chen Yuzhu, and it just so happens to be her birthday tonight," Qin Fei said.

Qin Ning nodded, "Alright, let's head back together then. I can just drop her back off here later."

Soon, after making a few arrangements, Qin Ning directly brought the three of them back to the villa in Liu City.

It was Chen Yutong's first time experiencing something like this, and she was still in a daze.

Although she had witnessed some of Qin Ning's special abilities back in the mall's underground parking garage and had heard quite a bit about him from Qin Fei and Cheng Weiyang.

However, being teleported back to Liu City by Qin Ning for the first time was an experience that still felt incredibly surreal to her.

Gu Siyu, Yang Xin, and the others had left early for the company and were not in the villa at the moment.

Qin Fei and Cheng Weiyang took Chen Yutong for a stroll around the villa, introducing her to everything there.

It wasn't until the afternoon, when Chen Yutong received a call from her parents confirming the venue for her cousin Chen Yuzhu's birthday party, that she set off with Qin Ning, Qin Fei, and Cheng Weiyang.

Cheng Weiyang drove the car, eventually pulling up in front of a restaurant.

Chen Yuzhu was the daughter of Chen Yutong's Second Uncle, and today was her twelfth birthday.

On the way there, Chen Yutong gave Qin Ning and the others a brief introduction to her cousin's situation.

In terms of family background, her Second Uncle's family was quite similar to her own; they both ran small businesses and had a total net worth of a few million.

When Chen Yuzhu was five or six years old, she had fallen severely ill. She was barely saved, but ever since then, she had lost her ability to speak and became mute. As a result, her personality was no longer as lively and cheerful as it was when she was a child.

Fearing that she would face discrimination, her Second Uncle hired a private tutor specifically for her.

This meant that Chen Yuzhu had never actually been to a school. Because of her inability to speak, she didn't even have a single true friend of her own age.

The person closest to her, aside from her parents and older brother, was none other than Chen Yutong.

This was the main reason why Chen Yutong insisted on rushing back for Chen Yuzhu's birthday this time.

In past years, no matter what Chen Yutong was doing or where she was, she never missed her cousin's birthday.

This time, of course, was no exception.

Furthermore, just like usual, the Chen family did not invite any outsiders for this birthday. It was just their own family and her Second Uncle's family getting together for a meal and cutting a cake.

However, for this visit, Chen Yutong specially invited Qin Ning, Qin Fei, and Cheng Weiyang. She had also spoken to her parents and Second Uncle about it, and they had no objections.

During a few past birthdays, Chen Yutong had also brought along some close female classmates to celebrate Chen Yuzhu's birthday, so this wasn't an exception.

"Dad, Mom."

Outside the restaurant, Chen Yutong arrived with Qin Ning and the other two, spotting her parents standing at the door from a distance.

"Yutong, why does it seem to Mom like you've lost some weight? Have you been overworking in Qiong Province?"

Mother Chen spoke with heartache. She was their only daughter, and they naturally hoped for her to be safe and successful.

"Why don't you just stop working away from home? You're our only child. Even though your mom and I don't have a massive business, it's still worth a few million. We'll have to leave it to you to manage in the future anyway," Father Chen said.

Hearing this, Mother Chen glared at him. "The child wants to go out, why are you interfering so much? She's not a little kid anymore. Young people nowadays just like to strive on their own. She's much more ambitious than you were at her age."

"I was just making a suggestion... Besides, how am I not ambitious? If I lacked ambition, how would I have built up a net worth of several million?" Father Chen retorted.

"Listening to you, it sounds like you've been the only one putting in the effort all these years, and I've done nothing, right? If I hadn't borrowed money from everywhere and chipped in all my dowry to support your startup back then..."

Chen Yutong hurriedly interrupted, "Dad, Mom, why are you two arguing the moment I come back?"

The two elders had been like this for many years, constantly bickering endlessly. However, Chen Yutong also knew that it was just harmless bickering; their relationship behind closed doors had never been an issue.

"Alright, alright, Mom and Dad will stop talking. Yutong, are these three your colleagues from the company?"

Mother Chen looked at Qin Ning's group, took a step forward with a smile, and then said, "Hello there. I hope you can take good care of our Yutong and give her plenty of guidance in the future."