Chapter 59: First Love Is Too Flirtatious
005 left part of the money in the stock market, continuing to make moves.
Mu Lantu took out a 100 million yuan loan from the bank to stock up the supermarket. Some of the goods stayed in the store, while a portion was quietly stashed away in the system warehouse, as basic supplies for his next transmigration.
This was his second goal in opening a supermarket on Dream Home.
To that end, he temporarily took on the role of warehouse manager. Only he knew what goods were in stock.
Half a month later, Mu Lantu handed the warehouse over to the supermarket manager he had hired. He became a hands-off boss, dropping by occasionally.
The supermarket manager was named Gao Xing, a high-level talent Mu Lantu found through Xu Huazhang’s connections. The first year was considered a trial period with an annual salary of 1.2 million yuan. After a year, if all went well, Mu Lantu would give him 3% of the annual profit as a bonus—essentially tying him to the company.
Gao Xing had no complaints. Working for Mu Lantu was like working for himself. He felt secure and was fully committed.
With everything arranged, Mu Lantu drove back to the courtyard house.
Xu Huazhang was out on the road in front of the gate, riding a hoverboard while wearing a colorful shirt and beach shorts—expertly zipping around.
There was only one house nearby, and the road felt almost like private property, so riding there wasn’t dangerous.
A silent drone hovered above him, with a fixed sun umbrella attached to it, moving with him to block out the sun.
“Baby, you’re back,” Xu Huazhang said as he glided over on the hoverboard.
Mu Lantu handed him a rainbow-colored lollipop larger than a dinner plate, which he had bought on the way from a mom selling things at a street stall.
His eyes remained on the drone. “Baby, what’s that?”
It wasn’t like he’d never seen drones before, but one that could move with a person and continuously block the sun? That was a first.
Xu Huazhang used his phone as a mirror to compare the lollipop with his face, then smiled in delight. According to the Love Manual, no matter what your partner gives you, never say you don’t like it. Otherwise, they might never give you anything again.
“Thank you, baby, I love it.”
To prove he really liked it, Xu Huazhang took a selfie with the lollipop and Mu Lantu, then posted it to his social media.
“This is my new invention—a delivery drone.”
He wrapped an arm around Mu Lantu’s waist and pulled him onto the hoverboard.
Mu Lantu teased, “I thought you invented a ‘lazy man’s personal sunshade’.”
Xu Huazhang replied, “Just a minor tweak. Gotta make full use of everything.”
He said it so casually, but Mu Lantu was filled with pride. Xu Huazhang was truly a genius—he had such great taste in men!
“This drone can carry up to 50 kilograms and fly at a top speed of 500 kilometers per hour. Totally silent. It can deliver for your supermarket, right to the door. With this, your store’s competitiveness will go up another level.”
Mu Lantu turned his head, his face full of amazement.
“As far as I know, the best drones on the market can only carry up to 25 kilos and go up to 260 kilometers per hour. Baby, how are you this amazing?”
Xu Huazhang kissed his forehead, his low chuckle brimming with satisfaction and pride. “Because I’m your baby?”
Mu Lantu’s cheeks flushed, trying to play it cool. No matter how many times they’d been intimate, he still blushed under Xu Huazhang’s bold words and actions.
Can’t blame him—first love was just too flirtatious.
“Be good,” he said, elbowing Xu Huazhang lightly in the abs. Feeling those firm muscles, he couldn’t resist turning to face him and slipping a hand under the loose shirt to lovingly explore.
Xu Huazhang chuckled again.
“And one more thing—it’s solar powered. The shell is coated with a layer that absorbs solar energy, so as long as there’s sunlight, it charges continuously.”
A solar-absorbing coating?
Mu Lantu was clearly impressed.
005 popped up: [Host, the man you’ve found really is an outstanding tech genius! A solar-absorbing coating is not just ordinary high-tech. The system shop carries similar items, and they’re all expensive.]
[I don’t believe it—unless… you show me.] Mu Lantu replied.
005 refused to fall for it: [Please complete your get-rich mission. Once you’ve transmigrated through ten worlds, the system shop will unlock. La-la-la, la-la-la, I’m the little newspaper seller…]
Foiled, Mu Lantu asked Xu Huazhang, “So it automatically follows you?”
“It’s connected to this.”
Xu Huazhang pulled out a black clip from his collar. It was small and blended in, so Mu Lantu hadn’t noticed.
“It’s a sensor.”
Mu Lantu returned to what he really cared about. “If it’s really as fast as you say, that means it could deliver to any settlement in Dream Home? Even the farthest one would only take ten minutes. Baby, are you trying to put all the couriers and food delivery guys out of work?”
Xu Huazhang shook his head. “Nope. For now, it’s only authorized for your exclusive use.”
Some of the tech involved was likely to be repurposed for other official uses, so these drones wouldn’t be mass-produced for the public.
“Only authorized for me? Will that cause any trouble?” Mu Lantu was tempted, but if it would cause Xu Huazhang problems, he’d rather not use it.
Xu Huazhang shook his head with a smile. “No trouble. Your man has that kind of privilege.”
Mu Lantu gave him a big kiss right on the lips. Smooch!
“That’s your reward.”
“Not enough.” Xu Huazhang pressed up close, making his desire clear. “Baby, make it up to me tonight? You’ve been so busy these days.”
“Alright.” Mu Lantu pinched his cheek. “Let’s go inside. Aren’t you hot?”
It was summer, after all.
Knowing that meant yes, Xu Huazhang held him close and guided the hoverboard back into the courtyard, practically glowing with happiness.
Zhou Ye had already made lunch.
Since moving into the courtyard house, they’d installed cameras all around, so they didn’t need to tail Xu Huazhang everywhere. Now both Xu Huazhang and Mu Lantu could enjoy their freedom, and the bodyguards had it easier too. They could just monitor the feeds and do other things on the side. It was practically like being on vacation.
At the table, it was just Mu Lantu and Xu Huazhang.
Zhou Ye and the others didn’t want to eat “dog food,” so they dined separately in a side room.
Xu Huazhang peeled two big shrimp for Mu Lantu. “Baby, my family’s asking when I’ll introduce you to them.”
Mu Lantu already had a plan and answered decisively. “Once the LEGO competition process is finalized. After that, the structure won’t need to change for at least three to five years. I’ll find a professional to run it, and then I won’t need to worry about it anymore.”
“Alright.” Xu Huazhang felt a vague sense of strangeness. He could tell Mu Lantu liked LEGO, but also that something didn’t fully add up. The feeling was contradictory. In the end, he convinced himself he was overthinking. After all, Mu Lantu was spending millions on the LEGO competitions—who would dare say he didn’t like LEGO?
Part of why Mu Lantu was investing so heavily in the LEGO contests wasn’t just about building passive income—it was also to ensure the Xu family wouldn’t look down on him.
The Xu family wasn’t just rich. It was a prestigious lineage.
Xu Huazhang’s parents were both from scholarly families. His father, Xu Jingwen, and mother, Zhang Manting, were both physics professors at Imperial Polytechnic University, enjoying special state-level benefits.
As for Xu Huazhang himself, his exact role was unclear—but he was undeniably a top-tier tech genius.
Xu Huafeng, his brother, was the president and chairman of Xu Group Technologies, holding numerous tech patents and backed by Xu Huazhang. The company’s market value? A staggering one trillion.
Just thinking about it gave Mu Lantu a scalp-tingling headache.
He had the 005 system, so he didn’t feel inferior—but he did want to show he had real accomplishments before meeting the Xu family.
The LEGO competition plan he mentioned was no longer just simple livestreamed contests. He wanted to partner with schools—elementary, middle, high schools, and universities—to host LEGO competitions with prizes. Once per semester.
Since students of different ages have different views on value, elementary students would get educational tablets, books, and schoolbags. Middle schoolers, high schoolers, and college students would get cash prizes—ranging from 1,000 yuan to a maximum of 100,000 yuan.
Mu Lantu didn’t think the schools would object, but the details still needed negotiation.
He hired a professional to manage the competitions: Nie Sheng, a coincidental Imperial Polytechnic University graduate, three years senior to Gao Xing.
Mu Lantu thought Nie Sheng would approach each school individually. Unexpectedly, Nie Sheng had even more guts—he went straight to the Education Council.
Later, Mu Lantu learned that Nie Sheng’s uncle had some pull with the Council and introduced him to the chairman.
Nie Sheng elevated the contest’s branding, naming it the “Wisdom Cup LEGO Competition” and renaming the prize the “Wisdom Cup Scholarship”—adding the word “scholarship” completely changed the meaning. That clever tweak helped win the chairman’s favor.
A month later, the elementary school-level Wisdom Cup LEGO Competition launched first in the Capital and was a huge success—even making the evening news and front page of the Imperial Daily.
With that done, Mu Lantu stepped back and packed carefully chosen gifts to accompany Xu Huazhang for a formal visit to the Xu family.
Gu Caiwei, the eldest sister-in-law and head manager of the household, arranged the meeting for a Saturday, when the entire Xu family would be present—including Xu Huacai and her family of three.
It was Mu Lantu’s first “meet the parents” across four worlds. Saying he wasn’t nervous would be a lie.
“Huazhang, your family really doesn’t object to us being together?”
Zhan Peng and the others stayed silent, not daring to make a sound.
For the ninety-ninth time, Xu Huazhang answered seriously, “No objections. Mu Lantu, trust me, okay? If I hadn’t handled things with my family, I wouldn’t let you walk in there and be treated coldly.”
