"Look! This is my first mecha!!"
While waiting for class to start, Wang Tianwei casually shared the photo she took to the family group chat.
She had just created this group a couple of days ago. The original name was "The Wang Family Across the Street".
After explaining it to Wang Kaiyu, he thought it was unlucky, so she changed it to "High-Quality Family".
"Our Tianwei got her mecha! It's really nice, the color scheme is bright, and it suits you perfectly!"
Cheng Yin had just finished a remote meeting. Seeing the message in the group chat, her exhaustion instantly dissipated.
"Mom, the mechas issued by the school all look the same, okay... This is our school's. [Picture]"
The First Military Academy had issued their mechas right at the start of the semester.
It was just that Wang Tianwei was still in the mountains back then, so he didn't think there was anything to show off.
But seeing the smug tone in the group chat, Wang Kaiyu couldn't hold back anymore. He selected a few photos of his own mecha and sent them.
"[Picture] [Picture] Like who doesn't have one?"
"Yours is a heavy mecha! Mine is a medium one~"
Wang Kaiyu stared at that "~" and found it incredibly annoying...
Was it mockery? Probably not?
Why would she, with a B-rank medium mecha, mock his S-rank mecha!?
Wang Yi also joined in,
"This is our Tianwei's first mecha! Why isn't there a photo of you with it?"
"I have one! [Photo]"
In the photo, Wang Tianwei was wearing the Qilin Military Academy uniform, standing next to her mecha. She didn't even reach its calf. With one hand resting on her knee and the other making a V-sign next to her eye, she was smiling radiantly!
The photo was taken from a low angle, capturing the entire mecha in the frame. It was obvious she was genuinely happy!
As Wang Yi and Cheng Yin looked at it, their eyes grew a bit moist. Tianwei had been on the Shuomo Planet for over a month now... She was much more lively than before, and she even had friends to help take photos of her.
Wang Kaiyu subconsciously clicked save...
He thought about what the people on the Qilin Military Academy forum were saying about Wang Tianwei's recent situation.
She seemed to be working very hard, spending every day in the library... He wondered how her grades were.
However, with such a high total score in freshman training, surviving the first two years shouldn't be a problem, right?
Working that hard, she would definitely graduate smoothly! Maybe she could even win some award; after all, Wang Tianwei wasn't stupid...
"Looks great!"
"Both our Tianwei and the mecha look great!"
"Hehe, what about Kaiyu!? Doesn't Kaiyu have a photo with his?"
Wang Kaiyu was a year younger than her, how could he possibly resist taking a photo with his mecha?
The classmates in his class were going crazy taking photos, alright!
Even Huang Yan was dragged by Jian Jingyu to pose in several ways that she considered extremely pretentious.
Sure enough, after waiting for a while, Wang Kaiyu finally sent a picture.
In the image, a white and blue mecha stood majestically in the background. Wang Kaiyu was sitting on a stone step with one knee bent and the other leg hanging down naturally.
The entire photo was edited with a dark, moody texture. His head was tilted to the side, and his gaze looked sharp and unruly.
Wang Tianwei refused to admit that her little brother's photo was better than hers,
"...Poser."
"???"
"Wang Tianwei! Are you crazy!?"
"Speak!"
Wang Kaiyu angrily sent several messages in a row.
The parents found it amusing and didn't intervene in the siblings' bickering.
Wang Tianwei had already exited the family group chat interface and forwarded Wang Kaiyu's picture to Jian Jingyu,
"[Picture] Let's take pictures like this tomorrow! We can take them for each other!"
"This pose is pretty good!"
Wang Yi also switched screens and asked his electronic assistant to find some medium mechas suitable for a B-rank mecha master.
"Alright, I will select mechas according to your requirements. Would you like me to choose from the models you have previously purchased?"
Seeing this prompt, Wang Yi's mood suddenly plummeted.
Both of his children were freshmen this year, yet neither of them had asked him for a mecha! They both said using the school-issued ones for practice was fine for now.
His son had come back a couple of days ago and told him that at this stage, the mecha wasn't important; what mattered was improving his own strength.
Once he became proficient in mecha combat, he would find the school's mecha masters to design and modify parts according to his own habits, which would better suit his needs as a single soldier!
As for more advanced mechas, they could wait until there were important competitions or when he officially joined the army.
His daughter had even rejected his offers to buy a mecha in advance twice, saying she wanted to design the best mecha herself!
Hah, neither of his own children wanted one, yet he had never skimped on buying mechas as gifts for his nephews and nieces in the past.
Back then, they would even complain that it wasn't their favorite color or model... Later on, he simply let them choose themselves, and he only handled the bill.
Wang Yi opened another family group chat. Inside was a photo his sister-in-law sent yesterday.
It was her daughter Wang Xian's birthday, and everyone else was wishing Xiaoxian a happy birthday below.
In previous years, his sister-in-law had never posted these pictures, because even though he had left the old family estate, he never stopped sending gifts for holidays and birthdays.
But this year, Tianwei and Kaiyu going to college, combined with company affairs, had occupied all his attention.
Especially after Tianwei decided to leave the Tianshu Planet for Qilin, he and his wife tossed and turned for several nights, feeling that part of the reason was the children's complete disappointment with the old family estate.
When the two kids got into the First Military Academy, the old estate had barely a good word to say; it was all bad-mouthing!
Tianwei transferring to Qilin—how could those nephews studying at the First Military Academy not know? Not a single one of them even asked him about it!
He simply had the smart butler delete the holiday and birthday gift reminders, leaving only his parents' side as usual. At the end of the day, Tianwei and Kaiyu had never received anything from them either.
Yesterday, his sister-in-law posted that photo in the group—did she think he forgot?
Wang Yi exited the "Wang Family" group chat.
Forget it. What everyone else had, his children didn't care for anyway!
When the time came for Kaiyu to customize his own mecha, he would just increase the budget for him.
As for his daughter, he heard that mecha masters were more interested in materials, so he would just gather more information in that area in the future.
Clicking back into "High-Quality Family," he saved both of their photos.
"Assistant."
"I am here, please give your command."
Yida Technology's office was equipped with an AI office assistant. Unlike the one at home with a round, chubby body,
Wang Yi didn't even lift his head,
"No need to select a mecha anymore. First, print these two photos for me and put them in frames... Make two copies, and send one to Director Cheng's office as well."
"Alright, I will print the photos and frame them for you. Please wait a moment."
Cheng Yin and Wang Yi's offices were only separated by a wall. Before long, a robot came in holding the photo frames.
"Hehe, great minds think alike~"
Wang Yi pushed the door open and walked in,
"Honey, how about we take the two kids on a vacation to Planet Cullen this summer?"
Cheng Yin looked up at him, puzzled.
"The summer? You're not going back to the old estate?"
"...I go every year, they won't miss me. This year I want to spend it with you guys... just us."
