Industry: Cthulhu

Chapter 39 Jilong Family
After Xiaobei and Rashid left, Fang Yan stayed in the Rhine Galaxy and lived a peaceful and fulfilling life.

In addition to designing precision robotic arms every day, he also investigates life in the inner ring of the Milky Way, travels around the city in a hover car, observes this technologically advanced interstellar society, and ponders the future of the Earth.

Aliat is usually busy with his work at the Space Power Forum, but every evening he would drag Fang Yan out to dinner. Moreover, Aliat never went alone, but always brought a large group of engineer friends whom he had never met before.

Fang Yan felt that the atmosphere at the dinner was very strange. Ariat would talk to the engineers in a mysterious manner, using terms that Fang Yan could not understand, and discussing very obscure topics, as if they were planning something.

After the conversation, the attitudes of those unfamiliar engineers changed drastically, and they became extremely friendly to Fang Yan, as if Fang Yan was a relative they had met after a long separation.

They will solemnly leave their contact information and tell Fang Yan that no matter what they need in the future, he should not hesitate to ask, as they are now a family.

Fang Yan did not think that they were being insincerely polite. Instead, he thought they were extremely sincere and really treated him like a real brother.

What is even more strange is that this group of engineers would openly and secretly inquire about Professor Fang Yan's situation, such as how the teacher is in good health, what his current research direction is, whether he is in contact with Fang Yan every day, etc.

Fang Yan was suspicious. After all, those "teachers" were all made up by him. However, unexpectedly, not only did Aliat believe it, but Rashid also believed it. Every engineer he met after coming to the inner ring believed it so much and really thought that he had a group of great teachers.

Fang Yan was extremely puzzled. He didn't know what kind of magic spell Aliat had instilled in these people, making everyone obsessed with the group of "teachers" he had fabricated?
This strange phenomenon happened every day. Fang Yan was taken to various dinner parties by Ariat more and more frequently, and he got to know more and more engineers. Every engineer regarded Fang Yan as his own little brother.

When he was free, Fang Yan counted his new friends, and there were actually hundreds of them. The lowest level among them was a senior engineer or scientist, and there were even one-star or even two-star bigwigs.

In other words, Fang Yan hadn't done anything when he arrived at the inner ring, but he had already created an exaggerated circle of friends.

As for these big shots saying that they treated Fang Yan as their brother and that he could come to them for help with any difficulties, Fang Yan didn't know whether it was true or not, so he had to wait until there were real difficulties before asking them.

As time approached, Aliat and Fang Yan were finally about to leave the Rhine Galaxy and go to the Star Ring Awards ceremony venue. Those strange dinners were finally over, and Fang Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to the endless dinner parties, he was actually thinking about Isabella and wondered how she had been doing during this period.

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The Green Garden Galaxy belongs to the Naga Republic and is famous throughout the galaxy for its unique natural environment, rich flora, and elegant ecological balance. It is known as a holiday paradise.

The climate on the main planet Green Garden No. 1 is warm and pleasant, with spring-like weather all year round. The surface of the planet is covered with countless exotic trees and vegetation. Those plants are not only of many varieties, but also huge in size, reaching hundreds of meters in height. The green treetops cover the sky like a giant umbrella, making the sunlight soft and warm after penetrating layers of leaves.

There are also countless crystal clear lakes and gurgling streams in the forest, with colorful aquatic plants floating on the water, which is like a dream. People can fully experience the unique charm of nature here.

Fang Yan and Aliat came here, but were not in a hurry to see the natural scenery of the planet. Instead, they headed straight towards the Jilong family's manor.

Recently, Aliat took Fang Yan to endless social parties, which not only made Fang Yan feel exhausted, but also made them arrive several days later than the scheduled time.

At this time, Isabella's family gathering has already begun, and Fang Yan will also attend the Star Ring Awards Ceremony tomorrow, so his schedule is full.

When Fang Yan stepped into the Jilong family's manor, he was completely stunned by the scene before him. He had originally thought that the so-called manor was at most a private villa with a few lawns or gardens.

However, the scene before him completely overturned his cognition.

The area of the manor is so vast that it doesn't feel like a private territory at all, but more like an independent little world.

Opposite Fangyan is a magnificent snow-capped mountain with towering peaks covered with never-melting snow. On the sides of the mountain are two mirror-clear lakes with crystal blue water and lush greenery on the lakeside.

There are luxurious buildings scattered around the lake. These buildings not only blend perfectly with the natural environment, but also take advantage of the layout of the mountains and lakes to form a unique landscape.

Fang Yan took a deep breath. The moist air in the manor made him feel unprecedented freshness and tranquility. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly that the financial resources and power of Isabella's family were probably far beyond his imagination.

After revealing their identities, the servant of the Jilong family led Fang Yan and Aliat onto a hovercraft and came to an independent three-story villa near the lake.

The villa is designed to be elegant and low-key, as if growing out of nature, surrounded by greenery and rippling lake water.

On the spacious lawn in front of the villa, two figures were sitting around a round table. One was Isabella, and the other was an elderly woman. There was an exquisite tea set in front of them, and they seemed to be drinking afternoon tea.

"That elderly lady is Isabella's Aunt Fanny."

Aliat explained softly to Fang Yan, "Fanny is a remarkable woman in the Jilong family. Each branch of the family has its own representative plant. The Xiaobei family's representative plant is the rose, and Fanny's is the redbud, so she is also known as the redbud that never gives up."

Fang Yan looked up and immediately saw Aunt Fanny.

Like Xiaobei, Aunt Fanny has been in poor health recently and also uses a suspended wheelchair. But unlike Xiaobei's innocence and cuteness, Aunt Fanny has an innate majesty.

She is no longer young, and the years have left deep marks on her face. Her gray hair is coiled on top of her head, making her look noble and elegant. Although her eyes have been eroded by time, they are still sharp, revealing a clear understanding of everything.

At this time, Xiaobei also saw Fang Yan. He seemed extremely excited and hurriedly controlled the floating wheelchair to cross the lawn. The wheelchair glided lightly on the grass like a leaf in the wind.

Although they had only been apart for seven or eight days, Xiaobei looked as if they had been separated for a long time. Her excitement was conveyed through her actions, as if Fang Yan's appearance made her very happy.

Fang Yan was actually in the same boat. For some reason, he felt a sense of familiarity and closeness in his heart, as if he had met someone again after a long separation.

Isabella came to Fang Yan and smiled shyly. The two of them walked side by side tacitly, looking at each other secretly, and a hint of red quietly flew up their cheeks.

Not far away, Aunt Fanny sat in a suspended wheelchair, watching all this quietly, as if examining everything, or as if recalling something. Seeing Isabella's happy expression, her expression also became much more relaxed.

(End of this chapter)