Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

In the following days, the technical team at Wanguoyuan gradually filled all the required positions.

Chen Yiran also booked a flight for a week later, preparing to return to the United States.

The good news is that the houses at Diaoyutai No. 7 have been delivered.

Compared to most real estate projects that take one or two years to complete, Diaoyutai No. 7 is practically a ready-built property, with only a few final sales procedures to be signed when it went on sale.

Mr. and Mrs. Chen were very happy. After they came to see the house, they began to seriously consider whether or not to move in.

After all, the issue of living too far from work is no longer a big deal. As Chen Yiran's fame and abilities have grown, his father has become a figurehead at work, and the leaders have tacitly agreed that he doesn't need to come to work.

Or rather, his biggest task was to do a good job with Chen Yiran. The Shougang Park had already begun its relocation, and many workshops had stopped operating. It was expected that by the end of the year, the park would be completely empty.

The higher-ups are now hoping that Chen Yiran can launch a few more satellites, develop various industries, and attract some companies to come here.

The family of three first took a stroll around Yuyuantan Park across the lake. In March, the ice on the lake had not yet completely melted, and several water birds stood in a row at the junction of ice and water.

After strolling around the park, the three of them wandered over to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse next door for dinner.

This meal took some effort. The Diaoyutai State Guesthouse gradually opened to the public after 1985, but it mainly hosted business banquets for various ministries and large enterprises, as well as receptions for foreign guests and various large groups.

With only a few people, it was impossible to get them to come over for dinner by calling the official hotline. However, Shougang still had some influence in Beijing, and Chen Yiran managed to book a small private room using Shougang's name.

As it is a state guesthouse, there are armed police officers on guard at the entrance, and you need to verify your reservation name and ID card before entering.

Take the shuttle bus at the entrance, and after a few turns, behind a huge lawn, you'll find Fangfei Garden.

Fangfei Garden is actually Building No. 17 of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

However, as a state guesthouse, it deliberately avoided using many numbers in order to receive foreign guests from various regions.

To reflect equality between nations, the number 1, which implies a primary meaning in diplomatic context, was deliberately avoided; therefore, the entire hotel does not have a Building No. 1.

Because of the taboo surrounding the number 4 in traditional Chinese culture, Building No. 4 was renamed Bafangyuan.

Because 13 is considered unlucky in Western culture, we chose to skip this number to respect international customs.

Finally, there's the largest building in the state guesthouse, Building 17.

In Italy and some parts of Latin America, the Romanized form of the number 17, XVII, is believed to be able to be rearranged into the Latin word VIXI, which means "I have lived."

Furthermore, the Bible states that the Great Flood began on the 17th of the second month.

Even in Greece, numerology held that the number 17 disrupted the perfect balance between 16 and 18.

Therefore, Guobinguo also renamed Building 17 to Fangfei Garden.

Of course, it was impossible for just three people to sit in the 1,000-person restaurant at Fangfei Garden; they were led to a small private room in the side hall.

The dishes were all from a pre-selected menu, and the cold dishes were served shortly after we sat down.

Crystal shrimp, sweet and sour pork ribs, mustard duck feet, and a vegetable salad.

After the waiter left, Mr. Chen muttered under his breath, "I think it's just so-so. This wasabi duck feet isn't even as good as Liqun's."

Chen's mother then complained about the shrimp: "This shrimp is just so-so. If you ask me, it's better to go to Liqun or Quanjude to eat duck."

Chen Yiran sighed helplessly: "Didn't you two say you wanted to try eating at the State Guesthouse? Anyway, now that we're rich, you can always find good food all over Beijing. Or, you could just go to Guangzhou or Hong Kong, where there's plenty of good food at higher prices."

Compared to over there, things are relatively cheap in Beijing. I heard that in Fujian, some restaurants charge four or five thousand yuan for a casual meal, and they even have that kind of squid with roe—it's so delicious!

Soon after, the hot dishes were served.

The first dish is hot and sour cuttlefish roe soup, which is the most representative dish of Diaoyutai kitchen. It is made with Russian pickled cucumber juice to bring out the sourness and white pepper powder to bring out the spiciness. The cuttlefish roe from Bohai Bay is sliced ​​into thin slices and floats on the soup like a white flower.

The three men were immediately won over.

Mr. Chen sighed, "I understand now. The master chef at the state banquet is too lazy to bother with cold dishes; all his skills are in the hot dishes. This is indeed delicious."

The following dishes were also very delicious, but none of them were as amazing as the hot and sour cuttlefish egg soup.

The second dish is Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, which contains very precious ingredients and has been stewed with Shaoxing wine for a whole day.

The third dish is Huaiyang-style crab meat lion's head meatballs. The fist-sized lion's head meatballs lie in clear soup, coated with a thin layer of crab meat.

Finally, there was braised beef in a pot and vegetarian stew with white fungus. The tea snacks that followed were a plate of Suzhou-style boat-shaped dim sum and a few slices of honeydew melon.

Finally, on March 9th, Mr. and Mrs. Chen drove Chen Yiran and Pidan to the airport.

The elderly couple weren't particularly reluctant to see their son leave. After all, with the internet so readily available, they could video chat every week. Besides, their son had already achieved great success and didn't need their help anymore.

But clearly, Chen's mother still had something she was reluctant to part with, and she began to try to persuade Chen Yiran: "Look, you'll be busy with work when you get back, and you'll be attending all sorts of business forums. Who's going to walk the dog then?"

"Their pet business is really good. They have dedicated boarding facilities and even daycare programs. They treat pets like children. Pidan had a blast playing with his friends there."

"I heard there are lots of wild animals out there in the US. You sent me some photos last time, there were peacocks and such by the roadside. What if something else bites him?"

"Even though Pidan is a Border Collie, he's very smart. He'll run away if he sees something strong."

After thinking for a moment, Chen's mother insisted, "It's too lonely for you to live in such a big house by yourself. He's so pitiful. You don't need him, so let him come with us. Your father doesn't go to work much anyway, so we can take him fishing."

"No, that's not right. It's precisely because one person lives in a big house that they need it."

At this point, Mr. Chen chimed in: "Since you'll be going back to work soon anyway, and we're both free, we can reluctantly help look after him."

Chen's mother offered a solution: "Why don't we let him choose? Let go of him later and see if he follows you or me."

Chen Yiran felt she had to find a way to distract her mother, otherwise she felt she wouldn't be able to keep the dog.

Moreover, that carefree Pidan seems to have sensed that someone is leaving, and now he looks unhappy, even hitting Chen Ma's hand with his mouthpiece. Clearly, Chen Ma's extra help over the past three months has had an effect.

Now, if Chen Yiran were to let Pidan choose which dog to follow, he wouldn't be entirely confident of victory. Border Collies are like that; you can't treat them like ordinary dogs.

It's not that he's disloyal, it's that he understands things on a higher level. An ordinary dog ​​might think that if it doesn't follow you, it might never see you again.

The Border Collie knows perfectly well that you've just gone out and will come back to pick him up. He'll choose his grandparents first, because he'll definitely get lots of treats.

"How about this, I didn't order two trained police dogs. Both are female. If Pidan has puppies with them, I'll let you pick two. Puppies, raising them from a young age, it's so much fun."

After thinking for a moment, Chen's mother relented and said, "Alright then, it's a deal. I'll take a closer look during the video call later."

More than half an hour later, they finally arrived at the airport. There was no need to queue at the first-class counter. Chen Yiran took her boarding pass directly, said goodbye to her parents, and went to the VIP lounge.

Three months have passed, and Chen Yiran is finally returning to his loyal Silicon Valley.