Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

Upon hearing this answer, Xiaoyu's expression changed drastically: "Why?! Why is everything related to studying?"

"What are you afraid of?" Ai Qing said speechlessly. "I'm more afraid that you'll cheat on your homework with your phone."

Chapter 82 Mobile Phone

For Ai Qing, a cell phone is just something that works.

He has always used a 2,000 yuan machine, and the one he has has been used for more than three years and is still going strong. It hasn't reached the point where it needs to be replaced yet.

Those high-end models that cost five or six thousand, or even seven or eight thousand or tens of thousands of yuan look impressive, but in reality, they're just tools for watching videos, reading novels, and chatting in groups.

At most, I can reach the King rank.

With a phone costing 2,000 yuan meeting normal needs, Ai Qing felt there was no need to pursue higher performance.

To be honest, Ai Qing originally only wanted to buy Xiao Yu a phone that cost a little over a thousand yuan to make do.

Then I thought, why not just buy a two-thousand-yuan phone, use the new one myself, and give the old one to Xiaoyu?

Now that she had bought this phone, looking at Xiaoyu's expectant face across the way, Ai Qing glanced at the old phone in her hand and thought that she had grown attached to it after using it for three years, so she decided not to replace it for the time being.

"Take it apart, there's transparent tape on it, just peel it off first."

Ai Qing rested her chin on her hand and watched Xiao Yu make her move, occasionally offering a few words of advice.

Without scissors or any other tools, and with only human fingers, the little fish struggled for quite some time before finally managing to break the tape sealing the opening by secretly channeling warm current into the tips of its fingernails.

A minute or two later, the lid of the phone box was finally opened.

What comes into view is a bare machine covered by a protective veil.

After peeling off the protective paper, Xiaoyu saw the phone lying inside.

The white fuselage stood with its back to her, awaiting its master's favor.

"Take it out and let us see."

"Hmm." Although Xiaoyu was very eager, she became cautious when faced with such a brand new phone.

Just as anxious I was when I used the warm current to puncture the transparent tape, I'm being just as cautious now.

My fingers gently stroked the phone case, as if afraid of accidentally puncturing it.

After feeling the phone in my hand, Xiaoyu finally freed it from the phone box.

Ai Qing, who was opposite her, did not intend to help her personally. She only provided verbal hints, letting Xiao Yu try to learn how to use the mobile phone from scratch step by step.

Xiaoyu had seen how Aiqing used her phone before, but she had only watched and knew that she could tap and swipe.

But when I touched my phone screen, it was still completely black, seemingly unresponsive.

Ai Qing wasn't in a hurry to teach Xiao Yu how to use the phone, since they hadn't bought a new one yet.

Ai Qing was worried that Xiao Yu might see something inappropriate if she used her own phone to teach.

For example, a member of the group might suddenly post a suggestive picture.

Hmm... kittens probably don't have the concept of "erotic pictures".

It would be terrible if people took those pictures as normal.

"Press the power button next to it," Ai Qing reminded her. "The long one is the volume button, and you can turn it on as long as there is power."

Xiaoyu curiously looked at the side of the phone, found the power button Ai Qing had mentioned, and pressed it with her thumb.

Sure enough, the phone screen started to light up, the boot animation lit up, and the phone's logo appeared.

Soon, the phone entered the new device setup process.

Ai Qing pointed to the direction of the phone box and asked Xiao Yu to take out the SIM card ejector tool and first remove the SIM card from the children's watch on her wrist.

Then, following his instructions, I inserted the SIM card into the new phone step by step.

Next comes a series of settings, including binding a mobile phone number, setting the region, language, password, etc.

"Hmm...region?"

"Just choose Hangzhou."

"language……"

Simplified Chinese.

"What are all these things below?"

“Other languages,” Ai Qing said with a smile. “English, which I mentioned before as something I’d consider having you learn, is one of the most popular languages ​​in the world.”

"Wow! So many languages?!" Little Fish flipped through the language catalog and was immediately shocked. "How can we possibly learn them all?"

“Most of them are less commonly spoken languages, so you don’t need to learn them,” Ai Qing said with a smile, trying to comfort her. “Now that you’ve learned Chinese, you can communicate almost without any problems in China.”

"If you can learn English in the future, you will be able to communicate normally with people all over the world."

"Of course, it's uncertain whether I'll have the opportunity to go abroad in the future. I haven't even traveled abroad myself yet."

"Abroad..." Xiaoyu looked up and imagined, but then lowered her head and said, "If you go, I'll go. If you don't go, I won't go either."

Ai Qing's gaze softened as she looked at Xiao Yu. She didn't respond to her words, but simply continued, "It's time to set a password."

"password?"

"It means that you need to enter a password every time you turn on your phone, so even if someone gets your phone, they can't open it and use it."

"Oh, okay." Little Fish nodded to indicate that she understood, but then looked at the password input box and hesitated for a moment, "What if I forget it myself?"

“So you can set a password that’s easy for you to remember,” Ai Qing said.

"What's your password?" Little Fish asked curiously.

“Oh, my screen password is my high school student ID number. I’ve gotten used to it and haven’t changed it,” Ai Qing said. “You can also set it to your birthday or something.”

"Oh! When is Little Fish's birthday?" Little Fish blinked, a little forgetful, since she had only just been able to speak when her birthday came this year.

“March 15, 2022, so you can set your password to 220315.” Ai Qing said this, then thought for a moment and added, “You can also change it to something else without me knowing.”

"What does it matter?" Xiaoyu shook her head and set the password to her birthday. "Xiaoyu's phone is her brother's phone, it's okay if you know the password."

Ai Qing was touched by these words, but also felt a little ashamed.

Anyway, he was too afraid to let Xiaoyu know his phone password.

His phone had a lot of inappropriate content for children, which would be embarrassing if Xiaoyu saw it.

"What's this?" After setting the password, Xiaoyu opened her phone and pointed to the new page, asking.

“This is a fingerprint password.” Ai Qing glanced at it. “You just press your thumb on it and follow its instructions, and it will record the pattern on your finger.”

"In the future, if you want to unlock your phone, in addition to entering a password, you can also unlock it directly with your fingerprint."

"Like this."

As Ai Qing spoke, she took out her phone and demonstrated it to Xiao Yu, saying, "You've seen this before."

"Wow! How amazing!" Xiaoyu exclaimed in surprise, and quickly followed the instructions on her phone to register her fingerprint.

Finally, the phone returned to normal operation.

From this moment on, Xiaoyu officially owned her first mobile phone.

"First, save my phone number, then download WeChat and QQ, register an account for you, and let's add each other as friends."

Ai Qing looked at the little fish that was curiously poking at the screen and smiled as she reminded it.

Chapter 83 Ai Eats Fish

With the widespread adoption of the internet and the standard availability of various convenient software and hardware, carrying a mobile phone has become an essential part of going out.

While it's possible to perform various tasks relatively normally without a mobile phone, it certainly won't be particularly convenient.

Once people get used to life with a mobile phone, they can never go back.

Whenever a person is unable to use their phone due to special circumstances, they will enter a state of discomfort or even anxiety.

This small mobile phone embodies the culmination of countless technological advancements made by humankind.

From the hardware of the phone to the software of each app within it, behind it lies the continuous labor and wisdom of countless organizations and individuals.

For such a mobile phone to function properly and make people's lives more convenient, there is a clear set of rules and a reasonable operating architecture behind it.

All of these aspects involve everything from mobile phone research and development to manufacturing, distribution, and sales by distributors.

From the construction of power plants to the laying of power grids, and then to the transmission of electricity to thousands of households.

From app development to various reviews and uploads, and long-term maintenance and updates.

From the research of network signals to the large-scale construction of base stations, it finally becomes the signal of mobile phones.

All of these factors provided the foundation for this small miracle to happen.

Things that seem ordinary and commonplace often embody the hard work and dedication of humankind.

"If I'm not home in the future and you have any urgent matters, you can just open this contact list, find my phone number, and call me."

Ai Qing said this after seeing that Xiao Yu had saved her phone number.

"However, if it's not urgent, please try not to call. You can contact me via WeChat."

"This is it, just download it directly."

As she spoke, Ai Qing pointed to the app store on her phone screen, instructing Xiao Yu to go in and download WeChat and QQ.

I had seen Ai Qing operate the phone before, and Xiao Yu adapted quite quickly.

The little hands held the phone in their palms, enjoying the pleasure of getting immediate feedback with every touch of the screen.

"What is this WeChat?" Xiaoyu asked, looking at the new green-background, white-bubble-shaped app that had appeared on her phone screen.

"You saw my chat with my friend on my phone when we were eating earlier, right?"

"Ah."

"That's because we communicate using WeChat."

"Huh?" Xiaoyu blinked, looking at the little thing in surprise, and then opened WeChat at Ai Qing's instruction.