Chapter 90 - 89: My Son is Just That Lucky

Chapter 90: Chapter 89: My Son is Just That Lucky

Zone One, Exhibition Hall.

The place was packed and buzzing with excitement.

In the Area A exhibition hall, a massive holographic screen was playing exciting clips of the Kunlun Mecha bravely fighting the Insect Race.

This precious footage came from a real battlefield.

Cheers echoed throughout the venue.

The host announced with rousing passion, "That’s right! What you’re all seeing now is actual combat footage from the recent battle on the R-N3 battlefield! This is the first time this video has ever been shown to the public!"

"Did you all see that? The heroes of our Federation, our Federation’s War God, our Kunlun, has once again achieved a miraculous victory! It defeated the evil Insect Race and returned in triumph!"

The host successfully riled up the crowd’s emotions.

Even Xiao Juzi, cradled in Qin Shiwei’s arms, was shrieking along with the huge crowd of rabid fans.

Shu Yao, feeling every bit the weary mother, pressed a hand to her forehead.

The surrounding din was so loud that her sigh was completely lost in the noise.

Qin Shiwei took her hand, ready to move on.

Xiao Juzi protested restlessly in his arms, "I wanna keep watching! I wanna keep watching!"

Qin Shiwei said, "I’ll copy the video for your mom, so you can watch it as much as you want when we get home. It’s too noisy here. We’re going to the next exhibition hall now. You can get your picture taken with Kunlun No.2 there."

Xiao Juzi gave the holographic screen a reluctant look, then compromised in a small voice:

"Okay, fine."

「Area B Exhibition Hall.」 𝑓𝑟ℯℴ𝓂

Most of the visitors were still in Area A watching the video, so not many people had made it here yet.

It was very quiet.

A 1:1 scale replica of the Kunlun, Kunlun No.2, stood in the center of the hall, politely greeting the surrounding gentlemen, ladies, and children.

Qin Shiwei approached with Shu Yao and her son.

Kunlun No.2 faced them and knelt on one knee, its mechanical male voice filled with reverence:

"My esteemed Master, Mistress, and Young Master, it is a pleasure to see you."

’It’s addressing us differently than everyone else?’

Before Shu Yao had a chance to think about it, Xiao Juzi was already pestering her to take a photo with Kunlun No.2.

Kunlun No.2 held Xiao Juzi up in its mechanical hand, making the other children burn with envy.

The little guy even scrambled into the cockpit for a test run. The moment he was inside, he was captivated by the various controls. He was just a small boy sitting in the pilot’s seat, but he had big dreams.

He imagined himself piloting the Kunlun, charging onto the battlefield!

Lost in his own world, the little guy couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

The cockpit filled with his childish giggles.

Shu Yao called his name three times, but he didn’t react at all.

’This kid is a lost cause.’

With one exception made, the other children were green with envy. More and more of them started clamoring to get into Kunlun No.2’s cockpit to play, throwing tantrums when they couldn’t.

Their parents couldn’t calm them down.

"I want to go in Kunlun No.2’s cockpit too!"

"Why can that kid go in, but I can’t?!"

"I don’t care! I want to!"

One parent, who doted on their child, directly called over the person in charge of this section of the exhibition hall.

"My son wants to play in Kunlun No.2’s cockpit. Do me a favor and make it happen!"

Anyone who could attend this press conference was bound to be flaunting their wealth. The man speaking to the person in charge wore a thick chain made of a rare metal around his neck, and his attitude was arrogant and unbelievably domineering.

"Sir, it’s not that I’m unwilling to make an exception for you..." The person in charge was anxious and in a difficult position.

He had no idea why Kunlun No.2, which had always been friendly but reserved, had suddenly broken character today and actually let a little munchkin into its cockpit!

At his level, he had no authority to order Kunlun No.2 to do anything!

"Get down! Kid, get down from there now!" the person in charge yelled, sweating bullets. "Whose child is this? Would the parents please call him down!"

Not far away, Shu Yao covered her face.

’Could she just pretend she didn’t know the little brat in the cockpit?!’

’This little rascal was already this mischievous with his own mother around. If Shu Chao Yu had brought him out alone, wouldn’t he have torn the place down?!’

The man with the thick chain scanned the room, his eyes locking onto Shu Yao. He walked over and said impatiently:

"Hurry up and get your kid down from there! My son is waiting!"

He had seen this woman shouting for her son to come down from under the Mecha earlier.

Shu Yao gave an embarrassed smile. "Sorry, my son is a little rebellious..."

The man with the thick chain looked at her with contempt. "You can’t even control your own child! What kind of mother are you?!"

Shu Yao gave a cool smile. "Whatever kind of mother I am, at least I could get my son in there. What about you?"

"You..."

Meeting the icy gaze of the man beside her, the man with the thick chain found his next words stuck in his throat.

One death glare from Qin Shiwei was enough to force the man to back down.

The scene was growing more and more chaotic.

The sound of crying children filled the air. The adults around them couldn’t console them no matter what they did.

Cry when you don’t get what you want, and you’ll get a treat for crying. In the simple minds of children, that’s just how it worked.

Shu Yao walked up to Kunlun No.2 and said to Xiao Juzi in the cockpit, enunciating every word:

"Shu Ju, I’m giving you one last chance! Are you coming down or not?!"

Xiao Juzi came to the cockpit door, saw the man next to his mother, and from his high perch, started making all sorts of provocative faces at the annoying jerk.

Shu Yao reached her breaking point.

If she’d been holding a whip in her hand right then, she’d already be cracking it.

The man with the thick chain dragged the person in charge over and pointed at Shu Yao. "It’s her! The kid up there is hers!"

His coarse voice immediately drew the attention of the other parents.

Hearing the surrounding parents’ accusations and urgings, the man with the thick chain suddenly seemed to find his courage.

"Yeah! Hurry up and get your kid down! How many people are waiting to go up and play!"

"The press conference is about to start, and you’re hogging all the time! What are we supposed to do?!"

"Can you not be so selfish!"

"Have a little decency!"

Shu Yao took a deep breath, her temper starting to flare. "You’re not selfish? Then why can’t you generously give my son the chance? You have decency? Enough decency to point your finger in a woman’s face and lecture her?"

The man said gruffly, "And you think you’re in the right? If your kid doesn’t listen and you can’t control him, then don’t bring him out in public to embarrass yourself!"

"Is your child so obedient? Are you such a great disciplinarian? If you tell him not to cry, does he stop crying? If you tell him not to play, does he stop playing? You’re allowed to spoil your child, so why can’t I spoil mine?

Besides, the person in charge already explained it. This was never part of the entertainment for the press conference! You’re the one who’s been yelling and stirring up the other parents and children!

The fact that Kunlun No.2 opened its cockpit door for my son proves that it chose him itself!

My son is just that lucky!"

Shu Yao retorted all in one breath.

Sure enough, after Xiao Juzi got out of the cockpit, Kunlun No.2 closed the hatch and, with gentlemanly friendliness, managed to soothe the crying children.

The parents, coming to their senses, turned and started blaming the man with the thick chain.

The man’s face turned livid with anger.

"Ah Bao, wait here for me for a second," Shu Yao said to Qin Shiwei. Then she dragged Xiao Juzi aside, and with a cold expression, raised her hand and gave the little guy a few smacks on the bottom.

"WAAAH..."

One moment he was the enviable chosen one in the eyes of the other kids; the next, he was a sobbing mess after getting a spanking from his own mother.

It was hard to know whether to envy him or pity him.