Chapter 127 - One Step Away

Chapter 127: One Step Away7

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Did your mom say anything to you before you left the house?”

Chu Jinyu thought for a moment before she came to a realization and said, “I remember now. Because she said something very ordinary, I didn’t take it to heart. She asked me to have a good chat with you.”

She did not know the specifics of what she was supposed to chat about. At that time, she only felt that it was a bit baffling. She guessed that perhaps her mother was starting to acknowledge Lu Ming.

A look of understanding flashed across Lu Ming’s eyes. ‘Have a good chat.’ The meaning behind these four words was not simple. Han Qianjing was indeed an old fox to have thought of using her daughter to get a favor from him.

He wondered if she predicted that he would be soft-hearted towards Chu Jinyu.

However, since Chu Jinyu already told me not to be polite, why should I back down? he thought.

He rubbed his temples. To be honest, he didn’t like dealing with people who were too shrewd. The matter was supposed to be a piece of cake, but it had been made so complicated that he was losing his brain cells.

Chu Jinyu looked at his gesture and realized that something was wrong. She asked, “Do you know what my mom meant?”

“I think I understand.”

For a moment, she did not know if she should say that he was too smart or that he was like her mother.

Otherwise, how could he have understood so quickly?

“Is it good or bad?”

“It depends.”

Lu Ming patted her shoulder and said, “Don’t worry, this matter is quite simple.”

Simple? she thought.

How could it be simple?

She felt that she had become the only fool among the three of them. Clearly, she was not stupid and was even smarter than ordinary people. Why could she not keep up with her mother and Lu Ming?

She took out her phone and looked at the time on it. “I should go back.”

“Well, goodbye.”

Lu Ming watched her leave and fell into deep thought.

He Xiaopeng scratched his head in frustration. It had been almost a week but he still could not think of a solution. Could it be that the project would end here? He thought.

He scribbled some amendments on a piece of white paper and threw the pen aside. The problem now was—no matter what he tried, he could not realize his own ideas. Could there be a problem with the theory?

He sighed heavily. New energy cars were easy to make, but flying cars were unprecedented. Some people even thought that it was a fantasy.

He wanted to do it!

But actually doing something was another matter from wanting to do it.

He paced back and forth as he looked at the experimental data repeatedly. After some time, he suddenly stopped and directed attention to a certain spot. “Old Xia, reduce the weight of the engine by one-fifth. Let’s see if it can fly!”

“That’s too much, isn’t it? Putting aside the question of whether it can carry people, just the question of whether it can maintain stability in a romantic relationship with such a lightweight is a problem. Are you sure you want to give it a try?”

Xia Heng straightened his back, his hands reddish-brown from the gasoline.

He Xiaopeng said excitedly, “Quickly, let’s try! What if it works?”

“Sure, Taozi. Record the data.”

The few of them pieced together a flying car with scattered parts. When Xia Heng pressed the start button, it finally succeeded in flying. However, before He Xiaopeng could celebrate for long, it disintegrated into scrap metal, with its parts scattered all over the place.

Fortunately, they managed to dodge in time.

He Tao spread out his hands and said, “Look, it’s useless reducing the weight of the engine. In my opinion… Perhaps we can try aviation aluminum. Since it’s flying in the sky, we’ll have to use materials that are appropriate for aviation. What do you think?”

“Aviation aluminum is not cheap.”

Xia Heng told the truth. Compared to high-intensity steel, it was several times better!

He Xiaopeng pondered for a moment and said, “I think we can give it a try!”

When Lu Ming found out that they were going to use aviation aluminum, he almost thought that these people were going to start building rocket launchers. Currently, the research team was divided into two groups. One was responsible for the navigation of the car, and the other was testing the feasibility of flying cars. Money was flowing out rapidly.

If not for the fact that Lu Ming had enough money, he might not have been able to support them.

The main thing was that as He Xiaopeng was doing this, he thought of whether he could make the car fly. Lu Ming did not know if he could make the car fly. He only knew that the concept was quite interesting. He found joy in this alternative way of spending money.

So he readily approved another sum of money for them.

He looked forward to the day the flying car came into being!

In less than 30 days, the experiment team tried to assemble the parts again. When He Tao pressed the start button, the plane flew up and suddenly suspended in midair, and the components broke apart.

Fortunately, they were wearing protective suits and only had scratches. Otherwise, they would probably have to be hospitalized.

He Xiaopeng frowned and said, “That’s not right! Old Xia, how’s the data this time?”

“It’s much more stable than before. According to the values we observed and the previous test with the model car, we should have succeeded this time.”

Confused, Xia Heng asked, “Everything is in place now, but why can’t it fly? Be it materials or parts, we used superior-quality goods.”

What is going on? they thought.

“Perhaps flying cars can never be a reality?”

A member said dejectedly. “No! We can definitely do it! We’re just a few steps away from victory!”

He Xiaopeng insisted. But they wondered what exactly was wrong.

He Tao touched his freshly bandaged wound and said, “Speaking of which, when I was sitting inside, I heard a thud. I guess there’s a problem with our engine?”

“Engine?”

Xia Heng walked over to the scattered parts, looked around, and touched them. “We assembled these together. How could there be a problem?”

He Xiaopeng held the model car and spun the pulp board unconsciously. He wondered if it was really impossible to succeed. However, things had already reached this stage and Lu Ming had invested a lot of money. If he could not develop anything, how could he help Lu Ming take down the Tang family? He felt inexplicably powerless. These days, he had been working on various kinds of research day and night. If not for the fact that his body needed sustenance, he would have sacrificed his mealtimes. But he ended up with a pile of crap! Is it really impossible? he wondered. Or should we give up just like that?

He pursed his lips and looked at the densely packed numbers on the whiteboard. They were close to getting to the solution but did not know where they fell short.

“Do you have any other ideas?”

The others shook their heads.

They were a little disheartened now. No one wanted their hard work to be wasted.

But the truth was right in front of them. Even if they were unwilling to accept it, they had to admit it.

“Forget it..”

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