The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 513 Breaking the Net
Rosamund Kwan was completely dumbfounded. After a long while, she said, "Brother-in-law, you are an expert in science, not military affairs. How do you know so much?"

Liu Hua smiled and said, "What do you know, you little girl? Military affairs are a man's romance. A man who doesn't like to pay attention to military affairs and weapons is a sissy."

"Pshaw, plenty of men in Hong Kong don't care about that."

Liu Hua smiled dismissively: "Because of the colonial rule, people in Hong Kong have a kind of 'small happiness' mentality. They don't pay attention to national and international affairs, or military matters. They only talk about gossip on the streets and alleys. They don't have a big picture perspective."

“We also have Li Ka-shing in Hong Kong. He is the richest man in Asia, but his vision is not that big.”

Li Ka-shing became Asia's richest man in 1999, so most Hong Kong people who spend their lives chasing money regard him as the pride of Hong Kong.

"His vision is indeed limited. He still hasn't figured out who the future masters of this world will be," Liu Hua said disdainfully. "The whole world knows that the hope for the future lies in the East, but he's still thinking about assimilating into the mainstream society of white people and squid."

"But after the handover, Li Ka-shing invested heavily in the mainland."

"That's because he thinks it's profitable. To be fair, this person does have the ability to make money. Like Squid, he's essentially a pure businessman whose only belief in life is money."

The two didn't continue their discussion. It wasn't that Liu Hua was unwilling to speak, but rather that Guan Zhilin couldn't handle so much information. Her upbringing didn't allow her to comment on such high-level topics; after all, only they in the world took ideological and political education classes.

This course should not be underestimated. In ancient times, it would have been called the art of slaying dragons or the art of emperors.

"Dad, I admire the romance of weapons," Liu Qiaotong said, blinking her big, bright eyes. "We share the same interests, so can I experience the joy of weapons?"

Rosamund Kwan pulled Liu Qiaotong aside and scolded her: "Liu Qiaotong, you should know that you are a lady. How can you be so frivolous?"

"Auntie, you don't understand. I call this the spirit of the Chinese people: they love military uniforms more than red dresses."

Liu Hua smiled and said, "When I have time tomorrow, Dad will personally show you what the romance of weapons is all about."

Liu Hua had important business to attend to during his trip back to the capital.

"I want to enter the aerospace industry."

The leaders of the Ministry of Industry were so shocked by Liu Hua that they could hardly speak. After a long while, they said, "Academician Liu, please stop messing around. Is the aerospace industry so easy to enter? Or is it that Earth is not enough for you to mess around with, and you want to mess around with outer space as well?"

"Just tell me if it's okay or not, don't worry about how I want to do it," Liu Hua asked with a smile. "Perhaps my involvement will be a stimulus to my country's aerospace industry."

The leader shook his head directly: "I can't agree to this. We definitely need to hold a meeting to discuss it before we can decide. Just go back and wait for news. I'll try my best to put in a good word for you."

In Liu Hua's previous generation, it took more than a decade for our country to allow private enterprises to enter the aerospace industry. Now, Liu Hua is proposing it so far ahead of schedule. If this were allowed so hastily, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble.

Taking a rare break at home, Liu Hua sat in front of his computer browsing the news. Last year, Microsoft launched a new operating system called Windows XP, which is now seeing a significant increase in global installations and a considerable rise in market share in China. However, it is still far from being a match for Red Flag Linux.

After finishing her homework, Liu Qiaotong skipped over to the computer desk: "Dad, I'm watching the news." Liu Hua nodded: "Mm."

"Dad, do you know about QQ?"

"I know, it's just a chat app, right?"

"Dad, do you have a QQ account?"

Liu Hua shook his head: "No, I don't have time to chat online. Adults' time is very precious. If you need anything, just call each other."

"Dad, you're also a computer scientist, why didn't you write a chat application back then?"

Liu Hua smiled and said, "Your dad is involved in the grand strategy, like building a highway. Your dad is responsible for planning, designing, and constructing the road, while Xiao Ma only built a service station on the highway. Of course, I could also build a service station on the highway, but that's not my main business. My main business is the highway itself."

Liu Hua smiled at his daughter: "You've been rambling on and on with me for so long, is it because you want to go online?"

In 2002, surfing the internet was definitely a very fashionable thing. Back then, in internet cafes, you could see one person sitting on a computer, with three or four people standing behind him. One reason was to browse the internet for a bit, and the other was to wait for the person to log off so they could immediately take over.

"I wanted to go online for a while," Liu Qiaotong said somewhat embarrassedly, "but my mom won't let me. She said it would affect my studies."

Liu Hua smiled and said, "Alright, it's rare for Dad to be home on vacation today, and it's rare for him to go online. Just let me have it for now, and I'll buy you another computer tomorrow."

"Mom won't let me buy a computer."

Liu Hua waved his hand: "It's okay. I told her that as long as the content she browses is wholesome and doesn't affect her studies, surfing the internet in her spare time is not a bad thing. You are at a time when you are curious about the world, and it is a great thing to be able to learn about the world through the internet. Back then, we could only learn about it through the radio."

That evening, Liu Hua discussed the idea of ​​buying a computer for his daughter to use online with his wife. Naturally, his wife firmly disagreed, so Liu Hua could only present the facts and reason with her.

My daughter inherited my excellent genes. She is indeed a bit mischievous, but her academic performance is absolutely top-notch. Spending her free time surfing the internet is not a bad thing. At least it takes up some of her energy and prevents her from going out to play around.

Finally, after agreeing to a three-point agreement—that her daughter could not spend more than an hour and a half online each day—Liu Feifei reluctantly agreed to buy her a computer.

Seeing her daughter cheering and jumping for joy, Liu Feifei said with some disdain, "What's so great about this stupid net? It's not edible or drinkable."

"I am the network designer of our country." Liu Hua said, pretending to be upset. "Then my own wife said to my face, 'This is a broken network.' How can I bear this? I racked my brains to build a local area network for our country and then connected it to the world network. And your evaluation of it is just two words: a broken network."

Seeing Liu Hua's exaggerated expression, Liu Feifei pouted and said, "Alright, stop acting. Your acting skills are much worse than mine. You're a whole lot worse than my little sister, and you're two levels worse than the rich ladies I usually see in his beauty salon."

(End of this chapter)