Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

After dinner, Max’s futuristic home transformed into a children’s paradise.

The all-encompassing holographic technology allowed them to watch cartoons.

The vast knowledge reservoir of virtual beings allowed them to listen to fairy tales.

The smart, heated, and adjustable sofa turned into a makeshift trampoline.

Finally, when the children were exhausted from playing, the room fell into silence.

…

Simultaneously, in a high-level meeting at the laboratory, four people sat around a large round table.

“I propose confiscating Max’s house. He serves the laboratory, and everything he develops should belong to us,” one person asserted.

Another person nodded in agreement. “I agree. According to Darwin’s assessment, his first virtual assistant has reached maturity. If this technology can be widely implemented, it will benefit countless families.”

The third person, dressed in blue overalls, was Darwin, Max’s closest collaborator. He hesitated and spoke up, “But this is his personal property. He used his own funds to purchase the house and cover the expenses of decoration and design.”

The person who spoke first was the leader of the meeting, and also the head of the technology group following the joint venture.

He sneered, saying, “Where do you think his money comes from? The laboratory pays him five million dollars annually, and everything he does is funded by our organization.”

“Our laboratory has invested so much money, it’s only fair for him to repay it, right?”

“Virtual technology should be connected to the laboratory and commercialized to generate revenue. This way, we can have ample funds to invest in lithography machines and support the ongoing operations of the laboratory.”

Everyone nodded, failing to see any issue with the proposal.

“After all, the laboratory is providing him with a five-million-dollar salary…”

Yet, they failed to consider that Max had earned those five million dollars entirely on his own.

It remained uncertain how many domestic and international groups had extended tempting offers to Max. If he were to change jobs, his salary would easily reach ten million dollars or more.

However, Max chose not to pursue those opportunities.

Now, these so-called “leaders” wanted to take Max’s developed virtual human technology into the laboratory and commercialize it to support the development of lithography machines.

Essentially, they were demanding that Max “sacrifice” for the sake of the laboratory, pulling him in different directions like a sheep being tugged.

they saw no issue with

troubled expression and pondered, saying, “I’m

to the laboratory and devote himself solely to scientific research. Such

people. Once the virtual human technology is shared with the laboratory, you will be responsible for further development

and pretended

the meeting was done, Darwin lingered behind, his eyes betraying a barely

Max’s house, he had been captivated by

this remarkable

alone would have their 24-hour assistants, the elderly in need of constant care would have their personal round-the-clock

Darwin would be the godfather propelling this technological era forward, the pioneer of human scientific and technological civilization. His name would

ready to seize the opportunity

too absorbed in suppressing his excitement and joy to notice it…

vast shadow over him, its enormous mouth having already swallowed his

…

Lilly woke up, she noticed that Max was

were still fast asleep, exhausted from playing late at

nowhere to be

ran to the study next to the living room and leaned against Max, her curiosity piqued. “Uncle

what was missing from Stacy’s cooking was

Max decided to… oh no, I mean, he borrowed Grandma’s

recipe for pork, “500g of pork, 10g salt, 10g

of pork, one and a half spoonfuls of soy sauce, half a piece of ginger, some

curiously, “Can it really

the kitchen and replied, “Just take

kitchen, Stacy was cooking

cookware was equipped with

simply needed to follow the

observed the new dishes with a

pork… Is it from a small pig or a

of soy sauce… Should it

large piece? How much is a little pepper, star

from the sweet potatoes, causing the cooking process to come to a

virtual assistant, looked distressed and said,

and made some adjustments

“You

her small hands to indicate the

one you normally use

a small drop. Pinch them and it’s