Chapter 1442 One Word, but a Hundred Years Difference

Lu Xiaoqiao...

Although there is only one word missing, this one word has been missing for a whole hundred years.

Lu Zhou never thought that he would meet his descendants in such a form.

Inviting Lu Xiaoqiao into the house, Lu Zhou asked Xiaoai to help pack the dishes into the kitchen, and poured a glass of water for himself and the guest who came from afar.

After inviting her to sit down on the sofa, Lu Zhou looked at her carefully while she was looking at the kitchen.

very similar.

No, it should be said that it is too similar.

Especially her side face, and that high forehead, are almost carved out of the same mold as Xiaotong.

He didn't notice that the ancestor sitting across from him was watching him. Looking at Xiao Qiao who walked into the kitchen, a faint smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Withdrawing her gaze from the kitchen, she looked at Lu Zhou and said.

"It seems that you have begun to integrate into this era."

Lu Zhou answered casually.

"Why do you say that."

Lu Xiaoqiao: "That child is a bionic person, right?"

Lu Zhou nodded.

"Well, what's the problem?"

"Hmm, no."

Shaking her head lightly, looking at the ancestor who was more than 100 years older than herself sitting in front of her, Lu Xiaoqiao curled the corners of her mouth and said playfully, "I'm beginning to believe that you are Academician Lu himself. .”

Lu Zhou sighed.

"I was."

"I believe you, the sense of closeness in blood will not lie, even two people who have never met before."

For a moment, Lu Zhou felt that she wanted to call him grandpa or something similar, but maybe because he was too young, he couldn't call him grandpa.

Just when Lu Zhou was thinking about whether he should say something to start the conversation, Lu Xiaoqiao who was sitting opposite him suddenly put on a serious expression, took a deep breath, and stood up from the sofa.

"first……"

"Before fulfilling the charter of the Foundation for the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Frozen People and explaining the current situation to you, I must apologize to you on behalf of myself and my family!"

Saying that, Lu Xiaoqiao stood up from the sofa and bowed deeply to Lu Zhou.

Forced by this inexplicable behavior, Lu Zhou was slightly stunned and asked in a daze.

"Apologize? Wait, I don't quite understand what you mean."

"It's like this..."

Biting her lower lip, Lu Xiaoqiao lowered her head and told the truth in a shameful tone.

It turned out that since the loss of Lu Zhou, the spiritual leader, the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study has finally gone from its peak to its decline.

Although Yang Xu, who took over the post of director at that time, made certain efforts during his term of office, after his retirement, Jinling Institute for Advanced Study finally fell into the predicament of being unsustainable.

Especially in the 1950s, the patents of Xingkong Technology expired one after another, the core competitiveness was gradually lost, and the focus of business was forced to shift from technology research and development to investment in emerging technologies. Although this part of the business has achieved certain results, it is still not as brilliant as when Lu Zhou was there.

Poor management, coupled with the loss of core competitiveness, stumbled like this for half a century.

Around the 1960s and 1970s, the chairman at that time, that is, Lu Xiaoqiao's grandfather, made a decision that is quite bold even now.

When Xingkong Technology was on the verge of bankruptcy due to poor management, he accepted the merger and acquisition agreement proposed by the Pan-Asian Central Bank and split the business of Xingkong Technology. The whole package was sold to Pan Asia Cooperation.

It is also through this method that Xingkong Technology’s loss and debt problems have finally been properly resolved, and Jinling Institute for Advanced Study and other excellent research institutions—or the precious academic legacy left by Lu Zhou , was able to be preserved in the form of a public research institution.

At the same time, the chairman at the time who received a large sum of money by selling his "ancestral property"—that is, Lu Xiaoqiao's grandfather, followed Lu Xiaotong's last wish and devoted himself to public welfare undertakings. More than 2,000 primary and secondary schools have been established on the land of Asian cooperation, making extremely valuable contributions to the modernization of basic education.

It is also worth mentioning that, after a century of ups and downs, although Jinling Institute for Advanced Study has been depressed for a period of time, it was finally reborn after being publicized and became a top scientific research institution for Pan-Asian cooperation, just like Jinling University. It is two tall ivory towers looking at each other, watching over the academic prosperity of this land.

In fact, after hearing these past events outside of time, although Lu Zhou felt a little regretful, he was more pleased.

In front of the truth of the universe, money is just a number that cannot bring him any surprises, and making money has never been the purpose of his scientific research career. Since a long time ago, he has owned wealth that he can't squander in several lifetimes. If it's just for wealth, he doesn't need to work so hard.

In contrast, he is quite satisfied to be able to preserve the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study and watch his academic legacy flourish.

In itself, his original intention of establishing Xingkong Technology was just to facilitate himself and deal with those troublesome intellectual property issues.

However, although Lu Zhou himself didn't care much about those things, Lu Xiaoqiao obviously still had a look of being unable to let go.

After all, in terms of results, this huge family business was lost in the hands of their descendants no matter what.

Her grandfather even made plans to apologize to Lu Zhou in person after he drove west, but no one thought that the old ancestor was still alive, and even the steps to apologize were omitted.

"I'm really, really sorry, and I'm willing to do my best to compensate you for your loss... Also, about the Lu Zhou Education Fund. In addition to those donations from all walks of life, there is also a very considerable amount of money in this education fund The property belongs to you. If you wish, I can apply to liquidate the property and transfer it to you—”

"No need," interrupting Lu Xiaoqiao, Lu Zhou smiled and continued in a nonchalant tone, "I understand the choice your grandfather made at that time, and I didn't mean to blame you at all. The truth You guys did something I've always wanted to do, but never had the chance to do."

Lu Xiaoqiao opened her mouth slightly, looking at Lu Zhou with unbelievable surprise in her eyes.

Obviously, she didn't expect that after hearing such things, Lu Zhou would give such a free and easy answer.

Lu Zhou didn't care about the surprised expression on her face, and didn't give any explanation. After a pause, he continued.

"I have no intention of taking back what I originally gave away. Whether it is the Frozen Human Rights Protection Foundation or the Lu Zhou Education Fund, since you have found a way to properly manage this wealth, let this Let the noble and great cause go on."

"As for things like money, it doesn't matter to me at all."

"Compared to these insignificant things, I want to know..."

The words had come to his lips, but at this moment, Lu Zhou suddenly became nervous for a moment.

But in the end he took a deep breath, made up his mind, and said.

"... Are they doing well?"

Seeing Lu Zhou, who was so free and easy one second, but with anxiety written all over his face the next second, Lu Xiaoqiao froze for a moment, then said with a smile.

"I can assure you of this. I haven't met my great-grandmother, but from my grandfather's account...she was a nice, kind, humble person."

Lu Zhou froze for a moment, then a reluctant but relieved smile appeared on his face.

"Really? Then I'm relieved."

The tense atmosphere finally eased a little.

Although Ms. Lu Xiaoqiao who was sitting across from her was still a little reserved, she was no longer as lively as when she just met her.

During the conversation with her, Lu Zhou learned that his relatives lived a happy life in that era.

This is the greatest comfort for Lu Zhou.

As for his fiancée, who was the CEO of Xingkong Technology in its heyday, Lu Xiaoqiao didn't have much information about her, but only vaguely remembered that she resigned in 2025.

As for the rest...

Who will record the life of a company CEO a hundred years ago?

After all, the two still failed to formally enter the palace of marriage after all...

"Actually, your parents left you a holographic image about them, which is kept in the safe of the Frozen Human Rights Protection Foundation. But I may not be able to give it to you now. In terms of procedure, we have to wait until Panya Your identity has been notarized by the cooperation side, and then the things that belong to you can be handed over to you."

"It's okay." The expression on Lu Zhou's face was a little complicated, and he pretended to be relaxed, "Actually, I'm not ready to face them now. Before I recover my identity, I will trouble you to keep it for me." It's been fine for a while."

Lu Xiaoqiao shook her head and said: "Where is the matter, this is our obligation, and it is not troublesome. I will definitely do my best to help you recover your identity as soon as possible... In addition, I have a little more time to come this time. thing."

"whats the matter?"

"Chairman Li Guangya should have already told you about the issue of Pan Asia Airlines' compensation."

With that said, Lu Xiaoqiao stretched out her index finger and tapped lightly on her left wrist. From the holographic panel that popped up, she selected an electronic contract with about 12 pages, and gently pushed it in front of Lu Zhou.

"This contract was jointly issued by Asia Ping An Insurance Company and Pan Asia Airlines. According to the law of Pan Asia cooperation, Asia Ping An Insurance Company will follow the two standards of 'major navigation error' and 'major safety hazard'. Financial compensation will be given to the passengers on board."

"After the contract is concluded, they will immediately pay you a 10% upfront compensation. After the investigation results are released, they will transfer the remaining payment to your personal account at once."

Lu Zhou: "How much is it?"

"1 million credits."

Lu Zhou didn't have much idea about credit as a unit of currency. He simply glanced at the contract and printed his identity code on it.

After the contract was signed, Lu Xiaoqiao saw that it was getting late, so she didn't stay any longer, saying that she would come to visit him next time, then she got up and left.

After sending off his sister's great-granddaughter, Lu Zhou was about to go to the system space to see the unclaimed quest reward.

But at this moment, the personal terminal he was wearing on his left wrist suddenly received a reminder of the account.

After clicking on the pop-up holographic window, Lu Zhou stared at the string of zeros in the dialog box, and was slightly taken aback.

"……one million?"

He originally thought that the one million in the contract referred to the total amount of compensation, but he didn't expect that it was just an advance payment.

Thinking of the purchasing power of this credit, Lu Zhou couldn't help but have a strange expression on his face.

Although he never thought that making money was a difficult thing for him.

But he never imagined that the self who had just returned to the earth would earn the first pot of gold in his life in the 22nd century in this way...

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