CH 134 Unrepentant
TN: bonus chapters💕
Translated by The BL Muse (ko-fi)
He Qianjian sat down beside Yang Yun, and for a long time without speaking, he only looked at her from time to time, hesitating to speak, and looking a little tentative.
"What's wrong?" Noticing He Qianjian's expression, Yang Yun turned her head to look at him: "Do you have something you want to talk to Mom about?"
"Mom….." He Qianjian glanced at Jiang Chen, then quickly withdrew his gaze and said, "If Jiang Chen is staying at home today, why don't I go sleep over at Father Jiang and Mother Jiang's place. If Jiang Chen is not at home, they would definitely feel a little unused to it, and it might be better if someone is with them, besides, with Jiang Chen staying on this side, I should also go over."
Yang Yun thought that He Qianjian was nervous because of Yang Si's attitude at noon, and comforted him: "Even if you and Chen Chen officially changed your identities, this place has always been your home. It's not just me and your dad who thinks so, your biological parents also think the same way, so you don't have to worry."
"But today is different after all, and....." He Qianjian's eyes were dim: "And I should also go and see what my original home looks like."
Although Yang Yun was a little surprised because He Qianjian had been refusing to go to the Jiangs' before, only to suddenly show that he really wanted to go to the Jiangs' today, but she didn't think too much about it. She only thought that it was due to meeting his biological parents, so he changed his mind. It was just that the current attitude of Jiang Zhuo and his wife was not suitable for He Qianjian to go back and cultivate a relationship with them at this time.
She continued to persuade: "It's too late today, let's make an appointment in a few days, how about we go visit together?"
Of course not, Jiang Chen answered for He Qianjian in his heart.
As early as when the System spoke up before, he had heard their plans clearly, and he was clear about He Qianjian's purpose of going to the Jiangs', but he was not worried at all that He Qianjian would go to the Jiangs', because he knew that even if He Qianjian went over, it was impossible for his parents to let him enter his room. And even if they really let him sneak into his room, the System's plan would not succeed.
The foundation of Changjiang was defense, not only for possible attacks on the Internet, but also for the means of stealing the core code of Changjiang by disconnecting, stealing, copying, etc. As an artificial intelligence system, its intelligence was reflected in many aspects, such as automatic defense, automatic attack, automatic search and so on.
However, there was another breakthrough in Changjiang that was the most secret, most core and most humanly intelligent. Neither the federal scientific research institute in the interstellar era nor the current national scientific research institute knew about it——it could recognize people.
This function was born from Jiang Chen's accidental research and development. At that time, he tried countless times to modify Changjiang's program to revert this "little accident" that was humanized but not suitable for working in the entire interstellar world. But no matter how he made modifications, the original function of Changjiang would either be weakened or collapse, so he could only temporarily overlook this accident.
What he thought at the time was that he still had decades to correct or rewrite this accident in the future, but he didn't expect that he would be reborn back into his high school years of his first life not long after.
In this era, if one wanted to rewrite the core code and algorithm of Changjiang, the possibility of success was at least ten times lower than that of a dozen top artificial intelligence researchers in the Federation discussing their research together.
This meant that the possibility of correcting this accident in this era was almost zero, and it also meant that only with Jiang Chen present, could Changjiang be the real Changjiang. Once the controller was replaced by anyone else, Changjiang would lose its true utility.
Therefore, Jiang Chen was not at all afraid that He Qianjian and the System would enter the Jiangs' house with the plan of stealing, but He Qianjian didn't know this. He only knew that the more people went to the Jiangs', the more it would hinder his actions. So of course he would definitely not want the He Yanfeng couple to go with him.
Sure enough, right after Yang Yun said this, He Qianjian's face changed imperceptibly, and he insisted: "I think it's fine to go there today, and it shouldn't be too late for Uncle Wang to send me there after the banquet is over."
He Yanfeng had been paying attention to the conversation here, and when he heard these words, he spoke lightly, with an unquestionable tone: "Even if it's still early, you can't go to the Jiangs' tonight."
He Qianjian was a little apprehensive about He Yanfeng, especially after He Yanfeng's attitude towards him was not as good as before, and it was rare to even say a few words to him for almost a month. But thinking that the System had said that the longer it dragged on, the more detrimental it would be to them, he still asked, "Why?"
He Yanfeng asked: "The Jiang family only has three rooms, one is Jiang Chen's room, the other is your biological parents' room, and the third is the nursery room. Where will you sleep after going over?"
He Qianjian paused, but he didn't expect that He Yanfeng would reject him because of this reason. He knew that the Jiangs' were not as well off as the He family, but Jiang Chen's everyday clothes and behavior didn't look like he grew up in a poor family, so the conditions at least should be well-to-do. He never thought that Jiangs' might not even have a guest room.
He opened his mouth, "I….."
At this time the hotel manager personally led old Mr. He and his wife in, and interrupted what He Qianjian was about to say: "Mr. He, the old gentleman and the old madam are here."
He Yanfeng got up and took two steps forward to meet old Mr. He.
"Dad, why did you go out so early today?"
"It's because your mother kept urging me, she even pulled me out before I finished my tea." Old Mr. He complained, but his eyes were attracted by the three siblings who got up, and saw their clothes clearly. There was a hint of a smile in his eyes, and after they all finished greetings, he smiled and said: "Not bad, you all look very energetic."
"Xiao Yun had been preparing these clothes for them since three months ago. If they don't look good, then all that time would have been wasted." He Yanfeng said with concern: "You and Mom should sit down first, or go to the room to rest for a while, I'll call you again when the banquet starts."
Old Mr. He waved his hand: "Your mother and I are in high spirits. There is no need to rest." As he spoke, he sat down on the sofa, took out a small notebook from his pocket, and handed it to Jiang Chen: "Xiao Chen, your father, uncle and I have looked at a few names, you can see which one you like, and then change it to that name."
Jiang Chen's hand paused in opening the notebook, and he didn't open it again. He smiled slightly and said, "Grandpa, I've been called Jiang Chen for a long time and I'm used to it, and I even registered a company with this name as well as signed a contract with the research institute with it. It may be inconvenient to change the name now, so it would be better to just add the surname in front of Jiang Chen."
Old Mr. He's eyes were slightly darkened, and his eyes fell on him for a long time. Seeing that his expression did not change nor did he avoid his eyes, he spoke in a manner in which one couldn't distinguish his emotions: "Your generation is the " Qian" character. If only your name is an exception, what will outsiders think?"
Jiang Chen pondered for a moment, and said without giving in: "The name is just a name. I don't want others to use my name to distinguish my identity."
Old Mr. He replied unhurriedly: "Since it's just a name, what's the difference between changing your name and just adding a surname before your current name?"
Jiang Chen pursed his lips slightly. Even after three lifetimes, he was still not good at arguing, and he would rarely talk back to his elders. At this time, when old Mr. He asked him back, no matter how many reasons he could use to refute, it was difficult for him to actually utter the arguments.
Old Mr. He saw Jiang Chen's restraint, and the look in his eyes softened. He patted his hand on his knee lightly, and said earnestly: "I know you have more feelings for this name, and for your adoptive parents. But what a name represents is not just a name, it has more functions and meanings. I know that you are now cooperating with the research institute, and you have a confidential project to sign, and you also know that the kid from the Shi family who gave you some advice and tips, but do you really think that he was able to sign his contract with the Institute back then so smoothly only because of his cleverness and skills?"
"Or, do you think your feelings for your adoptive parents, or your adoptive parents' feelings for you, will change because of a name?"
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes. It was undeniable that everything old Mr. He said was correct. He always convinced people by reasoning himself so he understood: "No."
"Then that's right." Old Mr. He laughed, and the wrinkles at the end of his eyes made him look a lot more kind: "If you like your current name and feel uncomfortable with a completely unfamiliar name, why don't you just keep it?" How about choosing from Qian Jiang and Qian Chen?"
Old Mr. He took a step back as an elder, and Jiang Chen also took a step back. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Qian Chen."
Old Mr. He took out a pen from his pocket, carefully wrote his name on the notebook stroke by stroke, and handed the notebook to the assistant who followed silently behind him.
Not long after the assistant left with the notebook, the three members of He Yanjun's family and He Yanya all came. Before the banquet started, the assistant came back and handed the notebook, a replaced ID card and household registration book to old Mr. He.
Old Mr. He handed both the ID card and household registration book to Jiang Chen, and Jiang Chen took a look. He was not surprised why he was able to apply for an ID card when he didn't go personally, and the photo was no different from his current appearance, but he didn't expect the He family to be so swift, moving He Qianjian out of the He family's household registration book.
He Qianjian was standing right behind Jiang Chen, and he naturally saw what Jiang Chen saw, and he also knew what it meant. He tried his best to adjust his expression, but the bulging veins on the back of his hand, which was grasping the back of the sofa chair, exposed his true feelings.
Old Mr. He also noticed He Qianjian, and after seeing his unwillingness and resentment underneath his calm expression, he couldn't help but sigh in disappointment. He didn't intend to make things so absolute before, but last night He Yanfeng's investigative materials handed to him made him change his mind.
The heart of the tiger and wolf could only be eradicated at the root. If he could repent and change, the He family would still have a place for him in the future.
He was afraid, however, that he would only walk down the dark road without repentance.
Old Mr. He didn't look at He Qianjian any more, and turned his gaze away and said indifferently: "You all go busy yourselves, your grandma and I will go downstairs to see those old fellows. Today's banquet is very important, and there are many guests here so come down early."