The four characters "Hongjia Factory" were extremely eye - catching.
The line of sight gradually moved down, and Shen Jianyi's expression turned cold.
Below, in the column of the factory's person - in - charge, it clearly read the name Lu Ming.
"Master, I think this Lu Ming might not know at all what the chips produced by his factory are used for. Maybe he just received an order and made the chips according to the requirements of the cooperation partner," Xia Liang voiced her speculation.
She knew that the Lu family meant something special to Shen Jianyi.
If this matter had nothing to do with the Lu family, Shen Jianyi might be able to handle it calmly. But if it involved the Lu family, especially with Lu Jinsheng in the picture, Shen Jianyi would surely have a different mood.
Shen Jianyi's face was tense, making it hard for Xia Liang to guess what she was thinking for a moment.
After a while.
Shen Jianyi closed the notebook. "Has the professor noticed that you've been investigating this?"
"No. The professor and the others haven't contacted me recently, and neither have Sam and Vivian. I've been investigating secretly as you instructed, and no one has noticed," Xia Liang said firmly.
She was quite confident about this. After all, there were very few people in the world who could detect her anti - reconnaissance.
"Okay, don't make a fuss about it for now," Shen Jianyi said, and her tense expression eased a bit.
She remembered that there was a family dinner at the Lu family tonight. She was going to see if that Lu Ming was really as innocent as he seemed about the chips.
...
Night fell.
A servant from the main building came to inform them that the family dinner was ready and asked Lu Jinsheng and Shen Jianyi to go over.
"Do you want to go?" Lu Jinsheng turned his head and asked Shen Jianyi, who was sitting on the sofa in a daze.
Since they got back in the afternoon, she had been in a daze. He had called her several times, but she seemed not to hear.
Shen Jianyi came back to her senses. "Oh, let's go."
She walked into the room and changed into a knitted home dress. Her sharp aura faded a bit, making her look gentle and elegant.
Lu Jinsheng closed the documents in his hand and sized her up. "Yiyi, something's off about you."
In the past, she didn't like to attend family dinners. But today was strange. As soon as he asked, she agreed right away.
Shen Jianyi unconsciously avoided his gaze. "No, maybe I'm just too tired from the recent rehearsals."
"Are you sure?" Lu Jinsheng raised an eyebrow, not quite believing her words.
She was always full of energy. It was the first time he heard her say she was a bit tired.
"Yeah, let's go," Shen Jianyi changed the subject and urged Lu Jinsheng to get up.
Seeing that she was determined to go, Lu Jinsheng didn't say much. He took her hand and headed to the main building.
When they arrived, all the members of the Lu family were already there.
Since Lu Qiankun's death, Lu Weiran had never lived in the Lu family mansion. But he was here today.
Lu Ziqian was sitting in the main seat, and Lu Suowei was sitting beside him. Two seats on the right side of Lu Ziqian were left empty for Lu Jinsheng and Shen Jianyi.
Seeing Shen Jianyi coming, Lu Ziqian snorted. "Do I have to invite you just to have a meal?"
"You don't have to," Lu Jinsheng retorted directly. He pulled out a chair for Shen Jianyi. After she sat down, he took his seat beside her.
Lu Ziqian's face turned ashen. With so many younger generations present, he finally didn't say much. He took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.
"Serve the dishes," he said to the butler.
"Yes," the butler replied and instructed the servants to serve the dishes.
During the meal, no one spoke. The atmosphere was eerily quiet.
Shen Jianyi took a sip of the soup and her eyes fell on Lu Ming, who was sitting beside Lu Suowei.
She couldn't remember how long it had been since she last saw Lu Ming. His features were not as outstanding as Lu Jinsheng's. Without the identity of the Lu family, he looked like an ordinary man.
He was lowering his head, sipping the pre - dinner soup, as if he was an outsider among the Lu family members. He was so quiet that people could almost ignore his existence.
Shen Jianyi took back her gaze, put down her chopsticks, and asked Lu Jinsheng, "I heard that there's a kind of chip that's very popular in Shencheng recently. Do you know about it?"
Everyone at the table paused their eating, including Lu Jinsheng. They all looked at Shen Jianyi in unison.
Why would she suddenly mention chips on such an occasion?
Lu Jinsheng was a bit stunned until he felt a sudden squeeze on his hand beside him.
He quickly came to his senses and replied calmly, "Yeah, what about it?"
"I heard that the intelligent robots made with this chip can almost completely replace manual operations. I'm quite interested," Shen Jianyi smiled and said casually, "I also want to buy a batch of robots for Aolin. They can replace the assembly - line workers and save a lot of costs."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Ziqian snorted. "Women's opinion."
He put down his chopsticks and looked at Shen Jianyi disdainfully. "No matter how powerful the chips are, they can't completely replace manual labor. Always trying to take shortcuts. No wonder your company can't make it to the big stage."
Shen Jianyi smiled and surprisingly didn't get angry.
Admittedly, although Lu Ziqian's words were unpleasant, they were not wrong. There were indeed some jobs that intelligent robots couldn't replace humans.
She didn't respond and secretly glanced at Lu Ming.
He was still eating the food in front of him, as if he didn't hear their conversation. There wasn't even a hint of strange expression on his face.
Did Lu Ming really not know what the chips were used for? Or was he just a great actor?
However, Lu Suowei beside him showed a faint smile.
"Brother is right, Jianyi. Your father - in - law is right. Although chips are good, there are indeed some things that robots can't replace humans," Lu Suowei said.
"Yes, I understand," Shen Jianyi nodded slightly. She took a sip of the soup and already had a plan in mind.
It seemed that she had to find an opportunity to go to that factory tonight to do some probing.
Maybe she could find some useful information.
After the family dinner, it was almost nine o'clock.
Back at the villa, after Lu Jinsheng fell asleep, Shen Jianyi quietly got up. She changed into a set of light clothes and left the Lu family without making a sound.
As soon as she left, Lu Jinsheng, who had just been sleeping soundly in bed, quietly opened his eyes.
He sat up on the bed and looked at the half - open window. Thinking of Shen Jianyi's abnormality during the day, a trace of disappointment flashed across his eyes.
She was still stubbornly looking for clues on her own.
But... why did she suddenly mention the chips during the family dinner?
Was this matter related to the Lu family?
Lu Jinsheng's face turned solemn. He quickly got up, opened the closet, took out a set of clothes, put on a mask, and soon disappeared into the night.
An hour later, Shen Jianyi was standing on the roof of Hongjia Factory. From her position, she could just see the scene inside the factory.