In 2005, China Sun Project was launched, and Lu Hai served as the chief scientist of China Sun Project.

In the same year, Transwarp Aerospace officially announced that it would build the first manned spacecraft for the star system in human history based on China's solar project to explore exostars.

This plan was named the Ark Project by Pang Xuelin.

At the same time, Transwarp also announced that Chairman Pang Xuelin will serve as the commander-in-chief of this plan, and will be one of the astronauts of this spacecraft along with his wife Mu Qingqing.

When the news came out, it quickly caused a violent shock in the outside world.

Almost the global media has focused on one of the most ambitious and large-scale explorations in human history.

Pang Xuelin took this opportunity to convene the world's top aerospace engineering experts, astronomers, mathematicians, physicists, chemists, biologists, etc., to make suggestions for the Ark Project.

In the following years, Transwarp Group developed rapidly around the world, and successively completed breakthroughs in 4G and 5G technologies.

With Huawei, HiSilicon, Yahoo, Penguin, Google, and Transwarp as the core of the ICT industry chain, it has a global layout.

At the same time, Transwarp took the opportunity to launch the world's first lithium-air battery, which is ten times the energy storage density of ordinary lithium batteries, once again triggering a global energy revolution.

Transwarp provides a steady stream of impetus for China's economic development, and at the same time, it also provides a lot of financial support for the Ark Project.

In 2007, the Chinese Sun was officially launched, and after a year of intense debugging, on the eve of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the Chinese Sun was officially launched.

At the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the Chinese sun cast sunlight on Beijing at night for the first time, adding a bit of fantastic color to the Olympic Games.

In September of the same year, the first batch of components of the Ark spacecraft was launched with the Space Shuttle, and the Ark project officially entered the construction stage.

The total area of the solar sails of the Ark spacecraft is more than 100,000 square kilometers, which is more than three times the size of China's solar project.

On the day of the launch of the solar sail of the Ark spacecraft, Pang Xuelin and the chief scientist of the China Solar Project wore spacesuits and walked on the mirror surface of the China Solar Project.

The huge mirror reflects the azure earth, Pang Xuelin and Lu Hai step on the mirror, their heads are on the earth, and everything around them gives people a dreamlike feeling.

Not far away, mirror farmers in spacesuits are nervously busy on the surface of the nanomirror film.

Due to the long-term blowing of the solar wind, the surface of the Chinese sun is easily covered with a layer of particle dust, resulting in a decrease in the reflectivity of the nanomirror film.

Because of this, the China Solar Engineering Command decided to recruit people to do mirror cleaning on the surface of the nanomirror film, and these people are called mirror farmers.

"Mr. Pang, these spider-men you recommended performed much better than I expected."

Lu Hai said to Pang Xuelin with a smile through the intercom device built into the spacesuit.

The work of these mirror farmers is very simple, even more manual labor, and the only difficulty is how to control their body posture in weightlessness.

The original plan of the China Solar Engineering Command was to recruit aerospace students from major colleges and universities, and after a certain amount of training, they would go to space to do cleaning work for China's solar project.

But this idea was vetoed by Pang Xuelin, who, in Pang Xuelin's words, had to pay the vast majority of manual labor.

Therefore, there is simply no need to waste intellectual resources on this project.

In the end, according to Pang Xuelin's suggestion, the China Sun Command recruited a group of spider people who specialized in cleaning the glass of the building to go to the sky to clean the surface of the nanomirror film.

The results showed that these spider-men performed well and did not live up to Pang Xuelin's expectations.

Pang Xuelin smiled faintly and said: "In recent years, the aerospace industry has developed rapidly, and the public's enthusiasm for the space industry has exceeded a lot. We need to involve more ordinary people in the construction of the space industry, and not let the space industry become a mere toy for scientists and engineers......"

Lu Hai nodded and said with a smile: "Mr. Pang, what you said is right, but if you want to talk about the public's enthusiasm for the aerospace industry, the Ark plan you proposed is indispensable......

In fact, after the Ark Project was proposed, it changed the global competitive landscape in a sense.

The manned exploration project of the star system, such a magnificent space project, suddenly overshadowed the planetary landing plans of European and American countries.

Almost the world's public and media have focused their attention on this project.

The space powers are also unconsciously shifting more of their budgets from the military field to the space field.

In recent years, the rapid development and expansion of Transwarp Group has made China take the lead in this round of industrial revolution.

In particular, Transwarp's lithium-air battery project smashed the U.S.-led Bretton Woods system and the U.S. dollar oil circulation.

The new productive forces need to adapt to the new production relations.

The arrogance hidden in the hearts of Western countries does not allow a backward country in their eyes to catch up with and surpass itself step by step.

So, after the Ark plan was proposed. Accordingly, all major powers and economic entities around the world have proposed a variety of star system exploration plans.

Public enthusiasm for space is at its highest level since the United States landed on the moon.

In particular, when Pang Xuelin recruited volunteers for the Ark Project, he received more than 15 million valid registrations worldwide, and Pang Xuelin only needed to find 20 qualified crew members among these 15 million people.

At this time, Pang Xuelin and Lu Hai walked along the mirror of the Chinese sun and unconsciously walked to the edge.

In the distant void, a moving bright star faintly appeared.

"It's coming!"

Lu Hai looked ahead and said with some excitement.

The brightness of the stars suddenly began to rise rapidly, and the halo around them also increased rapidly.

Because of the angle, the star gradually changed into a spindle-shaped shape, and finally, a silvery oval-shaped object appeared in the void.

"The Ark 1 solar sail has been successfully deployed!"

"It worked!"

Lu Hai was a little excited.

Whether it is Ark-1 or China Sun, the core materials of these two projects are derived from the nanomirror film he invented.

Because of this, Lu Hai has a feeling of watching his children grow up step by step for both.

Pang Xuelin was not as excited as Lu Hai, he looked up at the planet that was like a sapphire embedded in the night sky, and was slightly stunned.

The successful deployment of the Ark 1 solar sail means that it is one step closer to leaving the earth.

But Pang Xuelin faintly felt a sense of reluctance at this time.

He rarely felt that way.

Most of the worlds he experienced before were always in crisis, and Pang Xuelin didn't even build a social network.

What is really worth remembering him is the women who have been with him.

But in this world, he has come step by step, built a huge business empire with his own hands, and also made countless relatives and friends.

For a while, for the world he was about to leave, Pang Xuelin actually had a feeling of nostalgia.

At this moment, in Pang Xuelin's headset, a call from the China Sun Command and Control Center suddenly sounded.

"Mr. Pang, there is an emergency call on the ground, it's Madame's."

Pang Xuelin was slightly stunned and said, "Access!" ”

Soon, the communication channel switched, and Mu Qingqing's eager voice sounded in the headphones.

"Alin, third uncle...... Third uncle, he can't do it, you hurry back and come back! ”

Pang Xuelin's heart couldn't help but tighten, and said, "Okay, I'll go back immediately!" ”

The third uncle was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis five years ago, and this disease has another name, that is, ALS.

This condition is caused by the degeneration of motor neurons in the central nervous system, which control skeletal muscles.

As upper and lower motor neurons degenerate and die, muscles gradually weaken and atrophy. Finally, the brain completely loses the ability to control voluntary movements.

Eventually, it can cause problems with pronunciation, swallowing, and breathing.

The disease does not necessarily affect the patient's higher-order neural activity as Alzheimer's disease does; On the contrary, patients with advanced disease can always maintain clear thinking, pre-onset memory, personality, and intelligence.

And 90 to 95 percent of the disease has no known cause.

About half of all cases are caused by two specific genes. It leads to the death of neurons that control voluntary muscles. Diagnosis is based on individual tests of symptoms and signs to rule out other causes.

And there is no cure for this disease so far, riluzole can prolong life by about 2 to 3 months.

Non-invasive ventilation therapy can improve the quality of life and prolong the life of patients.

The average survival time from onset to death is 3 to 4 years.

Only 10% of patients survive more than 10 years, and a very small number survive 50 years or more. Most patients die of respiratory failure.

In the past few years, the third uncle has had a hard time.

Although Pang Xuelin found the best doctor in the world for him, he still couldn't help the third uncle delay the progress of his condition.

At first, the third uncle just couldn't walk, and he had to catch for a while after walking a few steps.

After a while, because of the downward curvature of the spine, the third uncle was completely unable to walk, and he could only go out in a wheelchair every day to get air.

Later, he couldn't use chopsticks anymore, and he was a little clumsy with a spoon.

Every time you eat, you can only bury your head very low so that the spoon in your hand can reach your mouth.

He often has to rest for a while after a few bites, which is too hard, and he sweats profusely after eating a meal.

This time, before Pang Xuelin went to China Sun, the third uncle had already been admitted to the intensive care unit.

If it weren't for the importance of the Ark-1 launch mission, Pang Xuelin would not have been able to board the space plane bound for the Chinese sun.

Twenty-four hours later, when Pang Xuelin returned to the ground and hurried to the hospital, he had already received the news that the third uncle had turned the corner.

This made him breathe a sigh of relief.

If he can't see the last side of the third uncle, Pang Xuelin will probably regret it for the rest of his life.

When Pang Xuelin walked into the ward, Brother Feng Wanying was there, and Mu Qingqing was carefully feeding the third uncle.

Seeing Pang Xuelin come in, the third uncle looked very happy, shook his head vigorously, said that he would not eat, and then said to Pang Xuelin: "Lin Wazi, you ...... You come here. Shuiwa, you and Wanying and Qingqing will go out for a while......"

Shui Wa, Feng Wanying, and Mu Qingqing glanced at each other and nodded.

Soon, only Pang Xuelin and the third uncle were left in the ward.

"Third Uncle ......"

came to the hospital bed and sat down, and held the dry hand of the third uncle.

The third uncle gasped for breath and said hard: "Lin Wazi, third ...... The third uncle has endured a lifetime of hardship, and when he is old, he can ...... I can enjoy happiness with you, in this life...... It's worth it in this life......"

"It's just...... It's just that I only have one ...... One thing, I can't let go. ”

"Third uncle, what's the matter, you say."

"Lin Wazi, I ...... I hear people say, you ...... You're going to take Qingqing with you...... It's been far, far away, I know...... I know you're ambitious, but I still want to...... I hope you and Qingqing can give our old Pang family ...... After the old Pang family stays, I will also count ...... I don't deserve you...... Your father and mother entrusted me back then. ”

Pang Xuelin's nose was slightly sour, and he tried to smile and said, "Third uncle, I'm ...... I promise you that I will definitely have a child with Qingqing. ”

"That'...... That's good! ”

The light in the third uncle's eyes gradually dissipated.

The gasps faded away.

"Third uncle! Third Uncle!! ”

Pang Xuelin couldn't help choking.

……

Half a month after the third uncle's funeral, Pang Xuelin took Mu Qingqing to Chang'an to visit Mu Donglai.

Mu Donglai is in his early seventies, with gray hair, but he is in good spirits.

He has retired from Chang'an Jiaotong University, and Pang Xuelin originally discussed with Mu Qingqing to take him to the manor in Lancheng to enjoy his old age, but unfortunately he refused.

So the two simply bought a villa for Mu Donglai near Chang'an Jiaotong University.

Pang Xuelin and Mu Qingqing weren't too worried, and Mu Dong felt lonely back and forth.

After Pang Xuelin and Mu Qingqing got married, they found a like-minded wife for Mu Donglai, and the two lived together for more than ten years, and their lives were very enjoyable.

Except for occasionally asking Pang Xuelin and Mu Qingqing to have a child quickly, Mu Donglai rarely disturbs Pang Xuelin and Mu Qingqing.

It's just that Pang Xuelin came over this time and unexpectedly found that in addition to Mu Donglai, Ren Zhengfei, Ni Guangnan and Huang Zaixing, these old men, were also at Mu Donglai's house.

At present, Ren Zhengfei has retired from Warwick, and Li Yinan has taken over as CEO of Warwick.

Ni Guangnan also stepped down from HiSilicon Semiconductor early, and Hu Weiwu became the president of HiSilicon Semiconductor.

As for Huang Zaixing, the former boss of the Xiangjiang community has become a well-known investment tycoon.

Over the years, as Pang Xuelin's white glove, he has attacked everywhere in the international market and achieved fruitful results.

The assets under his name have already exceeded 50 billion US dollars, and his total personal assets have even surpassed Li Chaoren, who is known as the richest man on Hong Kong Island, and he has become a well-deserved Xiangjiang tycoon.

After 2005, Pang Xuelin spent all his energy on the China Sun Project and the Ark Project, and Huang Zaixing also retired, became a hands-off shopkeeper, and handed over most of the assets in his hands to Liu Qi to take care of.