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Chapter 124 - 122: Qin Lan’s Sweater (8/10)

Chapter 124: Chapter 122: Qin Lan’s Sweater (8/10)

Although that’s what was said, manufacturing high-power equipment is evidently much more challenging than making standard equipment.

The power of the compressor itself is a limitation, and the dimensions of other parts are not designed for high-power equipment. To manufacture a high-power ground source heat pump, unless Chen Xin uses the system to help modify the parts, genuine compatible high-power components are still needed.

Qin Lan was aware of this as well, so she didn’t insist on Chen Xin manufacturing high-power equipment. She simply said to him, "Since high-power equipment is hard to make, A Xin, you should just make a ground source heat pump like an air conditioner outdoor unit. Make six ground source heat pumps for our SWAT team. As for how to use them, I’ll hand them over to the experts; you don’t need to worry."

"Alright, since A Lan, you said so, let’s do it your way." Chen Xin did not object.

Using the system to help modify the parts also requires spending survival points. Although it doesn’t cost much, why not save a bit if he can?

With Qin Lan’s help, Chen Xin retrieved a pile of parts from the storage room that had been placed on the shelves, which were exactly the parts of an air conditioner outdoor unit he had just disassembled using the system in front of Qin Lan.

Of course, the items disassembled by the system didn’t have the layer of burnt grime that manually disassembled parts had and were clean as if they were new.

Perhaps thanks to the so-called blurred concept of the information state, Qin Lan didn’t find anything wrong with these parts looking new and, instead, assisted Chen Xin in assembling the parts one by one under his guidance.

"A Xin, can such a thin pipe be effective?" Qin Lan asked Chen Xin, holding a copper pipe. This copper pipe was only as thick as a finger and didn’t seem capable of effectively transmitting thermal energy.

Chen Xin, however, was unconcerned. Not to mention that he could improve the equipment’s efficiency with a system upgrade and alter the pipe’s diameter, the diameter of this copper pipe itself was not an issue.

Still, he explained to Qin Lan, "Don’t worry, this thickness is fine. The pipes used in air conditioners are this thick, and they can still achieve high-efficiency cooling in summer, right?"

"Can cooling and heating be the same?" Even though she knew the working principles of ground source heat pumps and air conditioners were the same, she still didn’t believe the two pieces of equipment were identical.

Smiling as he took the copper pipe from Qin Lan’s hand and connected it to the assembled equipment, Chen Xin laughed and said, "Why can’t they be? Aren’t they both about transferring heat? Plus, the thermal efficiency of a ground source heat pump is twice that of an air conditioner. You’ve seen this one’s heating efficiency yourself, so there’s no need to worry."

Qin Lan turned her head to look at the ground source heat pump installed by Chen Xin, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded in affirmation. She then unzipped her jacket and took it off, saying, "A Xin, I wouldn’t have noticed if you hadn’t mentioned it; it’s actually warm here."

"Why are you wearing something so thick indoors?" Chen Xin glanced at Qin Lan’s jacket, which unsurprisingly was thickened.

Qin Lan stretched with a yawn, her impressive figure wrapped in a gray thick sweater exuding a unique allure, causing Chen Xin to awkwardly avert his gaze, "Is that the sweater I gave you?"

"Yeah, it’s the one you bought with your first-month manuscript fee, right? Should be the first birthday gift you gave me?" Qin Lan looked down at the sweater and chuckled.

"In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed. I didn’t expect you’d still be wearing it." Chen Xin couldn’t help shaking his head, a bit sentimental.

Back then, he had just quit his original job and planned to become a full-time online writer, a decision his parents strongly opposed, but Qin Lan supported him wholeheartedly.

When Chen Xin had a fallout with his parents and moved out, he intended to rent a place on his own, but Qin Lan directly let him move in with her.

It was with Qin Lan’s support that Chen Xin was able to persist and become an online writer.

So after becoming a full-time online writer and earning his first manuscript fee, he bought Qin Lan this sweater as a birthday gift at that time.

Qin Lan loved this sweater and took great care of it; it was also a testament to their love.

Unfortunately, the two didn’t end up together and chose to break up instead.

"Yes, it’s been so many years already." Qin Lan couldn’t help but feel sentimental, and even said somewhat playfully, "I still remember how much you liked me wearing just this sweater back then! Why did you like it so much at that time?"

Faced with this question, Chen Xin awkwardly turned his head, rubbed his nose, and said, "Because back then, A Lan, you had a great figure!"

"It’s like implying I don’t have a good figure now." Qin Lan revealed a smile upon hearing Chen Xin’s answer.

However, she didn’t continue the topic and kept assembling the ground source heat pump with Chen Xin.

With Qin Lan’s help, the assembly of this ground source heat pump went very smoothly, much faster than when Chen Xin assembled the first one on his own.

However, this ground source heat pump was made from parts sourced from a standard air conditioner outdoor unit, whereas the first ground source heat pump Chen Xin assembled used parts from a central air conditioner outdoor unit. The power difference was significant, resulting in a notable size difference in the finished products.

"A Xin, is this considered complete?" Qin Lan asked Chen Xin as she looked at the assembled equipment, confirming with him.

Chen Xin nodded, stretched with a yawn, and stood up, "The assembly is complete, but it still needs debugging to check for any issues."

"Oh, then just leave it for now; there’s no rush for debugging." Qin Lan also stood up, wiping her hands with a rag.

After busying herself the whole day, she inevitably felt a bit hungry and thus asked Chen Xin, "A Xin, are you hungry? Should we eat first?"

"A Lan, are you hungry? Sure, then let’s eat first." Seeing Qin Lan indicating she was indeed hungry, Chen Xin nonchalantly nodded, "You go wash your hands first, and I’ll cook."

After saying this, Chen Xin wiped his hands and planned to go to the storage room to get some food, but Qin Lan stopped him.

"How about I cook today? A Xin, you’ve been busy all afternoon, you must be tired." Without waiting for Chen Xin to protest, she headed towards his storage room.

Watching Qin Lan like this, Chen Xin raised an eyebrow as he watched her back, crossing his arms and placing the second knuckle of his right index finger in his mouth.

This was a habit of Chen Xin’s when thinking about certain problems; whenever he couldn’t figure something out, he would do this to aid in his thought process.

Biting his finger, Chen Xin fell into confusion and thought, "A Lan... what are you trying to do? Reconcile? That’s just impossible for us now..."