My Dreamy Old Husband
Chapter 1167

Look at America and Germany. In the Mitchell Family's opinion, the high-tech industry of both thesecountries boomed much later than Cethos. However, because these two countries progressedrapidly, it drove the high-tech industry to develop just as quickly as a result. These countriessurpassed the Mitchell Family a long time ago, but it was mainly due to the strength of theircountries which provided better conditions and foundations for the development of the high-techindustry.

On the other hand, the main reason the Mitchell Family was slowly declining was that Cethos didnot place much importance on them. Moreover, they had to pay all sorts of exorbitant taxes andlevies to the country, which gradually made the high-tech industry within the country into what itwas today. In short, the country did not protect its national industry and even allowed a rival likeMichel Tech to enter the market.

Everybody seemed to have found a reasonable excuse, and the atmosphere of the meetingimmediately eased up. Then, Sandra continued, “Naturally, we suffer from internal problems too.Firstly, we are suffering from a huge brain drain. As you all know, we have been losing many of ourtalents over the past two years. Therefore, the top priority is to bring back all the outflowingtalents.”

Everybody nodded in agreement. Plum Technology had poached too many of Mitchell'sTechnology's employees. Those were the talents that Mitchell's Technology had trained andcultivated. The loss of those employees had been a huge blow to the company.

Afterward, Sandra took out her proposal and passed it around. She was going to save the MitchellFamily.

A copy of the proposal soon fell into Sophia’s hands. “The carrot-and-stick method? Bringing backthe outflowing talents? Vigorously recruit talents within the high-tech industry... Regardless of theirorigins, those that perform exceptionally will be allowed to take on the Mitchell surname.” Sophiawas amused by Sandra's creativity. God damn! Those that perform exceptionally will be allowed totake on the Mitchell surname?! Isn“t that just like in ancient times where the great heroes of thecountry are given a royal surname?!

When Cooper saw that, his entire expression darkened considerably. How dare they make excusesfor their inaptitude?! The biggest issue with Mitchell's Technology is that it isn't making anyprogress! The entire world is moving forward, but they're still fixated on the original but outdatedcreations! The high-tech industry has always been changing. Mitchell's Technology is part of thehigh-tech industry. However, it continues using fingerprint attendance systems to clock in wheneven normal companies are starting to use mobile phone apps to clock in! It's so backward that itdoesn't even seem to be part of the high-tech industry!

Still, he was relieved that not all of the Mitchell Family was gone. During the New Year's, PlumTechnology also announced that it was undergoing major changes. It was going to split out thehigh-tech business from the main company and establish “Dragon Technology Corporation’. DragonTechnology was more or less composed of the people that followed Cooper when he left theMitchell Family. More importantly, it was mainly led by the Mitchell Family although PlumTechnology held a large portion of its shares too.

Cooper was a director at Dragon Technology Corporation. However, the main operation of thecompany was led by Sean, Derek, and Vincent. Besides, a large number of talents were flooding infrom Mitchell's Technology. They planned to focus on the high-tech industry and vowed to bringback the glory days of the past. As such, Cooper was merely a name on the director's board. Hepractically left everything in the company to the youngsters. He felt at ease with them around—withthem around, the Mitchell Family would never collapse.

Although Linus did not take on the Mitchell name, he was still Cooper's son and everybodyconsidered him as part of the Mitchell Family. As a result, Michel Tech and Dragon Technologysigned a series of cooperative contracts with each other. The authorities were also paying closeattention to Dragon Technology, which seemed to be advancing aggressively.

Cethos used to be a backward country. However, the high-tech industry developed rapidly and thecountry became known for it. Unfortunately, Cethos high-tech industry had declined over the past20 years. It had long been overtaken by other countries. Hence, the authorities had high hopes forDragon Technology. They hoped that it would advance to the top, bringing the country with it too.Needless to say, Mitchell Energy and Technology under Cooper's direct guidance was not to beignored either. It had only been established for a year or two, but it was already the country’s prideand joy. Whenever foreign dignitaries came to visit, they were brought to Mitchell Energy andTechnology for inspection.

The children from the Mitchell Family that had an interest in clean energy went with Cooper; thosethat were engaged in electronics went to Dragon Technology. Those interested in fashion went toSophia and those in the entertainment industry came looking for Michael. It was a perfectarrangement. In that way, the new Mitchell Family had created something of its own. They wereslowly overwhelming the Mitchell Family of the past and were gaining a reputation as a trustworthyparty among the powerful of Bayside City.

During the New Year's, Mitchell Energy and Technology made another major breakthrough. Theytook another step forward in the clean energy industry, bringing mankind closer to the future. Afterall, clean energy was the future! Cooper was truly the dragon of Cethos and the hope of mankind! Inthe past, Cethos remained one of the leading countries in the electronics industry for more than tenyears because of Cooper. And now, he was going to make Cethos one of the top leading countriesin clean energy for the next ten years!

As a result, the household became rather lively. Sophia quipped, “Dad, reporters from the NewsBulletin and Focal Point have been camping out at the residential area's entrance for a few daysnow. They are requesting to interview you.”

Cooper replied, “Not interested.”

Michael said, “Dad, the invitation to the New Year Dinner Gala has been placed in your study.Whether you go or not, you should give them a response.”

Cooper replied, “Not free.”

Linus asked, “Dad, this is an invitation for a party at the presidential palace—"

Cooper replied, “Next time.”

Everybody came back with various invitations, but they were all rejected. It was as expected.Whether he was Fass Michel or Cooper Mitchell, he remained as cold as ever.

Then, Carmen came back carrying a pink and fragrant invitation too. “Grandpa, the kindergarten ishaving a New Year's performance. The teacher says that Daddy, Mommy, Grandpa, and Uncle Linushave to attend together!”

Thus, the cold and distant Cooper finally took the invitation and read it. However, he did not realizethat his worth among the kindergarteners would not change much just because of all the amazingthings he did.

After appearing on “Where Are We Going, Dad?', Michael became very well-received among thekindergarteners. The price of a photo with him had risen to 50 apiece, and the price was even higherif they were hugging in the photo. The business was booming recently, so Carmen launched a “Buy1 Get 1 Free’ activity for New Year's. And, Cooper was the “free’ part of the deal.

However, Cooper's existence was akin to a god among the adults. Even Callum, who was located faraway in another country, couldn't help talking about Cooper when he called Sophia to chat. “Yourdad is amazing!”

Sophia was extremely proud. “Of course! My dad is the world’s most amazing father!”

He jealously answered, “Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Look at you... By the way, I'm going back to Cethos in a fewdays. Can you help me clean my house please?”

She was puzzled. “Why are you coming back? Are you here to clean up your brothers’ mess?”

He replied, “I'm coming back to celebrate the new year.”

Every newspaper and magazine was trying to get an interview with Cooper. However, Cooper wasextremely indifferent. Aside from the invitation from Carmen's kindergarten, nobody could get himto attend their event. Even Maddie, who was related to Joel, came over to request an interview withCooper several times. Combined with Sophia’s mediation, Cooper finally agreed to leave the housefor an interview.

Sophia felt that he had to go out more. She did not want him to keep himself locked up in hisstudio all the time. After all, he was still decently young. She wished that he could fall in love againand give her more younger siblings.

Cooper appeared for the interview at the newspaper office where Maddie worked at. He wasdressed very neatly, but his face was expressionless. Moreover, he was extremely cold and aloof.Although he answered every single question Maddie threw at him, his words were curt and hisreplies were short. On the other hand, Sophia was very talkative. “My dad is single and unmarried.He has no bad habits and no family history of diseases. He is very healthy. Moreover, he has agentle nature and is very committed. Also, he has no history of being in a relationship. This is veryimportant! Besides, the picture on the cover should be refined. Don't forget to edit the photo toenhance his appearance!”

Maddie nodded frequently in response. Meanwhile, Cooper felt speechless. He felt a sense of déjavu—it felt like the get-rich-quick scams all over again.