The Big Shot Is Only Three and a Half, Turning a 1970s Space Center Upside Down

Gu Mian, a physics PhD, dies suddenly after staying up all night. When she opens her eyes again, she has become Gu Mianmian, a three-and-a-half-year-old little darling at a secret national research base in the 1970s.

Her father is a chief rocket engineer, her mother is a materials science expert, and all the neighbors are top national-level figures. As the only little child at the base, Gu Mianmian is adored by this group of “grown-up kids,” whose average IQ is over 150.

Top Scientist A: “Mianmian, what’s wrong with this model?”

Top Scientist B: “Mianmian! Come here! Grandpa made a new telescope. I’ll show you the stars!”

But being everyone’s darling isn’t easy. One slip, and her genius is exposed.

When she points out a fatal error in a blueprint in her childish voice, and when she builds a model of the latest engine out of blocks... everyone falls silent.

A cold-faced boy genius named Shen Che arrives at the base. His favorite pastime is testing her with all sorts of difficult problems, trying to expose her “child prodigy” act.

Then one night, the two of them put their heads together over a sheet of scratch paper and solve a problem that has stumped the base for half a year. He looks into her sparkling eyes, and for the first time, the corners of his usually stern mouth turn up. “Gu Mianmian, it’s been a pleasure working with you. Does that make this project... our child?”

Gu Mianmian: “???”

I only want to serve my country, not become a parent while I’m still young!