Ji Jue started sweating.

Thinking carefully, there indeed is collaboration between Coast and Tianmen, and there would definitely be frequent dealings in the future—after overcoming the most primitive 'handicraft workshop' period, Coast now aims to further expand after establishing itself firmly in the wilderness.

A small amount of military industry can only be used as a bargaining chip, in the end, it's unpresentable.

If you really want to develop, a simple way is to follow right behind Sea Tide Military Industry, picking up all the tracks they don't want and refining them instantly.

Therefore, besides tricycles, generators, and tractors, more products, fields, and sales channels must be developed.

And then rely on the advantages of Coast itself and the abundant cheap labor in the wilderness to counterattack the market inside the city!

To achieve this, you need people.

A large number of people.

Besides workers on the assembly line and remodeled cattle and horses in underground workshops, technical talents are indispensable. But then again, if they are really technical talents, how could they end up in the wilderness outside the city?

Education, experience, environment, these are not what the outside of the city possesses and can only be devised from inside the city.

After all, Yan Jian is getting old, consuming more and more supplements, losing more and more hair, and his energy is gradually depleting.

At this age, which is about to be optimized out, if you really want to rush to the front line like young people and work day and night, sooner or later you'd drop dead on the job.

Moreover, besides him, Ji Jue really wasn't at ease leaving others in the position of controlling everything and monitoring Coast.

The forties and fifties are exactly the age for striving, a time to live out a second spring. Ji Jue still plans to get some Life Extension Potion from the association, hoping he can contribute another fifty years to Coast!

The establishment of a new technical research and development team is urgent.

But it's all too complicated and troublesome; Ji Jue planned to jot it down in his memo and talk about it when there's time, but then found out that Isis had already started.

Remember back then he still wanted to ask about the details but was persuaded by Isis's words: 'A trivial matter, no need to worry, leave it to me.'

Looking at it now...

Oh no, it seems I've been sidelined by my own Spirit of Workshop!

Such an important matter, not even asking me... donating so much, wasting money! Why not donate ten or twenty thousand just for the token gesture?

Ji Jue angrily slapped his knee and reprimanded: "Wasteful woman!"

[What's wrong, sir?]

Isis's words suddenly appeared on the phone, completely unexpected, as if filled with confusion: [Is there something going on?]

"…No, nothing."

Ji Jue stiffened for a bit, then noticed the camera lens not far away looking in this direction, awkwardly smiling: "You did well, Isis!"

[That's what I should do.]

The words appeared on the screen: [If you need anything, just call for me anytime.]

She said: [I'm always here.]

Ji Jue really started sweating.

Oh no, being sidelined aside… am I also being monitored now!

Is this right!?

If I'm not careful, I might get locked in the furnace for slow cooking by her... oh, she's already done that before.

Well, then it's fine.

It's okay, pulling a little wool from Seven Cities is way more than this amount, as long as she's happy.

Ji Jue shook his head, indifferent.

Then he noticed the teary gaze of the little one in his arms looking over: "Second brother..."

"Hmm?" Ji Jue smiled: "What's the matter?"

"Why are you patting my knee?"

"By accident, just by accident..."

Ji Jue awkwardly smiled, rubbed the little one's knee, pulled over his shorts, covering the red mark from the slap: "Don't tell Lu Mom, okay!"

"I want ice cream!"

"Just had it, no—"

"Mom! Second brother he..."

"—Okay!"

Ji Jue nodded decisively, squeezing out a smile, patting the little one's head, seeing his smug look, the little rascal surely had an unsatisfactory amount of homework.

It's fine, isn't there still the second brother?

"Isn't the little one going to middle school soon?" Ji Jue looked at Lu Mom, "Have you decided on the school?"

Lu Mom said: "Just here in Northern Mountain, it's close to home."

"There's no good school here in Northern Mountain, teachers simply don't care. Even the third sister transferred after finishing seventh grade, I'll go check out Lihua District, there's exactly a 'friend' over there."

"What's the point of going through all that trouble? If they can get in, then great. If they can't, don't waste money."

Lu Mom shook her head, tapped the little one's head: "Getting worse and worse, five-cent ice cream was so enjoyable, now five bucks are dared to be eaten half and thrown half away. Ji, don't spoil them by buying things daily..."

"Whether Feng buys it or I buy it, isn't it the same?" Ji Jue laughed, unconcerned: "If we have the means, let's go for it, no need to endure unnecessary hardship. Besides, I'm outside now, Xiao Ling's studies are getting busier, finding a good school with a one-on-one teacher looking after her..."

Lu Mom was silent for a moment, hesitant to speak, grabbed Ji's hand: "I know you're a good kid, considerate, but there's truly no need. Find yourself a girlfriend early, get married, have a child for me to see, better than anything you buy or how much you spend.

The third and the little one both have hands and feet, spoiling them all the time, how inappropriate.

You and Xiao Gou are spirited, but others are different. The world outside is colorful, it's tough for kids to learn well, yet it's easy to take a wrong turn…"

"If they go astray, just discipline them. Isn't there still me?"

Ji Jue smiled, unconcerned, "Lu Mom, maybe you don't know, my greatest skill is guiding people to do good, helping them reform."

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