Mei Yinxue heard the slightly anxious question from the old director and smiled, "Aunt Du, don't worry, we don't have any urgent matters, we'll stay for dinner."

She understands Mu Jinyu very well.

Knowing that if Mu Jinyu had urgent matters to attend to upon returning, he wouldn't waste time here. Since he's willing to help out here, even without using mana to move things inside instantly, it already says a lot.

So, would Mu Jinyu dislike the environment here and the simple food?

Mei Yinxue chuckled. Mu Jinyu never acted high and mighty; he could eat street food and the welfare institute's clean meals, so why wouldn't he eat here?

At 7 PM.

The River City Welfare Institute finally started dinner.

Mu Jinyu, Mei Yinxue, Wen Rou, and Jian Ruyan sat at a table, accompanied by the old director.

The meal was simple: white rice, tomato scrambled eggs, twice-cooked pork, and seaweed egg soup.

It was considered two dishes and a soup.

"Mr. Mu, Mrs. Wen, Ms. Jian, I apologize that the food here at the welfare institute is a bit plain..." the old director said apologetically, looking at Mu Jinyu.

Though Mei Yinxue repeatedly assured her that Mu Jinyu definitely wouldn't mind, she still felt a bit uneasy.

"It's nothing, the kids can eat it, why can't we?" Mu Jinyu laughed and started eating heartily.

Soon, Mu Jinyu finished a big bowl of rice with twice-cooked pork and tomato scrambled eggs, then wiped his mouth with a napkin and praised, "The taste is quite good, I'll take another bowl."

The old director was a bit overwhelmed with joy and said, "Alright, alright..."

Mu Jinyu stood up and served himself another big bowl of rice, and continued eating.

Although Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan usually didn't have such big appetites, they could quickly digest and continue to eat if they wanted. Moreover, the welfare institute's food indeed tasted quite good, so they also helped themselves to another bowl of rice.

The old director watched happily and was very touched.

After dinner.

It was 7:15 PM.

The children at the welfare institute never dilly-dallied and quickly finished their dinner.

The old director invited, "Later there are performances by the children, would you like to stay and watch?"

Mu Jinyu nodded, "Sure."

He wasn't in a hurry to leave; he naturally wanted to watch the children's performances.

Then they proceeded to the hall.

The stage was already set, and the lights were ready.

Soon, a staff member from the welfare institute changed into a host's outfit and announced the start of the Children's Day performance on stage.

The Children's Day program naturally wouldn't be very spectacular or intricate; the children performed dances, sang songs, played riddle games, tongue twisters, idiom relays, and enjoyed hula hoops.

Mu Jinyu watched with interest, recalling his childhood.

Back then, he was rather solitary and ostracized, never participating in festive games or performances.

Reflecting on it now, he felt quite wistful.

Then, the next performance unexpectedly featured Ning Yue—the little boy who'd handed Mu Jinyu a napkin earlier—with four or five other boys doing a martial arts demonstration.

"Bang!!"

"Bang bang!"

Their martial arts performance surprisingly involved chopping bricks with their hands.

Each of them grabbed a block, their palms poised like knives, and chopped onto the bricks with a bang, splitting them in two.

Mu Jinyu blinked and said, "These kids have quite good root bones."

If this were in the past, letting seven or eight-year-olds perform brick chopping would definitely be condemned for child abuse.

However, times have changed; seven or eight-year-olds can have strong aptitudes, reaching the level of Mingjin early on.

These kids on stage haven't yet achieved Mingjin, but they're close, so chopping bricks poses no problem for them and won't bring them tears.

"Mr. Mu, do you think their root bones are decent?"

The old director suddenly spoke.

"Yes." Mu Jinyu nodded, continuing to watch them intently as they demonstrated knife techniques with plastic knives on stage.

The old director took a deep breath, her tone carrying some tension and hope, and asked, "Then could you let them join Dragon King Hall?"

She invited Mu Jinyu for dinner to thank him for donating so many supplies to their institute, but extending the invitation to watch the Children's Day performance carried a bit of ulterior motive.

The old director, through conversations with Mei Yinxue, already knew of Mu Jinyu's identity, thus she began to consider these kids with promising root bones.

As the saying goes, impoverished in culture, prosperous in martial arts. Although Ning Yue and these kids had good root bones, proper nurturing might lead them not only to Energy Transformation but potentially to Divinity Transformation Realm.

Yet their welfare institute couldn't provide the resources needed for their cultivation.

The old director didn't want these kids to be held back by the institute and waste their aptitude.

Hence, she had been arranging for Ning Yue and the others to participate in nearby performances, hoping someone would notice them and adopt them for proper training.

While some efforts succeeded, others didn't; two kids were eventually adopted and reportedly had now reached the cultivation level of Mingjin.

However, Ning Yue and the other kids continued to find no one willing to adopt them.

As most children entered the welfare institute due to accidental parental deaths, many were abandoned due to congenital diseases.

Ning Yue's group had some minor health issues, so despite demonstrating decent aptitude, few were willing to adopt them.

Upon learning Mu Jinyu's Dragon King Hall identity, the old director aimed to have him watch the Children's Day performance, hoping Ning Yue and the others could perform well, and that Mu Jinyu might consider letting them join Dragon King Hall.

Mu Jinyu paused upon hearing the old director's words, then turned to her with an apologetic look and said, "I'm sorry, Aunt Du, Dragon King Hall isn't as casual as you think; having the kids join so early wouldn't be beneficial to them..."

Dragon King Hall doesn't enroll students; it specifically addresses various issues following the Spiritual Energy Revival.

If Ning Yue's group joined Dragon King Hall now, they wouldn't continue learning and lack the strength to contribute.

Therefore, Mu Jinyu couldn't agree to let them join Dragon King Hall.

"Is that so?" The old director showed immediate disappointment and a dim expression upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words.

Seeing this, Mu Jinyu said, "Of course, while I can't let them join Dragon King Hall, your words have reminded me. I will specifically allocate a batch of elixirs and find suitable children in welfare institutes across our country, allowing them to use these resources for cultivation..."

The old director couldn't help but exclaim joyfully upon hearing that, "Really?"

"Yes, of course..." Mu Jinyu nodded, noticing as Ning Yue's performance ended on stage, he waved them over, saying, "I'll now give them some elixirs."

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