Chapter 614: Talking About the Factory

Lu Cheng apparently forgot this batch, though it's not really forgetting; he simply hasn't had the time or the energy during this period.

Now that everything has settled, he will also follow Captain Lei's will and continue to strive in the Railway Industry.

He takes off his vest, exposing a solid, muscular physique, sits in the chair, and leans his whole back in front of the electric fan, enjoying the pleasant summer night breeze.

Lu Ying looks at him disdainfully and says, "Can you move over a bit? You don't seem to realize how broad your shoulders and thick back are; you've blocked all the wind."

Lu Cheng pouts, shifts his hips left and right a couple of times, but ends up in the same spot.

"Sis, have you chosen the site for the factory yet?"

"After multiple discussions with the Railway Department leaders, the factory site has been prepared; it's not far from the Railway Family Courtyard, and we're just waiting to start construction."

During this period, Lu Ying hasn't been idle; she continues to produce electric heating blankets and stock up more inventory.

Now the look she gives her younger brother is simply full of admiration.

Younger brother Lu Cheng not only has forward‑looking vision, but also, crucially, strong connections behind him.

No matter how many ideas an individual has, if no one can manufacture them, it remains a fantasy.

Yet the brother handles everything from early R&D design to later component manufacturing, fully capable of turning his ideas into reality.

Thinking this, Lu Ying bends over, leans in, and stares at her brother's face.

"I always feel like you're not my brother anymore, really, I've had this feeling for years."

Lu Cheng meets his sister's stare, then flashes a grin with his big white teeth: "You're right; actually I'm your brother, call me second brother."

"Get lost!" Lu Ying flicks her brother's head with a jab.

"Still want to be my brother? Don't even think about it in this life; run faster in the next life, maybe there'll be a chance."

Lu Cheng truly doesn't want to be the older brother; with a brother's care and sister's love, being the youngest in the family is more blissful.

He changed his posture and flopped back in a lazy, slouched lie.

"Let's wait until tomorrow; I'll take the induction cooker to the Research Institute, have them disassemble and study it. It shouldn't take long before it can enter production."

With an existing induction cooker, give it to Wei Shu and his team to open up; they'll quickly grasp the inner mechanism. The main task now is to find replacement materials to cut costs.

Otherwise it'll be hard to break into foreign markets, let alone earn any foreign exchange.

Lu Ying nods: "Alright, I'll leave it to you. I'll wait for your good news. You go back to your room to sleep; I still have studying to do."

"Study? Study what?" Lu Cheng stands up, tosses his vest over his shoulders, and starts rummaging around in his sister's room.

Lu Ying keeps her head down under the desk lamp, reading: "Studying English, I'm thinking that in the future I'll have to deal with foreigners; you can't get by without a bit of English."

"English? Do you really understand it?" Lu Cheng lifts his sister's pillow, finds nothing, then pulls back the sheet.

"Pretty much, I asked Sister Gui Yun and Teacher Wu; basically I'll start by learning to spell words, later study grammar. I plan to go to the Friendship Store tomorrow to buy a few magnetic tapes, use dad's radio to listen and read along. I'm not saying I'll become fluent, but at least I can communicate normally…"

Lu Ying turns back while speaking: "What are you doing? Look how you've messed up my bed!"

Lu Cheng straightens his back: "I'm looking for money; where did you hide it?"

Lu Ying rolls her eyes: "I owe you money!"

"Look at you, don't say that; then tomorrow when I go to do business with someone, I'll have to treat them to a meal."

Lu Ying thinks that makes sense; it's precisely this carefree nature of her brother that has helped him make so many friends.

"How much?"

Lu Cheng extends a finger.

"Ten bucks? Wait, I'll get it for you."

"One hundred."

Lu Ying kicks him: "Do I look like a hundred? How about you sell your sister then."

Lu Cheng laughs: "Don't be like that; you're my sister, that's a priceless treasure. Even if you gave me ten million, I still couldn't sell my own sister. I'm still a person!"

Lu Ying, coaxed into happiness, goes to get the money, then suddenly remembers something: "Turn your back first."

"As for that, whether we're actual siblings or not, it's like an anti‑theft thing."

"You're right; you're the biggest thief in our family."

Lu Cheng sighs: "Alright, alright, I'll go take a shower first."

Seeing her brother actually leave, Lu Ying finally pulls aside a brick.

By the courtyard pool, Lu Cheng strips off his clothes, wearing only boxer shorts, plunges into a basin of cool water, and instantly feels the heat on his body melt away.

At that moment, Yue Min's wife walks out, preparing to go to the public restroom outside.

"Hey, what time is it? You're still messing around here; you said you were taking a shower, can't you just go back to the room?"

Lu Cheng tosses the washbasin into the pool and says, "What's the point of shouting? I'm going back to the room; otherwise the floor will be all water."

"Then why don't you put your clothes on? Do you think this courtyard is full of men? Could you at least consider us female comrades?"

"Isn't that obvious? You shower with clothes on! Besides, if you don't look, it's fine; you're staring at me—do you have something on me?"

Yue Min's wife, instantly angry, turns and scolds, "Can you have any sense of shame? Who are you looking at, you hooligan?"

"Hey, hey, you're looking now, I tell you, you've stared at me naked; you have to take responsibility."

"You…"

Yue Min's wife, seeing she can't continue, turns and leaves the courtyard.

But in that brief glance earlier, she did see—indeed, it wasn't small at all.

If a girl were to marry this hooligan in the future, who could stand it?

After taking a cool water shower, he returns to the room, fans himself with the electric fan, and sleeps that night in utter comfort.

The next day, Lu Cheng hoists the induction cooker, ready to go to the Research Institute.

In the courtyard he also runs into Zhao Daye returning from a walk.

"Lu San'er, what are you carrying?"

Zhao Daye's unfamiliarity is understandable; this thing isn't something ordinary people can afford. According to Ding Yuanmin, it cost nearly a thousand Hong Kong dollars, which converts to about three hundred‑plus yuan.

Even if I could afford it, I wouldn't be willing to use it; the power is too high, the transformer can't handle it.

Lu Cheng was about to answer, then remembered something: the last time the transformer in the yard caught fire, it was because he plugged in an Induction Cooker.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's equipment for the unit. Zhao Daye, are you just out for a walk?"

Lu Cheng changed the subject; Zhao Daye glared, "I'm just back, what's with that look!"

"Hehe, then Zhao Daye, you take a break; I still have something to do."

Lu Cheng pulled out his bicycle, and when he arrived at the Research Institute, Zheng Guoping and the others were playing basketball.

They called Lu Cheng, but he didn't join the game; he just sat on the side and lit a cigarette.

After playing for a while longer, Zheng Guoping saw that Lu Cheng still wouldn't join, thought it was no fun, and stopped playing.

"Third, what are you holding? It looks like some kind of appliance."

Lu Cheng patted the thing beside him, "You're right, it really is an appliance; this is an Induction Cooker."