Chapter 38

Yu Li followed Chen Tian home and was slightly taken aback to see Lou Xiao'e there.

Chen Tian told Yu Li what Sha Zhu had done.

"I didn't expect Sha Zhu to be that kind of person," Yu Li said indignantly.

Usually, Sha Zhu relied on his size to start fights in the Sihe Academy at the slightest disagreement, and Yan Yan Jiecheng had taken quite a few beatings.

Yu Li hadn't expected Sha Zhu to be so insidious.

Seeing Chen Tian handle Sha Zhu so easily, Yu Li admired him even more.

If it had been Yan Yan Jiecheng, he would have been played to death by Sha Zhu long ago.

"Sister Xiao'e, just sit for a while and have some melon seeds; the two of us will handle the cooking."

Lou Xiao'e was a bit embarrassed; she wanted to help, but she couldn't cook and would only be a hindrance.

In the kitchen, Chen Tian and Yu Li were busy.

"Sister Yu Li, sorry to have you help with the cooking so late." Chen Tian took out the old turtle rewarded by the treasure chest and let Yu Li prepare it.

"It's fine, didn't we agree I'd help you with chores? Cooking counts too." Yu Li’s eyes widened; she had never seen such a large turtle.

Half an hour ago, her family had just finished dinner.

Yu Li hadn't eaten her fill.

With seven people in the family, the daily portion was so small that each person barely got a bowl of corn porridge, plus one steamed bun.

Yu Li was never full, but she didn't dare complain in front of Yan Yan Bugui.

When she complained to Yan Yan Jiecheng, he was useless and was always shut down by Yan Yan Bugui.

"Want to eat more? Just pay for your food."

Even his own son had to pay for food; no wonder none of his children wanted to provide for Yan Yan Bugui in his old age.

Yu Li liked coming to Chen Tian's house.

Building a steel mill was a century-long project that allowed for no negligence.

Chen Tian took out paper and pen and began calculating for the construction of the steel mill.

"For such a major construction project, we'll use one month to build the foundation."

"Next will be the step-by-step construction of the factory area."

"Hmm, must ensure that all heavy equipment and production lines don't have a single issue..."

"With this steel production line at the Red Star Steel Mill, we can provide a portion of the steel supply for the northern industrial region."

"However, a one-million-ton scale is still too small."

"When the time is ripe, we must build a ten-million-ton scale steel mill!" Chen Tian was ambitious; since he had come to this era, he had to accomplish something.

Having the knowledge of later generations and the system made him even more powerful.

"The coal needed for steelmaking can be directly sourced from nearby large coal mines; transportation is quite convenient."

"The western suburbs are rich in iron ore, so we can source materials locally."

"Such conditions are considered quite good for the current Dragon Kingdom."

"The steel mill will soon be built and put into production!"

Chen Tian closed his eyes, and the scene of the Dragon Kingdom's industrial takeoff and national rejuvenation appeared in his mind.

Being able to get on the right track decades earlier than in later generations, Chen Tian could already see the Dragon Kingdom standing proudly at the pinnacle of the world in the near future.

"Huh, my body is so hot."

Lying on the bed, Chen Tian suddenly felt a surge of heat in his dantian, which instantly flowed through his entire body.

The Nine Yang Divine Art operated automatically, and after a dozen minutes, there was a "boom" in Chen Tian's mind.

The Nine Yang Divine Art had broken through to the second level.

"This turtle rewarded by the system is actually so powerful, letting me break through directly to the second level of the Nine Yang Divine Art."

Chen Tian was pleasantly surprised.

He had eaten most of the turtle soup he made earlier.

Yu Li and Lou Xiao'e had eaten a little, and there were some leftovers, which Chen Tian let Yu Li take back for the Yan Yan Bugui family to taste.

There was no meat left, just a bit of soup.

This was already Chen Tian being generous.

For someone like Yan Yan Bugui, Chen Tian didn't want to give even a drop of soup, but for the sake of Yu Li being able to come over often, he had to give them some benefits.

"This old turtle has so much energy; it's burning me up."

Chen Tian absorbed the energy, successfully broke through, and broke into a sweat, feeling sticky all over.

"Hehe, I wonder how Yu Li and Lou Xiao'e are doing."

"Hmm?"

"After the breakthrough, my mental strength has also grown quite a bit."

Chen Tian was pleasantly surprised to find that he could sense every household in the courtyard.

Although he couldn't see them directly, he could sense them vaguely.

Chen Tian operated the Nine Yang Divine Art and radiated his consciousness.

In the neighboring Xu Xu Damao house, Lou Xiao'e was lying on the bed, tossing and turning.

After eating at Chen Tian's house, she couldn't sleep when she got back.

Xu Xu Damao hadn't returned yet, and Lou Xiao'e was thinking about her conversation with Chen Tian today.

Lou Xiao'e decided she must take Xu Xu Damao to the hospital to check whose problem it was that they couldn't have children.

"So hot, what's wrong with me?"

A nameless fire was darting around in Lou Xiao'e's lower abdomen; she felt hot all over and inexplicably restless.

In the middle courtyard, at Sha Zhu's house.

Sha Zhu had locked the door from the inside, as if afraid someone would suddenly come in.

Sha Zhu sat at the table, took out the envelope Yi Yi Zhonghai had given him, and like a miser, started counting the money again.

"Damn it, that old bastard Yi Yi Zhonghai has been plotting against me for so many years."

"For Grandma's sake, I won't hold it against you, but in the future, if you dare to deceive me again, I'll beat you to death."

Sha Zhu was cursing, harboring resentment toward Yi Yi Zhonghai. As he counted,

Sha Zhu grinned foolishly.

After his savings for a wife, which he had accumulated for many years, were taken by Chen Tian, his heart had bled with pain.

Now that he had received the money He Great Qing sent him, Sha Zhu was happy again.