After returning from Dragon Valley, Jian Luo began to feel a little absent-minded.
Lu Shifeng said, "It's useless to overthink."
Jian Luo sat on a chair outside the room. Outside their lounge was a large garden, from where one could see some of the scenery outside. He had been lying on this chair looking outside these past two days, and that direction was exactly the direction of Dragon Valley. Lu Shifeng was not completely unprepared for this transformation. He had been in the training ground most of the time, and Secretary Jin had even helped him to cancel most of his schedules and official business.
Lu Shifeng came back early today.
Jian Luo sat on a chair and handled official business. Sometimes he still had to deal with these official business after work. Things would never be finished. Even if he went home, he still had to manage the data in various places. If there were any emergencies, customer problems, or production problems, he would need to make decisions.
Lu Shifeng had just finished his shower and sat next to Jian Luo. He asked, "Did you handle all these things yourself?"
Jian Luo looked up: "Hmm?"
"How many capable people do you have under your command?" Lu Shifeng asked him, "What are they doing?"
Jian Luo was stunned. He said, "Some factory directors will collect problems and feedback to me."
Lu Shifeng: "What's the meaning of his existence? Collecting problems?"
Jian Luo looked at his serious face and belatedly realized where the problem lay. It seemed that he did not have many capable people under his command. Many problems were so trivial that they did not need to be sent to him at all, but he still had to deal with them personally.
Lu Shifeng said, "Assigning you to manage these people doesn't mean you have to do everything yourself. What you need to do is train people, come up with general plans, and correct mistakes in a timely manner, rather than letting these things get in your way."
Jian Luo understood a little: "But there are many things I'm afraid they won't know..."
"Then they shouldn't stay in that position. Let those who are capable and knowledgeable come out." Lu Shifeng stared at Jian Luo intently: "Talent shouldn't be buried among the crowd, and positions don't necessarily have to be based on seniority. The capable should be promoted. Do you understand?"
Jian Luo seemed to be enlightened by him all of a sudden.
Before, he felt that he was really tired, but there was no one around him to share the burden with him. But after Lu Shifeng said that, he felt like he had suddenly seen something.
Jian Luo said, "Then I'll go hire an assistant tomorrow, and then... I'll take a look at the factory's staffing."
Lu Shifeng reached out and stroked Jian Luo's somewhat thin face. His voice was solemn: "Do you blame me for being nosy?"
“How could it be!”
Jian Luo rubbed Lu Shifeng's hand with some affection: "I know you are doing this for my own good."
A smile appeared in Lu Shifeng's eyes. He stared at Jian Luo, looking at his recently thin face, his eyes dimmed slightly. "If you don't understand many things about business, you can ask Nie Yan. Although he is profit-driven, he is your boss after all."
Jian Luo nodded obediently: "I know."
"When you encounter problems, discuss it with others, don't resist." Lu Shifeng touched his head: "They will all help you."
Jian Luo didn't want to hear this, as he felt like he was leaving his last words.
The evening sun fell on the two of them. He hugged Lu Shifeng's waist, buried his face in his arms, and muttered, "I want to discuss this with you, too. I want to discuss this with you all the time."
He had a bit of a spoiled and unreasonable temper. Lu Shifeng smiled helplessly and patted him on the back: "How old are you and still acting like a rogue? Did you learn this from your son?"
"No."
Jian Luo said confidently: "He learned it from me."
“…”
late at night
Jian Luo lying on the bed frowned tightly. A layer of fine sweat appeared on his forehead, like delicate little water droplets. He curled up and even trembled a little.
suddenly--
The person who was immersed in sleep suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.
The soft bed gradually brought him back to his senses, but the scene he saw in his dream was something he didn't want to recall. It was a dark place, and his child was crawling and rolling inside with a broken wing. A group of wolves were surrounding him with a fierce look on their faces. The little guy was isolated and helpless, and the dragon cub's wailing made him wake up from his dream in pain.
Lu Shifeng held his cold hand. The man sat up and looked at him: "What's wrong?"
Jian Luo's heartbeat was abnormal. He said slowly, "It's okay. I might have had a nightmare. You go to sleep first. I'll go wash my face and wake up."
Lu Shifeng stood up and turned on the light.
After Jian Luo came back, he handed her warm water: "Are you still worried?"
"No." Jian Luo still said stubbornly: "It was just a nightmare."
Lu Shifeng looked at him meaningfully and said nothing more: "Go to sleep."
Jian Luo didn't feel like talking, so he nodded and fell asleep. Lu Shifeng held him in his arms. The warmth of the man's embrace gave Jian Luo a great sense of security. He didn't have nightmares in the second half of the night and fell asleep in Lu Shifeng's arms.
…
next day
After going through layers of screening, Jian Luo chose an assistant, Qing'er, for herself.
Qing'er's family only has this one daughter, and they are willing to cultivate her. Qing'er has been in school since she was young, and even studied in a very good academy in Sky City when she grew up. It is because of this that Qing'er's conditions allowed her to date the nobles of Dark Star. However, this girl is also clear-headed and is not proud of it, nor does she give up on herself because of her previous relationship.
On the first day at work, he did not break the rules because of his personal relationship with Jian Luo.
"Boss, this is our itinerary for today." Qing'er sorted the documents in order. "If you need to postpone your schedule for anything, please let me know in advance and I will arrange a new time."
Jian Luo took a look and saw that everything was fine. He smiled and said, "No problem."
Qing'er, wearing a neat business suit, brought over the brewed health tea and said respectfully, "My studio is outside. I'm mainly responsible for helping you process some frontline documents and screen them for you. If you need anything, you can call me directly."
Jian Luo: "Okay."
Qing'er turned around and was about to leave.
Jian Luo added: "Thank you, you have been a great help."
"You're welcome. You gave me this opportunity. I believe we won't stop here in the future." Qing'er winked at him. "My position will be very popular by then. I must perform well and not let my boss down."
Jian Luo didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Go ahead."
Today's work was really much easier with Qing'er's help. There were no more trivial troubles. Now there are fewer people in Anleyuan. The vegetables from the planting base are basically supplied to the factory, and there are very few vegetables entering the market. In the past, the Dark Star people disdained vegetables, but when Jian Luo and more and more food bloggers started to post food videos of Earth vegetables, this situation began to change.
From being too lazy to eat it at the beginning, to not being able to buy it.
“You can actually buy potatoes!”
“Who can afford to eat it now?”
"Just buy some potato chips to satisfy your craving."
"It's too expensive, too expensive, and it's out of stock. Even if you have money, you can't buy it."
Gradually, vegetables became a luxury, and the hardest thing to buy was potatoes. The food processing plant in Anleyuan needed a large amount of potatoes every day, so fewer could flow into the market. For this reason, the market supervisor of Dark Star entrusted Nie Yan to talk to Jian Luo.
It was already night when Jane fell into the moonlight.
Nie Yan was still wearing gold and jade. He sat on the sofa and glanced at Jian Luo with his eyelids raised: "Are you here?"
"boss."
Jian Luo obediently poured tea for Nie Yan: "I've been busy these past few days, and I was just about to come see you."
"Don't give me that." Boss Nie said slowly, "Do you know why I'm looking for you?"
Jian Luo was not afraid either. Yuese had invested 50% in his potato chip and food factory, and took the lion's share of all the profits. This was their common interest. Besides, Nie Yan was his boss, so it could be said that he was brought up by Nie Yan and was half an apprentice. What could a master do to his apprentice?
Nie Yan said, "The higher-ups are looking for you."
Jian Luo said obediently: "We are short of manpower. It's not that we are not supplying it on purpose. No one wants to farm these days, but there are only so many humans."
Nie Yan curled his lips and smiled: "Not hiring?"
"The people from Dark Star are unwilling to come. We don't speak the alien language, and there are problems with accommodation. It's quite difficult." Jian Luo sighed, "I'm worried about this, too."
Nie Yan said, "I called you here just to show you the way."
Jian Luo looked at him expectantly.
"Research institutes have recently developed a language chip that, when worn, can automatically translate speech into the universal language of the universe." Nie Yan reminded Jian Luo, "There are many capable people in the interstellar world, and the biggest reason for the lack of communication is language. If you can order a batch of these chips, that problem can be solved."
Jian Luo's heart leaped with joy: "But why would the research institute sell it to me?"
Nie Yan curled his lips into a smile and said meaningfully, "How come a student of the Master Priest doesn't even have this much ability?"
…
Jian Luo seemed to be enlightened.
At this moment, he truly realized the importance of interpersonal relationships. Lu Shifeng had told him before that he didn't know how much wealth his current network of relationships represented. He really didn't know it at the time, but now, he felt extremely fortunate.
…
evening
Coming out from the moonlight, Jian Luo had a direction.
After returning home in the evening, he roughly formulated a plan and prepared to rest. He originally thought that he would not have a nightmare since he was so tired today, but he never expected that the nightmare would come as expected. In the early morning, Jian Luo woke up again. He was sweating all over and gasping for breath, as if he was tortured.
No matter what, the miserable appearance of the children would appear in his dreams, and he couldn't sleep at night. Perhaps it was because of the bond between mother and children, and the children were really suffering. Jian Luo even wondered, if Lu Shifeng was gone for a few years, and it was like this every day, would he still be able to survive?
…
therefore
On the third night, Jian Luo decided to go to bed later. He was too tired and perhaps he wouldn't dream.
When Lu Shifeng came back from outside and saw that he hadn't rested yet, he didn't say much, just said: "Come with me."
Jian Luo: "Where are you going?"
Lu Shifeng took Jian Luo's hand and walked out of the room. In the dark night, a black dragon spread its wings and flew. Jian Luo sat on his body and entered the illusion of Dragon Valley. It was daytime here. The black dragon flew over the Xia Valley and landed under the mother tree. A branch hung down and sent out three flowers, two black and one white.
Lu Shifeng said to Jian Luo, "Touch them."
Jian Luo reached out and touched it. It was a very wonderful touch. For a moment, he even seemed to see a picture. He saw that his children seemed to be in a valley. Although they were in a mess, they were not injured. They had grown a lot bigger and stronger. They were sleeping, and some of them were very obedient and found a hidden place to sleep.
Lu Shifeng's voice came from the side: "Did you see it?"
Jian Luo came back to his senses. He looked at Lu Shifeng, his heart filled with mixed emotions. He nodded with red eyes, "Yeah."
"Now you don't have to worry and can go back to sleep?" Lu Shifeng looked at him helplessly: "Are you not feeling uncomfortable anymore?"
Jian Luo was a little surprised, and even looked at Lu Shifeng a little embarrassedly: "You know I..."
"Your thoughts are written all over your face, how can I not see it?" Lu Shifeng said, "It's just that this flower doesn't always give me inspiration. If I see it once, I won't see it tomorrow."
This was the third day since the children left. Perhaps Lu Shifeng had already prepared to bring him here.
Jian Luo was a little touched: "Can I come here to see you in the future?"
He thought Lu Shifeng would agree, but Lu Shifeng said, "Don't come."
Jian Luo was stunned.
"The Dragon King's illusion is different from theirs." Lu Shifeng gently stroked Jian Luo's face and whispered, "Don't look. I promise you, I will come back as soon as possible."
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