Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation
Chapter 849 - 500 New Products and Arrests

Chapter 849: Chapter 500 New Products and Arrests

Evening self-study ends.

Outside the gates of Fourth Middle School, the north-south street depending on the school was busier than usual.

Hu Jun loved the food from the little lady’s oden stall, but it was crowded, limiting his food options.

Dan Kaiquan looked around, surrounded by food stalls: fried skewers, grilled cold noodles, octopus balls, all sorts of aromas wafting through the air. Passing a grilled gluten stall he frequents, new students in their military training uniforms were packed in front of it.

Dan Kaiquan suddenly recalled the scene of waiting for grilled gluten, the grill piled with glowing charcoal, emitting waves of heat.

It felt very vivid, and as he snapped back to reality, he tried to catch another glimpse of the grill but was hindered by the crowd of students.

Dan Kaiquan halted momentarily, then moved forward, bypassing the freshmen waiting for grilled gluten.

There was a burning passion in his heart, "Farewell, my once-impoverished self!"

The current Dan Kaiquan, now different in status and standing after a summer of side jobs, was someone who could afford to eat at food stalls!

After Dan Kaiquan left.

Several figures appeared from behind.

Qi Tianheng with his aluminum foil-permed hair, Zhao Xiaofeng, the fashionably dressed Li Shi, chubby Lin Zida, and the tall and handsome Zhuang Jianhui.

Qi Tianheng sported a middle parting, looking slightly more handsome than before, "Xiaofeng, is this the grilled gluten you mentioned?"

Zhao Xiaofeng said, "Brother Tian, it’s really good, you and Sister Li should try it too."

Li Shi didn’t mind; although her family was wealthy, she often ate street food. She had visited the most popular yellow stewed chicken place outside the school many times.

Zhao Xiaofeng said, "I’ll take care of the queue."

Qi Tianheng found a vacant spot and asked, "Didn’t your uncle say you should transfer to Lin City for your sophomore year?"

Li Shi said, "I’m used to Yuzhou, too lazy to change places."

Now Yuzhou’s development wasn’t bad, with the urban area well developed. The chain clothing store Li Shi liked had even opened a branch in Yuzhou.

"Did you hear? A while back there was a census, and now our Yuzhou urban area has over a million permanent residents. There’s a rumor they’re planning to build a subway?" Li Shi said, chuckling.

Currently, no city in Hui Province had a subway, placing it in an awkward situation.

Zhuang Jianhui from An City had a slight change of expression; to him, Yuzhou was just a small city. He said:

"I’ve heard about it, but it seems unlikely, right?"

Building a subway is expensive, costing over 500 million per kilometer, and that’s just the construction cost. Subway operations often incur losses, with few making a profit, leading to losses of billions annually, like a bottomless pit.

So, An City opted not to build a subway but instead invested money in a large display manufacturer, and then in semiconductors, focusing on development.

Li Shi: "Normally, it wouldn’t happen, but isn’t there news about Evergreen Liquid showing interest in investing?"

Qi Tianheng laughed: "Are they joking? Do they have money to burn?"

His family didn’t rise through technology but through connections, so they had some reservations about tech companies like Evergreen Liquid.

Li Shi: "Who knows what they’re thinking."

Lin Zida clicked his tongue: "If Evergreen Liquid facilitates the subway construction and continues to invest, Yuzhou will be exceptional in the future."

He remembered the electronics factory Central Province had snatched with concerted efforts across the province.

Thinking a bit further, Lin Zida felt it was unlikely: "Evergreen Liquid is impressive, but its current product line is too narrow, not developed to that extent."

Li Shi abruptly said: "Evergreen Liquid is about to launch a new product."

Qi Tianheng was startled: "Rumor, right? Creating Evergreen Liquid by them already seemed like a miracle!"

Li Shi didn’t respond, her eyes looking afar, as profound as the sea, focusing on the forehead of a girl in line, easily noticing the fine sweat beads formed from the heat.

The trial product from Evergreen Liquid, ’Mu Changqing’, Din Shuyan gave her a small bottle.

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"Cheers! Let’s drink!" the youngsters yelled.

Icy cola went down, Ma Shicheng moved his chopsticks, picking a piece of spicy beef tripe.

This is life!

As they ate and chatted, Guo Kunnan noticed that his good buddy had been too normal lately, feeling something was amiss, he mentioned:

"Brother Quan, I’ve asked Cui Yu to find you some girls, I’ll send you the photos later, you can pick one."

Dan Kaiquan shook his head: "Forget it, I’m not interested in girls right now."

The more he acted like this, the more Guo Kunnan wanted him to start dating.

"Don’t say that, I’ll help you choose later, don’t worry, she’ll definitely be pretty." Guo Kunnan assured.

Dan Kaiquan didn’t take it to heart. After a failed confession, he had already locked up his heart.

They were eating by the roadside, Dan Xiao passing by with a pancake, Ma Shicheng called out: "Dan Xiao, come and have some."

"Boss, another set of bowl and chopsticks please!"

Dan Xiao, feeling embarrassed, shook his pancake: "I have a pancake."

Ma Shicheng first looked at the pancake, discovering it was just a plain oil pancake with nothing inside, just smeared with sauce.

Ma Shicheng: "Come on, we’ve ordered too many dishes today, worried no one would eat them!"

Others also invited, Wang Longlong was very enthusiastic. Once in the classroom, he got chili oil on Lu Qiqi’s hat, and it was Dan Xiao who helped wash it out.

"Eat, let Brother Shan have some meat!"

The warmth was infectious, so Dan Xiao sat down, making the atmosphere even livelier.

Guo Kunnan and the others were comfortable chatting as usual, not altering their topics because of Dan Xiao’s presence, knowing he could be trusted to keep secrets.

An hour later, after eating and drinking their fill, Ma Shicheng paid the bill, and Dan Xiao took his leave.

As they prepared to head back to the dormitory, an old man in tattered clothes approached them, begging:

"I haven’t eaten in days, I’m starving, could you spare me some money?"

Faced with such beggars, Dan Kaiquan and Guo Kunnan remained silent. While they used to give when they were younger, they did so less frequently now, as their kindness was often exploited.