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Chapter 445 Wang Shu: You've Lost Weight Again (Please Subscribe)
During his time back in his hometown, Lü Yao was practically out of contact with everyone. He barely looked at any work-related matters and delegated them all to his subordinates.

It was also thanks to Lü Yao's "management system" approach to all his companies from the very beginning that they could operate stably even when Lü Yao was not around.

Most of the important companies under Lü Yao's name were handed over to professionals to manage.

Dr. Liang is in charge of the Microlight International program.

Yao Qiguang was in charge of overseeing the entire online game company.

The software ecosystem engineering development is being handled by a top-tier domestic technical team.

Wang Shan is in charge of the AI ​​data center at Luoma Lake. This AI data center will also serve as a hub to cooperate with Wang Yushu's drone company, software ecosystem engineering development, and even the anti-cheating camp for online games.

Meanwhile, Luoma Lake AI Data Center is also collaborating with most factories in China, using AI to help many factories optimize their production processes, and also helping more factories achieve intelligent and unmanned production.

As for the job shortage caused by intelligent and unmanned operations, Luoma Lake is actively integrating social resources to develop more job opportunities.

Those who follow this trend will ride the wave of the new era, while those who cling to the past and remain stubborn will only be ruthlessly abandoned by the times.

Compared to the painful transformations of the past, the AI ​​data center projects led by Wang Shan have been relatively gentle.

The enormous potential demonstrated by AI data centers has long attracted great attention from higher authorities. With remarkable achievements made domestically, Luoma Lake has even begun to connect to international data.

Among the countries that have close cooperative relationships with Dongda University, data on their customs, geography, economic development, industrial level, and so on are meticulously entered into the AI ​​data center at Luoma Lake. With each iteration of the AI ​​algorithm, who knows what kind of monsters have been spawned in the data center beneath the tens of thousands of tons of water in Luoma Lake.

Wang Shan has now become increasingly reclusive, and the level of protection he receives is several levels higher than that of Lü Yao.

Thanks to Lü Yao's highly forward-thinking business strategy, Lü Yao finally got a moment of leisure in his hometown—a true moment of leisure.

However, Lü Yao didn't stay at home for too long.

Home is a place that you miss when you're an adult and haven't been back for a long time. But when you actually come back, you'll be quickly assimilated by your hometown and your parents will quickly dislike you. The things you learned outside will become incompatible with the local customs.

So after spending five days in his hometown, Lü Yao prepared to return to Shangnan at the end of the May Day holiday.

Five days was not enough to make Lü Yao's parents disgusted. Even Lü Yao's father, who was known for his eccentricities, put on a stern face, put his hands behind his back, and went outside. He stood apart from Lü Yao, Lü Yao's mother, and Lin Yongzhen, paying attention to Lü Yao's side intentionally or unintentionally, in order to express his concern.

This is what makes Lü Yao feel most uncomfortable.

It wasn't that Lü Yao's father didn't care about Lü Yao; it was just that the way he cared made Lü Yao feel uncomfortable.

Therefore, Lü Yao's feelings towards his father have always been complicated; it's an awkwardness that makes it impossible to reconcile, and a powerlessness that makes it hard to hate him.

After Lü Yao finished talking to his mother, he looked up at his father, smiled, and said, "Dad, I'm leaving now."

Standing at the door, the old man, who had received new and nice clothes from Lü Yao but refused to wear them, still wearing an old, worn-out coat, gave Lü Yao a perfunctory "hmm," then seemed to struggle with his thoughts for a moment before finally saying, "Go outside."

"Okay."

Lü Yao smiled and nodded: "Mm."

After saying goodbye, Lü Yao got into the car, started the engine, and drove away from the village.

Even after Sabban left the village and got onto the national highway, Lü Yao's mind was still filled with images of his parents and the old man's last words, "Take care." These were rare kind words from the old man.

Even just three words are enough.

As the car entered the highway, Lü Yao looked at the smooth road rushing past and thought to himself, "Shangnan, I'm back."

Within the Great Su territory, the highway network is very well developed. It only takes four hours to drive from Lü Yao's hometown to Shangnan. It would be even faster if you took the high-speed rail. However, Lü Yao and his group had a lot of luggage, so they decided to drive back instead.

Around 2 PM, Lü Yao handed the car over to Lin Yongzhen, and then sent a message in the group chat saying, "I'll arrive at Shangnan at 4 PM. It's been a long time since we got together. How about we get together tonight?"

After Lu Yao sent the message, the group chat, which had been quiet for several days, immediately became lively again.

Gan Xiaoxi, who usually loves to slack off, immediately replied to the message: "Wow, you finally came back? I thought you were going to settle down in western Sichuan! I thought you were going to forget about us all!"

Lying in the passenger seat, Lü Yao smiled as he looked at Gan Xiaoxi's message: "What kind of talk is this? You guys go to Western Sichuan quite often, don't you? The scenery there is so beautiful. We're giving you a free business trip and vacation opportunity, and you're complaining about it?"

Gan Xiaoxi immediately put her hands on her hips and made an angry face: "Do we need you to give us a chance to get out? I can get out in a minute, okay?"

Jian Xiaojie chimed in, "Who knows if our Boss Lü has had any affairs in western Sichuan? Ah, the scenery there is quite different."

Wang Shu immediately jumped in and sent an eye-rolling emoji: "Hasn't Lü Yao been working diligently over there all along?"

After stepping on Jian Xiaojie's foot, Wang Shu said to Lü Yao, "What you did in Western Sichuan has been all over the news lately. Everyone says you're about to really soar to new heights. We're all happy for you."

Jian Xiaojie started making sarcastic remarks in the group chat: "Oh yeah, yeah, yeah~~ We're all happy for you~~"

Lu Yao smiled and said, "This is also thanks to everyone's great help. Without your help, this operation in Sichuan would not have been so successful."

After chatting in the group for a while, Rong Nianqing finally chimed in: "In the end, it's because you have good vision. You've grasped the strategic direction and timing very well, even accurately."

Rong Nianqing is right.

Western Sichuan has always been there.

Poverty has always existed in western Sichuan.

It was Lü Yao's almost shrewd strategic vision that set his sights on western Sichuan. He then brought the internet to western Sichuan and, leveraging the internet's massive traffic, first used the good looks of the men of western Sichuan to open up the cultural tourism market. Then, through cooperation with the Southeast Chamber of Commerce, he truly opened up cultural tourism projects in western Sichuan.

As cultural tourism breaks through the economic winter in western Sichuan, various infrastructure projects, cultural developments, and even the male-female economy begin to sprout in that land.

Relying on the booming economy of tourism in western Sichuan, Lü Yao quickly penetrated the local geopolitical landscape and became a favorite of the wealthy Wang, a prominent businessman in Sichuan. Wang had even begun paving the way for Lü Yao, waiting for him to return from his overseas visit so he could be promoted to a political career.

Yes, we're just waiting for Lü Yao to return from his overseas visit. We're just waiting for Lü Yao to return from his overseas visit…

Others might not know, but Rong Nianqing and Jian Xiaojie did: Lü Yao's trip abroad was destined to be turbulent, even risky.

This global economic cooperation and development conference lasted for four months, spanning across Europe, Australia, and North America. The conference covered a wide range of topics, from agriculture and light industry to heavy industry, rare earth mining, and high-tech industries.

With such a large amount of content and such a long conference schedule, there are naturally many opportunities for cooperation. This is the first time in the last ten years that domestic companies have been invited, so the representatives from all parties participating in this conference are eager to win more orders internationally.

Representatives from companies in the agricultural, light industrial, and heavy industrial sectors were particularly excited, as these are all areas of strength for the University of Tokyo.

In today's world, who doesn't know the value of "Made in China"?
As for cooperation in the field of high technology, many business leaders are also eager to get involved.

Although it has become increasingly difficult for the high-tech sector at Tokyo University to breathe since the blond-haired guy from the Land of Light started causing trouble, this conference is a great opportunity to break the deadlock, and some high-tech companies value this opportunity very much.

For example, some manufacturers related to mobile phones.

Although there are rumors in China that Southeast University has the technological reserves to overcome the most advanced chip challenges, whether it can succeed and when it will be able to mass-produce chips are still unknowns. Therefore, many domestic companies that need to be supplied with goods by foreign high-tech companies are very anxious.

Ahead of the upcoming global economic cooperation and development conference, China's internet giants and high-tech leaders have begun their preparations in earnest.

In business circles, everyone felt this was a huge opportunity.

But only a very few people know that such a large plate of dumplings was actually made just for the sake of those two ounces of vinegar.

Initially, this large plate of dumplings was made for Rong Nianqing's two ounces of vinegar.

Even Rong Nianqing didn't see the trick at first. It wasn't until Lü Yao pointed it out that she realized the danger involved. Then Lü Yao strongly demanded that he take her place.

This means that Lü Yao may not be able to return for some time.

Rong Nianqing had the worst suspicions—

During his trip to the conference, Lü Yao might be detained without cause by those foreigners who intend to make things difficult for him. The detention could last at least three months, and possibly as long as a year.

Spending a year adrift overseas, constantly facing difficulties from hostile forces.

The difficulties, pressures, and even life-or-death threats involved sent chills down Rong Nianqing's spine just thinking about them.

and so.

Rong Nianqing had already decided that when Lü Yao returned this time, she would treat him well and at the same time find the best possible team to protect and support him.

Rong Nianqing said in the chaotic group chat: "Tonight I'm hosting a banquet for our Boss Lü to welcome him back. Phoenix Forest Hotel, see you there!"

Phoenix Forest Hotel is not a particularly old hotel in Shangnan, but it has a very prestigious reputation. Anyone with a certain status in Shangnan's business community knows what kind of place it is.

The most outstanding selling point of Phoenix Forest Hotel is not how delicious their food is—of course, the food and drinks at Phoenix Forest Hotel are excellent and of first-class quality, with chefs from all eight major Chinese cuisines and classic dishes—but the real selling point of Phoenix Forest Hotel is its song and dance troupe.

In terms of song and dance troupes, they have always been known as "Southern Evergrande, Eastern Phoenix".

However, compared to the Evergrande Song and Dance Troupe, which has enjoyed immense popularity in recent years, Phoenix Forest in Shangnan is somewhat low-key, and not many people outside the area actually know about it.

Upon hearing that Rong Nianqing was actually planning to hold a banquet in Phoenix Forest, Gan Xiaoxi chuckled in the group chat, "Good heavens, this is like throwing a wolf into a sheepfold!"

Jian Xiaojie tagged Wang Shu in the group chat: "Sister Shu! We're not going! We won't take this!"

Wang Shu, however, didn't give him any face: "Do you think I'm such a petty person?"

After all, your sister Shu is the first wife of Lü Yao's family.

Upon seeing Wang Shu's reply, Jian Xiaojie immediately sent a series of "mischievous smile" emojis in the group chat.

Who knows what mischief Jian Xiaojie is plotting?

After chatting in the group for a while, Lü Yao received a message from Jian Xiaojie: "Why don't you just go back to the villa? Shu Jie and I have always lived there, so it's time for you to come back."

Lü Yao smiled and said, "Okay."

Jian Xiaojie: "Then Shu-jie and I will go pick out clothes and accessories for you. When we went to western Sichuan last time, you seemed to have lost weight, so we asked the tailor to make some alterations to your original measurements."

Lü Yao smiled and said, "That's so thoughtful of you!"

Jian Xiaojie: "Oh dear~~ If your sister doesn't love you, who will?"

Around 4 PM, Lü Yao drove the Saab back to the villa that Jian Xiaojie had provided for him and Wang Shu in Shangnan.

As Xiao Ping'an grew up day by day, the family did need a nanny or maid to take care of her, so Wang Shu stayed here for a long time.

When Lü Yao drove back to the villa, climbed the steps to the gate, opened it using facial recognition, and brought Lin Yongzhen back to the villa, Wang Shu and Jian Xiaojie were chatting and drinking tea in the courtyard. Upon seeing Lü Yao and Lin Yongzhen return, Wang Shu immediately looked at Lü Yao.

Today, Wang Shu was dressed casually at home, wearing a black turtleneck sweater over a brown, gentle-looking ruffled skirt, with a shawl draped over her shoulders. She looked gentle and soft, exuding the demeanor of a virtuous wife and loving mother.

Jian Xiaojie was dressed very professionally, looking as if she had just returned from the company or a meeting.

After Wang Shu saw Lü Yao later, his eyes were only on Lü Yao's figure.

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The rough skin shaped by the wind and sun on the plateau, the reddened cheeks and darkened complexion caused by the high-altitude sun... Even though Wang Shu had long been inclined towards Lü Yao, Lü Yao was becoming more and more like the person in her memory.

Wang Shu almost involuntarily got up and went to Lü Yao's side, her eyes filled with longing and tenderness that seemed to overflow like flowing water.

She tilted her head back, raised her hand to stroke Lü Yao's cheek, and said, "You've lost weight again."

(End of this chapter)