Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

"Song Yu, you're still too hasty. Ruonan is only two months old and already a soldier."

If she doesn't plan to retire immediately, I suggest waiting until she's eight months pregnant before taking leave to go to Hong Kong, and also to see Mingyi.

"Daddy is brilliant!"

"As if I wasn't wise enough to save you so many beatings."

"Sister-in-law, don't rush. There are many regulations for serving in the army back in our hometown. Taking leave to return to the port too early isn't good for Ruonan. Let's wait a few more months before taking leave."

"Ruonan, don't you want to go back to Hong Kong, and don't you want to be discharged from the military? We don't need women doing dangerous work at home."

"Mom, I still want to be a special forces soldier."

"Ruonan, you have worked very hard to become a special forces member, which is already very good."

However, because of some incorrect methods, and because you are a woman, you won't be able to serve as a special forces soldier for very long, and your body won't be able to keep up.

If you give up your special forces career and retire or become a regular soldier, I can train one hundred special forces soldiers for you, who will only be slightly less capable than Mingyi.

"Daddy, how do you compare to the people from Hong Kong City Security Company?"

"You're my own son, so of course you're in the best batch. The people I've trained are a bit worse than you; they're in the second tier. Don't think that training them cost less!"

"This is a good condition. However, Ruo Nan's strength is somewhat weak; he's among the weakest in the team."

"She's still young. Her health will decline even faster after she turns thirty-five. Military families are mostly involved in killing in the military, which places high demands on a person's vitality."

If a man's vital energy cannot sustain him until the age of thirty-five, it's because he practiced killing techniques too diligently in his childhood and didn't get enough nutrition, causing his body to deteriorate rapidly as he gets older.

"The poor study literature, the rich practice martial arts" is not just a saying; it requires that a person have the necessary nutrition to keep up with their martial arts training, otherwise they are simply ruining their body.

"Ruonan, what your father-in-law said is true. When I was a child, I practiced martial arts, and he never let me feel hungry, saying that doing so would deplete my own energy."

"Auntie, is that true?"

"Of course, I usually practice martial arts after I've eaten a full meal, or I eat within fifteen minutes of practicing martial arts. One reason is to digest some of the energy, and the other is to quickly replenish the energy."

"I really enjoy practicing martial arts because forty years ago, life here wasn't very prosperous, and your daddy always cooked delicious food for me." He Yushui thought back to her childhood.

"That terrible? Martial arts training requires proper nutrition, but soldiers in the army don't seem to have very good food?"

"So in the future, you special forces soldiers will fall very quickly, not from death, but from your bodies no longer being able to keep up with the requirements of special forces."

At Dongda Security Company, their living conditions are ten or even a hundred times better than yours, and their physical fitness has remained consistently high; they'll be about the same age they are now, even at sixty.

"Daddy, am I okay?"

"Are you alright? You've been living a good life in the port city. Back home, no one can push you to your full potential, so it won't harm your health unless you try to squeeze every last drop out of yourself."

"You mean I had a foundation before, and now I'm just training at a normal level, while Ruonan didn't, and she pushed her body to its limits?"

"Yes. Your father is a very skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctor. I've only treated three people; two of them lived ten to twenty years longer, and one was able to stand up and walk again."

"Ruonan, how about we reconsider? Your physical condition isn't very good, and pushing yourself too hard will damage your energy and blood. You could go back to work in a regular military unit, or just retire."

"Just retire and take over my shift. At least you can donate more money back to your hometown. Improving the food conditions for you special forces soldiers doesn't cost much, right?"

"Mom and Dad, can I think about it?" Liu Ruonan was on the verge of collapse.

"Of course, I can help you recover after you give birth. We lack some equipment here, but we have it in the port city."

"Yuzhu, we cannot treat Ruonan's body now."

"It affected the fetus, but she'll be fine now."

"Think it over carefully. We'll stay here for a few more days."

After leaving, He Yuzhu began to inspect the factory in Beijing to understand its needs and the workers' work problems.

It was just a routine inspection of his company by a boss, and he also took a walk around Zhengyangmen.

In his 'divine senses' he saw 'Old Niu' still lively and energetic, wandering the streets and alleys, and he had no idea where this guy was going to drink this time.

Chen Xueru didn't work at that small 'silk shop', but instead became the boss of a building that seemed to be her own office building.

It's unclear what Xu Huizhen is doing. We haven't been able to find her; perhaps she's gone out.

He Yuzhu didn't pay attention, and the two had no interaction.

I glanced at Han Laowu, and as luck would have it, he was still with Su Meng. I didn't know him well, so I just moved on.

Nan Yi and Liang Ladi were together when they also saw Liu Hongchang. Adding himself to the mix, weren't they the three 'teamed-up' chefs?

He Yuzhu smiled, then shook his head helplessly. Times have changed, and I am not the same as before.

Three days later, Liu Ruonan agreed to retire from the army and take over Zhou Songyu's job. He Yuzhu did not refuse, but the funds for the charity foundation needed to be approved by Dongda Group.

It's not like you can just donate as much as you want.

"Thank you for allowing Ruonan to retire this time. What needs does the military have? Let me know, I happen to have something to attend to as well," He Yuzhu said with a smile to the top military official.

"It's a small matter for a girl to be discharged from the military. We know to some extent that excessive martial arts training can harm the body. We were too poor to do anything about it before, but we will improve their food in the future."

Comrade He Yuzhu, please tell us what you need. If we can do it, then there's no problem.

"It wouldn't hurt if you could do it, but it won't work in Malaysia. Here's the thing..." He Yuzhu stated the princes' demands.

"Wait, my mind is a bit muddled. I understand training their navy, but why are they letting us station troops there? They're a sovereign nation."

"I thought about it several times, and after wandering around outside for a while, I finally understood what they meant."

Simply put, you are strong, we are weak, I have money, so I pay you to be my bodyguards.

Including the naval base, at least 20,000 troops would be needed, but Malaysia only has 50,000 naval personnel, so it's impossible to send 20,000.

They pay at least five times the troop allowance, and we also need energy. They have the most, so the selling price will be cheaper.

Moreover, the navy is known as a "century-old navy." We don't have large warships now, so we can learn from them and then teach them. Afterwards, we only need to rotate troops every three to five years, so it's not a loss.

"It's definitely worth it. I will report it. They voluntarily let us teach them, and they paid us quite a bit, which is great."

We originally had two things to do. One was to send some of our naval personnel to your large destroyers for training, and that matter has been resolved.

Another issue concerns reconnaissance satellites. A resolution problem has been holding us back for over two years, and we hope you can take a look.

What is the satellite resolution?

"I've been trying to break the one-meter mark, but I haven't been able to reach it yet."

"I've sent someone over. The Malaysian satellite resolution is 0.3 meters. We'll need to work together to improve in the future."

"0.3 meters? Such high resolution from a Malaysian satellite?"

"A resolution of around 0.5 meters is the mainstream resolution in those countries; they are probably still developing higher-resolution satellites for even clearer images."

"Military advancements seem to be outpacing civilian development."

"That's how normal major powers are, especially that little eagle. Being the world's leader and pointing fingers at other countries brings them huge benefits, and they really enjoy it."

"We still need to conserve our strength before we can launch a counterattack!"

"Let's deal with our 'separate neighbor' first."

"That's right!"