Pursued by the Heavenly Dao, first level up in the courtyard.

Qi Bing went to see the Second Elder and talked about the future of Sanhe Company, successfully transferring Sanhe Company to the Comprehensive Management Bureau.

His master, Qin Chu, was merely the nominal boss of Sanhe Company.

The land and funds of Sanhe Company originally belonged to Qi Bing, but he handed over Sanhe Company to the state.

There are many benefits, both overt and covert, to letting the Comprehensive Management Bureau take over Sanhe Company.

In the future, weapons and equipment exports can be processed through Sanhe Company.

Yucheng Industrial Group's products can also be sold overseas through Sanhe Company.

After leaving the Second Elder's office, Qi Bing returned to the east wing of the courtyard house.

Sitting on a chair in the pavilion, puffing on a cigarette, he pondered the primordial laws of heaven.

In the primordial world, there are six sages of the Heavenly Dao, and the Western Sect and the Xuanmen are both forces of the Heavenly Dao.

"The Hu family of the Siheyuan world has a close relationship with the Western religion of the prehistoric world."

"Most overseas religious sects are either related to Western religions or to demonic paths."

The chaotic universe is divided into two parts: the primordial world at the center of the chaotic universe and endless chaos.

The small world where the courtyard house is located, as well as other small, medium, and large worlds, are all in endless chaos.

The human race in the Lesser Thousand Worlds, Middle Thousand Worlds, and Greater Thousand Worlds all originated from the Primordial World.

The Heavenly Dao, with its ulterior motives, caused fragments to fall from the primordial world. These fragments entered the endless chaos, absorbed the power of chaos, and evolved into the Lesser Thousand Worlds, the Middle Thousand Worlds, and the Greater Thousand Worlds.

After the birth of humankind, the great calamity of the primordial world caused some humankinds to scatter throughout the lesser, middle, and greater worlds.

The great god Pangu broke through the chaos, and his body perished, giving rise to the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and rivers...

The human race was created in the image of the great god Pangu. The first humans were all innate humans, all with innate Dao bodies, comparable to innate gods and demons. The descendants of the innate humans degenerated into the acquired humans.

Upon obtaining the Human Race System, Qi Bing's mind gained a considerable amount of new information.

In the chaotic universe, the primordial world, the lesser world, the middle world, and the greater world all share the same origin, all originating from the great god Pangu.

The human race, born in the primordial world, also possesses the primordial power of the great god Pangu.

Even the most advanced primal power becomes virtually useless if its quantity is too scarce.

"In theory, all the sects in the Lesser Thousand Worlds, Middle Thousand Worlds, and Greater Thousand Worlds originated from the sects of the Primordial Era."

"Hongjun, who merged with the Dao in the primordial world, is one of the three thousand chaotic gods and demons. Perhaps there are other chaotic gods and demons in the endless chaos."

The thought that other chaotic gods and demons might exist in the endless chaos filled Qi Bing with doubt and unease.

"Even the Heavenly Dao couldn't kill me; other chaotic gods and demons could at most allow me to be reborn."

After comforting himself, Qi Bing stopped thinking about the chaotic gods and demons and began to study submarine technology.

For several days in a row, he wandered around Baizhou and Xingzhou, using his decomposition and synthesis skills to learn about ship technology.

Studying naval technology from scratch is time-consuming and laborious. Learning existing naval technology and then deriving and upgrading it saves time, effort, and worry.

On the water, it's a ship; underwater, it's a boat. If you're going to learn, you should learn everything.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Yan Bugui sat in a chair, looking at the account book in his hand.

Yang Ruihua said in a low voice, "Honey, is it really our business to get involved in Jiecheng's job? That's five hundred yuan, no small amount."

Yan Bugui said helplessly, "I asked Lao Yi and Lao Liu to help Jie Cheng get a job at the steel rolling mill. I was thinking that whoever helped Jie Cheng get a job at the mill would be the one I would support in the company. But as you know, it didn't work out."

As soon as Yan Bugui finished speaking, he said, "Ruihua, how about we lend Jiecheng five hundred yuan to buy a job, and he can pay back six hundred yuan?"

Yang Ruihua was stunned for a moment, then asked incredulously, "Honey, what are you doing? You're treating him like our son, lending him money and charging interest? People will laugh at us if word gets out."

"What's so funny?" Yan Bugui said matter-of-factly, "This money is what we worked so hard to save. It's only right to lend it to our eldest son and charge some interest. Otherwise, what will happen to Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang, and Yan Jiedi in the future?"

Just then, Yan Jiecheng returned from outside and asked impatiently, "Dad, Mom, how did your discussion go? If I don't buy that job, someone else will buy it soon."

Yan Bugui explained how difficult things were for his family, and then said, "Jiecheng, your mother and I have discussed the job. I'll help you raise the money, but it's a loan, not a free gift."

Yan Jiecheng hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded: "Dad, Mom, I'm willing to lend you the money."

Yan Bugui said, "Jiecheng, we'll lend you five hundred yuan. You need to pay back six hundred yuan. After you start working, you can pay back ten yuan every month, plus five yuan for living expenses."

Yan Jiecheng was both anxious and angry: "Dad, an apprentice only gets fifteen yuan a month. I borrowed five hundred yuan, and you want me to pay back six hundred yuan?"

Yang Ruihua said, "Jiecheng, there are six people in our family. Your father earns only about twenty yuan a month. You are the eldest son. Now that you're working and earning money, shouldn't you help support your family?"

Yan Jiecheng paused for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said, "Fine."

Yan Bugui wrote it down in the ledger and then had Yan Jiecheng sign it.

As Yan Jiecheng casually flipped through the ledger, he discovered that it not only contained information about borrowing money to buy a job, but also various expenses he and his younger siblings had incurred since childhood. A feeling of unease welled up inside him.

Feeling both angry and helpless, Yan Jiecheng had no choice but to sign his name on the page where he was supposed to borrow money.

Yan Bugui was overjoyed and laughed, "One hundred yuan in interest, ten yuan a month, plus five yuan for living expenses. Jiecheng, don't forget, Ruihua, give Jiecheng five hundred yuan."

Yang Ruihua turned around and went back into the house, then came out with five hundred yuan.

Having received the money to buy the job, Yan Jiecheng rushed out without having dinner at home.

"Ruihua, we made a hundred yuan on this deal."

"Honey, if we treat Jiecheng like this, won't he resent us?"

"What can we do? I only make a little over twenty yuan a month. There are six of us in my family. With just my meager salary, we have to live off our savings every month. We have to be more frugal."

"Yes, if we get sick, we'll have to spend money. We don't have much money to begin with. Jiecheng needs money for his wedding, Jiefang needs money for his schooling, and next year Jiekuang will be going to school. In a few more years, Jiedi will also need to go to school."

Yan Bugui frowned when he thought about his children's schooling, work, and marriage.

Yan Jiecheng's job can only be purchased with money. In the future, the jobs of Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang, and Yan Jiedi will most likely also have to be purchased with money. His ten thousand yuan or so may not be enough.

Having been in business for many years, the Yan couple had long developed the habit of keeping accounts and calculating expenses. They remembered clearly how much money their children, Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang, and Yan Jiedi, had spent from childhood to adulthood.

We meticulously calculate every household's daily income and expenses, ensuring that not a single penny is off.

Yan Jiecheng spent 500 yuan to buy a job and subsequently became an electrician apprentice at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

After many factories were transformed into joint public-private enterprises, an unspoken rule emerged: employees were hired through temporary replacements.

An individual's job position can be inherited by family members or given away to others.

Whether the job is given away for free or for a fee is basically nobody's concern.

Seeing Yan Jiecheng wearing the work clothes of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, many neighbors in the courtyard were puzzled and envious.

"How did Yan Jiecheng end up working at the steel rolling mill?"

"Isn't his family a small business owner? Even if the neighborhood committee wanted to assign jobs, it wouldn't be his turn."

"To put it bluntly, it's very simple. Yan Jiecheng's job was definitely bought with money."

"If the Yan family weren't small business owners, Yan Jiecheng's grades would have been good enough to get into high school, even if he couldn't get into a vocational school."