My brother entrusted his child to me, and I livestreamed raising the baby, making the Empress cry wi

Despite their differing thoughts, the two miraculously reached an agreement.

Lin Ye really didn't expect Xiao Douzi to be so receptive. He even thought of a whole bunch of words of advice, but he didn't need to use a single one.

She didn't want to hide Shu Jingwei's situation from Xiaodouzi; if she didn't explain it clearly, it would become a hidden danger sooner or later.

Xiao Douzi has always been a very thoughtful child, and it's wonderful that she can figure things out on her own.

Night deepened. Occasionally, the wind would whistle past the French windows, like some enormous bird flapping its wings and then disappearing in an instant, before everything returned to silence.

Xiao Douzi chatted with Lin Ye for a while longer, on and off.

The sound grew fainter and fainter until only indistinct syllables remained.

"Godfather... tomorrow morning..." she mumbled, the rest of the words were inaudible.

"Okay, I'll steam some custard buns for you tomorrow morning." Lin Ye said softly, patting her back gently.

Under Lin Ye's gentle patting, the little girl finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell into a deep sleep. Her breathing quickly became long and even.

Lin Ye glanced down at her, a slight smile curving his lips, and reached out to turn off the bedside lamp.

The room was completely dark, with only a sliver of light filtering through the gap in the curtains.

He gently pulled his other hand out of the small pocket and was about to lie down when the little person in his arms probably sensed the heat source leaving and drowsily shrank closer to him.

Her small body was curled up in a ball, her knees almost touching her chest, and her hands were clenched into fists to protect her.

Lin Ye stopped moving.

This is a sleeping position that makes you feel very insecure.

He sighed softly.

Then he reached out again and pulled the little figure into his arms. His palms rested on her back, and he could feel her tiny body rising and falling with her breath.

As if sensing something in her sleep, the little girl snuggled her face against his chest, her clenched fist unconsciously loosening, and grabbing his shirt collar.

Lin Ye stared at the ceiling for a while, his eyes wide open in the darkness.

Raising Xiaodouzi well is still a long and arduous task...

Friday arrived quickly again.

The early winter wind, carrying a dry chill, swept in from the other end of the street, tearing the last few withered leaves from the sycamore trees along the roadside, which swirled and fell onto the sidewalk.

The sky had been overcast for several days, with the sun hidden behind the clouds, only letting out a hazy white light that was barely warm to the touch.

Lin Ye went to the steel plant first.

Chen Guangfa came up to him and accompanied him to the factory warehouse, where a new batch of steel bars had been made in the past few days. Lin Ye had said he would come to collect them today.

Lin Ye glanced at it briefly and said, "We don't need to make it to the current specifications."

Chen Guangfa was taken aback and subconsciously asked, "Then, are we still going to make the steel reinforcement?"

"Do it, change it to two-meter and three-meter lengths." Lin Ye straightened up. "Pull out some steel wire too, all the commonly used sizes."

Chen Guangfa nodded, took out his notebook and quickly jotted down a couple of notes, without asking Lin Ye what he needed them for.

Anyway, his factory already belonged to Lin Ye, so he could just do whatever the boss needed. Other things were none of his business.

Lin Ye had his own plans.

Shu Jingwei is now completely beyond redemption.

Even if war breaks out again in the future, the steel bars we have now will be enough for Wang Meng and his men.

With so many workers and machines idle in the factory, it's difficult to find orders, especially with large local steel mills already established.

Later, when the demand from the precision manufacturing sector increases, we will upgrade the equipment here and supply it directly to them.

Let's continue producing steel bars and wires for now; the workers are quite skilled at it. As for what we'll use them for?

It can be sent to Wang Meng and his group to build houses.

He should go to the library again this afternoon; he needs to buy some new fairy tale books to tell Xiaodouzi bedtime stories.

I'll also take this opportunity to copy some ancient cement-making methods and tutorials on building houses using steel bars.

Although he had previously mentioned the forging method of steel, given the development of the Great Flame, it would be impossible to produce steel comparable to modern steel bars in a short period of time.

These steel bars and wires that he didn't need were perfect for building houses for Wang Meng and his group.

It's just a change in specifications.

Modern steel wires are often tens of meters long, which they wouldn't need. Two or three meters would be more appropriate, and steel wire could be used for reinforcement.

He still had to do a live stream eventually; he wanted Shu Jingwei to see how well Xiao Douzi was doing with him!

Since we're going to do a live stream, there's no harm in generating more "shock value" (points of surprise or disbelief), it's just a convenient thing to do anyway.

He raised his chin slightly and said to Chen Guangfa, "Send it to the east warehouse now, and I'll find someone to transport it together."

In the large warehouse on the east side.

Lin Ye and the others left, using the item transfer station to send all the steel bars to the Great Flame Palace.

Wang Meng must have been there during this time, so he didn't bother to contact him to confirm the coordinates.

Then he had the driver change course and go to the library.

After buying the fairy tale book, Lin Ye used another 100000 shock points to exchange for 1,000 copy talismans.

It replicated methods for building houses with steel bars and for producing materials such as cement, salt, and sugar that were adapted to ancient times.

As I left the library, there were more cars on the road.

In winter, it gets dark early. The sky was already a bit dark, and the streetlights hadn't come on yet. The whole street outside the library was shrouded in a gray-blue twilight.

Lin Ye turned into a deserted alley nearby and passed the pile of books to Wang Meng.

The transmitted light flashed and disappeared in an instant, and the alleyway returned to darkness.

After everything was settled, Lin Ye glanced at the time; it was already four o'clock.

Lin Ye returned to the library garage, opened the car door, sat in the back seat, and said to the driver in the front, "To Jiangcheng Kindergarten."

The car smoothly glided into the lane.

When Lin Ye and his group arrived, a group of parents had already gathered at the kindergarten entrance to pick up their children.

They were all wrapped in cotton-padded coats, their necks hunched, and the white breath they exhaled rose into small wisps of mist.

Lin Ye's car was parked on the side of the road.

Almost as soon as he got out of the car, he saw Xiaodouzi carrying a new yellow plush backpack, walking out of the park hand in hand with Duoduo.

The two little ones' faces were flushed red from the wind, and their noses were red too.

Lin Ye got into the car with the little bag in his arms. The moment the car door closed, it shut out the noise and cold wind outside.

"Godfather!" Little Douzi moved closer to Lin Ye, took off his schoolbag and hugged it to his chest.

Lin Ye reached out and tidied her wind-blown hair, then held her two small hands in his palms to warm them.

"Are you happy today?" He looked down at her, his eyes filled with a smile.

"Happy!" Little Douzi leaned on his arm and wiggled her pink boots.

The car started, and Lao Liu drove steadily. The heater was on in the car, making it warm and cozy.

Little Douzi started talking about kindergarten in fits and starts.

When she gets excited, she'll even take both hands off her backpack and gesture in the air.

"Godfather, the teacher read 'Flora and the Penguin' with us today."

"Oh? What's it about?"