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As for the other issue that is often mentioned by the "superiority party", "cheap meat", remember the 8-year-old girl who had her first period mentioned in the previous chapter? Under natural conditions, there is no "high-quality and low-priced" meat. If you want high-quality and low-priced meat, the only viable commercial practice is to give meat-producing livestock hormones that accelerate growth. The manifestation of this hormone in the human body is the 8-year-old girl's first period, which does not mean that humans have evolved to the point where they have reached initial sexual maturity at the age of 8.

Excessive levels of hormones are also the reason why another mysterious country strictly controls imported meat.

It's not about politics or confrontation as some people say.

……

Back to the point, because the product is new and in short supply, Lucas's factory is very profitable. The product has been sold in most stores in California and has spread to the whole country. With the expansion of production, his monthly net income after tax is around hundreds of thousands of dollars. In US dollars, the total income in a year is estimated to be several million, making him a rich man and a high-income earner.

And because he created thousands of legal jobs and paid taxes according to the law, he made his fortune through legal means. At least he had a very good relationship with the local government in Rosanki and often received formal and informal invitations to banquets and events from government departments.

Formal invitations are for official banquets and events, while informal invitations are private invitations from some inexplicable congressmen and politicians, both legal and illegal. Regardless of the type of invitation, Lucas' attitude is to refuse it if possible.

If he came to the Flower Kingdom by plane or ship, he might actively participate in this kind of social activities, which are a must for successful people in the Flower Kingdom.

Attending official and elite banquets and making friends with some bigwigs in the wealthy circle... However, contrary to his wishes, he came to this American homotopic flower country from another world in a very magical way.

His first consideration was that there were some degree of supernatural phenomena in this world, and under the influence or threat of this unknown factor, protecting his own life was the first priority, rather than being a wealthy man who settled down in the land. In the process, finding a woman who met his aesthetic standards to solve his physiological problems did not violate this principle, so he would pursue Emily's mother Claire.

Of course, if this world had electronic computers, mainly for home entertainment, as well as the related gaming industry and the Internet, his physiological problems would not be so unbearable. Unfortunately, these things are not available here.

He also had to obey the ancient instinct of mankind and shift his attention to the inherent entertainment methods of this world. He didn't like cigarettes and alcohol, and was even more averse to addictive and hallucinogenic opiates. Apart from singing and dancing, the only common forms of entertainment were women.

But he didn't like the decadent lifestyle of a playboy, so his pursuit of Claire was very formal with the purpose of marriage... But my heart was set on the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch. Claire had the arrogance and contempt for him that was very common among the Ansars of that era. Her daughter, as a new human, didn't have much of a problem in this regard. Moreover, after a "daughter offensive", she hit the horse's leg with flattery, and instead of opening up the spiritual shortcut to Claire, she opened up Emily's.

However, this unexpected change made him feel somewhat uncomfortable and irritated.

He also didn't have the courage to practice Emily's spiritual shortcut now.

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The exterior of the Lucas factory looks very old, with rusty lattice windows, a brick body without walls, and a shed-style building about four stories high. It was originally an abandoned factory.

However, the inside was very clean. The glass was wiped clean, the floor was re-cemented, and the space was built into a sturdy mezzanine with steel frames.

His office and clerical staff's workplace were also in a corner of a factory building. There was no separate administrative building, only simple partitions made of wooden boards inside the factory building.

The chemical raw materials and noisy production departments are located in other factory buildings. This factory building mainly carries out the filling and outer packaging steps and is usually very quiet.

The production process of several commodities is a labor-intensive industry. There are hundreds of workers in a large factory workshop. Lucas has eight such workshops.

Normally, he would only come to the factory once or twice a week when he had nothing to do, mainly to check the accounts and pay attention to the daily production progress.

Although he has never eaten pork, he has seen pigs walk. Coming from an information-rich era, Lucas also worked on the production line in his early years and also worked as a grassroots and middle-level manager. Through decentralization, decentralization and parallel management, he managed the factory so that he did not need the boss to be present on site for daily operations.

You only need to check a few key items regularly, such as the main outgoing and incoming accounts, and the specific data and verification will be done by professional accounting personnel.

In addition to coming up with product ideas and specific production processes, his job is to establish a good operating mechanism. He is not content to do everything himself.

Currently, the products produced by the factory are selling like hot cakes, and there is a shortage of supply in many places. The shift schedules and production plans are naturally full, but such things are not his concern.

The factory has a production management department.

Although the eight-hour work system was strictly observed, employees in the production and sales departments took the initiative to extend their working hours due to financial incentives.

Of course, Lucas paid the full amount of overtime pay according to the standards of Huaguo at that time without any discount.

By the way, at this time, the Flower Country and even the world as a whole has a single-day weekend. As for how the double-day weekend came about and became popular, he didn't know.

Today is Monday. He took a quick look at the accounts in his simple office and held a meeting with the production management department, sales department and several workshop directors. After the meeting, he went to the bank to check the actual account deposits and deposits. As there were no major problems, his work for this week was basically done.

Because he initially took the small shop route and did not contact the hypermarkets directly, after the hot sales were fed back to the hypermarkets, their sales staff discovered it, and the other party took the initiative to come to his door and request that his products be sold in their stores. As the saying goes, "If you are the one who pushes forward, it is not a good deal." Lucas had a lot of initiative in the business negotiations, so his business funds flowed back very quickly, unlike most factories that supply hypermarkets and supermarkets, which need a quarter, half a year or even the end of the year to settle accounts.

Almost all payments for goods in his factory were made in cash, so his cash flow was extremely healthy.

This is not a work with business as its theme, so we will just briefly skip over this part. You just need to know the general situation of his business.

……

On the way from the factory to the bank, Lucas noticed the two pickup trucks following him again.

The other party still followed him without taking any action.

After checking the accounts, they came out of the bank and followed him all the way to the town of Dongcheng. They used some tricks of alternating and changing positions on the way until they arrived at the foot of the hill where Lucas's residence was.

There was only one asphalt road leading to the mountain, and there were only two residents on the mountain, so it would be too obvious for them to follow.

When I got home, it was just after eleven o'clock in the afternoon.

When he was in the garage, he put away the wrist guards on his hands and feet and the two rings and placed them in an invisible place.

Emily was lying on the sofa in the living room, talking on the phone. When she saw him coming in from the side passage, she jumped down, holding the phone between her cheek and shoulder, and hugged him with open arms.

If they hadn't been talking on the phone, she might have wanted to kiss him or something, but despite this, she still kissed Lucas on the cheek and climbed on him like a koala.

She wrapped her legs around Lucas' waist, hooked one arm around his neck, took the phone down with her other hand, and continued talking on his shoulder.

Of course, to achieve the above points, in addition to sufficient arm strength and strong thighs, it is also necessary for the phone to be cordless.

Although this is not some black technology, it is a product design that is not currently available on the market.

"Tonight after dark?"

"I'll be there then, see you there, bye—"

With the beauty in his arms, Lucas put his arm around her slender waist and carefully sat down on the sofa.

After sitting down, his legs began to bear the girl's weight.

Emily naturally changed her posture to sitting like a duck on his legs, ended the call in a few words, and after hanging up the phone, she hooked her hands on the back of his head and kissed him again.

Passionate as fire.

In the Kingdom of Flowers, kissing or kissing on the cheek is a very common thing. It is just a daily etiquette between relatives and friends. Of course, it is slightly different between lovers.

Emily's affection for Lucas, and the development of the affection between them is not something that has just happened in the past few days, but has been going on for at least half a year. Establishing a relationship now is what she wanted, so naturally she is very devoted to it.

The blue eyes that were originally full of spiritual light became blurred, as if two pools of water were sinking into them.

Crystal clear lake water.

However, Lucas only tasted it briefly and pulled out easily. After the two separated, he wiped the corner of her mouth with his thumb and asked in a gentle voice:

"Going out tonight?"

"Well, although it's not homecoming, there is a party at school tonight and most students will attend." The girl was still immersed in the feeling just now and did not notice his awkwardness.

Amy, who had calmed down, felt a little shy, but still didn't want to leave Lucas' arms, and she leaned her head on his shoulders like a quail.

The girl didn't tie her hair up today. Her naturally curly golden hair spread down her back. The color was pleasing to the eye and felt great to the touch.

"You have a driver's license, right? Do you need me to give you a ride?"

"Yes, I'll drive my dad's car over there. I plan to warm up our story with my friends at the party. I guess it will spread throughout the school by the time school starts. Be more rebellious and assertive, and then you'll have less pressure, hehe..."

Lucas was a little surprised. He thought it was just an ordinary student gathering, but he didn't expect Emily to have already started preparing to announce their relationship.

"Have you really thought about it? Doing this will definitely affect your idol career. I'm afraid the entertainment company you signed with won't allow you to have a relationship, right?"

"Thank you for proposing the 'betting agreement', so the company has no binding force on me. If it is announced to the public, there will definitely be an impact, but we can choose not to announce it. Don't worry, our town is very closed, and some people don't even know that I have become an idol star..."

Lucas raised his eyebrows. If this were to be accidentally exposed, the situation would be even more embarrassing... for both parties. However, before he could finish his thoughts, Emily continued:

"But I will try to become an idol star. Originally it was just my interest. Now that I have tried it, I have proved that I have the ability. And to be honest, the life of a star is not as good as I imagined. It is quite tiring anyway... If my star path is cut off because of this, it doesn't matter. The profit from this year's performances alone will be enough for me to spend for a long time. And when I reach the legal age, I will inherit my father's right to use the family property."

"..."

Lucas was speechless. At this moment, all he had to do was put on a smiling expression... Although Emily couldn't see it as she was lying on his shoulder.

Patting her on the back and thinking for a moment, he said:

"Okay...you have always been a smart kid...girl, as long as you are happy."

Lucas knew that Emily didn't like being called a child, and in some ways, she was indeed much more mature than himself. Her intentions and methods in pursuing the opposite sex were more active and sophisticated than when he was the same age.

To put it another way by Chinese parents, if she puts that energy into studying, getting into prestigious Ivy League schools like Harvard and Wharton will be no problem...but given her academic prowess, it seems that it's not difficult for her to get into that school now, especially since she has an uncle who is said to be a state legislator as her recommender.

Sure enough, a few words made the little girl smile. She hugged his neck and kissed him a few times, which was very sweet.

Lucas quickly changed the subject, quietly distanced himself, and said:

"You must be hungry. Come on, let me go and I'll make something to eat."

“Somewhat”

Hearing this, Emily let go of him and got off him.

"What to eat for lunch?"

Lucas thought about it, but he was thinking about the two pickup trucks that had followed him that morning.

"Let's have a simple lunch, and the main course will be in the evening. Go find the oven first. You know where the food is. I'll go prepare the ingredients first."

"Yes, Sir"

Emily put her heels together and playfully gave a non-standard military salute, then left with a smile on her face.

While she was looking for charcoal for the oven in the warehouse, Lucas went to the basement and took out a 10-kilogram beef rib from the freezer. He also used the computer in the secret room locked with a fingerprint lock, connected to his mobile phone, and printed out the photos of the two stalkers.

Both the photography and printing technologies were black technologies that did not exist in this world. The two trackers probably never dreamed that they could take high-definition pictures from multiple angles from dozens of meters away.

Not to mention the distance of only a few dozen meters, Lucas's mobile phone is a Matepro30, with a maximum digital zoom of 50 times, so even if it is hundreds of meters away, it can still take high-definition pictures. At a distance of dozens of meters, the printed pictures can even recognize the rough skin quality of the two people.

Lucas printed out the license plate, a photo of the stalker, and photos of the pickup truck's exterior from different angles and put them in a brown paper bag for later use.

He locked the secret room again, carried the large piece of steak up, and found some ingredients such as corn, sausage, fish cakes in the refrigerator and storage cabinet in the kitchen, and began to pre-process these raw materials.

The 10-kilogram steak is the most essential part of the cow, including the most expensive "fillet steak" sold in western restaurants. Because he is afraid of the prions that may exist in farms in Europe and the United States in this world, he does not know the price of such a big steak here, but he knows how much such a steak costs in a western restaurant in Shanghai, at least 8000 RMB, and the quality is definitely not as good as his.

Because he loves food, Lucas often watched food-making videos before he became a time traveler. Many of the Up hosts were very professional chefs, so he knew

Get some relevant information, including price.

In addition, he has his own special source of meat food, not only meat, but also grains and some vegetables and fruits. This is why he seldom buys food outside. After learning about the overview of farms in Europe and the United States in this world, he plans not to buy any livestock meat in the future.

Emily moved quickly and quickly, and in no time she had set up the two ovens in the backyard and lit the charcoal fires in both.

With two smears of black dust on her fair face, she lay on the sofa facing the kitchen, watching Lucas prepare the ingredients with relish.

After traveling through time, because there was no Internet, Lucas' pace of life slowed down a lot. Although it was not intentional, but in many things, he always had an invisible style, which can be described as a sense of ritual, or the ultimate pursuit of food.

When processing the ingredients, his movements were neither hurried nor slow, and his posture was very beautiful. At least Emily liked it very much.

Take the steak for example. When sprinkling salt, his posture was like the famous salt sprinkler. When sprinkling pepper, he also used a rotating drum. In the past, regardless of whether he could afford it or not, he would definitely just use his hands to sprinkle it.

After processing the big steak and plugging in an instrument that displays the internal temperature, he took the steak outside and put it in a low-temperature charcoal grill. This is a steak weighing about 10 kilograms, and it will take at least an afternoon to cook it slowly at a low temperature.

Then he prepared the other ingredients, prepared the dips and sauces, and made lunch in another oven so he could eat it while it was baking.

To use a common line from food videos, with these sauces and dipping sauces, even grilled slippers would be delicious. What's more, in addition to the sausages and fish cakes that he makes himself, the quality and taste are better than most of the same ingredients. He also has more highly domesticated crops from another world, such as sweet corn.

Some time ago, someone found the Stone Mountain watermelon cultivated by America 100 years ago. When it matured, you could see how big the difference was when you cut it and put it next to the watermelon today. The rind of the Stone Mountain watermelon was one inch thick, and the sugar content was incomparable. The earlier watermelon was divided into six parts, and not only was there very little pulp, but there were also large holes... No wonder the people thought it was an insult and abuse for the farmer to give them watermelon to eat...

In short, even the barbecue maintained the usual high standards that Lucas created in Emily's eyes. After lunch, the two did not go into the house. They just lay in the lounge chairs under the shade of the parasol in the backyard, chatting while watching the low-temperature slow-cooking barbecue grill.

Occasionally open the lid, spray the steak with some spice water using a spray bottle, and brush some sauce with a brush.

During this time, Emily went back to change into her swimsuit and played in the swimming pool.

There is a circle of wall here in the backyard, and it is surrounded by woods, so it is relatively private and you don't have to worry about someone taking indecent photos of you.

But apart from the swimsuit photos, there is nothing indecent.

After Emily was tired of swimming, she asked Lucas to apply sunscreen on her, put on sunglasses, and moved out of the umbrella's coverage to bask in the sun.

Well, white people seem to like sunbathing. It is said that the reason why they have white skin is that it is convenient for them to synthesize a protein substance in their bodies by exposing themselves to the sun... We can simply understand it as sun deprivation.

Happy times always pass quickly, and before we knew it, it was evening, and at this time, the steak dinner was finally grilled.

After it came out of the oven, the aroma filled the air. Not to mention Emily, who was very tired after playing for the whole afternoon, even Lucas couldn't control his saliva.

The steak was cut into six large pieces, commonly known as Tomahawk steaks, which were at least three or four times larger than those sold in supermarkets in later generations. Lucas also cut some burnt grilled meat from the core of the Tomahawk steak.

This kind of top-quality ingredient is very expensive and popular in Western restaurants if it is simply cooked to rare or medium-rare and served with some soup and dipping sauce, not to mention that Lucas spent an entire afternoon carefully slow-roasting it.

Emily was so honest that she licked the plate of meat until it was clean. If she didn't want to maintain a good figure, she would have eaten until her belly was slightly bulging.

Although Lucas does not have such concerns, he is now a refined man and will never overeat.

The two of them worked together to finish a large tomahawk steak.

"What a shame... Isn't it a bit too wasteful? This steak is really high-quality, right?" Emily stared at the remaining steak with a look of regret on her face. "How about I eat some more? Anyway, I usually exercise a lot, and the calories in beef are not very high..."