Chen Hao
Chapter 533
After discussing some issues concerning the world situation, Tang Su had already prepared lunch. Everyone sat at the table, and Li Tianran didn't dwell on the fact that no one had picked him up at the airport.
After all, while he was leading the Pioneers Legion to frantically seize territory and crush everything in their path, Crazy Breath Island was constantly working with him to manufacture military equipment and weapons. During the two days Li Tianran stayed in the Northern Military Region, the people on Crazy Breath Island were also non-stop counting the fruits transported from various countries, their minds constantly tense.
As for small things like not picking him up at the airport, it was enough to mention it casually. Li Tianran wouldn't really get angry over such things. He wasn't so narrow-minded.
At the dinner table, everyone ate heartily. Li Tianran had been fighting outside for a long time, eating and sleeping in the open. Even if the ingredients were abundant outside, it was impossible to have a comfortable meal like this.
Soon, under his whirlwind-like consumption, a table full of sumptuous dinner was completely wiped out by him.
"This is the most comfortable..." Li Tianran stretched. Tang Su immediately handed him a toothpick. While picking his teeth, he listened to everyone reporting their recent work.
Recently, the development of Crazy Breath Island had been very stable. Everyone was performing their duties, and all fields were developing in an orderly manner. Only one person made Li Tianran a little uneasy.
"How's Damian doing lately?" Li Tianran asked, "Any unusual behavior?"
Among the core members of the farm, only Damian's position was the most special, and his loyalty was also the lowest. However, the nature of his work was very important. Li Tianran couldn't always rely on surveillance to promote his work. Moreover, for this kind of creative work, if he wasn't willing to work hard, and kept sticking to old technology and refused to innovate, then Li Tianran had no way to force him.
He also had to make Damian feel as inseparable from Crazy Breath Island as Qin Yiming and the others, so that he would do his best!
"You're worried about his loyalty and creativity, right?" Yuan Wen saw through Li Tianran's thoughts at a glance. She said with a chuckle.
"Yes, although the Tyrannosaurus-type armament he's created is really useful, he doesn't have a sense of belonging to Crazy Breath Island after all. If he always has a subtle resistance in his mind, then he's likely to rest on his laurels and refuse to innovate, relying on this one technology to muddle through." Li Tianran said, "His current mentality is, anyway, I'm working for Crazy Breath Island. Even if Crazy Breath Island perishes, I can find the next boss..."
"We have to change his mentality."
"Does anyone have any good ideas?" Li Tianran asked in a deep voice.
After Li Tianran said this, the expressions on everyone's faces at the dinner table were strange, as if they wanted to say something but hesitated, and then turned their eyes to Ding Lu next to them.
"What's wrong? Speak up if you have something to say!" Li Tianran raised his eyebrows.
Lan Ning smoothed his cow-lick hairstyle, looked at Ding Lu with a smirk, and said, "Boss, you don't have to worry about this problem at all. During the time you were away from Crazy Breath Island, Ding Lu had already solved this problem for you!"
Li Tianran looked at Ding Lu in surprise. He was a little confused.
"You... how did you solve it?" Li Tianran stammered.
"Damian has a daughter named Isabella." Tang Su took a deep breath, paused for a moment. Li Tianran was waiting for Tang Su's long speech, but the next moment, Tang Su only said one sentence: "Ding Lu has been getting very close to her recently..."
"Ding Lu, he tricked her!" Qin Yiming interrupted Tang Su, shouting with his leaky mouth.
Han Han said with a giggle, "They're dating now!"
The expression on Li Tianran's face froze. He felt that his world view had been impacted.
Ding Lu?
Ding Lu tricked Damian's daughter?
"No, don't... don't talk nonsense, we just occasionally chat about something!" Ding Lu's face was flushed, and he stammered out a clumsy explanation.
"Still pretending? I saw you run out in the middle of the night to give her flowers!" Qin Yiming squinted at Ding Lu, exposing his lie with disdain.
Ding Lu smiled awkwardly.
Li Tianran covered his chest, took a deep breath, and said, "This news is too explosive, let me take a moment..."
"Just attack fiercely along this path. If you can get Damian to be your father-in-law, then he will be completely tied to the same warship as Crazy Breath Island. Even for his daughter, for his son-in-law, are you still afraid that he won't work hard?" Lan Ning stroked his chin, looked at Ding Lu with some jealousy, "If this thing is done, then your contribution will definitely not be lower than Qin Yiming's manufacturing of nuclear missiles!"
Li Tianran was silent for a long time, he looked at Ding Lu who was sitting there laughing dryly, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Ding Lu, come out with me for a while."
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Li Tianran and Ding Lu walked out of the castle, stood on a clearing on the mountain, and looked at the buildings rising from the ground in the distance and the entire Crazy Breath Island.
"Ding Lu, I'm going to ask you a question." Li Tianran sat on a boulder, looked at Ding Lu, and asked very seriously, "During this period of time, have you felt unfair, have you had any resentment in your heart?"
"..." Ding Lu was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Li Tianran to ask this, he was shocked, and quickly asked, "Why are you asking this?"
"You were with me the earliest, but now Lu Chi holds the power of the Pioneers, Qin Yiming also controls the defense of Crazy Breath Island, Professor Nan manages the Biological Research Center, and even Lan Ning and Damian control the high-precision military equipment manufacturing line... Their positions are crucial, and you have been staying in the planting area and the breeding area, doing the most ordinary work." Li Tianran looked directly at Ding Lu and asked, "When you see these latecomers in the limelight, do you blame me for never promoting you to an important position?"
Ding Lu was silent for a long time, shook his head and said, "No, never! I have always been a relatively stupid person, I don't have Lu Chi's ferocity, nor Yiming's special abilities, nor Lan Ning's knowledge, I know what position I should stand in, status and power should never be determined by the length of time I joined."
"Actually, overall... I haven't played any role in the work of the farm at all, anyone can replace me, what I get is completely disproportionate to the value I can create, I have always felt that I am sorry for your kindness to me, because I can't give you any unique help like others!" Ding Lu's emotions were very low, he squatted down, his eyes full of confusion and helplessness.