The extraordinary festival continued in the afternoon, and Ding Yi and Yuan Zhen returned to the stage.

"Azhen, is the lunch meal okay? Today's lunch meal cost more than 200 yuan. This is equivalent to the annual income of 100 civilian households in Jiyun City. This Education Department is really rich!"

Ding Yi sighed.

"Xiao Yi, why are you doing this? Those Education Department staff are clearly bullying you. Do you have to be so groveling and flattering to please them?" Yuan Zhen had his own judgment about Guan Dayuan's words and would not let him do it because of Guan Dayuan's words.

Da Yuan's slander changed his view of Ding Yi. He will not make a break with the past because of his change in identity.

Ding Yi is his brother, and Ding Yi has a profound influence on him. He has his own interpretation of Guan Dayuan's words. However, he is still a little dissatisfied when he sees Ding Yi being humble and cowardly like this.

"Azhen, the reality is like this. I don't have the qualifications like you. I can't say harsh words. I have to be controlled by them in terms of distribution. I even feel that the person in charge, Guan Dayuan, is a little unfriendly to me. I must prevent him from doing so.

If he is cruel to me, he really has the right to deprive me of my qualification to cultivate." Ding Yi was helpless.

Yuan Zhen told Ding Yi exactly what Guan Dayuan had said to him at noon. Only then did Ding Yi realize that the root cause was here.

"Azhen, from now on, don't talk to me anymore. If we have anything to say, we can talk about it when we go back." Ding Yi sighed.

The afternoon lasted until evening, and the entire selection was over. As expected, the only candidates selected for the Jiyun City Extraordinary Festival this time were Yuan Zhen and Ding Yi.

The mayor of Jiyun City, the city's leading figures, and all the social sages of Jiyun City warmly entertained the Education Bureau, the Ding family, and the Yuan family at the Hyatt Hotel.

Yuan Zhen and Ding Yi were the protagonists of this banquet. This time, Guan Dayuan did not make things difficult for Ding Yi. He said a lot of words of encouragement to the two people at the meeting, but 90% of them were to praise Yuan Zhen. Ding Yi knew that he

He was just a foil, but he was still proud of Yuan Zhen for his brother to receive so much praise.

Yuan Zhen was the center of attention, but Ding Yi didn't expect that the people in the city were obviously more enthusiastic about him. Thinking that Yuan Zhen's family might move to Nanping, Ding Yi immediately understood the eyebrows in the middle.

The mayor spoke, Guan Dayuan spoke, and Wei Shui, the principal of Yunbei School, spoke... This was a performance meeting. Everyone present at the meeting achieved extraordinary results in this year's extraordinary festival. But this is the biggest contributor.

It's Yuan Zhen, one of the top three in the empire, maybe even the number one scholar. This is the first time in the seven southeastern provinces. This is indeed worthy of celebration.

Guan Dayuan will return to the Education Bureau tomorrow. The provincial capital of Qingyun County is in Yunchong City, which is on the other side of Qingyun Mountain. In three days, the final results will be announced. Can Yuan Zhen become the empire's top scholar in this year's extraordinary sacrifice?

It will be finally revealed. And the cultivation school that will guide Ding Yi’s future will also be announced on that day.

Guan Dayuan was very concerned about Yuan Zhen's safety. He even launched a special mechanism specifically for Yuan Zhen and applied for special protection from Jiyun City. A total of four cultivators protected Yuan Zhen's safety. Jiyun City Education Department also left

A staff member specializes in tutoring Yuan Zhen in his cultivation. The Supreme Temple also provided a large suite for Yuan Zhen...

Ding Yi could not enjoy such high-level protection and treatment, so he followed his family back to Xintiandi after the banquet.

Xintiandi has been re-arranged a long time ago. Xu Rongfa personally took charge of the arrangement. All Xintiandi people participated. The whole Xintiandi was decorated with flowers and flowers. Everyone was in high spirits, and everyone's face was filled with joyful passion and the joy of victory;

My heart is also filled with infinite pride.

All the people formed into formations according to their positions and jobs. When the Ding family came back, they seemed to have walked into neat barracks. A high platform was set up in front of the Xintiandi canteen. When Ding Yi and his family first entered Xintiandi, ten people

The cheers of thousands of people resounded throughout the city.

Ding Yi was surrounded by people on the high platform. Seeing the sincere smiles on the faces of the people in front of him, Ding Yi felt filled with satisfaction.

Xu Rongfa delivered a passionate speech, and then announced that everyone in Xintiandi could receive five silver dollars today, and the audience burst into cheers.

Ding Zhaoding and his wife then came to the stage to accept everyone's congratulations, and finally Ding Yi stepped forward to give a speech.

"Thank you all for your continued care for me. Let me tell you a few words here. Everyone watched the founding of Xintiandi. Uncle Xu has already talked a lot about the hardships and difficulties of this start-up. I will not go into details again. Our Xintiandi

One has no funds, the other has no venue, and the third has no own power. In such a difficult environment, we have always been firm in our direction and persisted in our direction.

Adhering to the concepts of benevolence, equality, and freedom, never abandoning, never giving up, a new type of factory was built on this ruins, and everyone merged into a big family of 100,000 people. But even so, as this

The leaders of the big family, my parents, Uncle Xu and myself, actually walk on thin ice every day, fearing that this new world that has just emerged will be destroyed, and that something will happen to our big family, but there is no need to worry about all this anymore.

, God has mercy on us, we in Xintiandi finally have our own cultivator!"

The enthusiasm of everyone in the audience was ignited, and many people shed tears of excitement. Thinking of the tragic incident three months ago, many people burst into tears.

The crowd chanted Ding Yi's name feverishly for a long time...

Ding Yi raised his hand and pressed it softly, and the crowd fell silent. Ding Yi continued: "A Zhen and I are choosing to become cultivators this time, especially A Zhen. This time, our achievements are even more extraordinary, and it is very likely that we will become the selection of the Empire's Extraordinary Festival."

The No. 1 scholar, those forces that want to do evil to Xintiandi, those uneasy and well-intentioned business families, they can give up now. We can finally remove the stones that are weighing on us, carry out our production and life with pride, and we can ensure that our own factories

, belongs to us, we are not afraid of being taken away by others, and can ensure that our children in Xintiandi can continue to study, the elderly can live a happy life, and the sick can be treated in time, we have done it!"

Ding Yi was also very excited. At this moment, he finally fulfilled the vow he had made since childhood and became a cultivator.

"A-Zhen and I will leave Jiyun City soon and start our new studies. Although we are not in Jiyun City, you can rest assured that we are coming from Xintiandi. A-Zhen and I have both roots.

Here, this is our home, we are one hundred thousand people! I believe that we all work together to take good care of everyone. Xintiandi’s car puppets will be sold to every corner of the empire, and we Xintiandi people will also

I will follow this cart of puppets to every town..."

Ding Zhaoding looked at his little son on the stage, and all the past events came to mind, as if he was in another world. Wu Shuhui felt like she was in the clouds. This happiness was so sudden, she was afraid that it was just a dream...

Xu Manli was filled with joy when she looked at the boy in front of her. Her wish finally came true. This was not a dream, it was real. This kind of happiness filled her heart. She was filled with respect for the moon goddess. She firmly believed that this

It was all the grace of the Moon Goddess. She thought she would pay homage to the Moon Goddess at night...

Xu Rongfa thought that at this point, he would have a showdown with his family. It is estimated that the family has already received the news, but he still doesn’t know who the family will send this time. His wife should also come back to him this time. Xu Rongfa curled up at the thought.

With a smile on his face, my wife didn't know that she had found such an outstanding son-in-law for her.

Ding Yun thought of another person. His family is now also a cultivation family. Brother Dongfang, do you know that Yun'er and you are one step closer?

Xintiandi is full of joy, but Ding Yi has no time to rejoice with everyone. Maybe in three days, he will restart his journey and go to the cultivation school to study. These two days are precious, and he still has some things to explain.

The production design of Xintiandi is now fully handed over to Duoduo. In fact, Ding Yi is not very worried about the design and manufacture of the puppet. Ding Yi left more than a dozen design drawings. The design and manufacture of the puppet is not difficult for Ding.

B believes that maybe there will be more and more cars running on this land soon. There may be many other workshops manufacturing them in Xintiandi. But a large factory with 100,000 people can produce cars on such a large scale.

Puppet, Ding Yi believes that there should be no second one in the entire empire, and the meticulous division of labor, cooperation, use of various new materials, and intensive production management of the entire factory are not something that other factories can easily learn.

Will do.

At this moment, Ding Yi and Duoduo were in the basement on the third floor underground. Parked here was a huge saucer-shaped flying object with a diameter of more than 20 meters long. Duoduo was a little sad and drank a little wine in the evening, but he also felt for Ding from the bottom of his heart.

B feels happy.

"Old friend Duoduo, I will be leaving in two or three days, and I will leave the new world to you." Ding Yi gave Duoduo an affectionate hug.

Duoduo is now a major shareholder of Xintiandi. A month ago, Ding Yi re-divided the equity of Xintiandi. The Ding family and the Xu family each held 20%, and 50% of the shares were given to Xintiandi's 100,000

The remaining 10% of the common people was given to old officials such as Duoduo, Jia Shiyuan, and Lu Shiji. Among them, Duoduo accounted for 5% of the shares.

"Xiao Yi, don't worry, I will help you keep our home safe, and you can go practice with peace of mind. I'm still waiting for you to take me around on the UFO after you complete your practice." Duoduo said with a smile.

Ding Yi nodded and said: "This day will come. This day will come soon. Believe me, old friend."

Back at his residence, Ding Yi had a good gathering with his family, listened carefully to Wu Shuhui's chatter, and also made some small jokes with his sister that they used to play with, and finally followed Ding Zhaoding back to his old house in Hepingli.

"Xiao Yi, it's a little quieter here. We, father and son, can have a good chat. Now that you have become a cultivator, those who persecute you should not stop. I think you should know very well, what are your plans now?

"

Ding Yi said: "Their target is me, but they will inevitably not use you to coerce me into submission. Xintiandi's target is still too big now. I think I can distract some of their attention by going to a cultivation school. There are too many people in Xintiandi

It is inevitable that their people will sneak in, and it will be difficult for them to control your actions. The truth will be too powerful, and it will be difficult for us to completely get rid of them. However, near the imperial capital, their power is relatively weak. In the past few years, I have

I want us to save more money and see if we can have the opportunity to move our family near the imperial capital. And now you have to prepare to train a successor and hand over the work to the people below. I am now a cultivator. Our family

The level will also be raised to a second-class citizen, which is relatively beneficial to our actions. There is still a long time to decide how to proceed, so you can think about it slowly."

The two were still talking quietly, and Xu Rongfa had already arrived at the door of Ding's house. Xu Rongfa couldn't figure out why Ding Yi put the meeting address here, but his son-in-law had his own reasons for arranging this.

After Xu Rongfa arrived, Ding Yi explained his plan to Xu Rongfa. Finally, he said: "Uncle Xu, in fact, during this time we have been together, you have also seen the operation of Xintiandi. If

If there is anything you don’t understand, I can also write a special process for you. You have put a lot of effort into the construction of Xintiandi. Xintiandi is now operating very smoothly. I think we will be able to do it within July this year.

The debt has been completely paid off. The business kingdom you have longed for is right in front of you.

No matter what the basis for everyone's cooperation is, or everyone's selfish motives, the current situation is not as smooth sailing as it seems on the surface, and the actual situation of our Ding family has not changed."

"The marriage between Sister Manli and I was originally a bundle of interests. There was no one who deceived anyone or took advantage of anyone. Now is an opportunity for the Xu family to get out of the affair. It doesn't matter if our Ding family does this evil thing.

Because compared to those clanking gold coins, life is the most important thing. Being caught between the Empire and the Truth Society is playing with fire. We can't afford to offend either side, and they can make us miserable."

"I have been named by them. It is difficult for our Ding family to escape, but there is no need for Uncle Xu and Sister Manli to continue to accompany us through this muddy water. What do you think?"

Xu Rongfa was speechless. He came here in high spirits, but when he heard this news, his heart was filled with passion from head to toe.

Xu Rongfa knew the inside story, but he saw that Ding Yi saved the day every time. In addition, he was busy with work, so he always deliberately did not think about it. As time went by, he almost forgot about it. Ding

After B told it, he realized the complexity of the problem.

"You have the following options. One is to withdraw 50,000 gold dollars from Xintiandi now, and then withdraw the remaining 70,000 gold dollars from here at this time next year. The other is to continue to stay.

Xintiandi, our Ding family has moved out of Jiyun City. You need to pay the Ding family 30,000 gold yuan every year. After five years, you can obtain all the remaining equity of the Ding family. The matter of dissolving the engagement with Manli will be left to our Ding family.

Let us announce that we will bear all the infamy." Ding Zhaoding said.

Xu Rongfa said unwillingly: "Old Ding, has things really reached this point? Xiao Yi has become a cultivator now?"

Ding Zhaoding sighed: "Since you and I have worked together, you have been in charge of the outside world, and I have been in charge of the inside. We have always cooperated seamlessly. Ding Yi's mother and I treat this girl Manli as our own daughter. Although Xiao Yi has not been with Manli,

Li is officially married, but our two families are like one family, and we can't bear to be separated from you. But just because our two families are well connected, we can't bear to drag you into this endless abyss."
Chapter completed!