Didn't you go to Teyvat to earn money to support me?

One by one, noble ladies abandoned their privileged lives to follow Shen Liang—wasn't that what they all wanted?

They didn't even want to ride in the carriages, but instead sat in the back of the wagon and were jostled all the way, enjoying the beauty of these heavy machines even while surrounded by rocks and dust... In fact, the beauty of these technologies was just as attractive as Shen Liang!

Then two familiar figures appeared. Ke Qing and Shen He stood together at the dock, looking at the huge trucks that occupied at least half of the trade route.

Shen He's expression remained unchanged, but Ke Qing, who had been waiting for Shen Liang to return with her arms crossed, was now so shocked that her mouth was agape.

Immediately afterwards, everyone watching saw the car door open, and a boy wearing a white helmet jumped out. He then took off the helmet and shook his long black hair, letting it flow freely.

Although her face was still smudged with dirt, the sudden contrast between her stunning beauty and her disheveled appearance was enough to momentarily amaze anyone, instantly putting those worried about the driver abducting a young girl at ease. It's unavoidable; humans are visual creatures, and Shen Liang's appearance simply didn't inspire any sense of danger in the average person.

"Is this the new change you're going to bring to Liyue?" Keqing stared at him, then at the truck.

Keqing, being a civil engineer to some extent, immediately recognized that the truck was simply a vehicle, but she instantly realized its importance due to its capacity. A hundred tons of load capacity—while the three-horse-drawn carts commonly used in Liyue could only carry three tons of cargo at most.

Most importantly, Shenliang's truck can easily carry three to five hundred tons.

"A super truck converted from a German Lausterm F60 for hauling cargo. It has two engines with thirty cylinders, a load capacity of one hundred tons, a top speed of seventy kilometers per hour, and can be fitted with tracks to traverse most off-road terrains." Shen Liang, holding onto the truck door, took off his soiled coat and threw it into the truck, then turned to look at Yu Hengxing, who was wearing a delicate short skirt and black stockings. "I have three more trucks like this."

He had been working on the construction site all day, and his expensive handmade shirt was no longer wearable. It was a luxury item from the Shaniat family, and once stained with machine oil, it couldn't be washed clean. In fact, most of the clothes from the Shaniat family, which were designed primarily for aesthetics, were of poor quality, especially the so-called famous handmade shirts. These clothes were often meant to be worn for a day, with little regard for what to do after they got dirty.

Shen Liang was only temporarily forced to adapt to the lifestyle of this top European aristocratic family; he was often just a bit bourgeois. But the Schariac family was anything but bourgeois; they were thoroughly extravagant. Even the Bavarian state government had to thank them annually for their generous spending, which contributed to the impressive GDP growth.

"You have three?" Ke Maomao's ears twitched, then she stared at him with wide eyes, and before he could respond with a smile, she said directly, "I want two! I'll pay for them! I also want the other equipment. Trust me, I can afford it!"

Shen Liang sighed.

"Honestly, Miss Keqing, your direct offer doesn't seem like that of a shrewd businesswoman. It's like you're revealing your urgent needs, which will only embolden your competitors to quote higher prices."

“If you don’t act decisively, Ningguang will snatch the business away, and besides,” Keqing said generously, tossing her skirt, “I can afford the price.”

“But with your straightforward communication style, even if you offer the highest price, you can’t afford to keep getting the highest bid every time,” Shen Liang laughed.

“No, Mr. Young Dragon, you’re mistaken.” Keqing, who had been staring intently at the truck, turned back and said earnestly, “I am Keqing, Yuheng, one of the Seven Stars of Liyue. I can afford whatever price you ask for at any time. Because I consider you a friend, I won’t argue with a friend’s price. I trust you won’t rip me off here.”

Shen Liang leaned against the car door, his smile somewhat strange. "You do business and you still care about friends?"

"I can accept any friend taking advantage of me, because I have the ability to bear the loss." Ke Qing raised her cat-like face proudly, but her tone became much stronger afterward.

"But all merchants have to think twice. If they dare to rip me off, they don't consider me a friend, right? In Liyue Harbor, how can you not be a friend of the Liyue Seven Stars?"

This was the first time Shen Liang had looked at Ke Qing with a scrutinizing gaze. This young girl who had become the star of Yuheng at such a young age was indeed no pushover. Her words were full of heroic spirit!

As expected of one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, and as expected of a leader! Keqing has the ability to handle new, incomprehensible, and uncontrollable things with ease, and she has the ability to be friends with Shen Liang!

“Of course we’re friends.” Shen Liang flashed his signature innocent, boyish smile.

Keqing was overjoyed, but then she heard Shen Liang say, "But I don't want Mora, and you can't give me the conditions I want. Well, or rather, the conditions can only be met if all of you Liyue Seven Stars agree."

Keqing subconsciously pouted, but quickly realized the gesture was too girlish and straightened up. To be honest, she wasn't very satisfied. Shen Liang's meaning was clear: his conditions required the unanimous consent of the Liyue Seven Stars... Although she didn't know what those conditions were, if the unanimous consent of the Liyue Seven Stars was required, then she wouldn't have the right to buy out the deal in advance.

The other merchants in the Liyue Seven Stars are all shrewd and cunning, especially Ningguang, who is the best at making money! When the time comes, everyone will be able to see the value of Shen Liang's things... then business will be difficult.

But she had no choice; in business, it's all about mutual consent. She couldn't force a sale right now.

"In that case, you can come to me anytime. I'll take you to Yujingtai." Ke Qing quickly put that aside, then looked at the dusty girls behind Shen Liang with some surprise.

At first, Ke Qing thought that Shen Liang's Emmanuel Group might only have pretty young ladies in the public eye, and that there must be a group of people for actual work. But she didn't expect Shen Liang to actually bring these young ladies out to work. She had done manual labor before and knew how physically demanding it was on construction sites... It turned out that there really weren't any men in his team!

So, is the Emmanuel Group really an all-female army?

Then Keqing expressed her doubts without hesitation.

"Because the guys at Inazuma don't really like the clothing industry." Shen Liang, who had always had a problem with this, shrugged, looking quite innocent.

"Why not gather a few dockworkers instead of making girls do this kind of physical labor?" Ke Qing was still puzzled. She saw that many girls had torn clothes and skirts and were hiding in the car and refusing to get off.

“Because everyone has to start learning and starting work eventually; they can’t just stay idle forever,” Ayaka Kamisato said with a smile. “Ms. Keqing, you seem to have a prejudice against what women can do. Can’t women do physical labor?”

“That’s true, I also agree that women’s employment opportunities shouldn’t be restricted.” Ke Qing nodded, but still hesitated, “But I feel that you all look so delicate and delicate, you don’t seem very capable of doing these things…”

"Hey! Miss, who do you mean by 'delicate'?" one of the girls immediately protested.

"You know I can operate a tower crane!"

"No sexism! Besides, Ryoko-sama isn't even as tall as me, so of course I can do better than her! At least I can reach the brakes!"

Shen Liang gasped, suppressing his anger, and stepped forward: "Look at the girls in my team, they are mostly at least very fierce in temperament, there are not many gentle and weak girls, you can rest assured."

"Please wait a moment," Ayaka Kamisato responded to Keqing first, then turned to look at Shen Liang with a half-smile, "Ryoko, isn't Ayaka a soft girl now?"

"A real soft girl wouldn't talk to me like that..." Shen Liang muttered to himself.

Then, at this moment, Shen Liang and the others finally noticed Shen He, who had been silent behind Ke Qing for a long time.

The women at the Emmanuel Group didn't know Shen He yet, but the astute women still figured it out.

Or rather, it's not really an analysis. The girls basically only look at one thing when judging someone: how pretty they are. If they're pretty, then nine times out of ten, they're someone Shen Liang knows. After spending so many days together, the girls at the Manelli Group are probably all aware of their boss's love life; he seems to meet pretty girls almost everywhere he goes.

"Oh, Miss Shenhe couldn't find a place to stay, so she slept under a tree in Chihuyan Square for one night, which is where I found her," Ke Qing said with some helplessness. "This... I didn't expect that Miss Shenhe wouldn't even know how to find a place to stay."

“No, I know how to find an inn,” Shen He interrupted earnestly. “My master taught me how to find inns and gave me a map of inns in Liyue Harbor. I just don’t understand why the Thousand Rock Army always wakes me up when I sleep under a tree and won’t let me rest there. Are the moonlight and grasslands of Liyue Harbor also Seven Stars’ property? I live on the wind and dew in the mountains and forests, so why am I repeatedly forbidden from resting in Liyue Harbor?”

As she spoke, her tone became somewhat agitated, and she clenched her fists.

"When I found her, she was almost drawing her gun on Qianyan Army. If that had really happened, things would have been difficult... Sigh." Ke Qing was both annoyed and amused. "We separated back then, who would have thought she wouldn't even understand this?"

“It’s your Liyue Harbor that’s bullying us.” Shen He frowned.

Keqing was even more troubled.

"Is that so? Then why don't you come with me, Sister Shenhe? We're both new to Liyue Harbor, so I'll take care of you, okay?" Shen Liang thought that White Horse Inn wouldn't be short of a room anyway, so she decided to help Keqing out of this predicament.

"I don't need to be taken care of," the aloof immortal vehemently denied.

"Oh, then come and take care of me. I really need a strong person like Sister Shenhe here." Shen Liang changed her words without even blinking.

Shen He gave him a serious look.

“Okay,” Shen He immediately agreed, “I happen to have nothing to do anyway.”

Shen Liang hadn't realized anything was wrong yet, but the girls behind him suddenly started whispering and staring at Shen He again. Ayaka Kamisato glanced at Shen He's extremely impressive breasts, then at her tall figure of over 1.7 meters, and finally at her divine eyes.

Little Egret feels a lot of pressure since coming to Liyue.

However, Ke Qing also realized that Shen Liang's reputation in intelligence gathering was not very good. Ke Qing said loudly, "No, no, no, Miss Shen He is a disciple of the immortals. I have already arranged for Xiao Zhao from the General Affairs Department to take care of her daily life."

Shen He snorted impatiently, "I've said I've taken care of myself for many years, I don't need anyone else to take care of me."

“No need for care… right, but you really can’t go to Mr. Youlong’s place. Come to the General Affairs Department to take care of Xiao Zhao.” Ke Qing had a sudden inspiration. “Xiao Zhao really needs care!”

"Why should I take care of a stranger?" Shen He frowned.

Ke Qing thought to herself, "Then why did you agree to take care of Shen Liang?! Hey, hey, hey, you're a grown woman, how could you be moved by a little wolf from another world? Oh right, an older sister and a younger wolf are a classic pairing. Damn it, what am I thinking? Ke Qing, are you out of your mind?!"

Shen Liang was also unhappy. What do you mean you can't come here? What's wrong with coming here? Am I going to eat Shen He?

He simply joined the fray, saying, "Don't even think about it. They're from the Celestial Clan. How could they possibly go to a place like the General Affairs Department, where people come and go, just to be your lobby manager and attract investment to Liyue Harbor?"

"What's a lobby manager... what does 'pleasing to the eye' even mean! You're the one who wants someone pleasing to the eye, aren't you?"

"I'm just an honest civil engineering guy, I don't have these kinds of ulterior motives."

"That's prejudice against civil engineering!"

Just as Shen Liang and Ke Qing were bickering, Shen He looked at them with a puzzled expression, then whispered to Ayaka Kamisato, "Why does Shen Liang want me to come here?"

Ayaka Kamisato stared at her for a long while before shaking her head.

Do you really want to know?

Shen He nodded.

“Because he is very possessive,” Ayaka Kamisato answered without hesitation, “and it’s the kind of possessiveness where he knows he is very possessive, but he never thinks about just how strong his possessiveness is.”

Ayaka Kamisato knew that her words were a bit convoluted.

Shen He tilted her head as well, her slightly confused and indifferent eyes revealing that she didn't understand Ayaka Kamisato's meaning at all.

"You mean he's interested in me? Is that right? But he hasn't taken me in." Shen He asked in a low voice.

Ayaka Kamisato's first reaction was to check if anyone had heard Shin-haku's explosive line, and then she sighed.

"Yes, not yet. But that's not important, because right now... I don't have any either."

Shen He couldn't understand, and he became even more confused.

Chapter Twenty: Can't I, Lord Shen Liang, have my own Qunyu Pavilion?!

The first day of work ended with the return of over a hundred tons of large stones.

However, the reason why it can only carry 100 tons now is that there is only one driver, Shen Liang. According to Shen Liang's observation, he will be able to pull up an engineering team in a few days. At that time, it will be able to handle 500 to 800 tons of building materials per day.

Because the girls were extremely enthusiastic about learning about mechanical equipment, Shen Liang discovered that most of them treated Earth's electronic and mechanical devices with the same mindset as novel toys. In fact, in terms of ease of use alone, most construction site equipment is not difficult; the difficulty lies in safe operation.

But this is Teyvat.

This is Teyvat, a place where even an average adult can hike thousands of miles across terrain. Most people live in the suburbs and have to deal with wild beasts and monsters near their homes. The average physical fitness of humans here far surpasses that of Earth; even children can jump three or five meters high.

This is a world with the lowest level of martial arts and the highest level of fantasy.

These girls didn't need to worry about the dangers of the equipment at all; as long as they were informed of the risks, they were unlikely to be affected. Furthermore, Shen Liang had purchased very high-quality safety helmets and insisted that they never take them off at any time on the construction site. This actually caused them a lot of complaints, because girls usually have long hair, and safety helmets are incredibly hot and stuffy.

However, Shen Liang simply ignored their anger.

Meanwhile, after parking the truck loaded with rocks at the cargo platform outside Liyue Harbor, Shen Liang led the team back to the White Horse Inn hotel and also arranged a room for Shen He.