I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

Zhou Weiguo asked doubtfully, "Master Li, you've brought all this stuff to my house, doesn't that mean you're selling it to me?"

Master Li slapped his forehead: "I thought you didn't want to deal with those old-fashioned folks, so I brought it here for you to look through. Most of these things were temporarily stored with me; they haven't paid them yet, just waiting for you to pick them out."

Zhou Weiguo thought to himself: Pick? How would I know how to pick!

So he asked, "Master Li, just give me a total price. I really don't know anything about this. If you rip me off this time, just consider it my loss. It just means we won't do business together again."

After hesitating for a moment, Master Li gritted his teeth, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, and handed it to Zhou Weiguo.

Zhou Weiguo opened it and saw that it listed the names of the items that Master Li had just introduced.

Mr. Li explained, "Boss, this is the seller's offer. Is it acceptable to you? If you like it, keep it; if not, I'll take it away tonight."

Zhou Weiguo glanced at the list; he recognized all the words, but he couldn't match them to the actual items at all.

However, the prices are quite clear: the cheapest is a few dozen yuan, and the most expensive is just over a hundred yuan.

He handed the paper back to Mr. Li: "Mr. Li, please just give me a total price. It's giving me a headache."

Half an hour later, Zhou Weiguo returned to the cellar carrying a bag and handed it to Master Li: "Master Li, there's a total of two thousand five hundred yuan in here. Five hundred is for repairing the house; use it first, and we'll talk if it's not enough. The other two thousand is for these items. The extra one or two hundred yuan is a small token of appreciation for your hard work."

Master Li was overjoyed: "Alright! Thank you, boss!"

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Master Li hurriedly said, "Master, I suddenly remembered a treasure. Would you be interested? I know a remnant of the old regime who wants to sell a Qianlong-era revolving vase with a design of 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix'."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo immediately perked up. He had seen the name "Qianlong Revolving Vase" in a video in his previous life; it seemed to have sold for five or six hundred million, right? Before he could continue his daydreaming...

Mr. Li suddenly interrupted, looking somewhat troubled: "However, the seller's asking price was quite high, so I didn't take it."

This startled Zhou Weiguo, who quickly asked, "How tall is 'relatively tall'?"

Mr. Li hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "That person quoted a thousand yuan, saying he wouldn't sell it for even a penny less."

"Have you examined the item carefully, Master Li? Is it genuine?"

Master Li nodded emphatically, his tone resolute: "Don't worry, sir. I've examined it thoroughly for a long time; it's definitely a rare treasure."

Zhou Weiguo smiled slightly: "Then you can help me collect it. Please deliver it to me when you have time. Also, please have your people tidy up this yard. I'm planning to move in with my people tomorrow, so it might not be as convenient for your people to come back then."

Master Li quickly agreed, then took out another key from his pocket and handed it to Zhou Weiguo: "Boss, this is the only key I brought today. Please take it. I'll bring the other two cellar keys to you tomorrow."

After watching Mr. Li leave the courtyard, Zhou Weiguo locked the gate and went straight to the basement.

After storing all the wooden boxes in his spatial storage, he turned and walked out of the east courtyard.

Zhou Weiguo had just stepped out of the east courtyard when he locked the door behind him.

Before he could even step into his own house, he bumped into a young man who looked quite familiar.

The man's face lit up with joy the moment he saw Zhou Weiguo, and he shouted, "Engineer Zhou! Engineer Zhou! I've finally found you! Come with me!"

Zhou Weiguo was taken aback by the sudden shout and asked in confusion, "Who are you?"

The man slapped his thigh and hurriedly explained, "I'm Zhang, Director Wang's secretary! Please come with me quickly, the leaders are all waiting for you at the steel rolling mill! Comrade Natasha won't listen to anything I say, you'd better hurry over!"

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Zhang grabbed Zhou Weiguo and hurriedly left the compound, getting straight into Director Wang's car.

The car sped along and soon arrived at the steel rolling mill.

Xiao Zhang pulled Zhou Weiguo straight to the conference room.

The moment Zhou Weiguo pushed open the door, he was stunned to find Director Wang and Elder Qin inside.

Before Zhou Weiguo could even greet Elder Qin, Director Wang strode forward and said urgently, "Weiguo, Li Huaide has already spoken to me about Comrade Natasha's situation. Tell me the truth, do you think Comrade Natasha is capable of leading a team to develop an oxygen top-blown converter?"

Upon hearing this question, Zhou Weiguo nodded subconsciously, but then shook his head.

This series of contradictory actions confused Director Wang. He said anxiously, "For the sake of the country, you should understand how important steel is to our nation. The country urgently needs a large amount of steel to support development. After Li Huaide reported to me yesterday, I immediately reported to the second-in-command and convened an emergency meeting. If you are certain that Comrade Natasha has the capability, the higher-ups intend to support the research and development of the oxygen top-blown converter at all costs. The only concern now is whether Comrade Natasha actually has the capability."

Zhou Weiguo was taken aback: Such a small matter had actually alarmed the second manager? As for Natasha's abilities, he would have to ask "Tongzi" first.

He cried out in his heart, "Hey! Hey! Come quick and save me! Tell me, is the ability you gave Natasha enough to support her in leading the research and development of Xia's oxygen top-blown converter?"

The system's voice was clearly anxious, and its tone was somewhat off as it said, "Hiss, ouch. Host, don't bother me with such trivial matters! Don't even mention the top-blown oxygen converter from the Goose Group; even the LD converter from Voestalpine is nothing to me! The technology I transmitted to Natasha is far more advanced than that. Go directly ask her for clarification. If you bother me again at such crucial moments, I might just quit! Let me tell you, if you continue to be this unreliable, you'll lose me!"

Zhou Weiguo is too lazy to argue with the system now.

He quickly expressed his opinion to Director Wang: "Uncle Wang, in my opinion, as long as Natasha receives enough support, manufacturing an oxygen top-blown converter shouldn't be a problem. However, I still need to discuss the specific details with her."

Director Wang's face immediately lit up with joy, and he quickly said, "Comrade Natasha is a little reluctant to build a 30-ton oxygen top-blown converter directly; she probably thinks it's too time-consuming. How about this, you go and talk to her first. As long as we can guarantee a finished product, why build a prototype first? Don't you think so?"

After saying that, Director Wang pulled Zhou Weiguo over to Natasha: "Weiguo, why don't you talk to Natasha first?"

Afterwards, Director Wang walked over to Elder Qin, whispered something to him, and then led Elder Qin and the others out of the conference room.

Seeing everyone leave, Zhou Weiguo couldn't help but complain, "Natasha, what are you up to now?"

To his surprise, Natasha looked at him with teary eyes and said, "Young master, you mustn't send her away."

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