Clang~
Having finished cleaning out the trash bin, Tao Yu followed Tao Lan's cleaning truck towards the direction of the dumpsite, while also checking on the baby who had just been breastfed inside the work uniform.
This breastfeeding work uniform was specially issued for lactating employees, warm and dust-proof. Given the wealth of the Inner City, it was naturally nothing to them.
The importance placed on the younger generation could actually be seen in areas like cannon fodder credits and so on.
After all, each one was akin to opening a blind box.
It was indeed as Tao Lan had said; if nothing unexpected happened, it seemed not to affect her much.
"Really, you shouldn't be doing this kind of work. You'll have the chance to settle down in the Inner City and become somebody important in the future,"
As Tao Lan slowly drove the garbage truck, she looked down at the baby sleeping soundly and then turned to look at Tao Yu, a hint of reproach flashing across her pale face.
"I can't even help my sister, what kind of damn big shot would that make me?"
Tao Yu was indifferent to his sister's chastisement.
Wang Goudan had been silent on the side the whole time, seemingly lost in thought.
"It's not about now, but potential,"
Tao Lan curiously glanced at Wang Goudan beside her, a trace of awe in her eyes.
Four Mechanical Arms, a sure sign of somebody important.
She hadn't expected her brother to have already made the acquaintance of such a powerful figure.
Thinking of bringing such a strong person to a place like this to find her made Tao Lan feel a little anxious and inferior.
Perhaps because of her, the big shot might think less of her newly acquainted brother.
"You can go if you have other things to do. I won't be needing you. I brought some dry food with me, and I need to go back before dark. You've already saved me a lot of time, so I can go home earlier today,"
Tao Lan urged her brother a few times.
"Brother Tao, I happen to know someone who might be able to help you out. Wait for me a bit after you guys go back,"
Wang Goudan, who hadn't said much so far, seemed to have picked up on Tao Lan's thoughts and spoke up in a low voice at this point.
"Okay, thanks, Brother King Kong."
Tao Yu didn't refuse the kind gesture.
He had specifically invited him to come, partly with some ideas in mind.
Wang Goudan, a mid-tier partner, had a certain status. Even bosses like White had to give him some face.
If he really knew someone, of course he would try to help out.
Tao Yu didn't have the notion of shouldering everything, earning money to support the whole family on his own, and his relatives wouldn't accept that either.
Teaching a man to fish is better than giving him a fish. He aimed to settle his family down, finding suitable positions for them to be self-sufficient. That was always Tao Yu's plan.
However, as soon as Tao Lan saw Wang Goudan leave, she felt a bit guilty. She sighed and said to Tao Yu,
"Ah, you should have gone with him. It's rare to get a chance to interact with such important people. He might have just been politely making an excuse to leave."
"Uh, important people..."
Tao Yu had been pondering how to phrase his explanation.
Indeed, his family members, like himself, were genuine Outsiders from the outer city, with significant gaps in their knowledge. He had to explain in a way that would be more understandable to them.
"Forget it, sis will understand later. I'm quite capable, you know."
Later on, Tao Yu still felt it would be better to wait for Wang Goudan to call the person over and start addressing the issue, as it would be more direct than saying a thousand words.
As a mid-tier partner, capable of making small company bosses give face, Tao Yu didn't think Wang Goudan was boasting.
"Why are you back already? Chatting with others during work hours?"
However, right at that moment, Tao Yu heard a scolding voice coming from ahead.
In front of a vehicle about to enter a garbage processing factory, a figure wearing a safety helmet strode over with arms akimbo in a rather domineering posture.
Seeing Tao Lan and the handsome young man Tao Yu chatting, his expression grew somewhat dark.
Fortunately, Tao Yu was present to defuse the time bomb. Otherwise, once Tao Lan's nursing period had ended and if something went wrong, she truly would have suffered.
It was then that Uncle Gu stepped forward again, though reluctantly,
"Manager Tao, Tao Lan's brother has Grade A talent."
At these words, Manager Tao's eloquent speech came to an abrupt halt as if someone had grasped his throat.
His own face turned from green to purple.
Turning to look at Tao Yu, his expression became extremely strange and twisted, as if he wanted to smile but couldn't control it.
Tao Yu could even feel the malice towards him growing stronger.
The feeling of jealousy was overwhelming.
Manager Tao, inwardly, was furiously cursing at this moment.
Why? Why should an Outsider bumpkin have Grade A talent?!
Thinking of how he had offended the other today, his thoughts grew darker.
So what if he has Grade A talent? If it doesn't develop, it's worth nothing!
"I... I seem to have heard about that before, but I hadn't expected to meet the person himself."
Manager Tao forced a change in his tone.
Indeed, to avoid being bullied, it was quite normal to make up stories about having a relative with a good talent or working somewhere. Manager Tao had heard too many rumors to take them to heart.
If someone really had the ability, wouldn't they fetch that person themselves? Couldn't they just send a message from afar?
Otherwise, if everyone's boasts were believed, how would he carry out his work?
He was, after all, a genuine local from the Inner City!
But now, it seemed like the person himself had truly come over, and from Tao Yu's tone, it was very likely!
"Are you done?"
Tao Yu looked at Manager Tao, who had stopped abruptly after his long speech, speaking in a somewhat indifferent tone.
The piercing chill in his voice startled Manager Tao.
Looking at Tao Yu standing quietly with folded arms, he also had a vague sense that something was amiss.
So well-built, though not like those with implanted alien bodies, but the proportionate physique was also completely unlike the average Outsider bumpkin.
His strength was probably not weak!
This realization caused Manager Tao, who himself had average talent and strength, to gulp, and then he stated with false calm but inward vulnerability,
"What? From the look on your face, you want to start a fight? Have the guts to hit me and see what happens!"
"Interesting,"
Tao Yu grinned, revealing a row of sharp white teeth, and the atmosphere around him began to change. In Manager Tao's eyes, an inexplicable pressure suddenly weighed on him, as if Tao Yu had split into two.
His body felt as if it were filled with lead, heavy. The air stuck to him like mercury, and the air in his lungs seemed to be completely squeezed out, as if no amount of panting could draw in the oxygen.
"I haven't heard such a request before," said Tao Yu, ignoring Manager Tao's suddenly pale face. His arm, still folded, shifted slightly, then pressed down!
The force traveled from his body and instantly from his feet to the ground.
Crack~
A fracture spread swiftly from under Tao Yu's feet to beneath Manager Tao.
Spurt~
Without any warning, a mouthful of blood sprayed out, and Manager Tao simply collapsed to the ground.
Blood began flowing from his mouth and nose, growing more and more profuse, as if the capillaries in his lungs had burst.
If he could find a righteous excuse to hassle Tao Lan,
Then Tao Yu could certainly find a righteous excuse to kill him...
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