The truck continued moving forward. Everything in the stronghold was new and interesting to Ren Xiaosu and the others, although some things gave them a very strange feeling.
In fact, Ren Xiaosu would occasionally think that the wilderness was getting more and more dangerous these days. Although Stronghold 109 did not experience a terrifying earthquake like Stronghold 113, what if something happened there one day?
But the people in the stronghold had never considered the possibility of fighting. It was as though these things were the responsibility of the consortiums and had nothing to do with them.
If something really happened, these stronghold residents would not be able to survive in the wilderness at all.
As the truck drove forward, Yan Liuyuan kept peeking out. But when some of the pedestrians in the stronghold saw Yan Liuyuan's dirty appearance, they would look at him with curiosity and pity.
It was either disdain or pity. It was as though they were silently saying how pitiful this child was.
When Yan Liuyuan met such gazes, the excitement in his eyes slowly faded, and he sat back down in the back of the truck.
He and Ren Xiaosu had never needed anyone's pity. They did not live a miserable life at all.
"Bro, why don't we go back to town?" Yan Liuyuan was starting to feel uncomfortable.
"Don't talk nonsense," Ren Xiaosu said. But he paused for a moment before saying, "If you really can't get used to living here, I'll find a way to accompany you."
"Mhm." Yan Liuyuan nodded happily.
Ren Xiaosu turned around and looked at Jiang Wu and the others. "What are your plans for the future?"
Ren Xiaosu and the others did not have to worry about their lives for the time being. After all, he had a lot of gold in his hands, and Old Wang had a lot of hard currency and medicine with him. It was unlikely that they would starve to death in the stronghold.
Furthermore, they still had to take over a shop from the Kyung Clan Consortium and settle their accommodation.
Jiang Wu also fell into a dilemma when she heard this. They had nowhere else to go.
Tang Zhou said with a smile, "You don't have to worry about that. We'll arrange for you to enroll in school once we get our resident identification cards. Ms. Jiang can continue to be a teacher, and the students can continue to attend school. When the time comes, you'll be able to live in the school's dormitories and receive subsidies. You don't have to worry about your daily necessities."
"Why would you be so kind?" Ren Xiaosu was surprised.
"We're not doing this out of kindness." Tang Zhou said, "Since we've experienced life and death together, we can be considered to have gone through thick and thin together. Our Kyung Clan consortium wouldn't go so far as to not help out with such a small matter."
"But isn't this stronghold controlled by the Li Consortium? Do you guys keep your word?" Wang Fugui asked.
"The Li Consortium won't go so far as to make things difficult for us over such a small matter, right?" Tang Zhou said with a smile, "Matters between consortiums are sometimes very complicated, and sometimes very simple. When interests are not involved, everyone will always be harmonious. "
With that said, Ren Xiaosu understood. For the consortium, arranging for a few people to enter the school was a trivial matter. In fact, they did not even care about it.
"That … Ahem, how much subsidy does the school give to students?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"900 yuan a month?" Tang Zhou was not too sure. "Every stronghold is different. It'll be fine as long as it's enough for the students to live on for a month."
"Yan Liuyuan and I have to go to school too!" Ren Xiaosu said righteously, "It doesn't matter if we have money or not. What we're really looking for is knowledge!"
Tang Zhou stared at Ren Xiaosu in a daze.
"Wait," Ren Xiaosu suddenly said, "It's not only me. Wang Fugui, Wang Dalong, Sister Xiaoyu, and Chen Wudi also have to go to school!"
Tang Zhou looked at Wang Fugui in shock. This guy was almost 50 years old, yet he still wanted to go to school? Could he be any more shameless!
Not to mention Tang Zhou, even Wang Fugui's head was buzzing when he heard what Ren Xiaosu said.
"Forget about the others." Tang Zhou said in a muffled voice, "You and Yan Liuyuan can attend the school."
Yan Liuyuan nearly cried. "I don't want to go either!"
"Is this a place for you to speak?" Ren Xiaosu glared at him.
But at this moment, he saw a familiar figure outside the car. When he turned around to take a closer look, he found that person had disappeared.
Was it an illusion or did he really see something? Ren Xiaosu was a little puzzled.
That sense of familiarity was like lightning. It came and went quickly.
"But don't get too happy just yet." Tang Zhou said to Ren Xiaosu, "This is outside of our deal. Our Kyung Clan doesn't owe you anything anymore, so if you want us to help you get into school, you'll have to give us something in exchange."
Ren Xiaosu slapped two small porcelain bottles into Tang Zhou's hands as though he had predicted it. "I know Fatty Luo wants this, so take it."
Tang Zhou was speechless. 'Is Fatty Luo someone you can call?!'
There were only two people in this world who could call Luo Lan "Fatty Luo" without getting into trouble. One was Qing Zhen, and the other was Zhang Jinglin.
But Tang Zhou suddenly felt that Ren Xiaosu might be the third person.
The car slowly came to a stop, and Luo Lan's voice came from outside. "Get out."
Ren Xiaosu jumped out of the car, and Luo Lan said to him directly, "The shop on the left is what I promised you. It's in a prime location, so you can't lose anything."
Ren Xiaosu looked around and was surprised to find that the street was full of shops, and there were people coming and going on the street.
While Ren Xiaosu was looking around, the passersby were also sizing him up curiously. But everyone recognized the ginkgo leaf logo on the truck, so they knew that he was from the Kyung Clan Consortium.
"What do you think?" Ren Xiaosu looked at Wang Fugui. How would he know if the location was good or not?
"Not bad." Wang Fugui nodded, hinting for Ren Xiaosu to hurry up and accept it. He knew that Luo Lan was not bluffing. There were so many people on this street, and there were also so many shops. When it came to doing business, there was money to be had!
"There's also a courtyard and a few rooms at the back, just enough for you guys to live in. This shop's original business is also very compatible with your previous business, so consider it a bargain for you," Luo Lan said lightly. "From now on, I, Luo Lan, don't owe you anything."
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Lan got into the truck in a very arrogant manner and left, leaving only Ren Xiaosu and the others behind.
Tang Zhou said from behind Luo Lan, "I'll have someone send over your resident identification cards and school admission procedures tonight, so don't worry."
At this moment, Yan Liuyuan rushed into the shop in high spirits. It could be seen that this shop used to be a traditional Chinese medicine clinic. Before Ren Xiaosu and the others arrived, it was still operating normally. When the Kyung Clan Consortium's people left, they did not take anything away with them. The tables, chairs, and Chinese medicinal herbs were all here.
Luo Lan had given them this shop because he knew Ren Xiaosu used to be the only doctor in town. As such, he felt that Ren Xiaosu might want to reopen the clinic or something.
Meanwhile, Ren Xiaosu was feeling a little melancholic. What medical skills did he have?
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