Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

School.

Backyard.

A lush bamboo grove.

"What! What is this?! How did this happen?!" Guan Changsheng stood in front of the bamboo grove, completely frozen in shock.

He clearly remembered that it was still an empty space yesterday!

And today it had turned into a dense bamboo grove?!

Could it be that Lu Xiaobu did the transplanting?!

No! That's not right!

Impossible!

He had been dealing with bamboo all his life, and he was sure of his judgment.

All of the bamboo here definitely grew naturally!

The charm and the feeling of it were simply too magnificent!

If you were to say that this level of artistry could be achieved by artificial transplanting, the cost would be astronomical!

Guan Changsheng looked at the lush green bamboo in front of him, closed his eyes, and began to feel it with his hands.

From top to bottom, he circled around, savoring every detail.

Then, his eyes suddenly widened.

"How is this possible?!"

Guan Changsheng exclaimed in disbelief.

He seemed to have seen something terrifying, and suddenly rushed into the bamboo grove.

He grabbed one bamboo stalk and felt it for a long time.

The shock in his eyes grew more intense!

Then he grabbed another stalk and felt it again!

His breathing quickened.

He kept repeating the process, continuously feeling the bamboo!

Eventually, Guan Changsheng sat down on the ground, his eyes filled with a mix of ecstasy and shock.

Then, he ran back into the school as quickly as he could.

"Young Master Lu! Young Master Lu! Young Master Lu!"

Guan Changsheng ran towards Lu Xiaobu's location, calling out loudly.

His insane appearance must have frightened many of the new students who were still unfamiliar with the place.

"What happened? What's the matter?!"

Lu Xiaobu asked with a frown.

"That bamboo grove, the bamboo grove!"

Guan Changsheng pointed towards the back of the school, out of breath as he spoke.

"Oh, that bamboo grove, I had it transplanted here."

Lu Xiaobu lied without a trace of embarrassment.

"No, no, no, I'm not asking about that!"

Guan Changsheng quickly shook his head.

Whatever about being transplanted, he was no ordinary person.

But that's not important now!

"Young Master Lu, what kind of bamboo is that, exactly?!" Guan Changsheng asked incredulously.

"What's wrong with it? Can't it be used for bamboo art?!"

Lu Xiaobu was surprised.

Did the system screw him over again?!

The system had a habit of doing these things!

"No, no, no, it's just too good," Guan Changsheng hurriedly shook his head frantically: "It's too good, too good indeed!"

"Is it that good?!" Lu Xiaobu also didn't understand.

"It's beyond good, it can only be described as perfect!"

Guan Changsheng was already enraptured: "Normally, different bamboo arts require different ages, different species of bamboo!"

"A good piece of bamboo art requires strict selection of materials!"

"But! But! The bamboo at our school doesn't need that, each bamboo segment is made of different materials! To make different bamboo art pieces, you just need to use different bamboo segments!"

"This is simply bamboo that shouldn't exist in this world, bamboo that defies science, made especially for bamboo artistry!"

"Wait, wait, wait a moment!" Lu Xiaobu interrupted Guan Changsheng: "I don't understand what you're saying; just tell me if it's good or not!"

"Great! That's fantastic!" Guan Changsheng said with finality.

"There, you see? All that talk, and I didn't understand a bit of it." Lu Xiaobu said, rolling his eyes.

"I apply to live beside the bamboo forest. I want to guard it!" said Guan Changsheng with unwavering certainty.

The look he gave Lu Xiaobu was already filled with a pilgrim's reverence.

Could this Young Master Lu have come specifically to save their bamboo craftsmanship?!

To be able to secure such fine bamboo!

He swore to protect this bamboo forest with his life!

Never allowing any sacrilege!

"Alright, alright, you take care of it."

Lu Xiaobu waved his hand indifferently, "Oh, and make me something when you have time."

"Make what?!" Guan Changsheng perked up when he heard this.

He had been wanting to thank Lu Xiaobu, and now was the perfect chance!

"Anything, just do what you're good at." Lu Xiaobu said nonchalantly.

It's better to trust the expert with these things.

"Alright! I'm on it!"

With an idea in mind, Guan Changsheng turned and left.

He was going to present Young Master Lu with a perfect work of art!

...

"Young Master, are we really going to take care of all of them?"

Liang Lan asked with concern, looking at the children in the school.

She wasn't heartless or unwilling to help others, but the number was simply too much!

Take, for example, an expense of ten thousand yuan per student for food and necessities—there are five thousand kids here.

That's fifty million a year!

Of course, Lu Group could afford fifty million a year!

But there's more to spend than just that; it's merely a drop in the bucket.

Teacher salaries, school maintenance, and so on, all kinds of expenses pile up!

Plus, they were constantly building schools; it was a situation where expenses outstripped income!

At the very least, it couldn't be that there was no income at all, right?

It's still manageable now, but as the number of schools and students grow, if things continue like this, nobody could bear the cost.

"Keep them, who cares, the rate of wasteful spending is high."

Lu Xiaobu shrugged indifferently.

To him, wasteful amounts were more meaningful than the reality of money.

If it's a big drain here, just find another profitable industry to make up for it!

Besides, Alipay is gradually coming onto the agenda. Once it scales up, these costs will be trivial!

Of course, they still needed to find ways for the schools to be profitable to some extent.

Especially in terms of works of art, they must focus urgently!

They have to find ways to establish their reputation and enhance their value!

The principle is survival first, then development!

How can people see a future in learning crafts if you don't show them its worth, why would anyone spend a lifetime learning with you?

Only when a craft is genuinely recognized by society for its value, can it truly be passed down, not just by forcibly finding an heir.

But now, first, let's go see the little girl.

...

"Brother." Yu Xi saw Lu Xiaobu and ran over quickly, diving straight into Lu Xiaobu's arms and affectionately rubbing against him.

Lu Hongbin and Lu Wenhao watched with immense jealousy.

"Hey, she's our sister too, and we haven't mistreated the little girl. Why is she so close to Xiaobu!" Lu Hongbin said with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

"Yeah, we finally have a sister, but hey, she only sticks to Xiaobu." Lu Wenhao murmured.

"I still think she's Xiaobu's daughter." Lu Father also came over, stroking his chin.

"Hmm, it's possible!" Lu Hongbin and Lu Wenhao nodded in agreement: "Xiaobu is so magical, having a daughter early on, it's quite normal!"

"But it doesn't matter. Let me tell you, whoever dares to bully Yu Xi, beat them to death!" Lu Father warned fiercely!

"Yeah, beat them to death!"

Lu Hongbin and Lu Wenhao said in unison.

This family of men finally had a cherished daughter!