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The orange glow of the lamplight softened and made ambiguous the scene under the eaves of the backyard as night fell. In the summer night, the wind stirred the lanterns as it blew through the doorway. Search: \, End, Book, God, Station, ) to read fine literature for free. Ning Yi turned around, looking at the woman in a light yellow dress standing at the door.

"What is it…"

For a long time, this woman who had accompanied Yun Zhu had a side of naivety, liveliness, romance, and optimism in her character. However, in terms of interpersonal relationships, she was not someone to be taken lightly.

Ultimately, Yuan Jin'er was also the top courtesan from the Jin Feng Brothel.

Whether it was previous rivalry or occasional bickering and quarrels, the long-term fussiness and various irrelevant matters, even if they occurred, never gave people a sense of aversion or alienation. This was a skill developed over a long time in that environment, just as Ning Yi, in the scheming and power struggles with people, could accurately read the minds of most people without serious thought, and could find suitable responses without thinking—of course, this might exclude matters that truly involved inner emotions that happened to him.

Relatively speaking, Ning Yi's skills were the mark engraved in the long-term commercial power struggles, with everything based on interests. Yuan Jin'er had not reached that level yet. In this era, people were willing to believe in the stories between courtesans and men of letters, talented scholars and beautiful women. The mindset of a woman who could reach the top in this circle would not be as nakedly for money and profit as in later generations. Temperament, personality, and charisma, if there was really a difference, she would not be truly liked by others. Perhaps many brothel women gave up on themselves after being truly heartbroken, and the path she could take would probably be coming to an end.

Therefore, both Yun Zhu and Jin'er had many sincere things in their hearts. Yun Zhu's former inferiority complex also stemmed from the noble part of her inner self. Jin'er was infected by this and yearned for it, so leaving the Jin Feng Brothel was not a pretense. But of course, they also learned various ways of interacting and dealing with people in that environment. In such a long time, although Jin'er had various attitudes towards Ning Yi and others, in fact, she had never been truly sharp.

Accepting people had a sense of proportion, opposing had a way of opposing, and quarreling had an attitude of quarreling. When she left the Jin Feng Brothel, although the quarrel with Madam Yang was fierce, in fact, Madam Yang would not hate her for it. Even if she refused and pushed away Su Wenyu, she could make Su Wenyu feel the sincerity in it. The real fierceness and sharpness was not the attitude towards others. Jin'er herself might not even understand all of this. Such a mindset, temperament, and personality had become a part of herself. Only Ning Yi, with such a utilitarian personality, could see these things clearly.

And in front of him, that arrogant and cold look was something Ning Yi had never seen before, a face that truly belonged to Yuan Jin'er.

That actually belonged to the category of self-protection.

What couldn't be discussed properly? Just introducing a boyfriend, it's not like forcing you, was there a need to be like this…

As he thought this, Yun Zhu beside him opened her mouth: "Jin'er, I…" However, before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted.

"Sister Yun Zhu, I'll talk to him myself."

"Okay, I'll explain it to her clearly." Ning Yi patted Yun Zhu's shoulder to reassure her. In the past, no matter how big the matter was, if he patted Yun Zhu's shoulder like this, Yun Zhu would believe that he could handle it. But this time, she subconsciously held the back of his hand, looking over as if pleading with him not to mess things up and break things off with Jin'er.

"Don't worry." Ning Yi smiled, still having some confidence in himself. Moreover, he and Jin'er were considered good friends, so the matter of Su Wenyu would not lead to hurting each other. At most… since she was so opposed, he would no longer try to bring them together.

"Let's go, where to?"

"Anywhere… to the front."

"Okay… I don't think we need to make it like a negotiation…" Ning Yi scratched his head, trying to make a joke. In the past, when he and Jin'er joked and bickered, she would mostly be tit-for-tat, but at this time, he obviously didn't find any amusement. Jin'er walked ahead without saying a word. Turning his head, he saw a small face peeking over from the edge of the courtyard door on the other side. It was Xiao Chan. Although she was sneaking around, there was actually a bit of schadenfreude in her eyes. Ning Yi pursed his lips, feeling a little helpless.

Jin'er remained silent all the way, so Ning Yi didn't say much either, following her all the way to the main building of Wenhui Tower, where she asked the waiter to open a quiet teahouse, which was temporarily used as the negotiation location. The teahouse was on the first floor, near the river bank. After entering, Ning Yi closed the door, opened the window to let the wind blow in, which made it feel cool. Jin'er stood there coldly watching him do all this. Only after Ning Yi said, "Sit down," did she sit down at the small round table in the center of the room.

"Bao'er, I know you might be in a bad mood, but I'm also quite innocent. You called me out like this in front of my woman, making me lose face. But it's okay, we're all so familiar. What do you want to say now, go ahead."

Ning Yi sat down, smiling and spreading his hands. Jin'er looked at him across from him, until he finished speaking, then said stiffly, "I don't even know what I want to say."

Ning Yi was stunned for a moment, then pursed his lips and thought for a while: "Okay." He picked up a teacup from the tea tray on the table, placing it upside down in the middle of the table, then reached for the second one. "I won't beat around the bush, let's get straight to the point. I don't quite understand, what's wrong with Su Wenyu… I know you rejected him, but we're all traveling together, meeting each other all the time. He's showing you his affection, giving you a chance to understand him. If he dares to do anything out of line, I'll be the first to spare him, but he hasn't… so I don't quite understand, why are you so unbearable… Well, we Jianghu people negotiate like this…"

Ning Yi placed three teacups below, placed two on top, and then built one on top, creating a small pyramid, smiling and spreading his hands, quite sincere and funny. But such an expression didn't last long, because the other party still refused to appreciate it. The woman across the table was still looking at him like that, with a hint of sadness in her eyes. She looked at the small pyramid made of six teacups, sniffing. "Negotiation?"

"Uh… just kidding…" Probably realizing that the other party's emotions were unstable, Ning Yi sighed and said softly.

"You think I came to negotiate with you, Li Heng?"

There was a hint of heartache in that address. Ning Yi looked at her and thought for a moment, knowing that the atmosphere was a bit wrong, so he lowered his voice, trying to carefully organize his words.

"Okay, this matter… I did encourage it from behind. Honestly, Yuan Jin'er, we've known each other for so long. You say you like Yun Zhu, I don't care whether I believe it or not. Honestly, even if I'm with Yun Zhu, if you really like her, that thing between women, I don't mind at all. You're a person who genuinely cares about Yun Zhu, if it was a man, I definitely wouldn't be so generous… But even if that's the case, Jin'er, we all know that kind of thing is just you making it up. To say something extreme, even if Yun Zhu was stripped naked and placed in front of you, what could you do? Hold her and sleep for a night, you guys have done that before."

"…You're good sisters, I'm very envious, and I'm also very happy. Some things, I can do with Yun Zhu, some things, you can do with Yun Zhu. Some words she can say to me, and there are always some things, she can only say to you. Having such sisters and friends in one's life is a very good thing. I'm very grateful to you, but actually you don't need my gratitude… Between us, who is closer to Yun Zhu, I'm afraid there's no way to compare. But there are always some things… although in my opinion, they're not necessarily essential, but if there were, it might be better… These things are very worldly, but Yuan Jin'er, I treat you as a friend and family, so… that's why I'm saying these things…"

Ning Yi's tone was not high, and what he said was all from the heart. Under normal circumstances, these words should be very touching. The atmosphere in the teahouse quieted down, but for some reason, the beautiful woman sitting across from him was looking over like that, with some fluctuations in her eyes. Perhaps it was because she was touched, with a hint of gentleness, but the other inexplicable thing seemed to become even sadder. This realization reminded Ning Yi that his words had not received the expected effect.

Of course, when facing problems, people in this world often have different ways of responding. Some people will express gratitude for sincere words, while others will react violently because the problem is brought up, avoid treatment, and refuse to accept it. Therefore, Ning Yi was a little more careful with the following words.

"Yuan Jin'er, you're not getting any younger… of course, I don't think there's really a big problem. You can stay with Yun Zhu for a lifetime, it doesn't matter, I really like having a… sister, family, and friend like you. Even if you really marry someone in the future, don't think about getting rid of us… I think, although you said you would be with Yun Zhu for a lifetime before, perhaps you also made that kind of plan in your heart. But if possible, if there is a man that you can fall in love with, and have a family with him, perhaps there will be some different feelings waiting for you… You might as well try it, even if most of the men in this world are bad people, or start out good and then become bad people, if he treats you badly, you can simply divorce him. Yun Zhu and I can also help you with these things… There will always be people waiting for you here, if you really think it's not working, we'll maintain the status quo. If you think someone is worth marrying, Yun Zhu and I will try our best to help you, so you won't be bullied, that's how it is…"

After saying so much, Ning Yi even felt that he was a bit ineloquent. In the lamplight opposite, Yuan Jin'er, who was sitting upright and looked full of mature woman aura, seemed to have a hint of gentleness in her expression, as if she had temporarily let down her guard, but in the next moment, she still raised her head, sniffing. "You… just think I can't get married, right?" Her voice was slightly hoarse.

"…Don't be difficult," Ning Yi rubbed his forehead and sighed.

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P.S. Yesterday, a friend pointed out that during the process of backyard steelmaking, the steel formation rate was not as high as 8 million tons of qualified steel out of 11 million tons. According to current records, regarding backyard steelmaking, "most" of it was scrap steel. At that time, a large part of the 8 million tons of qualified steel came from formal steel mills. Since scrap steel was the "majority", then it must have been below 50% or even 30%. However, the protagonist is not building airplanes or cannons, but arming elite troops, which does not affect the plot. Here is a clarification, the steel formation rate of earthen blast furnaces is not as scary as 80%.

In addition, that friend also held the view that earthen blast furnaces could not form steel at all. I have not found any information on this yet, but theoretically speaking, if earthen blast furnaces could not form steel at all, given the various methods used by various forums to attract attention nowadays, such news would definitely be more attractive than the "majority" of scrap steel from earthen blast furnaces. The absence of such clear information can be used as counter-evidence.

I hope friends with professional knowledge in this area can help clear up any doubts. Regarding the content of the book, since the blast furnaces used are not widely spread, then of course there will be a process of research and improvement. The above.

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