People with a purpose in their hearts can persist further.

Otherwise, survivors who wander aimlessly without a home or a goal will suffer mental torment night after night.

...

Li Yu saw Dapao and Song Min being affectionate again, smiled, told Yutong, and then entered the Inner City.

As soon as he entered the Inner City, he saw many people busy in the original outdoor planting area.

Steel frames had already been set up on five or six acres of land, just waiting for the PC sunshine panels to be installed.

Ding Jiu, along with some former construction workers who followed him, employees from Song Min’s old salon, and several teammates of Old Lv, were busy, totaling thirty or forty people.

Even though Li Yu was exhausted, building the greenhouse was a big deal, and he had to take a look.

As Li Yu came over, Ding Jiu was standing in the sunlight, directing the crane to move the steel panel to the central position.

Xu Zhen, who was beside Ding Jiu, was the first to notice Li Yu coming over.

Seeing Li Yu, Xu Zhen’s face lit up with joy and said to Ding Jiu, "Engineer Ding, Director Li and the others are back."

Ding Jiu glanced back at Li Yu and then shouted to the approaching Li Yu, "Wait for me a moment, I need to get this steel panel sorted first."

Li Yu walked over and said, "No problem, you go ahead and work, I’ll just take a look."

After hearing Li Yu’s words, Ding Jiu focused on directing the crane to move the steel panel.

A few minutes later, that steel panel frame was moved to the center and was fixed and installed by Zhou Weiguo, who was standing on the lift platform.

Ding Jiu then said to Zhou Weiguo, "Weiguo, you continue with the installation, I have a few words with Director Li."

"Alright, you go ahead." Then he shouted from afar to Li Yu, "Director Li, you’re back!"

Li Yu waved his hand as a gesture, indicating they should not mind him and continue with their work.

Ding Jiu rubbed his hands, then took a bottle of water from his waist bag, drinking while walking to Li Yu’s side.

Li Yu smiled and said, "The progress is impressive. When I left, this hadn’t started yet."

Ding Jiu wiped his sweat and said to Li Yu, "It’s thanks to everyone’s collective effort. For these past days, everyone starts building before dawn. By the way, Director Li, have you been to the Outer City yet? Xiao Qian is in charge of construction there, and it’s progressing quickly. At this speed, all the frames should be set up in a week at most."

Li Yu shook his head and said, "Not yet. On my way back, I saw Xiao Hu and the others transporting the PC sunshine panels. Are these to be installed on the frames?"

Hearing Li Yu’s inquiry, Ding Jiu was a bit nervous, as installing this material was his suggestion made when Li Yu was not at the base.

So he said to Li Yu, "Yes, because before you left you mentioned getting the greenhouse built as soon as possible, we tried to speed up the pace and had He Chao release the task.

Actually, these sunshine panels are pretty good, with a much longer lifespan than plastic films."

Then, Ding Jiu went over the benefits of the sunshine panels, seeming to explain to Li Yu that using them for the greenhouse was most suitable.

Upon hearing this, rather than getting upset for not being consulted on the use of the sunshine panels, Li Yu felt very relieved.

He was just one person; the base was vast, and he couldn’t consider everything on every front.

Moreover, whether he was at the base or not, he didn’t wish to handle everything personally, as that would be too exhausting.

So he said, "That’s great, you guys are the experts in this area. As long as the quality is assured, it’s fine. Not everything needs to be reported to me, sometimes you just use your own judgment. I have no objections."

Hearing Li Yu’s response, Ding Jiu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He said to Li Yu, "Then, let’s go see the Outer City. I went over this morning but not yet this afternoon."

"Sure, let’s take a look." Li Yu said with a smile.

Regarding the future of the Big Camphor Tree Base, he was clear that some things needed to be delegated to others to encourage their initiative.

For instance, the overall operation of the base was handed over to Second Uncle.

Protecting the base was generally entrusted entirely to Uncle and Old Lv in most situations.

The planting aspect was mainly managed by An Ya, Xiao Shi, and Grandpa.

In animal husbandry, it was primarily managed by Zhou Jianguo, Aunt Zhou, and his mother.

The medical operations at the base were handled by Meng Yu and Li Yuan.

The base warehouse management was overseen by Li Yuan, his aunt, and others.

Exchanges with Extra Staff and Cooperative Personnel were coordinated mainly by Second Uncle, with He Chao handling communications outside the base and Li Hang assisting.

Expansion and construction of the base were managed by Ding Jiu, Father Li, and Xiao Qian.

...

Now the entire Big Camphor Tree Base had clear divisions of labor, and basically, everyone had their own role to fulfill.

Li Yu and Ding Jiu climbed the wall heading toward the Outer City.

They encountered Yang Tianlong, Li Tie, and Dapao.

Li Tie and the others curiously asked Li Yu what he was up to, and knowing they were also very tired from the journey back, Li Yu advised them to rest first.

After Li Yu and Ding Jiu left.

The initial excitement Li Tie and the others felt upon returning to the base quickly faded.