92: sleeping in the same bed

Lin Zifeng used every trick in the book to persuade Chen Yuxi to stay. He set an alarm in advance, and they dallied until late at night before falling into a deep sleep in each other's arms.

The next day, before dawn, the alarm went off. The two woke up one after another and smiled at each other. Lin Zifeng said affectionately, "Yuxi, it feels so wonderful to wake up and see you the moment I open my eyes."

"Zifeng, being in love really feels great. I believe that in the future, we will definitely walk into the hall of marriage hand in hand."

"It's just that the timing isn't right yet. We have to work hard and persevere together."

Chen Yuxi looked at him with eyes full of unconcealable love.

The two got dressed and tidied up. Lin Zifeng casually opened the window before walking out with Chen Yuxi.

When they reached downstairs, the sky was just starting to brighten. They walked to the main gate and saw the old man guarding the gate snoring away, so they quickly slipped out.

There was no one on the street. He held Chen Yuxi's hand and walked her to a spot near the inn before stopping.

Watching Chen Yuxi enter the inn, he turned around in high spirits and headed toward the collective dormitory.

Soon it was time for work. Lin Zifeng called all the leadership team members to the conference room and began arranging the day's tasks.

"Town Mayor, Deputy Secretary Qin, and Committee Member Jiang, the three of you will continue to accompany General Manager Chen's group on their inspection."

The three nodded respectively. Wei Ting spoke up, "Secretary, don't worry. We will definitely take good care of General Manager Chen's group. You can go and receive the other investor with peace of mind!"

He nodded with a smile and spoke again, "Deputy Town Mayor Cao will go with me to pick up General Manager Gao. The other committee members will handle the logistics and support. Let's each fulfill our responsibilities and ensure the reception and accompaniment work is done well."

Everyone nodded in agreement and went off to attend to their respective duties.

In the afternoon, Lin Zifeng brought Gao Shengli and his party of three to Heping Town. Gao Shengli was an impatient man and directly requested to see the thousand-plus acres of peach orchards.

Lin Zifeng naturally wouldn't refuse such a request and led them straight to the peach orchards in Qianshan Village.

Hearing the news that investors had arrived, many villagers ran over to watch the excitement, including the Former Town Mayor, Wang Yongfa.

Looking at the mountain slopes covered in peach trees already bearing fruit, Gao Shengli said with a smile, "Secretary Lin, it looks like this year's peach harvest will be another bumper crop?"

"However, fifteen hundred acres of peach trees is still a bit too little for us!"

"General Manager Gao, as long as your food processing plant can be established here and bring generous profits to the local people, do you think there will be a shortage of farmers planting peach trees?"

"Our Heping Town doesn't have much else, but we have plenty of mountainous land. We don't lack space to plant peach trees."

"This gentleman is a local villager and also the retired Former Town Mayor of our town, Comrade Wang Yongfa. He can give you the most honest answer."

As he finished speaking, he introduced Wang Yongfa, who was standing to the side, to Gao Shengli.

"Hello, General Manager Gao. Our Secretary is right. As long as you invest and build a factory here, I guarantee that the area for planting peach trees will increase significantly next year."

"The common people aren't afraid of hard work; they're just afraid the peaches won't sell! If the income is good, you won't even need to mobilize them—farmers from other villages will respond enthusiastically."

Wang Yongfa said while thumping his chest.

After saying this, he gave a forceful shove to his nephew, who was the Village Secretary, urging him to state his position quickly.

The Secretary of Qianshan Village hurriedly made a statement, saying that as long as Gao Shengli invested in the factory, the village would actively cooperate with all aspects of the work and would definitely give the green light in every regard.

Gao Shengli laughed and said, "Former Town Mayor, and this Secretary Wang, with your guarantees, my heart is even more at ease."

"I also ask you to rest assured. If I invest and build a factory here, I will definitely buy the peaches from the farmers at a fair price to ensure they benefit. Otherwise, your Secretary Lin wouldn't agree to it anyway."

Hearing Gao Shengli's guarantee, everyone was very happy.

Gao Shengli spoke again, "Secretary Lin, let's go see the site for the factory!"

Lin Zifeng agreed and led the group toward that patch of saline-alkali land where crops couldn't be grown.

Looking at the two hundred-plus acres of saline-alkali land before them, Lin Zifeng said with a smile, "General Manager Gao, is this patch of land enough for your factory investment?"

"Never mind ten cold storage warehouses; there's enough room for twenty."

Gao Shengli nodded and said with a smile, "Secretary Lin, if you approve this land for my factory investment, there won't be any disputes with the local villagers, will there?"

"You promised me that the land for the factory investment would be free. I haven't prepared any funds for land acquisition!"

"Please rest assured, General Manager Gao. In our Heping Town, our word is our bond."

"When we sign the contract, we will write all the agreements we reached previously into the contract."

After giving his guarantee, he looked at Wang Yongfa and said, "Former Town Mayor, I've kept my promise. You also need to fulfill what you promised me!"

"If anyone dares to harbor ill intentions regarding this, it will be up to you and the Qianshan Village committee to resolve it."

"Please rest assured, Secretary. You've worked hard to invite the God of Wealth to our Qianshan Village. If anyone dares to obstruct or sabotage this investment, not only will I not let him off, but all the villagers of Qianshan Village won't let him off either."

At this point, Wang Yongfa turned around to look at the large crowd of villagers watching the excitement nearby and shouted, "Am I right, folks?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

The villagers echoed loudly. One old man even shouted, "If anyone dares to do that, I, Wang Laosan, will break his dog legs!"

"The town leaders are finding ways to lead us to prosperity. If anyone dares to cause trouble, are they even human?"

Seeing the expressions of these villagers, Gao Shengli said with a smile, "Secretary Lin, the villagers here really are quite kind and honest."

He nodded and said, "The common people are very kind and lovely, and they are easily satisfied and grateful."

"As long as you do things for them with sincerity, you will gain their sincere support."

By the time Lin Zifeng and the others accompanied Gao Shengli's group back to the town, it was already completely dark.

In front of the flavor restaurant, they happened to run into Chen Yuqing and the others who were coming out after finishing their meal.

Lin Zifeng introduced the two parties. After everyone had greeted and gotten to know each other, Jiang Yufei took the initiative to say, "Secretary, Town Mayor, I'll take General Manager Chen and the others back to the inn. Town Mayor, you stay and accompany General Manager Gao with the Secretary!"

The two agreed, and Jiang Yufei left with Chen Yuqing and her group.

Everyone walked into the flavor restaurant and sat in another private room. Before long, the waiter began serving the dishes.

Lin Zifeng raised his wine glass and said with a smile, "Come, let's all welcome General Manager Gao to our Heping Town. I hope we can reach a cooperation. Let's all toast to General Manager Gao."

Except for Jiang Yufei, who was absent, all the other leadership team members raised their glasses.