"Shut up, do I need you to teach me how I do things?"
Zhao Mingpu had no intention of treating Zhu Hangyi roughly, but under everyone's gaze, if he didn't yell at Zhu Hangyi, he would lose face. After all, he was the second-in-command of the Religious Affairs Bureau, and he still needed to maintain his authority!
"You..."
Zhu Hangyi's face turned green with anger.
However, she couldn't openly confront Zhao Mingpu.
If she had confronted Zhao Mingpu privately and then softened her stance later, it wouldn't have been a big deal. But confronting Zhao Mingpu in front of everyone would only lead to one outcome: breaking up.
In Mingshan Town, no one was more suitable to be a sugar daddy or an ATM than Zhao Mingpu.
Forget it, for the sake of money, she would endure!
Seeing this scene, Cheng Lu felt incredibly pleased.
Zhu Hangyi deserved to be in such a predicament.
Chen Feng was such a good man, and she still pursued and attacked him; her brain must have been waterlogged.
It was perfectly normal for someone with a waterlogged brain to be bullied, wasn't it?
Next, at the entire alumni reunion, Chen Feng became the focus. Everyone surrounded him, listening with great interest as Chen Feng explained in detail the prospects of the Wulin Village crayfish project.
"Zhao Mingpu, I'm not feeling well. I'm going back."
Zhu Hangyi, standing beside him, was utterly dejected.
She had initially wanted to see Chen Feng embarrassed and unable to get off the stage, but who knew he would become the center of attention, being praised by everyone? If she stayed any longer, her lungs would explode from anger.
"If you're not feeling well, then hurry back."
Zhao Mingpu replied coldly.
"Will you accompany me back?"
Zhu Hangyi said coquettishly.
"Accompany you back? Are you blind? Don't you see I'm doing something important? You're truly insensible. A project with a 15% return on investment is so important, and you want me to accompany you back? Do you really think money is that easy to earn?"
Zhao Mingpu deliberately yelled at Zhu Hangyi in front of Chen Feng.
His sole purpose was to show that he would no longer cooperate with Zhu Hangyi against Chen Feng.
The two of them were now in the same boat, and they had to unite!
Zhu Hangyi struggled to hold back her tears and left the hotel private room alone, looking wronged.
The entire alumni gathering, which was originally planned to end in two hours, ended up continuing with lively conversation for the entire evening.
"Chen Feng, when did Deputy Mayor Qin become a shareholder in the Wulin Village crayfish project?"
On the way back to Wulin Village, Cheng Lu asked curiously.
"Miss Cheng, to be honest, the reason I dared to go all out with the crayfish project was that I had Deputy Mayor Qin's support from the very beginning. She not only supported me financially but also provided support at the policy level. The reason the crayfish project had a green light all along was due to Deputy Mayor Qin's covert support,"
Chen Feng explained earnestly.
"So, after Deputy Mayor Qin went to Yongming County, you still kept in touch secretly?"
Cheng Lu asked with a hint of jealousy.
"Miss Cheng, you can't put it that way. Deputy Mayor Qin and I have always had a good relationship. It's impossible for us to never see each other again just because she went to Yongming County and I went to Wulin Village,"
Chen Feng quickly explained.
"That's true, but Chen Feng, have you considered that by letting Deputy Mayor Qin invest in the crayfish project, you're not helping her, but harming her? There are regulations in the political arena that leaders cannot invest in businesses."
Cheng Lu said seriously.
She wasn't primarily worried about Qin Yan, but about Chen Feng.
If Qin Yan were arrested because of the crayfish project, Chen Feng would surely be implicated.
"Miss Cheng, you're becoming more familiar with the political arena. Indeed, there are explicit regulations in the political arena that leaders cannot invest in businesses. However, it's alright. When the crayfish project officially starts making money, Deputy Mayor Qin's shareholder certificate will be transferred to her sister, Qin He."
"Qin He? You mean that woman who is even younger and more beautiful than Qin Yan?"
Cheng Lu was taken aback.
She remembered this woman as being very mysterious.
The outside world said she was Qin Yan's biological sister, but the two of them didn't look like sisters at all.
"Deputy Mayor Qin's method is good, but what if Qin He betrays you? Although she's your sister, when it comes to benefits, let alone sisters, even father and daughter will turn against each other."
Cheng Lu probed.
In fact, she wanted to tell Chen Feng that Qin He didn't seem like Qin Yan's biological sister, but on second thought, it was better not to. Qin Yan was Chen Feng's benefactor, and if she spread rumors about Qin Yan, Chen Feng would surely be annoyed.
"Miss Cheng, your thought is very normal and quite possible, but it doesn't matter. Qin He is only a nominal shareholder. In reality, for debts, the transactions will still go through Qin Yan's account."
Chen Feng explained briefly.
Cheng Lu was impressed.
Chen Feng and Qin Yan together were a powerful combination, doing everything with meticulous planning.
"In that case, the crayfish project should be brilliant soon, right?"
Cheng Lu asked excitedly.
Chen Feng was Chen Feng, a different kind of young man.
If it were someone else, demoted from the town to the village, they would definitely give up and just get by. But Chen Feng didn't; instead, he vigorously launched a crayfish project. If this project succeeded, he would soon return to Mingshan Town.
"Theoretically, yes. Funds, sites, and equipment are all in place now. However, there is a small difficulty that cannot be taken lightly. If this small difficulty is not resolved well, the crayfish project will ultimately fail."
Chen Feng said earnestly.
"Chen Feng, don't scare me! You said everything is ready, so how can there still be a small difficulty?"
Cheng Lu's heart suddenly clenched.
"Miss Cheng, you are from Jiangcheng city, not the countryside. If you were from the countryside, you would profoundly understand a truth: if you don't win over the local farmers, it's impossible to get a project off the ground in the countryside."
"What do you mean?"
Cheng Lu looked at Chen Feng seriously.
"Simply put, if you don't establish good relations with Wulin Village, all the crayfish in the crayfish farm will mysteriously disappear overnight."
"You mean the villagers will steal the crayfish?"
"Mmm."
"Then call the police."
"Miss Cheng, you're still too naive. Local farmers won't steal openly. They'll dig a hole in the ridge, and the crayfish will run out of the farm... Even if the police come, they can't do anything to the villagers. To put it this way, farmers generally appear simple and honest, but in the face of benefits, all sorts of small-scale agricultural thinking and ideas will emerge, and it's impossible to guard against."
"Then what should we do?"
Cheng Lu asked anxiously.
The crayfish project was located in Wulin Village, surrounded by farmers. If they weren't careful, an investment of millions would be wasted.
She had heard before that when starting a business in the countryside, everything was good except for dealing with the locals; if you weren't careful, you could be tricked out of your last penny.
Hearing Chen Feng say this today, it was indeed the case.
"There is a way, but I'll need your help as the director of the Wulin Village Women's Federation."
Chen Feng said earnestly.
"What does the crayfish project have to do with me, the director of the Women's Federation?"
Cheng Lu asked with confusion.