At that moment, Fatty spoke up, "Boss, I know you have some really big plans. Can you give us a hint about what exactly you have planned?"

Ling Zhenfei laughed and said to Ali, "Alright, since you want to hear, I'll tell you. Anyway, there's no one else here. You already know about Xishan Manor; it's undergoing large-scale construction right now."

"It's a comprehensive tourism complex that combines health preservation, travel, and leisure accommodation. The vegetables from Xishan Manor, the high-quality and pollution-free poultry, are reserved for our own restaurant. Other vegetables will be sold to high-end restaurants nationwide."

"There are leisure hotels on Xi Shan, with scenery that will absolutely amaze you. Near Xishan Manor and Spirit Mountain, I plan to grow some medicinal herbs, and many of them are precious herbs on the brink of extinction."

"But this is only the initial planning. The later phase will be discussed after the early phase is complete. In the city, I want to open the most upscale restaurant. I won't hide it from you; in the near future, our first restaurant will open for business and will definitely surprise you all."

Ling Zhenfei broadly outlined his plans to the two of them, and they were so intrigued that they forgot to eat their food, their mouths agape in astonishment.

After Ling Zhenfei finished speaking, Zhou Qun's jaw nearly dropped to the table.

"Boss, your plans are incredible, but it looks like it'll require a lot of money. Just like what you said earlier, hiring big-name celebrities for endorsements – that's a huge expense in itself."

Ling Zhenfei smiled faintly. Was he still worried about celebrity endorsements? When he came back from the Capital City, Ling Zhenfei had already talked with Li Yuetong about the endorsement deal, so there was no need to worry about that part.

"You don't have to worry about that. Tell me, which celebrity do you like?" Ling Zhenfei asked Zhou Qun.

Zhou Qun got a bit shy and then said, "I like Xu Yuyu. She's got a nice figure and good looks. It would be great if Xu Yuyu could do the endorsement."

Ling Zhenfei was taken aback when he heard this; Zhou Qun's idol was actually Xu Yuyu. But thinking about it, Xu Yuyu did have the looks and the figure, so it was normal for nerdy guys like Zhou Qun to like her.

Who could have thought that just a few days ago, Xu Yuyu was still enjoying herself beneath him? It just goes to show that even big stars are human, with all the joys, sorrows, separations, and unions that come with it.

However, Zhou Qun reminded Ling Zhenfei of something important. He had only thought about Li Yuetong being a big star and had forgotten that Xu Yuyu was also a big star, and her popularity was no less than Li Yuetong's.

Besides, some nerds don't all like young girls like Li Yuetong; some prefer someone with the seasoned allure of Xu Yuyu.

Once his restaurant is renovated and open for business in the future, getting Xu Yuyu to endorse it would be a very good choice, but now it seems a bit too much to think about.

The three of them chatted and drank, and time flew by quickly. Without the support of Spiritual Power, Ling Zhenfei actually got a bit drunk and ended up finding a place to crash for the night at the fish watching base.

Lying in bed, Ling Zhenfei opened his Weibo and browsed the information, and suddenly he was taken aback because he noticed that a special person had added him as a friend – it was Chu Bingqing.

It was unexpected that this big star would take the initiative to add him. He hurriedly accepted the friend request.

After checking some more news online, Ling Zhenfei fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, as soon as Ling Zhenfei woke up, he received a call from his sister-in-law, Zhou Yun.

"What's the matter, sister-in-law? Is there a problem?"

Zhou Yun sounded quite anxious, "I tried calling you the past two days, and I couldn't get through. Finally, you answered your phone. If I couldn't get through again, I was about to call the police."

"Sorry, sister-in-law, I was indeed busy with some things the past few days, so I didn't answer the phone. What happened?"

Zhou Yun said, "What else could it be, it's definitely about our village's election for village party secretary, it's happening today, can you, the person involved, come back?"

Ling Zhenfei felt shocked, he hadn't expected that today was the day to elect the village party secretary. He had promised Long Hai that he must become the town mayor, and he could say that it was his responsibility.

"Alright sister-in-law, I'll come back right away."

After hanging up the phone, Ling Zhenfei hurriedly got into Fatty's car and headed towards the village.

When he returned to the village, it was only ten in the morning, but at that time the village was extraordinarily lively, with men and women, young and old, all gathered in the Village Committee center in the middle of the village, where the elections were taking place today.

The re-election of the village party secretary was due to Wang Changhe, who had been embezzling relief funds from higher levels for many years and was now under investigation.

However, the village couldn't go a day without a mayor, so they needed to elect a new village party secretary. In fact, not only their village was affected, but, since Feng Li took office and vigorously fought corruption, there were quite a few villages like Qinghe Village throughout Binyang.

The person presiding over the election this time was actually sent from the town, and was the newly appointed Town Mayor. The previous Town Mayor had been dismissed and investigated because of his involvement with the Imperial Palace Club case, and this Town Mayor was newly appointed.

Apart from Ling Zhenfei, other candidates participating in the election included the village's well-known rascal He Dalong, as well as Wang Kang, who was popular in the village.

When Ling Zhenfei returned, the meeting had not started yet; it was scheduled to start at ten. Seeing Ling Zhenfei arrive, many people actively came forward to greet him.

Now, Ling Zhenfei was definitely the most prestigious person in the village. Many villagers worked at Xishan Manor, so Ling Zhenfei was still their leader, and naturally, they showed him the utmost respect.

The villagers were either uncles or aunts, brothers or sisters-in-law, and Ling Zhenfei, of course, responded politely. He wasn't someone who forgot his roots; whether he had money or not, he treated everyone the same.

At that moment, Zhou Yun found Ling Zhenfei and called him to the side, leaving him wondering what she wanted to tell him so secretly.

"What's the matter, sister-in-law? Why so secretive?"

Zhou Yun said anxiously, "You really... Why did it take until today's election for you to show up?"

"Isn't showing up today just right? I haven't missed anything," Ling Zhenfei said with a smile.

"Do you know anything? How can the villagers vote for you when you show up like this? You don't know that during this period, both He Dalong and Wang Kang haven't been idle. He Dalong gave gifts to each household, a barrel of oil and a bag of flour for each family, and a pack of cigarettes too."

Ling Zhenfei felt moved and said, "Isn't that vote-buying? That's illegal."

Zhou Yun said, "Illegal? When He Dalong was giving gifts, he never said it was for getting elected. But think about it, who doesn't understand what it means when he gives gifts at this time? Would anyone have the nerve not to vote for him?"

Ling Zhenfei inwardly laughed, it was really unexpected that even for electing a village party secretary, such tactics were necessary.

"What about Wang Kang? What has he done? Did he give out gifts too?"

Zhou Yun said, "Wang Kang didn't distribute gifts, but he is from the largest family in our village. Now that Wang Changhe has been brought down, the people from the Wang Family naturally want to get someone from their family onto the mayor's seat."

Ling Zhenfei said with some surprise, "So you're saying, my chances this time are slim?"

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