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Chapter 964 - Chapter 964 Chapter 964 The Stubborn Conservative Forces

Chapter 964: Chapter 964: The Stubborn Conservative Forces Chapter 964: Chapter 964: The Stubborn Conservative Forces Feng Jun finally had a realization upon hearing this: the reason the other party knew about Jade Tower was because Director Xiang had leaked the information.

Regarding the land swap, he had only mentioned it to Director Xiang, but even that was just a mere excuse and not to be taken seriously.

He didn’t even remember the conditions he had proposed at the time; all he remembered was demanding a five-year buffer period even if relocation was necessary.

Qi Wukui said so surely for a reason, perhaps even having a contingency plan prepared.

Therefore, Feng Jun looked at him and slowly shook his head, “I won’t discuss the swap with you. You don’t have the credibility I recognize.”

“You’ve got it backward,” Qi Wukui retorted directly, “On the contrary, do you mean the credibility of the Zhengyang government? They serve their term of five years and then leave without looking back. Shengshi Group is a local enterprise; we can’t just pack up and go even if we wanted to.”

This is precisely why Director Xiang didn’t dare to covet the land, but Shengshi dared to consider a land swap. The Yu Family has deep roots in the locality; barring any accidents, they will continue to wield influence for another ten to twenty years without any issues.

Feng Jun knitted his brows, puzzled, and asked, “I find it strange. With so much land along the coast, why target here?”

“Your understanding might be off,” Qi Wukui subtly mocked, then added, “There isn’t much coastal land. This piece here, plus the piece up for auction, if you put the two together, it’s actually quite substantial.”

He left unsaid that Luohua had such a large piece of land without any demolition problems, which made entry very easy, thus saving a lot of hassle.

Yet Feng Jun looked at him thoughtfully, “So Shengshi had already set its sights on my land before the auction?”

Qi Wukui rolled his eyes, “You just realized? If it weren’t for your land, why would I bid for that lot?”

This was Shengshi Group’s true intention. Many property developers participated in the auction, but they were not keen on driving up the bids mainly because the auctioned land was barely worth the trouble.

However, acquiring Feng Jun’s land would make it worthwhile–adding over two kilometers of riverbank.

It’s not that no one considered buying the auctioned land and then approaching Feng Jun to purchase more, but these property companies had various connections with the Construction Bureau. There were people in the bureau who knew that Feng was not easy to deal with.

Could someone who owned four square kilometers of land be easily pressured?

Strictly speaking, other property developers were not targeting Feng Jun’s land, thanks in large part to Yang Yuxin’s early efforts.

The auctioned piece of land was almost single-handedly promoted by Director Yang, and few outside had heard about it. Unlike other lands the Zhengyang government planned to auction, which leaked like a sieve from the start of planning.

In other words, although Director Xiang decided on a whim to push this land into the market, other property developers were skeptical about potential hidden issues due to the rush, so they didn’t focus much effort on this plot.

Shengshi Group, however, glanced around and discovered another large plot under one person’s name.

What’s there to hesitate about? Bid for it. As for whether the owner of that large plot is easy to deal with, that’s not within Shengshi Group’s consideration–you’re just a forester; even with strong connections, how influential can you be?

It must be noted that the Yu Family originated from Funiu, and they wouldn’t go too far there. Old Master Yu moved to the capital, but there were still many family members in the locality. Community standing and reputation were factors they had to consider.

So in the past, they paid more attention to the issue of evictees, and Feng Jun’s plot just so happened to be free of any–dealing with just the concerned party would suffice.

For the Yu Family, this was absolutely wonderful. If it’s only about persuading one person, forget that Feng Jun isn’t a Zhengyang local; even if he were, the Yu Family still had the confidence to “convincingly persuade” him.

Feng Jun finally understood how he was perceived in the eyes of the other party.

He hadn’t quite sorted out all the cause and effect but had roughly guessed it, and felt compelled to state firmly, “I’m very, very sorry, but I feel the need to emphasize once more that I personally… have no interest in property development!”

“Alright, I believe you,” Qi Wukui turned his head, staring at Feng Jun without blinking.

“Then I’m perplexed. Given that you’d be provided with a separate residential area and a swap offer, even considering some cash compensation… why won’t you agree? You’re not even willing to have a talk?”

He really couldn’t understand it; he thought Shengshi had been very accommodating to Feng Jun, “Don’t you even want to hear about the plots that could be swapped?”

“I don’t want to hear,” Feng Jun shook his head, responding crisply, “If I listen, it implies I might agree to the swap, so I won’t listen… This means I have no intention of changing my decision.”

Qi Wukui laughed out of frustration, “You could agree to a swap with the city, but not with Shengshi. Is this… discrimination?”

“It’s not discrimination,” Feng Jun shook his head, answering earnestly, “Because I know that the city wouldn’t agree to that five-year buffer period. I was just giving them a way to step down… don’t read too much into it, Director Qi.”

His reasoning wasn’t without merit, but Qi Wukui already had his own conviction, and he sneered coldly, “Ji Yuan is a publicly-traded company with strong capabilities; I admit that. However, I’d like to kindly remind you–this is Zhengyang!”

Feng Jun tilted his head, pondering as he watched him, “I don’t quite understand what you’re saying, can you clarify a bit?”

“There’s nothing I can’t say,” Qi Wukui replied indifferently, “The use of this piece of land cannot be conveniently changed. In Zhengyang, what Shengshi can accomplish, Ji Yuan might not be able to!”

No joke, the Yu Family does have such influence in Zhengyang. Helping might not be very effective, but preventing it could definitely play an extraordinary role. Thus, this is called “local conservative forces.”

Feng Jun blinked to make sure he had not heard wrong, “Do you think I will definitely change the land use?”

Director Qi looked at him deeply, then turned and left, “If you think it’s unnecessary, then I have nothing more to say.”

He had made up his mind that Feng Jun was presently hoarding something rare, which is why he gave a pointed warning to stop there. As for the other party pretending to not understand… hehe, reality would teach him how to behave.

Feng Jun simply watched him leave.

The people from the Forestry Bureau also left quietly without uttering a harsh word.

Yang Yuxin was a bit curious about what Qi Wukui had said to Feng Jun.

After she heard it, her face was a mixture of laughter and tears, “That’s really… what a wild imagination. It seems the grandeur of the Yu Family’s descendants is quite limited. Don’t they know that money isn’t necessarily better the more you have?”

Her words were not something that others could really respond to. Truthfully, in an era where even billionaires feel like they don’t have enough money, there are very few people qualified to make such a statement.

Feng Jun smiled and was about to reply when he suddenly turned his head to look in one direction, his Divine Sense emanating.

Subsequently, Zhang Caixin also stood up, staring in that direction in amazement, “Is this… Hua Hua advancing a level?”

“It advanced again?” Gu Jiahui also called out. Actually, she had a good relationship with Hua Hua, but because she was unaware of its recent trip to the mobile phone dimension, she was quite surprised, “Hasn’t it been less than a year since the last advancement… isn’t this too fast?”

Zhang Caixin glanced at her, her gaze somewhat complicated, “Speaking of speed, are you not even faster in advancement than Hua Hua?”

Gu Jiahui felt unjustly wronged, “Sister Caixin, I’m in the phase beyond the mortal, and it’s in the Qi Refinement Realm, how can you compare?”

While everyone was discussing, Hua Hua flew over, triumphantly placing a bottle down, and conveyed a thought to Feng Jun, “This is Spirit Honey I collected in the mobile phone dimension. Let’s bake a big cake; my treat!”

Feng Jun slapped his forehead, “Hua Hua, when did you also become so concerned about formalities?”

His communication with Hua Hua was not something others could understand. Gu Jiahui vaguely guessed a bit but wasn’t certain.

But once he explained it, everyone exploded–Spirit Honey? That must be tasted.

Having been influenced by Feng Jun, the people of Luohua are now particularly sensitive to the word “spirit.” Spirit Stones are good, Spirit Rice is good, so how could Spirit Honey be inferior?

Especially since there were mostly females present, excluding Feng Jun’s four disciples, there were also Li Shishi and Yang Yuxin. With men, including Feng Jun, there were only five in total.

Sweets are a woman’s nemesis, finding a woman who dislikes sweets might be slightly more difficult than finding a man who isn’t lewd, and among men, there’s no lack of those who enjoy sweets too.

Li Shishi excitedly took on the job of making the cake. In Luohua Manor, these kind of tasks were generally hers, and as a homebody, she was very willing to delve into baking techniques.

That is to say, she originally planned to bake it herself. Considering that the raw materials were somewhat precious, she took out half to be baked by a cake shop, but she intended to supervise the whole process.

This led her to leave around noon the next day, and naturally, nobody was left in charge of manor reception.

It was very unfortunate timing; late that afternoon a visitor came to the manor’s gate and there was nobody to receive them. The gatekeeper called for a long time, and in the end, it was Yang Yuxin who took the intercom, “Who is it?”

The person who came was someone she did not care for, Zhuang Haoyun, a wealthy man from Jin Province.

She knew that Zhuang Zesheng, Zhuang Haoyun’s son, had some designs on her daughter. Honestly speaking, she was quite repelled by him. Putting aside the status gap, that son of his… seemed to have an unsavory attitude toward his mother.

So when she learned it was Zhuang Haoyun, she replied quite simply, “Master Feng is not in, and I’m not authorized to let him in… You guys handle it.”

Zhuang Haoyun was unaware that he was unwelcome by Director Yang. Hearing that Master Feng was not around, he did not feel much surprise–He was well aware of the way Luohua Manor operates, so he indicated that he could wait.

After Yang Yuxin put down the intercom, she made some phone calls to handle some matters in the capital and Chaoyang, essentially forgetting about this incident.

By the time it was nearly dark, Li Shishi returned.