The Beauties Help Me Become the No.1 Official
Chapter 104: The Prominent Background of the Beauty

Chapter 104: Chapter 104: The Prominent Background of the Beauty

Beauties always cheer people up," Lin Fan said and stepped on the gas. The car lurched forward, startling the man into nearly falling to the ground. Only then did he back off, leaving the parking space entirely and driving off into the distance. Through the rearview mirror, Lin Fan saw the man cursing behind his car, which made him feel quite happy.

After searching around, Lin Fan finally found a parking spot in the distance. He parked the car, grabbed two bottles of Moutai, and jogged towards the reserved private room. He arrived right on time and pushed the door open, only to find four people already seated. Leading them was Zhu Defu, sporting a potbelly, with his official wife beside him—a stout woman in her forties with a tough-looking face and plenty of attitude.

The other two, to his surprise, were the very same couple who had earlier fought over the parking space. Talk about a small world!

"Uncle Zhu, sorry I’m late..."

Although he didn’t understand what was going on, Lin Fan hurriedly started to explain, but before he could continue, a beautiful woman wearing a floral dress and black-rimmed glasses spoke up.

"Dad, he’s the benefactor who gave up the parking spot at the entrance for us."

"Dad!"

Upon hearing her address the man as ’Dad,’ Lin Fan was instantly stunned.

"Well, isn’t that a coincidence," Zhu Defu said with a smile, his mood lifting instantly as he looked at Lin Fan. "Let me introduce you; this is my daughter, Zhu Dan, who’s the expert supporting our city’s agriculture project, and this is my son-in-law... Liu Libo."

Who would have thought that the beauty Lin Fan met at the entrance would turn out to be Zhu Defu’s daughter and son-in-law? Lin Fan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Sure enough, before anyone else could speak, Liu Libo was the first to accuse him.

"So it’s the grand Mayor of Lotus Town, no wonder so arrogant, even thinking of hitting someone with your car!"

The accusing tone made the atmosphere tense. Zhu Defu and his wife both looked curiously at Lin Fan.

Luckily, just when he had no explanation, Zhu Dan spoke up: "Li Bo, stop spouting nonsense. Parking spaces can’t be reserved with your body, what you did was wrong. Besides, Mayor Lin already gave up the spot for us, so how can you say he was trying to hit someone with his car?"

Her light comment immediately relieved Lin Fan, who smiled and explained, "It was all just a misunderstanding. My driving skills aren’t up to scratch, and I rushed to make the appointment, so I messed up the gears. I didn’t mean to lurch the car."

"Nice try, but it looked intentional to me."

Li Libo sneered, holding a very poor first impression, he was quite heated with Lin Fan.

"Alright, alright, we’re all family here, misunderstandings happen," Zhu Defu said, frowning slightly, indicating he was not too pleased with his son-in-law. Seeing his father-in-law step in, Li Libo shut his mouth and watched Lin Fan place the two bottles of liquor on the table.

"Uncle Zhu, you didn’t tell me this was a family dinner. Should I even be here?"

"That’s not a problem at all. You’re family, and besides, I have something to discuss with you," Zhu Defu said. He went on, "The Chinese Herbal Medicine Cultivation in Fengtai Village of Lotus Town is my daughter’s research project. She’s been tracking it since the sowing last year. She’s back from the province just for this, and come Monday, she’ll need to visit the site with you. I’m counting on you to take good care of her."

"So that’s what this is about."

Having heard this, Lin Fan quickly turned and said, "I’ve just started in Lotus Town, so I’m not very familiar with the area yet, but I’ve heard Fengtai Village’s Chinese herbal medicine cultivation mentioned several times. Everyone says that not only can it improve the rural planting structure, but once its economic value picks up, it could potentially provide employment for many young and middle-aged people in the village."

"Mayor Lin, I’ve heard that the planting area hasn’t expanded, and the enthusiasm of the farmers isn’t very high. I came here to research and find out why," Zhu Dan said, pushing up her glasses, a scholarly air about her.

"It might be due to the village cadres’ negligence in the past, but don’t worry. I have been researching the market recently. Regarding Schisandra cultivation, there are precedents in the neighboring province, with yields between five and eight thousand kilograms per hectare. According to market trends, the price can go up to ten yuan per kilogram, with an input cost of about two thousand yuan per hectare, so the prospects are quite promising." Lin Fan spoke professionally, drawing on information from a report he had recently helped Xue Changchun to write. His words left Zhu Dan’s eyes wide with interest. After a pause, Lin Fan continued, "Victory Village is just a test field, so the villagers have yet to see any dividends, which makes them hesitant to plant on a large scale. I heard that an expert was coming and thought I might offer some advice."

"What kind of advice? Just speak freely."

Zhu Dan said, pulling a chair closer for Lin Fan, clearly very interested in what he had to say.