The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 227: The Most Beautiful and Richest Woman in Zhongzhou City!

The banquet hall had already been paying close attention to him.

At this critical moment, he suddenly burst onto the scene, becoming the focus of the entire room, drawing everyone’s gaze.

Xu Qianli started his pitch, emphasizing the investment value of Qingshan Town, especially in terms of tourism, high-end agricultural and by-product processing, fishery resources, and handicrafts.

Xu Qianli spoke with such fervor that he took the opportunity to announce an upcoming investment promotion event in Qingshan Town. He cordially invited companies from Zhongzhou City and even the entire province and nation to come and explore investment opportunities.

Once Xu Qianli finished speaking, the room fell silent.

Everyone knew this guy was no simple character, but they hadn’t expected him to be so bold. To promote Qingshan Town at an investment fair held in Zhongzhou City was quite a move.

It was just a small place, after all. Was it really as promising as he said? Did it truly have such significant investment potential?

Wasn’t Qingshan Town an impoverished backwater? Xu Qianli was painting such a rosy picture—wasn’t he afraid of overselling it?

Just as everyone pondered in silence, suddenly someone spoke up.

"Based on my understanding of Qingshan Town, the place does indeed have excellent natural scenery. If one were to truly seize the opportunity and invest, I believe there could be a substantial return, and not just short-term, but long-term too."

"Secretary Xu, when exactly is this Qingshan Town investment promotion event? I must make sure to attend!"

"If the projects are really good, I wouldn’t dare claim too much, but I can surely invest eight or ten billion."

The voice was a woman’s. Upon hearing it, the crowd looked towards the source and quickly identified the speaker.

When they saw who it was, their expressions turned grim.

Damn, it was her, Fan Yao, the wealthiest person in Zhongzhou City!

Fan Yao was renowned in Zhongzhou City for her shrewd vision and formidable business skills. Now worth several tens of billions, she was a top-tier magnate and a legend in Zhongzhou City’s business community.

Such a notable figure publicly expressing her willingness to invest in Qingshan Town—could it be that the town really had development prospects?

Or could it be that Xu Qianli knew her personally, had arranged a deal with her beforehand, and had her act as a shill here?

Xu Qianli also recognized Fan Yao.

He saw that this woman appeared to be in her late twenties, but she was probably well-maintained; her actual age must be much older, probably over thirty.

She was petite, standing just a little over 1.4 meters tall, and that was in high heels.

Though not tall, her appearance was quite striking—her face was small and pretty with a distinctly feminine charm, her figure slender, but her chest was exaggeratedly large, the top of her red bodycon off-shoulder dress was stretched tight, drawing the eye with its pronounced shape.

Petite yet curvaceous, she exuded femininity, and her poised stance gave off an elegant allure, making her a pleasant sight to behold.

Noticing Xu Qianli looking her way, Fan Yao gave him a slight smile, her dimpled cheeks adding an immensely charming touch as she did.

Xu Qianli was baffled. Here was the wealthiest woman in Zhongzhou City, not only endorsing him publicly but also smiling at him—and such a beautiful smile at that. Her eyes seemed to hold a message.

Weird, what could she possibly want?

Before Xu Qianli could figure it out, Fan Yao took the initiative to approach and took his hand.

"Secretary Xu, I’ve long heard of your reputation. It’s truly my pleasure to meet you today."

"Without going into details, just based on your character alone, I believe everything you’ve said is true."

"Moreover, I’ve visited Qingshan Town more than once. I can’t tell you how much I love the natural scenery there. If a place like that were developed, it would definitely attract a lot of tourists and bring in amazing returns."

"This time I’m seizing the opportunity of Secretary Xu’s investment promotion event in Qingshan Town to invest in several projects, so I’ll be counting on Secretary Xu’s support."

Fan Yao was incredibly enthusiastic, so much so that Xu Qianli was a little overwhelmed.

This petite woman, whose net worth was far from small and who held significant influence in Zhongzhou City, was not only warm on the surface, but she also quietly scratched his palm with her fingernails.

Xu Qianli thought to himself, what in the world was going on here? He had never met her before, let alone had any disagreements with her. Why was she acting this way towards him?

While he was perplexed, Xu Qianli made a show of readily agreeing on the surface and promised to provide Fan Yao with the best investment opportunities.

Fan Yao got a satisfying response and smoothly asked for Xu Qianli’s contact information. They added each other as friends, and then she sent him a message.

As Xu Qianli checked his phone, he saw the message read: "Stinky man, go die. I’ll cut you into a thousand pieces, skin you alive, flay you, dismember you, grind your bones to dust..."

Looking at the message and then back at Fan Yao, who was still smiling at him, Xu Qianli was indescribably speechless.

How could this woman act so warm and friendly on the surface and send such a message in private? What the hell was this about?

Had he somehow offended her without realizing it?

Impossible. He had never even seen her before, let alone offended her.

Before Xu Qianli could figure out what was going on, Fan Yao sent another message.

"Just you wait, I’ll show you how I’ll deal with you. I’ll utterly destroy you, bastard!"

With a chuckle at the message, Xu Qianli opened his arms wide and embraced Fan Yao tightly.

"I really appreciate it, President Fan. It turns out you’ve been wanting to invest in Qingshan Town for a while, and you’ve even set your sights on several places, already preparing nearly two billion yuan in funding."

"Rest assured, the places you mentioned, I’ll definitely put them up for grabs at the investment conference. If you can secure the projects, President Fan, I guarantee to go all out to give you the green light in every aspect and ensure the projects run smoothly."

"Thank you, President Fan, for your strong support for the economic development of Qingshan Town. With a big boss like you—the Golden Phoenix—descending on Qingshan Town, why would we worry about not being able to develop?"

"Also, you said in your message that you find me a bit handsome and would like to be friends with me, which is absolutely no problem. I, Xu Qianli, love making friends, and from now on, we’re good friends, brothers even."

As soon as Xu Qianli finished speaking, the whole room was in an uproar.

What? Fan Yao had long been prepared to invest in Qingshan Town, even ready with a full two billion yuan?

Given Fan Yao’s discerning investment eye, if she was interested in Qingshan Town, it surely meant it had great investment potential.

Suddenly, many businessmen felt a stirring in their hearts, wanting to go see Qingshan Town for themselves, to find out if it really had investment value.

Even more astonishingly, Fan Yao claimed Xu Qianli was handsome and wanted to befriend him. No one expected this beautiful female boss to be so bold and direct—to hit on a handsome guy right away, which was really unexpected.

Many women also looked at Xu Qianli, thinking the guy was indeed quite handsome, brimming with masculine charm, and even possessing an elegant air, quite pleasant to look at. No wonder Fan Yao had taken a fancy to him.

Fan Yao, being held in Xu Qianli’s arms, was dumbstruck.

Dammit, when did I ever say you were handsome and that I wanted to be your friend?

When did I say I wanted to invest two billion yuan in Qingshan Town?

And what’s with holding me so tightly? This is the first time in my life I’ve been held by a man, for goodness’ sake.

Stop it, I can barely breathe.