The medicinal ingredients required for the Shouyuan Pill were very expensive. Lu Fan called Hua Laoda and asked him to help procure them. As soon as he hung up, the phone rang again.
"Xiao Fan! The town mayor called, saying that leaders from above are coming for an inspection and guidance tour, and we need to host them," Wang Yan said on the phone.
"Inspection and guidance? What a load of nonsense! Where were they when Shilidaogou was too poor to afford pants? Now that we have money, they come to guide us? What guidance do we need? Just take them on a tour around the village and then send them packing!" Lu Fan said irritably.
"Xiao Fan! This... this doesn't seem right, does it?" Wang Yan said, sounding troubled.
"Then tell them you're too busy to host them. Let them wander around by themselves!" Lu Fan added.
"This is even worse than the last suggestion! Fine, I'm not talking to you anymore!" Wang Yan got angry and hung up the phone. If the town mayor had come with people, perhaps she could have fumbled through it. But people from above, those would definitely be county leaders. How could they not be received properly? Hmph!
Wang Yan had originally intended to host them at Lu Fan's villa, but it seemed Lu Fan wouldn't agree. Alright, then she would host them at the village branch. The so-called guidance work would involve preparing plenty of cigarettes, alcohol, and tea, and then having a meal.
Honk honk... honk honk... More than a dozen cars drove into Shilidaogou Village. Wang Yan greeted them at the village entrance and directly led the convoy to the front of the village branch.
Mayor Fu Changyuan, with his corpulent body, got out of the car and then hurried to the car behind, with a fawning smile, he invited a middle-aged man dressed in a blue suit out of the car.
"County Mayor Wang! This is our town's most prosperous village, Shilidaogou Village, which is currently building a villa district. If you visit again at this time next year, the scenery here will surely be different," Fu Changyuan said as he walked ahead.
As Wang Yan approached, Fu Changyuan ignored her and pushed her aside.
Mayor Wang glanced at the village branch of Shilidaogou Village, then turned to look at the entire village. The air here seemed exceptionally good! It carried a fresh, moist aura.
"Whose villa is that? It's so grand!" County Mayor Wang suddenly saw Lu Fan's villa and asked in surprise.
In fact, everyone had seen this villa when they entered the village. After all, the villa was too conspicuous. And it was super luxurious. County Mayor Wang was just pretending to have seen it for the first time.
"Oh! The owner of this villa is named Lu Fan. He is also the leader who has led the entire Shilidaogou Village and several surrounding villages towards prosperity," Fu Changyuan said hurriedly.
"Oh? We must meet such a person! He has money but doesn't forget his fellow villagers, and he leads the whole village to prosperity. He must be encouraged and praised!" County Mayor Wang immediately cleared his throat and said loudly.
"Wang Yan! Take County Mayor Wang to Lu Fan's house!" Fu Changyuan said with a cunning smile, turning to look at Wang Yan. Hmph! He had suffered a great loss here last time. Today... hehe!
"County Mayor Wang! Lu Fan is not only the leader of our village in achieving prosperity, but also the legal representative and chairman of Bufan Group! He is usually very busy with his work. Why don't you rest at the village branch for a while, and I'll call to see if the chairman has time!" Wang Yan saw the cunning look in Fu Changyuan's eyes and immediately walked over to County Mayor Wang.
"Is the chairman of Bufan Group very busy? Is he busier than me, the county mayor?" County Mayor Wang's expression turned cold.
Wang Yan smiled faintly, realizing that County Mayor Wang was angry, but since Lu Fan did not want this kind of superficial flattery, she couldn't do anything about it. "County Mayor Wang! Recently, Bufan Group's business has expanded to over a dozen provinces, cooperating with more than thirty star-rated hotels. Moreover, Bufan Group has no sales representatives; all business is handled by the chairman himself with his clients, so he naturally gets a bit busy."
"Wang Yan! As the village head, you can't even handle such a small matter. No matter how capable Lu Fan is, he's just a businessman. To not even show up when the county mayor visits, that's too arrogant!" Fu Changyuan shouted, pretending to be righteous.
Wang Yan was instantly annoyed. Damn it! They said they were coming for an inspection, but they haven't even looked at any work and are already picking a place. Is this because they think my village branch is too shabby and they want to find a good place to indulge themselves?!
"Mayor Fu! Then I'll call Lu Fan to ask!" Wang Yan said, walking aside to make a phone call.
"Hmph!" Fu Changyuan snorted coldly. That stinky woman made him suffer a great loss last time. How could he let her off easily?
A moment later, a stretched Rolls-Royce suddenly drove over.
"Manager Wang! The chairman wants you to drive to the city. We're out of soft-shelled turtles at home. Buy a few to make turtle soup!" A middle-aged man got out of the car and shouted at Wang Yan.
"Oh! Alright, I'll go right away!" Wang Yan replied, then turned to Fu Changyuan and said, "Mayor Fu! I can't help it. The chairman is eager to have a child recently and is a bit deficient in kidney function. I have to go buy him a couple of turtles to replenish him! Sigh! I'm paid to do this, after all. He pays me over ten thousand yuan a month! By the way, you can let someone else be the village head; I quit!"
After speaking, Wang Yan twisted her hips, got into the car, and drove away.
"Damn... driving a Rolls-Royce to buy groceries? Did I hear that wrong... no... did I see that wrong?" Among the convoy of over twenty cars, more than ten were Mercedes-Benz! But those were all official vehicles. Moreover, no one was so awesome as to drive a Rolls-Royce to buy groceries!
The most crucial point was that Wang Yan had left. What did this mean? No one was there to host them! How would this meal be handled today?
"Mayor Fu! What kind of mayor are you? You can't even arrange such a small matter properly!" County Mayor Wang glared at Fu Changyuan and said in a deep voice.
Fu Changyuan shivered all over. It seemed he was the one who had said that sentence just now.
"County Mayor Wang! Shilidaogou Village is mostly about vegetable cultivation, and there's not much to see. Why don't we go to Shiyidaogou Village? That village is entirely focused on animal husbandry and has also developed very well!" Mayor Fu said, quickly stepping forward.
"Hmph! Fine!" County Mayor Wang nodded angrily.
The convoy of over twenty cars immediately turned around and headed towards Shiyidaogou Village. As the convoy reached the village entrance of Shiyidaogou Village, a Bugatti sports car suddenly sped past. It zipped into the village.
"Whose car is that? Does anyone in the village drive such a ten-million-dollar sports car?"
The people in the convoy were all worldly and had seen countless luxury cars. They naturally recognized what a Bugatti was.
Honk honk... Suddenly, the sports car drove out again. There was an extra person in the car. It was none other than Li Mantang, the village head of Shiyidaogou Village!
"Li Mantang! Where are you going?" Fu Changyuan was completely bewildered. He jumped out of the car and shouted.
"Town Mayor! The chairman sent someone to pick me up for turtle soup!" Li Mantang waved his hand, and the Bugatti had already sped away.
"Damn it! Who's going to arrange for the county mayor now that you're leaving?" Fu Changyuan was so angry he almost jumped up.