Huo Wenting looked at Lu Chengwen.
"Do you know how people in Xue City talk about you?"
"I do." Lu Chengwen smiled. "A profiteer, a heartless capitalist, uh... a perverted sex fiend, and... a bastard who bribes officials for obscene profits and sucks the blood of ordinary people? Fake charity too—supposedly donating government buildings, schools, parks... but actually using shady backroom dealings to rake in astronomical hidden profits..."
"They say you're a good man who sincerely builds homes for ordinary people." Huo Wenting cut him off and looked at Lu Chengwen.
Lu Chengwen froze, then looked up at Huo Wenting.
"No... that can't be right? My PR team must have paid them. Hey, that sort of thing is common. When your reputation gets bad, you spend some money to hire professional online shills to whitewash it! Great Sage Group even has its own shill team. They're paid very well, but their professional skills are worth the salary..."
"I investigated it myself." Huo Wenting interrupted him again.
Lu Chengwen was taken aback.
There were actually people in Xue City saying good things about me?
What was this woman up to? Why was she forcing the conversation in this direction?
Could this be a trap?
"Uh... I don't understand."
Huo Wenting sighed. "I looked into it. Chengwen District currently has more than two hundred thousand residents, and that number may double once the supporting facilities catch up."
"Oh."
"Many people who should have received housing long ago under the original policies not only moved into new homes, but the units were all larger than what they'd originally been promised. During the construction delays, Great Sage Group also subsidized their rent, transportation, and other expenses. They're very grateful to you."
"Uh..."
Lu Chengwen smiled. "Sis, it's not that your little brother here doesn't