"Actually, I've always supported your plan. It's just that someone came up with a more reasonable suggestion... I mean, one that could multiply the government's revenue several times over. And with people higher up putting in a word, I couldn't reject it for no reason."
"But you could have discussed it with me," Yang Yuxin said expressionlessly. "Instead, you didn't even give me a heads-up, as if you were afraid people would think you had something to do with Epoch... Do you think that was appropriate?"
What was inappropriate about it? Still, at a time like this, he could only speak with a bitter smile. "I just wanted to get some real work done... Oh, right. Now that I'm supporting you, Old Zhou might change his mind again."
The Old Zhou he meant was, of course, Chairman Zhou.
Yang Yuxin, however, did not pay attention to that.
She merely said, "If anyone else wants to support that side, remember to let me know. No problem, right?"
Mayor Xiang thought for a moment, then slowly nodded. "I'll have my secretary stay in touch with Epoch's people... How does that sound?"
Having worked out their next response, the mayor finally left Luohua Manor.
After Mayor Xiang returned, he raised Luohua Manor's demands and stated that if they truly could not reach an agreement, they should consider the government's image. They could not simply seize land whenever they wanted. Otherwise... they might as well carry out the operation somewhere else.
However, his guess was completely correct. Chairman Zhou voiced his opposition again, saying that while the government's image mattered, they could not let businessmen casually make demands of the government—trading four square kilometers for twenty square kilometers was an outrageous demand!
Chairman Zhou even said bluntly, "If we agree to such terms, we'll