Secretary Wu narrowed his eyes and looked her over again. "May I ask your name, ma'am?"
"Song! My name is Song Ning!"
"Boss Song! Are you really interested in the farmland in our commune?"
"Yes! I'm very serious about it!"
"Good! Please have a seat here. I need to check the relevant policies, and I'll get back to you shortly!"
Secretary Wu turned and hurried away.
Before long, a commune member wearing a Gold Plaque and an apron came over to replace the pot of herbal tea at their little table.
Yu Zhengyang lowered his voice and asked Song Ning, "Ning! Are you buying farmland?"
Song Ning also spoke quietly. "I'd like to! But current policy doesn't allow land sales. Leasing it will do!"
"Does the farmland here... yield more than ours?"
"That's right!" Song Ning replied firmly.
About half an hour passed before Secretary Wu finally returned, beaming.
"Boss Song! Since there's no precedent for this, the discussions took a little time. Please follow me!"
Song Ning and the others followed Secretary Wu into the commune office in the back.
Several of the commune's officials were there.
Only after making the introductions did Secretary Wu explain, "Here's the situation. We've secured approval on the policy side! We can process the paperwork under the city's relevant policies. However, our commune doesn't currently have a map of designated plots for you to choose from!
"We discussed it and thought we could have someone drive you around in a little while. Once you've picked a plot, or told us roughly how much land you need, we can measure it on-site. How does that sound?"
Song Ning waved a hand. "There's no need to go to all that trouble! Your commune's map will do!"
"Oh! You'd like to get an idea of the