After being reborn, the young master returned to his village and led his wife and daughters to prosp

The news that the second son of the Lin family was getting married and engaged quickly spread throughout the village.

Generally, engagements don't involve inviting too many people; just two tables of relatives from the same family are enough.

The elderly couple invited some of their close relatives in the village. As for the Xie family, it was basically just their extended family. After a rough calculation, there were less than thirty people, enough for three tables!

"Third brother, should we find the people for the seating or should you arrange it?"

In rural areas, banquets are usually organized by local restaurants, and if it's in the countryside, they can even provide door-to-door service.

However, since it is my second brother's wedding, which only happens once in a lifetime, and now that the family has some money, Lin Fan plans to make it a good occasion and hold a banquet in the county town.

"Dad, I'll take care of this!"

"I'll arrange for a bus to come to the village, pick everyone up, and we'll all go to the county town together!"

Upon hearing this, the whole family smiled.

These days, if someone has a wedding banquet and can hold it in the county town, and even have a bus come to pick them up, that's a very prestigious thing.

"Alright, alright, then I'll leave it to you, third brother. You'd better keep a close eye on things and don't delay!"

"Don't worry, Dad!"

The next day, after arriving in the county town, Lin Fan went directly to the small restaurant he used to frequent.

When the proprietress saw Lin Fan, she greeted him with a smile, "Isn't this Brother Lin? It's been a long time since you've been here. What brings you here today?"

Lin Fan looked at the proprietress and said with a smile, "Proprietress, I've come to discuss something with you today."

"My second brother is getting engaged, and there will definitely be a wedding banquet. I'd like you to help arrange two or three tables. What do you think?"

Ordinary small restaurants definitely couldn't handle this job, but Lin Fan knew that the restaurant's owner was quite capable and should be able to manage it in the future. Moreover, the restaurant's food was very good, which would make them proud.

"Is Brother Lin's second brother getting engaged?"

"Congratulations!"

"I can handle wedding banquets, but the price will probably be a bit higher. After all, you know that if I were to handle your wedding banquet, my regular business would inevitably be affected."

The proprietress is a straightforward person; she put her point out upfront.

Lin Fan waved his hand casually and said, "As for the price, madam, just name your price. I only have one requirement: it must be plentiful and the portions must be large. It doesn't matter if it's a little expensive, but we absolutely cannot let everyone go hungry!"

After all, most of the people who came to the banquet that day were men from the countryside with big appetites. If they didn't get enough to eat, they might gossip behind their backs.

"Haha, don't worry, Brother Lin, the portions are definitely generous. Eight cold dishes, eight hot dishes, four flat plates, and four small bowls. This is the highest standard I can make. What do you think?"

"If possible, you can just give us eighty yuan for this table, and two hundred and forty yuan for all three tables!"

Twenty-four dishes for eighty yuan, averaging less than four yuan per dish.

This price is very reasonable!

Lin Fan nodded directly and said, "Okay, it's settled then. The date is in two days, around 11 a.m. I'll bring my people over then. Please take good care of things, boss lady!"

"Alright, Brother Lin, don't worry, we're old acquaintances now, I definitely won't let you down!"

After paying a deposit of one hundred yuan, Lin Fan left.

With the banquet arrangements complete, all that's left is to wait. Two days later, after the engagement banquet is officially held, they and the Xie family will be one family!

……

Ye Family, Liangshan County.

These past two days, Ye Fuhai has been frequently at home, seemingly always busy.

In the afternoon, dragging his weary body home, Ye Tian couldn't help but approach his father and ask with concern, "Dad, what have you been doing these past few days?"

"I haven't seen you eating at home for a long time. Is there some trouble at the factory? Tell me and I'll see if there's anything I can do to help."

Hearing Ye Tian's words, Ye Fuhai felt a little more relaxed despite his busy and tired state of mind.

Although his son was sometimes unreliable and made him very dissatisfied, he was at least sensible most of the time and could provide emotional support to his family.

"It's nothing, it's just that we've encountered some trouble with business expansion recently."

Seeing that Ye Fuhai was unwilling to say more to him, Ye Tian could only purse his lips and not ask any further questions.

Just then, Wang Shuping, who was standing to the side, frowned and asked, "Old Ye, is the land in the provincial capital still not approved?"

Ye Fuhai shook his head and sighed, "There are quite a few people eyeing that piece of land. I've already contacted Director He of the Provincial Land Bureau."

“I brought him two cases of Moutai and 10,000 yuan, but he didn’t accept them.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Shuping frowned even more deeply.

"Confiscated... I heard that this Director He is always a model official in the provincial capital, known for his volatile temper and selflessness. I originally thought that was a reputation he had deliberately cultivated, but I didn't expect it to be true!"

Two cases of Moutai plus 10,000 yuan is already a very generous offer.

Most people would find it hard to resist such a temptation. Regardless of whether the matter can be accomplished, they would at least accept the gift.

Director He actually refused the gift, which shows his attitude. In all his years of doing business and having dealt with many officials, this was the first time he had encountered such a truly good official who put the people first.

"What should I do?"

"Only by acquiring that piece of land can our business truly expand into the provincial capital. It's because we don't have our own factory in the provincial capital that every time we cooperate with those big companies, they worry that we can't supply goods on time and in the required quantity, so they refuse. This time, we have to acquire it no matter what."

Wang Shuping spoke with a worried expression.

The Ye family is already one of the wealthiest merchants in the entire Liangshan County. It can be said that they hold most of the cloth business in Liangshan County and the surrounding small towns.

However, human greed is insatiable. They were not satisfied with this and wanted to go further and develop in the provincial capital.

However, every time the big companies in the provincial capital discussed cooperation, they refused to cooperate with them as soon as they heard that their local factory was located in such a small place as Liangshan County.

This time, they plan to open a new factory in the provincial capital.

To complete this plan, in addition to financial support, the most indispensable element is land.

They had their eyes on a prime piece of land in the provincial capital, a very suitable location right next to a river, but unfortunately, the land use rights currently belonged to the government.

There are only two ways to acquire such land: one is for the government to put out a tender with a price, and for interested businessmen to bid on it themselves, with the highest bidder winning.