After being reborn, I refused to be a sucker, and my whole family was dumbfounded.

Chapter 253

Lin Ling frowned, not understanding Zeng Fa's meaning.

Although he had deceived the Zeng family, he hadn't completely fallen out with them.

He said calmly, "Does my decision to build a factory block the Zeng family's path to wealth?"

"Could it be that your Zeng family also wants that piece of land in the northern suburbs of the city?"

Everyone present shook their heads and smiled.

"Mr. Lin, are you pretending to be stupid or do you really not know?"

“The Zeng family applied for that land several months ago.”

"President Lin, isn't this going too far in bullying the Zeng family?"

"Zeng Laosan, you can tolerate this, but I definitely can't."

Seeing everyone teasing him, Zeng Fa's face darkened even more: "Kid, I've already got my eye on that huge piece of land in the northern suburbs. I advise you not to snatch it from the tiger's mouth."

Lin Ling merely sneered upon hearing this.

Before long, the northern suburbs will be designated as an economic development zone by the authorities, and will be given very generous policy incentives.

Furthermore, the government will open a subway line there to facilitate the relocation of high-tech industries.

Develop the new riverside city.

Although it's just a wasteland now, and only a few bus lines pass by.

But it won't be long before it becomes a treasure trove.

Whichever company secures a prime piece of land early on will become incredibly wealthy, even if they only rent it out later.

Therefore, even if the opponent is the Zeng family, I cannot give up trying.

It's just unexpected that the Zeng family would be so lucky, like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse, and also set their sights on that piece of land in the northern suburbs.

Lin Ling shook his head slightly: "President Zeng, this isn't something you can just decide to do with your words and that piece of land will be yours."

"Since that land is still undeveloped, let's each rely on our own abilities."

Everyone was shocked, not expecting Lin Ling to actually be serious.

Even though he's currently riding high, how could he possibly be a match for the long-established Zeng family?

Zeng Fa was so angry he laughed: "You? I haven't even settled the score with you for what happened last time, and you're already plotting against my Zeng family again."

"I have to say, although you're ugly, you're dreaming." Lin Ling shook his head and smiled.

The group burst into laughter.

Zeng Fa was indeed extremely ugly, and his demeanor and actions were very lewd, but he was very clever and resourceful.

"Mayor Song, this kid has some nerve! He's clearly provoking the Zeng family!" Zeng Fa said indignantly. "You must treat everyone fairly."

"Over the years, my Zeng family has done our best for Nanzhou, even if we haven't made any significant contributions."

Mayor Song simply smiled, as if the matter at hand had nothing to do with him: "The Zeng family has indeed made many contributions to Nanzhou, but what I value more is your sincerity."

It means he'll help whoever gets the best hand.

Zeng Fa nodded with a forced smile: "The small Lingyun Group certainly can't compare to the sincerity of my Zeng family."

At this moment, the mayor's secretary whispered a few words in the mayor's ear, and the mayor stood up, took the microphone, and delivered his usual long-winded speech, finally thanking all the guests.

The next part was the unspoken gift-giving segment.

First, several prominent families sent gifts.

Rare antiques, precious medicinal herbs, and real estate from all over the world—it has everything.

But these were all implied in the words, not explicitly stated.

Zeng Fa also stood up, and with a smug look on his face, he said a lot of things praising the mayor's achievements, finally slowly saying, "On the outskirts of the capital of Australia, there is a Zeng family manor..."

"There are more than 30 Australian maids who meet the aesthetic standards of our countrymen. They are all under 18 years old and are all high-achieving students studying at the University of Metropolitan Australia. Moreover, a new batch is produced every year."

"That estate is also known locally as God's backyard."

He rambled on about this and that, ostensibly giving an introduction.

In reality, everyone knew perfectly well that the gift the Zeng family gave to the mayor was that manor, along with that group of beautiful young maids that everyone coveted.

Many people were drooling as they listened.

Even Lin Zhengguo was drooling with desire, wishing he could go to Australia right now to enjoy the services.

Lin Ling raised an eyebrow, somewhat tempted herself.

What man could resist such a gift? The Zeng family really went all out.

After Zeng finished speaking, he looked smug.

The reason for choosing to send an Australian estate was that the Zeng family learned that the mayor would be traveling to Australia on business trips to represent Nanzhou in discussing transnational cooperation.

Mayor Song Gui simply nodded: "Not bad."

That one sentence alone made everyone's eyes widen.

The mayor merely nodded slightly despite the numerous valuable gifts presented by the major families.

Now he's actually saying it's good.

This shows that the gift was sent and touched the heart of the mayor.