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"As for the reason, David and I felt that area had great development potential and could be developed into a large, modern commercial district, integrating shopping, tourism, and dining..."

Ye Ruyan spoke eloquently, slowly revealing her business blueprint to everyone.

"Sister Ruyan's idea is excellent. The Eighth District has been the most lagging area in Jingzhou for many years. If it can be developed and transformed, it will greatly benefit the image of the entire Jingzhou. No wonder the Governor's Office agreed so readily."

"However, demolishing the Eighth District is no easy task. Both funding and local coordination are very difficult..."

A look of realization flashed across Qin Wanqing's beautiful eyes, and she nodded.

For Jingzhou, where the economy is becoming increasingly prosperous, the area in the Eighth District is not exactly a malignant tumor, but it is definitely a "major problem".

The reason why it hasn't been demolished all these years is actually quite simple.

The amount of funds required is staggering!

The Eighth District not only occupies a huge area, but the homeowners are all genuine old Jingzhou people.

Leaving aside other aspects, these people are absolutely the most greedy in Jingzhou.

It's no exaggeration to say that in the Eighth District, the term "holdout" doesn't just apply to any one or two households, but to almost the entire Eighth District!

They kept those old houses, just waiting for the relocation.

Moreover, the prices they ask for are increasingly outrageous, and their exploitative practices are even more ruthless than those of the developers. How can they possibly develop anything under these circumstances?

Over the years, many people have considered demolishing the Eighth District, but they all gave up in the end.

The governor's office encouraged the wealthy families of Jingzhou to make this happen and offered many preferential conditions, but it still came to nothing.

Because some developers have done a careful calculation: if the relocation conditions proposed by the homeowners in District 8 are met, even if the entire land in District 8 is filled with 88-story high-rise buildings, the cost will not be recovered, let alone a profit!

This is assuming that housing prices will continue to rise; otherwise, you might lose your underwear.

As a result, the developers in Jingzhou began to keep their distance from the Eighth District.

Anyway, let whoever wants to touch it touch it; I'd rather die than touch it.

But now that Ye Ruyan has just returned from abroad, she is preparing to take over this hot potato, which is undoubtedly a very strange thing.

It's understandable that Ye Ruyan and Jiang Dawei might not be aware of the situation in Jingzhou because they have been living abroad for many years.

But how could the Ye family not know how deep the water was in the Eighth District? Could they just stand by and watch Ye Ruyan drown?

"Funding isn't a problem; David's family has the financial strength to provide it. As for other aspects, I believe there are always more solutions than problems, aren't there?"

Ye Ruyan said nonchalantly.

"Since you're so confident, Sister Ruyan, I'll definitely help you."

Qin Wanqing smiled and couldn't help but glance at Jiang Dawei, wondering which foreign conglomerate he came from, given his immense wealth.

As far as he knew, there seemed to be no Jiang family conglomerates overseas, but there was a Jiang family in Shanghai, which was ranked as one of the seven great families along with the Wang family.

Whether in terms of wealth or power, it ranks first not only in Shanghai, but also among the top in the entire country.

Compared to the powerful families of Jingzhou, they are merely junior.

So, is this David Chiang related to the Chiang family in Shanghai?

Qin Wanqing couldn't make a judgment for the time being, so she could only ask Chu Qian to investigate properly later.

During this period of time, the busiest person among her subordinates was probably Assistant Chu.

They investigate this and that, there's basically no time to rest.

"With your words of comfort, sister-in-law, I'm relieved. Come on, let me toast you. We sisters must drink to our hearts' content today, until we're both drunk!"

Ye Ruyan picked up her wine glass, smiling just as happily.

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"You agreed way too quickly, didn't you?"

After finishing their meal and leaving the Ye family home, Ye Bai finally couldn't help but look at Qin Wanqing and ask her a question.

He originally had no interest in getting involved in business matters, but Ye Ruyan's sudden decision to develop District 8 made him think of the Zhao family.

Based on the information he had previously obtained, the Zhao family was clearly also very interested in that piece of land in District Eight.

This made him wonder if there might be some connection between the two.

"What? Isn't that your good sister? Don't you want me to help her?"

Qin Wanqing's face flushed red, and she looked quite surprised.

Ye Bai was speechless. He had to admit that these women were really drama queens, and their thought processes were definitely beyond his comprehension.

When they first met, the two were at each other's throats, looking like mortal enemies, arguing back and forth as much as they wanted to.

But by the end of the meal, Qin Wanqing and Ye Ruyan had suddenly become best friends again, almost to the point of killing a chicken, drawing its blood, burning incense, and becoming sworn sisters on the spot.

The two ended up drinking an entire bottle of red wine, both becoming quite tipsy.

Ye Bai stopped the suggestion to open another bottle; otherwise, Qin Wanqing would probably have been carried home again, just like last time.

"By the way, tell me the truth, is there really something going on between you and Ye Ruyan? I always feel like her feelings for you aren't the same as her feelings for her younger brother."

Seeing that Ye Bai remained silent, Qin Wanqing suddenly leaned closer, her eyes, as bright as stars, now sparkling with curiosity.

Because they were so close, Ye Bai could even smell the alcohol emanating from Qin Wanqing's breath.

But it doesn't smell bad at all; in fact, it has a sweet aroma.

"...What could possibly happen between her and me! Miss Qin, you're supposed to be an educated person, can't you stop thinking so filthy?"

Ye Bai felt another surge of urge to stuff a big, thick sausage into Qin Wanqing's rosy little mouth.

Why does such a beautiful girl have to have a mouth?

They're always suspecting him of having an affair with this person or that person.

It was one thing for them to slander him in the past by saying he had ambiguous relationships with girls like Zhu Daji and Han Mengmeng, but now they've even started to suspect Ye Ruyan. It's a shame his brain is so filthy; he should be writing erotic novels instead.

Wait a minute, something's not right. How could someone like me, who's not interested in women, possibly know about erotic novels?

Ye Bai fell into deep self-doubt.

"Impossible! You have to trust a woman's intuition; a sixth sense is very accurate!"

Qin Wanqing started shouting, firmly convinced that there was something wrong between Ye Bai and Ye Ruyan.

"...You're really wasting your talent if you don't write those cheesy, melodramatic scripts."

Ye Bai was exhausted, but he couldn't be bothered to argue with a drunk woman.

"By the way, you should be careful of that David Chiang in the future, and try to stay away from him."

Qin Wanqing ignored Ye Bai's teasing and continued speaking to herself.

"What's wrong with David Chiang again? Is he in danger?"

Ye Bai was now quite curious. He had observed the other person before, but no matter how he looked at it, he seemed to be an ordinary person.

"Whether it's dangerous for others is hard to say, but it's definitely dangerous for you."

Qin Wanqing said with a somewhat strange expression.

Ye Bai asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Qin Wanqing chuckled and said, "I suspect that David Chiang's sexual orientation is abnormal, that he's gay, and he might have his eye on you!"

"Fuck!"

Ye Bai shuddered, and the hairs on his body stood on end instantly.