Only after being reborn did I realize how fascinating the world of the rich is.

Time soon came to 2010.

With the real estate market booming last year, funds from all sectors poured into the real estate market, prompting the government to introduce the strictest real estate restriction policy in history—purchase restrictions.

After the purchase restriction policy was introduced, only people with local household registration were eligible to buy houses. The down payment for a family's second home was also increased from 30% to 60%. As a result, the bank's leverage ratio was reduced to less than twice.

The first cities to implement these restrictions were Beijing and Shanghai, two top-tier cities. Following them, other first-tier cities across the country introduced purchase restriction policies, primarily aimed at curbing speculation in the housing market.

Sure enough, the policy was remarkably effective. The surge in domestic housing prices was immediately curbed, and the enthusiasm of wealthy people to speculate on real estate was quickly dampened.

Secretary Li's transfer order has been issued. After receiving the news from Xu Lei, his secretary quickly arranged a meeting between Secretary Li and Li Xiaofeng to finalize the investment details.

Having already interacted with Li Xiaofeng a few times before, Secretary Li had some understanding of Li Xiaofeng's personality. After the two met, Secretary Li didn't exchange many pleasantries and went straight to the point.

"Mr. Li, I heard that you are willing to invest in SD Province in the north. On behalf of the people of SD Province, I thank you. If you have any difficulties, please feel free to let me know."

Secretary Li was very clear-headed and sensible, knowing that the tone of this conversation was friendly cooperation between the two sides, rather than an order from a superior to a subordinate.

Therefore, since it is a collaboration, if Li Xiaofeng meets his conditions and needs, then it is only right and proper for him to provide Li Xiaofeng with some convenient conditions within the scope of his authority.

What's more important to Secretary Li is that if everyone can have a pleasant experience working together this time, there will definitely be more opportunities for in-depth cooperation in the future.

Li Xiaofeng is definitely a powerful entrepreneur, with a net worth of over 10 billion yuan. Gaining his support would be like having a huge political achievement package, which would be very beneficial to Secretary Li's future career.

Hearing Secretary Li speak so sincerely and frankly, Li Xiaofeng didn't stand on ceremony and said with a smile, "For us business people, the biggest difficulty is definitely the difficulty in obtaining funds."

As you know, the real estate market has been booming in the past two years, with most of the capital flowing into it. Banks also prefer to lend to real estate companies, making it extremely difficult for those of us in manufacturing to obtain funding!

"Besides the factory, do you have any other collateral?"

"Of course, to be honest, in order to keep up with the trend of the times, I also invested a large sum of money in real estate two years ago."

The net value of this real estate property reached 180 billion yuan last year, but only 60 billion yuan was loaned out. According to the bank's lending policy, there is at least another 60 to 80 billion yuan of loan space available.

Li Xiaofeng revealed his financial situation to Secretary Li, partly to give him a heads-up so he could secure more loans, and partly to demonstrate his capabilities and earn the other party's respect.

Sometimes, someone's politeness towards you doesn't necessarily mean they respect you; it might just be that they're well-mannered. But when you truly possess enough strength, you'll earn the respect of others.

Secretary Li looked somewhat surprised, then smiled and said, "Mr. Li's investment acumen is indeed remarkable. The year before last was when housing prices were at their lowest."

Li Xiaofeng put on a helpless look and said in a very humble tone, "No, that was just a coincidence. I originally thought I had made enough money, so I cashed out all the listed company and the real estate I owned, planning to retire early."

Who would have thought that an economic crisis would suddenly strike, driving down asset prices so quickly? It completely baffled me. For a businessman, the biggest principle is that it's a fool not to make money.

So, tempted by money, I went back to my old ways, investing my money in the real estate market again and even buying back my company.

Secretary Li said irritably, "You young people these days are really hard to understand. You're not even 30 yet and you're already thinking about retirement. What are we old men supposed to do?"

"Haha, Secretary Li, you're not old at all. At your age, you're full of experience and still going strong!"

"By the way, as far as I know, you're not married yet!"

Upon hearing Secretary Li's words, Li Xiaofeng's heart skipped a beat: Could he be trying to play matchmaker for me and introduce me to someone?

You have to understand that someone of Secretary Li's rank would definitely introduce girls to him who are the children of high-ranking officials within the system.

Girls in this day and age are already being treated like fairies, and these girls are even more arrogant and unapproachable. They might even be from the Li family, which would be a disaster for them.

With so many beautiful and capable women around him, Li Xiaofeng couldn't bear to give up even one of them, let alone give up them all—that was impossible.

Besides, he worked hard his whole life to earn a huge fortune, and now someone's going to take half of it away with just a marriage certificate? Who has the nerve to do that? Not even the daughter of the King of Heaven.

Li Xiaofeng had long planned this; he was basically destined to be unmarried in this life. Now that he was reborn and had access to a vast amount of resources, there was no need for him to be bound by marriage.

So Li Xiaofeng said with a grin, "I'm not married, that's true. But I have to tell you the truth: I'm a scumbag when it comes to women. I have a lot of women around me, and I'm very promiscuous."

"Any woman who's with me will be unlucky. I can't offer them marriage, at most I can offer money and some resources. If they can't accept that, we can part ways amicably in the future."

Secretary Li smiled and shook his head, saying in a slightly annoyed tone, "Xiaofeng, it's not surprising that someone as young and capable as you is easily tempted by external influences."

But everyone needs to settle down and start a family, right? You need a reliable person by your side to help manage the household and the family line to continue, don't you think?

Unbeknownst to them, Secretary Li had already changed how he addressed Li Xiaofeng, as if he had come to regard him as one of his own.

“Secretary Li, times have changed. This era is more civilized and open. We can continue the Li family line even without getting married. My women have already given birth to my children.”

As for reliable people, human nature can't withstand the test. There's no such thing as a truly reliable person. Just because someone has good character doesn't mean they're reliable. Maybe they haven't had the opportunity, or the external temptations haven't been strong enough.