Suddenly, the town mayor and the party secretary felt that none of the dishes on the table tasted good. Their eyes were shining, but not at the delicious food; they were shining with anticipation for their own bright future.

They were overjoyed by the prospects described by Su Xiaonuan. Every time they went to the county or city for a meeting, the leaders above would give orders to all the grassroots cadres, telling them to find ways to lead the people to prosperity. But they really had no ideas.

Even in Xiaolong Village, this model village, they still benefited from Su Xiaonuan's achievements; otherwise, they would have been overwhelmed and unable to lead everyone to prosperity.

It was definitely worth the trip!

This meal was totally worth it!

Su Xiaonuan was eloquent at drinking parties, and just when the police station chief thought it was no longer his business, Xiaonuan toasted him again, saying, "Chief, it's your turn this time."

The director's inner monologue: Why is it my turn? I can't help you with anything. You need the mayor and secretary's help, what use am I to you? Why should I offer you this toast?

"What are you standing there for?" The Party Secretary quietly nudged the dazed director. "Comrade Su is toasting you."

"Oh." The director picked up his wine glass as if in a dream. He was the one with the lowest alcohol tolerance at the table. Looking at such a large glass of wine, no matter how good the health wine was, he would only take a small sip and never dare to drink too much.

"You weren't scared, were you?" the town mayor chuckled.

"Who would be scared?" The director glared at Gu Xuefeng.

"Thank you, Director, for leading the team to catch the fugitive who infiltrated Laojun Mountain. Thank you for your swift action in solving the case and catching that murderer, Xu Honglin. Thank you for not being bribed by Xie Zhi's sweet talk and for giving me justice," Su Xiaonuan said earnestly. "If it weren't for your fairness and integrity, I would have been burned at the stake as a witch long ago."

"That's outrageous! That's outrageous! All these things you mentioned were my job. You helped me solve every single case. I should be thanking you, not you thanking me!" the police chief shouted anxiously.

"I was talking about assistance. Without the director's assistance and cooperation, I would have been unable to accomplish these things on my own. Of course, I should thank you, so I must express my respect to you."

Since things had come to this point, the director had no choice but to clink glasses with her and drink the rest of the glass.

Gu Xuefeng pointed at Su Xiaonuan. "You, at such a young age, are like a seasoned veteran. You're good at everything. You're the first person to make our director drink so much. He's never drunk like this before. If he gets drunk, we'll have to take him home."

"Ah, you get drunk like this?"

"Getting drunk."

"Then, Director, while you're still lucid, I'll get straight to the point." How could Su Xiaonuan possibly ask for a favor for no reason?

"Go on," the director said, his face turning bright red after downing a glass of wine.

“Before the militia company officially takes up its posts, you need to send a few policemen to Xiaolong Village to maintain order. In the past few days, there have been many burglaries in Xiaolong Village. If this continues, the villagers will live in fear, which will also affect their work, and if their work is affected, it will affect the quality of their products…”

Before she could finish speaking, Li Yuehua and Ding Xiang immediately chimed in, "Yes, we need to send people to protect everyone's property and personal safety."

If Su Xiaonuan continues speaking like this, the town mayor and party secretary will probably get restless, and if this continues, it will directly affect the leaders' performance records.

"Okay..." The director trailed off, then slumped onto the table and closed his eyes.

"Both leaders, you heard that. When he wakes up, make sure he sends someone over to take over as soon as possible," Su Xiaonuan said seriously. "This matter cannot be taken lightly. It would be terrible if someone came to the winery to cause trouble."

The two leaders patted their chests and assured them that there was no problem and that they would take care of it.

The matter has finally been resolved.

Su Xiaonuan was finally able to sit down quietly and started eating with her chopsticks in hand.

Xiao Moran stared at her as she ate, thinking to himself, "This woman can really hold her liquor. She's drunk so much and she's not even hurt."

"Hey Mr. Xiao, with so many people here, stop gazing at your wife with such affection," Gu Xuefeng finally got to the point. "You're such a big boss, and you actually kept it a secret from everyone. If Mayor Wang hadn't told us, we wouldn't have known that the famous Warmth brand mattress was your product. You kept it a secret pretty well, didn't you?"

"I didn't mean to hide it from everyone; I wanted to give the child's mother a surprise," Xiao Moran said truthfully.

"Is that so?" Gu Xuefeng chuckled. "You two are quite interesting."

“The town mayor is really interesting.” Having met many people in the business world, Xiao Moran could tell at a glance that the other party wanted something from him. “Just say what you want, no need to beat around the bush.”

"Good, I love your straightforwardness, you two." Gu Xuefeng slammed his hand on the table. "Our county is having an investment promotion and networking event, and we hope Mr. Xiao will attend. Of course, we don't necessarily need you to invest, just to make up the numbers and bring some face to our town. We hope Mr. Xiao will grant us this invitation."

“No problem.” Xiao Moran agreed without hesitation.

Gu Xuefeng and the Party Secretary were both extremely excited, and they stood up at the same time to toast Xiao Moran.

They thought it would take some persuasion to convince Xiao Moran, which was completely unexpected. After all, Xiao Moran's company was in the provincial capital, outside their jurisdiction. Giving them face was a favor, and not giving them face was also their right.

With both sides' wishes fulfilled, it was time to feast. Chen Hao asked Zhao Xiaoying to reheat the dishes.

After Aunt Hua brought all the reheated dishes to the table, she returned to the kitchen and whispered to Zhang Yulan, "Sister-in-law, you are so lucky! Your son is successful, and your daughter-in-law is a woman of exceptional talent. Look at Xiao Nuan's performance at the banquet just now. She held her own even when the men were at the table. She is truly amazing."

They were all secretly watching the outside commotion from behind the door, so they knew everything that had just happened at the dinner table.

"Yes, Xiaonuan is truly a heroine, she really makes us women proud," Zhao Xiaoying said excitedly. "Whoever says women are useless, if anyone says we women are useless again, I'll smear their mouths with mud."

“Xiao Nuan said she wants to set up two factories, and we will invest in shares according to the number of people in our family.” Zhang Yulan’s mind was on this. “There are six people in our family. How much money will we need to invest? I must invest this money, and then we will receive dividends at the end of each year.”

"Sister-in-law, Mo Ran is a big boss, and Xiao Nuan is a boss too. Do you really care about that little bit of profit?" Aunt Hua said with a smile. "They could easily earn more than that little bit of profit just by plucking a hair."

“That’s right, Mo Ran and Xiao Nuan might not be interested in that investment,” Zhao Xiaoying said.

“I’ll invest this money,” Zhang Yulan said. “I have some money saved up. I originally planned to use it to prepare a dowry for Moxi. She’s going to take the college entrance exam and won’t get married for several years. I’ll use it to invest first, and then prepare a dowry for her when I make money later.”

"Sister-in-law, so you had a backup plan all along?" Aunt Hua leaned closer. "How much money do you have?"

"Not much," Zhang Yulan said softly. "Don't shout."