Ye Zhao followed another path into the ancient city. This place was very close to the house she had just bought; it only took a few minutes to walk there. This small building wasn't as big as the two guesthouses. It was a small, detached wooden house with its own courtyard. Ye Zhao didn't plan to use it as a guesthouse; she intended to use it as a beverage shop, decorated in a unique style, which she thought would attract customers.

The renovation worker, a familiar face, greeted her with a smile, "Boss, you're here again today? I just finished the counter, come and see if it meets your requirements?"

"Yes, I'll go take a look and we can discuss any changes needed."

"Okay!"

As soon as Ye Zhao entered, she saw the newly installed counter. The wooden counter was carved with two patterns with strong ethnic minority styles, which looked very simple and unexpectedly pleasing.

She walked around the small building, discussed her ideas with her master, and then came out. As she came out, she ran into Ya Ya's mother, who also lived on Guihua Road.

"Don't you usually not go home at noon? Is something wrong today?" Ye Zhao asked.

Ya Ya's mother, Li Sha, runs a Hanfu shop in the ancient city, renting out Hanfu and doing makeup for customers. She is quite well-known in the ancient city because of her skillful hands.

Li Sha sighed and said, "Ya Ya has a bit of a cold. My mom is taking care of her at home, but I'm a little worried. I'll go back and check on her."

"How did you catch a cold in this weather? Is it serious?"

"It's not serious, but she's very clingy and insists that I go home to be with her."

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Kids only become clingy these days..."

Li Sha laughed and said, "That's why I'm back."

"By the way, have you heard...?"

"What?" Ye Zhao looked at her in confusion.

Li Sha continued, "I heard that a developer has come to the city and wants to develop our Shangyang Ancient City!"

Ye Zhao recalled the group of people she had just seen outside the city and replied, "Really? Where did you hear that from?"

Speaking of this, Li Sha's eyes lit up. She said, "The government people just came over with the developers. I took a peek from afar, and the guy leading them was really handsome. I wonder if it was him?"

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Who cares if it is or not? If it can be developed, it's a good thing. At least it will be more orderly."

What she said was true. There are many tourists and business people in Shangyang. Because it is undeveloped, only government staff are in charge of management. However, there are many and complicated things to deal with, and sometimes they simply cannot manage them all. For example, issues such as garbage collection, sanitation management, and maintaining public order cannot be managed by just a few staff members.

Li Sha agreed, saying, "That makes sense, but developing Shangyang requires some brains and money. Who knows if it will go smoothly?"

Ye Zhao wasn't very concerned about this matter. Whether or not there were developers, life went on, and business continued; it wasn't really her concern.

The two-story wooden house with a backyard was Ye Zhao and Yuanbao's home in Shangyang. When Yuanbao was not home, the house was very quiet and lonely, and Ye Zhao suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

She just came back for a quick look around, got a little bored, and decided to turn around and head towards the green fields again.

On the other side, Fei Ming sat next to Jiang Che and the others, talking about his investigation over the past few days.

He rarely had the chance to see Jiang Che, after all, he was the president of a group, and it was not easy for an ordinary employee like him to see him. Since he had a rare opportunity to show his abilities, he naturally did not want to miss it.

Jiang Che listened thoughtfully, then interrupted him after a moment, saying, "Let's stop here for today. Since we're already here, let's stay for a couple of days and see how things go."

Fei Ming paused for a moment, then replied, "Yes, President Jiang."

Jiang Che nodded and looked at Mu Xu beside him, asking, "Is everything arranged at the restaurant tonight?"

Since he is interested in developing Shangyang, he must maintain good relations with the local government. Moreover, since Jiashui has specially arranged for someone to receive him today, he should express his gratitude.

Mu Xu nodded and said, "Yes, it's all arranged. It's in the south of the ancient city."

Jiang Che nodded: "Okay, let's leave it at that for now. Go and rest, we'll talk again tonight."

"Yes, Mr. Jiang."

The group then got up and left the hotel conference room. Fei Ming walked at the back, and after watching Jiang Che walk away, he pulled Mu Xu aside and said with a worried look, "Brother Xu, did I say something wrong?"

Mu Xu smiled and said, "President Jiang, why are you being so petty? Besides, you didn't say anything wrong..."

Fei Ming asked in confusion, "I think President Jiang didn't seem to want to hear my work report just now..."

Upon hearing this, Mu Xu's smile widened. He said, "President Jiang just didn't get enough rest last night, so don't worry too much. Go back and get some rest; you have a social engagement tonight!"

Seeing him say that, Fei Ming finally felt a little relieved. After all, Mu Xu was Jiang Che's top right-hand man and knew Jiang's character best.

The afternoon passed quickly, and Fei Ming regained his composure and went to the dinner party with Jiang Che.

The restaurant was right next to the Green Fields where he used to live, so he knew the place well and kept introducing the surrounding features to Jiang Che along the way.

Yang Juan was helping guests with their luggage when she ran into Jiang Che and his group. She stared at Jiang Che, who was at the head of the group, for a moment, and only came to her senses when she heard Fei Ming's voice.

Fei Ming saw Yang Juan and asked with a smile, "Good afternoon, are you here to see the guests off?"

He saw Yang Juan just see two passengers with luggage off to their car.

Yang Juan glanced at Jiang Che subconsciously, smiled shyly, and said, "Um, what's going on here?"

Jiang Che glanced at her briefly before heading straight to the restaurant next door.

Fei Ming pointed in Jiang Che's direction and whispered, "I'm going to a dinner with the boss. I have something to do, so I'll be going now!"

Yang Juan glanced at Jiang Che and nodded, "Okay, you can go ahead and get busy."

After Fei Ming finished speaking, he quickly caught up with Jiang Che and the others, unaware that Yang Juan behind him turned around and ran into the guesthouse.

Wow! Fei Ming's boss is so handsome!

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhao did not stop pruning the flowers at all, but simply replied casually, "Is that so?"

Yang Juan's eyes lit up, and she couldn't wait to say, "Really, really! He's tall, handsome, and has a great presence. He's even more handsome than the celebrities on TV."

"It's not that exaggerated," Ye Zhao said, giving her an amused look. "Are you just infatuated? It's not that serious."

Yang Juan hurriedly said, "No exaggeration, no exaggeration, he's really good-looking, tall and handsome, and looks refined and elegant, simply amazing!"

Seeing Yang Juan's animated gestures, Ye Zhao shook her head helplessly. Yang Juan was used to being unable to move when she saw a handsome man, but this was the first time she had seen her so exaggerated. Ye Zhao was also a little curious about this handsome man, but only a little.