That evening, the woman's clothing store owner contacted Guo Fengsheng, but this time her husband accompanied her on the phone.

After the woman repeatedly raised the price without success, the final price was settled at 50,000 yuan, and they agreed to go to the Housing and Construction Bureau the next afternoon to complete the transfer procedures.

In the morning, Lin Yifeng helped Guo Fengsheng withdraw the money, and in the afternoon, they successfully met with the owners of the two shops.

After paying the money and obtaining the necessary permits, Lin Yifeng successfully acquired two commercial shops.

After finishing this matter, Lin Yifeng planned to take Guo Fengsheng to get the other permits for the shop as well, and the two headed straight to the municipal government.

After signing in at the entrance, Lin Yifeng and Guo Fengsheng became somewhat irritated.

The two waited in the government's reception room for a full hour, but no government officials came to discuss the next steps of the procedures.

This left Lin Yifeng somewhat puzzled.

No matter what, Wallace and Mixue Ice Cream, which he currently owns, are leading enterprises in Makino City. Other places would love to curry favor with them when seeking investment.

On the contrary, Gongcheng, such a tiny place, is treated with such indifference.

In that hour, not a single government official was seen, not even a government employee.

Guo Fengsheng went out to inquire with some doubts, and the government staff's reply left him somewhat bewildered.

"Brother Feng, they told us to wait a moment. The county magistrate is receiving distinguished guests."

Guo Fengsheng frowned, his tone already showing some impatience.

Lin Yifeng was also somewhat puzzled by this.

No matter how much we tried to reason with them, they were there to generate economic benefits for Gongcheng. It was a bit much for a small county to treat them so poorly.

Even in Wang Chengyun's Shuiyun Town back then, things weren't this outrageous.

However, Lin Yifeng was quite familiar with Gongcheng. The county magistrate here was said to have a good reputation and received honors and commendations every year in Muye City.

The two met once last year, and the other party warmly invited him to open several stores in Gongcheng.

How could their attitude have changed so drastically in just two months?

"Distinguished guest?"

"That's interesting."

Lin Yifeng leaned back on the sofa, quietly waiting for the other side to finish.

After an unknown amount of time, laughter and chatter drifted from the corridor outside, accompanied by occasional Japanese conversations, which were being translated by a man accompanying them.

"Mr. Yamamoto said that your location is good, and if possible, they would like to implement the plan soon."

"Mr. County Head, there's no need to worry. They've come here to boost the city's economy and help everyone prosper together."

"Gongcheng is also one of their goals during this visit to China. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future."

The county magistrate praised it repeatedly after hearing it.

"That's good, that's good."

“Our city also hopes that high-quality foreign investment like Mitsubishi Group will come to settle in.”

"We've prepared a place for you to rest here. Please go ahead, and we can have dinner together tonight and chat some more."

After a few shouts of "Yoshi!" from outside, a series of rustling footsteps faded into the distance.

Guo Fengsheng and Lin Yifeng exchanged a glance after listening to the conversation inside the room.

Guo Fengsheng's face was full of question marks. He had not expected that the "distinguished guests" Gongcheng mentioned would actually be this group of people.

"Brother Feng, what's the meaning of this Japanese soldier's actions?"

Guo Fengsheng frowned, a hint of worry in his heart.

Lin Yifeng also shook his head.

This era coincided with the entry of foreign capital into the local market. In addition to well-known companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi, Japanese companies such as Mitsubishi, Sony, and others also established a large presence in China.

There is a lot of foreign investment in coastal areas, while in inland areas, most of the companies are from Japan and South Korea.

What Lin Yifeng couldn't understand was how this small city could attract the attention of the Asian giant Mitsubishi Group, and judging from their tone, they seemed very eager to set up shop here.

"I don't know."

"I'll ask later."

Lin Yifeng reassured Guo Fengsheng, and the two waited quietly.

After a while, when the roar of a car engine came from downstairs, two footsteps gradually appeared in front of the living room door.

The door was pushed open.

Two middle-aged men wearing black-rimmed glasses and white shirts appeared in front of Lin Yifeng and his companion.

The two men were of different heights. The taller one was Wu Kang, the county magistrate of Gongcheng, and the shorter one was Li Chengxuan, the secretary of the Gongcheng Party Committee. Both of them were the top leaders of Gongcheng and had met Lin Yifeng at the Muye City Conference at the end of the year.

Upon seeing Lin Yifeng, Wu Kang quickly stepped forward and expressed his apologies.

"Sorry, sorry, we've been hosting foreign businesspeople lately."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"You should have called me before you came so I could arrange for someone to pick you up."

Lee Seung-hyun, who was standing next to him, was also smiling and shaking hands with Lin Yifeng.

"This is quite a mess."

"Please forgive us for our poor hospitality, Comrade Xiaolin."

Lin Yifeng smiled and tried to evade the question with the two of them.

"It's nothing, I came here quite suddenly."

"It's more accurate to say that I'm the one who disturbed your work."

After some polite exchanges, the four of them sat down in the living room and started discussing serious matters.

When the topic of Lin Yifeng's plans to open four stores here—two Wallace and two Mixue Ice Cream—the two top executives of Gongcheng couldn't stop smiling.

"Welcome! Welcome!"

"We would certainly love to welcome this."

"Thank you, Comrade Lin, for your help to Gongcheng."

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