Sun Zhouzheng, having figured it out, also felt like slapping himself twice.

"My brain is malfunctioning."

"Ms. Kobayashi, this was my oversight."

"Wait until Monday. I'll definitely get things done for you this month."

Sun Zhouzheng has finally figured it out.

If they're stuck, so be it; he can just wait it out.

Lin Yifeng had already arranged everything. At worst, when people asked about the plans at the year-end meeting, he could simply add that the paperwork in the city hadn't been completed yet and the preparations were still underway.

This one sentence could definitely cost many people in Shanyang City their lives.

With Lin Yifeng backing him up, what is he afraid of?

At this moment, Sun Zhouzheng also regained his lost confidence.

After finishing these matters here, Lin Yifeng saw that Sun Zhouzheng had finally straightened his back and left with satisfaction.

Sure enough, three days later, the municipal government was completely bewildered by Sun Zhouzheng's methods.

disagree?

It doesn't matter!

We're not going to do it anymore, we're not applying!

Sun Zhouzheng left the municipal government without looking back, and remained completely silent for the next few days.

Although the projects in Shitou Village are all at a standstill, Sun Zhouzheng is not in a hurry at all.

This is getting interesting.

Sun Zhouzheng wasn't in a hurry, but the Education Bureau and the Municipal Government were.

You, Sun Zhouzheng, were helping Lin Yifeng with his work, so why did you stop halfway through? What does that mean?

Another week passed, and seeing that Sun Zhouzheng was not responding at all, the municipal government had no choice but to bite the bullet and summon Sun Zhouzheng to Shanyang City again to discuss the next steps of the plan.

At the conference, the mayor of Shanyang City also subtly tried to hold Sun Zhouzheng and Wang Xinguo accountable.

"Comrade Sun, I'd like to ask, what's the situation on your end?"

"This is a key project for the province. Where is your local enthusiasm?"

"We must take action and not let down the trust of the local people."

Sun Zhouzheng rolled his eyes and answered coldly.

"I tried to get it done, but it didn't come through."

"They won't let us in here, and they won't let us in there."

"I think if we can't get it done now, we'll just leave it for now."

Wang Xinguo was also helping to cover for them from the sidelines.

"Sigh, everyone's used to hard times."

"Good days are coming soon. If we can't get it done, we'll just have to keep making things difficult for everyone."

"Let's leave it at that for now. We've done our best."

In the huge conference room, with just two people and two mouths, the entire municipal government was rendered silent.

Everyone stared at each other, unsure of what to say.

Sun Zhouzheng gave a cold laugh.

Isn't what this group of people means obvious?

They just wanted to profit from this project; even without kickbacks, they wanted to find a way to get something out of Sun Zhouzheng.

Six months ago, Sun Zhouzheng would definitely have agreed.

Now, thanks to Lin Yifeng's guidance, Sun Zhouzheng is no longer the timid and submissive town mayor he once was.

Not to mention the mayor, other department leaders were also dumbfounded.

If you don't do it, what are we supposed to do?

Do we really have to wait until the end of the year for the provincial government to settle accounts with them one by one?

At that moment, the mayor coughed lightly and hurriedly began to shift the blame, questioning the education bureau.

"I'd like to ask, what's the problem on Director Liu's side? The Hope Middle School issue just won't be resolved."

The education bureau officials were also baffled.

Director Liu immediately changed his tune and began to explain.

"We are still gathering information here."

"It should be implemented as soon as possible."

"I think Mayor Sun is a bit too hasty. You should try a few more times."

"There must have been some problems with our connection."

Sun Zhouzheng simply smiled slightly and did not respond.

Soon, the entire conference room was filled with bureaucratic chatter, with everyone trying to shirk responsibility.

However, it was Sun Zhouzheng's provocation that caused the previously stalled projects to resume normal operation.

These messages were also relayed to Lin Yifeng through Liu Shengxing, who was also at the municipal meeting.

Over the phone, Liu Shengxing relentlessly mocked the Shanyang City government's humiliated state.

Lin Yifeng raised his eyebrows.

"Yeah?"

"Haha, Sun Zhouzheng actually came."

"But he was lucky to run into us."

"Okay, I'm busy here."

"What blessings? Just the engagement. I'll treat you to dinner when I'm done with my work."

Lin Yifeng hung up the phone with a smile, then turned around and pushed open the door to the restaurant's private room.

The room was already full of people.

Besides Lin Yifeng's family, Xu Qingyi, An'an, and Zhou Xuelan were also inside the house.

On the other side of the table were Bai Yejin's family.

Bai Yejin's parents sat on either side of her, carefully observing Lin Jinshui and Feng Cuie.

Ever since the Lunar New Year, Feng Cuie has been talking about getting engaged.

The same applies to Bai Yejin's family.

Seeing that he had finished most of his work, Lin Yifeng took some time to invite both families to have a meal together and finalize the marriage arrangements.

However, both sides were from rural areas and had never met before, so the two families were very reserved at their first meeting.

Five or six minutes after entering the room, no one knew what to say.

At this moment, Feng Cuie nudged Lin Jinshui with her elbow, signaling him to take the lead.

Lin Jinshui blinked and exchanged a glance with Bai Zhanguo.

The two old men locked eyes and stood up almost simultaneously, raising their wine glasses.

"Brother, let's have a drink first."

Under the watchful eyes of countless people from both families, Lin Jinshui and Bai Zhanguo drank their small wine glasses in one gulp.

This left both Feng Cuie and Bai Yejin's mother dumbfounded.

After Lin Jinshui sat down, the two families continued to make small moves.

Feng Cuie looked at Lin Jinshui with a gloomy expression.

Did I ask you to drink?

"Huh? What for then?"

"Words, oh words!"

"What word?"

"I……"

At this moment, Feng Cuie felt her blood pressure rush to her head. If it weren't for the fact that this was an engagement, she would have wanted to slap Lin Jinshui twice.

On the other side, Bai Zhanguo was receiving the same treatment, being scolded by Bai Yejin's mother.

Zhou Xuelan covered her forehead and sighed deeply, then lowered her voice to complain to Xu Qingyi beside her.

"Xiao Xu, I feel that we must never let our uncle be alone with Bai Yejin's father in the future."