After Keshia's efforts, Reeves was finally persuaded and agreed to meet her father Thorne.
A few days later, Keshia, dressed in a dress, accompanied Ribbs to the private room of Le Français restaurant.
As soon as I pushed the door open, I saw a middle-aged man with great temperament sitting at an exquisite dining table. This man should be Thorne.
"Welcome, Speaker Ribs!" Thorne stood up and warmly embraced Ribs with open arms. "Kezia has been telling me about you for a long time. Seeing you today, I can see that you are indeed extraordinary!"
Reeves had no fondness for this kind of American tycoon, and only politely replied, "You're too kind, Mr. Thorne! You look quite young, not as old as you look in the photo!"
"Oh! Hahaha, yes yes!"
Thorne smiled awkwardly, invited the two to sit down, and then said, "Mr. Reeves, you and Kezia have been together for quite some time. From now on, we will be a family! Our New York Thorne Group is very interested in Chicago. From now on, we should keep the benefits within our own reach and cooperate more!"
"What's the saying about keeping the wealth within the family... even brothers should settle accounts!" Libus said bluntly, "I came here today just to give Yaya face. We won't discuss business at the dinner table."
Keshia also quickly winked at her father Thorne, asking him not to mention business matters for the time being.
"Okay! No need to talk about business, no problem." Thorne had no choice but to agree with a straight face.
As the CEO of a large construction group, Thorne usually leads a glorious life. Officials flatter him wherever he goes. He has never been looked down upon like this before.
Before coming, he thought that with the relationship with his daughter Keshia, cooperation should be easy.
But I didn't expect that Reeves would be so disrespectful to his father-in-law.
After the main course started, the three of them chatted idly.
Thorne's words and deeds hinted that his group was very powerful and had investments all over America, but Reeves pretended not to understand and ignored him.
As the dinner was almost over, Kezia became anxious and winked at Thorne, signaling him to get down to business quickly.
Seeing that beating around the bush was futile, Thorne simply spoke directly, "Chairman Ribbs, I heard that you promoted a public housing plan in Chicago?"
"Yeah." Reeves asked back, "What's wrong?"
Thorne smiled and said, "A 2.5 billion yuan livelihood project requires a professional team. Our Thorne Group can reduce the cost of each apartment by 30%. The extra profit... you know!"
This guy finally revealed his real purpose, and Reeves felt even more contempt for him.
"Mr. Thorne, the public housing project requires an open tender!" Ribbs said, "I can't help you with that."
"What do you mean by open or closed bidding... This is the project you proposed, so you have the final say on who wins the bid!"
"Mr. Thorne, I advise you to forget about this," Reeves said. "The Blue Roof Project is a livelihood project, not a skyscraper in Manhattan. Your Thorne Group can't do it."
Thorne was rejected again, and his smile froze on his face.
To hide his embarrassment, he took a sip from his red wine glass, then said coldly, "Congressman Ribs! My daughter said you're like a beast in bed, but how come you're like a saint at the negotiation table? With such a huge project, you didn't take any profit at all? Who would believe it if I told anyone else..."
"Haha." Libus also sneered, "Since you say so, I'm not afraid to tell you! Someone has been found to take over this project, so you'd better forget about it."
"Ribbs, you look down on our Thorne Group too much..." Thorne said, "I'm already giving you face by actively cooperating with you! Don't think you're so high and mighty just because you're the Speaker of Chicago!"
Keshia also noticed the tension between the two and quickly tried to persuade them, "Dear! My dad really wants to help you..."
"Help me?" Reeves turned and stared at Keshia. "I think he smelled the scent of money and wants to come to Chicago to make a fortune! Keshia, if you stand on your father's side, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
"Ah! Honey! I've always been on your side!" Kezia was frightened and quickly explained, "I just wanted to help you with your career..."
"Stop talking!" Libus stared at Kezia fiercely, "I'll deal with you when we get back!"
Keshia didn't dare to say anything and quietly rubbed Ribbs' calf under the table, with tears in the corners of her eyes stained with mascara.
Seeing this, Thorne didn't want to pretend anymore, and finally bared his fangs and threatened: "Ribus, the price of rejecting the Thorne family is even more severe than that of the Daly family... I advise you to reconsider!"
"What?" Reeves burst out laughing. "Mr. Thorne, I advise you to clarify the situation. You, a New York real estate developer, come to Chicago to threaten me? Isn't this ridiculous?"
Having said that, there is no need to continue this meal.
Ribs stood up, pulled Kezia up and was about to leave.
Thorne shouted from behind, "Reeves! I, Thorne, must get what I like! If you don't cooperate with me, your Blue Roof Project will never be implemented!"
Without even turning his head, Ribs shouted, "Alright! Mr. Thorne, if you're not convinced, let's give it a try!"
The first meeting with my father-in-law Thorne ended in a bad mood.
After returning home, Reeves pinched Keshia's chin and said jokingly, "I never thought that! Big horse, you've grown wings! You actually teamed up with your father to plot against me?"
The moment Keshia's chin was pinched by Ribs, her whole body trembled violently: "Dear, listen to my explanation... I just want to prove that I am useful to you..."
Ribs also knew that Keshia had no bad intentions, but her desires were too strong, and she was usually mischievous and liked to stir up trouble.
"Well, it's not your fault," said Ribs. "It's my fault for not satisfying you for so long."
"You really understand me, dear." Keshia hugged Libus's shoulders and almost cried with emotion.
"Although I can't blame you entirely, you are also at fault in this matter." Libus said with a wicked smile, "I have to teach you a lesson today!"
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When he woke up the next morning, Ribs looked at Keshia, who was covered in wounds but looked satisfied, and pinched her cheek. Then he put on his clothes and rushed to the city hall.
Reeves didn't take his father-in-law's threats seriously.
The Blue Roof public housing scheme is progressing rapidly these days and now just needs to go through the process and once it is approved by Parliament, it can start bidding.
Within a few days, Ribbs completed the bill for the entire Blue Roof public housing program and submitted it to the parliament for a vote.
The dome of the City Hall's circular conference hall reflected the strong midday light. After Ribbs read out his entire plan project, everyone raised their hands in agreement as expected.
"Well, if there are no objections, the proposal will be passed!" Ribs was about to make the final decision.
A councilman suddenly stood up and said, "Mr. Speaker, I have a question! Chicago's budget only has $870 million available! Your public housing plan requires $2.5 billion. Where will the remaining $1.63 billion come from?"
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