After talking about these matters, Chu Shuyuan fell silent for a moment before asking, "Are the Wu Family Sisters from Wushu Village your women?"
Ji Yang was also startled when he heard this, not having expected Chu Shuyuan to bring up the topic.
Now Ji Yang didn’t even know how to respond.
Perhaps guessing what Ji Yang was thinking, Chu Shuyuan said, "Don’t worry, it doesn’t matter whether they are or not. I certainly won’t be registering for marriage with you, so it’s normal for you to find other women. I just hope you are cautious in these matters to avoid giving anyone leverage over you."
"No need to explain, I’m just telling you that the Chu Family took advantage of them by acquiring some of their property earlier. This time, the Chu Family wants to make amends to you through them, as a gesture of goodwill towards you."
Ji Yang also figured it out. Having rescued some children of influential families, even though those families now owed him a favor, they wouldn’t turn a blind eye to him when he needed them. Now, knowing he had a connection with the Wu Family, they wanted to cultivate goodwill.
In other words, some people with ulterior motives had taken note of his affairs, but they weren’t completely sure about his relationship with the Wu Family Sisters. They were using Chu Shuyuan to inquire, unaware of Chu Shuyuan’s true relationship with him.
Since Chu Shuyuan asked, Ji Yang no longer wanted to hide it from her. Sooner or later she would find out, and he said, "Last time, at Village Chief Wu’s house, I drank some kind of medicinal liquor and then we were together."
Chu Shuyuan let out a light chuckle and said, "It seems you’re quite popular then!"
Ji Yang said, "Since we’ve slept together, I might as well help them out."
"Now that you’ve entered politics, you often can’t afford to let emotions influence your decisions; corruption is a major taboo."
"Hmm, it’s good this way, your physical condition isn’t something that one or two people can handle anyway."
Chu Shuyuan clearly had thought these issues through and didn’t have much more to say on the subject. She mentioned, "The Chu Family suspects you have a connection with them and asked me to probe into it. If there is a connection, we’ll return the hot springs and waterfall projects."
Ji Yang frowned at that. If he admitted a connection, he’d become a target of their attention.
Chu Shuyuan said, "I’ll say that you have a very good relationship with their family, but no involvement. This way, we can let them hold a larger share in the new tourism company. What do you think?"
"Just handle it as you see fit."
One had to say that Chu Shuyuan was very thorough in her considerations.
"Sister, can you really not marry me?" Ji Yang still asked the question.
Chu Shuyuan hesitated for a moment, then sighed softly, "Your rank is still too low."
Ji Yang then understood. For those big families, they talked about equal social and economic status, the ability of the other party to help their own family, and his current situation was simply not helpful to their family.
"Don’t worry, even if I register with someone else, I won’t get involved much with them." Chu Shuyuan felt somewhat powerless, as she had tried but currently, in her family, her line was not prevailing and simply didn’t have many good options.
It was also because of this that Chu Shuyuan wasn’t too concerned about Ji Yang having other women.
"You need to maintain good relationships with those people as much as possible."
Ji Yang said, "I can only say I’ll do my best." Check latest chapters at novel✶fire.net
Having climbed to his current position, Ji Yang was actually quite satisfied; it was a status many others could hardly achieve.
After hanging up the phone, Ji Yang lit a cigarette and pondered the content of their conversation seriously.
Chu Shuyuan didn’t mind how many women he had, which was perhaps a matter taken lightly by the offspring of large families; which one of their elders didn’t secretly have numerous women? They were accustomed to it and unphased.
However, he still felt somewhat embarrassed about it.
Of course, to ask Ji Yang not to be on good terms with those few women was something he genuinely couldn’t do.
If he had some apprehensions before, after making some money, his nerve had grown much stronger too.
Subconsciously, he unlocked his phone to check his stocks, and Ji Yang was somewhat stunned; after investing twenty million, that stock had more than doubled. In other words, his assets now exceeded forty million.
With so much money, even if he were no longer an official, he could still lead a comfortable life.
Well, let nature take its course; he still preferred being in politics.
In the entire township, Ji Yang’s influence had begun to grow, led by the director of the Party and Government Office, Miao Xiaoying. Among his staunch supporters were Chu Chunhua, head of the Service Center, Lu Xiaoyun from the Industry and Commerce Authority, Gu Xiaogui from the Finance Office, Zhang Feng from the Police Station, Cao Li from the Guesthouse, and Cao Guihua from the Health Clinic, as well as other key cadres from various departments gradually aligning with Ji Yang.
With these people drawing closer, Ji Yang’s influence in the township was rising rapidly.
While pondering these matters, his phone rang. Picking it up, he saw that it was Sun Xiaozhen, an old college friend, calling.
"Are you guys arriving soon?"
Ji Yang was somewhat delighted.
They had spoken before about coming over to scout the market and had yet to come. Now, unexpectedly coordinating a visit together, Ji Yang was indeed pleased.
After ending the call, Ji Yang drove out to meet them, arriving at the roadside near the township, where he got out of the car to wait.
The arrival of these people might bring some projects as well.
Although the township wasn’t short on investment projects, if he could attract investment, it would still be a good thing.