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Chapter 249: A Mastermind with Far-sighted Plans, the Clash of Two Female Secretaries

Early morning.

Xing Peng, the newly appointed patrol inspector of the Third Outpost, was vigorously exercising in his lavishly decorated bedroom.

"Squeak! Squeak!"

Strange sounds kept ringing, with a rhythmic pattern.

It seemed like the sound of a cushion being compressed.

After a while, the squeaking sound disappeared.

But chewing sounds emerged, accompanied by intermittent conversations between Xing Peng and his wife, Fan Xiaoqian.

At first listen, it seemed like the newlyweds were chatting while enjoying chicken feet, pig trotters, and other breakfast items.

"Da Peng, you've done it so many times these past few days, how are you still so strong?"

"Xiao Qian, didn't I tell you? At the reward banquet the night before yesterday, there was a dish called 'Joyful Twin Dragons.' I finished almost half of it by myself!"

"Smack!"

"Oh my god! Bite gently... this stamina is too long-lasting, isn't it?"

"That table of dishes cost at least two hundred gold coins! That day, I was fortunate enough to enjoy such a luxurious feast thanks to Director Shu's favor. It was the first time in my life."

Xing Peng seemed to be getting interested and started exercising again.

"Squeak! Squeak!"

The frequency of the sound was clearly faster than before.

It could be heard that this was a rather diligent young man!

A few minutes later, everything calmed down.

It seemed like the exercise was over.

Fan Xiaoqian exclaimed, "Ah!" and started muttering about things like "leaking out," "so annoying," and "so much."

Xing Peng couldn't stop laughing.

And then, the couple quietly discussed the matter of the wishing stele.

"Da Peng, I heard that if you touch the wishing stele for a few seconds, you will enter a strange illusion. Is that true?"

"That's right! Director Cheng did it for another purpose."

"What purpose?"

"Although the Dreamborn Society has quieted down, they have been secretly active. Director Shu is using this method to prove to everyone that the so-called ancestral dreams are just a supernatural means."

"Director Shu is amazing!"

"Our outpost leader speculates that Director Shu has another purpose, which is to conduct a comprehensive survey of the thoughts of the lower-class civilians in preparation for future governance."

"It's really unexpected that behind a wishing stele, there are so many intentions."

"The strongest Grand Chancellor in the history of Anhua City, how could he be all talk and no action?"

"He massacred the Council of Political Affairs on his first day in office. No other Grand Chancellor has been stronger than him. My dad found out about this yesterday and was so shocked that he dropped his chopsticks."

Although Cheng Han had only been in office for two days, many people couldn't wait to bestow the title of "the strongest Grand Chancellor" upon him.

Not long after, the couple got dressed and came out of the bedroom affectionately.

Fan Xiaoqian's face still had a blush, making her look particularly charming. Her big watery eyes revealed a gentle and alluring charm.

*

An hour later.

Fan Xiaoqian, accompanied by her two best friends, each with a maid, arrived at Dongshan Winter Garden in a crystal energy car.

In the past, because Fan's family was not as wealthy as her friends', she was always overshadowed when they were together.

But now, this young woman had married the city's youngest patrol inspector and was personally promoted by Director Shu. Their attitudes towards her had subtly changed.

It was precisely because of this that when her two best friends invited her, Fan Xiaoqian readily agreed.

There was no other reason.

She just wanted to enjoy the envy and jealousy of her best friends.

Soon, the group approached the area where the wishing stele was located, following the bustling crowd.

Fan Xiaoqian immediately noticed that the situation here seemed to be different from what her husband had described.

After a brief observation, she saw that the crowd queuing to make wishes was actually divided into three lines.

One of her friends, named Jiang Xiaoxiao, immediately instructed her maid, "Go and find out the situation, ask what's going on."

The maid responded, "Yes, madam!"

Not long after.

The maid went and returned, reporting: "The Civil Affairs Bureau has arranged three channels, namely the 'ordinary channel', the 'luxury channel', and the 'exclusive channel'.

"The ordinary channel does not require any fees, only allows touching the Wishing Stele for fifteen seconds, but there are a lot of people in line, I heard that the queue is almost outside the park.

"The luxury channel requires twenty silver coins, and then you can have priority in making wishes, and the time to touch the stone stele can be extended to thirty seconds.

"The exclusive channel charges an additional fifty silver coins, not only can you make wishes at the fastest speed, but you can also make wishes for up to one minute."

Jiang Xiaoxiao couldn't help but curse: "The Civil Affairs Bureau is really money-minded!"

Her friend Zhou Fangqiong echoed: "Shameless!"

Although they were wealthy and not short of money, spending dozens of coins just to touch the stele for a few seconds made the two young women feel it was not worth it.

But they had to queue up with ordinary people, it would be easy to become the subject of ridicule if word got out, they couldn't go without paying.

Fan Xiaoqian remained silent.

She had talked to her husband in the morning and had a different idea about this.

She was almost certain that these strange names like ordinary, fast, and VIP didn't seem like something the Civil Affairs Bureau came up with, but rather more like the style of the Grand Chancellor.

Fan Xiaoqian suddenly understood: "This must be the third purpose His Excellency set up the stele, to dig money out of the pockets of the rich."

Yesterday she had heard her husband mention something, the Civil Affairs Bureau had had a discussion with the Charity Committee, and there would be a significant move in the near future.

Combined with today's events, the answer was clear - fundraising.

The more Fan Xiaoqian thought about it, the more surprised she became: "Even a wishing stele can be turned into a money-making scheme. No wonder my father often says that true big shots often plan things carefully."

She looked at her friend and smiled, "Since we're here, let's go to the exclusive channel."

Since this was the strategy of the Director, as a staunch supporter (in her own opinion) of the Director, she naturally had to do her best to support it.

The two friends had long been following her lead, naturally they had no objections.

*

Winter Garden.

Xie You was wearing a tight-fitting female secretary uniform, showing off the allure of an office uniform, and was reporting non-stop.

"... Up until now, the Wishing Stele has been open for three hours, and the total amount of funds raised has reached 120 gold coins.

"The senior accountant has made a preliminary estimate that the final fundraising amount should be between 1,830 and 1,960 gold coins before the New Year."

Cheng Han nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad!"

He muttered to himself, "It seems that there are more wealthy people in Anhua City than I expected. If I had known, I should have set the price higher."

Miss You immediately made a suggestion, "Your Excellency, in a few days when the number of people in line decreases, perhaps we can increase the duration of the wishes and correspondingly raise the price."

Cheng Han praised, "This is a good idea, you will be in charge of this matter."

In the past few days, he had already noticed that although this beauty was more utilitarian, she was indeed a very capable assistant.

To be fair, she was better than the other female secretary, Ying Beibei.

Xie You smiled coquettishly, "Okay!"

After talking for a while.

Miss You took her leave.

As the Grand Chancellor's female secretary, she needed to set aside some time every day to go to the Council Chamber to handle official business.

Just then.

Ying Beibei, the inspection bureau's female secretary, happened to knock on the glass door of the garden office.

"Knock! Knock!"

Ying Beibei pushed open the door and happened to meet Xie You's gaze.

The two women nodded and smiled at each other, quickly averting their eyes.

Ying Beibei immediately greeted her superior, "Your Excellency, good morning!"

Cheng Han replied, "Good morning!"

Xie You intentionally or unintentionally straightened her chest and walked towards the glass door, passing by Ying Beibei.

In that instant.

Ying Beibei caught a glimpse of Miss You's curvaceous figure, and muttered in her heart, "Seductive!"

At the same time.

This petite girl couldn't help but think a series of thoughts:

Could it be true that saying, when men are young, they all like seductive women, but when they get older, they prefer pure ones?

The Grand Chancellor is still very young, so is that why he let this seductive woman be his female secretary?

Ying Beibei lowered her head and glanced at her own figure, suddenly feeling a strong sense of frustration.

Too small!

Outside the glass door.

Xie You quickly turned her head and glanced, a trace of satisfaction flashing across her charming face.

Little Beibei, you're too young!

(End of this chapter)