Chen Dan had just felt uncomfortable about the earring, but now Shen Hua's words opened up a more complicated web of interests and relationships. Although she wasn't some inexperienced little girl, her life trajectory was limited to the lower rungs of Donghua City, so how could she possibly understand the complex relationships of the upper echelons?

  At the same time, Chen Dan had no idea that Shen Hua had such a complicated family background and history, which was beyond her previous imagination.

  Chen Dan asked in puzzlement: "If your family members are really afraid that you'll get into trouble, they should be keeping an eye on you instead. How could they let you come to Donghua?"

  Their minds are a bit complicated," Shen Hua said with a self-deprecating smile. "Let me put it this way: if I were to continue bullying men and seducing women in Donghua, it wouldn't be a big deal in their eyes; but if I accidentally beat the president's son bloody or flirted with the prime minister's daughter, that would be a disaster they couldn't contain. If I embezzled tens of millions of dollars in Meixi Town and didn't get caught, they wouldn't think it was a big deal either... what they're really worried about is if I got involved in something that affects national interests..."

  "Flirt with the Prime Minister's daughter? You'd have to have the chance to flirt with her in the first place!" Chen Dan asked with a smile, thinking Shen Hua's words were a bit exaggerated. Although she could guess that Shen Hua and Sun Ya Lin both came from wealthy families, she couldn't imagine what connection his family would have with the Prime Minister's.

  "My old man was a deputy director of the Central Committee after fifty-five years, and before his formal retirement, he ranked within the top twenty in the party," Shen Hua said. "Nowadays, the Politburo Standing Committee members are all promoted by old comrades, no matter how fiercely they fight among themselves in private, on the surface they still show respect to retired old comrades. According to my previous temper, if the Premier's daughter was pretty and worth teasing, I might have taken action; as for what would happen afterwards and how to clean up the mess, that's their headache, also something they worry about..."

  "Didn't you deceive me?" Chen Dan's curiosity was completely piqued, in her view, the municipal leader's family was already an unattainable noble house, who would have thought of this level of zhongyāng?

  "How could I deceive you? If I had to deceive you, I would rather choose to shut up and say nothing. My family's old man, Song Hua, served as a deputy premier for a period of time. Currently, the second generation of the Song family, my uncle Song Qiaosheng is the most promising, serving as the Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of the Central Committee, at the ministerial level. He has ambitions to become a high-ranking official in a local government. My dad is relatively less accomplished, only managing to climb to the level of a department head last year. I and my mom share the surname Shen. In this day and age, isn't it said that being a 'tài zi' (noble son) is everything? If I had stayed in Yanjing, I could also be considered half a 'tài zi'..."

  Chen Dan supported her cheek with her hand and looked at Shen Hua.

  "What's wrong?" Shen Huan asked.

  "I don't know whether I should believe you or not," Chen Dan confessed frankly.

  "What's there not to believe?" Shen Huai smiled and said, "I've done many wrong things in the past, now I'm reduced to being a discarded son of the Song family, do I have the face to fabricate stories to deceive you?"

  Shen Huai reached out to touch her cheek, pulled her into his arms and said:

  Although I've done many wrong things in the past, being kicked out of Donghua is also a deserved punishment, but I'm still somewhat resentful. However, without the support of the Song family and being distanced by Tan Qiping at Donghua, it's even more difficult for me to achieve anything. As for Meixi Town and Meixi Steel Factory, everything seems under my control for now, and things are going smoothly, but in reality, the problems are very complex, and a slight mishap could completely change everything. I have to use more of my mind, and sometimes it's unavoidable to use some tactics. Today, I met a woman, but not the kind you're thinking of. This woman is a PR manager at Ying Huang International, not an important figure in herself, but she can get some sensitive information that I'm no longer able to access...

  After listening to Shen Hua say so much, except for the first time hearing about Shen Hua's family affairs that made her incredulous, it was also the first time she felt that Shen Hua had such a huge burden under his calm and collected exterior, as well as how much thought he had put into Mei Xi Town and Mei Xi Steel Factory.

  Chen Dani nestled in Shen Huai's arms, her cheek against his warm palm, lifted her face and gazed at Shen Huai with eyes like a pool of water, full of tender emotions, asking: "I've also heard about Ying Huang International, others say that Ying Huang International has hundreds of beautiful girls, men who enter don't want to come out. Is it true?"

  "It's not that exaggerated," Shen Hui smiled and said, "We had a meal on the second floor today and didn't see several beautiful girls; otherwise, I'll take you to see it sometime, and you'll know what's going on..."

  "I'm not going to that messy place," Chen Dan shook her head and said, "I know some things are also unavoidable, I shouldn't have gotten angry with you just now..."

  As Chen Dan was angry about the earring, Shen Huan felt a little relieved in his heart. Although Chen Dan's enchanting appearance and moving figure made him infatuated, conquering a woman's body is nothing compared to conquering her heart, which makes men even more obsessed.

  "By the way, some messy things have also appeared on the hotel side, and I'm still having a headache..." Chen Dan said.

  "What's wrong?"

  "It's not you guys, stinky men, who have some money and then go around looking for women everywhere?" Chen Dan said, "In the hotel these past few days, there have been several seductively dressed women coming and going, all of whom were invited by your company's traders..."

  In the past, He Moliang was in charge of receiving guests, and every year he could earn at least 400,000 to 500,000 yuan, mainly relying on the town government's food and drink as well as banquets with officials who had connections with the town government.

  Shen Hua reduced the government's entertainment expenses and did not require the steel plant's entertainment to be held at the Zhuxi Hotel. The hotel's profits from government and steel plant entertainment activities actually decreased compared to before.

  However, before the year was out, the steel mill's output had increased dramatically, more than doubling its previous monthly production. The steel sales also broke free from Wanhu Corporation's control, with dozens of large and small steel traders coming to Meixi Town every month.

  The hotel is not the highest-end dining place in Donghua, and Meixi Town's development is relatively lagging behind. However, it has the advantage of being close to the water tower and getting the moon first. Relying solely on the steel mill, Meixi Town's commercial activity level has risen sharply compared to before. The reaction of commercial activity level in catering is the most direct.

  Yang Haipeng, Chu Yiliang, Zhu Li and others also deliberately took care of the hotel's business. Purple Luojia home textiles, Zhujiang Construction and Penghai Trading internal gatherings and external banquets were almost all placed at Zhuxi Hotel.

  So, after paying the 200,000 yuan franchise fee, the Zhuxi Hotel still had a profit of over 800,000 yuan. Shen Hua didn't think this was unusual at all. If it hadn't been so profitable, that would have been strange.

  Apart from the catering department, the former customer department of the reception station had almost no business and was always operating at a loss. However, after the Spring Festival, due to the frequent visits of traders, the occupancy rate of the guest room department has been above 40% or 50%, which has become a stable profit point for the hotel.

  However, this also brings some negative effects.

  Steel traders and long-distance truck drivers, who are often away from home and have high incomes, can't help but be tempted. After the New Year, some girls also started to appear at the hotel. Some people with ulterior motives also came to Chen Dan's doorstep, causing him trouble.

  "Ah," Shen Huan nodded and said, "In this society, there's no such thing as a completely clean business. If you were to shut down the only decent-looking hotel in Meixi Town, you'd be driving all these people to stay in the city instead, which would also reduce their other consumption, ultimately harming Meixi Town. As for the guest room department, I think we should first ensure that our internal management doesn't create any opportunities for troublemakers, and secondly, insist on registering guests to prevent any serious incidents from happening. As for some beautiful women who want to use their bodies to make money, we can't stop them..."

  "If the Xuanxi Hotel is hiding dirt, it will also affect you," said Chen Dan. "Another thing, I didn't expect that the Xuanxi Hotel could make so much money every month, and it's a bit hot to handle..."

  "You earn 800,000 a month and think it's too hot to handle, what about those who earn 80 million or 800 million a month, can they still survive?" Shen Huai smiled and said, "I've told you before, as long as you operate according to the rules, don't leave any small handles for others to grab, and make real contributions to the prosperity of Meixi Town, why care about what others say? Can anyone else run the Xuxi Hotel better than you? Although I'm a discarded son of the Song family, no one has any substantial leverage, relying on some unfounded rumors, don't even think about trying to bring me down!"

  "I'd rather transfer the guest room department and focus on catering," said Chen Dan, "doing mid-to-high-end catering, the profit is already enough, there's no need to get involved in these messy things..."

  Chen Dan has her own opinions and knows what to take and what to give up, she's not greedy. Shen Huai is also happy about this and says: "Alright, whatever decision you make, I'll support you." He scratches the back of his head and continues: "However, the Zhuxi Hotel has just started operating and doesn't have much capital, it's not possible to sell it immediately even if you want to. How about this, you fulfill the one-year contract, and after that, when the town's finances are better, I'll also consider taking back the cultural station building for other uses, and you can focus on catering... but thinking about all these things is complicated, why don't we go to bed and think about it slowly?"

  Chen Dan glanced at Shen Huai sideways, but couldn't let go of this matter, and suddenly looked away with a blush.

  Shen Huai leaned in, shamelessly inserting his tongue into her mouth, teasing and provoking the tip of her tongue, which was as delicate as a clove. His hands slid down from her waist, greedily caressing her plump buttocks, and her heart gradually melted away.

  Shen Hua was always infatuated with Chen Dan's ample **, infatuated with her coy and seductive manner, gently pinched her firm and plump buttocks, asking her to go to bed. Chen Dan's tongue was sucked by Shen Hua, "Wu wu" protesting twice, ultimately unable to resist...