As soon as Xu Yi walked out of the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, Smilla Potter, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, immediately came to greet him.
"How's it going?" Smilla Potter asked expectantly.
Xu Yi gave him a smile back: "No problem. Although Earl Stark did not completely agree, he told me that there is no law in the Kingdom of Lampali that prohibits chambers of commerce from doing business, so no matter what chamber of commerce it is, it can The city government will not interfere with commercial activities in Bangta City."
"Oh? So our new city lord has finally admitted defeat?" Smilla Potter was immediately overjoyed. "Haha, I knew that sooner or later his policy of suppressing business and promoting agriculture would not be able to go forward. Now it's better, I must have suffered."
Xu Yi shook his head and motioned for Smila Potter to follow him to the carriage waiting outside. After the carriage started, he lowered his voice and said, "Although Earl Stark should have realized his mistake, his basic attitude And the position will never change, so we can continue to do what we stopped before as if he acquiesced, but we can't show it too obviously, or be arrogant if it causes Earl Stark's backlash. Then all my previous efforts will be in vain." "I can't say what price I paid. Strictly speaking, I just made a deal with him, but this deal is very helpful for the food development of Bangta City, which he values most. That’s all.”
Smila Potter glanced at Xu Yi and wanted to ask what happened, but after thinking about it, she gave up on the question.
Anyway, the canal connection project that he was most concerned about could finally be restarted after being suspended for half a year under the order of Earl Stark. He was happy enough.
"President Xu, has the Lord of the City told us when we can start construction?" Smilla Potter asked again. "I hope it can be done as soon as possible. Taking advantage of the low water season in winter, the canal connection project will be much easier than usual."
"If you want, you can do it tomorrow." Xu Yi smiled. "Since Earl Stark has expressed his attitude, it proves that the City Lord's Palace will no longer interfere. As long as you can keep a low profile as much as possible. I think there is no problem."
"That's great!" Smilla Potter clapped her hands excitedly, but then she was stunned and said with a wry smile: "President Xu. You must be kidding me, right? Tomorrow is the first day of the New Year. , How can any worker be willing to work at this time? "There is a new magic excavator available? That's great!" Smila Potter immediately laughed happily.
Looking at the Smilla Potter in front of him who was full of passion, vitality and fighting spirit, as if he had endless energy, I thought that no one could compare him to the decadent person he was when Xu Yi first met him. Even guys who want to commit suicide are linked together.
It is extremely appropriate to entrust him with the canal connection project.
"By the way, President Xu, when I was helping Eifel City clean up the Rum River channel there some time ago, the Lord of Eifel City asked me about the magic excavator, magic shovel and magic magic drill we use. Regarding the issue of engineering magic machinery, I recommended your New Flying Chamber of Commerce to him. I thought that after the New Year, Eiffel City should send someone to discuss the purchase of these magic machinery," Smila Potter said again. .
"Oh? So you helped our Chamber of Commerce bring some business. Haha, should I give you some kickbacks according to the rules?" Xu Yi joked.
Smila Potter waved her hands repeatedly: "President Xu, please don't make such a joke with me. I hope that these engineering magic machines produced by your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can be popularized throughout the Lampali Kingdom. By then, I will The fleet can travel unimpeded throughout the Lampali Kingdom." He paused. Then he asked: "Um... President Xu, speaking of the fleet, when will the magic ship you mentioned be built?"
"I'm very sorry, I still can't give you an exact time." Xu Yi shook his head. "But what I can tell you is that several of the most important technical issues in producing the magic ship have been solved, so I am sure that this thing will be developed in the next few days. According to estimates, by the time it connects the Sandy River and When the Rum River canal is actually opened, you can lead such a fleet to sail there. "
"Really? That would be great!" Smilla Bol waved his fist excitedly and looked at Xu Yidao with a smile: "President Xu, sometimes I really don't know whether I should hate you or be grateful. Hello. If it weren't for you, my fleet would not be reduced to the point where there is no business, forcing me to even have the idea of suicide. But if it were not for you, I would not be rescued, and I am still here. It’s very possible to have a dream fleet.”
Xu Yi shrugged: "It doesn't matter if you hate me or be grateful to me. Anyway, you did what I wanted you to do, and that's enough."
"Well, what you said makes sense." Smilla Potter nodded heavily. "I have to say, President Xu, you are much more courageous than the average person. It is much more convenient to work with you without having to worry about those messy things."
"As long as you are satisfied, there will be many opportunities for us to cooperate in the future."
The two discussed the issue of the canal connection project for a while, and the carriage carrying them drove out of Bangta City. Smila Potter declined Xu Yi's invitation to visit Luo Xing Manor and directly changed to a carriage. Head towards the mouth of the Lower Sandy River Canal.
Judging from his appearance, he clearly planned to seize the time to reopen the canal regardless of the approaching New Year.
Xu Yi admires his work spirit, but will not adopt the same approach as him.
In his opinion, you can indeed concentrate on work at other times, but the New Year is coming. During this time, the most important thing is to spend time with your family and enjoy the New Year.
The carriage drove into Falling Star Manor, but Steele greeted him immediately.
After seeing Xu Yi, the expression on Steele's face seemed to be a smile but not a smile, which was slightly strange.
Xu Yi wiped his face and wondered: "It's nothing, right? Why are you looking at me like this?"
Steele came over, stretched out his hand to pinch Xu Yi's face, and snorted softly: "I have no problem with you wanting to keep a lover, but why do you still go to Evita to discuss it? Do you have any feelings for Evita? Do you have any ideas?"
Xu Yi was startled, and then immediately shouted: "When did I want to keep a lover? Besides, what does this have to do with Evita? I just went to her to ask her what you think."
Seeing the nervous look on Xu Yi's face, Steele originally wanted to keep a straight face, but in the end he couldn't help but burst into laughter. He even couldn't help but cover his stomach and arched his waist with laughter.
Seeing her look like this, Xu Yi knew that she was not angry and immediately felt relieved.
When Steele relaxed a little, Xu Yi hugged her, pulled her into his arms, stared at her and snorted softly: "I really underestimated the strong friendship between Evita and you. Well. If she even tells you this kind of thing, isn’t she afraid that I will cause trouble for her? "…
"You don't know how." Steele snorted. "How could our respected and upright President Xu Yixu be so stingy as to cause trouble for a girl like Evita? Are you right?"
Xu Yi glared at her angrily: "What? Is this what Evita said to you?"
"Of course not. Don't you understand what kind of character Evita is? She praised you mercilessly in front of me for a long time, and told me to cherish you. What can I say about a good man like you? There is almost no such thing as a good husband. I can’t let you get bored with me. I must be very good to you. Hey, seriously, Xu Yi, what do you think of Evita? "
"What do you mean by asking this question?" Xu Yi asked with a frown.
"Answer my question first."
"Then what do you mean?"
"It refers to her as a girl. From a man's perspective, what do you think of her?" Steele asked.
"This is... very good. I think Evita has a quiet personality, is kind to others, is also very considerate, and thinks about other people. She is a very good girl."
"Then do you think she's beautiful?" Steele asked again.
"Hmm... Although not as beautiful as you, she can still be considered beautiful. The most important thing is that she makes people look very comfortable. I think any man will like a girl like her." Seeing Steele, she seemed very interested. Seriously, Xu Yi replied honestly.
"So you like her quite a bit?"
Xu Yi frowned again: "Steele, what happened to you today? Why do you have to ask this kind of question? I think Evita is a very good girl, but it has nothing to do with whether I like her or not. ”
Steele stared at Xu Yi for a while, his big and smart eyes rolled, but suddenly showed a charming smile, kissed Xu Yi gently on the lips, took his hand and walked towards the manor. He actually didn't plan to continue this topic.
Xu Yi was baffled by Steele's strange reaction, but thinking that people often told him that girls' minds are so difficult to understand, he smiled and shook his head and stopped asking.