Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 666 Sincerity
Luo Xiangshi is not Luo Yuxiang. He will not be frightened by Malu's words, nor does he want to continue the meaningless quarrel, so he said lightly.

"Then I hope Principal Ma can find the murderer as soon as possible."

Seeing that the dispute between the two sides came to an end, the Salt Gang leader Wang Qi took the initiative to step forward to mediate.

"Alright, alright, why are you still bringing up these old things? Boss Luo invited everyone here tonight to look forward to the future. Now that the guests are all here, please take your seats."

After saying that, he put his arm around Malu's shoulder and personally led him to the main table.

As the host of tonight's banquet, Luo Xiangshi naturally sat in the chairman's seat. On his right sat the mayor of Pingcheng, Huang Xian, and on his left sat the director of the Municipal Education Bureau, Hou Chengyi.

Malu's seat was the fifth on the left, not too far forward but not too far back either. Considering his age, Luo Xiangshi did not intend to humiliate him.

Beside him were Wang Qi, the leader of the Salt Gang, and Cai Shenglin, the director of the Construction Bureau...

There were a total of sixteen people at this table, covering most of the leading figures in Pingcheng.

Anyone who offends them will find it difficult to stay in Pingcheng.

However, Malu observed that although these people were invited by Luo Xiangshi, they were not completely in line with Luo Xiangshi and each had their own plans.

And except for the Salt Gang leader Wang Qi, the others didn't seem to know clearly what Luo Xiangshi wanted to do tonight, but they should all understand that Luo Xiangshi's target was Houde.

However, compared to Houde, which has a history of more than 70 years in Pingcheng, Luo Xiangshi and his Mingxia Group are actually outsiders.

Although these people were concerned about Luo Xiangshi's reputation in the education field and his connections in Xindu and did not want to make him their enemy, they were not very interested in helping him deal with Houde, the only local talisman school.

Luo Xiangshi was not in a hurry to talk about business. He just asked the waiter to start serving the dishes, and then chatted casually with the guests while eating.

After three rounds of drinks, a mysterious woman came on stage to sing. She amazed the whole audience as soon as she opened her mouth. She sang six songs in a row and then took off her veil. Everyone in the hall realized that she was Chen Meng, the most popular female star in Xindu.

Afterwards, many female relatives ran to the stage to take photos with Chen Meng, including Lu Yingying. In the end, it was Wang Qi who came forward to speak.

"Ms. Chen Meng will only arrive in Pingcheng this evening. She must be exhausted from the long journey. Let her have a rest and eat something first." Only then did he dissuade the enthusiastic fans.

Chen Meng followed Wang Qi off the stage and walked towards the main table.

Only then did Malu realize who the third seat to the right of Luo Xiangshi was reserved for. Like him, the expressions on the faces of the others were somewhat strange.

His eyes moved between Chen Meng and Luo Xiangshi, guessing the relationship between them.

Cai Shenglin, who was next to Malu, raised his eyebrows, obviously not very satisfied with this arrangement.

Chen Meng is indeed very famous, and can even be said to be the most popular female star today. She is also active in both film, television and singing. But in the final analysis, she is just an actress, used to liven up the atmosphere of the dinner party.

No matter how much Luo Xiangshi favored her, it was still a bit inappropriate to rank her ahead of these serious officials.

Luo Xiangshi seemed to have noticed Cai Shenglin's dissatisfaction and said with a smile, "Let me introduce Miss Chen Meng to everyone. I'm sure everyone is familiar with her, but she has another identity. She is the fiancée of our Deputy Commander Wei."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present changed color. Cai Shenglin, who had been a little resentful that Chen Meng sat closer to him, immediately broke out in a sweat.

"The Deputy Commander Wei that Mr. Luo mentioned, is he Member Wei of the Military Commission?" "Yes."

The Military Commission has a total of eight members, who are in charge of the military affairs of the navy, army and air force. For local officials like Cai Shenglin, they are almost as important as the Jade Emperor and are someone they can only look up to.

Deputy Commander Wei is already 71 years old this year. His first wife died last year. No one expected that he would be so strong and healthy and get engaged again so soon.

The new fiancée is still Chen Meng.

Now no one dared to bring up Chen Meng's identity anymore. Cai Shenglin even blamed Luo Xiangshi in his heart, asking him why he invited this woman over.

Who knows what that person is thinking? Will he be unhappy about this matter? If he gets angry, everyone will be in trouble.

Others adjusted their assessment of Luo Xiangshi in their minds. Most of the people present only knew that he was the chairman of Mingxia Group and had extensive social connections in Xindu.

But I didn't expect that his network of contacts was so extensive that he could even invite Deputy Commander Wei's fiancée. In this case, it would be very unprofitable to go against him.

Luo Xiangshi glanced around, taking in the expressions of everyone. Knowing that the time was almost right, he spoke decisively.

"To be honest, everyone, although I have not been in Pingcheng for a long time, I have already fallen in love with this city with its outstanding people and beautiful scenery, and I have thought about buying a property here."

Mayor Huang Xian said, "Pingcheng certainly welcomes investment from outside. I wonder what Mr. Luo wants to do?"

"I am an educator. Teaching and educating people is my lifelong pursuit. Naturally, I will continue to do my old job after coming to Pingcheng."

"Mingxia Group wants to open a branch in Pingcheng?" Huang Xian was stunned, then happy at first.

There is no city that would not want a talisman school, especially one run by an established education group like Mingxia Group that has rich experience in running schools.

But Huang Xian looked at Malu's position, hesitated and said, "But Pingcheng already has a talisman master school."

"I know, this is better," Luo Xiangshi said with a smile, "I have investigated, the Houde campus is very large, but unfortunately there are very few students and teachers, and the use of the site is limited. It is better to merge it into our Mingxia Group and become our branch.

"Then I can mobilize the power of the group and transfer more people from other schools to build Houde together."

"what?"

Luo Xiangshi did not wait for Ma Lu to speak, and continued, "Of course I will not let Houde's teachers and students suffer. After the merger, the original Houde students can choose to continue to stay here, or they can go to other schools within the group, including Mingxia, which is ranked first by the Ministry of Education.

"The salaries of the teachers will be doubled. As for Principal Ma... I will also pay you a one-time compensation of 20 yuan as personal compensation. In addition, the group is always eager to recruit talented people.

"Especially for an outstanding educational talent like Principal Ma, if you are willing to agree to me right away, I will also recruit you to join the group's board of directors and make you a director. If you do well, it is not impossible for me to give you my position in the future."

To be fair, the conditions offered by Luo Xiangshi were still very sincere.

He has plans for both Malu and Houde's own development, and the compensation of 20 is tempting enough.

But Malu burst out laughing before he could finish, "What are you dreaming about?"

(End of this chapter)