To marry into the family in place of his brother? Impossible!

Jiang Zhe was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately said, "Alright, let's put it in writing, since words are no guarantee!"

He immediately arranged for someone to draft the betting agreement, wanting to solidify the matter and have everyone here as a witness.

He wanted to openly and honestly trample Jiang Jinhuan into the mud!

Everyone looked at Jiang Guodong, who was the true master of the place.

However, Jiang Guodong did not speak up to stop him.

Everyone seemed to already know Jiang Guodong's choice.

As expected, Jiang Guodong still chose Jiang Zhe without hesitation when faced with the choice between Jiang Jinhuan and Jiang Zhe.

Even Jiang's mother did not speak at this moment.

Soon, at Jiang Zhe's urging, a betting agreement was brought over.

Jiang Zhe signed the document readily, looking quite pleased with himself.

Jiang Jinhuan sighed and signed the document. Although it was foolish, he knew that if he didn't sign, his father would be next. He didn't want to argue with his father.

Breaking ties with your father here will only put him in a difficult position, and you will be the one who suffers the loss.

Holding the bet agreement, Jiang Zhe seemed to already envision Jiang Jinhuan being completely kicked out of the house.

The banquet ended amidst everyone's various thoughts.

The next day, Jiang Jinhuan received a call from Song Qingci.

He soon arrived at Xingyao Group, in the president's office.

Song Qingci's eyes, which had been listless, instantly lit up when she saw Jiang Jinhuan enter. "Jinhuan, you're here! How are you feeling? Are you still angry?"

"angry?"

"I heard about the Jiang family dinner yesterday. Did you really make the bet?"

"President Song is certainly well-informed."

Song Qingci sighed and said, "Don't worry, it doesn't matter if you lose. My Song family can still support you!"

Jiang Jinhuan was taken aback: "You also think I'll lose?"

"No, I just feel like there's a possibility of that happening, isn't there?"

Jiang Jinhuan tapped the armrest of the chair lightly with his finger and said, "If it were two months ago, there would indeed be a chance that the land would become a prime location, and it would be no exaggeration to say that every inch of land would be worth its weight in gold, but..."

Song Qingci asked, "But what?"

"President Song, Xingyao has already secured such a large project in the west of the city. You should be well aware of this. Do you think the government would pass up such a lucrative opportunity and instead go through the trouble of developing the south of the city?"

Upon hearing this, Song Qingci's eyes lit up. "I didn't expect you to think so far ahead!"

Jiang Jinhuan said, "This isn't about distance; it's simply about the distribution of benefits! The underlying logic of government development is there; it's just a matter of whether you can see it!"

At this moment, Song Qingci's gaze towards Jiang Jinhuan changed, becoming even more unfocused.

……

Jiang Zhe stood before his father and mother, holding the bet agreement.

"Dad, Mom, this time he was willing to gamble with me. I didn't force him. At most six months from now, which is next spring, the government's announcement will come out. At that time, he will have to give up all his shares and leave the group. You won't be so reluctant to let him go, will you?"

Jiang's father and mother exchanged a glance.

Jiang's father said, "Of course, you are the true heir of the Jiang family."

As soon as Jiang's father spoke, Jiang's mother clenched her fists slightly and looked at Jiang Zhe.

Seeing the other person's rare confidence, she sighed and ultimately said nothing.

Jiang Zhe smugly muttered, "Jiang Jinhuan, what makes you think you can compete with me? Are you even worthy? I've been reborn, and in this life, I will surely trample you under my feet."

I'll make sure you never recover for the rest of your life!

However, reality soon gave Jiang Zhe a resounding slap in the face.

Just one week later, the Jiangcheng municipal government released a new draft of the city plan.

Unlike Jiang Zhe's memory, the new plan did not list the southern part of the city as a key development area.

Instead, the city government shifted its focus to the west of the city.

Not long ago, Xingyao Group acquired a large-scale industrial support project in the western part of the city. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the municipal government decided to develop the western part of the city into a new high-tech industrial cluster.

The approval for the Xingyao project was initially granted by Jiang Jinhuan, so he was very clear about the future development direction of the municipal government. This was the general direction, which was definitely linked to interests, and not based on guesswork.

Unfortunately, Jiang Zhe doesn't seem to understand this point.

As for the south of the city, the draft plan only mentions one sentence: "Maintain the status quo, pending further evaluation."

When Jiang Zhe saw the draft, he was completely dumbfounded.

"No...this isn't right..."

He muttered to himself, his hands trembling uncontrollably.

It wasn't like this in my previous life.

In the previous life, Xingyao Group did not acquire that industrial support project at all. The municipal government's focus was always on the south of the city, and the value of that land only became apparent two years later.

Why did it change?

Why has everything changed?

Jiang Zhe couldn't understand it.

What he didn't know was that in his previous life, Xingyao Group made some mistakes in decision-making when Song Qingci first took power, resulting in the loss of several important orders.

But this life is different.

In this life, Jiang Jinhuan entered Xingyao Group ahead of schedule and helped Song Qingci secure several key large orders.

Xingyao Group's performance is much better than in the previous life, giving them more capital and confidence to compete for projects in the west of the city.

As a result, the entire development pattern of Jiangcheng was changed.

Because of Xingyao's investment, other companies followed suit and invested, ultimately leading to the downfall of several powerful families. As a result, the development of the western part of the city is worlds apart from that of the previous life.

As long as the government departments aren't blind, they will absolutely not give up on investing in and developing the western part of the city.

Earlier development plans for the south of the city were halted because of this.

That piece of land in the south of the city was indeed a golden treasure in my previous life.

But in this lifetime, it is destined to remain a remote and desolate corner for the next twenty years.

After all, the government needs money for development, and investing in the west of the city is more cost-effective and easier to profit from, so large-scale development of the south of the city will not be considered in the short term.

Jiang Zhe's investment of 100 million yuan, along with subsequent development funds, all went down the drain after this document was released.

The news caused an uproar throughout the Jiangcheng business district.

"I'd heard the government had suspended the project in the south of the city, and now it's true!"

"I heard that the eldest son of the Jiang family spent 100 million to buy a piece of land in the south of the city that nobody wants to see. I wonder what he thinks about it now?"

"Heh, one hundred million? That's cash. That piece of land isn't even worth ten million now."

"What a spendthrift! A typical spendthrift! If Jiang Guodong knew, he'd be furious."

"Hehe, Jiang Guodong is currently in the process of retiring. I don't know if he has received the news yet, but it's only a matter of time."

"Sigh, it's unbelievable that they raised such a good-for-nothing son. Instead of cultivating such an excellent successor as Jiang Jinhuan, they had to raise a useless piece of trash."

"The key point is that I heard Jiang Jinhuan tried to stop Jiang Zhe back then, but Jiang Zhe not only didn't appreciate it, but also went around saying that Jiang Jinhuan was short-sighted. Now it's hard to tell who was short-sighted."

"Heh, I wonder what Jiang Zhe learned abroad!"

"Tsk tsk, this is probably something we can't tell outsiders, hahaha!"