"Was the doctor we invited this time unsuccessful too? It seems that there really is no hope of reviving this orchid!"

In a courtyard in the Provincial City, an elderly man wearing a deep grey Chinese tunic suit let out a silent sigh.

Before him was a potted orchid, whose shape was very good, but a closer look revealed that its newly grown leaves were wilting...

Hearing such a dejected voice, the young man said, "Father, this orchid has lived for several decades, it has had its time. Many orchids probably would have perished earlier."

"Yes, I know, but I just can't bear to lose it. It really has been with me my whole life."

"Father, do you remember Shen Tianhai, the father of Lake Heart City's Mayor Shen Youwei?"

"Of course, I remember! I even played chess with him before. By the way, I heard he had some health issues, how is he now?"

"It wasn't health issues; he was hexed by a wizard! But now someone has saved him."

"Oh? A wizard? What exactly happened?"

"I don't know the details, but I heard from Shen Youwei that the person who cured his father is Hu Xiaobei. He's very impressive, so how about I invite him to come and take a look at your orchid?"

"Alright! A dead horse can be a living horse doctor, I suppose."

"Right! I'll go make the call now!"

"Okay!"

After his son left, the elderly man looked at the orchid.

"Old buddy! You've been with me for decades. If there's the slightest hope, I won't let you leave me easily!"

Having said this, the old man gently touched its thick trunk...

...

In the orchard, having just finished his work, Hu Xiaobei was preparing to extort the Treasure-hunting Rabbit.

But just as he was about to put his plan into action, his phone rang.

Seeing that it was Shen Youwei calling, Hu Xiaobei quickly answered, "Mayor Shen!"

"Haha, Xiaobei, I heard you've made quite a splash in Xiaohe Village, even starting up a company."

Hearing such praise, Hu Xiaobei quickly replied, "All thanks to Mayor Shen's able leadership."

"Haha, don't butter me up. I know my own limitations. Anyway, I have something to discuss with you. Are you available now?"

"I am free. Should I come over now?"

"No, just stay at home and wait for me. I'll be there in half an hour."

"Mayor, with all your official duties, you shouldn't bother; let me come to you instead."

"Haha, it's fine. I've been in meetings for the past few days and feeling stiff. It's a good opportunity to get some fresh air in your village."

"Alright then. I'll wait for you in the village!"

"Okay!"

After hanging up, Hu Xiaobei walked to the corner of the orchard and picked some of the freshest tea leaves, then turned back towards his home!

On the other end, after Shen Youwei put down the phone, he looked outside...

From the moment his car entered Xiaohe Town, he noticed that the scenery outside had changed.

A year ago, when he came here for a visit, all the villages were run-down, and the farmers lacked vitality, merely scraping by day to day.

But now, all the villages had replaced their old mud-brick houses with newer tile-roofed ones, and the faces of all the villagers were brimming with happy smiles.

He knew that all of this was because of Hu Xiaobei, so he realized that Hu Xiaobei was truly a cut above the rest...

Thinking this, he knew he really had to get on good terms with Hu Xiaobei, as he might genuinely need his help someday in the future.

...

At the village entrance of Xiaohe Village, a few people were standing in front of a black business car, arrogantly blocking the road into the village.

At first, no one thought much of it, but as more tourists planning to enter the village became unhappy.

"What's going on here?"

"Exactly, if you don't want to enter the village, then move aside quickly!"

"Right!"

Hearing someone speak up, they sneered.

"What's the rush! Our leader is still inside the car making a call. Wait for him to finish, then you can go."

"Exactly, what if you walking past now disturbs our leader's call!"

"Exactly!"

Hearing such unreasonable words, the tourists were at a loss for words.

"He's making his call, what does that have to do with us!"

"Yeah, move aside already!"

"Right!"

These few people became instantly infuriated upon hearing the tourists speak up...

"What? You all looking for trouble? You know who our team leader is? If I tell you, it'll scare you to death!"

"Yeah, those who don't want to die better step aside!"

"Right!"

"You..."

The tourists wanted to say something else but were afraid to open their mouths again because they saw these few people taking out batons!

...

"You guys know what's good for you!"

Seeing everyone smartly step back, they wore a look of triumph!

On the vehicle, the team leader saw the situation and laughed!

Soon, with a smug face, he continued, "Yeah! My dear, I've just arrived at this well-developed Xiaohe Village you mentioned. The environment here indeed isn't bad. I'll have a good talk with that Hu Xiaobei later. After that, I believe he should be paying me a tribute every month! After all, I'm the newly appointed leader of the City Management Team. If he's asking for trouble, I'll just seal off the village directly."

"Yeah! Of course, I'm that impressive!"

...

While he was happily on the phone, Shen Youwei had already caught sight of Xiaohe Village.

At that moment, he noticed that the car began to slow down.

After the car stopped, he frowned slightly, "What's going on?"

The reason he asked was that he noticed they were still two to three hundred meters away from the parking area of Xiaohe Village...

"Mayor, the road is blocked, seems like there's some incident ahead."

"Really?"

Slightly surprised, Shen Youwei looked up.

After confirming that the road was indeed blocked, he said, "Get out and check."

After saying that, he decisively opened the car door, and the driver, noticing this, quickly followed...

...

At the entrance of the village, more and more tourists were held up...

"Is your team leader ever going to finish his call!"

"Yeah!"

"We've been waiting for a long time!"

"What are you shouting for! Our team leader will talk as long as he wants! Shut up, or I'll throw you straight into jail."

"You..."

All the tourists were thoroughly infuriated...

Over at Hu Xiaobei's side, having just cleaned the teaware, Hu Xiaobei put the freshest tea leaves he had just picked into the teapot.

After putting them in, Hu Xiaobei said softly, "All is ready, now we're just waiting for Mayor Shen to arrive."

As he spoke softly, Hu Xiaobei heard a series of urgent footsteps. Quickly turning his head, Hu Xiaobei saw a young man from the village, Hu Dawei, running towards him.

Seeing the usually calm Hu Dawei with a look of panic, Hu Xiaobei knew something must have gone wrong, "What's the matter, Dawei?"

"Master Xiaobei, someone's causing trouble!"

"Trouble? Where?"

"At the entrance to the village!"

"I see! Let's go check it out right away!"

As they talked, Hu Xiaobei and he headed straight for the entrance of the village.

On the way, Hu Xiaobei squinted his eyes, "With someone causing trouble now, could it be that 'Yongqiang Brand' finally couldn't hold back anymore?"

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