"Don't say that. I don't believe in any welcoming ceremony, nor do I really want to lease the villagers' land. I was just about to discuss this with you."
"I'll go return the leased land right away, and say there's a policy in the village that doesn't allow Xi Shan Manor to lease villagers' land. If they don't believe it, I'll let them come ask you."
Ling Zhenfei didn't intend to let them off so easily. Guo Ju was the ringleader of this group, and they had deliberated for many days, just to give Ling Zhenfei a hard time on his first day. Unexpectedly, Ling Zhenfei didn't fall for it.
"Let's discuss this. We can work something out." The committee members felt their heads ache after hearing Ling Zhenfei's words. If Zhenfei really did that, the villagers might wreck their homes in anger.
