The royal palace is too corrupt; he doesn't want Ming Mei to live here. He still prefers the Kang Mansion; that is their true home.
Thus, Kang Chen had the palace converted into a place for the presidential office.
The Secretariat, some think tanks, the confidential office, and including the Vice President, some Cabinet Ministers, the newly formed government by the king—all their offices are set up in the palace to avoid unnecessary construction elsewhere.
Kang Chen said, "Forget about the banquet."
Qin Huai hesitated for a moment, "But it seems to be the custom."
Kang Chen put down his pen and rubbed his brow, "Just say that I've just taken office; minimize these banquets and unnecessary expenditures."
Qin Huai nodded, "Yes."
Kang Chen has no mind for hosting banquets now, having just taken office; there are too many issues to handle, too many problems left by the previous government, and urgent needs for reforms in finance, judiciary, diplomacy, and military sectors.
