Mai Ge already had two detailed plans in mind, but so far they couldn't meet his expectations. Whether he cooperated with Haider or sought cooperation with the City Lord's Mansion on his own, it would be difficult to get what he expected at the negotiating table when the gap in strength between the two sides was too large.
"Dealing with politicians is indeed the most troublesome thing. If they can't see anything productive, it's basically impossible to persuade them to make concessions and compromises." Mai Ge shook his head with a smile, glancing at the empty space by the door. However, the current government of Chaos City was already quite interesting, and making some concessions to them was not something Mai Ge could not accept.
He didn't want much, just stability, making money was secondary.
"Mr. Mai Ge, right? I'm from the City Lord's Mansion's Finance Department. I'm here to settle the bill for the City Lord's Mansion's booking of the entire restaurant yesterday." A crisp voice rang in Mai Ge's ear just as he was about to fall asleep with his eyes closed.
"Yes, I didn't expect the City Lord's Mansion to be so efficient." Mai Ge opened his eyes. A woman in the City Lord's Mansion's blue uniform stood in front of him, smiling at him. He stood up, somewhat surprised.
The woman was about twenty one or twenty two years old, petite, with an oval face and long black hair that just reached her ears. She looked neat and capable, smiling at Mai Ge with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.
"Is this the restaurant owner who made the talks between the two sides end in one night?" Fanny looked at Mai Ge. He was younger and much more handsome than she had imagined. He was a very charming and handsome middle-aged man.
The news that the talks between the dragons and demons ended in one night, with both sides successfully reaching an agreement and signing a ceasefire agreement in the morning, has spread throughout the City Lord's Mansion. In the rumors, the owner of the restaurant where the talks were held last night has become a hot topic of conversation.
It is said that the restaurant owner played a significant role in the quick conclusion of the meeting, but the specific details were not leaked due to confidentiality, which only added to the mystery surrounding the owner.
A private event costing 300,000 copper coins for one night, a mysterious owner, and a key figure in the meeting—everything was enough to pique one's curiosity.
"Is there something on my face?" Mai Ge smiled at Fanny, who was staring at him. Compared to her capable appearance, the girl seemed rather naive.
"Ah, no." Fanny snapped out of her daze and quickly shook her head, a slight blush rising to her cheeks. Looking at Mai Ge with a slightly embarrassed expression, she said, "Mr. Mai Ge, is it convenient to settle the bill now?"
"Of course, please come in." Mai Ge smiled and nodded, opening the restaurant door and stepping aside to gesture for Fanny to enter.
"Thank you." Fanny nodded slightly, adding another point to her opinion of Mai Ge. Besides being handsome, he was also a gentle and polite person.
Fanny's gaze swept around the restaurant, her eyes filled with amazement. She had been wondering why the City Lord had chosen such a small-looking restaurant, but aside from the enormous transparent crystal at the entrance, the interior was equally luxurious.
"Please have a seat and some water." Mai Ge said with a smile, as he emerged from the kitchen, placing a glass of water lightly on the table.
"Thank you." Fanny sat down, placed the file folder on the table, and carefully picked up the glass with both hands. Her gaze followed the glass upwards until it was level with her eyes. Through the clear glass and water, she stared at Mai Ge sitting opposite her, momentarily stunned, then blinked incredulously. Suddenly realizing that what she was doing might be inappropriate, she quickly turned the glass around, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear somewhat embarrassedly, and said, "Sorry, this is the first time I've seen a crystal glass, so..."
"It's okay, it's nothing. I slept with it all night when I first met it." Mai Ge said with a smile and a shake of his head.
"Pfft—" Fanny couldn't help but laugh out loud, glancing gratefully at Mai Ge. A simple sentence had diffused the awkwardness.
"This is the receipt. Please sign here, I need to take it back." Fanny took a sip of water, composed herself, and took two sheets of paper from the file folder, handing them to Mai Ge along with a blue money pouch. She smiled and said, "And here are 300 dragon coins. Please check them."
"I'm sure the City Lord's Mansion won't shortchange me a single copper coin." Mai Ge picked up a pen, quickly signed his name on the papers, then put away the money pouch and said with a smile.
The system had already notified him of his earnings, not a single copper coin was missing.
"Mr. Mai Ge is quite an interesting person." Fanny said, taking back the document. She had already counted the money twice before coming, so she wasn't worried about anything being missing. She glanced at the document, somewhat surprised, the signature was elegant and beautiful, even better than her own handwriting.
"If I didn't have an interesting personality, I wouldn't have any customers." Mai Ge said with a smile.
In this life, perhaps because of Amy, he had become much more outgoing. In his previous life, aside from a few drinking buddies, he always had a "keep away" expression. But in this life, he was more willing to listen to his customers, to hear their interesting conversations, and to hear them tell their stories.
With less attention represented by strings of numbers online, he paid more attention to and experienced life, and discovered that life is far more interesting than he had imagined.
"Um… Mr. Mai Ge, I've heard that the food at Restaurant Mai Mi is delicious. May I order something now? I skipped breakfast this morning before coming here." Putting away her documents, Fanny looked at Mai Ge with a mix of nervousness and anticipation. Before coming, her colleague had told her that the owner of Restaurant Mai Mi was very strict and would absolutely not serve food outside of business hours. But after meeting Mai Ge today, she felt that he was more gentle and kind than she had imagined, so may be he would agree.
"I'm sorry, it's not the restaurant's opening hours now, so we don't serve food. If you'd like to eat, you can come during opening hours." Mai Ge smiled and shook his head, there was no room for negotiation.
"Alright, I'll come again next time." Seeing Mai Ge's firm expression, Fanny nodded slightly, a little disappointed. She finished her water, picked up her documents, and stood up, saying, "Well then, Mr. Mai Ge, I'll take my leave now. By the way, my name is Fanny."
"Okay, Miss Fanny." Mai Ge stood up and saw Fanny to the door, closing it only after she had left. Then, he thought to himself, "System, I want to purchase a second set of physical fitness points."
"Second set of Physical Fitness Points: 50,000 gold coins per set, Host, are you sure you want to purchase?" the system's voice announced.
"Confirm, purchase! I want to become stronger." Mai Ge nodded firmly.
"Ding! 50,000 gold coins successfully deducted, second set of Physical Fitness Points successfully purchased!"
"Host, do you want to use this set of Physical Fitness Points now?" the system's notification sounded.
"Okay! No, wait a…"
"Ding! Physical Fitness Points successfully activated!"
"Host, what did you say?"
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