Chapter 34

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After the signing, the Jeju Island side knew that the separation from South Korea had entered a countdown, and this time was very short, at most just over half a month.

Jin Bingli now very much wanted to meet the new island owner, at least to hear his plans for the future administration of the island. However, no one had come to summon him, making him feel like sitting on pins and needles, unsure if his efforts would pay off.

Upon receiving the presidential order to transfer all previous tax payments and funds to Seoul, Jin Bingli became truly anxious. If all this money were transferred, everyone's salary for this month would be in jeopardy.

Unable to find Ji Feng, Jin Bingli took it upon himself to withhold the fiscal revenue after October, transferring only the previous funds to Seoul.

Jin Bingli's clear intention to continue his tenure was equivalent to openly declaring to the presidential office that he would not leave Jeju Island. The officials under the Ministry of the Interior, angered, wanted to propose recalling Jin Bingli to Seoul for trial, but the proposal was immediately suppressed by the Minister of the Interior. What a joke, he didn't want to face someone like Ji Feng again.

The next day, after receiving the message from Li Jun, Ji Feng called Jin Bingli and met him secretly in the hotel in the afternoon. First, he wanted to tell Jin Bingli his thoughts, and second, to reassure him. He also appointed Jin Bingli as the temporary administrative chief of Jeju Island, whether he could be officially appointed would depend on the results of the general election on Jeju Island. However, Ji Feng believed that since Jin Bingli was willing to stay, he must have a good chance of winning, which would save him a lot of trouble.

Since he had promised a general election, Ji Feng naturally had to follow through. He also warned Jin Bingli to immediately withdraw from all political parties, as Jeju Island would not allow any political activities.

Before Jin Bingli left, Ji Feng called Spark, instructing him to send an accounting team to North Korea to prepare for the New Year's handover. He also instructed him to transfer 5 billion US dollars to the South Korean government. Since it would be given eventually, after the 35.6 billion US dollars in Japan was credited to his account, he had over 50 billion US dollars in cash, making it easy to transfer 5 billion.

When Jin Bingli left, his back seemed to straighten even more. With Ji Feng's approval, he was confident about the smooth handover of Jeju Island, especially with the 10% salary increase for civil servants promised by Ji Feng, which would add to his chances of winning a large number of votes.

Ji Feng also knew that there would be many issues after he took over, but he had to wait until he took over to address them. At this point, it would be inappropriate to interfere with Jeju Island's affairs. Most importantly, Ji Feng was very lazy and not good at this, so he planned to delegate everything to others and just supervise.

Just as he had sent Jin Bingli off, Xu Xian's call came in: "Ji Feng, are you out?"

Ji Feng looked at his watch and quickly stood up to leave: "I'm just going downstairs, I'll be there soon. I was just seeing off a guest."

"Oh, then you'd better hurry, don't be late. My parents hate people who are late," Xu Xian said, feeling somewhat frustrated that Ji Feng was still at the hotel. But when she heard that he was seeing off a guest, she felt a bit better, thinking that he hadn't changed his mind about meeting her parents.

Actually, when Xu Qiang proposed to meet Ji Feng at home last night, Xu Xian felt it was too soon. Although she had told her parents about her relationship, she hadn't thought about bringing Ji Feng to meet them so quickly. However, since Ji Feng wanted to meet her father and her father also wanted to meet Ji Feng, this led to the meeting tonight.

Early in the morning, Li Shuying did a thorough cleaning, and Xu Xian even took a day off to help. According to Xu Xian, since Ji Feng wasn't an outsider, there was no need to go to such lengths, but she always listened to her mother's instructions, treating it as an early New Year's cleaning.

For the first formal visit to the girlfriend's home, although Ji Feng had some experience with Gao Yuan, he wasn't very familiar with the situation in South Korea. Fortunately, he had Song Chengren, a native South Korean, by his side, which didn't pose a problem for Ji Feng.

Rushing downstairs, he saw Song Chengren standing by the door, opening it for him. Ji Feng quickly said, "Are the gifts all prepared? It's fine if they're heavy, just don't be impolite. I'm not familiar with Korean customs."

Song Chengren, seeing Ji Feng's nervousness, smiled and said, "Everything is prepared, don't worry, there won't be any problems."

Ji Feng nodded and got into the car, saying, "That's good, let's go quickly, we're running out of time, don't be late."

Sitting in the car, Ji Feng took out a cigarette and was about to light it when he suddenly remembered something and quickly sent a text message to Xu Xian: "Xiao Xian, does your father smoke? What kind of cigarettes does he usually smoke?"

After sending the message, Ji Feng lit a cigarette with a lighter and smoked comfortably. He had been smoking for seven or eight years and had never thought about quitting. In the past, he occasionally felt a bit unwell, but since he started practicing the Body Strengthening Technique, his body felt great.

Just before reaching Xu Xian's house, he received a reply from Xu Xian: "The cigarettes you smoke are not to my father's taste. He only smokes Korean cigarettes."

Seeing this, Ji Feng was a bit conflicted. He was used to smoking domestic cigarettes, but in the eyes of Koreans, they were too strong, and almost no Korean could get used to them.

He asked Song Chengren to find a tobacco shop on the way and bought two packs of slightly higher-end Korean cigarettes. Only then did Ji Feng feel that it was appropriate. In China, if the future father-in-law smokes and the prospective son-in-law doesn't offer any, it would be a serious issue.

At 5:50 PM, Ji Feng's car finally stopped in front of Xu Xian's building. Although their family lived a comfortable life, they were not wealthy enough to afford a villa. Moreover, since her father had been transferred to Seoul from Jeonju two years ago, the whole family had moved to Seoul.

Carrying four shopping bags, he still found it a bit difficult, so Song Chengren quickly offered to help carry two more.

When he rang the doorbell, Xu Xian's voice came from inside: "I'm coming... Are you planning to move a department store here? Why did you buy so much?" When she opened the door and saw the six large bags that Ji Feng and Song Chengren were carrying, she felt both happy and speechless, thinking that she should have explained things more clearly to Ji Feng.

Actually, Xu Xian was more happy. Bringing so many gifts to meet her parents was a very face-saving thing, and it would make everyone who knew them envy her family. As long as her family was happy, she was happy.

She knew that although these things might be expensive, they were not a big deal for Ji Feng, and perhaps he even thought they were not impressive enough.

"I didn't know what to buy, so Uncle Song helped me decide," Ji Feng said as he followed Xu Xian into the living room. Li Shuying, who was busy in the kitchen, and Xu Qiang, who was in the study, also came out.

After Xu Xian introduced him, Ji Feng performed the junior's etiquette that he had just learned.

Seeing Ji Feng's somewhat awkward performance, Xu Qiang and Li Shuying shook their heads helplessly. Xu Qiang quickly said, "You're not from our country, you don't have to follow these rules, just be casual."

Ji Feng still completed the full set of etiquette before standing up and saying, "It's proper. I didn't know what your parents like, so please forgive me."

Xu Xian had told her parents that Ji Feng didn't speak Korean, but fortunately, both of them knew English, so communication wasn't a problem.

As a prospective son-in-law visiting for the first time, and seeing Ji Feng's respect for Korean customs, Xu Qiang was secretly satisfied. Although he knew Ji Feng's identity and felt some pressure, he still had to maintain the dignity of a father-in-law.

Sitting in the lower seat, Ji Feng saw Xu Qiang, who was in the main seat, ask with a serious expression, "What is your family like?"

Ji Feng quickly replied, "I live alone. My parents passed away a few years ago."

When Li Shuying heard that Ji Feng was an orphan, her eyes filled with maternal love: "Poor child, so you've been alone all these years?"

Ji Feng nodded slightly and smiled, "Yes, I'm very grateful to my parents. They left me the ability and conditions to survive and finish university without worry."

Xu Qiang then asked, "Do you plan to settle in South Korea in the future? We only have Xiao Xian as our precious daughter, and we don't want her to be too far away. It would be hard for us to see her."

Ji Feng thought, "I'm here tonight to poach." "No, I plan to settle on Jeju Island. Of course, I have also bought a house in Seoul. If I have the honor of marrying Xiao Xian in the future, I will bring her back to visit you every year. Besides, Seoul is close to Jeju Island. I hope that you and your wife can live on Jeju Island, so we can take care of you every day."

Xu Xian, sitting next to Ji Feng, was already blushing. It was just her first visit, how did it come to talking about marriage? They had only known each other for a few months. Besides, she was only 22 and hadn't thought about getting married so soon.

Although not settling in Seoul, Jeju Island was not far away, and Li Shuying had no objections. Moreover, Jeju Island was more suitable for living, and the Xu family, who had been there many times, knew that the environment there was much better than in Seoul.

After asking a few more questions, Ji Feng answered truthfully without hesitation, immediately winning the favor of Xu Qiang and his wife.

Seeing that there was nothing else to ask, Xu Qiang said, "Wife, you and Xiao Xian go prepare dinner. I'll talk to Ji Feng in the study."

Seeing Xu Qiang's words, Li Shuying and Xu Xian knew it was a conversation between men. Since Ji Feng had said he had something to discuss with her father, they were not worried.

Ji Feng tonight was completely different from the day he met in the company meeting room. The person who could make the entire company's employees and executives fear and be cautious would certainly have no problem with her father.