722. Gifts from the government
The mayor's mansion was quite large, but the lawn was untidy, and it was undulating and uneven, like Mastiff's dog's teeth.
Shelley introduced Yang Shubao: "I'm not married yet, it's a pity to live in such a big house alone, especially there are swimming pools, lawns and gardens here, if you have to take care of them, it will cost a lot of money, so I will abandon these places, which leads to not very good ornamentation, haha, please understand." ”
From this point of view, the new mayor is ready to do practical things.
But it's normal to think about it, Shelley Mastiff is only in his thirties, and he is destined to have a promising career in politics in the future, and people don't come to Hluchluwe to make money.
Besides, although the Mastiff family started by raising dogs, they could earn more from raising dogs for the nobles than they did in Africa, and they developed a wider range of contacts.
This is the reality in Africa, where the gap between man and man is bigger than that between man and dog!
It can be seen that Shelley is a true dog lover, he teased the dog while walking around with Yang Shubao, throwing a baseball and scratching the dog's belly for a while, during which he met a small puppy, he held it directly in his arms.
The dogs really love Lao Yang, and a few Mastiff who stayed in the grass took the initiative to approach after feeling Lao Yang's aura, and they were well-trained and did not express their intimacy with their movements as unscrupulously as wild animals, but followed closely behind.
Shelley noticed this, and his attitude towards Yang became more enthusiastic: "Dogs are the purest animals, some like lions because they are fierce and domineering, and some like cats because they are cute and petite. But with all due respect, people should love dogs the most, and only dogs regard humans as their masters, and other animals cannot be trusted. ”
Director Rice nodded, "Yes, my wife has a cat, but I think it should be said that this cat is keeping her, and I sometimes don't know who is the owner and who is the pet." ”
Shelley smiled: "There is no doubt about it, of course the owner is the cat." ”
A four- or five-month-old puppy ran out of the grass, it had not yet completed its training, it had preserved its free nature, and after feeling Lao Yang's aura, it pounced on him happily, rubbing his round head on his legs.
Seeing this, Shelley was even more funny, he smiled: "Mr. Yang, we met too late, through the attitude of these dogs towards you, I can judge that you must be a pure good person, my dog has this magical ability, the people they don't approach may not be bad people, they are willing to approach must be good people." ”
Director Rice unswervingly played the role of praise: "Mr. Yang is a pure good person, otherwise how could he have come to our South Africa to build a private animal reserve? Shelley, you should go to his reserve to see, he has done a great job." ”
Shelley nodded approvingly: "I have been here in Hluhlluwe for a short time, I was too busy a few days ago, and I will have some free time in two days, so I must visit the reserve." ”
Yang Shubao said in a low-key manner: "Warm welcome." ”
Shelley smiled: "You should welcome me, because I have also prepared a gift for you, and your reserve is so well managed, but I have read the introduction, and it has a big drawback - the site area is too small." ”
Yang Shubao subconsciously asked, "What do you mean?"
"On behalf of the municipal government, I sent an application to the provincial government and the Land Reform Department to apply for another 50 square kilometers of land for the reserve. It's an honor that the provincial government and the Land Reform Department have recognized my work, so do you know why I invited you here today?"
Director Rice high-fived and laughed, "God, the above approved your application?"
"It's an application from the city. Shelley corrected him, but with a smug look on his face, and Director Rice credited him for the incident, which he clearly enjoyed.
Of course, the credit for this is his.
Yang Shubao was pleasantly surprised: "My God, then I was too presumptuous to come to the door, I brought such a shabby gift, this gift you gave me is simply ......"
"It was a gift from Hlukhluwe to you, and a gift from the state. Once again, Director Rice humbled himself.
"I am very grateful to Hluchluwe and to the South African authorities, but there is no doubt that I should thank you the most, Mayor Masteif, I really don't know how to express my gratitude to you in words!"
Shelley smiled: "If you have to say thank you, then the reserve should be handled better, now some national reserves have gone too far, such as Great St. Lucia, although it is a national park, but it is actually a protected area, and as a result, a large area of eucalyptus trees is planted in it?"
"It's such a bastard. Director Rice agreed.
Shelley said, "Great St. Lucia not only planted eucalyptus, but also bred some bad things, and I heard that there were people who used the resources of the reserve to raise pythons, and there were gangs that took over the reserve and then developed it into a private hunting ground?"
Director Rice's face suddenly became solemn: "I will immediately investigate these things, and once they are investigated, they will be severely punished!"
Shelley waved his hand and said, "There is no need to rush this yet, your most important thing at the moment should be to maintain law and order in our area." ”
Yang Shubao understood what he was talking about, so he continued: "The conflict between the Mulberry people and the Dinosaur Gang has come to an end, they only need a negotiation, and after they get the results they want, this conflict will end." ”
Shelley nodded and said, "That's the best, Hluchluwe is a beautiful and peaceful town, and I don't want the evil forces to entrench here, and dust its beautiful face." Okay, let's not talk about that, let's go inside, take a break, and get ready to eat something together. ”
They walked to the door of the villa, where there was a chic swimming pool, and the water in it was not very clear.
"The pool is a bit dirty, and I don't have a person to manage the pool, so I'm responsible for the garbage and water changes," Shelley said. ”
Director Rice hurriedly said, "I'll arrange a ...... for you."
"No, no," Shelley immediately waved his hand, "I didn't mean to beat you when I said that, it's enough for me to be in charge of the pool, because it's for dogs, and I don't usually swim." ”
The villa is very clean, there is central air conditioning control inside, the interior color is light and elegant, the style is very tasteful, but there are few appliances and furniture, except for air conditioning, there is only a satellite TV in the living room.
Yang Shubao entered the dining room from the living room, he looked at the decoration and deployment of the villa, and felt that Shelley, the mayor, was really good, at least the style was simple, compared to Director Rice, who hooked up with the Dinosaur Gang to make black money, Shelley, the mayor, can be called a breeze with two sleeves.
Shelley deliberately explained: "There is only one servant in the villa, so I can't put too many things, otherwise she can't keep herself busy, which causes the house to be a little empty and shabby, I hope Mr. Yang doesn't mind." ”