Shadow Empire

Chapter 840 Dinner [666+17]
Lance's guess was absolutely correct. When the people at Lawrence Farm learned that William had become the acting mayor, the three old men immediately announced that they would hold a celebration!

Patricia told Lance on the phone that they were going to slaughter a few cows so that everyone would have enough to eat.

Thinking of this, Lance also missed the food on the farm.

The food on the farm is not as exquisite as that in the restaurant, but it has its own unique taste and expectations, especially the "big pot meal".

There are many huge iron pots on the farm. When they are stood up, they look like bottles with fat bellies and are hung over the fire by racks.

Each pot can hold two or three adults and is almost as tall as a person.

When they were making a meal so that everyone would have enough to eat, they would hoist these iron pots up and add butter.

Then put in some spices that need to be flavored, let them flavor in the hot oil, and then put in some side dishes as the base.

Then add water and throw the beef in. When it is almost cooked, add potatoes, carrots or even pumpkin.

Lance once asked why the beef wasn't also fried before adding water.

The cook told Lance that if the beef was also fried in oil, it would not fall apart.

The purpose of making these big pot meals is to let everyone enjoy the food, so the beef needs to be completely chopped into pieces.

This way, there will be beef in every spoonful.

They would fill it with food, add water, and keep a big fire going.

Then someone uses a special tool to stir it, checking the condition of the beef from time to time until the beef is completely cooked.

Then people would come over with their bowls or plates, and the cook would stand on a step and give everyone a spoonful!
Every spoonful is coated in rich sauce and exudes the aroma of beef fat!
Every spoonful was filled with plenty of garnishes and countless tiny strips of veal!

At this time, tear off a piece of bread, dip it in a little sauce and put it in your mouth, it is the most satisfying moment!
Lance felt a little greedy when he thought about it.

"Do you need me to ask William to go back?" He had to change the subject. Although the food did not require any cooking techniques or advanced kitchen utensils, it was definitely delicious.

Patricia gave a negative answer, "No, they don't want to delay William's work, so they should tell him."

"And the Holy Farmer's Day is coming soon."

There is still half a year left until this year's Holy Farmer's Day. Time flies so fast and before I knew it, half of the year has passed.

Lance talked to little Ace for a while. The child didn't seem to be interested in the receiver. He just babbled a few times and soon became unhappy.

Children have a limited attention span, and when they start crying, the call between Lance and Patricia ends.

As soon as I put down the phone, Mayor Williams called me, "I heard that William is going to serve as acting mayor?"

Mayor Williams is well-informed, and William has been serving as a city councilor in Jingang City. Now that he is taking on the role of acting mayor, he will definitely have to resign from his position as a city councilor here.

Then the Empire District will need to re-elect a councillor, and naturally, Mayor Williams will also know the news.

He did not expect William to become mayor so quickly. He thought William would need a few more years to settle down.

He has always worked at the grassroots level, and even though he has been a city councilor for two years, he still lacks some qualities as a mayor.

The news came so suddenly and unexpectedly, but he wouldn't say that he didn't want William to leave, so he thought about everyone meeting again, chatting, and maintaining their relationship.

Mayor Williams has gradually and clearly felt that the interest groups in Jingang City, which used to be opposed to each other but dependent on each other, have become a huge interest group formed around Lance under Lance's several fires.

As William goes to Lake City to serve as mayor, will there be more "Lance" politicians appearing in the future?
Will these people take up more important jobs in the state?
For example, the mayor, or state government officials?

If Attorney General Terry succeeds in his bid to take over as governor, the interests of both parties will be more closely aligned, and perhaps more people from the Blues faction will enter the state government and the state legislature.

For Mayor Williams, all this was like an amazing magic show!

It took him his whole life, until he was old, to finally have the chance to become mayor.

But look at Lance, he is only 26 years old, and he can already decide the candidates for some important positions. Isn’t this "magical" enough?

Lance did not refuse Mayor Williams' invitation, and he also agreed to it on behalf of William.

If you want to gain more strength and power, you must connect the points into a surface.

At around six o'clock in the evening, Lance arrived at Mayor Williams' manor. As the convoy approached the gate of the manor, Lance saw Mayor Williams' family through the car window, all at the gate to greet him.

This is the change brought about by changes in status and identity.

At first, when Lance wanted to meet Mayor Williams, he just sat in his chair without moving. Then he found someone to bring Lance in, and he didn't stand up. He just sat there and shook hands with Lance, showing no respect for Lance at all.

But now, look at their enthusiasm. Many people came to the Federation with romantic idealism, but found that this place is more real than fucking hell.

But reality is not necessarily bad. When you stand at the top, these real things are what romantic idealism wants.

Everyone smiles at you, the whole society suddenly evolves into a utopian form, and even the sun will shine when you go out.

When you are happy, people around you will raise their glasses and laugh for you.

When you are sad, people around you will comfort you.

But if you are just at the bottom of the society, then this place is hell, everyone will show their worst side to you, including your loved ones!

No one can tell whether this is heaven or hell.

The convoy slowly stopped, Lance got out of the car, and Mayor Williams took the initiative to come forward and hug him.

This is the highest courtesy a host can show!
"I thought you would be a little later!" Mayor Williams let go of Lance and said with a smile.

"I was afraid that the traffic would be too congested at night, so I set off a little earlier." He also gave way and looked at James, "I heard that you have been doing well recently."

James said with a little modesty, "I just want to start solving some small problems."

He is still a city councilor. The work performance of a city councilor is directly related to the recognition of him by the people in the area he is responsible for. He is now in charge of the Bay Area. Naturally, no one will say bad things about him. Everyone will say good things about him.

Mayor Williams also used his connections to have Golden Harbor Today publish reports about James for two or three days in a row, saying that he had solved some historical problems and was an outstanding, capable, and responsible city councilor.

Anyway, there are all kinds of flattery, and the lower-class people don’t know the truth of the matter and think he is really good.

Those who know the truth dare not speak out.

If everyone says he is doing a good job, then he is doing a good job.

Then Lance looked at Arthur, and Arthur called him "Brother Lance" with a grin, then shook hands with him.

Although Mayor Williams glared at him, it was obvious that he still liked his youngest son.

As for Mrs. Williams?

Ripe.

Lance shook her hand briefly and then let go.

Then the group went into the room and talked about the recent strike that was brewing in Jingang City.

"I heard that they have contacted several workers' unions and are planning to make a bigger noise."

Workers' union is a general term and should actually be called "industry union".

For example, the Dockworkers' Union, this union mainly connects with the workers working on the dock. No matter whether they are mopping the deck or moving cargo, as long as they work on the dock, they can register with the Dockworkers' Union and enjoy some of the union's benefits, but they also have to assume certain obligations.

For example, workers in factories, such as textile workers, can join the Textile Workers Union. Textile workers in all textile factories in the city are in the "Jingangcheng Textile Workers Union".

The same is true for other industries, such as the "Auto Workers Union", "Chemical Workers Union", "Metallurgical Workers Union" and so on.

The strike of a single industry union would have little impact on Jingang City, so they wanted to gather more people.

Lance didn't think this was a problem. "It seems that the result of the last mess didn't make them realize how stupid it is to touch steel with their heads!"

He was talking about the suppression of the dock workers' strike. At that time, Lance did not have complete control over the initiative to suppress them, let alone now that he has the initiative.

Mayor Williams was still a little worried. “Last time it was only a problem with the dockworkers union, and it didn’t involve the labor federation.”

"You know how much influence the Federation of Labor has in the federation. I think it's better to be cautious."

Lance frowned and thought for a while before nodding, "You're right, I underestimated them."

William also arrived while they were talking. After shaking hands with Lance, Mayor Williams and others, he smiled and sat on the sofa on the other side. "I hope I'm not late."

Lance glanced at his watch, "Just in time."

Mayor Williams then stood up and said, "Let's take a seat then!"

"Let's fill our bellies before discussing those boring official business!"

Afterwards, several people sat at the dining table and enjoyed the chef's carefully prepared food. It was really fucking good to be rich, and they could live so happily every day.

People who have no money may still be working in factories at this time, just to be able to afford the cheapest food and fill their stomachs!
(End of this chapter)