4:30 PM.

Dafeng Economic Development Zone.

Lin Shen drove his Jaguar XFL out of the last residential area in the city. Soon, his view was slowly filled by a sprawling complex of gray-blue buildings.

It was a massive food processing plant located on the outskirts of the city.

A wire fence traced a two-kilometer arc along the sparsely traveled road. Through the mesh, he could see a massive factory complex, a string of connected areas covering the equivalent of more than thirty soccer fields.

Silvery-white steel frames pierced the clouds, and the red-brick domes of the factory buildings rose and fell in succession.

And this was only the part he could see.

There were probably even more factory buildings hidden behind these.

The sheer scale of it all left Lin Shen deeply shaken.

’This big?!’

’It must be at least three or four hundred thousand square meters...’

That was almost the size of some chemical plants.

Lin Shen snuck a glance at Shen Yun beside him. In addition to his desire to conquer this beautiful, mature woman, a new sense of admiration suddenly blossomed within him.

Forty-two was indeed not young when it came to matters of love.

But for a self-made, powerful businesswoman who had achieved this level of success, forty-two wasn’t old at all.

In fact, it was quite young!

"This whole ring of food processing plants up ahead... they’re all yours, Aunt Shen?"

"That’s right."

Shen Yun gave him a charming smile and looked over at him.

"Back then, it cost me several hundred million to acquire this land."

"The factory grounds are seriously huge."

Lin Shen couldn’t help but exclaim.

"I never realized you were so incredible, Aunt Shen."

"Oh, stop flattering me, Shen. You’re very impressive yourself."

Shen Yun turned the tables, proactively placing a hand on Lin Shen’s thigh with a soft laugh.

"I believe that someday, your career will be even bigger and better than mine! Helping you is an investment, you see."

"Then I’ll take that as a blessing, Aunt Shen."

Lin Shen smiled faintly and drove the car to the main gate of the factory complex.

The gate guard stopped them, originally intending to ask some questions.

However, when he looked through the lowered window and saw Shen Yun in the passenger seat, his lazy demeanor vanished. He immediately snapped to attention, saluted, and even stammered from nervousness as he spoke.

"P-P-P... President Shen, good afternoon!"

"Mm."

Shen Yun nodded slightly, her expression composed and serious.

It was strange. The woman who had been laughing and joking with Lin Shen in the car just moments ago had now become exceptionally aloof in front of her subordinate.

The unique aura of a powerful woman in a high position was on full display, projecting an unapproachable, keep-your-distance feeling.

Lin Shen couldn’t help but marvel at the change. An image of Qin Yuenan suddenly flashed through his mind.

’Do all leaders become like this after a while?’

Seeing Shen Yun, the guard didn’t dare ask any more questions and immediately waved them through.

As Lin Shen drove into the factory complex, he noticed that the internal layout was even more meticulously planned, and the density of people and vehicles was exceptionally high.

"The east side is the raw materials area."

Shen Yun began to introduce her food processing plant to Lin Shen with a hint of pride, like a mother showing off her child’s good grades. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"The warehouses in the raw materials area are right next to the stockyard. In the middle is the production area, which is the core of the entire factory. It contains the pre-treatment workshop, the clean workshop, and the baking workshop, among others."

"And to the west are the logistics area and warehouses, as well as the office building and employee dormitories. There’s a small commercial street over there, like a marketplace. Usually at night, both sides of the road fill up with all kinds of food stalls. It gets pretty lively."

"Nice."

Lin Shen nodded, then asked.

"So where should we park?"

"Let’s park over by the production area."

Aunt Shen directed Lin Shen to a parking spot. After they got out, she smiled.

"Come on, I’ll show you the production line you’ve been so eager to see."

"Okay."

Led by Shen Yun, Lin Shen followed her to the workshop entrance.

A few employees who were just coming out froze when they saw the two of them. One, in particular, looked as if he’d seen a ghost, his eyes wide with terror as he hurriedly turned back the way he came.

A moment later, he returned, jogging alongside a middle-aged man who looked like a manager. The manager approached them with an apologetic smile and a greeting.

"President Shen! Why didn’t you let me know you were coming? I could have prepared..."

"I’m showing someone around."

Shen Yun commanded softly.

"Xiaoli, go get two sets of protective gear for us."

"Right away!"

Xiaoli scurried off and returned from an office with two brand-new protective suits, which included disposable shoe covers, face masks, hair nets, and dust-proof coveralls.

This was the required attire for visiting the production area.

Once Lin Shen and Shen Yun were fully suited up, Xiaoli led them into the production workshop.

Meanwhile, Xiaoli kept sneaking glances at the rather handsome Lin Shen. As he marveled internally, he cautiously ventured a question.

"President Shen, this gentleman with you is..."

"This is President Lin Shen."

Shen Yun’s lips curled into a small, proud smile as she introduced Lin Shen.

"Our partner in pet food production."

"So it’s President Lin! I’ve heard so much about you! A pleasure to meet you, a real pleasure!"

Upon hearing that Lin Shen was the client, Xiaoli became 120% focused. He offered an obsequious smile, shook Lin Shen’s hand, and began to lay on the flattery.

"I’ve heard President Shen mention you before. I never expected you to have built such a career at your age. I’m truly impressed!"

"You’re too kind."

Seeing Lin Shen’s humble smile, Xiaoli quickly said.

"President Shen, President Lin, if you’ll both please follow me, I’ll introduce you to our production workshop..."

"President Lin isn’t here to see these things."

Shen Yun said softly.

"I recall I gave you the task of modifying the production line, correct?"

"That’s right!"

Xiaoli replied quickly, dropping all sorts of hints about how difficult and demanding the work had been.