Chapter 17

When she learned from Zhao Zhigang that Chen Liqin had really placed a bet of 500,000, she was quite surprised, even though her family was well-off. After all, that bet was just a momentary exaggeration, not to be taken seriously. She was chatting with Hua Xuemei about how Zhao Zhigang once got his arm wrapped by a snake while fetching bird eggs, when this guy came back!

It won't do... I have to leave.

"Hehe, no need to thank me. I'm off work too, just passing by to visit Auntie. Auntie, take care of yourself. If anything happens, have Xiao Gang call me or give me a ring." She quickly packed her shoulder bag and stood up.

"Zhao Zhigang, I'm leaving, see you." She flicked her ponytail and, wearing tall snow boots, her snow-white figure swept past Zhao Zhigang and walked out.

"Eh, why did she leave as soon as I came? I didn't even finish thanking her?" Zhao Zhigang tilted his head, looking at the door, as if asking his brother, or perhaps talking to himself.

Zhao Zhigang complained, "Bro, you... " His head shook like a fan, "I suggest you consider watching Korean dramas? Sigh—"

Zhao Zhigang was also puzzled, "I don't think I said anything wrong?"

Hua Xuemei smiled slightly and shook her head lightly but didn't say anything about it.

"Da Qiang, did you return all the money?"

...

Wu Bing quickly returned to the village and gathered all the heads of the sixty households in Guomu Gou.

Ergazi explained his idea to everyone, immediately igniting the scene...

Grandpa Li stood up first.

"No way! How can Zhao Laonian's family put someone forward to be the village chief? No way, everyone knows what kind of guy Da Qiang is!"

"Look, we're talking about Da Qiang who came back from the army, not his father," Aunt Sun San immediately countered, "I think Da Qiang is a good kid! Are you still holding a grudge because he broke your sheep's leg?"

"Humph!" Grandpa Li fell silent!

"Strange, Wu Bing, you have the best qualifications to compete for the candidate position in our group. Why are you pushing Da Qiang forward?"

Wu Bing smiled, "Uncles and grandpas, I admit I'm not as capable as Zhao Zhigang. Zhao Zhigang went to high school, served in the army, and even went abroad, seeing the world. So, the young guys of our generation all agreed to push Da Qiang."

"He? He's been fighting and brawling since he was a kid, never learned anything good. He went to the army? Look, he didn't even become a non-commissioned officer. What can he do?" A fifty-year-old old man with a goatee questioned.

Wu Bing's friend immediately stood up, "Dad, you said this—We saw with our own eyes how Da Qiang beat up six guys and threw them all into the ditch!"

"Moreover, he beat up Zhao Laosi, the four-eyed toad! How have the people in our mountain groups been bullied by them? If we don't elect a tough guy, humph, in the upcoming new rural construction, forget about benefits, even normal rights will be stripped away by that scoundrel!" Another young man also stood up.

"Exactly, his father wasn't so weak when he was young, but in recent years, Zhao Jincai only works. Their family is so poor, they can't even sort themselves out, how can they represent us?"

A woman in her thirties stood in front of Miao Cuihua and said this.

Miao Cuihua pursed her lips and waddled to the front.

"Humph, I disagree with electing Zhao Jincai's son as our group's candidate! Besides their family's lack of contribution to the group, his father is too weak. As for Zhao Zhigang, the guy you're talking about, I don't think he's a good person! I won't vote for him!"

Miao Cuihua, who had been beaten by her cousin and was still angry about not getting the land, wouldn't agree.

Ergazi immediately retorted, "Miao Cuihua, your family is so rich, but you haven't contributed much to the village. Last year, when the village was building the cement road, you contributed the least. Zhao Jincai and Aunt Zhao have been sick for over two years, spending a lot of money. How can you expect them to contribute? Besides, you're calling Zhao Zhigang a bad person, isn't that an insult? What has Da Qiang done to you..."

Ergazi's friends, who had eaten with him the day before, immediately stood up to support him.

"Whether you vote or not doesn't matter. We all know you and Zhao Guangming have a thing, but he's already out of the game."

"Right, I saw you coming out of Zhao Guangming's car that day!"

"Old lady, I disagree and I disagree! You, you shameless people! Talking nonsense!"

Miao Cuihua didn't expect her character to be so bad. Even if she was shameless, she couldn't stand so many people pointing out her faults. One mouth couldn't handle seven or eight people. She immediately got angry, waddled, and huffed away!

Wu Bing smiled, "Talking about other things is useless. Now we're at a critical moment. Look at these young guys in our village. Who has the biggest guts, the most experience, and who can handle Zhao Si the toad? I think, without me saying more, everyone knows. Da Qiang as a candidate might be more advantageous for the village's election success!"

He was the village representative of this group and the current group leader, with a good reputation and the ability to earn money. He could protect the interests of Guomu Gou in the administrative village, and he had prestige. His words silenced Miao Cuihua, and the young guys drove her away. The heads of the households found his argument very reasonable.

Seeing that many people were convinced, Wu Bing waved his hand, "Alright, today all the uncles and grandpas are here. One representative per household, let's vote!"

...

Two streets are located at the foot of Longbei Mountain, at the southern end of Linzhou New District. Originally, it was a village-run factory area, later connected to the town and city. After the national highway was widened, this area quickly developed into a small market with warehouses, parking lots, and small inns.

After more than ten years, this place has become much wealthier than the mountain.

Because the rent here is cheap, many people from other places who do business rent land and houses here, making it increasingly prosperous. More than ten years ago, the Chang'an Village Committee also moved to the foot of the mountain, to the large courtyard of the former small textile factory.

Zhao Guangming embezzled most of the money from the sale of a piece of collective land before the two streets' demolition plan was studied and fled overnight. Su Fengrong is under investigation, and the new district construction in the development zone is in full swing and can't wait any longer. The village committee must be re-elected without a chairman.

The town party committee, government, and village committee formed an election committee overnight. They originally wanted to promote the deputy chairman, but due to the power distribution among the five natural villages in Chang'an Village, not only did the various parties disagree, but the deputy chairman also lacked the necessary courage. No one was optimistic about him. When Zhao Tiejun heard the news about his clan uncle, he immediately organized the core people from the two streets to seize power.

He even put aside the plan to deal with Zhao Zhigang, all for the sake of this chairman position!

(Three hundred collections, thank you, brothers. Even though it's a bit late, without a recommendation slot, this is all your genuine support! Thank you!)

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