Chapter 17: Who Can Subdue Zhao Si the Toad?

  When she found out from Zhao Zhi Gang that Chen Li Qian really gave 500,000 yuan as a bet, even if her family was very well-off, she was still surprised. After all, the bet was just a temporary impulse and not meant to be taken seriously. She was chatting with Hua Xue Mei about how Zhao Zhi Gang once got his arm wrapped around by a snake while digging for bird eggs when he came back!

  It can't be helped... I have to go.

  "Hehe, no need to thank me, I'm also off work and just passing by to see you. Alright, take care of yourself and rest, if anything happens, get Xiaogang to call me or give me a ring." Quickly tidied up her single-shoulder bag and stood up.

  "Zhao Zhiqiang, I'm leaving, goodbye." The ponytail swung back and forth as she trudged through the snow in her high-top boots, a figure in white disappearing into the distance.

  "Huh, why did she leave as soon as I arrived? I didn't even finish saying thank you." Zhao Zhiqiang tilted his head to look at the door, seemingly asking his brother, but also seeming to be talking to himself.

  Zhao Zhigang complained, "Brother, you...". He shook his head like a ceiling fan. "I suggest you consider watching Korean dramas? Alas..."

  Zhao Zhiqiang also found it strange, "I don't think I said anything wrong?"

  Hua Xue Mei smiled slightly and shook her head gently, but didn't say anything about it.

  "Big Strong, have you paid back all the money?"

  ……

  Wu Bing quickly returned to the village and gathered together sixty or so households from Guo Mu Gou.

  Er Gouzi expressed his meaning and immediately detonated the whole scene...

  Mr. Li was the first to stand up.

  "It can't be! How could Zhao Lao Cong's family possibly produce a candidate for village chief? No way, everyone knows what kind of guy his son Da Qiang is!"

  "It's not that he's a good soldier, nor is it his father." Next to him, Sun San's aunt immediately retorted, "I think Dajiang is a good kid! Are you still holding a grudge against him for breaking your family's sheep's leg?"

  "Hmm!" Old Man Li fell silent!

  "This is strange, Wu Bing. Logically speaking, you are the most qualified person in our village to compete for this position, so why did you recommend Da Qiang instead?"

  Wu Bing smiled, "Uncles and elders, I admit that my abilities are not as good as Zhao Zhiqiang's. Zhao Zhiqiang has attended high school, served in the army, and even worked abroad, so he has seen a lot of things. Therefore, we young people of our generation all pushed for Da Qiang."

  "What about him? He's been a troublemaker since he was young, never learned anything good. What can he do by joining the army? Look at him, not even a commissioned officer, what can he accomplish?"

  A young man immediately stood up beside Wu Bing, "Dad, you said that - we saw with our own eyes two days ago that Big Brother Daqiang single-handedly beat six people and threw them all into the ditch!"

  "And besides, it's Zhao Laosi, the four-eyed toad! How have they bullied our village? If we don't stand up for ourselves and elect someone with backbone, humph, this new rural reform is just a joke. Even if it's just about getting what's rightfully ours, that scoundrel won't give us an inch!" Another young man stood up too!

  "It's just that, his dad was not so useless when he was young, but in recent years Zhao Jinfu only knew how to work hard. Their family is poor like that, and they can't even take care of themselves properly, how could they let their son represent us?"

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

  Miao Cuihua pouted and walked in front of people with a big swing of her hips.

  "Hum, I disagree with choosing Zhao Jincai's son as our group's candidate! Apart from their family's small contribution to the group and his father being too soft, as for Zhao Zhiqiang that kid, what you guys said about him fighting and stuff, I think he's not a good person at all! Let's not choose him!"

  Miao Cuihua had been beaten by her cousin before and had never gotten what she wanted, so she was still resentful and wouldn't agree.

  "Maocuihua, your family is so rich, but I haven't seen you make any significant contributions to the village. Last year when we were repairing the cement road in the village, you contributed the least amount of money. Zhao Jinfu and his wife have been ill for over two years, and they've spent a fortune on medical bills, yet you still expect them to make contributions? And another thing, you say Zhao Zhiqiang is not a good person, isn't that just cursing him? What's the matter with your family?"

  Er Gua Zi's good friends, those who had dinner together yesterday immediately stood up to help.

  "Your choice can't affect anything, we still don't know if you and Zhao Guangming have a leg to stand on, unfortunately, he's not backing down, is he?"

  "Right! That day I really saw you getting out of Zhao Guangming's car!"

  "I don't agree, and that's it! You, you bunch of shameless people! Talking nonsense!"

  Miao Cuihua didn't think her character was so bad, even if she had no face left, she couldn't stand being criticized by so many people in front of her. How could one mouth be enough for seven or eight people? She immediately stormed off, shaking her fat butt and humming angrily!

  Wu Bing smiled, "There's no use saying anything else. Now that it's come down to the wire, let's take a look at these young folks in our village. Who has the biggest guts? Who has the most experience? Who can tame Zhao Siwa? I think you old and young masters don't need me to say more, but if Da Qiang becomes a candidate, perhaps it will be even more beneficial for him to win the election in the village!"

  He is the village representative of this group and also the current group leader, with good character and reputation, and can make money. Especially, he can protect the interests of Guomu Group in the administrative village, and has prestige. This sentence of his, which was a slap in the face to Miao Cuihua, made her lose face, and the younger brothers who set off firecrackers drove her away. Another comparison was raised, and several dozen heads of households thought what he said was very reasonable.

  Wu Bing saw that many people were moved, so he waved his hand and said, "Alright, since all the old and young masters are here today, let's have one representative from each family vote!"

  ……

  Two streets are located at the foot of Longbeishan Mountain, just in the southernmost part of Linzhou New District. It was originally a village-run factory area, and later it merged with the town and city to form a piece. After the national highway was widened, this side quickly became a place like a small market with warehouses, parking lots, and small hotels.

  More than ten years have passed and it is obvious that this place has become much richer than the mountain.

  Because the rent is cheap here, many outsiders come to do business and rent land, and all choose to live here, so it becomes more and more prosperous. More than a decade ago, the Chang'an Village Committee also moved to the foot of the mountain, in the original small textile factory's large courtyard.

  Zhao Guangming had embezzled most of the money from a plot of collective land sold by the village before, and he fled overnight before the demolition plan for the two streets was released. Su Fengrong is being investigated by the higher authorities, but the new district development in the development zone cannot wait any longer, so the village committee must hold a new election for its director.

  The town party committee, government and village committee set up an election committee overnight. Originally, they wanted to let the deputy director take over, but due to the historical distribution of power among the five natural villages in Chang'an Village, not only did all parties disagree, but also Deputy Director Ma was not capable of taking on that role, no one looked good, and Zhao Tiejun heard about his uncle's incident, immediately organized two streets of loyal followers to come and seize power.

  Even finding someone to take over Zhao Zhiqiang's job was put aside, all for the sake of fighting for this director position!

  (300 followers collected, thank you brothers, although it's a bit late, but there is no recommendation spot, this is all the true support of brothers!)