Shen Qiqi held the gold-stamped invitation letter, her heart beating like a gong and a drum.

Wider regional cooperation!

This is simply like sending a pillow when you are sleepy. I was just worrying that the little fights were not enough!

She spun around the room excitedly, the invitation in her hand gleaming like a golden key to the future.

"Qiqi, what's written on it? Look how happy you are, as if you found a treasure." Lu Qing looked at his wife's excited face and couldn't help but come over curiously.

Chen Qiqi pulled Lu Qing over and pointed at the contents of the invitation letter with a beaming expression, almost spitting on Lu Qing's face: "Brother Qing, look! The county invited me to attend the county-wide cooperation and exchange conference! Broader regional cooperation! Our road to prosperity is about to reach a new level!"

Lu Qing looked at his wife's sparkling eyes and couldn't help but smile.

He reached out and gently scratched Shen Qiqi's nose: "It seems that my Qiqi is going to show off her skills again."

However, some people in the village don't think so.

The news spread throughout the village like wings, and some villagers began to gather under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village to discuss it.

"This broader cooperation doesn't sound reliable! By then all the resources will be divided up by other villages, so what benefit will we get?" Uncle Zhao puffed on his pipe, looking worried.

"That's right! Doesn't Shen Qiqi do whatever she wants? The last cooperation almost brought down the village. What's she going to do this time?" Aunt Qian echoed in a shrill voice.

"I think this matter needs to be considered carefully. What if we lose money? What should we do?" Accountant Sun pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose with a serious face.

Even Uncle Lu, who always had a bad impression of Shen Qiqi, couldn't help but say sarcastically: "Some people just love to be in the spotlight! They don't even consider their own weight and just mess around!"

A tense atmosphere spread among the crowd. Seeing the voices of opposition growing louder and louder, Shen Qiqi pushed through the crowd and stood calmly in front of everyone with a confident smile on her lips.

She folded her arms across her chest, glanced at everyone, and slowly said, "I know everyone has concerns..."

Shen Qiqi cleared her throat and first dropped a bomb: "I know everyone has concerns. After all, these days, if you don't make a big promise to fool people, you feel like you've lived in vain." As soon as she said this, a few chuckles came from the crowd, and the tense atmosphere eased a little.

Then, she took out the "secret weapon" that she had prepared long ago from the cloth bag behind her - a detailed cooperation plan and interest analysis report.

The report is densely packed with data and charts, clearly listing the huge potential for broader cooperation and the practical benefits that each village could gain.

She pointed to the data in the report and explained them one by one in plain language.

"Take agricultural products for example. Our village has a high yield, but the market is so small. If we can't sell them, they'll rot in the fields. But if we expand cooperation, we can sell them to more places, and the price will also rise. Isn't this better than going it alone?" Shen Qiqi tapped the data on the report with her fingers, her voice sonorous and powerful.

"And these handicrafts. The neighboring village has unique craftsmanship, but suffers from a lack of sales channels. We can unite and take a two-pronged approach online and offline to let more people see our 'local specialties', and the money will come in like a ton, right?" As she spoke, she made a "counting money" gesture, which made the villagers laugh again.

She also specifically emphasized risk control measures to make everyone understand that this is not "making money out of nothing", but a planned and step-by-step common development.

The villagers stared at the data in the report and listened to Shen Qiqi's analysis. A thoughtful expression gradually appeared on their faces, and their previous worries and doubts gradually dissipated.

Even Uncle Zhao, who had a look of disdain on his face just now, began to smoke thoughtfully, and in the midst of the smoke, he seemed a little shaken.

Aunt Qian also began to grumble with the old sisters around her, no longer insisting that there were no benefits to cooperation as she had before.

Accountant Sun adjusted his glasses, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

An atmosphere of recognition spread among the crowd, and everyone began to whisper and discuss the possibility of cooperation, no longer blindly opposing it as before.

Shen Qiqi looked at the scene in front of her, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and the sense of accomplishment in her heart was overflowing, as sweet as eating honey.

She felt her whole body was full of strength, as if she had been injected with chicken blood, and she couldn't wait to roll up her sleeves and get to work.

At this moment, Lu Qing walked to Shen Qiqi, took her hand, and gently patted the back of her hand.

He looked at Shen Qiqi with gentle eyes, without any extra words, but it was better than a thousand words, and the atmosphere of care was transmitted between the two.

Shen Qiqi felt his encouragement, and a warm current surged into her heart. The feeling of happiness overflowed in her heart, as if she was holding a piece of gummy candy, sweet.

"Let's go back." Lu Qing said gently.

Shen Qiqi nodded. Just as she was about to say something to Lu Qing, a clear voice rang out from the back of the crowd: "Auntie, can we really benefit from your village's cooperation?"

With Lu Qing's encouragement, Shen Qiqi was filled with strength in her heart and decided to take the initiative to go to the neighboring village to communicate face to face with those skeptical villagers.

She knew that the key to solving the problem was to eliminate their concerns, and only by letting them see tangible benefits could the cooperation proceed smoothly.

The two walked through the country path and came to the entrance of the neighboring village.

The atmosphere here was equally tense, with villagers gathering in groups of three or four, talking in low voices.

Shen Qiqi keenly captured these uneasy emotions, but she did not retreat at all, but became more determined.

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