The two larger rooms were both of considerable size; one could accommodate six men, while the other was used as a kitchen by Huo Qianli.

The kitchen was divided into two parts by a wall. On one side were two earthen stoves, chopping boards and vegetable racks, and on the other side were two square tables.

"Xiao Huo, what are your considerations for setting up a kitchen here?"

In front of the film crew, Zheng Qiang would not ask so clearly, but Huo Qianli immediately understood what he meant. He wanted to ask if the level was a bit high.

Huo Qianli smiled and said, "Secretary, leaders, you may not know that there are indeed too many foreign residents living in our village now."

He counted on his fingers and told everyone that there were ten people, including Lao Tang, Hu Laowai and eight film crews. Occasionally, Wenxing Pharmaceutical would send some supplies, and there might be others in the future. "As for this matter, it's not a big deal to bother the whole family all the time."

Deputy Mayor Wang Anquan has become more familiar with Hushan Village in the past two months. He wondered, "Didn't they give us food money? We should be happy. What's the trouble?"

Huo Qianli smiled meaningfully, "If only one family is happy, the rest of the people will be unhappy!"

These grassroots township cadres are savvy in these aspects and reacted immediately after hearing what was said.

"So, after a discussion, the village committee decided to let the women's director take the lead and select four people with good cooking skills in the village. They would take turns to be the cooks every week. They would get 30 yuan for three meals a day. Then, the people in the neighborhood would take turns to have one person help out, and they would be paid 15 yuan a day. This way, everyone could earn more income."

To be honest, we have to thank Gu Daqiang for his magnanimity. Originally, all the income from this business belonged to his family. It is a bit tiring, but the money is really a lot.

But when Huo Qianli found him to discuss it, Gu Daqiang simply waved his hand and said, "There is no end to making money. I'm better off than anyone else, so let them come."

Mayor Zhang rolled his eyes and said, "So you guys still have some profit, right?"

Huo Qianli chuckled, "It's not much. The monthly board and lodging fee here is only 500 to 600 yuan. On average, we have a surplus of several hundred yuan a day. We will recharge it to the village collective. These rich people in the city don't mind us making a little less, so we can just consider it as a donation, right, Director Liu?"

After saying that, Huo Qianli smiled at Liu Xiaoyu, who rolled her eyes in return.

"You are quite good at managing money." Secretary Zheng smiled, and then he bowed to Liu Xiaoyu and the crew, "Thank you all for supporting our work in Hushan Village."

Now Liu Xiaoyu couldn't lose her temper and quickly said a few humble words.

"In fact, there is another consideration for doing this." Huo Qianli looked at everyone, "Like when the last cooperative was established, we couldn't even afford to treat the leaders to a meal. Now that we have a small canteen, we can shamelessly treat them to a meal."

He grinned, "So today is our first meal in the cafeteria. How about you leaders do us a favor and inspect it?"

Everyone was looking at Secretary Zheng. Naturally, he had to make the decisions on matters like this.

Zheng Qiang nodded, "Okay, let's have a quick meal."

"But let me make one thing clear first!" Zheng Qiang raised a finger, "We have to pay for this meal, and we have to pay more! Not only today, but all the town officials who come to eat here in the future must pay according to the rules. It's not easy for people in Hushan Village to earn a little money, so don't bring the idea of eating and drinking for free here!"

Everyone agreed and nodded in praise of the secretary's noble character.

After saying this, Zheng Qiang gave Huo Qianli a subtle look, as if to say, is this okay with me returning the favor?

Huo Qianli understood what he meant and showed gratitude on his face.

With the secretary's example, at least no officials from Qianfu Town would dare to come here to eat for free in the future, and the biggest hidden danger of the village-run canteen would be eliminated.

All of this, of course, can be traced back to a phone call last night.

How to deepen and develop a relationship, all the means can be summed up in four words: mutual benefit.

On this basis, although Zheng Qiang is a high-ranking town official and Huo Qianli is just a village cadre, they can get along very well.

After finishing all these, everyone should go to the meeting room to listen to the work report of Hushan Village.

Walking towards the central conference room, Deputy Mayor Wang Anquan suddenly smiled and said, "Xiao Huo, when are you going to renovate this office? It's almost the New Year, is it too late?"

Huo Qianli hesitated for a moment and said, "Leader, we won't repair this place for the time being."

Wang Anquan was stunned. "Huh? Didn't I allocate funds to you?"

Huo Qianli was about to speak, but Gu Daqiang on the side said first: "Leader, I used the remaining money to build roads for the village."

The other deputy mayor was immediately shocked and angry. "Financial appropriations! Special funds for special purposes! Gu Daqiang, what are you doing!"

With a shout, the previous harmonious atmosphere of talking and laughing was instantly destroyed.