Chapter 60: Cleaning up the ruins, stagnant water, and decaying matter in the county.

Zhao Liu's eyes were full of disdain: "Su Jingge, I only took a liking to you because you have some looks. It's a favor I'm doing you a favor, a blessing you've accumulated over eight lifetimes. Don't get carried away."

Su Jingge rolled her eyes: "You look like a pig. Look, do you see this pig's head in your hand?"

"You're even uglier than it!"

Laughter erupted from all around, and Zhao Liu lost face.

"Guards! He has insulted me! Seize her!"

The atmosphere grew tense, and even the surrounding air seemed to freeze.

Su Jingge touched the whip.

'smack'

A sound.

It hit Zhao Liu's feet.

The man was startled, his pupils flickering a few times.

The bricks and stones on the ground were shattered into pieces by the whip!

The henchman behind him recognized the whip:

"This, this is a tiger tail whip, how did it end up with you?"

Su Jingge didn't know the reason behind the whip, but seeing the shocked expressions on the faces of the others, she figured there must be some story behind it.

"Since you recognize this whip, then get out of here!"

Just then, Lu Er rushed back. Seeing that the situation was not right, he ran up to protect Su Jingge.

"Sister Su, are you alright? Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine."

Zhao Liu looked at the man in front of him. He had fair skin, delicate eyebrows, bright eyes, and a puppy-dog face. He looked very cute.

"Oh, so this is the pretty boy you'd save even if it meant giving up the land deed?"

"Beautiful and delicate, if I were a woman, I'd be willing to spend a fortune on it too! Haha!"

Lu Er's eyes narrowed, and he stood protectively in front of Su Jingge: "Don't you dare make fun of my sister Su!"

Zhao Liu found it all rather boring, but he would naturally take back double the money.

If we can't get it back, then we must get Su Jingge herself.

"You two are so lovey-dovey, it makes my heart ache just watching you," Zhao Liu suddenly said, his eyes darkening and a snort coming out through his nose. "Su Jingge, I'm here today to tell you, don't think you can swagger around just because you're waving the banner of doing what's best for the people."

He pointed at the people around him: "And you, all of you are ignorant, it's terrible! Su Jingge said she wanted to repair the city and lead the people to live in peace and prosperity, but what does she know? Do you think a young girl like her can repair the city?"

"They even came up with some city renovation plan, which was posted on the notice board. It's really wishful thinking."

"This dilapidated city won't be repaired even in three years!"

"She's just trying to scam you out of your money!"

"You all need to be more careful."

Su Jingge smiled and said, "Some people are like frogs in a well, only able to see a tiny patch of sky. They've never seen the world, and since they can't do it themselves, they put others down. They're just like sour grapes."

Zhao Liu tilted his nose and sternly retorted, "Am I just saying this because I can't have the grapes?"

"Alright, let's make a bet. If you can really fix up Yuxiang County, I'll kowtow to you three times in public!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was filled with anticipation.

Su Jingge smiled calmly: "I don't have such an unfilial son as you."

"You, you, you took advantage of me!" Zhao Liu's face turned pale as he listened to the laughter around him.

Su Jingge said again, "Kowtowing is meaningless. How about this, you make a vow here that if I can repair Yuxiang County within three years, you will voluntarily transfer half of your property and money to my name."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Liu thought, "This is interesting."

He loves excitement the most.

“What’s so difficult about that?” he scoffed. “See, I told you, she’s still after money.”

The people were talking about it.

"That can't be right. I heard from Lord Xie that Assistant Manager Su paid for the house repairs himself."

"Sigh~ You can know a person's face but not their heart. I also think this city won't be finished in three years."

Su Jingge said, "No, this money doesn't go into my pocket alone, but is used as an investment for the county."

Zhao Liu smiled and said, "I don't care about your investment or not, get me some paper and pen!"

Lu Er finished writing, and all that was left was Zhao Liu's signature.

But the man paused, then said, "Wait, what if you lose?"

Su Jingge looked up at him and said, "Do as you please!"

"Oh! Great, haha, this is good!"

Suddenly, his eyes darkened: "If you lose, you'll have to marry me and become my wife, how about it?"

Su Jingge smiled and said, "Okay."

Lu Er was startled: "Sister Su, you can't do this. This is too much of a gamble. You're betting your entire life on it."

Su Jingge looked at him, his eyes filled with worry, and a hint of something unreadable.

"It's alright, just listen to me."

Lu Er kept his head down, his hand clutching the paper, his knuckles white, and no one could see the gloom in his eyes.

"The two signed their names, one copy for Su Jingge and one copy for Zhao Liu."

Zhao Liu carefully put away the contract, his eyes gleaming with cunning and malice as he watched their retreating figures: "Su Jingge, you can't win!"

"You are destined to be mine."

On the way to the temple in the west city, Lu Erdou was restless.

"Sister Su, are you really confident that you can repair this city?"

"It's not too late to back out now."

Su Jingge turned her head to look at him: "Some things, once done, cannot be taken back. Words spoken, water spilled, cannot be taken back."

"Don't worry, even if I lose, I will make sure you are all taken care of."

A cold light flashed in Lu Er's eyes. He swore that he would never let Sister Su marry that kind of person.

I must see Sister Su happy.

It was all for naught that she sacrificed everything to save herself!

Su Jingge deliberately took a detour around the city, which puzzled Lu Er.

"Sister Su, we can cross the city to the west from those shops, why go around?"

Did you see those things just now?

Lu Er blinked lightly; nothing unusual had happened along the way.

"No, that's not true. It's just that I noticed there's a lot of clutter in the city. It's dirty, messy, and in poor condition. The accumulated sewage has attracted flies and mosquitoes. With early summer approaching, this could easily lead to disease outbreaks."

Su Jingge nodded: "You're a quick learner, that's good. That's also why I went around the city. If we want to repair the ground, we have to clean up the dirty garbage first, otherwise we won't be able to lay the paving stones."

Lu Er nodded: "Sister Su and I thought of the same thing. Just cleaning up the garbage in the city will involve cleaning up many people's stalls, as well as the old things in front of the shops in the Xiaodongmen area."

“If Sister Su moves and cleans up without official documents, I’m afraid the people won’t be able to unite.”

“That’s right. If people move the people’s things without official documents, it could cause trouble.”

"So it's still unavoidable to have dealings with the government."

Lu Er frowned slightly: "Sister Su is right, but Zhao Zhou is a corrupt official. Anyone who asks him for a favor needs to pay money."

Su Jingge didn't say much: "Let's go to the west of the city first..."

Upon arriving in the west of the city, she gave Xu Yuan the data from the city's survey.

After reading it, Xu Yuan had already made up his mind.

“If we start construction now, those piles of old bricks can make room. I have no doubt about this side, we're just waiting for Assistant Manager Su’s word.”