Xiang Hongjun was swayed by gentle persuasion but not by force. Seeing the sincere wishes in the old man's cloudy eyes, his expression softened immediately.

"Don't worry, Uncle, I'll arrange everything before I leave."

This is not only his hometown where he was born and raised, but also the brigade he helped build up. How could he not have feelings for it after all these years of going through wind and rain?

It's not just a little, it's a very deep feeling.

The team members' constant chatter annoyed the old folks, who shouted, "Shut up!"

When the Red Army went to the directly subordinate communes, wouldn't they favor their own people? Let's make fewer troubles; the good days of reaping the benefits are yet to come.

After giving the troublemaking team members a stern scolding, the old guys slowly returned home, just as they had arrived.

Some things can't be said directly, but the team members were also puzzled. The commune director was one of their own, so it was all beneficial and harmless!

Of course, as long as the person taking over as captain is not from the Hu family, it will be fine.

The happiest of all was Ruan Xianxian, who threw down her hoe and ran away, even though the jar was chasing after her.

“I’m quitting. My aunt and I are going to the commune to eat and drink well. I’m quitting.”

These days, gossip spreads the fastest. By mid-afternoon, the news that Xiang Hongjun had been transferred to be the commune director had reached Xinghua Village.

A group of village officials sat in the brigade headquarters, looking at each other in bewilderment. The brothers who had been on equal footing with each other yesterday had suddenly become their superiors.

This taste... tsk!

The Li family was the most dumbfounded. Li's mother slapped her thigh and cried and wailed, "That damned Xiang Hongjun, he hasn't said a word to my daughter all these years since they got married."

"He became a director right after the divorce, it's intentional. That Xiang guy, who fathered a son without an anus, must be deliberately making my daughter suffer."