When the villagers heard that the money was paid by the cannery, the subtle emotions in their hearts immediately subsided a lot.

You have to know that jealousy is human nature. Although Zheng Dandan's road construction is a good thing that benefits the whole village, they still feel jealous when they see how rich Zheng Dandan is.

Knowing that Zheng Dandan is rich and knowing how rich Zheng Dandan is are completely different for the villagers, the latter can easily cause conjunctivitis.

"Dandan, that's just because you're kind-hearted. Don't worry, you're thinking of your fellow villagers, and we will definitely remember your kindness. No matter what happens in the future, we will definitely support you."

"That's right, I'll definitely support you. My son Guiyuan happens to be working in the cannery, so I'll tell him to work hard and not slack off."

"Life is getting more and more promising now. When we become richer, I will buy some of your canned food to try."

The villagers rushed to show their goodwill to Zheng Dandan's releaser.

"Thank you all for your support." Zheng Dandan returned a sweet and friendly smile, then walked over to the village chief. "I should go back to the county town. I'd like to trouble you to look after the land I've contracted on the mountain."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it!" The village chief patted his chest and promised.

After saying goodbye to the village chief, Zheng Dandan hired a flatbed truck in the village and went to the town. Because her return date was uncertain, she did not ask Cen Bin to pick her up.

"Dandan, you built this road really well. It's much smoother than before. If it was replaced with the old bumpy dirt road, not only would the speed be slow, but people would also be shaken violently!" The villager pulling the cart exclaimed to Zheng Dandan on the road, feeling very happy.

Zheng Dandan, whose face turned pale from being shaken on the gravel road, forced a smile and said, "The road ahead will be even better. It needs to be completely smooth."

"How is that possible?" The villagers pulling the cart were in disbelief, thinking Zheng Dandan was talking nonsense. The gravel road before them was practically the best they had ever seen, not much worse than the one in town.

Zheng Dandan couldn't help but laugh at his reaction. In the near future, this land will be covered with tall buildings and asphalt roads.

"We're here." Twenty minutes later, the driver stopped outside the town government office building. This was the destination Zheng Dandan told him.

"Thank you." Zheng Dandan nodded at him and handed him two yuan. "Be careful when you go back."

"You have given so much to our fellow villagers, how can I accept your money?" The driver felt embarrassed to take it, but looking at the two dollars, he was reluctant to refuse and was in a dilemma.

Zheng Dandan noticed his thoughts and stuffed the money into his hand. "I can't let you make such a wasted trip. Take it home and buy some snacks for the kids."

The driver scratched his head, smiled innocently, and said nothing. How could he bear to waste two dollars on a child?

Zheng Dandan waved to the driver, then turned and entered the town government office building.

"Director Zheng, what a rare guest."

As soon as she stepped into the building, she met an acquaintance. The mayor's secretary greeted Zheng Dandan kindly.

"Hello, Secretary Yu." Zheng Dandan responded enthusiastically. After several contacts, she and the mayor's secretary got along pretty well.

Our relationship is not deep, but we are acquaintances.

"Is Director Zheng coming here today?" the mayor's secretary asked tentatively.

"I just came from Ginkgo Village and passed by Bailian Town. I wanted to visit the secretary and the mayor. Since I can't come, just pretend you didn't see them." Zheng Dandan said with a smile.

"Director Zheng, you came at the right time. The mayor happens to be free." The mayor's secretary reminded.

"Really? Looks like I'm lucky." Zheng Dandan smiled and looked at the mayor's secretary. "Thank you, Secretary Yu. I'll be right there."

After expressing her gratitude, Zheng Dandan went to the mayor's office as she said.

"Comrade Zheng Dandan, why are you here?"

The mayor was indeed free as his secretary had said. He was reading a newspaper in his office and was very surprised to see Zheng Dandan when he looked up.

"I came to see you and report some work." Zheng Dandan was very polite.

"Go ahead." Mayor Zhao looked at Zheng Dandan expectantly. Zheng Dandan was undoubtedly reporting to him about the shoe factory, and he was curious about its current development.

"We have changed our ways. The shoe factory has completely stopped oppressing workers." Zheng Dandan said, releasing the good news first. This is also the only and most impressive thing about the shoe factory today.

"Good!" Mayor Zhao nodded with satisfaction and commented, "Workers are the backbone of our development. We can't treat them unfairly."

"It's just..." Zheng Dandan paused and changed the subject.

"Just what?" Mayor Zhao frowned and looked at Zheng Dandan with concern.

"Mayor, I think you know the situation of the shoe factory in the past. Although the shoe factory no longer oppresses workers, it still has certain difficulties in making a profit." Zheng Dandan said to Mayor Zhao.

"This... we need Comrade Zheng Dandan to overcome the difficulties." Mayor Zhao coughed and said to Zheng Dandan, not daring to look at Zheng Dandan with a guilty look.

Because the shoe factory was suffering from continuous losses, the town held numerous meetings to discuss its future development, but ultimately, nothing could be done. Eventually, they contracted the factory to Zheng Dandan, finally passing on this hot potato. Zheng Dandan came to him, but there was nothing he could do, right?

Even though he was the mayor, he wasn't omnipotent. Besides, wasn't he focused on the entire town? He might be able to start a shoe factory, but considering the town's other economic development, he couldn't concentrate all his resources there.

"In order to overcome the difficulties, I held a meeting with my colleagues from the shoe factory. Now, I need a little help from you." Zheng Dandan understood what the mayor meant and knew that he had misunderstood, so she immediately made it clear.

"What help?" Mayor Zhao looked at Zheng Dandan warily, fearing that she would say something that violated his principles or put him in an awkward position.

"First of all, all the supply and marketing cooperatives in Bailian Town must stock our shoe factory's goods." Zheng Dandan looked at Mayor Zhao with a firm gaze.

"This...is up to the people to choose for themselves, right?" Mayor Zhao said hesitantly.

"Mayor, you can go to the supply and marketing cooperative and see for yourself. The people have never made their own choices. Supply exceeds demand, and they'll take whatever the supply and marketing cooperative has." Zheng Dandan spoke slowly and seductively, "The shoe sales in Bailian Town should all be part of the mayor's economy."

Upon hearing this, Mayor Zhao was silent for a while before making a decision.

"I promise you, but the first three months will be a trial period. If sales don't meet the target, I will cancel the mandatory tasks for the supply and marketing cooperative."

"Okay," Zheng Dandan agreed. She was confident in the mayor's request. "Secondly, I need to distribute my products outside of Bailian Town. I'll need your help on this."

"Other areas are not under my jurisdiction." Mayor Zhao frowned, looked at Zheng Dandan, and said seriously: "I can't help you with this."