Who would have thought that Yu Wenbo, who had neither money nor connections, could escape this predicament? Just as Jiang Minzheng had feared, they were unable to bring Yu Wenbo down and had to rely on the other two selected educated youth to give up their spots.
The other selected educated youth was upright and honest, and was truly elected entirely on his own merits. Xia Yulin couldn't find any fault with him, so she could only shift her focus.
She paid a huge price to get the spot, and she was unwilling to let all her efforts go to waste. Faced with a bright future, even the most passionate love had to give way. She comforted herself that it was Jiang Minzheng's own problem and that she couldn't be blamed.
So, after the people in the county's educated youth office expressed their reluctance, she did not hesitate to reveal Jiang Minzheng's once sensational romantic affairs to them.
The people in the educated youth office frowned upon hearing this: "How can the people in this commune do things? How can someone like this be recommended?"
On second thought, it's not surprising that Yu Wenbo became the son-in-law of the local brigade leader.
He didn't take the production team leader seriously, which led him to go to Director Cao of the Red Flag Commune to offer advice.
"Xia Yulin, if I can't go, you can't go either! I'm going to report you for seducing me, a married man, and having an affair!" Jiang Min heard her turn around and threatened her.
"You dare!" Xia Yulin's face hardened, her tone icy. "If you really want to do that, I'll sue you for rape. You provoked me first. We'll fight to the death!"
Jiang Minzheng dared not gamble with his own life, so he could only ask his father-in-law to help him find out what Xia Yulin had done in order to take his place.
Li Weiqiang was unwilling to let his son-in-law, whom he had wholeheartedly recommended, lose his qualification, so he mobilized his resources to find out in detail about Xia Yulin's heroic deeds in putting out the fire.
Upon learning of this, Jiang Minzheng sent a letter of denunciation to the city, accusing Xia Yulin, a female educated youth, of having an affair with a leader of the county's educated youth office. In order to obtain a recommendation for the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, the two did not hesitate to destroy archived materials to create a "hero" and occupy the spot of an innocent person.
The city received a report, and if the allegations were true, the nature of the crime would be extremely serious. Soon, an impartial special investigation team was dispatched to the county seat, the commune, and Lijia Gou to conduct an investigation.
After several days of careful investigation, it was proven that Xia Yulin had no prior dealings with the county's educated youth office and was innocent. However, when asked why she was near the fire scene, Xia Yulin explained that her original intention was to go shopping at the county department store, but since she rarely visited the county, she took a stroll around the area to familiarize herself with the surroundings.
However, the county's educated youth office is quite a distance from the department store, so her statement was not convincing enough for the investigation team. There was also no evidence that she set the fire, so the nature of the incident could not be determined.
Even without concrete evidence, the seasoned investigation team had already formed a judgment in their minds. Therefore, the investigation report highlighted biased content such as the unclear cause of the fire in the county's educated youth office archives and the overly coincidental fact that Xia Yulin was present at the scene.
In addition to Xia Yulin, the investigation team also launched an investigation into Jiang Minzheng, who was involved in this quota controversy. They found that he did have an affair with his current wife before marriage and that his conduct was indeed problematic. Therefore, the cancellation of his quota was reasonable.
When the head of the investigation team reported to his superiors, he remarked with emotion: "If Xia Yulin really did orchestrate a firefighting incident for the sake of a spot, even resorting to a self-inflicted injury, who knows what the future holds if someone with such a mindset is appreciated?"
The leader who made the decision felt a chill and carefully inquired about the investigation process. He even specially requested police support and sent experienced police officers to investigate and interrogate Xia Yulin, fearing that she might be a hidden enemy agent.
The police force was not like those of government officials; they quickly uncovered all of Jiang Minzheng and Xia Yulin's secrets, schemes, and conflicts.
In the end, Ruoxia Yulin was cleared of suspicion as an enemy agent, but her arson, sabotage, and adultery were exposed to the public.
The outcome of this incident was unexpected: Jiang Minzheng's recommendation quota was not reinstated, and Xia Yulin also lost her quota and was imprisoned.
The brigade leader of Lijia Gou was removed from his position because he failed to recognize talent and engaged in underhanded dealings on several occasions.
From then on, his family was brought down from their "pedestal" and ridiculed by many members of the community.
Seeing that his family had suffered a misfortune, Jiang Minzheng was no longer afraid of them. He funded the construction of a new house in Lijia Gou and moved out with Li Hongmei.
Li Hongmei's parents were dragged down by Jiang Minzheng, who frequently came to cause trouble and used filial piety to oppress them, making life chaotic for both families.
Li Hongmei had long known Jiang Minzheng's true nature. After learning of his affair with Xia Yulin, she had her brothers teach Jiang Minzheng a lesson and seized control of the family finances, making Jiang Minzheng's life even more difficult.
Xia Yulin had planned everything, but she never expected to end up in jail herself. All her efforts were in vain: the vacant spot was taken by an outstanding educated youth from a production brigade who had no one else selected, making him the only lucky one in this whole affair.
The "battle" for recommended school places came to an end, and the various stories surrounding it spread like wildfire.
Recently, wherever Xie Yuyao goes, she hears people talking about this.
Many people felt fortunate for Yu Wenbo, believing that if he had been pulled down from the beginning, there wouldn't have been all those twists and turns.
Xia Yulin's scheme could be kept completely secret. As long as he enrolled in the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, even if he was suspected later, there would be no evidence, and he could simply deny it.
Everyone says that Heaven is watching what people do; retribution may be delayed, but it will come eventually.
Xie Yuyao recalled that when she went to the commune health center for training last year, Jiang Minzheng was still a glamorous young man surrounded by admirers. In less than a year, he had fallen to this state.
If he had stopped Xia Yulin from seizing power at the beginning, or anonymously exposed the truth about the fire after she succeeded, his life trajectory might not have changed.
However, his entanglement with Xia Yulin might lead to her retaliating by taking him down with her.
No matter which way you go, you're stuck in a dilemma. It's true that one wrong step leads to another.
At the suggestion of the Women's Director, Sister Qiao, the brigade headquarters organized a special ideological education meeting, allowing all residents of Qingshan Village to share their thoughts on the incident, in order to educate everyone to do the right thing and never resort to crooked means to seek personal gain.
After the meeting, Qingshantun gradually returned to its former tranquility, and Xie Yuyao slowly withdrew from the herbal medicine project.
From the future, she understood very well that in business, it was far better to cultivate a group of capable assistants, delegate authority appropriately, and gather the strength of everyone than to work hard alone with all one's might.
Therefore, from the very beginning, she had no intention of controlling the core aspects on her own.
Whether it's the identification and cultivation of medicinal herbs or their processing, she trains the relevant community members together and then selects the responsible persons for each link to take charge.
In the medicinal herb project, she became a true leader, training many relevant professionals for Qingshantun.
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