Soon, a convoy of three cars appeared before everyone.
"They're here," someone called out, and everyone immediately stood up straight and threw away their cigarettes.
The car slowly stopped at the entrance of Meilin Village, and Li Xiuyuan and his men got out of the car.
"Mayor Hou, please." Li Xiuyuan politely gestured for Hou Peng to go first, after all, this Mayor Hou was the mayor. Hou Peng waved his hand: "Alright, Xiuyuan, you're in charge of the Meilin Village project. Don't worry about us, just do what you're supposed to do."
He's here today to support Li Xiuyuan, not to steal the spotlight. Li Xiuyuan spoke well last night, and he wants to do a good job today too.
As the two were talking, Zhou Jianzhong and his men came to greet them.
"Mayor Hou, Mayor Li..." Zhou Jianzhong was a little surprised to see Hou Peng also arrive, as he had originally thought it would be Li Xiuyuan and Lu Zhenhai who came.
After greeting everyone, Li Xiuyuan said directly, "Let's go to the village brigade headquarters."
Zhou Jianzhong nodded. After everyone gathered, the group of nearly twenty people walked towards the village headquarters. On the way, Li Xiuyuan looked at Zhou Jianzhong and asked, "Deputy Director Zhou, are all the members of the Party branch here?"
"Everyone's here, Mayor Li," Zhou Jianzhong replied, looking somewhat excited.
Li Xiuyuan nodded and said nothing more. After arriving at the village brigade headquarters, Li Xiuyuan asked everyone else to go to the meeting room first, and called Zhou Jianzhong to the office at the village office alone.
"Li Zhen, please take a look. If there's anything you're not satisfied with, I'll fix it for you."
The village office has set up three rooms: one as an office and two as dormitories. The current dormitory is prepared specifically for Li Xiuyuan so that he can rest or work when he is on duty.
The tables and chairs were all provided. Although they were all old furniture, they were very clean, and the windows were also very shiny. It was a little past ten in the morning, and the sunlight was shining through the windows, making the room feel warm and cozy.
There was also a single bed, and everything on the bed was neatly arranged, with new sheets, blankets, and other toiletries.
"That's pretty good, you put in a lot of effort. Have a seat, there's something I need to tell you." Li Xiuyuan looked at Zhou Jianzhong and said directly, "Yesterday, the town held a meeting and decided to appoint you as the Party Branch Secretary of Meilin Village and acting village director."
Zhou Jianzhong's smile froze instantly upon hearing this: "What? Li Zhen, you want me to be the one? Wasn't that agreed upon?"
At his age, he can only serve one more term at most, and he has no interest in doing so; he just wanted Zhou Junliang to take over.
"What do you mean, 'it's all settled'?" Li Xiuyuan interrupted Zhou Jianzhong without any politeness: "Old Zhou, you need to consider things comprehensively. Whether it's in terms of qualifications or prestige, the town thinks Zhou Junliang is not qualified to serve as the Party Secretary or acting village head. After considering everything, you are the most suitable candidate."
"I...I'm so old, I don't have the energy for this, I won't do it..." Zhou Jianzhong said directly, holding his anger in his heart.
Li Xiuyuan had already guessed Zhou Jianzhong's reaction; otherwise, he wouldn't have called him over alone.
Bang!
Li Xiuyuan slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly: "If you don't want to do it, Zhou Jianzhong, is this town's decision something you can just ignore?"
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