When Zhou Jianzhong got to this point, Li Xiuyuan interrupted him directly: "Since you can accept it, why not sign a contract?"
“Li Zhen…I…” Zhou Jianzhong opened his mouth. He could accept it, but he was still the village head and the leader of the villagers surnamed Zhou. He had to consider the opinions of others.
"What? The planning bureau was having a meeting here that day. Didn't your village officials look at the planning bureau's renderings and tell me they wanted to fight for it? Now that they've won, you want more?" Li Xiuyuan asked coldly.
“Mayor Li, no, I also have my difficulties. Our Zhou family…” Zhou Jianzhong forced himself to explain the situation of his second uncle’s family in the village.
While Zhou Jianzhong was introducing the situation of his second uncle's family, he was also observing Li Xiuyuan's reaction. Seeing Li Xiuyuan's expressionless face throughout, Zhou Jianzhong sighed inwardly. He had known all along that this young man had no sympathy.
Just like Zhou Junliang back then, his family was also in difficulty. They said they wanted Zhou Junliang to be the village head, but Li Xiuyuan ignored them and kept talking about the big picture.
"Mayor Li, the situation of this second uncle's family is what it is. To be honest, it's been incredibly difficult and challenging. If we can persuade him, no one else will have any objections, and the demolition work will definitely proceed smoothly..."
As Zhou Jianzhong was speaking, with a "clatter," Li Xiuyuan kicked away his chair, stood up, and stared coldly at Zhou Jianzhong.
"Director Zhou, do you mean to compensate this so-called second uncle?"
"Um."
"After Second Uncle's family has finished paying compensation, what about the other families? Do you know what it means to be concerned about inequality rather than scarcity? Let me tell you, don't even think about it. If they say they won't pay, then there won't be any compensation at all, especially with this kind of threat of demolition. Let me tell you, this Meilin Village is your Meilin Village, not my Meilin Village, Li Xiuyuan's Meilin Village."
"To put it bluntly, the Tian brothers have caused a ruckus in your Meilin Village, and they still have to worry about being talked about behind their backs, since they are all from the same village. But I, Li Xiuyuan, am not from your Meilin Village, and I am not afraid of this at all. This new rural construction is for your Meilin Village, not for me. I will let you make a fuss and see what good outcome you will get in the end."
They even threatened me, saying, "At worst, we can just cancel the project. Once the dredging is done, we'll just do some minor road repairs and plant a couple of trees, that'll be it. As for what happens to your Meilin Village in the future, that's none of my business."
Hearing Li Xiuyuan's words, Zhou Jianzhong was stunned. Li Xiuyuan had always been conscientious and responsible in Meilin Village. He didn't have to stay at the construction site in Meilin Village every day, but he was close to it. He cared a lot about Meilin Village.
But now it's been discovered that Li Xiuyuan can also ignore things, and can act like other leaders, just going through the motions and doing superficial projects.
"Mayor Li, I'm not threatening you, I really didn't mean that..." Zhou Jianzhong hurriedly explained.
Li Xiuyuan said directly, "Since that's not the case, you don't need to worry about the others. As the village chief, you should take the lead in signing the contract. Is that alright?"
"I……"
"Why wouldn't you want to?" Li Xiuyuan slammed the teacup on the table.
Zhou Jian felt bitter inside, but in the end, he was cornered by Li Xiuyuan and had no choice but to agree: "Mayor Li, I'm willing, I'll sign the contract."
"Okay, so which demolition mobilization team do you belong to? Call your team leader now and sign the contract," Li Xiuyuan said, pressing his advantage.
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