You don't even want to sign the demolition contract, but Tian Hong doesn't even want the land exchange after the land is occupied. He wants to directly contribute his own private plot. These are village officials. Look at the difference between the two of them.
Li Xiuyuan was very adept at the art of giving a slap followed by a sweet treat.
Soon, the two arrived at the village committee. As they entered the courtyard, they ran into Teacher Xiao Rui, who greeted Li Xiuyuan.
The two had just sat down in the village committee's office when Tian Hong came over. When Tian Hong entered and saw that Zhou Jianzhong was also there, his face immediately turned somewhat awkward.
After all, just two days ago, after the meeting, he had instigated Zhou Jianzhong, saying not to sign the demolition contract. Now, he not only wants to sign the contract but also wants to contribute land. This is a betrayal of Zhou Jianzhong.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became somewhat subtle, but that was exactly the subtle atmosphere that Li Xiuyuan wanted.
"Secretary Tian is here. Sit down and have some water." Li Xiuyuan got up to pour water for Secretary Tian, since this was his office. Tian Hong quickly offered to do it himself, but Li Xiuyuan stopped him.
“Secretary Tian, you can sit down, I’ll do it. You’re very thoughtful.” Li Xiuyuan said with a smile, pointing out the matter directly.
This made Tian Hong's expression even more awkward. He had originally thought that if he kept quiet now, it wouldn't be so awkward to speak up after Zhou Jianzhong left. But now that Li Xiuyuan had pointed it out, he had no room to maneuver.
"Thank you, Mayor Li." Tian Hong accepted the teacup, his gaze almost avoiding Zhou Jianzhong's. Zhou Jianzhong, however, gleaned something from Li Xiuyuan's words and looked at Tian Hong.
"Here, have a smoke." Li Xiuyuan tossed cigarettes to the two of them.
"Mayor Li, you're too kind. It's like this, what you said at the meeting on Friday really touched me. I've been thinking about it these past two days. Our village cadres really need to take the lead. So I thought, I'll just give up the land my family took up for the road construction and let the village give me land in return. It's my family's private land, which I reclaimed back then."
I feel honored to be able to contribute to the village now…
Tian Hong gritted his teeth and simply said it outright. He didn't care whether he offended Zhou Jianzhong or not. He was just betraying him, so what?
Zhou Jianzhong's eyes widened in disbelief. He never imagined that Tian Hong, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, could do such a thing; it was completely beyond his comprehension.
Just two days ago, they were swearing they wouldn't demolish or allow land to be taken, but today they're saying they're going to contribute to the village and don't even want the village's land anymore. Where's your shame? Have you no shame at all?
Li Xiuyuan listened with a smile on his face. When his gaze swept over Zhou Jianzhong, Zhou Jianzhong met Li Xiuyuan's eyes and immediately looked ashamed. Although Li Xiuyuan did not say anything.
But when you compare the village party secretary and the deputy party secretary, the difference in their levels becomes immediately apparent. Look at them, and then look at yourself. What kind of ideological awareness do you have?
He was forced to sign the contract by Li Xiuyuan, while Li Xiuyuan not only wanted to sign the contract but also refused the village's exchange of land.
"Secretary Tian, you have a very high level of ideological awareness. Our Meilin Village needs village cadres like you. Very good, very good. You are indeed a veteran Party member. I think everyone should learn from your ideological awareness." Li Xiuyuan also praised Tian Hong generously.
Whatever Tian Hong's purpose was, it didn't matter to Li Xiuyuan. What mattered was achieving his own goals. He wanted to use honest people, and he also wanted to use cunning people.
Just as Wang Zhitao needed to use him, Li Boyang needed to use him, and Huang Wei, who was good at flattery, needed to use him even more, he was also willing to use Yang Fu-nu, who had some usefulness.
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