Inside the village committee compound of Meilin Village, in the office of the New Rural Construction Guidance Group stationed in the village.
Hearing Li Xiuyuan's praise, Tian Hong's smile widened. He had chosen the right path. The town couldn't interfere in the competition for village director, but it still had a certain say in the competition for village party secretary.
Although the village party secretary is normally elected by the village party branch, the party branch operates under the leadership of the town party committee, so the town naturally has a say.
This week, Jianzhong's term is coming to an end, and he will definitely have to step down during the leadership transition. As the construction of the new rural area in Meilin Village progresses, Li Xiuyuan's prestige and influence in Meilin Village will gradually increase.
Putting everything else aside, among the hundreds of people on the riverbank, everyone speaks highly of Li Xiuyuan. He receives a daily wage and occasionally gets extra meals, including meat and alcohol.
These hundreds of people affect hundreds of families. How many votes are involved?
If Li Xiuyuan values me and wants to promote me to a higher position, then it's not impossible for me to become not only the village party secretary, but also the village director.
As for the claim that this move is somewhat of a betrayal of the Tian family, and that many people will have opinions against him? Heh, Tian Hong has considered it. So what if they have opinions against him? When the time comes, will they vote for someone else's surname instead of him? Or will he just pull someone out at the last minute?
Just because someone is temporarily pulled together, does that mean we're a united front? We all share the same surname, Tian, but we're not really one family. We might have been from the same family in the past, but now we all have our own small families and our own considerations.
Zhou Jianzhong's face was ashen as he stared intently at Tian Hong. He never imagined that Tian Hong could do such a thing, or utter such shameless words.
"What do you think about what Mayor Li said? I, for one, am not willing to do it."
“He’s powerful, but he doesn’t have the final say in the village. We’ll hold on. As long as we’re united and no one agrees, Mayor Li will definitely compromise. He can’t just remove us all, can he?”
The words Tian Hong spoke to me after Li Xiuyuan's meeting the day before yesterday were still vivid in my mind, still ringing in my ears, and then today...
Yes, Zhou Jianzhong had also thought that Tian Hong might do something underhanded, even signing a demolition and land acquisition contract, but he didn't expect that Tian Hong would not even want the land as compensation and would directly contribute it to the village.
Do they have any shame? Do they have no bottom line?
"Thank you for the compliment, Mayor Li. We are also learning from you. Your words really touched me." Tian Hong flattered Li Xiuyuan with a big smile.
Li Xiuyuan shook his head: "No, it's you who has the awareness and understanding."
As Li Xiuyuan spoke, he noticed that Zhou Jianzhong next to him was extremely embarrassed. If he continued, Zhou Jianzhong would probably be too ashamed to face anyone.
This reprimand should be given in due time, so Li Xiuyuan changed the subject and said, "However, Secretary Tian, while you have high ideological awareness, you can't do this."
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