"Alright, this matter is settled. Everyone should sign what needs to be signed. Don't hesitate. The sooner you sign, the sooner you can choose the location of the house." After Zhou Yongxiang finished speaking, he walked towards the stage.
Zhou Shujun instinctively stepped in front of Zhou Yongxiang. He didn't know what to say, but he knew that if Zhou Yongxiang signed the contract, it would be the end of them.
"Get out of the way." Zhou Yongxiang didn't even glance at Zhou Shujun, and simply pushed Zhou Shujun aside to continue walking forward.
There was a commotion among the villagers surnamed Zhou, which immediately attracted the attention of other villagers. With more than a hundred households, it was easy for news to spread. Soon, everyone knew that Zhou Yongxiang was going up to sign the demolition contract.
The other villagers all know who Zhou Yongxiang is. In addition, Zhou Yongxiang is an upright person and is old, so he has a certain influence even among the villagers with other minority surnames.
Even among the villagers surnamed Tian, many respected Zhou Yongxiang. After all, they lived in the same village. Although the two major surnames, Zhou and Tian, were rivals, they did interact. They saw each other all the time, as they were from the same village.
Many people were surprised and shocked by Zhou Yongxiang's signing of the contract. But while the Tian family was still in shock, Tian Hong, who had been sitting on the stage, stood up first. Zhou Yongxiang had already come out from the crowd, and Tian Hong certainly wouldn't let Zhou Yongxiang steal his thunder, so he picked up the microphone and spoke.
“Our village cadres and Party members took the lead. Director Zhou was the first to sign, and I, Tian Hong, the deputy Party secretary, was the second to sign.” After saying this, Tian Hong picked up the land exchange compensation contract and signed his name in full view of everyone.
The villagers surnamed Tian were keeping an eye on Zhou Yongxiang when trouble broke out in their own backyard. Tian Hong took the lead in signing the agreement. Although Tian Hong's prestige among the villagers surnamed Tian wasn't particularly high, he was their public representative and the deputy secretary of the village.
The scene fell silent for a moment as Tian Hong and Zhou Yongxiang each signed their first demolition contract and land acquisition and replacement contract of the day.
The deputy director sitting on the stage, Shi Yufei, narrowed his eyes, focusing mainly on Tian Hong. He really didn't expect that Tian Hong could do such a thing.
With the construction of the new countryside, everyone in the village could see that the next village head would be a competition between him and Tian Hong, one as deputy secretary and the other as deputy director, and both had a chance.
He originally thought that Tian Hong would inevitably fall behind him this time, because Tian Hong's base of support consisted of people with the surname Tian. These villagers with the surname Tian were used to taking more than their share, so how could they possibly let Tian Hong sign the demolition contract?
Unexpectedly, in order to impress Li Xiuyuan, Tian Hong even abandoned his own base of support. However, Shi Yufei quickly realized that Tian Hong was not afraid of offending the villagers who shared the same surname, because they had no choice but to elect him. If a new candidate was put forward, the villagers would only be taken advantage of, so it would be better to elect Tian Hong.
Even if they had to hold their noses, they had to let Tian Hong take the lead, otherwise it would split the vote. If Tian Hong performed well in front of Li Xiuyuan, he would have more say in the village and could win over some people.
Thinking of this, Shi Yufei dared not wait any longer and quickly picked up the microphone: "Fellow villagers, this is a rare opportunity, everyone hurry up and sign the contract."
Shi Yufei had made arrangements in advance. In addition to the people with the surnames Tian and Zhou, there were many other villagers in the village. It's just that the number of people with any single surname was not as large as those two major surnames in Meilin Village.
Shi Yufei had been the deputy director of the clerk's office in Meilin Village for so long that he had won over some people. He had originally planned to be the first to do so today, but Tian Hong and Zhou Yongxiang beat him to it. However, it's not too late now.
As soon as Shi Yufei finished speaking, a few villagers with certain surnames stood up and walked towards the stage. There were quite a few of them, a total of five or six households, plus their family members, who also came to look at the contract. This made more than ten people, which seemed quite impressive.
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