"Uncle, don't say that. I don't have much budget, so I'll just give 10,000 yuan, and our village will provide the labor. If there's any left over, it will be used in the village." When Liu Ruonan was planning to repair the road in the factory, he had already asked someone to make a budget. The two roads from the factory to the city and the national highway would cost about 20,000 yuan in manpower and material resources.
This road in the village only needs to lead to the national highway, and there is no need to hire additional workers, so a large part of the expenses will be saved. Ten thousand yuan is no more than a small amount.
The village chief was so grateful to Liu Ruonan, saying that Liu Ruonan had become rich and had not forgotten her hometown. However, he did not know what kind of situation Liu Ruonan was in now.
The village chief convened a village committee meeting, attended by all villagers, in the open space at the east end of the village.
This area is usually used by villagers to dry their crops. Wheat straw is usually piled up there, forming small hills. Children play in these hills, sometimes climbing to the top and sliding down. Some even dig a hole at the bottom and use it as a small playhouse.
When Liu Ruonan was a child, she often saw her friends playing here while working in the fields. At that time, she also wanted to play happily like these children, but she never had that chance because Xiangdong would beat her.
However, Liu Ruonan now has freedom and ability, but she no longer has the right to play. Because she is already a mother, from now on, she can only watch her children play.
Almost everyone in the village had arrived. The village chief sat at his desk, looked at everyone, and got straight to the point: "Ahem, I called you all here today because I have an important matter to discuss. Previously, our village had raised funds to build a road, but most people were against it, feeling that spending the money on road construction was not worth it.
But what about this? It rained so hard a few days ago, and everyone saw what the road conditions were like in our village. Even if there's no work now, when it comes to harvest season, it's going to be a huge delay, and everyone has experienced that..."
"Village chief, what you said means that we need to raise funds to build roads again?" Before the village chief could finish his words, he was interrupted by the people below. Both his tone and expression showed helplessness and reluctance.
This matter has been shelved for so long. They were unwilling back then, and they are still unwilling now. If today's meeting is to call them out to discuss this matter, I'm afraid it will be a waste of effort.
"That's right! After so many years, we still have to walk on this road. If we don't repair it, it will remain like this."
"How many wealthy families are there in our village? They'd rather spend every penny carefully than spend it on something like this!"
"Village Chief, let's end this meeting early! No one will agree."
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Everyone started talking at once.
It looked like everyone was getting impatient and wanted to leave. The village chief waved his hand and said to everyone, "Don't worry, just listen to me. This time, I won't charge you a penny. Someone is willing to pay for the road construction in our village!"
Some people had already moved their benches and were about to turn around and leave, but when they heard what the village chief said, they paused, turned around and looked at the village chief.
"Really? Who is willing to pay for our village?"
"That's right! Building a road is not a small amount of money. That person must be a fool!"
"How can you talk like that!" The village chief frowned, looking at the villagers below with dissatisfaction. At this moment, his expression became serious, and he said to everyone: "How about this, if someone is willing to pay us, but requires the villagers to do the work themselves? Are you willing to do it?"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, chattering. Suddenly, a voice rang out, "We old farmers have plenty of energy. We have more than enough. If someone's willing to pay, I'm certainly willing to lend my strength."
Anyway, as long as he didn't have to pay, he wouldn't feel bad. And since he had unlimited energy, he didn't care.
"I'm willing to do that too. It will be more convenient for us if the road is repaired, and it won't be so muddy when it rains."
"I do."
"I do."
Everyone began to express their agreement. At this point, there was no need to talk about walking a lifetime and making it through.
The village chief could actually understand that few people in the village lived a good life and they were all poor farmers, so it was understandable that they were reluctant to do so.
The village chief said to everyone, "Okay, that's settled. Today, I want to express my special thanks to Comrade Liu Ruonan. It was Comrade Liu Ruonan who provided the money for the road construction. As the saying goes, when you drink the water, remember the well-digger. Although Comrade Liu Ruonan is now developing in the city, he has not forgotten our Lelin Village. This is worthy of praise."
After hearing what the village chief said, everyone realized that the original investor was Liu Ruonan. It was unbelievable! Liu Ruonan was so wealthy now that she could just say a word and the money would come out.
It seems that people who live in the city are different from those in the village.
But some people also hold different attitudes. This only shows that Liu Ruonan is capable. Some people are also making a living in the city, but they are not necessarily doing much better than Liu Ruonan.
The villagers in the audience all held their own attitudes, and each person's attitude varied.
But Zhuang Qiang and Chen Guihua sat aside, looked at each other, but didn't say anything more.
After the last incident, Chen Guihua originally thought that Liu Ruonan would really sue her, which made her worry for a long time. She was always afraid that one day the police would suddenly show up and take her away.
But later, she discovered it was just a false alarm. She knew Liu Ruonan was just bragging. Even if she knew the mayor, what was wrong? She didn't run the court, so she couldn't file a lawsuit or arrest anyone.
This is a society ruled by law, and everything we do requires evidence.
What's more, with so many people watching what happened that day, it's impossible for everyone to stand on Liu Ruonan's side, right?
After that incident, it was Tian Ni's birthday. When they heard that Zhuang Sheng had bought Tian Ni a 12-inch color TV, they were so jealous and resentful that they almost went crazy.
You have to know that at that time, a 12-inch TV was basically the largest. And it was also color, which, in modern terms, was basically the highest-end.
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