The next day.

It was foggy in the winter morning. After the family had breakfast, Yang Niannian and Lu Shishen went to the village chief's house. The village chief and his family were having breakfast.

After the two men expressed their desire to donate money to build the road, the village chief was so happy that he didn't even eat breakfast and just put down his bowl and chopsticks and started talking.

"Wait a moment, I'll change my clothes, and we'll go to town to find the leader now."

He had heard from Lu Guozhi a long time ago that his youngest son was going to donate money to build roads. He was so happy at the time that he went to the town to tell people about it.

It has been several months and there has been no movement. The mayor is getting impatient. He went to the town for a meeting yesterday, where he was severely criticized by the mayor in front of other village heads.

The reason was that Lu Shishen's donation for road construction had not been implemented, and the mayor was overjoyed for nothing. He thought he was talking nonsense and criticized him for talking nonsense.

He was also very depressed. When he came back in the evening, he heard about the misunderstanding at the Lu family. He wanted to go and see what was going on after breakfast, but he didn't expect the young couple to come to his house first.

Yesterday the mayor criticized him and was laughed at by other village heads, who all thought he was talking nonsense. Today he can finally hold his head high.

"Don't be in a hurry, finish your meal first." Lu Shishen said.

The village chief said happily.

"No, I won't eat anymore. You guys are more full today than I am after eating ten bowls of rice."

He changed his clothes and pushed his bicycle to the town with Lu Shishen and his wife.

As soon as the three men left, the village chief's wife spread the news throughout the village that Lu Shishen and his wife were going to donate money to build a road.

While everyone was happy, they were also jealous and felt sour. They thought about how when Lu Guozhi was young, everyone laughed at him behind his back for having a stupid son.

Ever since the second son of the Lu family joined the army, who would have thought that the Lu family would live better and better every year and even built a new tiled house.

It was even better after they got married. They lived in a small Western-style house. The Lu family’s house could be seen from miles away. Everyone in the surrounding villages knew that the Lu family was living a good life.

On the other hand, the village chief rode his bicycle along the way, praising Lu Shishen and Yang Niannian for their high ideological awareness, and also did them a favor.

"You are the only ones in our city who want to go back home after making money from business. There are very few young people who have such high awareness. If your family encounters any difficulties in the future, let your parents find me and I will help you go to the town to talk to them."

"As for your brother and sister-in-law's contract for the pond and the hilltop, many villagers actually disagreed. They wanted to contract the pond and the hilltop, but they were afraid of losing money, so they wanted me to raise the contract fee. I resisted and didn't agree."

If the contract is given to Lu Qingyuan, Lu Shishen can invest in road construction. If the contract is given to someone else, can Lu Shishen still pay?

Everyone can do the math. The villagers are getting richer and the roads are being repaired. These are all the achievements of him, the mayor, and the big leaders in the city. It will be a great honor if it is reported to the provincial capital.

He can always speak with confidence in front of other village heads.

Lu Shishen's expression remained indifferent, and he spoke in a distant but polite manner.

"Thank you for your trouble."

The village chief had long been accustomed to Lu Shishen's expressionless appearance, and knew that Lu Shishen was a man of few words, so he did not expect Lu Shishen to flatter him.

Besides, he was just a small village chief, not as high-ranking as others, so if anyone wanted to flatter someone, he should flatter Lu Shishen.

To put it bluntly, he was just lucky. Only by becoming the village chief of Lu Shishen could he talk to Lu Shishen.

After he retires, when the village elects a village chief again, whether to choose his son or someone else will all depend on who Lu Shishen votes for.

These village heads all know what is going on.

He just said.

"This is what I should do. If your family has any difficulties in the future, just come to me and I will definitely help you solve them."

Yang Niannian knew that Lu Shishen was taciturn and didn't like these social interactions, so she smiled and continued.

"Village head, please help me. This is the first time for my brother and his wife to contract an orchard, and they don't have much experience. Can we invite some professionals in our town to help guide us?"

The village chief immediately laughed.

"You're right, it's true. The country now supports farmers to start their own businesses. For example, your elder brother can apply to the higher authorities to send some professionals over to start an orchard. I'll take care of this matter. I promise not to delay your brother and sister-in-law from planting fruit seedlings."

Yang Niannian smiled secretly. It turned out that people like to hear nice words. Look, after these few words, the matter of her brother and sister-in-law's orchard was settled. With the guidance of professionals, they could avoid many detours.

"Village chief, thank you so much. You are a good village chief who works for the welfare of the villagers."

The village chief was so delighted by Yang Niannian's praise that he pedaled his bicycle even harder.

The three of them soon arrived in town.

In those days, conditions in rural towns were poor, and even the relevant units were very simple.

The village chief excitedly took them to the mayor's office, but found no one there. He happened to see a woman in her thirties passing by, so he quickly stopped her and asked her.

"Director Zhou, where is the mayor?"

Director Zhou is a tall and thin woman with short hair cut neatly to the ears. She has a slightly dark skin and a stern face. When she opens her mouth, she asks impatiently, as if someone owes her millions.

"What are you doing here again? Isn't there anything going on in the village? You just run to town every day."

As he spoke, he glanced at Yang Niannian and Lu Shishen again, and his tone became even worse.

"Don't bring people here all the time. If you have time, keep a close eye on the population of your village. The mayor is very busy and doesn't have time to listen to your nonsense."

Now that the road construction has been basically completed, the village chief straightened his back and put on a stern face when he spoke.

"I must have something to ask the mayor. If you know where he is, just tell me. If you don't know, forget it. Why are you making such a fuss here? Can you take responsibility for delaying important matters?"

Director Zhou didn't expect that the other party would dare to challenge him, so his words became even more unpleasant.

"The mayor's criticism yesterday wasn't enough, was it? Are you here to cause trouble today? Serious business? What serious business can you have? Are you here with the road repairmen? I think you just have nothing to do and have nothing better to do."

Yang Niannian can't stand people who rely on the power they have and look down on others, so she continued.

"Why? I don't look like someone who has the money to build roads, or does donating money to build roads not count as a serious matter? If you think it doesn't count, let's go directly to the city to find the big boss now."

As soon as she finished speaking, she pretended to pull Lu Shishen away. Director Zhou didn't expect that it was really the road repairmen who came. He was stunned for two seconds. After coming to his senses, he hurried forward to stop Yang Niannian.

He changed his attitude and tone and apologized with a wry smile.

"You...you really donated money to build the road? It was a misunderstanding. It was all a misunderstanding. Don't be angry. I'm not targeting you."

She glared at the village chief and put the blame on him.

"It's all his fault for not making it clear just now."

Yang Niannian looked at Director Zhou and said something heart-piercing.

"Didn't the village chief say that we have something to talk to the mayor about? What is your position? Are you the mayor's secretary? Why do we need to report to you? Can't we see the mayor without your permission?"

Her voice was light, but what she said was so cold that Director Zhou couldn't even respond. He kept apologizing with a smile on his face.

"That's not what I meant. I'm going to get the mayor for you right now. Don't leave! I'll be there in a minute."

Without waiting for Yang Niannian to speak, she ran hurriedly to find someone, looking back as she ran, afraid that Yang Niannian had really left.