When the village chief heard that Ninth Master was in charge of reviewing his proposal, his face immediately fell.
He was convinced that Ninth Master was the stumbling block to his wealth and that he would definitely replace Ninth Master's position with one of his own.
However, when the village chief heard that the money would be deposited into his account, his displeasure immediately vanished. He didn't even pay much attention to the word "chairman" that Liang Xunling mentioned, nor did he notice that Liang Xunling hadn't mentioned Master Xu yet.
"Once the project is completed, we will need Master Xu to inspect its quality and completion. If there are no problems with the project this year, we will continue to donate money to the foundation next year. However, if any problems arise, the donations for the following year will definitely be affected."
In fact, Liang Xunling had already given the village chief many opportunities to gain benefits. As long as he was diligent and ensured the quality of his work, spending more money was acceptable.
I certainly can't be too attached to money, otherwise the village chief won't be motivated to do his job wholeheartedly.
Seeing that both Ninth Master and Taoist Priest Xu nodded in agreement, the village chief had no choice but to agree as well. He thought that as long as the money was in place, there would always be a chance to take some out and put it in his own pocket.
"Alright, it's settled then!"
Just as Liang Xunling was about to get up, the village chief, who was obsessed with money, realized that the other party had mentioned the word "chairman" earlier. He had already finalized the responsibilities of himself, Ninth Master, and Master Xu. Was the chairman not someone present?
"Mr. Liang, you just mentioned the chairman? Who is the chairman?"
Seeing that the village chief had realized what was happening, Liang Xunling inwardly sighed that he was truly a cunning old fox, and had no choice but to turn to him and say:
"Of course it's Yanbao, also known as Xiao Xinyan. After all, this foundation is named after her and was established for her sake. What do you think?"
As soon as Liang Xunling finished speaking, Ninth Master and Master Xu agreed in unison.
I agree!
I agree!
Seeing that they had all agreed to this, the village chief had no choice but to agree as well. However, he didn't take it too seriously, since Xiao Yanbao was only three years old and couldn't possibly understand anything.
At this moment, Zhong Jingyi, who was sitting to the side, looked at the crowd who were about to get up and said:
"There's one more thing I'd like to add. Director, you can't just report things from the village; you also have to consider Master Xu's Taoist temple, since that temple was also a place that protected Yanbao!"
The village chief laughed heartily, nodding repeatedly to indicate that he would treat everyone equally. He wished there were more places like this, because only with more places to spend money could he make his own money.
If it's just repairing the tomb, how much money could it cost? Even with future maintenance, I could only get a few tens of thousands of yuan a year at most, which wouldn't solve my major problems at all.
The project in the village is quite large, but it's only going to keep us busy for a short time, and with everyone watching, it's difficult to do anything underhanded.
If I frequently ask for money under the guise of village renovation, I worry that the other party will think I'm trying to make money off them.
However, Master Xu's Taoist temple is different. He can let Master Xu propose where he needs money, and then report it in Master Xu's name. Once the money is approved, it will go into his own pocket.
You can just casually put together a show for the Taoist temple, but it's best to renovate it every year, so that your profits will be completely stable.
With this in mind, the village chief was already eager to find some unscrupulous merchants who specialized in selling shoddy building materials.
"It was my oversight, Master Xu, please don't mind!"
The one who spoke was Liang Xunling. She came from an ordinary family. Although she had seen a lot of business matters since marrying into the Li family, she had never managed a project herself, so there were bound to be some oversights.
Master Xu waved his hands repeatedly, saying it was alright. He didn't care much about money; as long as his arrival could help the village chief use more money for the villagers, that would be a good deed for him.
When the group arrived at the makeshift platform, the village chief placed a chair behind the table, and then everyone took their seats.
"Fellow villagers, let's first give a round of applause to express our gratitude for the arrival of General Manager Liang and General Manager Zhong!"
Because the villagers were getting paid, they worked extremely hard. After a round of deafening applause, the village chief gestured for everyone to be quiet and then explained in detail the purpose of establishing the foundation and the benefits it would bring to everyone.
When the villagers heard that the family who adopted Xiao Yanbao was going to repair roads, install streetlights, and build an activity center in the village, they all started talking about it.
Some people cheered, while others clamored that it would be better to distribute the money among everyone so they could have something good to eat.
Some people even seemed to have heard about the plans to repair the tombs, shouting things like, "Why build tombs for the dead? We should take better care of the living."
When Ninth Master on the stage heard the villagers shout like that, he immediately blushed with embarrassment and looked at Liang Xunling and Zhong Jingyi with great embarrassment.
However, the village chief secretly gave a thumbs-up to the person who said those words, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he had a cold look on his face. After a moment, he picked up the loudspeaker and started to scold loudly.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? You have no foresight whatsoever! What's the point of giving you money? To let you squander it? Didn't you hear me? The main purpose is to build roads! Build roads!"
"Once the road is built, will our village still be so poor? Besides, the construction team for building these things will definitely be set up in our village, and you people will still get paid by them. What? Nobody wants to work?"
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