The village chief coughed dryly. Although he was old, his back was still straight and his ears and eyes were sharp.
His eyes were bright and sharp, and compared to the villagers' eagerness for quick success and instant benefits, he was obviously more cautious.
With more than a dozen village elders standing behind him, he still looked quite impressive.
Boss Zhang smiled like a flower, but when he saw the old village chief, the corners of his mouth twitched.
It seems that I can't laugh anymore.
"Old Village Chief, our project is a very lucrative one. Look..."
The village chief interrupted him with a wave of his hand and said, "I know your project is profitable. I used to be a technical backbone in a paper mill.
I know all about your factories. I just want to ask you, after your factories are built, will they cause significant damage to our village's land, water quality, and environment?
Boss Zhang was stunned. He didn't expect that the old village chief in such a small mountain village could actually say something like "environmental pollution".
I have also worked in a large factory, which was really beyond my expectations.
Things are a bit difficult...
He thought that these stupid villagers were easy to fool.
Boss Zhang coughed quickly and said, "Why do you say that? Aluminum is also a metal ore, something that comes from nature. How can it harm the natural environment? Don't you agree?"
He began to play dumb, trying to incite the villagers' emotions. As long as the majority of the villagers agreed, then the matter would be settled.
We must not let the guy named Lin get ahead of us.
The villagers whispered to each other and all felt that Boss Zhang was right.
Isn’t the old village chief a little too cautious?
However, everyone knows the old village chief's character and knowledge. He has attended university and worked as a technician.
He has worked diligently for so many years, day and night, and has always been for the good of the village. We must listen to what he says.
The old village chief sneered, "If that's the case, then arsenic also comes from nature. Would you eat it?"
With just one sentence, Boss Zhang was speechless and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching twice.
He suppressed the urge to curse and his face turned red and purple.
At this moment, a joking voice suddenly came, "Hey, isn't this Boss Zhang? Long time no see."
It was Qiao Luoluo who came over. She looked at Boss Zhang with a half-smile, her eyes full of contempt.
Zhang Jianguo turned his head and looked at her twice, and his eyes were suddenly filled with amazement and greed!
How could such a stunning beauty end up in this small mountain village?
It’s just… he doesn’t remember knowing such a beautiful girl.
If he knew her, he would have taken action long ago.
The village chief asked knowingly, "Lolo, do you know this boss?"
Qiao Luoluo doesn't like people calling her Qin Erjia.
It felt like after she married Qin Wenzhan, she was no longer worthy of being called by her own name.
In the past, she had a bad relationship with the villagers and didn't care how they called her.
But now everyone is friends, she doesn't like this name, so she urged everyone to change it.
Those who are close to her call her nickname.
If you are not close to her, just call her by her full name, or call her Xiao Qiao.
The village chief was her elder and had a good relationship with her, so he naturally called her by her nickname.
Qiao Luoluo said, "Uncle village chief, my second brother and I met this boss when we went to the city. He said he wanted to invest and build a factory in our village and asked my second brother to help make some connections.
I didn’t expect that he would actually come.”
She looked around and asked, "Hey? Where's my second brother?"
When the villagers heard Qiao Luoluo say this, they started whispering to each other again.
"What's wrong with this guy? He clearly knows Qin Er, but he still comes to see the village chief?"
"That's right, it's so unfair."
"I think this guy's smile is really fake, with a fake smile on his face. Is what he said true or not? Can you believe it?"
"I think it's out of my control. 20 yuan a month, who would believe it?"
…
Only then did Boss Zhang realize that the beautiful woman in front of him was actually the wife of that ungrateful country bumpkin from last time.
Last time, she must have deliberately dressed up ugly to deceive him.
Boss Zhang sneered, "You're just a little girl, why are you meddling in men's affairs? Get out of here, get out of here!"
The grown men are talking about things, is it your turn to speak?"
Qiao Luoluo wasn't annoyed, she just smiled and said, "It seems that Boss Zhang looks down on women. If that's the case, then what you said just now, that men and women can get the same salary, is probably just empty talk."
Boss Zhang's eyes darted around, and he said with a guilty conscience, "How is that possible? I said I'd give you the same salary, so I'll give you the same salary."
Qiao Luoluo shrugged and said, "Of course we have to pay the same for the first month. As for the second month, if we can find some evidence that the women have made mistakes or that their workload is not as good as the men's, we can then reduce the wages of the female workforce.
The President has said that women hold up half the sky, and the country also advocates equal pay for equal work for men and women.
Boss Zhang, why do you still discriminate against women?
His trick was exposed by Qiao Luoluo's words, and the women around him also began to question it.
Boss Zhang was a little overwhelmed for a moment.
He rolled his eyes and prepared to change his strategy.
He looked at the old village chief with a forced smile and said, "Old village chief, whether this will succeed or not, please give me a word. You are the head of the village.
How can we allow a woman of bad conduct to talk nonsense here?
She has a bad reputation in your village. Letting such a woman take charge of the affairs, village chief, where is your dignity?"
Zhang Jianguo had inquired about it and found out that the wife of that country bumpkin Qin Wenzhan was not a good person.
Because her husband was in poor health, she often went out to have affairs with him.
He couldn't argue with Qiao Luoluo, so he thought of using this to attack her.
As a beneficiary of the gender dividend, he knows exactly how to destroy a woman.
Just three or two sentences are enough.
Who would have thought that not only did the surrounding villagers not support him, but several older sisters even spat at him.
"Who are you? You are the one with bad behavior!"
"We, Luo Luo, are doing fine!"
The eldest sister also came to persuade Qiao Luoluo to stay out of these matters and not to bother with such people.
Qiao Luoluo looked at these simple villagers with gratitude, and a warm feeling rose in his heart.
But she didn't avoid it because she had to protect everyone.
Qiao Luoluo said, "Boss Zhang, whether my character is upright or not has nothing to do with you, and it has nothing to do with what we are discussing today.
I don’t care about the so-called reputation, whether it is good or bad, but let’s not get off topic.
Please answer directly: Does the aluminum smelting plant have a negative impact on the village environment? Does it harm the health of our villagers?
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