Chapter 119 Who is the man beside her?
Secretary Jin originally intended to have a good cry with Liu Nian and Su Xu, and if things really turned out well, they should definitely remember his contribution.
He put on an air of great suffering, and as soon as he entered the room, he sighed and said, "Things are really difficult to handle."
Liu Nian gave Su Xu a look, and Su Xu raised an eyebrow at her, indicating that he understood.
“Sigh, the county magistrate knows that this matter has not been easy for you.” Su Xu said with a stern face, “In that case, leave this matter to me.”
"I'll have to trouble Secretary Jin during this time." Liu Nian curled the corners of his mouth and said with a forced smile, "You must remember Su Xu's kindness; he's helping you clean up the mess."
"Huh?" Secretary Jin was a little confused.
They want to get rid of him? He couldn't be happier, but then he wondered if the higher-ups had a problem with him.
Looking at Liu Nian and Su Xu's expressions, both of them were quite serious, and Secretary Jin felt uneasy.
Secretary Jin quickly said, "How about I try again?"
He wasn't particularly enthusiastic; he was just afraid of being blamed by his superiors.
"No need," Su Xu said coldly. "You can leave."
And so, Secretary Jin was seen off from his home by Su Xu and Liu Nian, his heart filled with doubt and fear.
Is my position in jeopardy?
This situation continued for several days until the loudspeaker suddenly went off—
"Attention villagers! We need several well-drilling workers. Please sign up as soon as possible!"
The whole village was in an uproar when these words were spoken; it was time to start digging a well!
"But didn't Secretary Jin say that we should split the cost of digging the well?" the young widow said angrily. "We haven't paid anything, but we're still being asked to start digging the well?"
"I always thought it was strange; why should ordinary people like us have to pay for this?"
"It's obvious that Secretary Jin is just arbitrarily collecting money! Luckily, I didn't pay any."
"I don't believe him at all that he'll give it back! He's just trying to line his own pocket!"
"Let's go, let's go reason with him!"
Several women surrounded the village committee, demanding an explanation.
"You, surnamed Jin, come out here!" The young widow was quite fierce and took the lead.
As Secretary Jin walked out, his heart skipped a beat. "What...what's going on?"
"What are we doing?" the young widow chuckled. "Explain yourself, why are we allowed to dig a well even though no one is paying?"
Secretary Jin was also a little puzzled, "I don't know either."
"You're acting so innocent, but I bet you just want to pocket the money!"
"What nonsense are you spouting? How could I dare to do such a thing?" Secretary Jin quickly defended himself. "If you don't believe me, go ask Su Xu. This matter is..."
He paused, stunned, as if suddenly remembering Liu Nian's words—
"Don't say we told you to do it, we won't admit it."
His face paled; he finally realized that Su Xu and Liu Nian had been setting him up from the very beginning. Maybe there was no such thing as splitting the money even at all!
When he said this, he was at Liu Nian's house. Besides him, there was only the couple; there was no one else to witness it.
Now he really has no way to explain himself.
"Hmph, you want to drag Su Xu down with you?" The young widow stood at the front and shouted, "Everyone knows Captain Su is an upright man. Would he let you do something like this?"
They would never believe it, even if you beat them to death!
Liu Nian, watching all this from a distance, curled the corners of his lips into a smile. It seemed that everyone in General Village now knew about Secretary Jin's scheme to "line his own pockets."
Secretary Jin used to be a shrewd old fox, always knowing how to avoid offending anyone. After something like this, what prestige does he have left? With elections just around the corner at the end of the year, will anyone even vote for him?
...
The next day, someone from the county brought well-drilling tools to Jiangjuntun, and Su Xu selected several strong men from the village to assist with the work.
Su Xu demanded that a 500-meter-deep well be drilled, otherwise the shallow water on the surface would not be able to withstand the severe drought next year.
The program will be rolled out across the entire county, with each village working on it one after another. It'll probably be busy for a while.
Just then, news came from the hospital that the equipment and other supplies had been prepared, and the cosmetics factory could choose a date to open for business.
"Look at that couple, they're so capable!"
"The Su family must have been blessed by their ancestors. The whole family is unreliable, but they have this one good man who married Liu Nian."
Amidst the envious and surprised gazes of the crowd, they watched as one car after another drove into Jiangjuntun.
These people are all here to support Liu Nian.
Chief Wu, Wu Qianli, Zhang Genzhi, and the steel plant director all arrived at the scene.
Su Xu specially wore a Zhongshan suit and stood with Liu Nian to greet the guests.
"Congratulations!" Chief Wu stepped forward and presented a flower basket. "Wishing you a prosperous opening!"
"Thank you!" Liu Nian shook hands with him, then quickly had someone carry the scissors on a tray and send them over, saying, "Please cut the ribbon later; I'll ask for good luck from you!"
"This is your factory, how can I cut the ribbon?" Chief Wu declined, then pulled Su Xu over and said, "You two should cut the ribbon together!"
Su Xu and Liu Nian looked at each other with smiles. Su Xu took Liu Nian's hand and said, "Shall we go?"
The red silk ribbon topped with a big red flower looks very festive.
Su Xu handed the scissors to Liu Nian, his eyes gentle. "Madam, please?"
Liu Nian picked up the scissors and, under everyone's gaze, snipped them with a sharp sound.
Then came thunderous applause and cheers.
"See that? Nianjie is the one in charge of this family!" Yunmo said enviously. "If I get married in the future, I'll have to be the pillar of the family too!"
Yunmo is a person who dares to love and hate, but she also knows that if a man doesn't love you, he might not even give you the most basic face.
Seeing Liu Nian's happy expression, Yun Mo nodded and said, "That's how we women should be!"
"Don't you think so?" Yunmo nudged the person next to him.
The person standing next to her should be Zhang Sufeng; they had arranged to come together to watch the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
But the people around him didn't respond.
Yunmo knew that Zhang Sufeng was a shy person. Her eyes were still looking ahead. She put her hands on the arm of the person next to her, took it, and said with a smile, "What's there to be ashamed of?"
Suddenly, Yunmo felt that the sensation on his hand was not right.
Girls are usually all soft and cuddly, so why are this person's arms so hard?
She was so frightened that she immediately turned her head to look—
A man in military uniform stood next to her, looking down at her with deep eyes.
"Hmm." He chuckled softly. "You're right."
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