Looking at Lin Meizhi, who wanted to take her place, Lin Meizhi gritted her teeth. She could finally relax and turned to give Liu Nian a grateful smile.
"Just you wait, the real revenge is yet to come," Liu Nian said, raising an eyebrow at her.
People brought Secretary Jin and another Lin Meizhi out of the air-raid shelter. They were obviously unaware of what had happened, and both of them started accusing each other of wrongdoing.
"It was her, she seduced me! I'm so innocent, you all have to believe me!"
"Pah! I didn't do anything! I'm innocent! You forced me! I'm going to sue you for assault!"
"How dare you say that? You're innocent? You won't find a woman in the whole world more shameless than you!"
...
The crowd surrounded them, watching them fight like dogs, as if it were a joke.
"Secretary Jin, I heard you're really amazing, how many seconds did it take?" The speaker was the young widow. She already disliked Secretary Jin, but now that she had caught him red-handed, she couldn't resist giving him a good thrashing.
A burst of sneers immediately erupted from the crowd, with people turning their noses up at Secretary Jin.
"What?" Secretary Jin was taken aback. "What happened? How did they find out?" Secretary Jin still didn't understand.
"Tell the truth! Still trying to deny it? Do you think we don't know anything?"
"Still trying to make up lies at a time like this?"
"We all know about the agreement you made with that Lin Meizhi! You wanted to take someone else's place in the university entrance exam that they worked so hard to get into, and now you're still trying to deny it?"
The crowd looked on with disdain. They had heard the whole thing; what didn't they know?
Secretary Jin was pale and dumbfounded; he had no idea why!
He had no choice but to explain everything clearly.
“At first, I withheld Lin Meizhi’s admission notice, thinking I could get something for myself, but later Lin Meizhi approached me and offered even more tempting terms, so I agreed.”
"Thinking that since I have the power anyway, and Lin Meizhi is an educated youth who has no relatives or friends here, even if I deliberately make things difficult for her, she won't dare to do anything."
Lin Meizhi's eyes were red with anger, and her lips were trembling. She wiped her eyes forcefully and said, "Hmph! You tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead! Just you wait!"
Everyone knows what fate awaits Secretary Jin and the other Lin Meizhi.
"I was wondering how Jin Qiaomei had been raised to be like that. It turns out that if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too!"
"I used to think Secretary Jin was a good person, haha."
"Good my foot! This isn't the first or second time he's tried to take advantage of me," the young widow scoffed. "Heaven has finally opened its eyes!"
"My God, I never expected Secretary Jin to be this kind of person. I thought he was quite upright before."
"Just watch, from now on, everyone from the Jin family will be talked about behind their backs."
Before long, other villages knew about Secretary Jin's situation. Secretary Jin's son was already engaged, but the woman immediately broke off the engagement upon hearing the news.
Who would dare marry into a family like that? Who knows what trouble might arise in the future? Their character is unreliable.
...
They found Lin Meizhi's admission notice at Secretary Jin's residence. Lin Meizhi carefully opened it and looked at her name written on it. With tears in her eyes, she gently stroked each word on it.
This admission letter was hard-won and came with many twists and turns. If it weren't for Liu Nian, she might have missed out on going to school.
"Sister Nian, thank you!" Lin Meizhi looked up, tears welling in her eyes, and said, "From now on, if there's anything you can do to help me, I'll repay you even if it means going through fire and water without you having to say a word!"
Liu Nian shook her head. "It's okay, you don't need to worry about it."
She didn't want to see Lin Meizhi replaced, and she also had selfish motives; she didn't want Secretary Jin to continue to be in the limelight.
The main reason is that he wants his older brother to replace Secretary Jin in his position.
Originally, Secretary Jin was still some time away from stepping down from this position, but now that the position is vacant, quite a few people are eager to take over.
Secretary Jin has been in this position for so many years, and everyone can see the benefits. Who wouldn't want their own family member to take the position?
As a result, this position became coveted by many.
Among those who signed up for the election of Party Secretary were Liu Qiang and Zhang Aijun, a cousin of Zhang Suzhen's second uncle.
This second uncle and Zhang Suzhen's father share the same grandfather; they are considered to be from the same ancestor.
The key point is that the Zhang family occupies half of Jiangjuntun. With more people, they naturally side with their own family, giving them an advantage over Liu Qiang.
However, Liu Qiang was well-liked, and with Liu Dafa being the village chief, and Liu Nian and Su Xu providing strong support in the village, it was hard to say who would ultimately become the Party Secretary.
The main reason is that Liu Qiang and Zhang Aijun are related. Liu Qiang values relationships and is not one to fight over anything.
"Then let's all rely on our own abilities and compete fairly." Liu Nian started thinking of ways to garner votes for her brother.
Zhang Suzhen frowned and said, "I'm afraid their methods are dishonest."
"No, we're all relatives, you're overthinking it," Liu Qiang said dismissively.
The next day, rumors started circulating in the village about Liu Qiang.
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