The news had been circulating among the young widow and the woman in the floral cotton-padded jacket for several days. Logically, the Zhang family should have received the news as well, but they hadn't reacted.
"Do you think the Zhang family will tacitly agree?" Zhang Suzhen was still unsure. As soon as she entered the house, she anxiously asked Liu Nian, "Then, what should we do next?"
"Sister-in-law, don't worry." Su Xu quickly brought Zhang Suzhen a cup of hot water. "It's so cold, warm yourself up first."
"Why don't they react at all?" Zhang Suzhen took the drink, not even in the mood to drink it. She had been so angry with those people from the Zhang family that she couldn't sleep at night for the past few days.
"It's alright, sister-in-law, don't be afraid." Liu Nian lowered her eyes and smiled gently, saying, "I'm more afraid they'll deny it, then it won't be fun."
Moreover, even if the rumors are debunked, the public will immediately feel a sense of loss, and may even develop a rebellious mentality, which is to say, they feel unbalanced.
"What?" Zhang Suzhen didn't quite understand.
Liu Nian explained, "Since Secretary Jin's matter has caused such a big stir, the next secretary must not make any mistakes, so the higher-ups will be watching very closely."
"What would have happened if the Zhang family had given the money that day?" Liu Nian raised an eyebrow at Zhang Suzhen. "Even if they hadn't, the people wouldn't have stood for it, you understand?"
Zhang Suzhen suddenly realized, "So that's how it is!"
After hearing what Liu Nian said, Zhang Suzhen felt more confident.
On election day, the village committee building was packed with people.
The most popular candidate is Zhang Aijun, since everyone wants the money, but Zhang Aijun has been slow to show up.
"Alright, hurry up and vote! Don't waste time! It's quite cold outside!" Several village committee members were handling the matter, urging people to vote quickly.
The Liu family arrived early and, after surrendering to Liu Qiang, didn't rush to leave, waiting to see how things would develop.
"Why hasn't Zhang Aijun arrived yet?" Someone stood anxiously at the door without going in, clearly wanting to vote for Zhang Aijun.
The young widow said, "If he doesn't come, we won't choose him. But what if we choose him and he doesn't pay us?"
Everyone nodded. "That makes sense!"
"This kind of thing is only reliable if you get paid on the spot!"
The group nodded again.
The village committee members were frantic, watching a large group of people gathered at the entrance who refused to vote, making it impossible to proceed with their work. It was freezing cold, and they were wondering what was going on. They just wanted it done quickly!
"Can't you guys hurry up?" someone stepped forward, pointing at the young widow and saying, "You lead the way, hurry up!"
The young widow retorted, "No! We can only vote when Zhang Aijun arrives!"
A group of people immediately chimed in, "You guys bring Zhang Aijun here first. Once we've reached an agreement, we'll definitely vote!"
What kind of mess is this?! The man quickly waved his hand and ordered, "Someone go and call Zhang Aijun, get him here right now!"
Liu Nian watched from the side and found it increasingly interesting.
Zhang Aijun probably took a chance, thinking that if he wasn't there, people might choose him first? Then he could deny giving money and maybe get away with it.
How could that be! Are the people of Jiangjuntun so easily fooled?
The person who called out to Zhang Aijun rushed out of the Zhang family home as soon as they arrived.
"What are you still doing at home? People are waiting for you to hand out money."
Zhang Aijun said in a low voice, "Can't we just cast our votes first?"
"You want to discuss this with me?" He paused, glanced at Zhang Aijun, and said, "Go and talk to those difficult young wives and old women."
Those guys have incredibly sharp tongues, who dares to mess with them?
Zhang Aijun was covered in cold sweat; after all, deceiving people was no easy task.
As soon as Zhang Aijun arrived at the village committee, he was surrounded by people.
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