At 8:00 a.m. the next day, under bright sunshine, Zhang Haili drove her red sedan slowly into the soy sauce factory's parking lot.
She lightly pushed open the car door, stepped out with her long legs, and was about to close the door when suddenly two people grabbed her arms tightly from both sides.
These two women, Luan Ying and Shi Yan, flanked Zhang Haili like two hungry tigers pouncing on their prey, tightly sandwiching her between them.
Before Zhang Haili could react, they half-pushed and half-pulled her into the office.
As soon as she entered the office, Shi Yan released Zhang Haili's arm, put her hands on her hips, and roared angrily, "So you're Zhang Haili, standing us up yesterday, who were you with?"
Luan Ying chimed in, "That's right, that's right! You were supposed to bring us food yesterday, but instead, you just ran off to have some fun without saying a word!"
Faced with their questions, Zhang Haili remained remarkably calm. A sly smile played on her lips as she answered unhurriedly, "Who else could it be? Of course, it's Wang Hu! I finally managed to run into him, how could I miss this opportunity? As for buying you food, the food in our cafeteria isn't bad, you can just go eat by yourselves!"
Seeing this, Shi Yan stomped her feet in anger. She glared at him and said fiercely, "Oh ho, it's different after being pampered, you're much more assertive now! Look at you, you had such a gloomy face just a few days ago, like someone owed you millions!"
Hearing Shi Yan's words, Zhang Haili wasn't angry at all; instead, her smile widened. She shook her head smugly and said, "Of course! A happy occasion makes one feel great! I'm in a good mood now, so naturally I speak with confidence!"
After washing up, Zhang Haili called Muyun in the newly purchased apartment complex and asked her to come pick her up.
On the way here, Mu Yun couldn't help but mutter, "Nobody else treats a professional manager like a driver!"
Mu Yun picked up Wang Hu in his car and sped off towards Liujiagangzi Village.
At this time, all the construction teams from Bureau 12 had moved into the village and were just waiting for the groundbreaking ceremony to end so they could start construction immediately.
However, when Wang Hu looked out the window, he noticed a strange phenomenon: he didn't see a single moving vehicle.
"What's going on? Why hasn't anyone moved out?" Wang Hu couldn't help but wonder. Normally, since everyone had already signed the demolition agreement, it clearly stipulated that they should move out within 5 days to avoid delaying the construction schedule.
Seeing this, Mu Yun explained, "It's probably because the agreement hasn't been signed yet. Yesterday, the demolition compensation you agreed to doubled, so the contracts all need to be signed again."
Wang Hu felt something was off, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. After all, it wasn't a big deal.
Just then, they arrived at their destination. The local government had even invited the provincial television station to cover the groundbreaking ceremony.
Wang Hu immediately spotted the city's Party Secretary and Mayor, along with the county's accompanying leaders. He quickly got out of the car and went to greet them.
"Welcome, leader, to the ribbon-cutting ceremony!" Wang Hu said with a big smile.
The municipal party secretary looked at Wang Hu and praised him with a smile: "You must be President Wang Hu. You are indeed young and promising! I will definitely come to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for your investment in the construction of the airport and highway for the development of our hometown!"
Liu Sixi led a group of villagers out like a surging tide, their voices deafening, as if they were about to pierce the sky.
Wang Hu frowned and asked, "What do you want?"
Liu Sixi stood at the front and said, "President Wang, we had a meeting yesterday and unanimously agreed that the compensation for the demolition is still too low, so we believe it must be increased!"
Before he could finish speaking, the villagers behind him chimed in with their own opinions, "Yes! We have to pay more!" "We won't move unless we get more money!" "This price is unreasonable!" In an instant, various voices mingled together, creating a noisy cacophony.
The municipal party secretary's face instantly turned extremely gloomy. His gaze was piercing as he stared intently at the county leader beside him, as if questioning why such a situation had arisen.
The county leaders appeared somewhat embarrassed and helpless, inwardly lamenting their predicament as they racked their brains trying to figure out how to explain the situation.
Just then, Wang Hu stepped forward, his voice loud and firm, “Yesterday I personally promised to double the demolition compensation: 8,000 yuan per square meter of housing and 360,000 yuan per mu of land. Now you’re telling me that’s not enough? Isn’t this blatant greed?” His words revealed a hint of dissatisfaction and anger.
However, Liu Sixi was not intimidated by Wang Hu's imposing manner. Instead, he shouted even louder, "Don't talk nonsense to us! If you don't pay more, don't even think about touching a single brick or tile in our village!" His attitude was unusually tough, leaving Wang Hu no room for maneuver.
Wang Hu's personality is well-known; he's like a donkey that's easily swayed, responding only to gentle persuasion and not to force.
If we can calmly and rationally discuss things with him, there might still be room for negotiation, and it's even possible that he might actually raise the demolition compensation further.
But Liu Sixi's tough stance now will likely only make things more complicated.
But how could he possibly compromise in the face of such a threat? Standing in front of Liu Sixi and the others, he said, "Fine, since your village won't allow the demolition, then we won't demolish it!"
Then he turned to Muyun and said, "Aren't there two alternative locations? Let's choose one of them. We're giving up on Liujiagangzi Village!"
Wang Hu's actions stunned Liu Sixi and the villagers behind him. If the demolition wasn't carried out, the villagers' spittle would probably drown him!
His eyes lit up and he came up with a plan. "He's definitely just trying to scare us and get us to give in. Don't fall for it!"
Wang Hu gave him a look as if he were an idiot, then walked up to the municipal party secretary and said apologetically, "Secretary, I'm so sorry to have made you come all this way for nothing!"
"Mr. Wang, it's our fault for not doing our job properly!" At first, when these villagers came out, they really thought that the demolition compensation was too low, but when Wang Hu told them the specific amount, they immediately rejected that possibility.
How much is the demolition compensation in the city? Let alone a poor rural county. 8,000 yuan per square meter is already a bit of an exorbitant price. And you still think that's too low?
He said, "It's alright, Mr. Wang, I understand how you feel!" Then he turned to Secretary Liu of the county party committee and said, "This kind of thing happening is because you haven't done your job properly!"
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