Gu Le suppressed his anger and advised, "Er Lv, if Li Sha doesn't want to date you, don't force her. As the old saying goes, 'A forced melon is not sweet.' In the future, if you meet a suitable girl, your uncle will introduce you to one, who will definitely be no worse than Li Sha."
Erlu said excitedly, "Uncle, there's a pretty girl in the accounting department of the town government. She wears a single braid. Does she not have a boyfriend yet?"
Gu Le thought to himself: You toad trying to eat swan meat, you really don't know your own limitations.
That girl is a college graduate and a civil servant, why would she look down on a pile of cow dung like you?
Gu Le lied and said, "That girl is already engaged. Her fiancé works in another city. I heard that she will be transferred away in a while and reunite with her fiancé. Er Lv, don't worry, your uncle will take his time to help you arrange things. I won't let you be a bachelor."
"Uncle, then I'm counting on you."
Erlv thought to himself: Li Sha, Li Sha, don't think you're so great. You're just a barber's daughter. I feel a little ashamed to marry you.
His uncle's words reassured Erlv, and he believed that his uncle had the ability to introduce him to a beautiful girl.
Gu Le said, "Er Lv, I've come to have a serious talk with you about something."
Erlu was a little nervous and asked, "Uncle, what do you want to talk to me about?"
“Erlu, as you know, your aunt and I don’t have any children. We treat you like our own son. When we pass away, all our property will be inherited by you.”
"Thank you, Uncle."
Erlu had long coveted his aunt and uncle's wealth, thinking: "My uncle is the town mayor, and he might become an even bigger official in the future. He must have a lot of money."
My aunt and uncle have no children, so who will inherit their estate?
I heard that my uncle also has two nephews.
Erlv didn't expect to inherit his aunt and uncle's estate.
Hearing Gu Le say this, Er Lv was very surprised and immediately became overjoyed.
"Erlu, if your uncle has a brighter future, he can earn more money and leave you a larger inheritance. Don't you think you and your uncle are in the same boat?"
"Yes, of course."
"Erlv, I have some bad news for you. There are people in town who are trying to sabotage me and make me step down."
Erlu asked nervously, "Uncle, who's been messing with you? I...I want to settle the score with them!"
Gu Le thought to himself: What can you accomplish? You got beaten to a pulp by your own brothers. You're just making things worse.
Gu Le shook his head and said, "Uncle doesn't need you to settle scores with them. I just hope you won't cause me any trouble. Let's leave the matter of the abbot hitting you behind and not pursue it any further. In the future, if anyone investigates this case, you must insist that your aunt did not give you any special treatment or ask the doctor to issue a false injury certificate."
"Uncle, I won't betray Aunt."
“Erlu, if your uncle falls on hard times, you won’t inherit much of the estate. So you must remember your uncle’s words: whenever anyone asks about this case, you must insist that your chest hurts and no one went to the doctor to pull strings.”
"Uncle, I understand."
Gu Le stood up, patted Er Lv on the shoulder, and said, "I have released the abbot. Take some time to go to the sales station and smooth things over with the abbot. After all, you two are brothers and don't have much of a grudge. As the old saying goes, it's better to plant flowers than thorns."
"The abbot has been released? I just heard that the county public security bureau arrested him this morning."
Gu Le asked nervously, "Who told you that?"
“Sasha told me that early in the morning, people from the county public security bureau came and took the abbot away.”
Gu Le frowned deeply. He found it very strange. Why would Li Sha lie?
There must be someone behind Li Sha.
"Erlv, when Li Sha comes back, ask her who told her that the abbot was taken away by the county public security bureau."
"Okay, I'll ask Li Sha as soon as she gets back."
Gu Le returned to the town government.
He was still somewhat uneasy, sensing that a danger was approaching him.
After lunch, he took a nap, and then had his secretary buy some fruit and accompany him to the town's health center to visit Deputy Mayor Chang Xiaobao.
Chang Xiaobao was lying on the bed resting with his eyes closed when he saw Mayor Gu Le arrive. He quickly sat up and greeted him, "Mayor Gu, you've arrived."
"Deputy Mayor Chang, I've been very busy lately and haven't had a chance to visit you. I'm so sorry. How are you feeling?"
"My head still hurts a bit, especially after staying up late or thinking too much. My head feels dizzy and a bit painful in waves."
“Deputy Mayor Chang, you should focus on recovering and not worry about work. I’ve already assigned your work to other deputy mayors. You should fully recover before coming back to work.”
"Mayor, thank you for your concern."
“Deputy Mayor Chang, a couple of days ago, I went to the county for a meeting and ran into the county head and the county party secretary. I specifically reported your performance to them. I feel that it is too much of a waste for you to be the deputy mayor. You should be in charge of the town’s work. As for me, although I am not very old, in terms of education and work ability, I am inferior to you. I have decided to step down.”
Chang Xiaobao declined in a flustered manner, saying, "Mayor Gu, you are too modest. In terms of work ability and experience, I am far inferior to you. To ask me to be the mayor and preside over the town's work would be like forcing a duck onto a shelf."
“Deputy Mayor Chang, please don’t be modest. Actually, the county knows your performance and ability and has long wanted to appoint you as the top leader. I’m just taking advantage of this opportunity to give you a push. In the future, I will assist you in your work.”
Gu Lejing was lying. In fact, a few days ago, he went to a meeting in the county and said a lot of bad things about Chang Xiaobao to the county head and the county party secretary.
Chang Xiaobao has a quirk: he likes to joke around with his female subordinates.
Gu Le seized upon this weakness of Chang Xiaobao, focusing on it without considering the rest.
After listening to Gu Le's report, the county magistrate said dismissively, "I know Xiao Chang. He just likes to joke around. He doesn't have any problems with his lifestyle."
The county party secretary was different. After listening to Gu Le's report, he pondered and said, "Some of our young cadres become complacent and arrogant after they become officials. Corruption often starts from small things in life."
Clearly, Gu Le's complaint had an effect.
Gu Le came to visit Chang Xiaobao, just to throw out a smokescreen and tell Chang Xiaobao not to cause trouble behind his back.
Gu Le said meaningfully, "What's meant to happen will happen. I know my place and won't block anyone's way."
Chang Xiaobao had no idea what Gu Le was up to. He vaguely remembered hearing that Gu Le was most worried about him.
Qinglong Town has three deputy mayors. Apart from Chang Xiaobao, the other two deputy mayors are not highly educated. One is a vocational school graduate and the other is a high school graduate. The two deputy mayors are not very capable and do not pose a threat to the ancient music.
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