Chapter 32: The village chief's face turned from dark blue to white
Zhou Huaijin's voice wasn't too loud, but because they knew people from the TV station were coming, all the villagers who were free or not dressed up today and ran to the entrance of the village to join in the fun - after all, if they were accidentally caught by the camera, wouldn't they be on TV?
So, naturally, his words were heard by the surrounding villagers.
Someone immediately said unconvincedly: "Little brother, what are you talking about? The roads in our village were all built by Dali brother!"
"That's right. The street lights and fitness equipment in the village were all installed by Dali. What does it have to do with Chi Yuanshan?"
"You can tell me, when Chi Yuanshan was filling the sack with money, he didn't think of us, but when he ran out of money, he knew to come back. He came back, but he also tricked Dali into going to jail. We give money to such a person to build a road? Pah!"
"Hey, you don't understand since you are not from our village. Don't talk nonsense. Our village is what it is today, all thanks to Dali Ge and the village chief!"
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Listening to the villagers' chatter, the village chief's face became worse and worse. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Forget it, forget it. These things are over and we won't talk about them anymore. Aren't we going to interview them? Let's go to the village and take a look first."
In his heart, however, he cursed Zhou Huaijin for being nosy!
If the village chief hadn't been worried about offending him, the base would have been completely ruined. He wanted to give Zhou Huaijin two big duels. Isn't this just bringing up something that is not relevant?
But Zhou Huaijin seemed to not understand her expression at all, and said with a straight face: "It's impossible, how could my junior sister lie to me? Besides, this kind of thing can't be faked, isn't it fraud!"
Just when both sides were arguing and neither was willing to give in, a crisp voice came from behind the crowd: "Brother, I've been waiting for you for a long time, what are you doing here?"
Zhou Huaijin looked very angry, and said to Chi Wan who was walking over: "Hey, Junior Sister, you came at the right time. They said I was lying, but how could I be lying? Uncle clearly donated the money in the first place, right?"
Chi Wan showed a shy expression of surprise: "This... Hey, Senior Brother, my dad just wanted to quietly do some good deeds for the donation, and didn't think of telling everyone. I only told you before because you asked me, how... how did you bring it up in front of everyone."
Zhou Huaijin said loudly: "Look, I said it was donated by my uncle, but they refused to believe me and said it was donated by Liu Dali. I mean, Liu Dali has no sense of contract, wanted to seize the orchard when the lease expired, and even put himself in jail. Would he do so many good things?"
An old lady interrupted Zhou Huaijin, looked at Chi Wan with contempt, and said indignantly, "Young man, don't talk nonsense! This road was built bit by bit with the help of everyone, and the street lights were installed by him. How can you take credit for it and slander others?"
"As for the prison matter, we have known Dali for so many years, and we all know what kind of person he is. Who knows if this little girl framed Dali because she didn't want to return the orchard?"
Listening to the old lady's words, Chi Wan gave Zhou Huaijin a look that said "Look, let me tell you."
Zhou Huaijin was amazed at the villagers' style of "helping relatives but not others", and finally understood why Chi Wan went to such great lengths to put together such a thing.
As soon as the old lady said this, the villagers all expressed their support.
At this moment, the village chief wished he could bury himself in the ground and just hoped that this topic would not continue.
Unfortunately, the villagers, who had already been provoked by Zhou Huaijin and Chi Wan, were so intent on arguing for Liu Dali, the "good guy" in their hearts, that they ignored the village chief's dissuasion.
Chi Wan even pointed at the village chief in tears, "Village chief! Say something! My father personally handed the donation to you, and you promised him that you would use the money wisely. How come it's all Liu Dali's credit now?
"So what you mean by blade is giving money to Liu Dali?!"
The village chief's eyes widened, knowing that there was no way this matter could be resolved peacefully today, especially in front of so many reporters from the city TV station!
"Hey, girl Wan, what are you talking about! We will never forget anyone who has contributed to the village. Your father did donate money, but, but this does not mean that Liu Dali did not donate! It's just that people will always be more grateful to those who donated more..."
Chi Wan directly seized on the village chief's words and said, "Uncle Liu Dali is so rich? My father donated 5 million yuan at the beginning, and he donated more than my father? But how much is his annual income from the orchard? It shouldn't be more than 500,000, right? Did he donate all his money?"
"What? Five million?! I'm just bragging!"
"Did Chi Yuanshan really donate so much? Then, what about Liu Dali?"
"How is it possible? It's too fake. He would donate so much money to the village?"
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The villagers' eyes widened, and they couldn't believe the number they heard.
The village chief's face was already livid. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Enough! These things are all internal affairs of our village. Do you have to bring them up in the open?
"Chi Wan, your father donated money in the beginning, but the village was not built by him alone! We can talk about these things after the interview!"
Chi Wan sneered in his heart: If I don't bring it up openly, then I'll let you smooth things over?
In front of the villagers who accused her of bragging, she took out a certificate from her bag and said in an aggrieved voice without lowering her voice: "Who lied! Look for yourself, this is a donation certificate with an official seal! !
"Five million in total. My father said that he came from the village, and after he became rich, he would naturally give back to the village! But in the end, the people who received his kindness were not only ungrateful, but also wanted to drive him and his family out of the homestead!"
Although she was pretending to be aggrieved for the sake of the show, but in the end, Chi Wan did feel a little sorry for her father.
With the certificate, the villagers who had originally firmly supported Liu Dali gradually began to waver.
After reading the certificate, one of the literate people nodded to the others and said, "It is stamped with the official seal. Five million yuan has really been donated. Chi Yuanshan has done a great thing quietly, but, why didn't the village chief tell us?"
"Oh my god, five million! That can do so much! I'm also confused. No matter how rich Liu Dali is, can he be richer than Chi Yuanshan back then? He's lucky to be able to come up with half a million!"
"I knew it, can Liu Dali really do so many things for the village with the money he earns from growing fruit? Repairing roads and installing lights will cost a lot..."
"Shh, stop talking, look at the village chief's expression..."
The village chief's face turned from ashen to pale amid the discussion.
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