If she were to fall ill from exhaustion, wouldn't his quest to win her back have failed before it even began?
With that thought in mind, Gu Guanhai turned on his toes and went to the old village chief's house.
Hedao Village is located in the northeast. Crops are harvested once a year. At this time, the wheat is in the budding stage, which is the perfect time for irrigation. People are busy weeding and digging ditches to water the fields.
The old village chief had just returned from supervising the work in the fields and was planning to have a drink of water before going back to the fields when he saw Gu Guanhai arrive. He quickly welcomed him into the house.
"You don't come to the temple without a reason. You came last night, and Zhao Tengfei is still lying in the town hospital. I heard that his leg is broken and can't be set properly. The area is also shattered. I'm afraid he won't be able to carry on the family line in the future. He's basically useless."
The old village chief both loved and hated Gu Guanhai. Seeing him arrive with a thoughtful expression, he said irritably, "Speak, what brings you here today?"
"What could I possibly want? I just wanted to ask about the situation of those families in the village who were sent down to the countryside."
Upon hearing this, Gu Guanhai looked embarrassed and said, "You didn't bully them, did you?"
"You repeatedly warned me, how could I dare to bully them!"
Upon hearing this, the old village chief immediately said, "However, you know their situation. At most, I can only tell those troublemakers in the village not to cause them any trouble, and secretly help them out a little. You know the situation in the village. Even if I wanted to help them more, I wouldn't have the means, and it would easily cause trouble..."
The old village chief's words were ambiguous, but Gu Guanhai understood.
"Um."
He nodded and said, "That's good. I can't control other places, but Uncle Chunsheng, you have to make sure that our village survives."
"What are you saying? Would I want them to die?"
The old village chief glanced at Gu Guanhai's expression and timely feigned poverty, "It's just that things are tough in the village. There are too many people and not enough land; we don't even have enough to eat..."
Gu Guanhai glanced at him, shook his head and smiled wryly, "Alright! The people from the research institute just happened to have something to ask me for. I heard that their agricultural research institute has just developed a cold-resistant potato. I'll have someone get some potatoes for you to plant on a trial plot of land."
The old village chief said, "This mountain clearing requires approval from the town..."
"Just say it was me who said it, and let Xiao Changqing handle it!"
"Hehe! Okay, okay!"
"Oh, and while you're at it, have him talk to the town hospital and ask them to approve a clinic for the village."
Old village chief: "Huh?"
"Huh what?"
Gu Guanhai glared at him, "My mother is old, and there's no clinic in the surrounding villages. If she gets sick or in pain, she'll have to go to town. Does that mean you'll have to stay with my mother?"
Upon hearing this, the old village chief hurriedly waved his hand, "I really can't afford to compensate for this! It's just that our village is remote, and no doctor from the town hospital would be willing to come to open a clinic!"
"Why would we need a doctor from the town hospital? There's one right here in the village."
Old village chief: "!!!"
She thought of someone, and then the way she looked at Gu Guanhai changed.
"I knew it! I knew you weren't so difficult to talk to before!"
The old village chief, as if discovering a new continent, pointed at Gu Guanhai and sighed, "Tsk tsk! Using your mother as an excuse, Guanhai, you really are..."
"What am I really?"
Gu Guanhai tapped his shoulder and said, "You've been the village chief for over thirty years, and I've covered for you for twenty. If you can't even handle this little thing, then you shouldn't be the village chief anymore!"
"Well done!"
The old village chief said solemnly, "I guarantee it will be done well!"
"Oh, and also ask the clinic for an assistant position, so the doctor can decide who gets it."
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