The junior staff member, who was about to give a warm welcome, wanted to back down when he saw this setup, but leaving the person there was not an option, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and receive him.
After listening to what the Chen family had to say, all he wanted to do was crack open their heads and see what was inside.
"Excuse me, the leader is in a meeting. Why don't you go back first, and I'll talk to him about it when he's done? If it's true, we'll definitely take care of it."
Upon hearing this, the Chen family assumed the matter was a done deal and replied with a smile, "We're not in a hurry, we'll just wait for news here."
If we go back, and something goes wrong and we fail, we'll have to make another trip.
Their presence here can also urge these people to get things done as soon as possible.
Seeing that he couldn't get the person back, the junior officer gave up and hurried back to report the situation.
You said they were from Chenjia Village?
The junior official nodded. "His daughter-in-law is from Xiaowang Village and is a relative of Village Chief Wang. Now the whole family is earning wages at the factory, so they came to the commune to report that Village Chief Wang is practicing nepotism and has problems."
Secretary Liu: ......
He never expected that the first to have an accident would not be the factory, but rather these insignificant people. He really didn't know what to say.
"Go and call Old Chen and Old Wang over here."
The junior officer immediately nodded in agreement, hopped on his bicycle, and headed towards Xiaowang Village. He wouldn't let such a good opportunity to get some fresh air slip away.
When they arrived at Xiaowang Village, Village Chief Chen happened to be delivering the goods. Upon hearing about the incident, he was so angry that he almost cursed, "Chen Laoshi, Chen Laoshi, you really won't stop until you've ruined our Chenjia Village!"
At the same time, he looked at Village Chief Wang with a smirk and said, "Old Wang, this has nothing to do with me. You know their family, they're like stinking, hard shit in a latrine."
"Alright, let's go check on the situation."
Despite saying that, the village chief had already excluded Chen Laoshi's family from the cooperative. This man hated them so much that it was just some miscellaneous stuff this time, but if he put something harmful in their village next time, their whole village would be doomed.
The two rushed to the commune as quickly as possible, and only then did Secretary Liu call the Chen family together.
"Old Wang, they say you're practicing nepotism, putting your own family members in factory jobs, and harming the interests of the people. What do you say about this?"
“Secretary, don’t you know me? Factories select people based on ability. Every household in our village has someone working in the factory. If we were to appoint relatives and friends, how could we possibly do our job?”
“We don’t know if every family has someone working in the factory, but we do know that several members of Wang Ting’s family work in the factory, including her grandmother who is over sixty years old. Isn’t this nepotism? What can someone over sixty do? They’re just taking up a position and getting paid for nothing.”
Chen's mother practically yelled; she had to expose the ugly faces of these people.
Seeing this, Old Chen really wanted to kick her to death.
"What do you know? Wang Ting's grandmother came from the south. She knew how to embroider when she was young. She taught both of her daughters and Wang Ting how to embroider. Although she is old, she has not lost her skills. She is still a master craftswoman in the embroidery workshop. It's true that a person's heart can see the dirty side of everything."
The Chen family was stunned by the barrage of questions from Village Chief Chen, and their first reaction was that it was impossible.
"Why is it impossible? Do you know more about what's going on in our village than we do? I heard about it before I came here. You two, mother and daughter-in-law, actually thought you could get into the embroidery workshop with your crude sewing skills. I don't know whether to call you naive or an idiot!"
The village chief's gaze fell on the patches on the Chen family's clothes, the sarcasm obvious.
“Secretary Liu, I have reported to you on how our village’s projects are progressing. I believe I have a clear conscience. If you don’t want me to be the village chief, then I won’t be. But our village’s progress cannot be slowed down.”
Wow, such a responsible statement! Even the village chief is almost moved by his own words.
Secretary Liu chuckled, "Old Wang, if I don't trust you, who do I trust? I called you here to let you understand the situation. After all, I'm in charge of a commune, and I can't just run the show, can I?"
He then looked at the Chen family and said, “You have heard what Lao Wang said. There is no such thing as nepotism. Everyone who works in the factory is there because they are capable of doing their job.”
The Chen family was still unconvinced, but ultimately lacked confidence when facing Secretary Liu.
"Even if we can't get into the embroidery workshop, could my son get some other work in the factory? They're both young and no worse than others."
Chen's mother wanted to try harder, but the village chief refused, saying, "They are indeed young, but they are lazy and good-for-nothing. They are not cut out to be factory workers."
"Go back, go back, get the work in the fields right before you start thinking about all this nonsense, or you might not even have enough grain to eat at the end of the year."
In the end, the Chen family members were taken away by Village Chief Chen.
Upon arriving at Chenjia Village, Village Chief Chen held a meeting for all the villagers, mainly to talk about what Chen Laoshi's family had done, with only two main objectives.
Don't be envious of other villages unless you have the ability to attract orders.
Secondly, the punishment for Chen Laoshi's family was announced, and they were given the job of cleaning toilets, the dirtiest job in the village.
"Why should I?!"
Chen Lao Er was not convinced.
"On what grounds? Just because you almost ruined our cooperation with Xiaowang Village. What are we supposed to do if Xiaowang Village stops accepting our goods because of your actions?"
Everyone knows that this is not impossible.
After all, this was no longer a minor incident; they had gone to the commune to report it, which meant they were really trying to bring the commune down.
If this happened to them, they would be so angry they would want to kill someone. If they weren't punished, how would they explain themselves?
"Chen Lao Er, don't be upset. If you guys hadn't done something like this, do you think anyone would bother with you?"
"Exactly, they really don't know their place. They even went to someone else's village to ask for work. I felt so ashamed when the people from Xiao Wang Village told me about it."
"Village chief, before I came back, Xiao Wang Village asked me to tell you that they will no longer cooperate with Chen Laoshi's family and will no longer accept their goods."
Another piece of bad news hit, and this time Chen Laoshi could no longer remain calm, letting his wife and children charge ahead.
"Village chief, you can't do this! Aren't you leaving us no way to survive?"
The village chief shook his head. It was too late to be anxious now. "Honestly, it's not that I don't want to help you, but they won't accept your things. If I don't listen and the people from Xiaowang Village find out, our village will be excluded from the cooperation."
"But don't worry, there are many people in your family who can work. As long as you work hard, you won't have to worry about not having food to eat."
That makes sense, but they're used to being lazy; they're not the kind of people who can put in the hard work.
Moreover, while other families are making money by selling mountain products and their lives are getting better and better, their family is living a miserable life by relying on work points. How can they make a living like this?
"You bitch, it's all your fault."
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