“Erzhu, what are you dawdling for?”
Just as the atmosphere reached its peak, Uncle Liu’s voice shattered everything. Li Mei shyly shifted aside, and Erzhu walked out.
“Tsk tsk, just your outfit alone wins!”
When Uncle Liu saw Erzhu dressed in a suit and tie, he was taken aback. Then, as if remembering something, he smiled with relief.
“Let’s go.”
Erzhu didn’t speak. He opened the car door and waved to Uncle Liu. A few minutes later, the roar of the luxury car could be heard.
Watching the receding figure, Li Mei looked ahead thoughtfully, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
She suddenly had a feeling that Erzhu wasn’t suited for the countryside. He was more suited for the town, or even a bigger city!
In a blink of an eye, Erzhu and Uncle Liu arrived at the town government. The conference room was already filled with people. They were all candidates for village chief, and all the most promising young men from their respective villages!
Uncle Liu smiled and nodded to everyone. However, Erzhu merely scanned the crowd and said nothing more. Despite his impolite attitude, the others, out of respect for Uncle Liu, did not dwell on it.
As soon as Erzhu sat down, Uncle Liu began to brief him on the people in the room. Although Erzhu didn’t care, seeing Uncle Liu’s enthusiasm, he didn’t interrupt.
Candidate after candidate took the stage to give speeches. Watching their passionate presentations, Erzhu felt as if he wasn’t at a village chief election, but at a presidential election for China!
Especially Sun Xiao, the promises he made were so grand, it was as if all the villagers of Shiliu Village would become millionaires within a year!
Erzhu couldn’t stand it any longer, but seeing the expectant looks on Uncle Liu and Liu Changfa’s faces, he could only endure it.
Finally, it was his turn. As soon as he stepped onto the stage, a胖子 stood up:
“I know him, he’s the fool from Shiliu Village, Erzhu!”
This remark caused a huge uproar. The crowd was in an uproar. Uncle Liu’s face turned pale, while Sun Xiao’s grin stretched from ear to ear!
That’s right, this was all his doing!
He wanted to see how this fool would dare to compete with him!
“Hahaha, Uncle Liu, are you senile? Choosing a fool as a candidate for village chief?”
“Hahaha, Fool Village Chief, hahaha…”
“I strongly demand that this fool be kicked out. Fools are not qualified to run!”
…
More than a dozen candidates stood up to protest, and the atmosphere in the conference room instantly became tense.
“Enough, fool? I think you’re worse than a fool!”
Just as Uncle Liu was about to stand up and explain, Liu Changfa stood up.
“Which of your villages has a pasture? Which of your villages has a factory?”
“In which of your villages do villagers earn over 100,000 yuan annually? In Erzhu’s leadership, Shiliu Village can achieve 200,000 yuan!”
Liu Changfa’s questions were like crashing waves, continuously washing over the hearts of the crowd. Those who had protested were even more shocked.
200,000 yuan?
Their annual income was barely 50,000 yuan. Shiliu Village had reached so much!
“Isn’t Shiliu Village a poor village? How did it become so rich now?”
“Yeah, when I visited two years ago, it was still as poor as could be.”
“Tsk tsk, it seems we really can’t keep up with the fool…”
…
The murmurs of some of the candidates reached Sun Xiao’s ears. Sun Xiao’s face had already turned completely grim.
He knew the village had changed a lot, but he never expected it to change so much!
No wonder Erzhu was so confident, no wonder Old Man Liu kept recommending Erzhu!
A trace of shock flashed in Sun Xiao’s eyes, but it was fleeting.
200,000 yuan was merely a drop in the bucket for him.
Moreover, he had many factories, while Erzhu only had one!
With this thought, a smile appeared on Sun Xiao’s face, and he looked at Erzhu on stage with disdain.
“Erzhu, don’t listen to them. You should say what you have to say. If anyone causes trouble again, I’ll kick them out!”
Seeing that no one objected, Liu Changfa turned to Erzhu with a smiling face.
“I have nothing much to say. I can only say that if I become the village chief, the annual income of every household in Shiliu Village will exceed 300,000 yuan!”
As soon as Erzhu finished speaking, there was another uproar from the audience. Some were shocked, some gave him a thumbs up, but most still looked at him with mockery.
“Pfft, there’s no upper limit!”
Just then, Erzhu slowly opened his mouth again.
“Alright, the more you talk about how capable you are, the more you brag. ‘No upper limit’? For such a small village, 300,000 yuan is already the limit, right?”
“Yeah, do you think you’re the God of Wealth? You say whatever amount you want.”
“You should just step down. We’re more familiar with this trick than you are!”
…
A few more people stood up, their faces full of sneering mockery. Some even asked Erzhu to step down.
“Erzhu is right, but the one who can fulfill the promise isn’t him, it’s me!”
Just as Erzhu was about to continue speaking, Sun Xiao stood up, his face full of smugness.
“I, Sun Xiao, have five or six factories. If I let everyone hold shares, 300,000 yuan is definitely achievable!”
“But he can’t, because the Chinese medicinal factory is a partnership between him and Old Chen. In other words, he only has one pasture!”
Sun Xiao’s words directly revealed the truth, causing an even greater uproar!
“With just one pasture, what are you bragging about? And helping villagers get rich? You should get rich yourself first!”
“Yeah, a pasture can only yield a few hundred thousand yuan at most. That amount isn’t even enough for me to fill my teeth!”
“Get lost, get lost! We don’t have time to listen to a pauper bragging!”
…
This time, almost all the candidates stood up, their voices so loud that the roof of the house was about to fly off.
“That Chinese medicinal factory, Old Chen has already transferred it to me. Besides the Chinese medicinal factory, I also have a agricultural machinery rental company, and a five-star hotel. By the way, I’m also investing in the largest five-star integrated hotel in the entire town!”
Just as Liu Changfa was about to speak up for Erzhu again, Erzhu’s eyes landed on Sun Xiao, and he slowly spoke.
His voice was not loud, but it was firm and powerful, leaving no room for doubt!
The noisy crowd instantly fell silent, and everyone’s expression grew more and more grim.
Chinese medicinal factory?
Agricultural machinery rental company?
Two five-star hotels!
These combined were worth tens of millions!
For a millionaire to help villagers earn 300,000 yuan a year, it was incredibly easy!
At this moment, looking at Sun Xiao, his expression changed repeatedly, becoming extremely dramatic!
“Of course, these are just my existing industries. My plans are far more extensive…”
Glancing disdainfully at Sun Xiao’s dumbfounded expression, Erzhu continued.
As soon as he said this, the venue fell into a dead silence, so quiet you could hear a pin drop!