468 Chatting
Just as Zhou Hao was thinking about his next step, his phone rang.
“Hello, Mr. Zhou…” Zhou Hao listened to the conversation on the other end of the phone, and a smile appeared on his face.
A moment later, he hung up the phone.
“Mr. Wu, I can’t play chess with you anymore. I still have some matters to deal with.” Zhou Hao stood up and said with a smile.
“Go settle them.” Mr. Wu, who was sitting opposite Zhou Hao, was still looking down at the chessboard, preoccupied.
“Chu Ning, I’ve thought of what you’ve thought of. You’re the one who personally presented this loophole!” Zhou Hao thought darkly as he walked out of the room.
The residents of Qinghe Village had been keeping a low profile for the past few days. While Wen An was trying to mediate the internal conflicts in the village, he was also trying his best to appease the people so that they would not have any conflicts with the residents of Houtu Village.
The previous night, Chu Ning had called him again, telling him that she needed to recruit another 100 people from Qinghe Village as external employees of the Soaring Clouds Group.
Chu Ning had already planned out the future development in M City the night before.
The following year, Chu Ning planned to build a large food processing plant in M City. When the plant was completed, it would bring a lot of jobs to M City and also drive the regional economy. However, Chu Ning had not thought of the location of the plant yet.
At this moment, Wen An was sitting in his office. He was deep in thought as he looked at the documents in front of him.
The documents recorded the basic information of the residents of Qinghe Village. The documents were very thick, but after Chu Ning had called him the previous night to inform him about this, he had stayed up all night to sort out a list of 100 suitable candidates.
He was now verifying it to see if he had missed anything out.
Just then, someone knocked on Wen An’s office door.
“Come in,” he casually said.
“Village Chief Wen, the investigators from the Agricultural Bureau will be here in an hour or even earlier. Do we need to make any preparations?” The person who walked in was Wen An’s assistant. She was a young woman in her twenties and was also a resident of Qinghe Village.
“No need, let them investigate,” Wen An said with a smile.
“Village Chief Wen, these investigators from the Agricultural Bureau are really good at putting on airs, as if we owe them. Their attitude is so bad; aren’t they just playing around? Village Chief Wen, I heard from a friend of mine from another village that these investigators just want some benefits. As long as we express our gratitude, they will immediately change their attitude,” the assistant said helplessly.
Now that the situation in Qinghe Village was good, she didn’t want anyone to come out and cause trouble.
“Everyone’s thoughts and pursuits are different, but we can’t rule out the possibility that some people use their power for personal gain. We can’t bother that much about it, but we can do our best.” Wen An looked at the assistant’s unconvinced expression and softly comforted her.
“Sigh. It’s a pity that a good person like Village Chief Wen is about to be transferred out. I wonder if the next village chief will be able to maintain his relationship with President Chu like you.” The assistant pursed her lips. She was all too aware that Wen An’s ending was destined not to be there.
If someone else had communicated with Chu Ning, they might not have been able to fight for such benefits for Qinghe Village.
In reality, Chu Ning could have recruited the 100 people from other places. However, considering Wen An’s character, she subconsciously felt that it was not a bad thing to take care of Qinghe Village.
“I won’t leave this place until Qinghe Village is fully developed,” Wen An said firmly.
“Yes, you don’t want to leave, but after the transfer order is given, you have no choice but to leave,” the assistant thought sorrowfully.
“Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. Village Chief Wen, some of our Qinghe Village’s residents have a higher income than you, the village chief,” the assistant said in a slightly teasing tone.
“Isn’t that a good thing?” Wen An asked with a smile.
“Yeah, that’s a good thing, but as the assistant of the village chief, I only earn a little more than 2,000 a month. It’s really a little pitiful.” The assistant sighed.
She didn’t become the village chief’s assistant for the money; she could have gone to M City to work if she wanted money.
However, when she thought about how she, who had a university degree, did not earn as much as some of the villagers in Qinghe Village, she felt somewhat imbalanced.