Good wine and good dishes entertain them
089: Treat them with good wine and food
Zhai Wang arrived at the county town and dialed Director Li's mobile phone using a public telephone.
Director Li told Village King that she was in a hotel and gave him the name of the hotel and room number, telling him to take a taxi, saying that only she was waiting for him.
Zhai Wang knocked on the hotel room door, and Li Manli smiled and said: "Come in!"
Zhai Wang walked in and sat directly on the bed. Seeing that the TV was on, he smiled and said: "Director Li is really in a good mood, still likes to watch TV."
"Call me Jasmine, Director Li!" Director Li said as he walked over and sat down beside Zhai Wang: "I've always been thinking of you! You won't have forgotten the feelings between us, will you?"
"How is this possible? I am unforgettable!" The village chief continued staring at the TV.
"Women always have deeper feelings than men, it's not strange that you've forgotten, and there are plenty of women around you. Let's forget about the past and start anew." Li Manli said as she put her hand on Wang's shoulder.
The village chief took her hand down.
"What? You don't want the tap water to enter the village?" Li Xiangzhang's smiling face disappeared.
"Want to exchange with milk again?" The village chief turned around and looked at Li Manli.
"No more milk. We've played once already. It's not fun anymore. This time, I want you to enjoy it." Li Manli said, pushing Zhang Wang with her hand, trying to push him onto the bed.
The village king puffed out his chest, but she didn't push him away.
"Director Li, please behave yourself! You asked me here to discuss work, not romance, didn't you?"
"Village King! I've already lowered my price a lot! Don't you want the self-circulating water to enter the village?" Li Manli was getting annoyed.
"Think! Really think! Otherwise, why would I come back to you?" The village chief said with a smile.
"It's all right. Since we parted, I've been thinking of you! I said, women value emotions. I think of you, and got you, you think of self-come water, will naturally get it too." Li Manli said, leaning her chest close to Zhai Wang.
The village chief used his hand to press against her shoulder blade, not letting her chest touch him: "I said it, please take care of yourself!"
"What? What do you mean?"
"It's meaningless! I've never been interested in you! That time, I was too young and didn't know better!" said the Village King with a smile.
"Don't even think about getting water from our mountain!" Li Moli stood up.
"Sit down! Don't get excited! I think you will definitely let the spring water into the village! You won't lose the big picture for a small matter." The village chief still had a smile on his face.
"What do you mean? Do I have to let the spring water enter your mountain stronghold? You don't listen to me, am I, a director, supposed to listen to you, a village branch secretary?" Li Manli's face showed disdain.
"You won't listen to me. But you will care about the political achievement of this trip to the countryside. You will also care about the position of deputy county head. Is that right?"
"Do you want to use that milk-drinking incident to threaten me?" Li Manli saw Village King.
"I'm not that despicable. Drinking milk isn't something I'd like to do, but it's a trade-off. As part of the deal, I drank it and won't make a fuss about it." The smile on Village King's face didn't fade away.
"So you're saying that if I don't introduce spring water for you, I won't be able to get promoted?"
"Yes. If we can't drink the spring water, you haven't really done anything for us. No one in our village will sign on to your rural support project materials. With this, you won't be able to get promoted to deputy county head. If my villagers go to the county committee and government again to react against your formalism, I think it'll be hard for you to keep your bureau chief position. After all, this year the county committee and government are taking real action. Mountain village support is not just going through the motions."
"Who told you?"
"You think you can deceive me in the depths of the mountains without knowing any information? Let me tell you, I'm not inferior to you when it comes to grasping county-level or even city-level information! Moreover, I've heard that your old man retired this year and is planning to have you take his place. However, you must rely on this opportunity to support the mountainous regions. Is that right?"
"Well, if we divert the spring water into your stronghold, how will you react?" Li Manli looked at the Chieftain.
"If you really do something practical for us, we will thank you. All the adults in our village will sign their names on your summary of support. Moreover, we will send a banner to your bureau with drums and gongs!" Village Chief Wang said firmly to Li Manli.
"Alright! I know you're a man of your word! Get your men ready, and be prepared to follow orders at any time! In three days, we'll launch the attack!" Li Manli declared boldly.
"It's settled in one word!" The village chief stretched out his hand!
"Sorry, Village King, I truly admire and like you. Since you don't like me as a person, let's just be work partners then!" Li Moli smiled.
"Alright. Hope our cooperation goes smoothly!" Chief Wang shook hands with Lily and said, "I'm leaving." He then opened the door and left the hotel in big strides.
Li Moli looked at Zhai Wang's back, a strand of sour air came out of her mouth. However, she really liked Zhai Wang from the bottom of her heart.
Zhai Wang walked out of the hotel and suddenly felt refreshed. Today, not only did he reach a verbal agreement on bringing spring water into the mountain, but he also fulfilled his long-held wish to bring spring water into the village, and even vented the resentment that had been buried in his heart for a long time.
The village chief returned to the village and found Wang Kuai and Zheng Shuihua, and they had another small meeting. In the end, it was decided that on the next day's morning, a second meeting would be held in the ancestral hall regarding the introduction of running water into the village.
The next day in the afternoon, Zhai Wang saw that there were more people in the ancestral hall than last time. Many old men had come to attend the meeting.
The village chief was very excited. He jumped onto a stone slab and waved his hand, and everyone immediately fell silent.
"Fellow villagers! First of all, I would like to thank you for your support in my work! Now, I have some good news to share with you: the county water conservancy bureau has agreed to help us bring water into our village!"
The applause thundered, and the village chief's face burst into bloom.
The village chief waved his hand again, and everyone quickly quieted down.
"The Water Conservancy Bureau not only sent technicians but also provided all the materials! They came to help us with sincerity, and everyone said, can't we treat them well?"
"No! Treat them well!"
"Alright! I plan to renovate the village committee's house and arrange for technical personnel to move in! If there's not enough space, they can stay at my place! And I won't provide meals for everyone anymore. Those with better family conditions can go to Wang the accountant and sign up, and he'll arrange for them to take turns treating them to good wine and food. The families that signed up will host for a day, taking turns in rotation, until the water flows into the mountain stronghold and they move into their new homes. What do you all think, is it okay?"
"Good! Good wine and good dishes to entertain!" everyone shouted.
The village chief waved his hand and everyone quieted down again.
"However, there is one thing to remind everyone to pay attention to, and that is that drinking is a courtesy. But we must grasp the measure, don't overdo it, get drunk, and affect the progress of the project, you guys say, isn't that right?"
"Yes! King of the village is wise!" Several people shouted slogans happily again.
"Alright! Dismissed! Go sign up!"
