Chapter 1396: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1396: Wang Erhai's Choice, Understandable!

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"What's the matter?"

Wang Erhai asked.

Wang Xiaohua said:

"I heard from Auntie Aina that you want to transfer the Shanggou Village Farm. I just wanted to ask, you persisted through all that difficulty before, so why are you transferring it now?"

Wang Xiaohua was fighting for a job opportunity for Yao Aina.

On the Poverty Alleviation Office side, he couldn't possibly open that door for Yao Aina.

But his own Second Brother's farm was different — it didn't involve the system/establishment; opening a little door not only didn't matter, it even showed more human touch.

So the first method Wang Xiaohua thought of was to persuade Wang Erhai to keep the farm, so he could continue giving Yao Aina this job.

Actually, keeping the farm wasn't much pressure for Wang Erhai.

The farm had deep cooperation with several big hotels in the county town; the operating income was actually profitable — it wasn't a losing business.

However, Wang Erhai said:

"I don't want to transfer it either, but there's no choice. Damn it, I was screwed over badly by that bastard Zhou Zhihao!"

At the mention of Zhou Zhihao, Wang Erhai couldn't help but curse.

He really couldn't understand why every time he wanted to support someone, that person would ruthlessly screw him over?

Liang Xinghua was like that, and Zhou Zhihao was like that too!

This luck was simply unmatched!

"Oh? How so?" Wang Xiaohua asked patiently.

Wang Erhai said:

"Zhou Zhihao played that kind of video at Li Yuncui and Wang Yaohua's wedding — you know about this! As a result, Zhou Zhihao just got out of the County City Police Bureau and ran off. Li Zhenxing and Luo Jiaxin, those two in-laws, come to the farm to make trouble every day. I really have no way to handle this mess, so that's why I thought about transferring the farm."

It turned out that after Zhou Hongwei paid 100,000 yuan in private settlement money for Zhou Zhihao, Zhou Zhihao was released from the County City Police Bureau's detention center.

Li Zhenxing took the money and settled, but it wasn't a true settlement; the real purpose was to get the police to release Zhou Zhihao so he'd have a chance to hack Zhou Zhihao to death.

Li Zhenxing calculated a thousand times, ten thousand times, but missed one thing.

Zhou Zhihao got out of the detention center and ran off directly, not leaving him the slightest chance. This made him so angry his heart ached with frustration.

The anger in his heart had nowhere to vent, so Li Zhenxing brought Luo Jiaxin to the farm to raise hell.

Not only did they cause chaos, they also chopped down quite a few fruit trees, and even threatened to poison those free-range chickens!

Yao Aina alone couldn't stop Li Zhenxing and Luo Jiaxin from going crazy, so she could only call Wang Erhai to come back from the county town to handle it.

Wang Erhai had to run back every few days, and each time he had to argue with Li Zhenxing and Luo Jiaxin. He was truly heartsick and exhausted. And right at this time, Zhang Sheng's nephew, the Purchasing Manager of Huangsheng Hotel, a fat man named Zhang Gui, expressed interest in the Shanggou Village Farm to Wang Erhai. Wang Erhai did a favor along the way and proactively proposed transferring the farm at a low price as a package deal to him. Zhang Gui was also straightforward and agreed directly.

However, Zhang Gui also raised a requirement: the farm had to send his people to manage it. He didn't dare use that old woman Wang Erhai had hired before — if that old woman died on the farm, he'd have endless troubles.

Wang Erhai was anxious to get rid of Li Zhenxing and Luo Jiaxin's harassment, so he agreed, without thinking about what kind of disaster this would bring to Yao Aina and her family.

Actually, it wasn't that he didn't think about it; the thought flashed by, but he wasn't willing to delve deeper.

After all, Wang Erhai wasn't some saint. No matter what he did, he naturally considered his own interests first. As long as his own interests weren't harmed, helping someone in need was no big deal.

But if you made him sacrifice his own interests to help others, honestly, he definitely wouldn't be too willing.

So he agreed to Zhang Gui first, then went to notify Yao Aina. Once the transfer procedures were done, she wouldn't need to go to the farm for work.

Wang Erhai felt he had already done enough decently — at least he notified Yao Aina a week in advance, giving her time to prepare and find another job.

Besides, he couldn't support Yao Aina for a lifetime. Yao Aina wasn't his mother; he had no such obligation!

"Second Brother, won't you reconsider? That farm can actually be kept."

Wang Xiaohua tactfully persuaded Wang Erhai.

Wang Erhai was puzzled:

"Third Brother, why do you suddenly care so much about this?"

Wang Xiaohua told the truth:

"I'm doing poverty alleviation work now. I found that in Shangang Town, there are many poor households. Most of them aren't unwilling to work, but their own conditions limit them and they can't find jobs. I thought, if we keep that farm, maybe it can solve the employment problem for most poor households. Additionally, we could apply for a 'Poverty Alleviation Enterprise' signboard for you. With government support, we could build a reputation — maybe it could really become a name card for our Shanggou Village!"

Hearing this, Wang Erhai didn't know what to say for a moment.

After a long while, he said:

"The problem is, if I continue operating now, Li Zhenxing and Luo Jiaxin will keep making trouble. Who knows, they might really be like Liang Xinghua and poison the farm. You also know, when rural people go crazy, they're capable of anything!"

Wang Xiaohua countered:

"Meaning, if I settle Li Zhenxing and Luo Jiaxin, you'll keep the farm?"

Wang Erhai hurriedly said:

"No! I didn't say that! Don't mind me telling you, the Town Government still hasn't paid me the High-standard Farmland Subsidy they owe. You say under the Town Government's support we'll build the farm into a name card — honestly, that's a bit idealistic. You can't just side with the Town Government because you work there now. I'm your Second Brother!"

Wang Xiaohua was a bit embarrassed, not knowing what to say for a moment.

It was very obvious his Second Brother, like many businessmen, didn't trust the township-level government, especially the government of a poor and remote township.

But their distrust is also understandable.

After all, too many living examples are right before their eyes. How many people returned to their hometowns full of passion to start businesses, only to have their investments eaten clean?

Some people, honestly, with a little power in hand, have an extremely ugly appetite!

This isn't an isolated case; it's the result of human nature's bad roots being infinitely amplified after power loses oversight!

"Alright then, since Second Brother you've already made the decision, I won't say anything more."

Wang Xiaohua could only sigh helplessly and accept the fact that his second brother had sold the farm.

Wang Xiaohua thought this matter would end there.

After all, he and Zhang Gui were not familiar; expecting Zhang Gui to engage in poverty alleviation was even more impossible.

Unexpectedly, after just a few days, a turn of events appeared.

A stranger's call came to Wang Xiaohua's mobile phone.

The caller claimed to be Zhang Gui, the new owner of Shanggou Village Farm, and even took the initiative to say he was willing to help solve the employment issues of poor households in several nearby villages...