Chapter 1640: Chapter 1074: Dilemma (Part 2)
I don’t go along with them, so they send others to the village to stir up trouble. If I go along with them, the villagers will hate me. I don’t mind it myself, but I can’t ignore the safety of my family.
Fortunately, those days have finally passed. Now, I truly feel that things are getting better, and even if I don’t serve as Deputy Secretary, it won’t affect anything.
Working together with the National Army, we indeed can avoid detours in many matters. However, the gossip has increased, and some even wrote reports.
If this implicates the Zhou family, it’s really meaningless. We’re thinking for the benefit of the whole town, but who is thinking for us?
Nowadays, our family’s prominence in the entire town is unmatched, and there are plenty of jealous people. Dad, I admit I’m not as good as my brother-in-law in this regard, but I really am not doing it for myself. You can’t keep blaming me like this.""
"Alright, alright, I blamed you. Look at you looking so aggrieved..." With a sigh, Old Master Zhao said, "This matter, just decide for yourself. I won’t nag anymore."
"I’ll think it over some more..." Zhao Yushan also showed a look of hesitation. Deep down, of course, he hoped to continue working for a few more years. After all, he’s barely over fifty, and there’s still a chance to do something for the fellow villagers. When speaking out of frustration, he resented that no one appreciated his good work. But if you think about returns for everything you do, can you still do anything?
Moreover, as a man, who doesn’t wish to achieve something in his career? Even if it’s not a high-ranking official, being a small official and doing something more for the people is still honorable. In the future, his grandchildren would not consider him incapable as a grandfather...
"Uncle, both you and my second uncle were promoted through normal means. It’s just coincidental that you two teamed up, and that’s unavoidable. You can’t ask one of you to give up because of this, can you?
As for the Zhou family, neither you nor my second uncle need to worry. They haven’t done anything and haven’t said anything. The only influence they might have had was that their existence prevented anyone from meddling in your promotions.
Even if someone really ties your and my second uncle’s promotions to the Zhou family, it doesn’t matter. Your achievements and qualifications are clear to see. Whoever investigates will come to the same conclusion.
In the end, it will be the whistleblower who overreaches and harms themselves. As for the current County Chief Loo, he isn’t specifically targeting you and my second uncle; it’s just his personality to be like this with everyone. So why should you back down because of that?"
Chuxia, who had been a listener all along, couldn’t help but speak up. After all, she was the only one qualified to represent the Zhou family. If she didn’t voice her opinion, things might really go in a different direction.
"Alright, I’ll listen to Chuxia, I’ll continue working for now..." Waving his hand, Zhao Yushan changed the subject, "Let’s not talk about these unpleasant things on such a happy day..." Glancing at his eldest grandson sleeping soundly on the bed, Zhao Yushan’s face immediately lit up with a smile, "This little guy, can really sleep. Look at that little nose, it’s just like Qiliang’s, as if they were carved from the same mold."
"Absolutely." Zhang Guojun also stretched his neck to look, "He’s just a month old, and he’s already so good-looking. It seems the city life is more nurturing than our countryside."
"No matter if it’s city or countryside, with improved living standards, everyone thrives..." Old Master Zhao looked at his son and son-in-law, with a serious face, "So, you two should work closely together to improve the villagers’ living standards. Then no one will be ungrateful. Even if someone tries to meddle, everyone will rise up to help you.
Of course, we’re not doing this just for people to help us. The hope is that every family can be like us, with enough to eat and enjoy."
"Yes, Dad is right, but..." Zhao Yushan furrowed his brows in a complicated manner, "We are facing difficulties too. The policies from above are set, and there are some things we can’t do even if we want to.
Take crops, for example. If you plant them casually in your own yard, they grow better than in the large fields. why? Because people don’t put the effort into fields that aren’t their own?
When working, everyone seems to be putting in effort, but whether they’re truly working hard or not, only they themselves know. They can fool people, but they can’t fool the crops.
I’m saying, why not distribute the land to each family? Then you’ll see what their enthusiasm is like? Last time during the meeting, I mentioned this, and County Chief Loo nearly scolded me to death, sigh..."
Chuxia did know what Zhao Yushan described was the model he was talking about, but she really couldn’t voice it out now. Nonetheless, she couldn’t help but look at her big uncle differently.
People from this era are generally very traditional or scared by one movement after another. Even if they have ideas in their minds, they dare not speak them out. Someone like her big uncle is definitely atypical.
If her big uncle and second uncle were really given an opportunity, they would definitely be good leaders. Her second uncle is a bit more tactful, while her big uncle is bolder. Two such people working together is ideal.
It seems, during her few days back home, she still needs to persuade her big uncle not to give up easily. But there’s no need to dwell on this topic any longer. Sometimes if something is talked about too much, it becomes harder to resonate.
Did you inform Aunt yet?" Chuxia asked.
Zhao Yushan suddenly slapped his forehead, "How could I forget about this? Chuxia, luckily you reminded me. Otherwise, your aunt would have overthought it again..." Checking the time, he sighed, "It’s too late today. I’ll talk to her first thing tomorrow morning." (My novel "First Married, Deeply Loved" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there’s a 100% prize draw for everyone! Now open WeChat, click the "+" in the upper right corner to "add friends," search for the official account "qdread" and follow it, hurry up!)(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)
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