Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 195 194. Mad Deputy Mayor Lin

Han Xixi confirmed that she was pregnant, and she felt mixed emotions of worry and joy.

The child decided to stay.

But she has not yet decided whether to forgive the child's father.

Originally, Chen Jiajia's lobbying almost convinced her that it was no big deal that Lin Xiao was a big liar.

Unexpectedly, in the end, this girl was just talking nonsense because she was afraid that she would abort the child.

This made Han Xixi's originally bright and clear mood suddenly become shrouded in smoke again.

How should one characterize what Lin Xiao did? Should one just laugh it off as a coincidence or misunderstanding, or should one treat it as evidence of deception and fraud... Han Xixi really couldn't make up her mind.

I think too much and can't help but have a headache.

She realized belatedly that she was actually a little sentimental and prone to overthinking.

But she wasn't like this before.

Although he was introverted before, he had very positive ideas. Once he made up his mind, no matter what others said, it would not matter, and he almost never waste time on internal conflicts.

But now, because of Lin Xiao's matter, her mood was in turmoil again and again, and her emotions kept changing, even she felt annoyed.

I sat on the bed and thought for a long time.

Han Xixi then vaguely realized that this might be due to the influence of pregnancy hormones.

I couldn't help but feel soft-hearted again.

He held his stomach, which showed no signs of change, and sighed deeply.

"Should we tell him the news?"

She hesitated.

Emotionally, of course I wanted to share this joy with him, but deep down I couldn't control my anger at him and I wished I could ignore him for the rest of my life.

Two villains are fighting in my mind.

As she was talking, she suddenly remembered that she was recording a TV program in the morning. Suddenly, a birthday surprise popped up. It was Lin Xiao's voice that the program crew had recorded in advance, sending her birthday wishes.

After the recording was completed, Han Xixi asked Chen Jiajia for confirmation.

This audio clip was recorded last week. Zhou Hui contacted Lin Xiao in person, and Lin Xiao agreed immediately.

Han Xixi calculated the time.

It was before the Dragon Boat Festival at that time, and she didn't know that Lin Xiao was the one who took the "kept photo", and the two were still in a sweet relationship.

In other words, when Lin Xiao recorded that audio clip, his feelings were completely genuine. He was not obviously being upset with her and pretending to be nice in front of everyone.

This made Xixi revisit the audio clip and felt a little comforted.

I felt like I was myself now, and I understood Chen Jiajia's happiness at the same time.

"I don't know what birthday gift he prepared for me..."

Han Xixi guessed.

He stroked his fingers across his abdomen, then paused, his expression softening.

"It doesn't matter what it is, I've already received the best gift!"

she thought to herself.

……

Han Xixi was suffering from both physical and psychological torture.

Lin Xiao, the instigator, is not having an easy time either.

But one thing that makes him better than his wife is that Han Xixi only knows how to make things difficult for himself, while he focuses on torturing others.

Lin Xiao devoted himself to his work and felt that he had never loved his work so much.

The bidding for the Jiajia Village rural renovation project has ended.

The next step is to sign the contract.

Because the rural reconstruction project in Chaobai Town was the bid of Honghui Construction in the past two years, the project contract that Ding Honghui took out this time was a direct copy of the old contract.

After reading it, Lin Xiao threw it directly into the trash can.

Then he called Ding Honghui over, slammed the table and yelled: "Boss Ding, wasn't what I said before clear enough? If you can do this project, then do it. If you can't, then pack up and go home!"

Ding Honghui was still playing dumb, pretending to be silly and smiling: "Oh, Mayor Lin, what are you talking about? Of course I can do it. Not only can I do it, but I can do it very well. I guarantee you will be satisfied!"

Lin Xiao stopped him with his hand and sneered.

"Don't give me that. I'm not satisfied at all!"

He said coldly, "For this project contract, should we just use the two projects from last year? Even if they are all rural reconstruction, the situation in each village is different, and the construction content is also different. Is it reasonable for you to use the same contract?
"I won't say any more! The most outrageous thing is that you clearly knew that this rural renovation project included the development of rural tourism, which is completely different from the previous rural infrastructure renovation and improvement. But in the contract, only the main content of the construction was changed in the previous contract, and there was no difference in the subsequent construction details and project arrangements!"

The more Lin Xiao spoke, the colder his voice became. Finally, he slammed the table and shouted, "Boss Ding, is this your attitude and sincerity in doing the project?"

Ding Honghui felt a little embarrassed because of the scolding.

After all, I have been undertaking government projects for so many years and have come into contact with many leaders of all ranks, but it is rare for me to be pointed at and accused.

But thinking back to the last time, Lin Xiao told him in person that he had no shortage of money and had a backer.

And he still has to make a living under the command of Deputy Mayor Lin.

It only took Ding Honghui a second to suppress his anger and resentment and choose to make money through harmony.

He smiled and said, "Mayor Lin, this is our negligence. Contracts are always just a formality. There's no need to be so serious about it. Even if there's nothing written in the contract, I still don't dare to not do my best for this government livelihood project..."

Ding Honghui still has room to defend himself.

Lin Xiao waved his hand again and said coldly, "Don't talk to me about the shady contract. I don't have the time to talk to you face to face and back to back! Since you won this project through an open bid, then make everything clear to me. Write down the town's requirements and your responsibilities clearly in the contract. When to start and when to finish the project, as well as the phased progress, also clearly state the penalties for not meeting the progress on time and the penalties for failing the project acceptance. Write it all down clearly! Do you understand?"

Ding Honghui was overwhelmed and his face looked a little embarrassed.

"Mayor Lin, I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of? Do you not want to do it, or can't you do it?" Lin Xiao asked directly.

"I can do it, but I've never done it this way before. Even when we were undertaking a project in the county before, County Chief Ma never asked for it this way..."

Ding Honghui once again brought out his backers, trying to use them to suppress this mere deputy mayor.

However, after hearing this, Lin Xiao just smiled coldly.

"Oh, is it so?"

Ding Honghui smiled innocently, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes and eyebrows.

However, this smile only lasted for a second.

He saw Lin Xiao slowly take out his cell phone and dial a number.

Then he threw it in front of him.

Ding Honghui glanced at the screen and saw the three words "Ma Yongqiang", and he suddenly felt unwell.

"Mayor Lin, this, this, this...what are you doing?" Ding Honghui said in a panic, but he didn't dare to hang up Lin Xiao's phone directly.

Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Didn't you say that County Magistrate Ma didn't make such a request? I don't quite believe it, so I called to ask. If he tells me that there is no need to make such a request, then I will sign and seal the contract as you have now. What do you think?"

Ding Honghui's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Listening to the beeping sound of the call waiting to be answered, he was really flustered. He didn't care whether it was appropriate or not, he just rushed over and pressed the hang up button.

Good guy!
I have to make this call and forget about this anymore.

It's okay to scare people by secretly using the name of County Magistrate Ma.

But if he really gets in front of the real owner, the tiger skin he is pulling out will probably be torn in less than a second.

No matter how good Ma Yongqiang's personal relationship with him is, he would definitely not admit it to his face.

After all, when doing a project, there are explicit rules and implicit ones.

What is done in the open will not work in the dark, and what is done in the dark will also fail in the light.

Even if Ding Honghui had saved Ma Yongqiang's life, Deputy County Chief Ma would never publicly say in front of a deputy town mayor that he could not act according to the contract!
This call is really going to go through.

Regardless of how Ma Yongqiang will hate Lin Xiao, he will definitely give Ding Honghui some blame.

One more thing to record is that he was secretly using his own name to cheat people.

Another thing to remember is that he couldn't even get away with trying to hide his true self, and ended up provoking such a reckless devil!

Ding Honghui could not bear the responsibility for this and could only admit defeat on the surface.

He immediately apologized with a smile: "Mayor Lin, I was just talking nonsense. How can we not follow the contract when doing a project? I will go back and change it. Let's not bother County Mayor Ma, he is also very busy!"

Lin Xiao had expected this to happen and smiled coldly.

"No trouble, right?"

"No trouble, no trouble!" Ding Honghui shook his head like a rattle.

"Then change it and give it to me at noon tomorrow!"

"tomorrow?!"

"Why, you can't give it to me?"

"Give it to...give it to me, tomorrow at noon!"

Ding Honghui's teeth were about to break.

Now I'm regretting it. Why did I have to grab this project? I was doing well before, but why did I run into a tough obstacle this time? I don't want money or life? !
……

After scolding Ding Honghui away, Lin Xiao's anger subsided by half.

But I still feel suffocated.

Before the silence had lasted two minutes, Leng Tao knocked on the door and came in, his face trembling.

Lin Xiao did not realize that his abnormal behavior in the past two days, the noise just coming from the office, and Ding Honghui's dejected expression after he left, had already brought a deep shock to the town cadres.

Everyone quickly reached a consensus: No matter who you mess with these days, don’t mess with Deputy Mayor Lin!
"What's wrong?" Lin Xiao asked.

"Um...that is, in Lin Town, some villagers from Jiajia Village have come to petition, and they are now in the petition reception room!" Leng Tao stood at the door to report, fearing that Deputy Mayor Lin's anger would affect him.

Lin Xiao frowned when he heard this.

"Petitioning? Because of the old village renovation?"

"Seems to be!"

"Old village renovation is a livelihood project. Villagers don't have to spend a penny to improve the village's infrastructure!"

The more Lin Xiao thought about it, the more confused he became. "This is a good thing that is actually beneficial to the villagers. Why would they be dissatisfied with it and come to the town to petition?"

Leng Tao felt that Lin Xiao's tone was becoming increasingly severe, and his breathing became more rapid.

"Lin Zhen, this... I'm not sure. Someone told me that I saw the villagers of Jia Village rushing to the petition reception room in a rage, so I hurried to report it to you..."

Leng Tao's voice became smaller and smaller.

Lin Xiao frowned, and finally said: "Forget it, just make a fuss. Petitions are not under my jurisdiction now, so it is not convenient for me to ask about it. Besides, it is not necessarily because of the rural reconstruction project!"

Leng Tao knew that apart from this, there couldn't be anything else.

But he didn't dare to say more now, so he nodded quickly and went out.

After going downstairs, Lin Xiao has been connecting with his subordinates and is busy sending out the bidding notice for the rural transformation of Xiaguan Village.

It’s almost time to get off work.

Deputy Mayor Qiao Xuyang suddenly knocked on the door and came in. His cheerful expression was obviously a little sad.

Lin Xiao put down the pen in his hand and stood up to receive him.

In fact, after Qiao Xuyang treated everyone to a dinner last time and a few business owners suddenly showed up at the table, the already unfamiliar relationship between the two became even more distant and cold.

Of course, Lin Xiao did this on purpose.

Qiao Xuyang naturally felt this, but he didn't try to get close to him. After all, he was a leader, so he still had to be decent!

So during this period of time, the two of them have always been acquaintances who only nod to each other in team meetings.

Today was the first time they met privately since the last dinner, and it was Qiao Xuyang who took the initiative to find Lin Xiao in his office.

Lin Xiao was not surprised, as he had expected him to come.

"Qiao Zhen, is there something wrong?" he asked with a smile.

Qiao Xuyang's eyes flashed.

Lin Xiao's address was both polite and distant.

In the team, except for calling the town mayor Qin Zhenggang "Qin Zhen", everyone calls him by his name or "brother" in private.

The reason for calling him this is, firstly, to appear friendly, and secondly, to distinguish him from the real mayor "Qin Zhen".

Although Lin Xiao arrived in Chaobai Town earlier than Qiao Xuyang, he was younger and was promoted to the position of deputy section chief later than Qiao Xuyang.

It is reasonable and appropriate to call him "Brother Yang".

He had indeed called it that before.

But now, the name has become "Qiao Town". These two simple words convey an obvious sense of distance.

After hearing this, Qiao Xuyang's expression changed slightly. He was unhappy in his heart, but it didn't show on his face at all.

At this point, he was too lazy to beat around the bush.

He got straight to the point and said, "The villagers from Jiajia Village came to petition this afternoon. Did you hear about it?"

Lin Xiao sat relaxedly.

"heard!"

"Then you also guessed that they came for the old village renovation project, right?" Qiao Xuyang asked.

"guessed!"

"You guessed it, but you're still so calm?"

Qiao Xuyang didn't calm down at first. He felt a bit like the eunuch who was anxious even though the emperor was not.

Lin Xiao's expression flashed, and he realized that this old man must be very unbalanced mentally.

He definitely felt that Deputy Mayor Lin had made a lot of money from this project, and that he himself was also the deputy mayor, but not only did he not get the companies he was familiar with involved, but because he was in charge of letters and visits, he had to deal with the unruly people in Jiajia Village.

While others were eating meat, not only could I not drink any of the soup, I also had to wipe their butts.

Who can bear this? Lin Xiao understood Qiao Xuyang's resentment, but he was helpless - I'm so tired!
At the moment, he smiled calmly: "I am not calm, but I believe in Qiao Zhen's work ability and will definitely be able to solve the demands of the villagers in Jiajia Village!"

The sudden block made Qiao Xuyang a little dizzy.

Most of the anger dissipated in an instant.

He smiled helplessly and said, "This time it's really hanging! The villagers of Jiajia Village are clamoring for the town to stop the old village renovation project, and no matter how I explain, they won't listen. Tell me, what should we do?"

As soon as Lin Xiao heard about the petition, he guessed it would be this demand.

But after an entire afternoon, he still hasn't figured out why the villagers are making a fuss about this project that seems to have only benefits and no harm?

Small troubles can be solved with small solutions, big troubles can be solved with big solutions, no trouble, no solution?
This view has indeed been widely accepted among the people in recent years, but it can only be justified if there are conflicts that need to be resolved.

The Jiajia Village renovation project is a pure practical matter for the people’s livelihood.

In similar renovation projects in the past few years, the villages that were renovated applauded and celebrated with drums and gongs when the projects were completed.

How come there is a petition in Jiajia Village?
Is he really crazy because of poverty? He is forcing his way in even though there is no visit and demanding money even though there is no money?

Lin Xiao was indeed puzzled.

He didn't bother to argue with Qiao Xuyang and asked directly, "What's the reason? Rural transformation is a livelihood project vigorously promoted by the country. The villagers are clamoring to stop it. There must be a demand, right?"

Qiao Xuyang didn't beat around the bush and said, "The demands are very simple. They want to demolish those old houses and build new ones!"

Lin Xiao was surprised: "Build a new house?"

Qiao Xuyang nodded and said, "Yes, build a new house. In recent years, the country has adhered to the red line of cultivated land and strictly investigated and prohibited the abuse of cultivated land for building houses in rural areas. This is of course a good way to keep the red line of land, but the young people in the village have grown up from generation to generation, and they all have the need to get married, have children, and live separately.

"Like other villages, which are small in scale and have few villagers of suitable age, this explosive demand for building houses is not that great, and the existing land for self-built houses in the village can barely meet the demand for new house construction.

"But Jiajia Village is not an option. This is a big family in Chaobai Town. The village has a population of over 5000 people, and it is the fastest growing village in the town. The existing land for self-built houses has long been unable to meet the demand.

"In recent years, among the 16 administrative villages in the town, Jiajia Village has reported the most applications for land for self-built houses. Many villagers in their 40s who have given birth to two or three children are still living in the old houses built by their parents ten or twenty years ago. It's not that they don't have money to build houses, but that they don't have land to build houses!
"In the past two years, the town has been studying the issue of allocating land to Jiajia Village for housing construction. After much research, the only solution is to demolish the old houses and allocate the land to the villagers to build new houses. This is considered a solution that can both address the symptoms and the root cause.

"But now that we are developing rural tourism, those old houses cannot be moved. The existing land in the village cannot meet such a huge demand for building houses. Will the villagers come to the town to make trouble?"

As Qiao Xuyang spoke, he had a look of deep sorrow on his face, but in fact, his eyes and eyebrows were filled with the idea of ​​laughing at the joke.

This project has been going on for such a long time, and Lin Xiao has basically the final say on all matters big and small.

But now.

The bidding has been completed, the renovation plan has been finalized, and the funds are in place, but the people are not happy about it!

This made Qiao Xuyang, who was deeply troubled by the petition, also breathe a sigh of relief. He wanted to see how Lin Xiao would turn the tide.

However, after hearing his words, Lin Xiao just smiled calmly.

"Oh, just for this?" he said in a casual tone.

"Just? Just for this?"

Qiao Xuyang was stunned and sneered, "Brother, you are also from the countryside, don't you know that in the minds of rural people, spreading out their family is the most important thing? Twenty years ago, rural people would separate their families after getting married, and when they separated their families, they had to build new houses!
"It is in recent years that the approval procedures for self-built houses in rural areas have been tightened, and villagers have been forced to change their thinking. It has become fashionable to keep the family together after marriage. Many young people still live in their parents' houses after getting married and having children. But this does not mean that they do not want to build new houses or live in new homes!

"There was a way before, but the procedures were difficult to approve, so everyone could wait. Now you want to enclose all those old houses and develop rural tourism, completely cutting off the villagers' thoughts of demolishing the old and building new. How can they not be anxious with you?"

As Qiao Xuyang spoke, he could no longer hold back his expression of wanting to watch the fun, "Brother Lin, I think this is going to be a difficult situation. If the villagers insist on not allowing us to maintain the ancient village, your project..."

He didn't say anything else, but his meaning was already clear.

Lin Xiao still smiled calmly, nodded and said: "Qiao Zhen is right, this is indeed a troublesome matter!"

"Yeah, I told you it was troublesome..."

"It's troublesome, so Qiao Zhen worked hard!"

"???"

Qiao Xuyang widened his eyes, unable to believe his ears.

"I'm tired?"

"Yes, petitions are under the jurisdiction of Qiao Zhen. If the villagers of Jia Village come to make trouble again and again, Qiao Zhen will have to receive them again and again, just like today!"

Lin Xiao was smiling, his eyes full of sincerity.

Qiao Xuyang was stunned.

"No, it's not! You are the one leading this project. Now the villagers have objections and the opposition is so loud. Are you going to ignore it?"

"I care!"

Lin Xiao said in a sonorous tone, "But it's not up to me to demolish the old house and build a new one. It has to be approved by the town. Before the approval comes down, my rural renovation project will be changed as it should be. If the villagers don't want to touch the old house, then I won't touch it. Anyway, 80% of my project is to repair roads, toilets, and various infrastructure. As for those old houses, at most it's just a small amount of exterior wall maintenance. It's okay if I don't do it. It will show the ancient style and charm and have more characteristics of the ancient village!"

When Qiao Xuyang heard this, his eyes widened and his eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets.

I haven't figured out why this guy can so easily put all the trouble on me.

After a long while, Qiao Xuyang panicked and said, "No! What if the villagers come to the construction site to sabotage it while you are working?"

Lin Xiao grinned: "Call the police, what else can I say!"

Qiao Xuyang: “???”

Lin Xiao added: "But I guess the villagers won't be so stupid! If I want to demolish the old house and they don't let me, they can just sit in the house as a nail household and I won't be able to do anything about it. But now it's the other way around. They want to demolish it and I don't let them. That's much easier. They can't threaten me at all!
"We can't just block the entrance to the village and prevent the construction team from entering, right? You have to know that rural reconstruction is a people-benefiting project vigorously promoted by the country. Anyone with a common sense will know that it is a good thing. Some villagers made trouble in order to build new houses, but all the villagers wanted to improve the village's infrastructure for free.

"If they want to make trouble and other villagers don't agree, is it necessary for the town to mediate? Because of this, these villagers only dare to come to the town to petition and complain, and will not take any action in the village. So... Qiao Zhen will have to work hard!"

Qiao Xuyang's eyes were wide open.

"Then...what if the villagers act first and report later and directly demolish their old houses?" he asked.

"That's impossible!"

Lin Xiao smiled shrewdly, "If you want to develop ancient village tourism, you must have a legitimate reason. In the early stage, the town has already cooperated with the county cultural and tourism bureau to evaluate the ancient houses in Jiajia Village. Now it has become a county-level protected building complex. Although the approval document has not been officially issued, the evaluation notice of the county cultural and tourism bureau has been posted on the notice board in the village.

"If the villagers want to demolish it privately, that's illegal. Plus, with the village committee in charge, do you think they dare to do it?"

Qiao Xuyang was stunned.

Now I understand that these are obviously the villagers' old houses. If they want to build new houses, they can just tear them down. It's a very simple thing.

Why do more than a dozen people have to gather together and come to the town to petition?

Now after Lin Xiao's analysis, he suddenly realized that the old house really could not be demolished or moved, and in the face of a renovation project that benefits the people, it could not be blocked or stopped.

So after counting on my fingers, I found that the only way out was to petition and complain.

Qiao Xuyang: Oh no, it’s coming towards me!
Deputy Mayor Qiao originally came here with the intention of seeing a joke, but after going around in circles for a long time, he found out that he was the joke.

"no!"

Qiao Xuyang was panicked and angry, and used his last trick, "Receiving visitors is my job, there is nothing to say about it. But brother, improving infrastructure and developing rural tourism are people's livelihood, but solving the villagers' housing needs and allowing everyone to live and work in peace and contentment is also people's livelihood.

"You can't just do the former and ignore the latter! If you really want to fence off those old houses and not allow people to move, what will happen to the villagers? This generation can still live in their parents' houses, but as the new generation grows up and gets married and starts a family, how will they meet their housing needs? Don't you care about this?"

Lin Xiao was happy.

"Qiao Zhen, you're going too far, aren't you? How long ago was that?"

“It takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to cultivate a person. When we implement policies and administration, we cannot just focus on immediate benefits but must consider the long term, right?”

Qiao Xuyang spoke with great righteousness.

After hearing this, Lin Xiao became happy again.

This Deputy Mayor Qiao is indeed worthy of being sent down from the government. He speaks in official language and is very passionate.

But they don’t understand the grassroots at all and are too lazy to pay attention.

If he really paid attention to the people's livelihood improvement project in Jiajia Village, he would not rush to watch the joke.

Because everything about this project is not a secret.

As long as he is willing to understand, he will know the evaluation results of the County Culture and Tourism Bureau and know that this project is imperative, instead of talking about these high-sounding but useless nonsense here.

Lin Xiao didn't want to waste any more words with him.

But right now he was feeling unhappy about his wife's affairs, so he decided to give Deputy Mayor Qiao a lesson to help him pass the time.

"Qiao Zhen said it well. When our country makes policies and administrations, we must indeed consider the long term and not just focus on the immediate interests."

"..."

The sudden affirmation made Qiao Xuyang confused.

He knew that Lin Xiao had more to say.

As expected, Lin Xiao paused and then smiled: "Then let me ask Qiao Zhen a question. What do you think of the urbanization policy? Is it far-sighted?"

Qiao Xuyang's eyes dimmed and he immediately realized that he had dug a hole for himself.

He just doesn't understand the grassroots, but he is not stupid.

On the contrary, he is actually very smart when it comes to being an official, so he understood all the key points of today's dispute between the two people just from the three words "urbanization" and realized that he was totally wrong.

But it's too late now.

At this moment, no matter what he answered, it would be wrong.

Saying that urbanization is bad? How dare you!
You say urbanization is good? Then why did you just yell for a long time about solving the problem of villagers building their own houses?
He was silent for a moment.

Fortunately, after several years of training within the organization, I could speak official language fluently even though I had not learned anything else.

He smiled and said: "Urbanization is of course a good policy, but while the country is implementing urbanization, it has also been paying attention to the interests of farmers. After all, the original intention of the urbanization policy is not to drive all farmers into the city. Some villagers are suitable to stay in the countryside, so you can't deprive these villagers of their right to build houses and live a good life, right?"

Lin Xiao nodded.

This opponent is smarter than I thought.

But to be honest, there are very limited ways to be smart.

Lin Xiao smiled and nodded, "Well said. Then let me ask Qiao Zhen another question. Since you agree that urbanization is a good policy, why do you think those villagers who stayed in the village and did not move to the city did not move to the city?"

Qiao Xuyang was stunned.

This time, Lin Xiao didn't give him a chance. His face turned cold and he went straight for the big move.

"Boom boom boom!"

He knocked on the table three times and said in a cold voice, "Do you think the city is not good? Do you like living in the countryside? Maybe there is such a situation, but it is very rare!

“Most of those who stay in the village are either middle-aged or elderly people, who have their own houses, which may be a little old, but housing is not a problem; or they are young people who cannot make a living. For them, building houses is indeed a practical need, but don’t you think that before solving this need, the livelihood problem should be solved?

"Jiajia Village is one kilometer away from the national highway, with farmland in between. Don't underestimate this one kilometer. It is this stretch of road that prevents this village from benefiting from any industry or transportation in the town. So even though the village has the largest population, the average income of Jiajia Village is average."

Lin Xiao paused and continued, "In recent years, the marriage market in rural areas has undergone tremendous changes. The ratio of young men and women of marriageable age has become increasingly disparate, resulting in higher and higher betrothal gifts, and a large number of single men cannot find wives.

"In order to marry a wife, young men in the countryside have to keep earning and saving money, but it is still far from enough. It is normal for the whole family to owe a lot of money after marrying a wife. It is abnormal not to owe money.

"In recent years, this marriage pattern has become increasingly distorted. Now, it is standard for young men to buy a house in the county when they get married, and at the very least in the town. In other words, there is basically no demand for new self-built houses in rural areas. The only people who need to build houses are those who got married ten years ago, and the number is very limited.

"As for those who are not married, they are faced with the situation that they have no money and cannot get married. Even if they make money, they have to go to the county or town to buy a house before they can get married. But the environment in recent years is obvious to all.

"In this era, instead of trying to help villagers start businesses and increase their income, we are obsessed with the small matter of building their own houses, which has instead encouraged the growth and spread of the competitive spirit in rural areas.

"You build a three-story house, I build a four-story house. Your house covers an area of ​​300 square meters, but I insist on covering an area of ​​400 square meters. Is that interesting? Qiao Zhen, if you really go to the village and take a look, you will find that many people's homes are not too small. The houses built more than ten or twenty years ago are all three-story buildings with seven or eight rooms. A large family can live there no matter what.

"Now the cost of building a self-built house in the countryside is even much higher than the price of buying a three-bedroom house in the county. Houses in the city cannot be sold, but the countryside is still building houses, and the houses are getting more and more exaggerated and luxurious. Do they really have such a strong demand for building houses? Is this demand really a rigid demand?"

After Lin Xiao said these words, Qiao Xuyang's face had already turned ugly.

He might not think that Lin Xiao was right.

But facing such harsh words from a junior of the same level, no matter how reasonable Lin Xiao's words were, they were still slapped in the face one after another, making loud slapping sounds.

But Lin Xiao couldn't do anything about it.

He found that he was too cautious and easy-going before, which made everyone think he was easy to control, and everyone wanted to take advantage of him.

If he had acted like he was not someone to be trifled with early on.

Last time Qiao Xuyang invited people to dinner and brought three bosses without his consent, this kind of thing would not have happened.

What’s more, Lin Xiao is now very excited, and no one can stop him even if he comes.

So, regardless of Qiao Xuyang's expression, he continued: "Let's talk about the rural reconstruction project and the ancient village development and protection project itself. I dare not say how much income this project can generate for the village and how much wealth the villagers can gain, but every penny counts, and every penny earned is a penny earned.

“If this project is successful, tourists will come to the village to spend money, and the villagers can simply open some farmhouses or farm restaurants to bring in some income, so that the elderly left behind in the countryside can also earn some money.

“If this project is to be expanded, there will definitely be social capital to invest and rent the old house to run B&Bs or restaurants. In this way, the rent is money, and these stores need to recruit staff, which will increase jobs and bring in another amount of money.

"Of course, these are all beautiful aspirations, but this aspiration has been successfully implemented in Shangguan Village. After the fire at Laoya Mountain, there has been a constant flow of tourists over the past month, and the villagers of Shangguan Village have made a lot of money just by setting up stalls at the foot of the mountain.

"It is true that Shangguan Village is famous for its Laoya Mountain and hot springs, which are unique natural conditions that Jiajia Village does not have. But with the promotion of Laoya Mountain and the arrival of tourists, there will be the possibility of protecting and developing the ancient village of Jiajia Village, which is half the battle.

"We should give full play to the characteristics and develop tourism so that the villagers can make money. The village will be vibrant and the young people will have a way out. They can get married and buy houses when they earn money. If they can't afford houses in Ninghai or Anyang County, they can buy houses in the town. Isn't the Xuefu Yaju real estate project under construction? It's a high-quality garden residence. It's very prestigious. Isn't it more comfortable to live in a new house in the village?
"As for those young people in their 30s and 40s who have already started a family and cannot leave the countryside, they do have a need to build their own houses, but this group is not large. Jiajia Village is so big that the land is not yet fully used, so just collecting some land is enough.

"I have investigated all this before and have consulted the village director in detail. It is far from necessary to demolish the old houses. As for why the people who petitioned today insisted on demolishing the old houses, there are only two reasons.

“The first reason is that the existing locations for building houses are not good, either they are far away or too small. The second reason is that the old houses suitable for development only cover one-third of the older generation in Jiajia Village. When rural tourism is truly developed, naturally only these elderly people and their descendants will benefit directly.

"In this country, we always hate those who have more than we laugh at those who don't. I'll give Qiao Zhen the property rights list of the old house later. You might as well check to see if the villagers who petitioned today are not on the list!"

Lin Xiao said all this in one breath and felt a little tired.

Taking a deep breath, he said coldly, "Qiao Zhen, I will definitely do this project. These villagers who are making trouble are not within my consideration. However, I am not afraid of causing trouble and I don't push things away. I will give Qiao Zhen a clear way. If you want to resolve the current conflicts and disputes as soon as possible, you might as well find Deputy Mayor Jia. He is from Jiajia Village. He must have a way to deal with his fellow villagers... Qiao Zhen, do you have anything else to do?"

Qiao Xuyang was speechless.

At this moment, my heart was filled with anger, shame, and indignation. All kinds of emotions were mixed into a mess, and I felt like my face was swollen from being slapped.

In the end, all his anger turned into a shake of the head, and he felt very tragic.

"Then take care, I won't see you off!"

"..."

Qiao Xuyang didn't dare to let him see him off, so he used up his last bit of strength to smile awkwardly and maintain his dignity.

Leave Lin Xiao’s office.

His face turned completely gloomy, as ugly as if he had been cuckolded.

It was just time to get off work.

The cadres came out of their offices and greeted each other in the corridor.

Seeing the expression on Deputy Mayor Qiao's face, everyone was immediately silent. Then they noticed that he was coming out of Deputy Mayor Lin's office, and thought of the villagers from Jiajia Village who came to the town to petition in the afternoon...

Everyone almost understood it.

They exchanged glances, their minds quickly coming to the same conclusion, and they were both extremely surprised.

"Deputy Mayor Lin has gone insane recently. He does whatever he wants as soon as he opens his eyes. He kills gods and Buddhas whenever he sees one!!"

Everyone thought to themselves that they had to be more honest and work hard recently, so as not to make this madman unhappy!
(End of this chapter)