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"You know, many young people have come to our village before!"

“These young men, like you, all say our village is very beautiful. They want to find a way to help us!”

"They helped us build up our village, but what happened? Not a single person told the truth!"

"These people are only after our village's resources; they're just trying to trick us into giving them away!"

"Sigh! But can we blame everyone else entirely?"

"Looking back now, it's all my fault! It's all my fault for being too trusting!"

As the old village chief spoke, he found a place to sit down.

At this moment, the old village chief resembled Xianglin's wife from Lu Xun's novel.

He went on and on, telling Gao Qilin about all the things he had encountered in the village in the past.

These things have both good and bad aspects, but there are more bad things than good ones.

In the past, Shangguan Village was not so poor; back then, every household could afford some home appliances.

Such as washing machines and refrigerators, and these things were not bought by the villagers themselves.

Instead, it was delivered to them by those "great philanthropists" who came to the village to help the villagers.

These philanthropists said they would help the villagers completely improve their living conditions.

At first, the villagers actually believed these people's nonsense. They naively thought that there really were such good things as free lunches.

The villagers initially sang and danced around these philanthropists, and they were happy, which made the philanthropists happy as well.

However, everything changed after the villagers invited these so-called philanthropists to the village!

First of all, the village is no longer as peaceful and stable as it used to be!

These benevolent people would arrange for the villagers to do all sorts of things every day.

Originally, the villagers could have lived a self-sufficient life.

Their lives were a bit tough; they could only eat meat a few times a year.

However, they were not yet exhausted, but after these so-called great philanthropists came to the village...

The villagers have endless things to do every day, and they have to go out before dawn.

We couldn't get home until dark, and even then, we couldn't laugh and chat like we used to.

Instead, they went straight to sleep because work and family had lost their usual warmth.

The once peaceful village has become deserted, but if everyone has made money, then it doesn't matter.

The problem is, these capitalists are all black-hearted.

Every time wages are due, they only pay a small portion.

When the villagers confronted these capitalists for an explanation, they claimed the money was being kept for the villagers.

But by the end of the year, these capitalists had absconded with the debts, leaving the villagers with a mess.

　(cabj) "Sigh! I admit, we country folk are a bit stupid, but these people can't just cheat us like this!"

"Boss! Tell me, why should we keep imagining things about these people who have ripped us off like this?!"

When the old village chief said this, Gao Qilin saw that there seemed to be tears welling up in his eyes.

After understanding what was happening, Gao Qilin realized that his words were inappropriate.

If he continues to spout nonsense, it's like he's talking without understanding the situation.

However, Gao Qilin is a person with very high emotional intelligence.

He understood that if he made empty promises to the old village chief...

Even if the old village chief doesn't hit him, I'm afraid the villagers of Shangguan Village won't let him off easily!

Realizing this, Gao Qilin smiled and said to the old village chief.

“Old village chief, I know that you and the villagers are utterly disappointed with these outside bosses.”

"But I'm not an outsider boss, I really am a member of the Qiangsheng Group."

"I assure you, if I came here to deceive you, then you may lead the villagers to smash up the Qiangsheng Group!"

As Gao Qilin spoke, his eyes never left the old village chief.

The old village chief and Gao Qilin locked eyes, and the old chief saw that the young man was not intimidated in front of him.

He felt that the young man was quite reliable, and besides, he was able to live in such a harsh place as Shangguan Village for so many days.

They work from sunrise to sunset with the villagers every day, but they never complain.

This suggests that the young man is not the pampered city kid.

Those city kids talk a good game, but when it comes to actually asking them for money and effort...

They all ran away one by one, leaving only the rural kids with a good deal.

When faced with difficulties, rural children are truly the first to rush to the front lines; this alone is enough for these village kids to learn from!

"Young man, I believe what you say, but will the villagers of Shangguan Village believe you?"

"That's not my concern; everything should be based on the facts!"

Chapter 260 is back.

“Old village chief, I know all of this.”

"However, what I really want to know is, what do you think we should do to resolve the issues in these villagers' hearts?"

In Gao Qilin's view, the most important thing is whether or not he can resolve the knots in the hearts of these villagers!

Because what he wants to do is to bring benefits to these villagers.

But the premise is that these villagers must believe him. But what if these villagers no longer believe him?

So what's the point of saying something, no matter how good it is?

If no one listens to you, then no matter how much you boast about what you want to do, it's all just bullshit.

Thinking about all this, Gao Qilin finally said those words.

The old village chief was a smart man; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become the village chief.

Besides, the old village chief has already been fooled by those city people so many times.

Unless he's completely brain-dead, he should know that no matter the year, he should be discerning about who truly wants to help the village.

He knew perfectly well who was treating the villagers like fools.

Seeing that Gao Qilin had stayed to help the village, the old village chief rolled his eyes and said.

"Yes, you want to help the villagers, but simply giving them some benefits isn't enough."

"In my opinion, doing this has only one advantage, but two disadvantages!"

"If you just give these villagers some supplies, they will be grateful for your kindness and listen to you."

"But if you do that, the villagers will get the idea that they can get something for nothing, and they won't be motivated to do anything!"

"Besides, although our village is beautiful, its resources are very limited."

"If we simply confine the villagers to the village, it will not only be ineffective, but the villagers will also not achieve any development if they stay in the village every day!"

The old man, as expected of the village chief, clearly understands the village's current problems.

Moreover, the old man's idea was exactly the same as Zhang Xiaolong's.

Back then, Gao Qilin had also thought that Shangguan Village was really too poor.

Should I give these villagers some money to improve their lives?

But he hasn't told the Tang brothers, Tang Xiaolong and Tang Xiaohu, about his idea yet.

Tang Xiaohu voiced the idea for him, and as a result, Tang Xiaolong criticized him without even thinking.

Now, when Gao Qilin recalls this incident, he still wonders if the Tang brothers, Tang Xiaolong and Tang Xiaohu, were working together to stage an act against him.

However, upon closer reflection, Gao Qilin realized that the two brothers were indeed right.

Even the old village chief felt that simply giving the villagers of Shangguan Village some material goods was useless.

This kind of support cannot fundamentally solve the problem of poverty in this village!

If we want to completely change the poverty problem in Shangguan Village...

That needs to be addressed at its root. Nowadays, the villagers of Shangguan Village are terrified of being ripped off by those big bosses from the city.

They would rather be poor than leave their village; this mindset must be changed.

The villagers of Shangguan Village must leave this impoverished and desolate place; only in this way can their fate be changed.

Otherwise, they'll be stuck in this godforsaken place in poverty for the rest of their lives!

After realizing these things, Gao Qilin's gaze became firm.

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When he looked at the village chief again, the village chief was moved by Gao Qilin's firm gaze.