From collapsing rooftop to poverty alleviation village chief

"Impossible! Village Chief Lin is a good person!"

Zhang Xiaoshan immediately spoke up, and Hou Linlin giggled.

"Cousin, you're his fan, of course you think he's a good person!"

Zhang Xiaoshan recounted how Lin Ye had saved the village children and the old village chief that afternoon, leaving Hou Linlin stunned.

"Cousin, you're lying to me, aren't you?"

"It's true! If you don't believe me, come back and ask the villagers! Ask your parents! This afternoon, Aunt Qin, Aunt Sun, and Uncle Ganzi all went to thank Village Chief Lin!"

Hou Linlin was a little confused. "Wait, cousin, are we talking about the same person?"

She spent the whole day online reading negative stories about Lin Ye, and in her mind, Lin Ye was already an utterly wicked villain. But then her cousin suddenly told her that this villain had saved more than a dozen children in her village!

She's completely confused now.

Zhang Xiaoshan remained adamant, "There must be bad people framing Village Chief Lin!"

Fucheng.

Tianyu Entertainment.

"Mr. Chen, the entire internet is attacking Lin Ye right now. Should we continue?"

In the president's office, the assistant was reporting to Chen Shanmei.

In the past two days, a lot of negative information about Lin Ye has suddenly surfaced online, such as being arrogant, sexually harassing, and cheating on his wife. Although there is no direct evidence, online rumors are bound to spread.

The truth of the rumors is no longer important; in the public's mind, Lin Ye is now synonymous with scum.

With Lin Ye's characterization established, netizens have begun to worry about the innocent villagers of Qiongyu Village.

How many people will a villain like Lin Ye harm in an impoverished village?

Many marketing accounts claimed they would immediately set off for Qiongyu Village to expose Lin Ye's true colors on the spot.

The hashtag #SaveQiongyuCun even trended on social media.

Chen Shanmei was the one who fueled this situation.

It was he who insisted on signing Lin Ye, but now Lin Ye has terminated his contract with the company unscathed. Chen Shanmei was questioned by the shareholders at the board meeting and was filled with resentment.

He needed to vent his anger.

So they hired online trolls to smear Lin Ye across the entire internet.

After hearing her assistant's report, Chen Shanmei touched her protruding belly and chuckled.

"Contact a reporter to go to Qiongyu Village. Lin Ye definitely can't endure the hardships of an impoverished village, so let everyone see his disgraceful behavior there!"

"yes!"

Thousands of kilometers away, in Yuecheng.

Qingshan Welfare Home.

Behind the newly painted iron gate, the yard was filled with flowers and plants, and children were playing and running around, their laughter echoing into the rooms on the third floor behind.

The former hospital director, who had just been discharged, was still in poor health and lying in bed. A young woman in her twenties was feeding her medicine with a spoon.

The woman wore no makeup, her profile was soft, and her long, flowing hair was tied in a high ponytail.

She wasn't particularly beautiful, but her clean and clear aura made her seem to glow.

The Chinese medicine was very bitter, and the old man in the courtyard frowned as he drank it. The girl's voice was gentle, as if she were coaxing a child.

"Aunt Jing, I'll give you candy after you finish drinking."

The old dean laughed. "You little rascal, you think I'm your student?"

The girl smiled shyly, revealing two shallow dimples on her cheeks and a pair of incredibly clear almond-shaped eyes.

"Old Dean, it's all your fault. You're sick and you still don't take your medicine properly."

"Okay, okay, I'll take my medicine obediently."

After the young woman fed the elderly director her medicine, she helped her lie down and then carefully wiped the director's mouth with a towel.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, I picked up my phone and saw a message from Zhang Xiaoshan.

Before leaving, she told Zhang Xiaoshan to let her know if anything happened in the village.

Zhang Xiaoshan sent a long message, recounting everything that had happened since Lin Ye arrived in Qiongyu Village that day.

When she saw the village school classroom collapse and Lin Ye and Zhang Xiaoshan rescue the children, she instinctively gripped her phone tightly.

Then she saw Lin Ye convene the village committee meeting and say that he wanted to renovate dilapidated houses and rebuild the village primary school. Her lips pursed slightly.

At this moment, a notification pops up at the top of the phone screen:

#Lin Ye suspected of sexually harassing female students#

She frowned slightly as her slender fingers tapped the notification.

It contained a seemingly plausible but ultimately unsubstantiated claim from a marketing account. There were no pictures, no videos, no evidence whatsoever, just a few chat logs.

However, the comments below have already reached thousands, all of which are angry netizens criticizing Lin Ye.

The woman frowned and looked for a moment, then withdrew, sat on a small stool by the bed, rested her chin on her hand, and looked out the window. Her thoughts had already flown to a small mountain village thousands of kilometers away.

"Xiao Su, I'm all done now. Go do what you want to do."

The old dean looked at the woman's profile and spoke kindly.

The girl turned to look at the old headmistress's pale face. "Aunt Jing, I'm worried about you."

The old director chuckled, "The village children need you more than I do. Besides, aren't you afraid the new village chief will bully your children?"

The woman shook her head. "He shouldn't be a very bad person, it's just... I don't feel quite at ease until I've seen him with my own eyes."

"Then let's go back and see for ourselves."

The old dean raised his hand and gently stroked the woman's head.

"When I asked you why you gave up a job opportunity at a big company to become a volunteer teacher, you said you liked those children and they reminded you of yourself when you were a child. When I asked you how long you could stay, you said you didn't know."

"But now, you've been here for three years, the children can't live without you, and you can't live without the children either."

"Many people believe that you can only succeed in big cities, but I think a person's value lies not in where you are, but in who you are and what you can achieve."

"Xiao Su, go back, go back to the place you can't let go of, go back to the place that belongs to you."

the next day.

Lin Ye got up early, and Zhang Cui used the chicken soup from last night to cook buckwheat noodles.

Tie Dan and Ya Ya, who usually only drink wild vegetable porridge in the morning, got to eat a big bowl of chicken noodle soup each thanks to Lin Ye.

Lin Ye took out three hundred yuan and said to Zhang Cui, "Auntie, this is the money for lodging and food this month. I'll eat whatever you eat from now on, so don't spend money on me."

The old village chief's poverty alleviation index is only 21, which means he hasn't even escaped poverty yet. How can he have the nerve to eat and drink extravagantly every day?

Zhang Cui refused again, but in the end Lin Ye stuffed the money into her hand and ran out in a flash.

When I arrived at the village committee office where I had arranged to meet Zhang Xiaoshan, the girl was already there.

Today, Zhang Xiaoshan wore a white T-shirt and jeans. The T-shirt had the words "Lie Down for the Country" printed on it, which she obviously bought while working outside.

Lin Ye couldn't help but smile. It seemed that Zhang Xiaoshan used to be a rather lively girl.

"Village Chief Lin!"

When Zhang Xiaoshan saw Lin Ye, she stood up happily. But when she saw Lin Ye staring at her, she blushed and lowered her head, clutching the hem of her clothes.

"Isn't it good-looking?"

This outfit was one of the few she brought back from outside, and she changed into it specially today, trying to make herself look like someone like Lin Ye.