Chapter Thirty-One: Timely Snow

  The autumn sunshine made the late autumn season a bit warmer, in a small restaurant at the corner of the county committee, Lu Zhengdong and Wu Zhonghe sat by the window, ordered a few dishes, drinking wine and chatting.

  This report made Secretary Liao very satisfied, and Wu Zhonghe's heart was also much more at ease. His mood was great, and Lu Zhengdong's mood wasn't bad either. Although Secretary Liao didn't say it directly, the implication of his words still acknowledged him as a member of the Party Committee.

  Two people missed the 1 o'clock bus back to their hometown, and since there was nothing else to do in the afternoon anyway, Wu Zhonghe suggested having a few drinks while discussing work-related matters.

  Two people missed dinner time, and at present there is no one else in the store, nor anyone disturbing them.

  "After Zheng Dong goes back, things at work need to be grasped tightly, but some work still needs to be done, and opportunities need to be seized."

  Lu Zhengdong nodded, knowing that Wu Zhonghe was referring to the rural party committee members. Wu Zhonghe had already mentioned it in front of Secretary Liao, which was enough. Since Secretary Liao said so, the work of those party committee members and deputy township heads in the countryside should be done first.

  Lu Zhengdong also knew that the leaders in the countryside had spent half their lives working hard, but they were only members of the party committee. The other two deputy township heads weren't even members of the township party committee, yet this young man had suddenly risen to power ahead of them, so they must have been resentful.

  Especially the deputy head of the township in charge of agriculture, An Ziming. If Wu Zhonghe can sit on the position of secretary of the township party committee, then the position of township head will be vacated. If this township head is produced from Shanhe, An Ziming originally had the greatest hope, but if he becomes a member of the township party committee, then An Ziming will have to step back.

  Lu Zhengdong drank wine while pondering that the party committee members in his hometown had always followed Wang Liben, and had given Wu Zhonghe a lot of trouble. Although on the surface they seemed to be obedient to Wu Zhonghe now, there was still a gap between them.

  Lu Zhengdong could vaguely sense the thoughts of these people. They had no relationship with each other in the county, and they were all relatively old. It seemed that they only had to rely on Shan and Gan to get by, but they were afraid that Wu Zhonghe would counterattack and make things difficult for them.

  If he can ease the relationship between Wu Zhonghe and a few others, think of other ways, these people should not stop him, which is also a good thing for Wu Zhonghe who wants to open up the situation, and it's also a return of kindness to Wu Zhonghe.

  As long as these few party committee members don't oppose it, An Ziming can't stir up any big waves even if he's unhappy in his heart.

  Lu Zhengdong raised his cup and said:

  "Village head, I know what to do now. It's really my good fortune to meet you, village head. I will remember your kindness and respect you with a cup..."

  Two people finished dinner, Lu Zhengdong returned home when it was already dusk.

  "Aren't you going back home today? I'm cooking now."

  "I'll just have a little less, I've just had lunch and can't eat much."

  Yun Jiang Tong said while busy:

  "That younger brother of the Winter Lotus House is really careless, I finally managed to find him a temporary job at the county candy factory, but he only lasted two days before beating up one of the formal employees so badly that they ended up in the hospital and got locked up in your county's Chengguan Police Station."

  Lu Zhengdong had heard Lin Donghe mention that his younger brother had come to the city, and he thought Lin Donghe's younger brother was just visiting his sister in the city, but it turned out he was working as a temporary worker.

  "Was it a serious fight?"

  "I'm not very clear about the situation either. The person who came to inform Donghe also didn't say it clearly, just saying that the person who was beaten is staying in the county hospital and asked her to pay the medical expenses."

  "Then I'll go take a look."

  "Alright, after dinner you go take a look, help out as much as you can. Donghe is having a tough time too."

  Lu Zhengdong nodded and glanced at his mother. Over the years, his mother and Lin Donghe had developed a relationship that was not like relatives but more than relatives...

  Lu Zhengdong arrived at the county hospital when it was already completely dark. He was just about to go to the inpatient department to ask some questions, but after taking a few steps, he suddenly saw a woman standing under the shadow of a street lamp at the corner. Lu Zhengdong found her back figure somewhat familiar and walked two steps forward. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Lin Donghe. She was seen shaking her shoulders repeatedly, clearly crying.

  Lu Zhengdong walked over quietly and said in a low voice:

  "Don't cry, as long as you think of a way, there's no hurdle that can't be overcome."

  Upon hearing his voice, Lin Donghe finally turned around, lifted her head. Under the dim yellow light, Lu Zhengdong saw that Lin Donghe's face was covered with tear stains. As soon as she saw him, she hastily wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and forced out a smile:

  "How did you end up here?"

  All along, Lin Donghe had left an impression on Lu Zhengdong as a cheerful person. In fact, Lin Donghe was living a very bitter and tiring life, her husband was foolish, and her in-laws were not good to her either. However, Lin Donghe kept all the bitterness in her heart and reserved the smiles for others. Seeing Lin Donghe like this, Lu Zhengdong suddenly felt his heart being heavily struck, perhaps this is the real Lin Donghe?

  Lin Donghe couldn't change his own fate, but he should be able to do it himself. In any case, Lin Donghe can't be as miserable as in the past life. Thinking of this, Lu Zhengdong said:

  "Come on, let's go over there and you tell me clearly what's going on with your brother."

  Lin Donghai quickly told the story, Lin Donghai's family had only one younger brother, Lin Donghai, who was spoiled by his family since childhood and had a more rebellious and explosive personality. When he met a formal worker surnamed Zhu at the sugar factory, whose mouth was more vicious, liked to scold Lin Donghai in front of him, Lin Donghai couldn't stand it, so he beat that person up, but the injury wasn't very serious. However, the sister-in-law of the worker surnamed Zhu was the director of the county water conservancy bureau's office, and his sister felt that her brother had been beaten by a peasant, she couldn't swallow this tone, and wouldn't let it go.

  Lin Donghe finished speaking, standing there stupidly, tears falling silently again. If her brother went to prison, her parents might not be able to withstand such a blow. Her parents were originally in poor health, if they couldn't withstand this blow...

  Lin Donghe didn't dare to think about it, but there was no one who could help her. Her husband's family had some connections, but they... Lin Donghe couldn't help but let out a sigh. She was working hard like an ox, but her mother-in-law and the rest of the family always looked down on her. It was said that they had even gone to have their fortunes told, and it turned out that Lin Donghe's fate was too strong, she was destined to bring misfortune to others, and they had been trying to get rid of her all along. Now with this thing happening with her brother, she felt extremely exhausted.

  Lu Zhengdong saw Lin Donghe's desperate expression and thought for a moment before saying:

  "Since the injury is not too serious and it's not a malicious fight, there's still a way to deal with it. Don't worry, I'll think of something."

  At this time, Lin Donghe was the most vulnerable. When she heard Lu Zhengdong's words, her nose turned sour, and all the grievances and sadness surged up to her heart. She suddenly threw herself into Lu Zhengdong's arms and burst out crying loudly.

  Soft jade warm fragrance, the fragrant body suddenly rushed into Lu Zhengdong's arms, and Lu Zhengdong was also stunned. He subconsciously looked around, instinctively wanting to push her away, but hearing her cry so sorrowfully, he hesitated for a moment, finally putting his hands on her back and gently patted her a few times...