Starting as a town mayor, he rose through the ranks.

The Party Secretary of Xia'nan Village is Zheng Liang, a middle-aged man in his early forties with dark skin. The village head is Zheng Qi, who is also in his early forties.

However, he seemed rather shrewd, unlike the honest and simple-minded Party Secretary Zheng Liang.

"Hello, leader! Welcome to Xia'nan Village to guide our work..."

Zheng Qi smiled and held Luo Zhiguo's hands tightly, speaking respectfully.

Zheng Liang stood to the side, and although he also greeted them, he seemed less enthusiastic compared to Zheng Qi.

If it were someone else, they would definitely have something to say about him acting like this.

Luo Zhiguo didn't care about any of that, but he was still curious about how someone with his personality had become the village party secretary.

"Don't mention it! I'm only here today to learn about the aloe vera grown in your village. How about this, you take me to the field, and then I'll report back..."

He didn't waste any words and went straight to the point, stating his purpose.

"Mayor! You must be tired from your journey. Why don't you rest at the village committee first, and then I'll prepare some food for you so we can eat before you go?"

Zheng Qi looked at him, still smiling, and said very enthusiastically.

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiguo waved his hand, declining the invitation, though he understood the good intentions behind it.

After all, if the town leaders come to the village, it would be bad if they were not treated well and the leaders were unhappy.

This is a common practice in various places; it is done from the bottom up whenever a leader comes.

"Village Chief Zheng! Let's go straight to the fields. I've already eaten before I came, so there's no need for any hospitality..."

Looking at Zheng Qi, he said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qi was slightly taken aback. Clearly, he had assumed that Luo Zhiguo, the young town mayor, would just be indulging in eating and drinking.

Then he would do a quick inspection of the work and go back to town. But unexpectedly, the young town mayor was serious. Instead of eating and drinking, he went to inspect the fields.

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Zheng Liang's eyes. Unlike Zheng Qi, who was smooth-talking, he genuinely wanted to serve the villagers.

This is why he was able to be elected as the Party Secretary, while the smooth-talking Zheng Qi could only be elected as the Village Chief.

Let's go!

Luo Zhiguo gave the order, then got on his motorcycle and drove off first.

Seeing this, Zheng Liang quickly got on his motorcycle and followed. Zheng Qi was a step behind, but soon caught up as well.

Soon after, led by Zheng Liang, Luo Zhiguo arrived at the aloe vera plantation.

Looking at the vast expanse of aloe vera before him, he turned to Zheng Liang beside him and asked in a deep voice, "How much aloe vera does your village grow, and what is the yield?"

"Mayor! Our village has planted a total of one hundred mu (approximately 10 hectares). At one thousand jin (approximately 500 kg) per mu, one hundred mu is..."

Zheng Liang answered without hesitation, showing that he was very interested in the aloe vera in the village.

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiguo nodded in satisfaction, thought for a moment, and asked, "Has no one come to buy your aloe vera?"

"Yes! It's only a few cents a pound, which isn't even as expensive as wheat seedlings. Buying it would be a huge loss..."

When Zheng Liang returned, his tone was both angry and helpless.

Luo Zhiguo nodded, walked towards the field, carefully examined the aloe vera, and then said to Zheng Liang, "Don't worry! Your aloe vera will definitely sell."

"Mayor! Those people who caused trouble in town yesterday, I severely criticized them after they returned, and they promised not to go to town again to cause trouble for the leaders..."

Zheng Qi followed over, looking at Luo Zhiguo with a broad smile.

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiguo's face darkened, his eyes sharp as he stared at him, and he said in a slightly stern voice, "The villagers had no other choice but to seek help from the government. How can you criticize them..."

"what!"

Zheng Qi was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected his attempt to flatter to backfire. He immediately smiled awkwardly and said, "The mayor's criticism is correct! I will definitely change."

Seeing his appearance, Zheng Liang's eyes flashed with disdain, but he felt more favorably toward Luo Zhiguo, the young town mayor.

Regardless of whether what he said earlier was true or false, at least he was willing to come to the fields in person to see and take care of things, which is better than those leaders in the town who only talk empty words.

"Alright! I understand the basic situation with your aloe vera. That's enough for now. I have to rush to the next village. You need to reassure the villagers. I promised them yesterday that if the aloe vera problem isn't resolved, I'll resign and get out of here..."

After watching for a while, Luo Zhiguo turned around, looked at Zheng Liang and Zheng Qi with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, the two were both taken aback. They had thought that yesterday's promise was just to deceive the villagers, but they hadn't expected it to be true. At this moment, they couldn't help but feel admiration for him.

Regardless of whether the aloe vera issue can be resolved in the end, their attitude has already been made clear, so they deserve our respect.

"Mayor! Let's eat first before we go."

This time, Zheng Liang invited him to stay for dinner.

"No! I need to quickly find out the situation regarding aloe vera in each village, and then resolve this issue as soon as possible to put the villagers at ease..."

Luo Zhiguo waved his hand to decline the invitation, left a sentence, turned around and left, riding his motorcycle towards the next village.

"Secretary! You're quite strange as a young town mayor; you actually refuse to accept invitations..."

Watching his receding figure, Zheng Qi said to the Party Secretary Zheng Liang.

Hearing this, Zheng Liang rolled his eyes at him and said irritably, "Do you think everyone is like that, only knowing how to eat...?"

With that, he turned and walked out of the field, got on his motorcycle and left.

"Life is only a few decades long, isn't it all about eating, drinking, and having fun...?"

Zheng Qi curled his lip and muttered to himself with a look of disdain.

Luo Zhi spent the entire afternoon visiting dozens of villages, and it wasn't until evening that he dragged his exhausted body, which felt like it was about to fall apart, back to his dormitory.

"Boss! Why are you so late? Have you eaten?"

When Qiao Yan saw that he hadn't returned for a long time, she went to the dormitory entrance to wait after get off work. When she saw him return, she quickly went up to him and asked him with concern.

"I visited dozens of villages this afternoon and haven't even had time to eat when I got back."

"Put the motorcycle away," Luo Zhiguo said weakly.

Seeing how exhausted he was, Qiao Yan immediately understood that he was genuinely doing his job, and she couldn't help but secretly admire him.

"Boss! I'll go out and get you some food."

"Okay! Thank you, Director Qiao."

He was too tired to go out to eat or cook for himself, so Luo Zhiguo nodded in agreement.

After watching Qiao Yan leave, he went into his dormitory and then went to the kitchen to boil water to soak his feet.

About half an hour later, while he was soaking his feet, Qiao Yan came in carrying a bag.

"Boss! I was worried about the hygiene of food from outside, so I cooked a few dishes for you at home. Please try them."

"Director Qiao! This is too much trouble for you. You could have just bought some food outside. I'm a grown man, not that delicate. You still have to go back and cook..."

Looking at the dishes Qiao Yan brought out, Luo Zhiguo said very embarrassedly.