I couldn't take it anymore; when I went home for Chinese New Year, the family genealogy book ha

"Brother Chen, you're a real high-ranking official now, you have to treat us!" Li Qiang chimed in from below.

"Alright! The whole village will have an extra meal tonight!" Jiang Chen waved his hand.

Upon hearing this, Hu Lahua rolled up her sleeves with her thick arms.

"I'm going to the back mountain to pick out two of the fattest black pigs! We're having a pig-killing feast tonight!" Hu Lahua's voice was deafening.

Jiang Youfu also ran over happily.

"Eating only pork isn't enough! I still have half a freshly slaughtered, top-quality Wagyu beef in my kitchen! Today, I'm personally cooking a whole beef feast for everyone!"

"Alright! We're in for a treat today with Uncle Fu's cooking!"

"Thank you, Brother Chen! Brother Chen is so generous!"

The villagers were overjoyed, and the square was filled with jubilant laughter.

Old Village Chief Bao Guo approached Jiang Chen and wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand.

"Chen, should the money for this dinner be paid for through the village committee's account?" Uncle Baoguo asked tentatively.

Jiang Chen waved his hand and refused.

"No need to use the public funds. I'll pay for it myself. Uncle Baoguo, please hurry up and finish writing the re-election report, and submit it to the town and county governments first thing tomorrow morning."

Uncle Baoguo nodded repeatedly, his wrinkles crinkling into a smile.

"No problem! I'll stay up all night to finish this report. With this task in your hands, I can finally relax."

Jiang Chen patted the old man on the shoulder.

"You can just relax and enjoy your retirement. If anything happens in the future, just take your share of the profits."

The next morning.

County government office building, county head's office.

Secretary Li, clutching a report stamped with the official seal of Jiangjia Village, rushed inside without even knocking.

"County Chief Zhang! The re-election report from Jiangjia Village has been submitted!" Xiao Li placed the report on his desk.

Zhang Weimin was reviewing poverty alleviation documents from other townships with a pen.

Upon hearing this, he immediately threw his pen on the table and quickly began to read the report.

"The old village chief voluntarily stepped down to make way for a more capable person? The entire village, young and old, elected Jiang Chen to succeed him as village chief?"

Looking at the contents of the report, Zhang Weimin slapped his thigh with delight and stood up abruptly.

Xiao Li whispered a reminder from the side.

"County head, according to regulations, this process requires approval from the town first. Then it's submitted to the county. With the public notice period, it will take at least seven or eight working days."

Zhang Weimin stared wide-eyed, his voice rising eight octaves.

"What's the point of going through all that formality! Jiangjia Village is the economic lifeline of our county. Is Jiang Chen someone who can be measured by ordinary rules?!"

"But what about the relevant regulations..." Xiao Li hesitated.

"Stop bringing up those rules and regulations! Brother Jiang's willingness to take on this responsibility is a tremendous blessing for our entire county!"

Zhang Weimin waved his hand and pointed to the office door.

"Take this report to the Organization Department now. Tell them that I, Zhang Weimin, personally approved it!"

Xiao Li nodded quickly.

"Okay, I'll take care of it right away."

"Wait a minute!" Zhang Weimin called out to him. "Bring the county's official seal. All the paperwork must be completed this morning. I need to see the official document issued before noon! You personally send a special car to deliver it to Jiangjia Village!"

"clear!"

Xiao Li jogged out of the office.

The efficiency of the entire county government was maximized, and all departments gave Jiangjia Village the green light all the way.

Two o'clock in the afternoon.

Jiangjiacun Square.

A black sedan with county government license plates was parked at the entrance of the village committee compound.

Xiao Li personally handed a brand-new official document to Jiang Chen.

The sunlight shone brightly on Jiang Chen's young face without any obstruction.

He was dressed in a clean and neat casual outfit, which made him look very sharp.

The old village chief, Uncle Baoguo, solemnly approached Jiang Chen, holding a large, worn-out red official seal in both hands.

"Jiang Chen, this is the seal of our Jiang Family Village. From today onwards, it is yours." Uncle Baoguo's eyes were a little red, and his voice trembled.

Jiang Chen reached out and steadily took the heavy official seal.

"Uncle Baoguo, don't worry. With me here, Jiangjia Village's reputation won't be ruined," Jiang Chen said calmly.

Hu Lahua was shouting at the top of her lungs from a megaphone.

"Did you all see that? It's been approved! Our Brother Chen is now the official village chief and Party branch secretary!"

Wang Dagou jumped onto the platform and raised his arms, shouting.

"Clan chief plus village chief! This is a perfect combination! From now on, in our Jiang Family Village, whether it's internal clan rules or external government orders, we'll all obey Brother Chen's orders!"

"Brother Chen is awesome!"

"We'll do whatever the village chief says!"

The thousands of people in the audience erupted in thunderous applause, startling all the birds in the trees into flight.

Jiang Mancang tapped his pipe and muttered to Jiang Youfu beside him.

"What a blessing! Our Brother Chen is only in his early twenties, yet he's already become the one with absolute power. This is probably unprecedented in the history of Nanjiang Province, isn't it?"

Jiang Youfu patted his big belly and laughed non-stop.

"Go ask around, which village chief has hundreds of billions in assets? Our Jiangjia Village is now Brother Chen's private territory. Anyone who dares to cause trouble here, I'll be the first to chop them up with a cleaver!"

My first day in office.

The village committee office in Jiangjia Village was packed with people.

The village's various officials, accountant Xiao Liu, and security captain Wang Dagou all sat on small stools below.

Xiao Liu walked to his desk with a worried look on his face, carrying a thick stack of account books and administrative approval forms.

"Village Chief, these are all orders that piled up from the logistics park and the farm yesterday. The old village chief didn't understand them and didn't dare to sign them. Could you please take a look at these orders and approve them?"

Jiang Chen leaned back in the large boss's chair, not even glancing at the paper documents.

He picked up a pack of cigarettes from the table, took one out, and lit it.

"Xiao Liu, can you even read all this scrap paper?" Jiang Chen exhaled a smoke ring.

Xiao Liu scratched his head.

"I don't understand them either. These reports are full of technical jargon, they give me a headache. But without these procedures, the higher-ups won't allocate funds."

Jiang Chen pointed directly to an empty cardboard box next to him.

"Throw all this useless stuff in and burn it in the backyard," Jiang Chen ordered.

Everyone in the room was stunned.

Wang Dagou stood up and asked.

"Brother Chen, it's burned? What about the administrative reports afterwards?"

Jiang Chen tapped the table, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.

"As the village chief, I have absolutely no interest in meetings and writing reports." Jiang Chen's tone was light, yet carried an absolute sense of pressure. "Da Gou!"

"exist!"

"Go to the provincial capital and find the top headhunting firm. Spend a lot of money to hire a professional administrative team for me, composed of PhDs and experts."

Wang Dagou's eyes widened.

"Hire experts to work at the village committee?"

"That's right." Jiang Chen nodded. "All the tedious administrative work, report approvals, and data entry will be outsourced commercially. Those tedious and formalistic procedures will be completely abolished in Jiangjia Village."

Xiao Liu panicked a little.

"Village chief, what are we village officials going to do? Are we all going to lose our jobs?"

Jiang Chen laughed out loud.

"What job loss? From now on, you'll all be reassigned as supervisors and external liaisons. If any project is lagging behind, you'll be there to urge them on. If any logistics truck breaks down, you'll be there to fix it."

Jiang Chen stood up and braced himself on the desk with both hands.

"You only need to remember one thing. My sole purpose in taking this position is to reduce the constraints on you and allow you to earn more money. Whoever performs well will receive my year-end bonus. Understand?"

The staff below were all stunned.

Then, the entire office erupted in deafening cheers.

"Understood!"

"This is a good rule! It's all about substance, no fluff!"

Everyone was ecstatic.

This kind of leader who abandons formalism and directly distributes money is what every working person dreams of.

After administrative work was outsourced, the operational efficiency of Jiangjia Village was pushed to an extremely alarming level.

Business decisions and administrative directives have been integrated to an extreme degree.

Every infrastructure directive issued is implemented within a day.

Jiang Chen continued to act as his hands-off manager, spending his days taking walks in the yard with the pregnant Su Qing.

Time flies.

Several months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Before we knew it, we were in the depths of winter.

This year, Nam Giang Province experienced an extreme cold weather event, the likes of which are not seen in fifty years.

A sudden and rare blizzard has directly locked down most of Nam Giang Province.

Temperatures plummeted, dropping below minus ten degrees Celsius overnight.

On the surrounding mountains, the originally thick branches were snapped by the weight of the heavy snow, making a cracking sound.

The highways and national roads outside were covered with a thick layer of black ice, making them completely impassable for vehicles.

Even worse, power poles in several surrounding villages and towns were knocked down by the strong winds.

Many villages were plunged into a desperate situation with no water or electricity.

The people outside were so cold that they huddled under their blankets cursing and didn't dare to go out.

but.

In Jiangjia Village, however, a completely different and extremely incongruous and bizarre scene unfolds.

Even before this blizzard arrived.

Jiang Chen used a huge sum of money as a cover to secretly acquire an extremely extravagant underground geothermal energy circulation heating hub.

This high-tech equipment has ridiculously high power.

At full capacity, it can provide centralized heating for half of the provincial capital.

The moment the outside temperature plummeted, the massive hub buried deep underground in Jiangjia Village automatically activated.

Countless super heat pipes began to operate at high speed.

The continuous heat radiated like a spider web, reaching every corner of Jiangjia Village.

The heavy snowflakes falling from the sky melted into water before they even reached the ground in Jiangjia Village, flowing into the sewers through the high-tech drainage ditches.

The entire Jiangjia Village was enveloped by a huge, invisible energy shield.

No matter how the cold wind howls outside, the temperature in the village remains a comfortable 25 degrees Celsius.

No one in the household needs to turn on the air conditioner.

In the courtyard of the large, single-level apartment.

Jiang Chen was wearing a thin short-sleeved T-shirt and holding a glass of juice with ice in his hand.

Su Qing, wearing a silk nightgown, sat on a recliner eating chilled watermelon.

"Honey, the weather forecast says it's below zero outside. Why isn't there even a cold breeze in our village?" Su Qing asked, puzzled.

Jiang Chen took a sip of the chilled juice.

"I spent a lot of money to bury a heating system underground. As long as I don't turn it off, this village will be like spring all year round," Jiang Chen explained casually.

Just then.

The gate to the large, single-level apartment was pushed open from the outside.

"Brother Chen, this underfloor heating is amazing! I'm sweating so much!" Wang Dagou took off his coat to wipe his sweat.