The village beauty and me!

"How is it not up to standard?"

"You deliberately tricked me?" Chen Huan slammed his hand on the table, sending teacups and saucers flying.

Tea splashed all over Zhao Siming's head and face.

It was so hot that he grimaced.

"Chen Huan, let's talk this out. My father didn't expect something like this to happen either."

"It wasn't intentional," Zhao Jingjing quickly interjected, looking as if she had done something wrong.

Chen Huan pointed at Zhao Siming, "I don't care, you signed the contract with me, so if anything goes wrong, I'll come after you."

Zhao Siming said with a bitter face, "Why are young people so impulsive?"

"How can I entrust Jin Jing to you with this attitude?"

Zhao Jingjing blushed and said, "Dad, what nonsense are you talking about? What does it have to do with me?"

  

Zhao Siming pouted, "Girls grow up and leave home."

"Do you really think your father can't see through your little scheme?"

"You dare say you have no feelings for him?"

Zhao Jingjing lowered her head and remained silent.

He secretly glanced at Chen Huan out of the corner of his eye.

Chen Huan was also a little embarrassed, then frowned and said, "Don't change the subject. My business with Jin Jing is none of your concern."

"Let's continue with the contract."

Zhao Siming wiped the tea off his face and removed the tea leaves from the top of his head.

He glanced at Chen Huan and said slowly, "The contract terms are fine, and I really didn't cheat you."

"But the new village chief said that the contract price was too low, ridiculously low, so it did not meet the standards."

Chen Huan's heart sank.

To be honest, the 300,000 yuan contract fee for that grove of trees and the river channel is not much.

After all, the income from the fish produced in the river every day is over ten thousand yuan.

The cost is roughly equivalent to one person's labor, plus a little bit of fuel.

There are many precious medicinal herbs in the forest, and even just one or two of them are quite expensive.

However, all of this was improved and discovered by Chen Huan.

Even if all the fish in the river were caught, the total value would only be around ten thousand yuan, or even less.

Aside from some mushrooms, wild fruits, and common medicinal herbs, no one else can find anything on the mountain.

Although there is precious rosewood, it is illegal to cut it down, so it is practically nonexistent.

If you calculate it that way, it would be at least 300,000 yuan.

Therefore, some things are dialectical, depending on which angle you look at them from.

Chen Huan guessed that the new village chief must have inquired about the situation beforehand.

Knowing that he could earn tens of thousands of yuan a day by catching fish from the river, they felt the contract fee was too low.

What Zhao Siming said next was pretty much the truth.

"It's mainly because you're too boastful."

"It's only been a few days, and they're already bringing pickup trucks and Rolls-Royces."

"That's too extravagant. As the saying goes, wealth should not be flaunted, for a tall tree catches the wind. Young people still lack experience..." Zhao Siming continued to ramble on.

Chen Huan got angry as soon as she saw him, glared at him, and said, "Making money is my skill. That Rolls-Royce was a gift, not something I bought."

"Is it just because I'm living a good life and driving a luxury car that they're targeting me?"

"Where is that damn village chief? What's his name? I'm going to meet that bastard right now."

Chen Huan's idea was very simple.

Since the other party wants to cause trouble, we might as well confront them directly and make things clear right away.

It's better than keeping it bottled up inside and feeling suffocated.

Seeing that Chen Huan had lost his temper, Zhao Siming didn't dare to say anything more.

He answered honestly, "He just left here not long ago. He rode an electric bike and said he was going to do some on-site inspection outside the village. He probably went to the river channel you contracted."

"What did you just say, riding an electric bike?" Chen Huan's expression suddenly turned strange.

Lotus Village is actually incredibly poor.

Electric bikes costing several thousand yuan are unaffordable for most households.

At most, it's just taking a bicycle or something.

But he had just seen an electric motorcycle not long ago.

Then he remembered that young woman who was somewhat beautiful but had a bad temper and was difficult to deal with.

"What's wrong? Did you run into them?"

"She's quite young, just came from the city, fair-skinned and pretty, a young lady." Zhao Siming started rambling again.

"A woman?" Chen Huan's voice rose several decibels.

Zhao Siming nodded. "Yes, a woman."

"I was assigned here by higher authorities, and they said I was going to support rural economic development at the grassroots level."

"But I guess they were sent here because they made a mistake or were disliked in their original workplace."

"People like this usually don't last long. I think this woman is quite ambitious; she probably won't last more than a few days before heading home."

"So the reason I called you over was to give you a heads-up, to keep you calm and not to go against the other side, which could make things worse."

"Sometimes being a little more tactful makes things much easier."

Chen Huan snorted coldly, "I'm not like you, cunning and shrewd."

"I only know that I'll deal with anyone who tries to touch my forests and waterways."

After saying that, he turned and walked out.

"Where are you going?" Zhao Siming hurriedly got up.

Chen Huan completely ignored him and was almost out of the yard in the blink of an eye.

Zhao Siming, whose legs were not very strong, quickly instructed his daughter, "Jingjing, you must tell him right away not to do anything foolish."

"Even if you're going to target the new village chief, don't reveal that I provided the information."

"She was already eyeing the accounts, looking to cause me trouble. If she finds out I'm the one who spilled the beans, she'll definitely make things difficult for me!"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Jingjing had already run off to chase after Chen Huan.

As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw Chen Huan get on their bicycle and speed off towards the village entrance.

"Could this guy have really acted impulsively?" Zhao Jingjing could only choose to chase after him on foot.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Huan had already arrived at the riverbank outside the village.

Sure enough, I saw the young woman who had been riding the electric scooter earlier; she was now squatting by the water, seemingly studying something.

Chen Huan tossed his bicycle aside and yelled, "What are you doing? Trying to steal fish?"

The female village chief squatted on the pebbles by the river, which was already swaying and not very stable.

Suddenly, a thunderous shout rang in my ears, startling me.

With a startled cry, he completely lost his balance, his bottom tilted, and he plunged headfirst into the water.

"Help! I can't swim!" The female village chief thrashed about in the water.

Actually, the water level where he fell in wasn't high, only about half a meter.

But perhaps due to being too panicked, he was unable to stand up and just kept struggling haphazardly.

"What a useless piece of trash." Chen Huan was both annoyed and amused.

I watched as the other person drank several mouthfuls of water, choking and coughing.

Fearing that someone might actually die, he quickly ran over and grabbed the woman by the back of her clothes, lifting her up.

"Take a closer look, the water isn't very deep," Chen Huan joked.

The woman subconsciously stood up, first letting out a sigh of relief, then raising her hand and slapping Chen Huan across the face.