On a country dirt road.
Lin Fan walked alone.
He glanced at the bite marks on his arm from time to time.
"If I were to marry Teacher Edo..."
Lin Fan had a bold thought.
To be honest, Edo Yuki was top-notch in terms of appearance, figure, knowledge, and character.
If he married her, many people would be envious.
But...
What about his sister-in-law?
Also, Edo Yuki was a girl from a big city with a higher education.
Even if she were willing, her parents wouldn't agree.
Thinking this, Lin Fan's head drooped.
"I'm just a village boy. What's mine is mine, and what isn't, is useless to think about."
Lin Fan's burning body temperature instantly cooled down.
He looked up at the fiery sunset clouds on the horizon and thought, "Perhaps Teacher Edo is like them, beautiful and unreachable."
Soon, he arrived at Wangjia Village, Song Yue's home.
During dinner, Song Yue kept asking about Edo Yuki's condition.
It almost made Xia Xue suspect something.
Lin Fan blinked five or six times before Song Yue stopped her incessant chatter.
"Sister-in-law, I'm full."
Lin Fan got up, said hello, and then returned to the clinic.
He tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
All sorts of messy thoughts tangled in his mind, and one beautiful woman after another kept appearing.
If only...
He could have them all.
Sister-in-law, Song Yue, Edo Yuki, Wang Ying, and Su Yurou.
Su Yurou was only half, as she was too ambitious and dangerous.
Lin Fan fell asleep at three in the morning, lost in thought.
But soon, he was awakened by a loudspeaker.
"All villagers of Luofeng Village, please pay attention!"
"At eight o'clock this morning, everyone is to come to the village committee for a meeting!"
"All villagers of Luofeng Village, please pay attention..."
The loud noise made Lin Fan furrow his brows.
Why the sudden meeting?
Past meetings were never good news.
Either it was fundraising for road repairs or donations to disaster areas.
Donating wasn't the problem, but Luofeng Village seemed worse off than disaster areas.
What could they donate?
Later, the villagers simply ignored such calls, unless unavoidable.
Around seven o'clock, Xia Xue and Song Yue arrived at the clinic.
Lin Fan listlessly told them about the meeting.
"Xiao Fan, you should go."
Xia Xue reminded him, "I heard they're sending a new village Party secretary to our village."
"Our house is being built, so we can't have any trouble."
"How dare she!" Lin Fan glared. "I could handle Cao Dewang, and I can handle the new Party secretary!"
"Look at you!" Xia Xue said with a scowl. "You're in charge of our family now. If you don't go, who will?"
"Alright, alright, I'll go."
There weren't many patients in the morning, and Lin Fan couldn't refuse, so he agreed.
When he was about a hundred meters from the village committee, he saw villagers gathered in front of the building.
He looked around and saw old people, young people, and women left at home.
He, a young man, was as rare as a giant panda.
"Aunt Li, what is the village committee planning?"
Lin Fan saw his neighbor and went up to ask, feigning ignorance.
"What else? Village head Han Xiangxiang has been transferred, that beast Cao passed away again, and his son is in prison. Now we only have the village head Wu Lei, so we're leaderless. They're sending us a new Party secretary."
After Aunt Li finished speaking, Lin Fan thought, "Luofeng Village doesn't have any major families, and it's a poor, remote area. There's no oil or water to squeeze out. It won't be easy to choose another village Party secretary."
He was quite curious.
Who would be willing to come to such a place to be a village Party secretary?
Just then, someone walked out of the village committee office. It was Village Head Wu Lei.
Wu Lei waved and called out, "Everyone, please come in and meet the new village Party secretary."
As he spoke, the crowd bustled into the courtyard.
By the time Lin Fan entered, the courtyard was already full.
Lin Fan stood at the back of the crowd.
He stood on his tiptoes and saw two tables set up in front, with two microphones covered in red silk placed on them.
"Everyone!"
"Villagers, please be quiet!"
Wu Lei shouted into the microphone.
After the crowd quieted down, he said with rhythmic intonation, "You all know about the former Party secretary's situation, so I won't mention it. It wasn't a good thing."
At this point, the crowd burst into laughter.
Everyone knew Cao Dewang was a scoundrel, and his family was ruined.
"Given the current situation in our Luofeng Village, the organization has sent us a young and promising leader as the acting village Party secretary. She is also a college student official, a highly educated intellectual!"
Wu Lei shouted excitedly, "Please give a round of applause to welcome Comrade Tian Mengyao, Secretary Tian, to speak!"
Clap, clap, clap...
A burst of applause erupted.
Lin Fan also applauded.
As the applause subsided, a slender young girl with a sweet smile walked onto the stage.
"Wow!"
"Oh my!"
"Is this..."
Seeing the girl, the crowd erupted in a wave of surprise.
"Hello, everyone. I am the acting secretary sent by the town to serve you. My name is Tian Mengyao. I hope all villagers will guide me."
After speaking, Tian Mengyao bowed deeply, her attitude very sincere.
Many villagers were stunned.
"The new Party secretary is a woman!"
"And a young girl whose student air hasn't even faded!"
"What was the town thinking?"
"Can she do it?"
Although all the villagers thought this, some of them voiced their thoughts aloud.
Hearing these voices, Wu Lei quickly shouted, "Applaud!"
"Welcome Secretary Tian to Luofeng Village!"
After Wu Lei finished speaking, he led the applause.
Clap, clap, clap...
A round of warm applause echoed in the courtyard again.
Tian Mengyao's image was completely different from what they had imagined.
She had no air of authority; how could she intimidate anyone?
Facing the villagers' doubts, Tian Mengyao's expression dimmed slightly.
However, she quickly adjusted her mindset.
Before taking office, her father had specifically told her that rural work was very difficult, but it was also the most challenging and testing.
Since she had applied to come here herself, she would not be defeated by such a small setback.
"I am young and inexperienced. In the days to come, I will have to rely on all of you uncles, aunts, and elders for your understanding and tolerance."
Tian Mengyao wore a snow-white shirt and slim-fitting pencil pants.
Holding the microphone, she was hardly stage-frightened and kept interacting with the villagers.
Lin Fan watched as if it were a show.
After all, Tian Mengyao was a beautiful girl, much better looking than Han Xiangxiang.
Her age was also good!
Han Xiangxiang could be her mother!
With such a beautiful village Party secretary, if nothing else, it would at least save face.
"As the saying goes, 'rely on the mountains to eat from the mountains, rely on the water to eat from the water.'"
Tian Mengyao suddenly changed the subject. "In order for our village to live a good life, I thoroughly investigated the situation here before taking office."
"Luofeng Village is backed by the resource-rich Luofeng Mountain, and it also has Fengyu Canyon under its name..."
The more Lin Fan listened, the more something felt wrong.
Luofeng Mountain, that was not to be trifled with!
Fengyu Canyon, that was also not to be touched lightly!
Did this Tian Mengyao understand clearly?
She was actually targeting these two places right off the bat!