Lin Erlai was so shocked he almost sat on the ground, if not for the nanny holding him.
Lin Wan couldn't get up at all.
The higher-ups, which higher-ups? It seemed no matter which higher-ups, they were all big officials.
All officials she couldn't afford to offend.
Team Leader Tian was a subordinate of a big official, so he was also an official.
She held a grudge against an official's husband, wasn't that courting death?
Lin Duo'er regretted it a little. Given Team Leader Tian's other identity was so high, what was wrong with her waiting alone for life?
In a moment of thought, she understood. If it weren't to protect her, Team Leader Tian wouldn't have revealed her identity.
Even if her identity was Team Leader Tian's daughter-in-law, Team Leader Tian would not abuse his power to oppress villagers for personal gain.
Team Leader Tian only protected the nursery employees.
She smiled thankfully at Tian Jing with relief.
Tian Jing nodded secretly. Lin Duo'er's pragmatism deserved her help. She even took the opportunity to swat a flea.
The police saluted Tian Jing and turned to leave the office. They were no longer needed here.
Tian Jing reached out and took the letter from Zhou Chengbin's hand. She asked Secretary Yang for a lighter. An unopened letter burned fiercely at her fingertips.
She threw the last bit of ash in her hand: "With my identity, I don't need any credentials to handle cases, only my work ID."
"Lin Wan, am I coming to search, or will you take it out yourself?"
Everyone in the office was frightened by Tian Jing's move.
Was this magic?
Didn't it hurt to have flames on her hands?
Lin Wan struggled to get up: "I'll go get it."
Tian Jing followed her leisurely. Midway, she threatened the staggering small figure:
"Lin Wan, do you know? After being investigated by the higher-ups, it will be recorded permanently."
"Even a minor mistake you make will be magnified infinitely, leading people to suspect if you are a spy for someone."
"Some people can be offended, and some cannot."
"You offended someone, but that doesn't mean they are cowardly or fearful if they let you off. It means they don't consider you a flea."
"But a flea without self-awareness, jumping and jumping again, is very annoying, so it has to be swatted."
Lin Wan's steps faltered, then she continued forward.
"Heh heh." Tian Jing chuckled: "The fact that you could force me to reveal my identity is quite impressive. You are a strong flea. You should be proud."
Lin Wan stopped and turned: "Team Leader Tian, I'm already like this, and you still won't let me go?"
"How are you?" Tian Jing raised her eyebrows and retorted: "You're not injured, nor have you paid any compensation. You violated Lin Duo'er's right to privacy, and I still let you go. How are you?"
"You don't have a mother, but you have a father, and you're provided with rice, oil, salt, chicken, fish, meat, and eggs every meal."
"Lin Hua'er and Lin Duo'er were directly abandoned by your father to your uncle's family. Even if your uncle didn't mistreat them, were they comfortable living as dependents?"
"Your minds are twisted, mainly because you don't lack food, clothing, or pocket money to be spoiled."
"Hmm, let me think. What should I do to make Kushan suddenly go bankrupt, make everyone lose all their money, and then go back to living with two meals a day, both of which are thin porridge?"
Tian Jing appeared troubled: "Speaking of which, Kushan's development started because of my husband and me."
"Raising so many ungrateful people was not our intention. It's very annoying. I'll think about it carefully when I get back."
She looked up at Lin Wan: "Let's go. After I get the letter, I still need to go back and think of a solution."
Lin Wan's footsteps grew heavy as she continued forward.
Before, she would have scoffed if anyone said Kushan developed thanks to the help of Team Leader Tian and Mayor Li.
Now, Team Leader Tian's identity had been revealed. Even if she didn't know how high an official she was,
the fact that she could stay in Kushan and farm, unlike Mayor Li who had to go to town to work every day, meant she was no ordinary official.
Therefore, she believed Team Leader Tian when she said Kushan developed because of her and Mayor Li.
Before, she was proud to be a villager of Kushan. She was proud of the Kushan seedling base.
But what she was proud of was actually bestowed by someone she resented.
And now the giver regretted it and wanted to take it back...
Tian Jing looked at the small back ahead, which finally showed some change, and grinned. You're not scared to death yet.
After retrieving Lin Duo'er's letter, Tian Jing waved at Lin Wan:
"Be good and stay home, don't run around. You are under investigation. My punishment for you hasn't arrived yet, wait for it."
On the way, she encountered Lin Erlai and the nanny. Tian Jing walked past them without looking.
When her identity was not revealed, she was the approachable Team Leader Tian.
If she remained approachable after revealing her identity, how many ungrateful people like Lin Wan would think she was easy to bully.
After handing the letter to Zhou Chengbin, Tian Jing instructed him: "See if you can organize some 'suffering and remembering past hardships' sessions, and arrange for the children born after Kushan developed to go experience hardship."
"Children raised in a honey pot are either spendthrifts or ungrateful wretches."
"Calculate where to compress the shares from, and then announce the reasons."
"The 'suffering and remembering past hardships' sessions should also be attributed to ungrateful people like Lin Wan."
"Make the Lin Erlai family like rats crossing the street, so that some villagers who are a bit hot-tempered and can't control themselves will learn their lesson."
"From now on, I will no longer hold village positions. The nursery will be separated. Re-examine the staff in the packaging room."
"Yes!"
Zhou Chengbin replied respectfully.
Tian Jing beckoned to Lin Duo'er: "Come with me to work at the nursery."
Lin Duo'er stood excitedly behind Tian Jing. As Tian Jing left, she asked Zhou Chengbin to notify all nursery staff to attend a meeting at the nursery.
Zhou Chengbin looked troubled: "Team Leader Tian, uh, Captain Tian, some of the retired soldiers haven't returned from visiting home for the New Year."
Tian Jing told him to just notify the staff remaining in the village to attend the meeting.
A meeting on the ninth day of the lunar new year?
Although the nursery staff didn't know why there was a meeting so early,
they still went to the nursery enthusiastically.
Tian Jing vaguely revealed her identity, of course.
The retired soldiers weren't surprised. From the moment they knew the seeds they harvested were for national poverty alleviation programs, they knew Team Leader Tian belonged to the state.
Li Min's mouth dropped open: "Sister-in-law, you, you have a higher rank than my little brother?"
Ouyang Meihua slapped her: "Only now do you realize?"
Tian Jing waved her hand: "Stop the nonsense. From this year on, the nursery will operate independently, only paying rent for the greenhouses in Kushan."
"Lin Silai will be the cashier, and Li Xiaomai will be the accountant. Don't tell me you don't know how to do it."
"Li Xiaomai, go learn from Zhou Chengbin. Lin Silai, go learn from Cashier Yang."
"We have so little here. If you two can't figure it out, it will be embarrassing."
"From now on, people in the nursery, hold your heads high. Create some distance from the villagers, and suppress their arrogance."
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
The nursery staff responded loudly.
Tian Jing looked at Li Min, who had responded the loudest: "If you dare to cause trouble for me, I'll kick you out of the nursery just the same. At that time, you will be an ordinary villager of Kushan, whom you look down upon."
"You're already a grandmother. You don't need me to teach you how to behave, do you?"
"No need!" Li Min's voice was extremely loud: "No matter what they ask, I won't answer, maintain an air of mystery. If they annoy me, I'll look at them with my nostrils."
"Hahaha." Ouyang Meihua burst into laughter: "Then you'd better remember to pick your nose clean, otherwise, you'll be humiliated beyond measure."
"Get lost!" Li Min hit Ouyang Meihua: "I pick my nose every day."
Ugh...
Dozens of people were disgusted by the two of them.