CH 232

Yu Wuzi and Liu Chunfang’s mother-in-law’s family had also applied, but their applications have not been approved yet. Now that they heard of the news, Yu Wuzi took advantage of the situation.

She resented Han Qingsong for not letting her son return, causing her to run around for the past two days frantically. Now that she heard that Lin Lan’s family was going to build a house, she was the first to come out and stir some trouble.

Han Yongfang said, “You all better stop causing trouble for me. Has the cotton been collected entirely? After two days of chaos, has your situation back at home reverted to normal?”

“Secretary Head, why was hers approved as soon as she applied for it? We haven’t gotten our approval even after two years?” Yu Wuzi was furious. Thinking that she caught them in the act, she claimed, “Don’t think that just because you guys are officials that you can-“

“Scram!” Before she could finish speaking, Han Yongfang scolded, “Don’t you dare shove your words into my mouth! Chang Zhenger, why are you trying to cause a fuss everywhere you go? Can you not repent and think about things for yourself? You were such a good child when you were younger, or has your mother-in-law and her family contributed to your current blindness?”

Chang Zhenger was Liu Chunhe’s nickname.

He threw out a stack of application forms, “I’ll take them out; I assume you can understand these even with those wretched eyes of yours, can’t you? Take a good look— Han Qingsong applied for this six years ago and it was merely approved now. What is a mere two years compared to this?”

The Captain came to testify immediately.

When Han Qingsong was promoted a few years ago, the team thought that Han Yongfang would apply for him, so they wrote his name in the waiting list of the log. Who would have thought that he never came by to talk about the matter, so it had been placed on hold since.

Hence, when Lin Lan came to apply, he just took it out and used it.

The members who came to stir disputes suddenly didn’t have anything to say as Yu Wuzi was also scolded to the point of public embarrassment.

Han Yongfang continued to scold her, “It would be good if you were this active at work.”

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Han Qingsong officially went to work on his first day. He first got to know his colleagues in the Commune office compound before going back to the office to learn about his own affairs.

As he said before, there was basically nothing to do now. A few of his colleagues were idle all day as they grind their teeth and gossip about their day.

The most important case at the moment was the verdict of the four, including Zhao Jianshe. Besides, there was also the case of Han Qinghua, who was also transferred from the county to the commune to inflict his punishment.

According to the previous regulations, there should have been a meeting that enabled the public to criticise the criminals. From there, they would parade down the streets before being sent to the labour camp to work.

Sun Zhuowen and Huang Weizhong were the heads of the office. They presided over the work that needed to be completed under the absence of the Director.

Originally, Sun Zhuowen felt that it would be his turn to fill in after the former Director was kicked out, so he went to the county town to flock around. He was ready to buy a drink to celebrate his presidency, but to him, a mud-legged soldier suddenly parachuted down from above and took his spot. He was so angry that he wanted to spit out a mouthful of blood.

Sun Zhuowen had already inquired about Han Qingsong’s situation and had a general understanding of it.