"Tomorrow morning, you will urge Chen Kui to send the rest of the money to the villagers as soon as possible. I won't be coming over. I have other things to do!"
Bo Yubing suddenly said to Li Rui. Her tone was as cold as ever.
Li Ruixin thought to himself, Well, this weekend is completely ruined. I can't go home to accompany my wife and children. He said, "Okay, I got it."
In fact, only Deputy Magistrate Li Rui would think this way. If it were any other Deputy Magistrate here, they would probably be laughing in their dreams at night after being put in such an important position by Bo Yubing.
After all the money was distributed to the 92 households, Bo Yubing saw that there was nothing else to do. She said faintly, "Let's go back. That's all for tonight." She then walked out of the bungalow.
Li Rui and Zhang Dalei followed her.
Bo Yubing came to the courtyard and found that there were still more than a dozen villagers who had not returned home. They gathered in the courtyard and were discussing something in low voices. She noticed this scene and raised her eyebrows. She ordered Li Rui, "Go and listen to what they are talking about. If you have any opinions, you can raise them in person. Don't collude with them. "
Li Rui looked at her helplessly. He thought to himself, You have your big secretary, Zhang Dalei. Why do you keep using me, the Deputy Magistrate? Do you think I'm your secretary? Am I that easy to order around? Or do you feel that you are above me when you order me to do things? He didn't say anything strange and walked silently to the group of villagers.
"Stop talking. County Magistrate Li is coming!"
"Ah, it's County Magistrate Li!"
"What is he doing here?"
The group of villagers saw Li Rui coming and warned each other. They quickly shut their mouths and turned to face Li Rui. They acted as if they were a group of smoking students who had already destroyed their cigarettes before being caught red-handed by the principal.
Li Rui stood in front of the villagers and asked with a smile, "Why aren't you guys going home? What are you talking about?"
"Nothing, haha."
"Yeah, he didn't say anything."
"We are talking about how to spend the money, haha."
"…"
When Li Rui heard this, he knew that they were being perfunctory. He glanced at the villagers one by one and found that Old Zhao was also in the crowd. He waved to him and called him over. Then he said to the other villagers, "You all go home and sleep. I want to talk to Old Zhao."
The villagers were in awe of him, so they didn't dare to say anything. Soon, they dispersed in twos and threes, leaving only Li Rui and Mr. Zhao.
Facing Li Rui's lightning-like gaze, Old Man Zhao felt very uncomfortable. He smiled awkwardly, but his smile was uglier than his crying face.
Li Rui said with a serious face, "Brother Zhao, let's just talk about it. I've only completed a small part of what I promised you today. It's my fault, but I promise to supervise the collection and payment of the rest of the debt tomorrow morning. If it's not paid, you can hold me responsible! This is what I should do and what I have to do. On the other hand, what should you villagers do? You should just quietly wait for the payment of the debt. Other than that, you shouldn't do anything else. If you have any complaints, you can talk to me face to face, but you can't do anything in private. Tell me, what were you guys discussing just now? Why did you hide it from me? "
Old Zhao looked guilty and said slowly, "Actually … actually, we didn't say anything. It's just … it's just that the villagers all want to ask Hu Zhixin for the interest of the debt. After all, it's been two years. The rent that each family should get is saved in the bank, and the interest can be a thousand or eight hundred yuan. This amount of money is nothing to Hu Zhixin, but to us farmers, it's a lot of money. "
Li Rui nodded. This was a reasonable and legal request. As a representative of the government, he should satisfy it. He said, "This is a very reasonable request. Why didn't you ask me face to face? Why did you have to discuss this in private? What can you come up with in private? " At this point, he seemed to have thought of something. His face darkened as he said, "Do you think that the new County Head Bu is easy to bully? Do you think that your complaint was very effective? So, you want to make another complaint so that you can force County Head Bu to help you get back the interest from Hu Zhixin?
Old Zhao was shocked. He waved his hands and said, "No, no, absolutely not. We wouldn't dare do that …"
Li Rui looked at his panicked expression and sneered. "Hmph, let me say it. Since you already have such thoughts, what are you afraid of? You guys, sigh. Pitiful people must have something to hate. Old Zhao, I'm warning you now. If you have any complaints in the future, you have to talk to us face to face. You're not allowed to hide it, and you're not allowed to gather and copy. If you do, the County Public Security Bureau will really arrest you. Do you know that this is illegal? Why do you repeatedly give up on the right way to appeal and choose soft violence? In the past, the county officials took advantage of Hu Zhixin and didn't give you justice. But from now on, Secretary Fang and County Head Bu will definitely stand on your side. Do you understand? "
Old Zhao was like a primary school student who was scolded by the teacher for doing a wrong question. His face was red and his neck was thick. He lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything. He just nodded and said, "I understand, I understand …"
Li Rui patted his shoulder and said, "We understand you. I hope you understand us too. Don't always give us trouble. Alright, that's all for now. Go home and sleep. If you want to contact me in the future, look for the big brother who went to the city with you. He has my number in his phone. "
Old man Zhao hurriedly agreed. He turned around and ran out faster than a rabbit.
"What did they discuss?"
Seeing that Old Zhao left and Li Rui was alone, Bo Yubing walked to his side and asked with concern.
Li Rui told her about the situation and said, "I agreed to their request. Tomorrow, Hu Zhixin will take out tens of thousands of yuan to pay the interest."
Bo Yubing was silent. After a while, she asked, "Have you thought about what if Hu Zhixin doesn't want to pay the money?"
Li Rui thought for a while and said firmly, "If he doesn't pay, I'll pay first. Anyway, since I promised the villagers, I have to do what I said. After I pay, I'll ask Hu Zhixin to reimburse me. He doesn't care about the villagers, but he should at least give face to me, the deputy county head, right? "
Bo Yubing looked at him deeply and said, "Okay, then you'll be responsible for the payment of the interest!" Then she walked to the door.
Li Rui didn't know what she meant. Did she agree or disagree? Logically speaking, she had no reason to disagree because the villagers' request was reasonable. However, her tone didn't sound like she agreed. It was really puzzling. Then he thought, Hey, why should I worry about what she thinks? If I think it's right, I'll do it. Why should I care about what others think? Thinking about this, he smiled and walked out with his chest puffed out.
It was already half past eight when they returned to the county. Bo Yubing asked the driver to send her directly to the county guest house.
Hearing this, Zhang Dalei looked back at Li Rui and asked, "County Magistrate Li, you're also staying in the guest house, right?"
Li Rui said, "Yes, I'm also staying in the guest house."
If it were any other county head who knew how to behave, after hearing Li Rui's words, they would at least ask him, "So you're also staying in the guest house?" or, "You haven't had dinner yet, right? Why don't we have dinner together?" This would deepen their friendship and make it easier for them to work together in the future. However, Bo Yubing didn't hear this, as if where Li Rui stayed had nothing to do with her. In fact, where Li Rui stayed had nothing to do with her, but since she knew that they were staying in the same guest house, how could she be indifferent?
Fortunately, Li Rui was already familiar with her character and knew that she was self-centered. Seeing that she didn't respond, he wasn't surprised or angry. He just made up his mind, "Since you, Bo Yubing, treat me like this, don't expect me, Li Rui, to treat you well in the future."
When the car arrived at the entrance of the guest house, Li Rui deliberately dawdled in the car for a while. When Bo Yubing got out of the car and walked into the courtyard of the guest house, he said goodbye to Zhang Dalei and got out of the car. He didn't want to travel with this annoying woman. He had already thought it through. In the future, unless it was for work, he would never meet this woman in private.
Life was already very difficult. Why should he face those annoying people?
Walking into the courtyard, Li Rui went straight to the restaurant behind the small building of the guest house. He hadn't eaten that night, so his stomach was rumbling. Now that he finally had time, he naturally wanted to eat to his heart's content.
In the courtyard of the guest house, the front yard was the hotel and parking area, and the back yard was the restaurant. The road to the back yard was to the east of the small building. On that road, there was a two-story building suspended in the air. It was like a corridor in the building.
Li Rui walked through the corridor and walked to the entrance of the restaurant. Before he walked up the stairs, he saw the lobby manager, Xia Yan, walk out of the door.
"Ah, County Magistrate Li!"
Xia Yan was shocked when she saw Li Rui. She hurriedly stopped, or she would have bumped into his arms.
Li Rui smiled and said, "I see that you are busy in the guest house every day. Don't you have time to rest?"
Xia Yan smiled and said, "Of course. How can I not have time to rest? It's just that you are working when I am resting. County Magistrate Li, why are you in the restaurant so late … Uh, you haven't eaten yet? "
Li Rui nodded and said, "Yes, I've been busy until now."
Xia Yan stepped aside and waved her hand. She said, "Then I'll take you to eat."
Li Rui waved his hand and said, "I can go by myself. You go do your work."
Xia Yan smiled and said, "I have nothing to do now. Let's go."
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