"Chen Feng, we're so fated to be colleagues again."
Upon arriving at the Wulin Village committee office, Cheng Lu said with a happy and excited expression.
"Why are you here?"
Chen Feng felt a wave of dizziness.
"You're the village chief of Wulin Village. Don't you know that Wulin Village has a new director of women's affairs?" Cheng Lu said with a smile.
"You're that new director of women's affairs?"
"Who else?"
"Miss Cheng, you don't need to do this, really. You and Deputy Town Mayor Qin aren't in the same boat. You were doing just fine in Mingshan Town, why come to the countryside to be the director of women's affairs?"
Chen Feng looked at Cheng Lu with confusion.
"In Mingshan Town, you and Deputy Town Mayor Qin were the only people I knew. Now that you've both left, I'd be all alone in Mingshan Town, and it wouldn't be interesting at all. So, I came here."
"Is your main work objective to be happy?"
Chen Feng felt a wave of dizziness.
Women's thoughts were sometimes truly bewildering!
"If not for happiness, what is the purpose of work?"
Cheng Lu retorted with a smile.
Chen Feng was incredibly intelligent in other areas, but when it came to matters between men and women, he was a bit slow on the uptake. It was so obvious why she came to Wulin Village to be the director of women's affairs, yet he couldn't guess it.
However, it was also good that he couldn't guess.
This ambiguous state with Chen Feng was quite nice.
"That's true. Your family is from Jiangcheng. Since your work isn't for money, I can understand."
"Right, you're the village chief of Wulin Village now. Can you arrange a place for me, the director of women's affairs, to live?"
Cheng Lu asked as she took the opportunity.
"The village collective dormitory."
"What? The collective dormitory? I didn't even live in a collective dormitory in university, and now I have to live in one?"
Cheng Lu said, on the verge of tears.
"There's no other way. The countryside isn't the city, after all. The conditions are naturally a bit harsh. Forget about you living in the collective dormitory; I live in the collective dormitory too. Of course, if you feel the conditions are too tough, it's not too late to return to Mingshan Town or Jiangcheng."
Chen Feng seized the opportunity to persuade her.
"What? You live in the collective dormitory too? Alright then, I'll stay too."
Cheng Lu pouted.
To be honest, if it weren't for Chen Feng, she wouldn't want to live in the collective dormitory at all.
From kindergarten to university, and then from university to work, she had never lived in a collective dormitory. She was resistant in her heart, but then again, thinking about living in the collective dormitory and continuing to work with Chen Feng made her less afraid.
"Since you've decided to stay, hurry back and move your things, then take tomorrow off and start working the day after."
Chen Feng said as he seized the opportunity.
"It's too troublesome."
"Moving is troublesome in the first place."
Chen Feng felt a wave of dizziness.
"I don't want the hassle of running back and forth and moving things. How about this, you accompany me to the supermarket to buy some things?"
"What? Buy new things at the supermarket? That's such a waste!"
"It's not a waste at all! Money spent happily is not wasted."
"Still no! Your luggage from Mingshan Town is all quite good, and many of them are branded. Just leaving them in Mingshan Town would be a complete waste. How about this, if you don't want to move them, I'll help you move them."
Chen Feng said with a serious expression.
"You'll help me move them? That's a great idea! We can call a truck, and load it all in one go."
Cheng Lu said excitedly.
With Chen Feng accompanying her, no amount of work would feel tiring.
Chen Feng felt speechless. Didn't she just say moving was tiring and troublesome? Why was she so excited and happy now?
After a moment's thought, Chen Feng stopped trying to figure it out.
A woman's heart is like a needle in the sea; there's no need to dwell on it.
With the arrangements made, Chen Feng took Cheng Lu back to Mingshan Town.
"What are you two doing?"
Just as they were about to enter the town government compound, the gatekeeper, Old Tan, called out.
"Uncle Tan, you don't recognize us two anymore?"
Cheng Lu was stunned for a moment and then explained with a smile.
"Of course, I recognize you. One is a department official, and the other is a driver. But that was before. Now, you've both resigned. So, you are now considered idle personnel and cannot enter or leave the town government compound as you please."
Old Tan looked at Chen Feng and Cheng Lu coldly.
"Tan Hong, have you made a mistake? Even though we've resigned, we're not idle personnel, are we? Besides, Chen Feng and I are back this time mainly to collect our luggage. Who says resigned employees can't come back to get their belongings?"
Cheng Lu shouted indignantly.
Tan Old Man was too disgusting! Although it was normal for people to become strangers after leaving office, it shouldn't be this fast! It's only been a few days since they left!
"Cheng Lu, don't shout. You were a department official before, high and mighty. I, a gatekeeper, had to show you respect. But now that you've resigned, and the new town mayor has specifically issued an order that relevant personnel who resigned a few days ago must be thoroughly searched if they return, to prevent them from causing trouble. Therefore, I have no reason to be nice to you anymore!"
Tan Hong said with confidence.
"Chen Feng, what exactly is going on?"
Cheng Lu stopped bothering with Tan Hong and turned to ask Chen Feng beside her.
"Cheng Lu, don't get too agitated. In fact, Tan Hong and the new town mayor aren't specifically targeting you. You're just caught in the crossfire. Tan Hong and the new town mayor are mainly targeting Deputy Town Mayor Qin and me."
Chen Feng calmly explained.
"Targeting you and Deputy Town Mayor Qin? That doesn't make sense. The new town mayor has always minded his own business with you and Deputy Town Mayor Qin. Is there a need to be so ruthless?"
Cheng Lu asked with confusion.
"In the end, it's all because of the former Town Mayor Wang Delai."
"Town Mayor Wang Delai? Isn't he already in prison? Can he still control Mingshan Town from prison?"
Cheng Lu asked with confusion.
"Although Town Mayor Wang Delai is in prison, his elder brother, Wang Defu, is still the second-in-command in Jiangcheng. Judging by the current situation, the new town mayor of Mingshan Town is definitely Wang Defu's man."
With Chen Feng's explanation, Cheng Lu understood and felt less angry.
The political struggles and infighting were quite normal.
"Tan Hong, I still have some belongings in the employee dormitory of the Mingshan Town government compound. I need to go in and get them now. Where do I need to sign?"
Cheng Lu asked calmly.
"Not only do you need to sign, but you also need to be searched. Who knows if you two are carrying any contraband."
Tan Hong continued to say coldly.
"Miss Cheng, forget it. We don't need the luggage."
Chen Feng quietly advised Cheng Lu.
"Yes, we must! My things, I can say I don't want them, but if others make things difficult for me and don't want me to take them, I will take them."
"Miss Cheng, it's obvious that the new town mayor has instructed Tan Hong to deliberately make things difficult for us. There's no need to stick your neck out to be humiliated. Although the luggage is worth a lot of money, dignity is worth more."
Chen Feng earnestly advised Cheng Lu.
"Chen Feng, don't worry. This old man has backing, and I have backing too. They're preventing me from getting my luggage? Fine, I won't get it myself. I'll have the new town mayor personally drive it to Wulin Village."
Cheng Lu said, while glaring coldly at Tan Hong.
"Miss Cheng, isn't this a bit of an overreaction?"
Chen Feng said tentatively.
Chen Feng's principle in the political arena was that a small impatience could ruin a grand plan.
At this moment, it would be best to just smile and let the provocation from the gatekeeper pass, without escalating the matter.
The new town mayor's backer was the second-in-command of Jiangcheng. If things were to truly escalate, neither Qin Yan's connections in Jiangcheng nor Cheng Lu's connections in Jiangcheng would be able to suppress it.