The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 198: Ge Changhong Suffers a Crushing Defeat at the Standing Committee!

Chapter 198: Chapter 198: Ge Changhong Suffers a Crushing Defeat at the Standing Committee!

On the way back to Jiang City, the big star Liang Mi was distracted as she sat in the passenger seat.

As a top-tier domestic actress and a sought-after leading lady, she had previously scorned the pursuit of wealthy tycoons and the rich young masters.

But today, to her chagrin, Xu Qianli had completely taken advantage of her.

Every time she thought of Xu Qianli’s lips and strong hands, and his distinct masculine scent, Liang Mi’s heart raced uncontrollably, and she felt feverishly uneasy all over.

Glancing at Liang Yueru, who was driving, Liang Mi asked in a soft voice, "Sis, what’s so good about Xu Qianli? Why did you, Heavenly Chosen Girl like you, fall for him? Is it because he’s reborn from a donkey and you have a thing for that?"

"You’re crazy, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Liang Yueru glanced at Liang Mi with annoyance before diving into her story.

"You might not know this, but your sister used to be so rebellious and stubborn, refusing to be disciplined. One time I..."

Liang Yueru recounted in detail how she had run away from home as a child and ended up wandering the streets for two or three months, nearly freezing or starving to death, until by sheer luck Xu Qianli rescued her.

She had been incredibly fortunate; if it hadn’t been for Xu Qianli, she wouldn’t have survived that cold night and would have long been dead.

Over the years, she had always remembered Xu Qianli’s kindness and was infatuated with him. Being with Xu Qianli was the greatest happiness of her life.

As for those wealthy magnates and young heirs, no matter how rich or powerful they were, in her eyes, they couldn’t hold a candle to even one of Xu Qianli’s fingers!

Liang Mi understood now.

"No wonder my very proud sister, who looked down on everyone, would deign to fancy Xu Qianli."

"So, he saved you back then, and that’s when you fell for him, vowing to marry no one but him?"

"I feel like you’re like the fox from the ancient stories that got rescued by the scholar and then turned into a spirit to come back and repay the favor."

"Sis, you’re even more enchanting than a fox spirit, Xu Qianli is really lucky."

"On the surface, he looks so refined, but his physique is as strong as an ox, more like he’s reborn from a donkey. Sis, when you’re with him, it must be very tough, right?"

Liang Yueru laughed softly and said cryptically, "A non-fish doesn’t know the joy of fish."

Liang Mi got the hint and giggled, "Look at you, all silly, completely smitten by Xu Qianli. Looks like you’re going to fall right into his hands for the rest of your life."

"If I’m silly, then I’m silly. It’s rare to find someone you like in life, and I don’t care about anything else. Anyway, I’m doing well now, and the future will be even better."

Speaking of which, you’re still single, aren’t you? You’re in your early twenties – it’s about time for you to fall in love. Hurry up and get a boyfriend."

Liang Yueru advised.

Get a boyfriend?

Xu Qianli’s image unconsciously floated into Liang Mi’s mind, recollecting his passion and shamelessness, her heartbeat quickened, and her chest swelled.

"Sis, what if I fall for a man who has a girlfriend?"

Trying to appear nonchalant, Liang Mi cursed herself inwardly. It was just a few kisses, a few touches, how could she seem so infatuated with Xu Qianli?

Liang Yueru suddenly grinned mischievously, her eyes gleaming craftily as they focused on Liang Mi. Then she said slyly, "Next time you see him, just dress as provocatively as you can."

"Sis, you’re so annoying. Who acts like that?"

"I think you, you’ve been corrupted by that Xu Qianli. I can’t deal with you anymore."

Liang Mi was truly at her limits, turning her face away. Her sister had said nothing just now, but she felt as if her thoughts had been seen right through.

Could it be that her sister knew about her little affair with Xu Qianli?

Was she just pretending not to know, feigning ignorance?

...

In Qingshan Town, right after Xu Qianli made his fierce declaration, he headed straight to the archives to read through the project proposal led by Li Zhu and Fan Wenbin to sell off almost all of Qingshan Town’s mountain and lake resources to attract investment.

Just as Fan Wenbin had said, those bastards, together with Li Zhu, had sold the resources of Qingshan Town’s mountains and lakes for an absurdly low price of fifty million a year.

Looking at the project proposal, Xu Qianli could hardly restrain his desire to kill those two on the spot.

Not to mention anything else, just the forestry resources of Qingshan Town alone were worth at least several billion, with countless rare species included, the real value surpassing a hundred billion.

And there were the stone mining and fishery resources, which, altogether, were far from being comparable to fifty million.

Not to bring up anything else, just the lake near Chui Liu Village, covering more than twenty thousand mu, could yield at least two hundred thousand jin of fish and shrimp each year.

Wild freshwater fish and shrimp were extremely valuable, especially species like mandarin fish, blackfish, bass, and not to mention the high-priced ones like soft-shelled turtles, Chinese mitten crabs, freshwater prawns, and others.

Even if we averaged it out to ten yuan per jin, it would generate over twenty million in benefits a year, and this was a very conservative estimate; the actual value could reach thirty million or even more.

Taking this as a reflection of the whole, it’s clear that Qingshan Town’s forestry and fishery resources were sold at a shockingly low price.

Including Feng Jiang, more than twenty big bosses got their hands on this for such a meager sum of money that even without exploiting these resources, just by selling timber and seafood, they would make a fortune.

Such a deal was just too profitable; it was virtually no different from robbing someone.

If there weren’t any issues with such a sale, Xu Qianli would never believe it.

Selling state assets for such a low price, ruining Qingshan Town’s green mountains and clear waters, Xu Qianli would never agree to it!

But to stop such a thing from happening, his current position was simply insufficient; he must become the Party Secretary of Qingshan Town as soon as possible.

At that moment, Xu Qianli’s phone rang. He checked it and saw that it was a call from Lin Zheng, Ge Changhong’s secretary.

Lin Zheng concisely informed Xu Qianli of an event: while he was in Qingshan Town, Ge Changhong had called a County Committee standing committee meeting, in which Ge Changhong was utterly defeated.

Ge Changhong had intended to leverage Lan Qianrong’s recent takeover of the County Government—her base was still unstable, and her influence in Jiang City was limited—to support Xu Qianli’s bid to become the Party Secretary of Qingshan Town.

He figured that even if Lan Qianrong strongly opposed, the other standing committee members would give him face and passing the resolution would not be difficult.

But unexpectedly, without Lan Qianrong even opening her mouth, Huang Liqiang, the head of the County Organization Department, leaped out, spoke vehemently, and opposed vigorously.

In the subsequent vote, apart from the Deputy County Party Secretary Ma Kaige and Disciplinary Committee Secretary Fan Hua expressing their support, the rest remained silent.

Then, to everyone’s surprise, Lan Qianrong publicly suggested that Fan Wenbin be appointed as the new Party Secretary of Qingshan Town, and in the following voting phase, he actually gained half of the votes, only to be flatly rejected by an infuriated Ge Changhong exercising the power of the County Party Secretary.

This standing committee meeting seemed like a draw between Ge Changhong and Lan Qianrong, but in fact, Ge Changhong was utterly defeated, completely losing his credibility.

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