I've Always Disliked Their Family

Doctor Wu was stunned when he heard it. Wasn't his son-in-law Zhang Mu the village chief? Why was Zhang Zhuzi coming in to stir things up again?

Doctor Wu wanted to say that Zhang Mu was the village chief, but recalling the incident at the school opening last time, he shut his mouth again, wondering if there would be another mess like last time.

Doctor Wu immediately decided not to make a fuss, thinking that if he said Zhang Mu was the chief but Zhang Mu didn't actually get the position, his family would become the laughingstock of the village.

In the crowd, Aunt Hong was holding her son Liu Xiao Cheng and looked at Qin Sanniang, asking, "Sanniang, is it true that your Zhuzi is the village chief this time? Last time, wasn't the Young Master..."

"Oh, last time is last time, now is now!" Qin Sanniang interrupted Aunt Hong arrogantly, curling her delicate fingers proudly. "What do you know! Last time, the Young Master didn't know my Zhao Cai. Now, my Zhao Cai is the Young Master's personally appointed attendant. Can it be the same?"

Aunt Hong and others in the crowd whispered among themselves. Aunt Hong curled her lips disdainfully, thinking it was just a connection bought by selling her son's backside, so why be so smug?

But everyone knew the Young Master had chosen Zhang Zhao Cai as his personal attendant, so when Qin Sanniang said so, everyone believed it.

After all, now that Zhang Zhuzi's family had climbed up the big tree of the Young Master, it was reasonable for Zhang Zhuzi to become the village chief.

Doctor Wu listened and understood, then without even bothering with formalities, quickly turned and went home.

"What!?" Wu Caiwei was helping Zhang Mu tidy his clothes when she heard Doctor Wu's account, and she widened her eyes in disbelief. "This... this can't be. Ali specifically instructed this time, it must be Brother Zhang Mu!"

Doctor Wu slapped his thigh and sighed, "But Qin Sanniang spoke with so much detail, saying the Young Master favored her Zhang Zhao Cai, and that's why Zhang Zhuzi was made village chief. Originally, the Young Master was close to Su Li's family, but wasn't that because of Yuánbǎo's eldest cousin, Tudan? Tudan went home to see his parents and isn't in the village. Maybe... maybe the Young Master's relationship with Tudan has cooled, and he's taken a liking to Zhang Zhao Cai? Oh, the Young Master is who he is; who becomes village chief is just a matter of his word."

Hearing this, Wu Caiwei was a bit shaken and said to Zhang Mu, "Brother Zhang Mu, do you think the Young Master might have changed his mind?"

Zhang Mu sat down, lowered his head, and thought for a moment, then said, "I don't think so."

"How about we go to Ali's house and ask? If we don't clarify this, what if there's another mix-up..." Wu Caiwei suggested.

Zhang Mu nodded and said, "Yes, let's go to Ali's house and find out what's really going on. This is strange—why is Zhang Zhuzi acting up and claiming the village chief position? I'm really puzzled."

So Zhang Mu and Wu Caiwei took the gifts they had prepared and headed to Su Li's house.

Meanwhile, Zhang Zhuzi and Qin Sanniang were strolling around the village, implicitly threatening those who had offended them before, warning that if they didn't bring gifts, they'd make things difficult once in office.

The villagers, fearing the village chief's power, dared not speak out and hurriedly prepared gifts for Zhang Zhuzi's inauguration.

Zhang Zhuzi and Qin Sanniang returned home happily with a pile of gifts. Qin Sanniang counted them while cheerfully saying, "Ah, being an official is great. So many benefits! No wonder Zhang Mu is so eager to be village chief. Hmph, Zhuzi, once you take office, you must deal with Zhang Mu's family properly. I've long disliked them."