School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert-Chapter 479 - 480: The Money is in Place

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"Big Sister, what's going on?" someone asked curiously.

"Stop asking for now, let's get them back here for the meeting," Auntie Zhou hurriedly picked up the meeting-specific notebook and headed towards the conference room at the back.

Seeing this, the others found it inappropriate to keep asking and followed Auntie Zhou towards the conference room. Everyone seemed exceptionally curious and also exceptionally interested. Someone spoke up, "What's the matter?"

"Could it be some incredibly good news?"

"Did the Municipal Committee allocate funds to us? Or did our welfare benefits increase this year?"

The crowd discussed eagerly as they headed in pairs and groups towards the conference room.

Once inside the conference room, everyone was exceedingly excited. Auntie Zhou, in particular, had a face flushed with red, as if she felt today's event was very memorable. Soon, everyone who heard the news had arrived, and quickly, the conference room was packed with people. The room wasn't very large to begin with, with one long rectangular table, over twenty employees of the Residents' Committee, including those from the Family Planning Office, had all gathered together.

The atmosphere was extremely lively.

"Big Sister, tell us the news, come on," someone urged.

"Yeah, don't delay our work time," added another.

Everyone chimed in.

Auntie Zhou chuckled and then announced, "Comrades, I have some good news to share with you, our Fuxing Community's Fuxing Road entrance is finally going to be repaired."

"Ah?!"

"No way? We don't have the money."

"Exactly, who is paying for this? That's the key point!"

As soon as they heard that the road at the entrance needed repairs, everyone became anxious, after all, it was a substantial expense. Unless the Municipal Committee paid for it, but they definitely wouldn't; those people are highly rigid in their ways, not willing to contribute a single cent if it's outside their jurisdiction. The community had already communicated numerous times with the city government officials, but each time they were met with stern refusals. After repeatedly being rejected, it wasn't easy for the community staff to keep knocking on their door, so they could only watch helplessly as robberies occurred on Fuxing Road from time to time.

"Don't worry, this time it's not the Residents' Committee footing the bill," Auntie Zhou said with a chuckle.

"Then who is paying for it?" asked someone.

You all know this person," Auntie Zhou's lips curled into a smile as she said, "He's the pride of our Fuxing Community, and he's a star figure in our neighborhood!"

"Who is it?"

"Li Yunpeng?"

"Impossible!"

A flurry of discussions ensued.

Unable to guess who it was, the group then said, "Come on, Big Sister Zhou, just tell us straight, don't keep us hanging."

"All right, I'll tell you!" Auntie Zhou chuckled and revealed, "This person is indeed a good man, a fine young fellow. Remember the Chinese chess tournament last year? He donated all his prize money to our community."

"Ah... It's him!"

"Xiao Han!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately realized who it was. A star figure, other than Xiao Han, who could it be?! He was once pursued for interviews by numerous nationally renowned media, and coveted by dozens of prominent universities across the country, each eagerly wanting to draw Xiao Han into their institutions.

"Right!" Auntie Zhou immediately nodded her head and confirmed, "It's him, it's Xiao Han."

"Why would Xiao Han want to repair Fuxing Road?"

"Yeah, where did he get so much money?"

"Didn't he spend all the scholarship money from the college entrance exam on buying and decorating a house?"

Everyone seemed very curious, bombarding her with questions.

"Hehe, I don't know about that," Auntie Zhou laughed and then said, "Anyway, Xiao Han has expressed an intention to repair the streetlights on Fuxing Road. I've done an estimate, and it looks like it will cost about two hundred thousand."

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"That much?!" Everyone exclaimed in shock.

"For a five hundred meter road, almost every streetlight needs to be replaced, and a lot of the electrical poles are damaged as well," Auntie Zhou made a careful calculation and then said, "It's the end of the year now, so labor costs are high. However, we have to strive to get it done before the day after tomorrow, which is New Year's Eve."

"Isn't there not enough time?"

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"Isn't that the case, it's already so late, is there even enough time?"

As soon as everyone heard this, they all gasped in shock.

"Hmph, we are a group of people who have struggled in the past." Auntie Zhou sneered, then said, "What's this little difficulty? Let's start dividing the work and cooperating right away. Take charge of the main tasks. Assign the workloads."

"Okay!" Everyone nodded in agreement.

This was about doing good, practical work. If done well, they could even report their achievements to the Municipal Committee afterward. Perhaps there would be extra rewards coming their way. So, everyone seemed very interested. An expectant expression appeared on each of their faces.

Auntie Zhou smiled and said, "Folks, this time we need to put in a good effort. We aim to finish the work by the end of the year."

"Big Sister, you assign the tasks," everybody said one after another.

"Okay!" Big Sister Zhou nodded, saying, "Old Li from the Family Planning Office, your group will be responsible for the procurement of street lights. Xiaohong, you're in charge of hiring workers, and you need to do it quickly. Find several groups of people, and strive to complete the work before the end of the year…"

Big Sister Zhou quickly started allocating tasks.

After the work had been assigned, Old Li from the Family Planning Office said, "Big Sister, has the money been arranged? If the funds aren't in place, how can we be responsible for procurement? We can't be expected to pay out of our own pockets, can we?"

"Don't worry, it will be in place very soon." A smile emerged on Big Sister Zhou's face upon hearing this.

Although Xiao Han hadn't given her the money, Auntie Zhou truly believed in this kid. She had watched Xiao Han grow up from a child; he was guileless and had been well-behaved and sensible since he was young. He would never joke about such matters. Thus, Auntie Zhou was certain that Xiao Han would give her the money.

True to her expectations, before the meeting had even concluded, the sound of a motorcycle engine roared outside.

Soon after, Li Dapang entered carrying a bag.

"Auntie Zhou!" Li Dapang called out loudly.

"Who is it?" A Residents' Committee worker quickly went out to greet him.

"Where's Director Zhou?" Li Dapang asked.

"We're in the middle of a meeting, what do you need?" the worker quickly said, "Is there something you need us to do?"

"Oh, I'm here to bring you money!" Li Dapang chuckled, then said, "Xiao Han agreed to give you money, right? To repair the street lights at the entrance on Fuxing Road? I've brought you two hundred thousand."

"Really?" Upon hearing this, the worker hurriedly shouted into the meeting room, "Big Sister Zhou, Xiao Han's money has arrived!"

When everyone heard this, they all ran out. Seeing this scene, Li Dapang was quite scared, especially when he saw Old Li, which caused his face to pale slightly. Ever since he was young, Li Dapang's mother used to frighten him with the Family Planning Office because he was disobedient. Li Dapang had also witnessed the strong-arm tactics of the Family Planning Office, like seizing possessions and destructive actions... they were capable of anything. Li Dapang had always been scared of people from the Residents' Committee. If he needed to handle something at the Residents' Committee, he dared not go.

"Big Fatty, you've come?" Seeing him, Auntie Zhou quickly took the money. Inside were twenty bundles of ten thousand yuan each, neatly placed on the table.

Li Dapang chuckled and said, "Auntie Zhou, I've delivered the money. Can you give me a receipt?"

"Of course, of course." As soon as Auntie Zhou heard him, she immediately nodded. She quickly wrote a receipt by hand and then stamped it with the official seal of the Residents' Committee. Li Dapang took the receipt, left the Residents' Committee with a jovial smile, and after leaving, he sprinted away at full speed.

"This kid, he acts as if he's seen a ghost when he sees us!" Auntie Xiaohong said with a chuckle.

"Isn't it just the trouble caused by the Family Planning Office!" a Residents' Committee worker laughed.

"Nonsense!" Old Li from the Family Planning Office naturally did not want to take the blame: "What does that have to do with us?"

"Your past work wasn't done properly," the worker chuckled, "Which child in the community isn't afraid of you? From their birth, you kept a watchful eye on those kids, afraid that any of them might be born in violation of the policy. I reckon no one knows the population of our Fuxing Community better than you."

"Who told us to be in charge of family planning work?!" Old Li sneered condescendingly in response.

"Alright, now we need to be united and work hard," Auntie Zhou quickly spoke up, "Now isn't the time for internal disputes. Old Li, the money has arrived, so hurry up and make the purchases. After buying the goods, take the invoice to the finance department for reimbursement."

"Alright then!" Hearing this, Old Li quickly nodded.

Just as Old Li was about to leave, Auntie Zhou said urgently, "Wait!"

"What now?" Upon hearing this, Old Li asked.

"Old Li," Auntie Zhou spoke with grave sincerity, "This money is a sign of Xiao Han's goodwill, and you know his family's situation—they used to be so poor they literally had nothing to eat. Even though their circumstances have improved now, every single penny here was earned through Xiao Han's hard work. I hope that every cent can be spent where it's most needed, on essential things. If there's any surplus money, we'll return it to Xiao's family; if it's not enough, we'll make up the shortfall with the Residents' Committee's funds."

"I..." Old Li's face reddened upon hearing this, and he nodded quickly, "Rest assured, I understand the priority of the matter."

"That's good to hear," Auntie Zhou said with a solemn face, "Do not let down the expectations of every resident of Fuxing Community. If there's any issue with the accounts this time, I will not hesitate to punish you severely!"

This was the first time in all her years of working at the Residents' Committee that Auntie Zhou had ever spoken such grave words. She had been moved by Xiao Han's kindness. The community had received a benevolent gesture, and she certainly could not be greedy. Past events were one thing—after all, those involved the nation's money, and with high-ranking officials embezzling at the top, those below taking a little bite didn't concern her much. But this was different. If Old Li dared to pocket even a penny during the procurement process, Auntie Zhou would confront him without hesitation.