Reborn in the ’80s as a Group Favorite Bigshot – Chapter 117

Chapter 117: What kind of bizarre village have they come to?

A group of people went to the pig farm together.

Song Chu asked the accountant and cashier to take out the account books for them to inspect.

Apart from the few hundred yuan Song Chu made from selling oil before she went to the provincial capital, the pig farm’s income and expenses were all based on bartering.

However, Song Chu still had the account books brought out for them to examine thoroughly.

The middle-aged man said to the other young man, “Check if there are any problems with their accounts.”

The young man nodded and began to examine the account books.

The middle-aged man and Feng Ping called over all the workers of the pig farm for questioning one by one.

The conclusion was unanimous: Song Chu was a very good director. The workers not only had no complaints but were full of praise and support for her.

Each worker at the pig farm also vowed that Song Chu had absolutely not embezzled or misappropriated public funds.

“All the expenses withdrawn by our director are posted on the wall at the entrance of the office for everyone to supervise. How could she possibly misappropriate public funds?”

“Exactly, the entire farm was started by Director Song. Why would she need to embezzle this little bit of money?”

“When the oil pressing workshop hadn’t been set up yet, she could have gone up the mountain herself to pick tea fruit and take it to the county town to press oil. If she really wanted to embezzle money, she wouldn’t have started the workshop.”

“Our Director Song also built the pig farm bit by bit with everyone. Every brick and tile was exchanged by them. The machinery factory even specially produced chick incubators for us. She’s so capable, how could she be young and inexperienced?”

“That’s right, you can’t find anyone in our village more capable than Chu Chu.”

The workers at the pig farm refuted the questions from the middle-aged man and Feng Ping, becoming increasingly agitated as they spoke.

These farmers had done nothing wrong, so they were not afraid of the county officials.

The middle-aged man and the other official hadn’t expected this kind of reaction from the pig farm workers. Hadn’t Fang Yue Lan said that the main reason Song Chu could be the director of the pig farm was because the production brigade leader was her uncle?

Uncovering embezzlement cases was considered an achievement. Coupled with Fang Yue Lan’s words, which created a preconceived notion, and because Feng Ping had a past with Fang Yue Lan, he was more inclined to help her.

So, after looking at the withdrawal records posted on the wall, he couldn’t help but look at Song Chu and ask, “When you went to the county town, you stayed in a hotel that cost ten yuan a night?”

Song Chu replied indifferently, “Yes, is there a problem with that?”

“As the director and workers of a small farm, do you need to stay in a ten-yuan-a-night hotel when you go on a business trip? Did you inflate the price?” Feng Ping already believed this to be the case.

When officials from their county office went to the provincial capital on business, they stayed in guesthouses that cost two yuan a night.

He then pointed out, “Did you need to spend so much money on clothes for the workers? And these two seem to be your relatives, right?”

“Also, the food expenses during the business trip seem a bit high, too.”

Song Chu scoffed, “Why can’t the director of a small farm stay in a good hotel on a business trip? Is there a rule that you have to stay in a bad hotel?”

“I stayed in the best hotel in Nan Province. Their price is ten yuan a night. You can verify this. Don’t throw baseless accusations at me just because you’re ignorant.”

“Song Ping and Song Jianxing are indeed my relatives, but they are also the backbone of the pig farm. They often represent our pig farm in dealing with large factories outside, so of course, they need to dress well.”

“Besides, it’s not just them. We also bought the same clothes for two other workers responsible for external relations. They are not my relatives.”

“Our staff have to travel around and deal with factories in the provincial capital, which is hard work. Shouldn’t our farm let them eat well?”

“We ate at a state-run restaurant. If you think the price is inflated, then you can question the pricing of the state-run restaurant in the provincial capital.”

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“In conclusion, this only shows that our pig farm has good benefits. What does it have to do with me embezzling public funds? Your questioning is ridiculous.”

“Moreover, does your county office have regulations that limit the level and price of hotels for business trips, require meals to be based on a certain standard during business trips, and prohibit buying clothes and providing benefits for employees? If so, please show me the documents.”

Feng Ping was rendered speechless by Song Chu’s rebuttal. The county office indeed had no such regulations.

He just felt that Song Chu’s travel expenses were too high, so he questioned them. Who knew this woman was so sharp-tongued?

The middle-aged man frowned and said to Song Chu coldly, “We are here to investigate your problems. You should cooperate. Your way of spending is unreasonable. Shouldn’t our comrades be allowed to question it?”

Song Chu also sneered, “You are comrades from the county office here to investigate. I hope you will use evidence to speak and not just make baseless accusations. Do you think I should admit guilt just because you find it unreasonable? I can’t accept that.”

“You have the right to investigate, and I have the right to explain. If you continue to make conclusions based on your own assumptions and suspicions, then I also have the right to report you to the Public Security Bureau for slander and to the county office for abusing your authority.” She was not afraid of them.

Song Chu said to the accountant, “Show them the invoices.”

The accountant took out the invoices that had been prepared long ago, including all the receipts for food and lodging.

The prices were indeed high, but it also meant that Song Chu was not lying. They had not inflated the prices to pocket the difference.

Looking at the invoice from the hotel in the provincial capital, the middle-aged man didn’t know what to say. Even their director didn’t stay here when he went to the provincial capital on business.

“Do you need to stay in such a good place when you go on a business trip? You are indulging in pleasure-seeking.” He couldn’t help but say.

Song Chu raised an eyebrow, “Hotels are meant for people to stay in. If we follow your logic, does that mean everyone who stays in this hotel is indulging in pleasure-seeking?”

“If that’s what you think, then you can write a letter of accusation to the provincial committee. If the provincial committee determines that others are indulging in pleasure-seeking, then I will accept it. Otherwise, you are slandering me, and I will sue you for defamation.”

The middle-aged man choked. Although he had never stayed in this hotel, he knew that the people who could afford to stay there were not of low status. How could he report them for indulging in pleasure-seeking? That would be suicide.

How could this country girl be so eloquent and difficult to deal with?

“That’s not what I meant. I mean, do you, a rural pig farm, need to stay in such a good hotel on a business trip?” He immediately defended himself.

Song Chu said confidently, “I think business trips are hard work. What’s wrong with letting our farm workers eat well and stay well? Our farm’s benefits are just that good.”

The workers and villagers of the pig farm also spoke up one after another.

“That’s right, our Chu Chu worked hard on her business trip. She should stay well. Our pig farm is willing to let them stay well. What’s the problem?”

“Our Chu Chu worked so hard on her business trip, shouldn’t she eat well?”

“Not to mention ten yuan a night, even if it were twenty or thirty, our Chu Chu can stay if she wants to. What’s it to you?”

“Our farm has good benefits. What’s wrong with employees staying well on business trips? You are just being nosy.”

The more they spoke, the more agitated the workers and villagers became. They wanted to point their fingers at the two men and curse them.

The general meaning was one: Our Chu Chu should stay that well and eat that well. What are you going to do about it?

The middle-aged man and Feng Ping were dumbfounded: “……”

What kind of bizarre village had they come to?

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