Rebirth in 1980, the rise of the golden age

Chapter 259 Pour Tea

Li Youcai laughed and said in public: "It seems that Mr. Zhong is not only timid, but also very good at pretending to be stupid. Put these two things together, and you really are a complete villain."

"Li Youcai, who the hell are you calling a villain?" Zhong Yuanbing pointed at Li Youcai angrily.

"Whoever dares to do it but not to take responsibility is a villain! Stop pretending, I'm talking about you! The one with the surname Zhong!" Li Youcai didn't tolerate him and directly called out Zhong Yuanbing by name.

Zhong Yuanbing, who was furious just now, stopped pretending when he saw that Li Youcai was sure that it was him who did it.

He took two steps forward and came to the table. The younger brother behind him pulled out a chair for him, and Zhong Yuanbing sat down directly without hesitation.

"You were lucky this time and got away with it, but I don't believe you'll be so lucky next time!"

"That's right, I'm the one who's bullying you behind your back. What can you do to me?"

"This is Teng County. You're just a country bumpkin, and you dare challenge me? Sooner or later, I'll make you cry!"

Li Youcai was not angry either. Since they were now openly opposed to each other, no matter what Zhong Yuanbing said, Li Youcai would not take it to heart.

"Really? I also want to see who will cry next time! Stop talking nonsense. How are you going to deal with this matter?"

"What else can I do? Of course I will continue to mess with you. Even if you are lucky enough to escape, it is a fact that Chunfeng bread has made people sick. Once this is published in the newspaper, let's see how long your crappy factory can last!" Zhong Yuanbing smiled triumphantly.

"Really? That's unfortunate. My factory isn't very big, but when it opened, Deputy County Chief Zhou personally came to cut the ribbon, and it was even reported in the newspapers."

After Li Youcai finished speaking, he threw out a newspaper and sent it to Zhong Yuanbing who was sitting opposite him.

A younger brother reached out and picked up the newspaper, unfolded it and handed it to Zhong Yuanbing.

Teng County Daily.

The front-page headline was a report on the opening of the Chunfeng Bakery in Teng County. There was a large photo on it, which was taken when his uncle Zhou Wei and Li Youcai were cutting the ribbon together.

There was a caption under the photo, and the more Zhong Yuanbing looked at it, the less he smiled.

Deputy County Mayor Zhou has worked tirelessly to develop the local economy, support business growth, and single-handedly promote a new model of state-owned and collective management! ···

"Your uncle is truly shameless in his quest to climb the social ladder. He's taking advantage of everything and claiming all the credit. Now everyone in Teng County thinks my Chunfeng Bakery is a company backed by Deputy County Chief Zhou. They think Chunfeng bread has made people sick. Do you think the people will blame me more or your uncle more?"

Zhong Yuanbing's face turned pale. When he heard what Li Youcai said, he said nothing and insisted on reading the report in the newspaper.

Just as Li Youcai said, the entire report praised Zhou Wei's achievements and the efforts he put into facilitating the establishment of the bakery, and described him as a good leader of the people.

After reading the newspaper, Zhong Yuanbing tore it into pieces.

"Mr. Li, you think I'll let you go just because of this tattered newspaper? You're dreaming too much. My uncle can get the newspaper to praise him, so I can make the newspaper write about you and make you a disgrace forever!"

"That's amazing, but I don't know how the Teng County newspaper became yours. Do you have the final say?"

"I heard that Deputy County Chief Zhou seems to be getting a promotion soon? According to the organization's usual process for selecting cadres, this period is the organization's probation period for Deputy County Chief Zhou. What do you think would happen if it were to be revealed at this time that the company supported by Deputy County Chief Zhou had a major health hazard, resulting in a mass poisoning?"

As soon as Li Youcai finished speaking, Wang Qiang responded from the side: "What else can we do? This shows that this person is not reliable. We need to observe carefully. If things go wrong, another competitor will jump out and step on him. It's uncertain who will become the county magistrate."

Zhong Yuanbing's face was gloomy. He didn't expect that Li Youcai would actually bring up his uncle, and he didn't expect that his uncle actually had such a relationship with Chunfeng Bread.

"You know nothing about officialdom. If you can influence him with just a few groundless rumors, then my uncle won't be able to hold on to his position. How naive!"

"Is it just groundless speculation?"

Li Youcai's tone changed, and he took out a green plastic bag. The square thing wrapped in the plastic bag was exactly the thing that Zhong Yuanbing and others prepared for Xiao Ding.

"You're so damn insidious! You bribed the security guards in my factory to poison them. You're really good at framing me."

When Zhong Yuanbing saw this package, he immediately understood why the people from the Health Bureau didn't find anything.

"There are over twenty poisoned people in the hospital right now, most of them children. The police have already opened a case and are investigating. If I take this package and Xiao Ding to the police station right now and report someone maliciously poisoning and framing our factory, do you think the police will find out about you? And will they implicate Deputy County Magistrate Zhou?"

"You say this is just groundless speculation?"

"Xiao Ding is in your hands?" Zhong Yuanbing's heart skipped a beat.

"What else? If Xiao Ding hadn't confessed everything to me, how could I be so sure that it was you, a bastard, who was behind this."

"Mr. Zhong, you're wrong about one thing. We did come from the countryside barefoot, but the barefoot are never afraid of those who wear shoes. Don't you understand this?"

As the cards in his hand were played one by one, Zhong Yuanbing's momentum was increasingly weakened by Li Youcai.

Inside the box, Zhong Yuanbing, who was originally confident of victory, gradually became the one at a disadvantage.

Zhong Yuanbing was silent for a long time, constantly thinking about how to deal with the situation.

But no matter how many methods he thought of, he found that none of them could get rid of his uncle. He had to admit that Li Youcai had grasped his pain point this time. His uncle Zhou Wei was now in a critical period. If he could step up that step, he would become the head of a county, and his career would be smoother.

But if he couldn't make it, as the loser in the competition, his uncle would most likely remain here for the rest of his life, or even worse.

Zhong Yuanbing didn't dare to gamble because he couldn't afford to lose, and his uncle couldn't afford to lose even more.

"Give me Xiao Ding and this package. What are the conditions? Tell me." Zhong Yuanbing gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.

Seeing Zhong Yuanbing lower his head, Li Youcai smiled.

"I've been talking for so long, my mouth is dry. Could you please pour me a cup of tea, Mr. Zhong? This request is not too much, right?"

"you!"

Zhong Yuanbing clenched his fists until they crackled.

Li Youcai was clearly humiliating him, but at this point Li Youcai had Xiao Ding and the physical evidence in his hands, so he had to endure it.

"Brother Bing, let me pour it." Jiang Yongbiao stepped forward from behind Zhong Yuanbing and immediately reached for the teapot.

Dalinzi was quick-witted and quick-handed. He jumped up from his seat and grabbed Jiang Yongbiao's wrist.

"Who the hell do you think you are? You think you can even pour tea!"

Dalinzi grabbed Jiang Yongbiao's wrist and lifted it up, while Jiang Yongbiao pressed it down hard, trying to get the teapot.

The two people wrestled in public.

Dalinzi had been lifting wood and pulling a large saw in the forest farm since he was a child. The strength in his hands was far beyond that of ordinary people. No matter how hard Jiang Yongbiao used, his hand was still getting farther and farther away from the teapot.

Seeing his men about to lose, Zhong Yuanbing finally couldn't bear it any longer and shouted, "That's enough, get out."

Jiang Yongbiao's face turned red. With unwillingness, he glared at Dalinzi fiercely and then retreated.

Zhong Yuanbing stood up, finally picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Li Youcai.