I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 128 - 125: Reincarnation

Accountant Li swiftly regained his composure, with the same gentle smile.

He also showed a look of surprise: "Are you Comrade Jiang Jian Country? Great, finally meeting you in person. It’s impressive that the young man who decisively investigated Qingshui Village Committee is so young, amazing! Well done! Sun Heqing was just a troublemaker, Comrade Jian Guo, you did a great job!"

Jiang Jian Country was puzzled by the compliment, thinking Accountant Li seemed nice, could it be a grudge between Uncle Wang and Accountant Li?

But Uncle Wang’s opinion about Chairman Jing and the fourth sister matched, so Uncle Wang shouldn’t be lying.

What could be Accountant Li’s reason then?

After all, this is their first meeting, and there should be no conflict of interest, Accountant Li likely wouldn’t scheme against him.

"Thank you for the praise, I’ll try to do better, and hope to receive more guidance from you to improve further."

Accountant Li waved his hand: "Ah! It’s good for young people to be modest, very good. Comrade Jian Guo just mentioned coming to submit approval materials to Chairman Jing? You’re unlucky, Chairman Jing took his secretary to the provincial city for a meeting, and won’t be back for seven or eight days. If you trust me, you can leave the materials in the office; I’ll make sure to tell Chairman Jing."

Jiang Jian Country didn’t expect the bad timing but chose not to leave the materials.

"Since the chairman is away, I’ll come back in a week. Thank you, Accountant Li."

Accountant Li squinted slightly as Jiang Jian Country turned around.

Thinking this kid is quite alert; he initially planned to take the materials, see if they were useful for his relatives, or tear them up if not.

Oh! Jiang Jian Country, underestimated you.

Why does Accountant Li hold a grudge against Jiang Jian Country? It’s because his cousin is the accountant of Qingshan Village, and Jiang Jian Country had him arrested as soon as he took office, causing a huge stir, and now his cousin is sent to the countryside for reform, planting a seed of resentment in him.

It’s Jiang Jian Country’s misfortune to run into him today, though he’s a bit crafty.

Accountant Li knew not to rush things, which is why he has managed to stay safe for years.

When Jiang Jian Country stepped outside, intending to confirm with Uncle Wang, he found Uncle Wang wasn’t the guard anymore. He waited at the door but Uncle Wang didn’t return, so he asked the new gatekeeper.

However, the new guard seemed oblivious, not responding at all.

Jiang Jian Country felt defeated, waited at the door for another hour, neither Uncle Wang nor Chairman Jing and his secretary showed up, and began believing Accountant Li’s words, reluctantly heading home to plan anew.

But as soon as he left, Uncle Wang returned.

"Xiao Wu, thank you, thank you, you saved me."

Xiao Wu gave Uncle Wang a smile, as instructed by Accountant Li.

Uncle Wang has a little granddaughter. His eldest daughter and her husband both work in the city, unable to care for her, so the child was sent to him. Uncle Wang’s wife passed away early, leaving him alone to work and care for his granddaughter, often overwhelmed. Luckily, his granddaughter was obedient, could entertain herself, and only needed meals prepared for her. The night before, he had been asked to stay on duty, and couldn’t prepare breakfast for his granddaughter, just managed to buy something in a rush.

Meanwhile, Jiang Jian Country didn’t know Chairman Jing hadn’t gone on a trip, he was inspecting Liu Village, with Jiang Jian Country passing through there but remained uninformed, missing seeing him. As for Uncle Wang, he is merely a gatekeeper, aware of general information but not privy to the chairman’s schedule, naturally unable to inform Jiang Jian Country.

Jiang Mingyue finished cooking, and the study time for Xiao Hui and Xiao Ran arrived; Jiang Mingyue always regulated their time spent using their eyes, cautious of them developing nearsightedness, starting prevention early.

Xiao Hui packed up to go home as her family received food distribution; her mom didn’t allow her to continue dining at Third Aunt’s house. She actually felt uncomfortable about it, though Ms. Ming Yue’s cooking was delicious, and Third Aunt’s family welcomed her. Yet, she didn’t want to seem shameless.

Xiao Hui returned home for meals, and Jiang Mingyue didn’t insist, which was a normal way to interact, plus as they just received food shares, Fourth Aunt’s family of two was adequate for a long while.

In fact, distribution should have been per person, but counting everyone would be tedious, so for now, it’s by household. Her plan for a brick factory is to quickly produce and profit, alleviating villagers from caring about these details once they have money in hand.

It’s impossible to make everything perfect; deficiencies here can be compensated elsewhere.

After preparing the meal, Jiang Mingyue took Xiao Ran to wait for everyone outside.

First came Mrs. Jiang riding her off-road tricycle, with a basket of wild herbs and Jiang Zhenmei sitting alongside.

Jiang Mingyue blinked: "Third sister, why didn’t you drive and bring mom?"

Jiang Zhenmei saw the disapproval in her sister’s eyes and shrugged helplessly: "Mom won’t let me drive it, avoiding touching it entirely."

Jiang Mingyue: "..."

Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Zhenmei went into the yard to wash their hands and face, followed by the second brother; now waiting for the elder brother.

After another quarter-hour, Mrs. Jiang suggested not waiting anymore; finishing their meal and handling their tasks separately, and soon the elder brother returned with a dejected look.

"What’s wrong? Didn’t the approval go through?" Mrs. Jiang saw her son’s demeanor and voiced her guess.

Jiang Mingyue tugged at Mrs. Jiang: "Brother, wash up and eat, mom and Xiao Ran are hungry."

Hearing his sister’s gentle voice providing a soothing warmth, Jiang Jian Country recalled his sister’s words that a man shouldn’t bring work frustration home, trying his best to adjust and finally forced a smile.

"Alright, you all eat first, I’ll wash my hands and join you."

Jiang Mingyue inwardly sighed: Feel for the elder brother.

After the meal, Jiang Mingyue pulled her elder brother aside to ask, and Jiang Jian Country recounted everything in detail.

She blinked: Did Chairman Jing really go to the provincial city for a meeting? Why does she feel skeptical?

"Don’t worry, brother, we’ll go check again in the morning, going every day, we’ll catch the chairman eventually, won’t we?"

With his sister’s reassurance, Jiang Jian Country felt suddenly enlightened, recharging his energy: "That’s right, if today doesn’t work, I’ll try tomorrow, the chairman has to return for work eventually."

In the afternoon, Jiang Mingyue secluded herself in her room to enter the space.

Inside, she landed directly in front of the bamboo.

The door was tightly shut; peeking in through uncovered windows, Yan Jinzhi wasn’t there, and the note on the door disappeared.

She checked the five jars of wine behind the bamboo, one was missing.

Without thinking, a smile crept on her lips.

Suddenly, came a voice.

"Why are you smiling? Did something good happen?"

"Yan Jinzhi, did you enjoy the wine?"

"Mm, delicious!" Though he had meant to hide in the space to drink, he took it to the base’s room where the aroma was so tempting, a group sniffed it out, leaving him only a sip.

Jiang Mingyue felt she could read his mind at that moment; she advised wholeheartedly: "Yan Jinzhi, you should share it, you know? I kept only one jar for my family, also gave my elder cousin just one jar, distributing five jars to you, do you know why?"

Yan Jinzhi: "..." Is this karma coming full circle? He once taught her similarly years ago.