During my escape from famine, I survived by eavesdropping on the whispers of food.

Those wealthy men quickly chimed in.

Master Ma quickly stepped forward and said to Lin Zheng, "Sir, you must not, you must not! If this is done, it will set a precedent that allows even young children to sit in these seats. That would be far too unacceptable to the public."

Master Wang said, “Sir, you must not do this. If you do this, she is just a child. How can she be a respected leader? You absolutely cannot do this!”

Master Yu said, "If we really let a little kid become the president of the chamber of commerce, wouldn't the chambers of commerce in other counties laugh their heads off? It's simply ridiculous."

Master Liu: "Sir, we can discuss any matters, but we absolutely cannot hand over the position of commander to this child! Absolutely not!"

Master Chen sighed deeply and quickly advised, "Sir, you must think carefully before you act. If you hand over the position of president of the Chamber of Commerce to a mere child, I'm afraid it will be difficult to gain the respect of the people in the future."

We've already shown her immense honor by having her as a member of the Chamber of Commerce. If you're thinking of handing over the position of Chamber President to her, it might be difficult to explain to the new members later!

Everyone present voiced their opposition.

However, Lin Zheng's meaning was very clear. He turned to Qin Shuangshuang and said earnestly, "Miss Qin, since we met, she has done a very good job. She saved the lives of all the soldiers and now she has also rallied the officers and soldiers in the government office, as well as other civilians, to overcome this crisis together."

You say she can't handle it, but do you think you can?

"What's wrong with taking a little of your food? Will we eat you dry? It's obvious the merchants' guild provides you with benefits, yet you are so ungrateful. Since that's the case, then I'll say no more."

Qin Shuangshuang never expected that Lin Zheng would hand over the position of president to her at this time.

She was also somewhat shocked, but when she thought about how, as Zhang Hui's president, she would have to manage a lot of things, and if she couldn't develop herself, it would indeed be too restrictive.

Now, she was also embarrassed and wondered if she could find a way to shirk responsibility.

Just then, I looked up and saw someone walk in through the door.

Qin Shuangshuang looked at the other person, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with an expensive jade pendant hanging from his waist. There was nothing cheap on him.

Just then, Master Chen spoke up, saying to the person opposite him, "Isn't this the current president of the Chamber of Commerce next door?"

Why would you come here out of the blue?

Chairman Jin then said to Lin Zheng, "Sir, since you want to elect a chairman, why not elect me? I've now won over the people of our county."

This is how a major chamber of commerce behaves, unlike some chambers that always put their own interests first. Sir, if you ask me, why don't I become the president of your chamber of commerce? What do you think?"

Lin Zheng never expected that this person would propose to become the head of the external association in his territory. Wasn't that just a way to let other counties take this opportunity to annex the resources in his county?

Even so, he still felt that the people were the most important.

Qin Shuangshuang approached Lin Zheng and asked curiously, "Sir, what do you think of this person? After all, it's a bit hard to accept someone like me, a young girl, as the president."

Besides, I do have my own things I want to do.

I think I definitely need to develop my own career, but I can't put all my energy into the Chamber of Commerce. It would be reasonable to accept the position of Chamber of Commerce president when I am stronger. It would probably be inappropriate to do it now.

Lin Zheng then said to Qin Shuangshuang very seriously, "Although you are young, I will always send some locals to assist you. If you entrust this meeting to these incompetent old men, to be honest, I am really not at ease."

This was the first time Qin Shuangshuang had ever heard the usually gentle and refined Lin Zheng utter such foul language. It seemed that these old fogies had really angered her quite a bit.

At this moment, the current president said to the others, "Sir, if you don't believe me, we can make a bet. If I win this time, I might as well take over the position of president of your chamber of commerce."

"Rest assured, I will ensure the people have enough to eat. I will never be like those stubborn old men who stuff everything into their own pockets. Our county's chamber of commerce would never do such a thing."

Lin Zheng is now wavering.

Looking at this man, Qin Shuangshuang felt that he had ulterior motives. Then she heard the sound of insects crawling around in his hair.

"Do you think I don't know what he's up to? He just wants to take this opportunity to annex all the usable things and resources in this county, so that he can expand his own forces and show it to others."

"It seems like he wants his son to get promoted and make a fortune!"

"That's right! How could we parasites not understand his intentions? We've been around him for so long, listening to what he said to those high-ranking officials. Now we can tell from his tone whether he's sincere or not."

"Yes, yes, I never thought I would actually be able to do things like being a psychologist."

Qin Shuangshuang almost blurted it out, her eyes suddenly turning cold.

So this person's true intentions were simply to get his son promoted.

Since that's the case, she couldn't just hand over the position at this venue. Qin Shuangshuang stepped forward without hesitation and said, "Since the position of chairman of this event has always been decided by people from our own county, let's give it to someone from our own village."

We should let people from other counties take over; otherwise, it might be detrimental to the development of our own county.

Lin Zheng hesitated for a while, then patiently said to Qin Shuangshuang, "If you're unwilling to take over, I'm willing to give him the position. Besides, I'm already worried about those wealthy men behind him. If we could elect someone who can ensure the people have enough to eat..."

"Even if they're from other counties, so what?" Qin Shuangshuang understood Lin Zheng's meaning. Seeing that this wealthy man was already determined to win, the other wealthy men behind him quickly dissuaded Lin Zheng, saying, "Absolutely not! This judgment is wrong. If we hand over the rights and interests of these chambers of commerce and the people to people from other counties, who knows what they might do to take advantage of the situation?"

"That's right, sir. You must think twice before you act. You absolutely cannot let others take away all the resources allocated to our county because of this decision. How are the other people supposed to live?"

Lin Zheng became increasingly hesitant. Qin Shuang looked at the current chairman, who was determined to take over the position, and it seemed that she would have no choice but to take it over herself.

Qin Shuangshuang then said to Lin Zheng, "How about I do it?"

However, the four wealthy men objected without hesitation, saying, "No, absolutely not! She's just a young girl; she absolutely cannot take on this!"