After Three Years in Retirement Back in the Village, I Lost but Was Not Defeated

Name: After Three Years in Retirement Back in the Village, I Lost but Was Not Defeated
Author: Being Shallow Isn't Wrong

退休回村三年，我输了但没有败

by Being Shallow Isn't Wrong (肤浅不是错)

Status: Completed
Length: 151k Words
Genre: Urban
Subgenre: Urban Everyday
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Synopsis

After retiring, I was sent back to my hometown to serve as the village's First Secretary. I had barely reached the village entrance when someone smashed a jar at me: “Huai Shu Village doesn't welcome you!” An old flame brought me a bowl of fish soup, with a letter at the bottom that had never been sent, forty years ago. Someone sent an anonymous report to the disciplinary inspection committee, accusing me of misconduct. Three months on the clock. Nobody believes me. Three years later, the person who smashed the jar brought me a new one. My old rival in love knelt in the mud and wept. People began returning to the hollowed-out village. I left, but the story wasn't over. More importantly, I gained an unexpected reward! Did I lose? Sure. But I wasn't defeated.

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