I Became a Village Chief in a Tragic Romance Novel

. Shen Shu transmigrated into a book, becoming a sickly bottom who shared his name and surname and had a classic love-addled brain. In the original story, he would first be conned out of his entire fortune by his scumbag fiancé, then find the injured male lead and act out a heart-wrenching drama where he ran, the male lead chased, and he could never escape, before finally reaching a happy ending he embraced wholeheartedly... Shen Shu nearly fainted. Could we please have a little more ambition in life? Look at this little courtyard with its mud-plastered walls, look at this farmland that yields no crops. When would the village ever become prosperous? So, fresh from arranging the funeral for his father, the village chief, Shen Shu used the banquet to drum up votes. He became the youngest village chief in Pingliang Village's history. - Some time later, the county magistrate made his usual inspection tour. He saw Pingliang Village, the biggest winner in the village brawls, with six subsidiary villages and an GDP accounting for eighty percent of the county's total. The county magistrate: "..." Why don't I just hand you my county magistrate's post? - Gu Huaijin still remembered his first sight of Shen Shu. He'd been instantly attracted by his looks, with a dark heart and a mind full of wicked thoughts. He'd wanted to abduct Shen Shu, lock him away in the back courtyard, chain him to the bed, and leave him waiting tearfully for his return day and night. But later, Gu Huaijin willingly sheathed his claws, rolled up his sleeves to cook, and waited for his beloved to come home after a long day. A socialist-values-compliant bottom x a male lead who doesn't fit socialist values but is forced to A little reading guide: 1. Set in an imaginary world where husbands and wives of either sex are perfectly normal. 2. Everything in the story serves the plot. I'll look things up when it comes to specialized topics, but won't be too rigorous, so please don't nitpick. 3. The bottom is a deeply closeted gay man, not actually straight. He kisses a supporting character once. The top appears in Chapter 10 and is a young, shameless horndog. 4. A mishmash of elements: farming, infrastructure, getting rich, and food all make an appearance. The main focus is the will of a village chief (not really). If you don't enjoy it, that's on me. Feel free to click away, and I hope you all have a wonderful day. Theme: Learning kindness and compassion through rural life.