The situation at Shitou Slope is a bit more complicated than that of Yunqiao Village.
Their village secretary was also appointed, but Yunqiao Village has Secretary Xiaozu carrying all the weight, whereas Shitou Slope also has a village head elected by the local villagers.
When there's something to be done, several people have to tug of war over it; in any case, the efficiency is significantly lower. But ultimately, nobody really resorted to any dirty tricks on Bags Mountain, which by comparison was already quite by the book.
Thus Secretary Xiaozu was being deliberately rude, hoping to make others feel that she was not easy to speak with, to instigate some caution in their actions. Now that a group was just nodding over and over, she was left without much to say.
She had no choice but to take out the contract: "Take another look, if it's good, let's sign."
