After hearing Old Man Chang's reply, Chang Meiying and Chang Pengfei fell silent. Such an important matter was entrusted to them.

My aunt, second aunt, and auntie will be furious if they find out!

Chang Pengfei suddenly felt like backing out; he didn't want to touch this hot potato.

Chang Meiying lowered her gaze, thought for a moment, and reached out to stop Chang Pengfei from refusing.

She gently shook her head. "Second brother, we can do it!"

Chang Pengfei was surprised and whispered, "Meiying, don't think of this as simple. It's very complicated. If we don't handle it well, we'll easily be blamed!"

My aunts are not easy to get along with, and they've been eyeing this money for years. They won't give up until they get the biggest advantage.

The same goes for the aunt. She took the grandmother to live with her and took care of her, which was the biggest contribution. However, according to the grandfather's plan for distributing the demolition compensation, the uncle's family suffered a lot of losses. Would the aunt be willing to accept that?

Chang Meiying blinked: "Second brother, what I mean is to get the demolition compensation first. As for how to distribute it, it doesn't necessarily have to be done the way you say it!"

Chang Pengfei was startled and glanced at the eccentric old man: "That would drive Grandpa crazy!"

The older you get, the more likely you are to get stuck in a dead end. Even someone as good-tempered as Chang Hongbing, who comes to take care of Old Man Chang, sometimes gets quite annoyed by him.

If Old Man Chang knew that they were outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant, he would be furious.

Chang Meiying chuckled: "Just shift the blame onto Dad, Grandpa won't dare to cause trouble for Dad!"

That's right!

but……

Old Man Chang frowned: "If we don't divide it according to Grandpa's plan, then how should we divide it?"

Should it be split in half, with one portion for their family and one portion for the uncle's family?

On the other hand, my aunts are also my grandparents' children, so why wouldn't they give me anything?

Chang Meiying laughed at him for being brainless: "Isn't there still Grandma?"

"grandmother?"

Chang Pengfei shook his head doubtfully: "Grandma is sometimes lucid and sometimes confused. Do you think she can make the decisions?"

Chang Meiying affirmed, "This is Grandma's family home, so Grandma can make the decisions!"

Chang Pengfei was skeptical, but together with Chang Meiying, they agreed to the difficult problem that Old Man Chang had thrown at them.

Old Chang laughed out loud. He wasn't the only fool. Young people like Mei Ying and Peng Fei were also adorably foolish. The demolition rumors had been circulating for so many years, how could it possibly be true this time?

It's definitely fake again!

Whether it's true or not, the huge courtyard is deserted. It only becomes lively when the grandchildren come. Old Man Chang used an excuse to persuade Chang Meiying and Chang Pengfei to stay for a meal before leaving.

Chang Meiying and Chang Pengfei felt a little guilty, but they agreed to his request. After finishing their meal and tidying up, they chatted for a while before leaving.

With his grandchildren by his side, Old Man Chang was in high spirits. He drank a little wine during the meal, and after the meal, someone cleaned up the mess. He chatted for a while and then went back to bed for a nap.

I slept soundly until the next day when it was fully light.

In the dream, it was noisy and bustling like the New Year. Even though Old Man Chang had slept for a long time, he still looked listless.

Old Man Chang opened the window of his room listlessly. In the courtyard, Chang Hongbing had come back to see him and was standing at the door talking excitedly with Liu Xiaoguai.

Hongbing and Liu Xiaoguai?

The two of them, who usually don't exchange a single word, were talking non-stop right now!

Old Man Chang frowned as he got up and went to the courtyard. The two men immediately shut up when they saw him, and Liu Xiaoguai even teased Chang Hongbing on the shoulder.

Chang Hongbing turned around and glanced at Old Man Chang, then sighed helplessly.

? ? ?

Old Man Chang: What are those two guys hiding from me?

Liu Xiaoguai left with a silly grin on his face. Chang Hongbing closed the door and came over to greet Old Man Chang.

Old Chang, with his arrogant and pretentious manner, immediately began to scold: "Boss, what are you and Liu Xiaoguai talking about in secret? Why can't you say things to my face!"

Chang Hongbing was honest, and he told him everything as soon as he was asked.

"Dad, you went to bed early last night, so you probably don't know yet, but our alley is being demolished! The notice has already been issued! This time it really can't be true!"

Old Chang rushed outside to check the situation; the alley was just like he had dreamed.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Old Man Chang shouted excitedly, "Hongbing, this time it's really happening! Call everyone else back right now, I need..."

Relocation compensation?

There are no points left.

Old Man Chang clutched his chest in distress as he thought about what had happened yesterday.

Chang Hongbing rushed forward, assuming that his old illness had relapsed, and shouted that he wanted to find someone to take him to the hospital.

Old Chang waved his hand listlessly: "I'm not sick, I'm not going to the hospital. I was just upset by the news of the demolition. I'm going to take a nap in bed now..."

He'll be fine after a good night's sleep. Yesterday he thought it was another fake news.

Waaaaah...

Everyone in the alley was ecstatic when the demolition news was announced, except for Old Man Chang, who was as good as dead.

As Old Man Chang lay in bed, listening to the laughter and chatter coming from the courtyard, his heart ached even more.

Why couldn't he have made it in time? This time, the demolition actually happened!

Old Man Chang dreamed of going back on his word, but the person he had promised to the girl was his most precious granddaughter. How could he bear to make things difficult for her? He could only swallow this bitterness himself.

Old Man Chang felt so sad that he wiped away tears when he thought about what he had missed.

While Old Man Chang was making a huge fuss, the neighbors in the alley were busy preparing for the demolition and had no time to care about him. Over the course of the night and morning, families of all sizes were in an uproar over the compensation distribution.

Most of the fights turned violent, resulting in bloodshed. There was no familial affection whatsoever in the face of huge profits, and the nearby police station kept sending people to the alley.

This isn't over yet.

The men in the family had been beaten enough, and the married-out women, upon hearing the news, quickly brought their families back to fight for their rights.

The law stipulates that both men and women have the obligation to support the elderly, so why shouldn't these married women be entitled to a share?

Fight again—

Old Man Chang slept for a while and when he woke up, he found the alleyway even more lively than in the morning.

He curiously got dressed and went out of the room. In the courtyard, Chang Hongbing and Liu Xiaoguai had set up a table and were drinking and eating fried soybeans with relish.

Old Chang asked, puzzled, "What's all the commotion in the alley now?"

Liu Xiaoguai eagerly answered: "After the men from each household finished fighting this morning, the married women came back with their families to make demands for land allocation. With so many people, it will definitely be more lively than this morning!"

Old Man Chang found a chair and sat down, picked up a roasted soybean, and began to criticize the troublemaking married-out daughter with displeasure: "In our capital, there is no rule against mistreating daughters. We usually take good care of them and give them everything they need, but they still can't get enough. Now they're even bringing their men back to their parents' home to steal things!"

Liu Xiaoguai stared wide-eyed. Old Man Chang was known in the alley for doting on his daughters. Last time, because of the rumors of demolition, he made a big fuss over his two daughters. Did he think that his daughters didn't deserve to share anything from their mother's family?