Chapter 41 The enamel factory has been demolished! It's true...

The enamelware factory has been demolished! It really has!

The news spread throughout the streets and alleys of Liaoxian County. Since the enamel factory had been demolished, would the other family buildings also be demolished?

They grabbed the demolition office staff and pressed them for details: "When are you going to the chemical plant to take measurements?"

"What about the soy sauce factory? When will it be demolished?"

At first, the demolition office staff patiently explained that these were all policies from higher authorities, but now they only mentioned the demolition of the enamel factory.

When asked repeatedly and eventually got annoyed, he simply said he didn't know.

Liang Kaiwen stood at the entrance of the enamel factory for half a day. His feet seemed to be welded to the ground. He was completely dazed and filled with regret. Why hadn't he thought it through a day earlier? Just one more day! If he had just had one more day, he would have bought the house in the enamel factory.

He clenched his fists. "Shen Lang, I treated you like a brother, but you didn't tell me anything. You've ruined my life."

Will the chemical plant and soy sauce factory be demolished?

He didn't know, but his heart was ice-cold.

Zhang Yuning asked for leave from the factory and rode her bicycle to the gate of the enamel factory. She saw Liang Kaiwen in the crowd. She parked her bicycle by the roadside and tried to lock it, but her hands trembled as she missed the keyhole several times.

She walked up to Liang Kaiwen and asked, "The enamel factory was really demolished?"

There was no need to ask, but she still refused to believe it.

Liang Kaiwen's hands and feet were cold, and his head was buzzing.

Zhang Yuning then asked, "When will the chemical plant and soy sauce factory be demolished?"

Liang Kaiwen roared, "How the hell should I know!"

Zhang Yuning burst into tears immediately. She was furious: "Liang Kaiwen, who are you yelling at!" Although she asked this question, she knew in her heart that she was yelling at the demolition.

Why was the enamelware factory demolished?!

Why couldn't the demolition be delayed by a day? At least until they bought their houses.

They're all planning to buy the house from the enamel factory.

Liang Kaiwen's eyes also reddened. Just then, he saw a familiar middle-aged woman. He hurriedly walked over and grabbed her bicycle: "Auntie."

The middle-aged woman's bicycle was pulled back. She put one foot on the ground, looked back at the person, and called out with a smile, "Liangzi, talk to me later, I'm going in to take measurements first."

She raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead; she had been riding too fast and was drenched in sweat despite the cold weather.

The middle-aged woman was Fang Yuan's mother. After hearing the news, she rushed to Jiang's Restaurant to inform Fang Yuan, but Fang Yuan was busy with the restaurant's business and told her to come over by herself.

Fearing she couldn't handle it, Fang's mother said, "Since the area is being demolished, you should close your restaurant for a day. You'll come with me, so we don't take the wrong measurements."

Fang Yuan: "I've bought all the ingredients, and we have to eat them all on the same day, otherwise they won't be fresh overnight. The house is 59 square meters in total, I can't have measured it wrong. If you really need anything else, just call me. We definitely can't delay lunch."

Fang's mother had no choice but to hurry over on her bicycle; the whole journey felt like a dream. A while ago, Fang Yuan had taken all the family savings, saying he wanted to buy a house. Of course, she disagreed; what was so worthwhile about buying a dilapidated house from the enamel factory?

But Fang Yuan was stubborn and refused to close down for even a day.

She could only let him have his way, since the money was going to be saved for Fang Yuan anyway.

Little did I expect that just a few days later, the demolition would actually take place.

Liang Kaiwen's expression changed drastically. "Auntie, do you own a house that houses an enamelware factory?"

Fang's mother: "Yes. Liangzi, let's talk later. I'll go in and take a look first."

After Fang's mother went inside, Liang Kaiwen and Zhang Yuning's expressions became even more unpleasant.

Zhang Yuning: "Shen Lang never treated you like a brother, otherwise why would Fang Yuan have bought a house here!"

Liang Kaiwen felt dizzy and his breathing became rapid. Why? They were clearly the best of brothers.

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After the demolition office finished taking the measurements, Xu Rao excitedly went to find Jiang Can. Yes, she had also bought a house, and she had gotten a great deal when she bought it, as the house prices in the enamel factory area had dropped a bit.

She bought two apartments for 70,000 yuan, one with two bedrooms and the other with three bedrooms.

She had just bought a landmark shop in the city and spent some money on renovations. She didn't have enough money, so she asked her parents for 50,000 yuan. Of course, she didn't dare say that she bought the enamel factory building, but said that she had found another shop she wanted to buy.

It's only been a few days.

The enamelware factory was demolished.

Jiang Can is truly her best friend.

She knocked on the door loudly, calling out, "Can Can, Can Can."

Jiang Can came to open the door, and Xu Rao immediately picked her up and spun her around several times, exclaiming, "Sister, we're rich now!"

Jiang Can was being choked so tightly he could barely breathe: "Yes, we're rich now."

Xu Rao finally put Jiang Can down. She was exhausted. She closed the door and pulled Jiang Can into the house. "Can Can, I have two sets!!! How much did these cost?"

After saying that, she burst into laughter, unable to stop.

Jiang Can laughed along with her; she had laughed so much today that her face was stiff from laughing so much.

Xu Rao: "Can Can, thank you so much. You're eating meat yourself and you're sharing it with your sisters."

Jiang Can reminded her about buying a house twice.

If Jiang Can hadn't reminded her, she wouldn't have been able to buy the house at the enamel factory.

Jiang Can: "You bought it yourself, it has nothing to do with me, don't drag me into this."

Some things are better left unsaid; it's enough to understand them in your heart.

Xu Rao grinned, showing her teeth, and said happily, "Yes!" She then asked Jiang Can what his plans were, whether he wanted money or resettlement housing.

Jiang Can: "Money~ Even if we get resettlement housing, we can only rent it out, and we won't earn much rent in a year. It's better to use the money to start a business. Nowadays, you can make money no matter what you do."

Xu Rao agreed, "Then I want money too."

There was another knock at the door. It was a middle-aged man who said, "My surname is Pan. I live on the second floor. Let's go to the back and have a meeting to discuss the demolition compensation."

Jiang Can and Xu Rao exchanged a glance. "Okay."

The middle-aged man continued knocking on doors one by one. Jiang Can and his companion went to the pavilion behind the residential building, where many people had gathered, all residents of the enamel factory.

A middle-aged woman said, “Everyone, please be quiet. I’ve inquired, and the compensation for our houses isn’t much. It’s only about 300,000 yuan for a house, and more than 500,000 yuan for a larger one. I’ve also heard that in other provinces, a house can be compensated for 700,000 to 800,000 yuan! We can’t sign! We have to raise the price! We won’t do it unless it’s 800,000 yuan.”

Many people echoed, "Eighty! It has to be eighty thousand! Three hundred thousand is like giving a beggar a handout. If they don't compensate us, we won't sign and we won't move out."

Someone said, "300,000 is a lot of money. You can't save that much even if you work your whole life! And what if things escalate to the point where they don't demolish our apartment building?"

The middle-aged woman said, "Our land is good! Even if they ask for more, they'll definitely demolish our land. If they don't give us 800,000, they'll give us at least 100,000 or 200,000! As long as we're united, we'll definitely achieve our goal."

The group talked for quite a while before the meeting ended.

Fang's mother quickly caught up with Jiang Can, "Master Jiang, please wait for me."

Jiang Can smiled and said, "Hello, Auntie, you can just call me Can Can."

Fang's mother: "How can that be? You are Yuanyuan's master. Master Jiang, do you think they can do this? I don't think it's reliable. 300,000 is a lot! How can you say they're just giving money away to beggars?"

Jiang Can: "A Lang and I will sign the demolition agreement tomorrow to get the money first."

She wasn't going to wait.

Fang's mother said, "Then we'll go tomorrow too." After chatting with Jiang Can for a while, she hurriedly went to Jiang's Restaurant to find Fang Yuan and tell him the good news.

Shen Lang returned around 6 PM. After learning about the demolition, he remained quite calm, saying, "It'll be demolished sooner or later."

He Fengnian and Zhan Junzhuo were ecstatic, hugging each other and exclaiming, "We've struck it rich!"

After they left, Shen Lang hugged Jiang Can and spun her around several times, so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.

He's just putting on an act in front of his brothers.

The owner of the house where the two lived had gone abroad, so even if it was demolished, they wouldn't cause trouble and weren't afraid of the previous owner causing problems.

It's hard to say about the other sets; there will definitely be more trouble.

The landlord of the apartment across the hall didn't know that Jiang Can and Shen Lang lived there, but this fact was unlikely to remain hidden for long.

That night, someone banged on the door of the apartment across the hall. The neighbors upstairs and downstairs cursed at them, saying that no one lived there. The family left, cursing and swearing.

When Jiang Can went out in the morning, he saw someone blocking the doorway across the street, looking at him menacingly: "Have you ever seen this family before?"

They didn't know Jiang Can; Shen Lang was in charge of buying the house.

Jiang Can said he didn't know and left with his bag.

Well, the house across the street was bought during the demolition and redevelopment boom. Shen Lang spent 50,000 yuan on it. At the time, the family thought that the area wouldn't be demolished and that they had made a profit. Shen Lang told them to think it through and not regret it later when the area was demolished.

Shen Lang climbed over the wall from the backyard, not because he was afraid of the neighbors across the street, but because he felt the current conflict was pointless. Did they expect him to transfer the house to them? Impossible.

The most important thing now is to get the demolition compensation in hand.

The two went to the demolition office together to sign the documents. They chose the demolition compensation but did not want the resettlement housing. The details were listed, and the total amount after tax was 3.76 million yuan.

The compensation for the demolition will be deposited into your bank account the following day.

The next day, the two took their passbooks to the credit union to check their accounts. They arrived quite early, but the credit union was packed with people, all of whom were residents of the enamel factory who had been relocated due to demolition.

They usually come as a large family.

During the meeting, everyone complained that the amount of money was too small, but the next day so many people signed the papers, and on the third day they came to audit the accounts.

Shen Lang and Jiang Can went to queue up, and heard bursts of cheers from ahead of them; everyone had finished checking their bank accounts. An old lady fainted from excitement, but was woken up by her daughter-in-law pinching her awake.

Having lived half my life, who has ever seen hundreds of thousands of dollars?

Consumption is a must, and it must be rampant.

The old lady's son said, "Mom, I want to buy a motorcycle! Buy me a motorcycle!"

The old lady's daughter-in-law said, "Mom, I want a gold bracelet!"

The old lady took out 10,000 yuan. "Buy it! Let's go to the city right now!"

After checking the accounts, everyone withdrew their money. They had to spend it; otherwise, they would be letting down all that demolition compensation.

Finally, it was Shen Lang and Jiang Can's turn. Jiang Can handed the passbook through the window. The credit union staff were already numb. In the past, no one had ever withdrawn so much money in a day. Today, the customers who came were withdrawing thousands or tens of thousands of yuan.

And the numbers on that bankbook...

The credit union clerk swiped the passbook and looked at the number—good heavens, seven figures! This was the largest amount she had seen all day!

The millionaires were right in front of her; they were a very young couple.

What incredible luck!

With so much money, how are we going to spend it?

She asked, "Do you need to withdraw money?"

Jiang Can nodded: "Take 100,000!"

The credit union employee took a deep breath, withdrew 100,000 yuan, and took out ten stacks of 100-yuan bills, counting them for a long time! Fortunately, the credit union had anticipated today's events yesterday and prepared 1 million yuan in cash in advance.

Fortunately, only this couple withdrew 100,000 yuan at once! Otherwise, even a million yuan in cash wouldn't have been enough.

Jiang Can and Shen Lang packed the 100,000 yuan into a cloth bag and left the credit union amidst the envious gazes of the crowd.

The couple behind them craned their necks to see the bankbook in Jiang Can's hand. "How much compensation did you get from the demolition? What are you going to buy with so much money?"

The two were also planning to withdraw money to buy things, but not this much.

Jiang Can wouldn't let her see the bankbook, so he closed it and smiled, "Our family didn't ask for resettlement housing, we asked for compensation. It's your turn now, hurry up and check if the demolition compensation has arrived in the account."

The credit union staff were urging them, so the two quickly went to check their own money.

Jiang Can and Shen Lang left the credit union together and ran into Xu Rao at the entrance. She was dressed more stylishly than usual and was wearing sunglasses. She smiled and tried to take Jiang Can's hand, but Shen Lang grabbed it first.

Xu Rao thought to herself that he was being stingy, but she smiled and said to Jiang Can, "Can Can, where are you guys going? Shall we go shopping together later?"

Jiang Can: "Let's go take a look at the house first."

The courtyard in Shiliu Alley was sold, and the enamel factory was to be demolished, leaving the two of them truly homeless.

Xu Rao: "Why don't you stay at my place for now? My house is just finished being renovated! I'll move to my parents' house later. You can move in after you buy your own house and renovate it."

The three people were talking for a while when someone next to them screamed, "My money! Give me back my money!"

Not far away were two thieves on bicycles who snatched the items and sped away.

An old man who had just withdrawn money was robbed.

The old man and his family quickly went after them.

Shen Lang picked up a chair next to him and threw it, which hit the thief squarely. The thief lost his balance on the bicycle, wobbled a few times, and fell to the ground. The two thieves were immediately surrounded by the old man and his family.

Jiang Can snapped his fingers: "Awesome!"

Xu Rao clasped her hands together: "Brother Lang and Sister Can, wait for me! I'm afraid I'll be robbed!"

Jiang Can: "Go quickly."

The old man and his family tied up the two thieves and then came to thank Shen Lang. If it weren't for Shen Lang, the money they had just withdrawn would have been gone.

Shen Lang waved his hand, "Take him to the police station."

The two thieves glared at Shen Lang and spat at him: "Fuck you, mind your own business. Wait till I get out and kill you."

Shen Lang: "Sigh, I have such a bad temper." But before he could even make a move, the old man and his family started punching and kicking the two thieves. "You dare to talk back!"

The two thieves were beaten up and could no longer act arrogantly.

Because of the robberies, people who take money are more cautious and go back in groups, with the person taking the money walking in the middle to prevent thieves from taking advantage of them.

After Xu Rao came out, the three of them left the credit union together.

They hadn't gone far when they felt someone following them. Xu Rao looked back but didn't see anyone. She felt a little uneasy: "Is someone following us?"

Shen Lang: "Yeah, there are two behind the telephone pole and one hiding around the corner. Let's go and lure them out."

Xu Rao said, "Brother Lang, can you help me carry this? They can't snatch it from me. My arms and legs are so thin, they might break them." She handed the bag to Shen Lang and then hugged Jiang Can's arm.

The three of them walked towards a secluded spot.

At a corner, he was surrounded by several young men.

The young man in the lead brandished a club in his hand: "We don't need much, leave the bags behind and you can go."