Chapter 529: Envious, Wealthy

"Hiss!" The onlookers gasped.

Several jealous women said sourly: "Jianye, you should be a kind person. This daughter is married off, not the son-in-law. How can you cheat your son-in-law like this?"

Zhang's mother got angry and cursed: "Your family is the one who cheats on their son-in-law! You have no ability but you think others are the same as you. I'm saying this today. If you make me angry, I will take down the next building directly. You don't have to choose, humph!"

"Hey hey hey why?"

Those people started quarreling again.

Leng Ziyue looked at the manager with a stern face. The manager was startled and immediately shouted, "Quiet! This is not a vegetable market!"

The women shut up reluctantly.

The community director came up to Zhang's mother, gave her a thumbs-up, and asked loudly, "Meilan, it seems your family has turned things around. Where did you make your fortune?"

Mother Zhang lowered her eyes and smiled modestly, "Nothing much has been done. My son has opened a factory, my daughter has opened a company, my son-in-law has a group under his name, and a while ago, Mr. Zhang bought some land to do real estate. It's nothing."

As soon as the words fell, those who were waiting to see Zhang's mother make a fool of herself were dumbfounded.

A man said loudly: "You are just bragging. If that's the case, why would you fight with us for this resettlement housing?"

"Robbed? Speak clearly, who did we rob? Or did we not pay?" Zhang's mother retorted righteously.

Zhang Wanwan was getting annoyed listening to this and asked the staff member directly, "Are the houses you reserved in the same area or scattered?"

The clerk was stunned for a moment, then quickly replied, "They are two houses built in the back, each with four staircases, and fourteen households on each staircase."

Zhang Wanwan looked at her father and suggested, "Dad, why don't we just take a staircase? It will be quieter this way."

She didn't have these thoughts originally, but now seeing the faces of those people, she suddenly didn't want to continue to get along with them.

"That's fine." Zhang's father was also very angry with those people. In a fit of anger, he actually agreed to what Zhang Wanwan said.

Just like that, Zhang's father confusedly chose a whole staircase, seven large apartments and seven apartments of about 100 square meters. Now those people were really speechless and watched several people from the Zhang family enter the sales office.

Zhang's mother walked in front of him with a haughty look on her face. After entering the office, she pinched Zhang's father and asked, "Why did you take so many houses at once? Impulse spending is not that impulsive!"

Zhang's mother now doesn't care about the rent at all. She feels painful when she thinks about spending so much money to put so many houses here.

Zhang Wanwan quickly came to the rescue of Zhang's father, "Mom, it's my idea. I've thought about it. When the time comes, we can just turn the house with the staircase into a hotel. It will definitely make more money than just renting it out."

"What? Change it to a hotel?" Zhang's mother widened her eyes in confusion. She had never thought of doing this before. She wondered in her heart, "Is it okay?"

Zhang Wanwan nodded vigorously. "Okay, let me report it. We took the staircase at the edge, which is just right. As for how to do the construction better, we still need the cooperation of the developer. As long as it does not damage the important structure of the house, it will be fine."

Today's buildings are all frame structures, so there is no problem as long as the damage is not to the load-bearing walls or load-bearing columns.

The manager cleverly agreed, "Young Madam is right. The construction company we worked with before knows our building best. If you want to renovate it, you can contact them. I guarantee there will be no problem."

After hearing what the two said, Zhang's mother suddenly fell silent.

The family sat in the sales office for a long time before leaving. When they left, there were still some residents outside choosing houses. Seeing that the Zhang family was politely sent out, they dared not provoke them anymore. After all, the words that Zhang's mother had just said were still fresh in their minds. The Zhang family did ask for a staircase, but it was not known whether it was true or not. If they offended them to death, it would be a loss.

The community director was still sitting on the lawn chatting with others. He would not leave until everyone had chosen a house. When he saw Zhang's mother coming out, he waved to her enthusiastically and asked loudly, "Meilan, are you going back? You will get the keys next month. If you renovate it quickly, you can move in next year. Then we can continue to be neighbors."

Mother Zhang smiled and said apologetically, "It may not be possible to be a neighbor. We live in Qingpu now and have built a villa there. I guess we won't come back if nothing happens."

"Then why did you take so many houses?" the community director asked with eyes wide open in surprise.

Zhang's mother looked back at Zhang Wanwan and explained, "The girl said that those houses will be converted into hotels when the time comes. She has already discussed it with the manager."

"What? Convert it into a hotel? How much will that cost?" The director was really dumbfounded, feeling that he had underestimated the financial resources of the Zhang family.

Mother Zhang shook her head. "I don't know the details. We'll talk about it later. We're leaving first."

The community director hadn't come to his senses until the Zhang family left. Wang Chunhua, who had been staying here to watch the fun, curled her lips and said, "What's so great about that? Everyone can brag! I want to see what kind of hotel she can open, humph!"

Some people had the same idea as Wang Chunhua, but the community director shook her head. She was quite good at judging people. She knew very well what kind of person Li Meilan was. How could such a person easily boast? These people were just blinded by jealousy and unwilling to accept reality.

The house selection issue passed, and the next month, Zhang's father went to the sales office again to pay for the house and asked the manager to help contact the construction team.

As a result, the residents of the community who got the keys and were excited to renovate their houses discovered that the staircase that the Zhang family had taken was under construction. After asking the workers and confirming that it was going to be converted into a hotel, everyone became worried. There were often people nearby staring at the construction team and making sarcastic remarks. Some people kept trying to find out how the Zhang family made their fortune. Unfortunately, no one knew. Zhang's father and mother did not show up, so it was difficult for them to get close to them.

Wang Chunhua got a small apartment two buildings away. When she was worrying about where to get the money for the renovation, she heard people around her talking about how rich the Zhang family was. She was furious, but she could do nothing about it. She was even more upset. It was obvious that the Zhang family was worse off than hers at the beginning, but now they were lucky. Why didn't their family have such good luck? The more Wang Chunhua thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. She felt like she was being scratched by a cat. She had no choice but to go to her son for help.

The Zhang family here is really busy day and night. Zhang's father not only has to help Zhang Wanwan, but also has to take care of building his own house and renovating a hotel in the city. Except for sleeping, he rarely stays at home.

Zhang's mother took care of two children alone. Even though Leng Ziyue was watching her, she still felt overwhelmed.

(End of this chapter)