"Oh, didn't you know? The building that Chang Jing's family owns was actually a project undertaken by your third son-in-law!"

The brigade leader's surname was Peng, the same as Chang's, both common surnames in the village. He had intended to congratulate the Chang family on building their house, but Chang Jianmin seemed completely unaware of it.

"Hey, I thought your Chang family knew about this. Okay, I've processed the certificate you asked for. I'm going to get back to work now. We can chat again next time."

Captain Peng quickly made an excuse and ran away. Chang Jing had treated him to several meals and given him cigarettes and alcohol. He had meant well but had done something wrong. He hoped that Chang Jianmin would not cause trouble for Chang Jing when he got back, otherwise he would really feel guilty.

Chang Jianmin couldn't stop people from leaving, so he quickly came up with an idea. He bought some fruit and went to his uncle's house to inquire about the situation.

"Uncle, do you know about Chang Jing coming back to build a house?"

Chang Jianmin was sweet-talking, and the elders in his family doted on him more than Chang Guomin. Old Master Chang's eldest brother was also happy about the arrival of his nephew. When Chang Jianmin inquired about Chang Jing, he didn't think much of it and told him what everyone in the village knew.

"Yes, your third son-in-law said he won money gambling on stones, so he came back to build a house. Your family didn't know about this?"

The old man looked puzzled, then remembered his grandson saying that the third son-in-law of the Chang family had contracted a piece of land in the brigade for commercial use, to build shops and such.

His grandson even said at the time that once those shops were built, he would see if he could find a way to lease one or two to do business.

“Jianmin, your third brother-in-law is capable. He has contracted a piece of commercial land in the village to build shops. When you see this, could you ask him to reserve a few shops for my family?”

Another bombshell dropped, leaving Chang Jianmin completely bewildered. His third sister's family had contracted land to build shops; how much money would that cost?

He needs money for his divorce, but his third sister refuses to contribute. Now he's so successful in the village; he's really a selfish person.

“Uncle, this is my third brother-in-law’s business. I can’t help you with this. To be honest, I’ve never heard of Chang Jing building a house and my third brother-in-law building a shop before.”

At this moment, Chang Jianmin felt a sense of frustration. How come everyone else was living a good life while he was in debt and divorced? There was also a kind of jealous anger, and a powerless anger.

After finding out everything, Chang Jianmin didn't stay long and hurriedly went home. He wanted to tell his father and mother the news as soon as possible and think about how he could also benefit from it.

"Dad, do you know about Chang Jing's family building a house in the village? I heard he won several million yuan gambling on stones, and since he had so much money he couldn't spend it all, he built an apartment building with an elevator in the village."

Chang Jianmin spoke hurriedly, embellishing his words with his own words.

"And my third sister's husband, he also invested several million in shops in the brigade. It turns out my third sister's family is so rich. Last time you two asked my sisters to come back and raise money, they were all reluctant and complained that they were poor. My third sister complained the loudest. It turns out she didn't want to help me!"

This is a classic case of an ingrate. Chang Qiuhao's husband dislikes this freeloading younger brother and has ordered Chang Qiuhao not to give him money to be a Voldemort.

However, Chang Qiuhao still secretly gave some of her savings to Grandpa Chang and Grandma Chang. Ten thousand yuan was a lot of money in those days; it would take an ordinary person two or three years to save ten thousand yuan!

Now that Chang Jianmin knows that Chang Qiu's husband has invested in shops, he actually thinks that his third sister only gave him 10,000 yuan, which is too little.

He didn't even consider that Chang Qiu was a housewife who relied on her husband for any savings; it was already a lot for her to come up with 10,000 yuan. Most importantly, the Chang family frequently used the excuse of asking their married daughters for money, making it even more difficult for Chang Qiu to save any money at all.

"Don't even think about your third sister's husband's money. He can't give you much. It's already very kind of your third sister to give you 10,000 yuan."

Grandpa Chang knew about his daughter's situation and didn't want his youngest son to speak without thinking, which would upset his sisters in the future. So Grandpa Chang gave Chang Jianmin a warning.

"What about Chang Jing? Song Huizhen has already divorced my older brother. Chang Jing is a descendant of the Chang family, so my older brother should have a share of his money too!"

Chang Jianmin was clearly unwilling to accept the situation. When Lu Xiao divorced him, her sisters pooled together 30,000 yuan for him. To secure the divorce, he had to sign an IOU for 70,000 yuan to complete the divorce.

If his older brother could control Chang Jing's money, then he could get his 70,000 yuan IOU back from Lu Xiao. He believed his older brother would be happy to give him the money.

When Old Master Chang was surprised that a child like Chang Jing could have such a large sum of money, he naturally thought that the money should not be given to the Song family.

“Go next door and call your older brother over. I’ll ask him if he knows about this.”

"Okay, I'll go call my older brother right away."

Chang Jianmin was delighted. The fact that the old man was willing to invite his elder brother meant that it was his idea, and the old man agreed with it. And since his elder brother was so filial, he would definitely listen to whatever the old man said.

As soon as Chang Jianmin left his house, he pounded on the door across the street so hard that even the debt collectors didn't have the energy to bang on the door.

"Big brother, Dad needs to see you. Come over here right away."

Chang Guomin has been living a very bad life since his divorce. His home is messy and he often misses meals. Over time, he has become quite haggard.

"knew."

A hoarse, dejected voice came from inside. Chang Jianmin was happy to hear that someone had responded, so he went back to sit and wait, not caring that his older brother's voice sounded very strange.

"Dad, you wanted to see me?"

Today is my day off. Chang Guomin hasn't eaten all day and feels weak and listless, and he also has a slight fever.

"Look at yourself! You're all slovenly and don't even invite your children home for meals on your days off?"

When Grandpa Chang saw his eldest son's slovenly appearance, he immediately became furious and blurted out a scolding.

Chang Guomin habitually lowered his head and remained silent.

"Hey, look at you, haven't you eaten yet? Ask your mom to get you something to eat."

She spoke as if she couldn't do anything about her eldest son but felt sorry for him, and quickly instructed Old Lady Chang to cook some noodles for Chang Guomin.

Hearing his father say that he always cared about him and was concerned about him, Chang Guomin looked up to express his gratitude, and the resentment he felt from being scolded disappeared.

"Boss, have you been in contact with Xiao Jing lately?"

"No, I'm busy with work and they're busy with their studies."

...This answer displeased Grandpa Chang, but he held back and asked again.

"Did you know that Xiao Jing went to gamble on jade and won several million?"

How could that be? Chang Guomin simply didn't believe that his useless son had such good fortune; rather, he didn't believe that Chang Jing would gamble on stones.

"Dad, who told you that? How could someone as shy as Xiao Jing go back to gambling on stones? You must have misheard!"