Ding Zhi'ang also came from a rural area and understood the hardships of people in fishing villages.
They were even willing to offer their apartment project on the Third Ring Road, providing each household with a small apartment in addition to the demolition compensation.
But who knew that such a good deed would allow the villagers' greed to grow unchecked?
The entire village got together and pretended to accept the demolition compensation, waiting until the money was in their pockets.
Everyone started refusing to leave the village unless Ding Zhiang promised to give each person a house.
Furthermore, the property must be located within the first ring road and have an area of over 100 square meters.
According to the villagers' crude calculation method, a family must own 5 houses.
Ding Zhi'ang was no pushover either; he never expected that his good intentions would be so easily misunderstood.
He harbored resentment, which is why the development project in Jincheng was repeatedly delayed.
Shen Beitang originally thought that Ding Zhiang was complaining that the amount given was too small, but now it seems that Jincheng was just too tough to crack.
He didn't bite it off himself, so he was dragging it along.
She's going to see what this fishing village is all about today.
...
The fishing village is in a great location, surrounded by commercial districts and well-established amenities. If you manage to acquire it, it will definitely be a hugely successful project.
The fishing village was surrounded by sheet metal, which was spray-painted with all sorts of profanities in red paint.
The people inside clearly recognized Ding Meng, and their faces were filled with malice when they saw her.
Some shirtless middle-aged men were lying on beds covered with plastic sheets, sunbathing.
Upon seeing Shen Beitang approach, he grinned lewdly, reached into his crotch, and let out an ambiguous panting sound.
It's called a house, but it's really just a fence made of sheet metal with a layer of tiles on top.
From the outside, it was pitch black inside, but Shen Beitang could always feel several pairs of eyes staring at her from inside.
In retrospect, Ding Meng's decision to bring bodyguards was absolutely the right one.
If it weren't for the presence of five burly men, those people would probably have surrounded them and dragged them inside to eat them.
Although Ding Meng is young, she has been involved in the underworld with Ding Zhiang since she was a child and is very bold.
“I told you not to come. This village is mostly full of bachelors. At night, everyone avoids this place.”
Shen Beitang only came here to survey the terrain. Now that he has seen enough, he plans to go back.
"Let's go, Mengmeng."
"I told you, I have no money!"
The once quiet fishing village was shattered by a burst of arguing.
And the voice sounded very familiar...
The two followed the sound and hid behind a sheet of metal.
Bai Ling, dressed in elaborate clothes that seemed out of place in the fishing village, stood on a muddy patch of ground.
The old woman across from him kept tearing at his bag, and there was a man beside her who chimed in.
"You've been back in Anshi for so many years and found your rich father, how could you not have money!"
The old woman was dressed in rags and looked pale and thin, but she had a surprisingly strong grip.
"Now that you've become successful, you don't care about your grandma and uncle anymore. Don't you even remember who raised you?"
She remembered Gu Zhun saying that Bai Ling came to Anshi to find relatives.
It seems that the relatives Bai Ling mentioned are her maternal grandmother and maternal uncle who live in the fishing village.
"You slut, just like your mother, you want to run away after finding a man!"
The man snatched the bag away fiercely, and Bai Ling, wearing high heels, lost her balance and fell into the mud.
The contents of the bag spilled all over the ground, and the old woman and the man frantically searched for them.
"He carried such a big bag and didn't bring any money with him, all he knew was to buy cosmetics."
Bai Ling must have twisted her ankle; she lay on the ground for quite a while, unable to move.
Even the most beautiful clothes will feel disgusting if they get covered in mud.
Seeing that he couldn't find anything, Bai Li angrily tried to shove it at Bai Ling.
"You filthy hussy, I'll teach you to come back without any money."
"etc."
The old woman stopped her precious son and whispered something in his ear with a wicked look on her face.
Upon hearing this, Bai Li's smile grew wider, and his gaze towards Bai Ling became dangerous.
"You're so thoughtful, Mother."
Bai Li stepped forward, dragged her up from the ground, and tied her hands behind her back with a rope.
"Since you're not bringing any money back, I'll sell you for cash. Considering you're not bad looking, I should be able to get around ten thousand yuan."
"I don't want it! Uncle, I'll bring the money back!"
Bai Ling knelt on the ground in fear, repeatedly kowtowing.
Of course she knew where that beast Bailey was going to sell her to.
It was nothing more than an underground pleasure house. She remembered that her mother was also sold there and eventually died of illness at home.
She didn't want to die like her mother, carelessly in a stinking ditch.
"I really will give you the money, please let me go!"
Bai Li wouldn't listen and dragged Bai Ling's feet along the ground.
...
"I'll go out and help her."
As Shen Beitang was about to leave, although Bai Ling was a very hateful person, he couldn't bear to see her looking so pitiful.
"No, Sister Xiaotang, that's someone else's karma, and besides, don't meddle in the affairs of the fishing village."
Her brother taught her not to sympathize with someone based on appearances alone, because you don't know the truth.
Shen Beitang ignored her and rushed out. Ding Meng sighed and followed him out.
"Bai Ling," she called out.
"You want money, right? Let her go, and I'll give you the money."
Shen Beitang took out the cash he had just withdrawn that morning from his pocket, a full ten thousand yuan.
Bai Li's eyes started to wander as soon as he saw money.
"Okay, as long as you give me the money, everything else is negotiable."
He then took out a knife and cut the ropes binding Bai Ling's hands.
Seeing that she could run, Bai Ling didn't care who was saving her and scrambled over, urging them on.
"Quick, give him the money!"
Shen Beitang frowned as he looked at the woman covered in grime in front of him and placed the money on a stone stool to the side.
They were escorted by five bodyguards before they could safely leave the fishing village.
...
"It stinks."
Ding Meng, being young, spoke without thinking and even covered her nose with her hand.
This action deeply wounded Bai Ling's already shattered self-esteem.
"Let's find a hotel first."
Because Bai Ling was so dirty, they weren't allowed to enter even the most ordinary small hotels, let alone five-star hotels.
In the end, Shen Beitang paid 10 times more to find a small hotel.
"It's really run-down, and the shampoo here isn't my usual brand either."
Bai Ling stood there, looking rather picky, with no intention of going in.
"These are the terms. If you don't want to wash, leave now."
Shen Beitang opened the door and gestured for him to enter.
Bai Ling gritted her teeth and went inside anyway.
Ding Meng could tell that the two probably knew each other, but their relationship was probably not very good.
"Sister Xiaotang, do you know her?"
Hearing the curses coming from the bathroom, Shen Beitang frowned and replied, "I know him, but we're not close."
"This woman may not have the life of a pampered lady, but she certainly has the temper of one."
Ding Meng dislikes pretentious women like Bai Ling the most.
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