The people at Zhou Jianzhong's house gradually dispersed. Zhou Jianzhong wanted to see his second uncle off, but his second uncle refused when he reached the door.
“Go back. Although I’m old, I don’t need anyone to see me off. It’s not like I can’t even go home,” the second uncle said, his hands behind his back.
Zhou Jianzhong sighed. There was no moonlight tonight, and the village roads were poorly lit and winding. He still wanted to see him off, but he knew his uncle's temper.
"Second Uncle, actually, I think we should agree to the village's demolition and land relocation. Putting everything else aside, after all the renovations and reconstructions, the village will be equipped with streetlights, so it will be brighter for everyone to go home at night. The roads will also be repaired, and they won't be so bumpy anymore."
Uncle Zhou Yongxiang paused slightly as he listened, his straight back bending a little, but he didn't say a word in the end. He just walked away with his hands behind his back.
Watching his second uncle leave, Zhou Jianzhong sighed and lit a cigarette. Actually, if his second uncle had supported him tonight, they might have been able to strike while the iron was hot and get everyone to agree to the demolition.
Or, even if we don't say everyone agrees to the demolition and land acquisition plan, we can get some people to agree. Once we have someone taking the lead, things will be much easier.
However, the eldest and most senior member of the Zhou family, Second Uncle, refused to agree no matter what, which prevented the other people who were interested in the relocation from agreeing to the demolition.
Even he, the village head, was morally blackmailed and unable to sign the contract.
But he knew why his second uncle, Zhou Yongxiang, disagreed. His second uncle had a bad life; he only had one son and one daughter. His wife died in childbirth when she gave birth to their daughter, and he was raising the two children alone.
But when his youngest daughter was seven or eight years old, she fell into the water and drowned, leaving only the father and son to depend on each other. They had finally made it through the ordeal of their son getting married and starting his own family, and they thought they had finally made it through and had hope for the future.
But just as a rope tends to break at its thinnest point, misfortune seems to find those with a hard life. Right after their granddaughter was born, the couple died in a car accident, leaving behind only their little granddaughter.
The second great-uncle, Zhou Yongxiang, raised this little granddaughter, supporting her education little by little, and persevered until now. The granddaughter is in high school and doing well in her studies, but the second great-uncle is the only one at home farming, and the tuition and living expenses for her future university education will be a problem.
Although Uncle Zhou Yongxiang's health is not bad, he has lived in the village all his life and endured a lot. How good could he be? The fact that he hasn't collapsed at such an old age is not because he is healthy, but because he is holding on to his last breath.
I don't have any money on hand, so I'm thinking of taking this opportunity to get some tuition fees for my granddaughter's university education.
Logically speaking, Zhou Jianzhong was inclined to support his second uncle, but the problem was that Li Xiuyuan would never agree to it.
The Zhou family was gathering in a small group, and the Tian family was doing something similar. Compared to the Zhou family, the Tian family was much more direct, with no dissenting voices whatsoever; everyone was simply asking for money.
The people surnamed Tian are used to taking advantage of others in the village, so when such a good thing happens, they naturally want to get some benefits.
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