Chapter 40. Zhang Yuning was both angry and furious, and hugged...
Zhang Yuning was both angry and furious. Clutching her stomach, she rushed over and reached out to stop Shen Lang, her voice trembling with tears: "Kevin, are you alright? Kevin."
Before Zhang Yuning could pull him, Shen Lang had already let go of Liang Kaiwen.
Liang Kaiwen's nose was bleeding from the blow. He raised his hand to wipe the blood and looked up at Shen Lang: "You hit me? You're punching your own brother?"
He Fengnian spat, "Don't treat your own brothers like that. I don't have brothers like you. Do you think everyone else is a fool? Just because you have a few houses that are going to be demolished, you look down on us now. Liang Kaiwen, don't go too far. Your houses are only going to be demolished, they haven't been demolished yet! You don't know which way is up until you get the demolition compensation."
Even if there's a million-dollar compensation for demolition, what good is it?
With Brother Lang's skills, he can earn it back in three months.
These days, Lang Ge has made tens of thousands of yuan every single day!
Moreover, since Brother Lang has already sold the courtyard, it means that the courtyard is unlikely to be demolished.
Liang Kaiwen: "Shen Lang, I'm trying to persuade you with kind words..."
Zhang Yuning interrupted him: "Look at your nose, it's been beaten up like this, and you're still thinking about him. You're so short-sighted. If you say anything more to them, you'll regret it later. Go to the hospital quickly. If this causes any serious injury, I won't let Shen Lang off the hook."
The two left together, leaving behind a pile of bruised and battered apples, which were quickly picked up by passersby.
Jiang Can reached out and took Shen Lang's hand to examine it closely. "Your hand is all scraped. Does it hurt?"
Shen Lang laughed, "It doesn't hurt." He told everyone to continue eating and not let it affect their mood.
He Fengnian drank and ate heartily, "Damn it, those heartless bastards, I was really blind before." After a while, he cursed again, "Incredibly stupid."
Brother Lang and his wife were able to take down the Shen family; they must be extraordinary people. Instead of clinging to a powerful patron, they're engaging in all sorts of messy and shady tactics.
Zhan Junzhuo wholeheartedly agreed, saying it was incredibly stupid. He wondered how much money his family had left and whether they could use it to buy another house at the enamel factory.
Lang Ge has bought another house in the enamelware factory area.
With this much money, you could buy a large three-bedroom apartment in Happiness City. The housing prices are so high now!
Could it be that this place is really going to be demolished?
After dinner, they went back to the enamel factory together, tidied up the yard, and built a new little house for Tiger. Once it was dry, Tiger could move in. For the time being, he lived in the big burrow in the corner.
Jiang Can had a tailor sew a large nest for him, big enough for an adult to fit in. It was filled with cotton and was very soft. Now it was Tiger's favorite.
After settling in, Jiang Can and Shen Lang prepared to go to sleep. It really took some getting used to in this unfamiliar room.
The next day, Shen Weizhong and Zhao Yufen arrived at Jiang's Restaurant and pointed at Jiang Can, yelling, "You spendthrift woman, how could you sell the courtyard in Shiliu Alley! That place is slated for demolition! Didn't you want it and give it to us? You're so unlucky, you have no luck at all."
Jiang Can had no good attitude towards these two in-laws. She smiled ambiguously and asked, "Then, Ah Lang, will you go home tonight?"
Zhao Yufen immediately cowered. Their old color TV had been smashed by that jinx Shen Lang, and they had just bought a new one. What if Shen Lang smashed it too...?
Jiang Can looked down at her: "Don't even mention that our house wasn't demolished. Even if it were, what would it have to do with you? What could you possibly get from me and A Lang? How naive you are."
Zhao Yufen and Shen Weizhong left in a sorry state. How could they possibly think they could gain anything from Shen Lang? The couple were heartbroken; so many family apartments were slated for demolition, why wasn't theirs being demolished?
Heaven is blind!
That evening, Xu Rao burst in from the Flaming Mountain Hot Pot branch, dragging Jiang Can towards their restaurant, shouting, "Can Can, you and Brother Lang are on TV!!!"
Jiang Can was taken to a hot pot restaurant and saw the two people on the news broadcast.
The two stood in the courtyard of the Public Security Bureau, with the bus behind them.
The reporter asked, "What if you get hit by a bullet?"
Shen Lang: "If Liu Baolong had hit me, I could have cut off his right arm that was holding the gun. Even without a pistol, the passengers on the bus could have subdued him, and everyone would have been safe. But I won't let that scenario happen. I haven't lived enough yet, and I haven't grown old with my wife."
Until the screen switched to the next news story.
The people in the hot pot restaurant cheered and applauded enthusiastically. Everyone was excited because the person next to them had appeared on the evening news.
Many people praised Jiang Can for being photogenic, saying he looked like a movie star on the evening news, and was particularly good-looking.
Xu Rao also praised, "Can Can, you're so beautiful! That scene just now looked like a movie! No wonder Sister Bing wanted you to make movies. You should just go and make movies! I heard the pay is really high! And decades later, when you miss your younger self, you can watch the movies again." She chuckled, "Once you become famous, our Flaming Mountain will be a huge hit."
Jiang Can was genuinely tempted; she would never turn down money!
The regulars at Jiang's Restaurant, who hadn't seen the news, were all waiting to watch the recorded broadcast the next day, and even strongly requested that Jiang Can install a large color TV in the restaurant.
The next morning, Jiang Can went to look at televisions. The 18-inch Peony color TV cost 1,900 yuan, and the 21-inch TV cost 2,500 yuan.
Jiang Can chose a 21-inch color TV, then installed an antenna. Fang Yuan rotated the antenna outside, and the TV screen quickly showed the scene of "The Legend of the White Snake," which was Bai Suzhen meeting Xu Xian on the Broken Bridge.
Huang Xiaoling and Sister Peng shouted, "Stop, stop, stop! There's a TV channel! They're showing 'The Legend of the White Snake' right now."
But when Fang Yuan turned a little more, the image immediately became shaky and unclear.
Huang Xiaoling: "A little more back... Okay, okay, stop!"
Fang Yuan also ran back, and the group watched Bai Suzhen together.
Jiang Can hadn't watched much television growing up. Back then, her family did have a black and white TV. Her stepsister would run to the TV every day after school to watch cartoons like "Black Cat Detective," "Calabash Brothers," "Haier Brothers," and many more. But Jiang Can definitely didn't get a chance to watch them; if she stood in front of the TV, her stepmother would start yelling at her.
Watching TV was always accompanied by being scolded, so watching TV is not a pleasant memory.
Now, she sits in front of a large color TV, with a cup of herbal tea, fruit, and snacks on the table, where she can eat, drink, and watch TV at her leisure.
I never knew watching TV could be so relaxing and blissful.
That same day, she bought a large color TV and put it at home so that she could watch TV with Shen Lang every night.
Shen Lang doesn't like reading; he always prefers watching her do her homework, finding it boring and dull. He thinks he can watch TV later, which he'll enjoy.
When Shen Lang got home that evening, he noticed something different: there was an antenna pole in the yard.
Once inside, they found Jiang Can sitting at the dining table doing a test paper. Huzi was nestled at her feet. Hearing the noise, Huzi quickly stood up and ran to the door to greet Shen Lang, wagging its tail happily.
Jiang Can closed the test paper. "Let's have hot pot today."
She turned on the coal stove and brought the meat and vegetables out of the kitchen and placed them on the dining table.
Shen Lang: "You bought a TV?"
Jiang Can smiled and nodded, then turned on the large color TV with the remote control. The antenna was already adjusted, and the first thing he saw was Henan Provincial TV, which was broadcasting "Journey to the West".
Jiang Can handed the remote control to Shen Lang: "You choose a channel."
Shen Lang sat next to Jiang Can, and the two sat around the coal stove, warming themselves by the fire while changing channels. After looking around, they finally watched "Calabash Brothers" on the children's channel.
Jiang Can had seen some of the scenes intermittently when she was a child, but she never knew the ending. She wanted to see it.
Tiger was dozing off at Shen Lang's feet.
Whenever Shen Lang is home, Hu Zi loves to stick close to him.
The pot started bubbling away, and Shen Lang put the beef and mutton into it. The two of them sat around the stove, eating hot pot and watching cartoons.
Jiang Can looked down at Hu Zi: "Hu Zi, what are you going to do with the big bone?"
Tiger perked up immediately, grabbed his dog bowl, and ran over. Jiang Can praised him, "Good dog," and smiled as he put two large bones into the bowl, letting Tiger eat with him.
The two ate a lot, and the story of the Seventh Calabash Brothers was shown. As soon as he was born, he rushed to the Snake Demon and called her "Mama." The Snake Demon happily picked him up and kissed him. After the other six brothers caught up, the Seventh Calabash Brothers broke their spells and sowed discord among them, sending them all into the alchemy furnace. In the end, the Seventh Calabash Brothers were tricked by the Snake Demon into giving him her magic weapon and were also imprisoned in the alchemy furnace.
After one episode ended and there were commercials, other animated shows were shown.
Jiang Can turned to look at Shen Lang: "Ah, that's it? What about the Calabash Brothers? Who can save them?"
Shen Lang: "Give me a kiss, and I'll tell you."
Jiang Can: "Kiss, kiss, kiss." As long as you don't mind my greasy mouth.
Shen Lang smiled and told her the rest of the story: "The snake spirit refined the Seven Hearts Pill, transformed from a snake into a dragon, and attained immortality."
Jiang Can: "Pah!!! How could that be!!!"
The two were laughing and joking as they ate hotpot. Jiang Can grabbed the remote to change the channel and quickly pulled Shen Lang aside, saying, "Look, it's you!"
The news was rebroadcast!!!
Jiang Can and Shen Lang read the entire news report, and to their surprise, it was quite interesting.
After finishing his meal, Tiger carried his dog bowl back to the yard, where he slept in his luxurious doghouse.
After dinner, Jiang Can went back to his room to do his homework, while Shen Lang watched TV in the living room. After watching for a while, he also went back to his room, saying, "Watching TV by myself is so boring. It's much more fun watching you do your homework."
Jiang Can: "...Whatever makes you happy."
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The demolition rumors had been circulating for several days, and several families in Shiliu Lane had already sold their houses. It was one thing for others to move, but why did Widow Qian sell her house? Didn't she hear from the leaders that this area was going to be demolished?
If the house is really demolished, can she sell it?
The smarter ones were already feeling uneasy and quickly went to Widow Qian's house to inquire. Widow Qian's family acted quickly and bought a large 60-square-meter house in Happiness City, with three bedrooms and a living room. She and her daughter-in-law would share one room, and the other two rooms would be used as wedding rooms for her two grandsons.
No need for much renovation; just move in the furniture and you're ready to move in.
If you want to ask Widow Qian for information, you can't go empty-handed; you have to bring something and show enough sincerity.
Widow Qian naturally couldn't tell anyone that the demolition was a lie she made up. She only said that the demolition was real, but recently she had a dream in which the old man who had been dead for more than 20 years appeared in her dream and said that she was destined to suffer a calamity and had to move away immediately, or she would die.
Is money more important or life?
Widow Qian said, "Of course, life is more important."
Some people believe it, some people don't.
Even those who didn't believe it rushed to sell their yards. With more sellers, prices dropped, and buyers started to wonder, "What's going on? Why are so many people selling houses? Even at low prices?"
This resulted in the courtyards in Shiliu Alley not being sold.
Is Shiliu Alley a place for real estate speculation?
If the demolition of Shiliu Alley is a hoax, what about other places?
There are now eight areas undergoing demolition! Several households are scattered across most of Liaoxian County!
This demolition frenzy has finally brought everyone to their senses—it's fake! It's all fake! Where did this news come from? All housing prices have started to fall.
Everyone's spirits plummeted. No more demolition? Then all that money spent on lavish meals and drinks... was wasted!
Countless people lie in bed unable to sleep, their tears soaking their bedding.
My dream of getting a house through demolition has been shattered.
The most distressed were the neighbors in Shiliu Alley who had no one to sell their houses at a high price. They all cursed Widow Qian, asking why she hadn't given them a heads-up so they could all sell their houses together.
Grandma Cai and Grandpa Cai were overjoyed. They had sold their old courtyard for 50,000 yuan and now spent another 10,000 yuan to buy a new one, making a net profit of 40,000 yuan.
Their son and daughter-in-law, who had taken Niu Niu back to her parents' home, returned again, fawning over the elderly couple and praising them for being smart, capable, and good at making money.
Those who sold their houses earlier were also overjoyed, thanking Widow Qian!
Zhang Yuning was so upset she couldn't eat and cried half the night. "It's all fake! They just want to scam us into selling our houses at a low price!!"
Liang Kaiwen chain-smoked, his mouth full of blisters from anxiety and frustration: "It must be fake."
But what was on his mind was Shen Lang selling the courtyard. Did he know something beforehand that led him to sell the courtyard?
Zhang Yuning: "Shen Lang sold the courtyard a long time ago. Did he know something was going on? You two are still good brothers, why didn't he tell you!"
A thought suddenly struck Liang Kaiwen, and he grabbed Zhang Yuning's hand: "The enamel factory! Let's buy a house at the enamel factory! Shen Lang lives there now, so if there's any demolition, it'll definitely be there!"
Zhang Yuning's expression was stiff; they didn't have a house for an enamel factory.
Liang Kaiwen glanced at the clock on the wall; it was a little past four.
Time seemed to pass incredibly slowly; he finished a whole pack of cigarettes before dawn finally broke.
Liang Kaiwen desperately wanted to buy a house in the enamel factory; if the price was too high, he would borrow money to buy it.
He couldn't eat breakfast and didn't go to work. He rode his bicycle straight to the enamel factory. The closer he got, the colder his heart became. Why were so many people blocking the way?
What are they all doing?
He pushed his bicycle forward, shouting, "What's going on here?"
The people standing by the roadside had envious eyes that were red with envy. "The enamel factory's residential compound was demolished! Why wasn't it us? It's just across the street!"
Liang Kaiwen felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water in the dead of winter, chilled to the bone. The enamel factory had been demolished?
Why is it the enamel factory that is being demolished?
Why is the enamel factory being demolished?
He felt a cool sensation on his face, and when he reached out to touch it, his face was wet. He actually started crying.
The others cried with envy, saying, "God is so unfair!"
The residential buildings for employees of the enamelware factory have been demolished.
Shen Lang left early in the morning to sell his goods, leaving only Jiang Can at home.
The demolition office is sending out notices to each household, asking everyone to stay home so they can measure the area later. If no one is home, you'll have to wait for the next batch.
Jiang Can: "Really demolishing it?"
The demolition office staff said, "It will be finalized soon." They then explained the demolition policy to Jiang Can.
There is compensation for demolition and resettlement housing.
The demolition office staff left quickly to knock on the door of the next household. Jiang Can pulled one of the demolition office staff members aside and said, "The house across the street is also mine. I was planning to combine the two households to live together."
The demolition office staff were shocked. Two houses! That's worth over 800,000 yuan.
After the demolition office staff left, Jiang Can closed the door. She stood inside for a while, then ran towards the yard, hugged Hu Zi, and laughed wildly: "Good dog, we're rich now!"
Then, bursts of laughter came from several other places; anyone who didn't know better would have thought the people at the enamel factory had gone mad.
Jiang Can's lips couldn't be concealed at all; they really were removed! They really were removed!
Ahhhh! I'm going to become a nouveau riche!!!
What should I do? What am I going to buy with all this money?
Unfortunately, Shen Lang wasn't home, so we'll have to wait until he gets back to share this joy with him.
Next, the demolition office staff came to measure the house. Jiang Can took a bunch of keys and asked the demolition office staff to measure her entire house.
There are a total of eight properties. Two of them are ground floor units with yards, one is a ground floor unit with a small supermarket, and the other five are standard units.
Fang Meng from the demolition office went from being shocked at the beginning to becoming numb in the end.
Fang Meng: "How do you have so many houses?"
Jiang Can: "Before, everyone was saying that this place would be demolished, so I used all the money in my family to buy the house in the enamel factory."
Fang Meng was dizzy and confused. "But they're also demolishing properties in other places."
Jiang Can: "We drew lots and ended up here."
After measuring the house, they began to choose a compensation plan, and Jiang Can directly chose the demolition compensation.
This was a plan she and Shen Lang had discussed together, and it required money.
A two-bedroom apartment would likely receive over 300,000 yuan in compensation, a three-bedroom apartment over 500,000 yuan, and the most expensive would be a small supermarket, which would also receive over 200,000 yuan in compensation. The courtyards are cheaper, depending on their size, at 50,000 yuan for one and 80,000 yuan for another.
The five properties together are worth a total of 3.73 million yuan.
Jiang Can's face was cramping from smiling so much. Thank goodness for the God of Wealth!
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