Chapter 42 Shen Lang always thought he was quite...
Shen Lang had always thought he was quite famous, that at least people in the underworld should know him, but it turned out that the two thieves didn't recognize him, and these street thugs were also trying to rob him.
Shen Lang laughed: "That's a problem. I love money the most, and this whole bag is full of money." He shook the cloth bag.
Several street thugs with their faces covered by black cloths stared longingly at the bag in Shen Lang's hand. The young man in the lead shook his head and said, "Then there's nothing to talk about. Brothers, let's go!"
Seven or eight people rushed towards Shen Lang.
What happened next was like a special effect; with loud 'bang bang bang,' all eight people were sent flying backward and crashed to the ground.
Shen Lang stomped on the chest of the leading youth, "You've watched too many movies. You think you're so great? You think you can rob people just by tying a black cloth around your neck? Go to the police station and turn yourself in."
Xu Rao hugged Jiang Can and screamed, "Can Can, your man is so good at fighting! My god, was he incredibly strong tonight?"
Jiang Can: "...What kind of indecent words are these?"
After tying up a group of street thugs and taking them to the police station, Shen Lang took Xu Rao home. The two then went to look at houses together. They first looked at a house in Happiness City, which was on the first floor with a small garden, and had an interior area of over 80 square meters. The rooms were large and well-lit.
The price is 680 yuan per square meter, so 83 square meters would cost 55,640 yuan.
The two of them are now worth more than three million yuan, so buying a house is a piece of cake for them. But when buying a house, they always have to compare options. Ruyi City is not far away.
Shen Lang and Jiang Can went to see Ruyi City again.
The apartment layouts are similar, just a little larger at 85 square meters, and the price per square meter is about the same. When the sales manager learned that the two of them came from Xingfu City, he reduced the price by 200 yuan per square meter and also offered free renovations with the purchase, so they could move in immediately.
If we renovate, we'll rush the work before the new year so the two of them can definitely move in before then.
He then enthusiastically introduced the shops in Ruyi City to the two of them. The ground floor of Ruyi City is lined with shops, and the county's No. 1 Middle School is just two streets away. Students love to come here to shop after school, so there is a lot of foot traffic. Whether you do business here or rent it out, you can make a profit.
After looking at it, the two thought it was a good idea. They could open a supermarket this year, since it was a new residential area and there wasn't one yet. Once the supermarket opened, they wouldn't have to worry about sales. After Jiang Can went to university next year, the occupancy rate of the residential area would be higher, and they could transfer the supermarket out, collecting transfer fees and rent, so the storefront wouldn't be left idle.
The shop is 1100 per square meter, totaling 68 square meters, for a total price of 74800.
The sales manager offered free renovations and rounded down the price, charging 70,000 yuan.
There's nothing we can do; these shops are selling so poorly. They say they're just two streets away from a school and across from Happiness City, but there aren't many people in either of those communities, and most people buy apartments, so nobody's willing to spend 70,000 or 80,000 yuan on a shop.
The couple reserved a shop and a house, with a down payment of 15,640 yuan and the remaining 110,000 yuan to be paid in 20 years.
They have houses and shops, but they still don't have temporary housing, and Huang Xiaoling and Sister Peng also need rooms to use as dormitories.
Let's buy another courtyard house.
It can be used as a dormitory or to store old house furniture. Ordinary items can be sold directly to the secondhand market, but some old items should be kept, as they might be worth a lot of money in the future.
It offers the best value for money.
Shen Lang contacted a real estate agent and found a place. It was an old courtyard house that no one lived in anymore, and the houses had all collapsed. It was only 5,000 yuan a month. The location was also good. There was a bus stop next to it, and it was only two stops away from the steel mill. There was a river behind the courtyard, and the scenery was quite nice.
Shen Lang immediately made a decision and ordered the construction team to demolish and rebuild the house.
It doesn't need to be very nice, just six clean and bright bungalows will do. They can be used as dormitories in the future. The courtyard wall should be built high for safety.
If we drill another well in the yard, more than fifty meters deep, then four thousand yuan will be enough.
That's equivalent to a courtyard house costing nine thousand yuan.
The construction team leader said that as long as the money is paid enough, the job can be completed in half a month, and the house can be moved in after a little airing out.
With the house arrangements settled, the next step is the car.
Shen Lang wants to buy a Dongfeng truck. A brand new one costs more than 100,000 yuan. His family has now been relocated and has the money to buy one. However, he will definitely use the money wisely and save where he can.
What he needs is a truck for hauling goods, new or used.
The bankrupt cotton mill had old trucks.
This matter needs to be discussed with the leaders of the cotton mill. Since the factory is already bankrupt, anything can be sold. Shen Lang gave a generous gift of 5,000 yuan and bought an old truck that was 80% new for 45,000 yuan.
It's described as 80% new, but it's actually 95% new. This is a Dongfeng truck that the cotton mill bought this year. It's only been driven for about six months, and the driver took good care of it, so it looks brand new in every way.
The RV is all set; now it's just a matter of spending money.
Jiang Can and Shen Lang squeezed into the city's largest gold shop and spent all of their remaining 30,000 yuan on gold jewelry.
Jiang Can bought all kinds of bracelets, necklaces, rings, earrings, and studs that he liked.
Gold is currently priced at 85 yuan per gram, so 30,000 yuan can buy more than 350 grams!
I bought two gold bracelets, one weighing 66 grams and the other 58 grams, both with auspicious dragon and phoenix patterns. I also chose two necklaces, one thicker at 32 grams and one thinner at 18 grams. I also bought a butterfly pendant weighing 28 grams and a gold ingot pendant weighing 20 grams. I also chose a pair of gold ingot pattern wedding rings, the women's ring weighing 16 grams and the men's ring weighing 28 grams. I also bought a pair of earrings and a pair of stud earrings, which together weighed 22 grams.
These weigh a total of 288 grams! They feel heavy and substantial in your hand!
They selected a small pile, which was incredibly extravagant.
Finally, he picked out an 88-gram gold chain for Shen Lang to wear.
Shen Lang said, "I don't want to, what kind of man wears this?" But he let Jiang Can put it on him, and when he looked in the mirror, he said, "It looks alright."
The corners of her lips turned up, an expression she couldn't suppress.
The aunt selling gold jewelry kept praising it: "This gold chain suits you perfectly. Add a Pixiu pendant, and everyone who sees it will say it's great." She then took out a large Pixiu weighing over 40 grams and hung it on the gold chain for Shen Lang to see.
This young couple is clearly wealthy; they've chosen large pieces of gold jewelry.
A typical nouveau riche.
Shen Lang: "This doesn't match."
The aunt said, "I'll braid you a red string necklace later. It looks good even if you wear it directly. This is the most auspicious for bringing wealth. Wearing it will bring you great fortune every day."
Jiang Can: "I'll take them all!"
Who can resist a Pixiu that only takes in wealth and never gives out?
Jiang Can picked out some small gold beads, small ingots, and small Pixiu, each weighing one or two grams, and had them strung into two bracelets for her, totaling more than thirty beads and weighing thirty-five grams.
All the gold jewelry weighed a total of 451 grams. Thirty thousand yuan wasn't enough, so another eight thousand three hundred was added.
Jinlou brought them cups, towels, jewelry boxes, and other daily necessities. Basically, the auntie brought out everything she could give them. She even saw Jiang Can and Shen Lang off at Jinlou, grinning and waving at them, "Come again another day."
Jiang Can wore a thick necklace of gold ingots around her neck, and on her wrist, she had replaced the old one with a solid bracelet. She also wore a bracelet made of small gold beads, ingots, and pixiu (mythical creatures), and her wedding ring was on her hand. She was still wearing the auspicious cloud ring from before!
Jiang Can was overjoyed. Although it was a bit heavy, it was probably because she wasn't used to wearing it! It only weighed about half a pound in total, so what was so heavy about it?
This moment is even more joyful than buying a car or a house.
Who would have thought she'd have this day! Three million in assets, more gold and silver jewelry than she could ever wear! Absolutely more than she could ever wear!
Now that we're in the city, we definitely have to shop around the commercial center. We bought Shen Lang two new outfits, one down jacket for each of them, each costing over 300 yuan!
Jiang Can didn't buy many other clothes. Zhou Bing gave her a lot of clothes last time, and she hasn't even worn some of them yet.
Moreover, the clothes in the city were really not as good as the ones Zhou Bing gave her.
The two of them had roasted meat for lunch. The lamb wasn't gamey, it was especially tender, and it tasted pretty good.
He went straight back to the county town in the afternoon. While buying a ticket at the station, Shen Lang noticed a pickpocket going through his pockets. He was so angry he laughed, grabbing the man's collar and yelling, "You blind bastard, trying to steal from me?"
Several people jostled and pushed their way in, and the thief tore his own clothes and took the opportunity to escape, disappearing into the crowd in the blink of an eye.
This was a gang crime, with someone covering for them.
Shen Lang didn't intend to catch them all in one fell swoop. He didn't manage to arrest them and seize the stolen goods, but he didn't get the stolen goods either, so sending them to the police station was useless.
Shen Lang patted his clothes; this coat was new! He'd rubbed it all wrinkled.
Does he have a face that makes him look easy to bully?
Blonde hair is better; it makes you look intimidating.
Shen Lang dyed his hair black a while ago. After all, going to get goods from other factories with blond hair would make him seem too undignified and unreliable.
Upon arriving in Liaoxian, the two went to the parking lot to retrieve their bicycles and paid the gatekeeper two cents for parking.
Large and small bags of clothes were hung on the handlebars. Jiang Can was holding a bag full of gold jewelry!
When we passed by Yongle Real Estate Agency, a large crowd gathered, and two police cars were parked on the side of the road.
The two of them went over to take a look. The real estate agency had been vandalized, with broken glass scattered all over the ground and a lot of blood.
Jiang Can overheard the people next to him talking, saying it was related to the demolition of the enamel factory.
During the previous demolition boom, property prices in the enamel factory area also soared. Many people sold their houses at high prices through real estate agents. Now that the factory is being demolished, these people, who have lived in the factory's staff quarters for decades, haven't received a single penny of compensation. They're getting angrier and angrier and want their houses back! But they can't find any buyers. The buyers took the compensation and don't live in the enamel factory anymore; they can't be found anywhere!
They had no choice but to go to a real estate agency. Without an agent's help, how could they have sold the house? They were all scammed!
The real estate agents are also aggrieved; it's not like their property was demolished! And they didn't receive the demolition compensation!
They just introduce buyers and sellers and take a cut; they barely make any money. They should be looking for buyers themselves.
The key issue is that they don't know the buyer's information either.
The conflict escalated to the point that today, the real estate agency was vandalized by the sellers. The sellers were furious these past few days, having missed out on overnight riches. Seeing their old neighbors and colleagues become nouveau riche, adorned in gold and silver, filled them with resentment and bitterness, which finally erupted today.
Several of the agents were injured in the attack.
The fight was only stopped when the police arrived.
Shen Lang and Jiang Can stayed for a long time before leaving, and when they returned to the enamel factory, a fight broke out there as well.
Director Fang of the demolition office was unable to make progress on the demolition. One-third of the residents of the enamel factory signed and received demolition compensation and resettlement housing in the first two days. Another third of the residents, after being persuaded by the demolition office and knowing that there was no hope of receiving more compensation, also signed. The remaining third of the residents, led by Pan Bao and Huang Cui, resolutely refused to sign and demanded more money!
Today, Director Fang held another mobilization meeting, stating that he would rather not demolish the houses than allow the government to compromise and raise prices! Sign up early, choose your apartment early. Get your money early, enjoy your new home early.
Otherwise, all the good spots for resettlement housing will be taken.
With so many people around, trouble is bound to happen. Someone got angry and picked up a brick and smashed it over Director Fang's head.
Fortunately, a young man from the demolition office pulled Director Fang back, preventing him from being smashed over with a brick.
Others, envious, also joined in, and the dozen or so people from the demolition office were forced to fight back, which led to a brawl.
The bigger they get, the less restraint they show, as if killing demolition office officials would get them more compensation.
Just then, another brick was about to hit Director Fang on the head. If that brick hit, it would either kill him or cripple him. Shen Lang quickly went over to stop it, kicking the other man in the chest and pulling Director Fang away. Jiang Can quickly stepped forward to support Director Fang.
The director of this demolition office has excellent connections.
Shen Lang knocked down a group of people with one blow, finally giving the demolition office staff a chance to catch their breath. After taking down the most aggressive troublemakers, Shen Lang leaned on the wooden stick with one hand and cursed, "A bunch of idiots, thinking that killing people will get you a huge amount of demolition compensation? No, you'll all be sent to be executed, and this demolition compensation will be distributed to your relatives."
He called out to the onlookers, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and take the demolition office comrades to the hospital. The rest of you, look at these idiots, someone go and call the police."
He helped the blood-covered Director Fang onto the back of his bicycle, had others support him, then mounted the bicycle, tied Director Fang to himself, and sped towards the hospital.
Those who were seriously injured were helped onto the back of bicycles and taken to the hospital, while those who were not seriously injured rode their own bicycles to follow along.
The demolition office staff were too afraid to stay at the enamel factory any longer, fearing they would be beaten to death.
This isn't a threat; this is literally beating someone to death.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Shen Lang carried Director Fang inside and quickly had the doctor examine him.
Director Fang was beaten quite badly. He was pulled away by Xiao Wang to avoid the first brick, but he couldn't avoid the second one. He tried to block it with his arm, but broke his arm. He was then punched and kicked, and broke two of his ribs.
Fortunately, there were no fatal injuries. The blood on his body was from his nose and his bitten tongue. He looked terrible, but it wasn't fatal.
In addition, Xiao Wang was also seriously injured. He always protected Director Fang, which made him the target of other people's criticism.
His leg was broken by someone hitting him with a stick.
Shen Lang was busy taking care of everything and even paid the medical expenses in advance. When he learned that no one had eaten, Jiang Can went to the hospital cafeteria to buy boxed meals and brought them over so that everyone could have something to eat first.
A young woman who had just graduated was holding a lunchbox when she burst into tears. She had been slapped and had her hair pulled today. Fortunately, she hadn't broken any bones or bled. Compared to Director Fang and Xiao Wang, her injuries were minor, but she was still quite frightened.
Those people are crazy.
Jiang Can handed her some toilet paper and reassured her, "Don't be afraid, everything's alright now. The police have definitely caught the bad guys."
The little girl couldn't stop crying, and everyone else couldn't help but cry too.
Jiang Can stopped trying to persuade them and handed out tissues to everyone to wipe their tears and snot. "Cry it out, it'll make you feel better."
The ward was filled with people crying. After they had cried enough, they realized they were hungry and ate their meals.
After hearing the news, Director Fang and the other family members rushed over to check if their loved ones were injured. Director Fang's wife and parents also came. When they learned that Director Fang was still in surgery, Director Fang's mother burst into tears on the spot.
"Why did someone beat me up when I was perfectly fine?"
The demolition office staff recounted what had happened, one after another. The young girl started crying again, saying, "If it weren't for Mr. Shen and Ms. Jiang, we would all probably have been beaten to death."
I still feel lingering fear when I talk about it.
A young man with a bandage on his head said, "It's all thanks to Mr. Shen's skill; he can take on a whole group by himself. Otherwise, why would those bullies have sent us to the hospital?"
Director Fang's family was also filled with lingering fear and repeatedly expressed their gratitude to Shen Lang and Jiang Can.
After Director Fang finished the surgery, he was wheeled into the ward. He needs to take good care of his injuries these days, especially his ribs and arm. He can only engage in strenuous activity once they have fully healed. He expressed his gratitude once again.
The police arrived and said that everyone who had assaulted the person had been taken to the police station. They also had the hospital issue injury reports to the injured. Seeing that everything was alright, Shen Lang and Jiang Can rode their bicycles home.
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