Fight
After the tomb-sweeping day, the village chief Chen Guangman chose a weekend after the Qingming Festival to organize a gathering in Qiaodong Village. It was also to celebrate his 59th birthday, so he specially booked a newly opened restaurant in Xicheng District.
Chen Jin is now a separate household and received a separate invitation with "Ms. Chen Jin" written on it.
Compared to the old branch secretary, the village chief is really the pillar of the village. There is a reason why everyone trusts him. Once the village chief sent out the invitation, almost no one would refuse to go.
Chen Jin and her aunt confirmed a trip to Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Not only would she go, but her third cousin Chen Yongfei would also go. My aunt hired a tour guide who was familiar with the area, so she had to follow the tour group when she went to Hong Kong.
She didn't need to worry about anything else. Her aunt just asked her to prepare her own luggage and leave in mid-April.
Chen Jia came to see her one afternoon during the week. She had no classes after that afternoon and had nothing else to do. She didn't want to stay with her annoying roommate, so she came out to see Chen Jin.
Upon hearing Chen Jin say that they would leave in mid-April and would be gone for at least half a month, Chen Jia rolled on the sofa with envy. She also wants to go, but she is now in her sophomore year and her schedule is very busy. She only has one class on Thursday afternoon, and her classes are full the rest of the time. Even if she doesn't have classes, she is still busy completing the homework assigned by the teacher.
Chen Jia lingered here until after eight o'clock in the evening, and Chen Jin sent her back to the school gate. On the way back home, I bought some braised food, walked leisurely, and then saw Shen Baichuan standing at the gate of the community. I didn't know who he was waiting for. Chen Jin was puzzled for a moment, nodded to him when he looked over, and walked away from him.
Thinking of Chen Jia's depressed expression this afternoon, Chen Jin felt that he should talk to his second aunt.
Coincidentally, this weekend is the village chief’s birthday.
She picked up Chen Jiacai and set off together.
We met up with everyone at the hotel entrance and then went in together. While Chen Jia was out to the bathroom, Chen Jin mentioned this to his second aunt, asking her to go back and have a good talk with Chen Jia to find out if he didn't want to live in the school dormitory anymore. If he couldn't, he could ask his parents to apply for it, and he could live at her place then.
Second aunt frowned. "I heard her say a few times that there was a roommate in the dormitory who was difficult to get along with. She was said to be able to pick locks, and some of her things were moved to your place. But I didn't think it was that serious."
"I noticed that Chen Jia was in a bad mood when she came to my place. It might not be because of the dormitory, but there might be other things. I asked her, but she refused to tell me. Second aunt, please ask her good friends to find out more about the situation."
After all, her relationship with Chen Jia was not particularly good. Chen Jia had her own close friends, and she might be afraid that if some little secrets were told to her, she would tell her second uncle and second aunt.
Every time this happened, she would often wonder why her third cousin and her younger cousin were not girls, otherwise she would definitely have good sisters with whom she could talk about anything.
After hearing this, my second aunt said she would find out about the situation when she returned.
She didn't feel comfortable asking Chen Jin to help take care of the child. After all, Chen Jin was at home now and would go on a long trip with his sister-in-law in a few days. He would also have a lot of work to do later, so Chen Jin probably wouldn't have time.
Chen Yongfei noticed that Chen Jin just looked at him and sighed with regret. He felt puzzled and reached out to pat her head, "Are you scolding me in your heart again?"
"Tsk, am I that kind of person?" Chen Jin slapped his hand away. She glanced at Chen Yongan, who closed her eyes and rested whenever she had time, and gave her a sympathetic look. She thought back to when she was in the third year of high school, in the eyes of others she was just going to school normally, and she studied hard every day when no one was around. Those days when I was studying all the time, now I feel dark just thinking about it.
Decided to give Chen Yongan two more shrimps to nourish his brain later.
Compared to the lavish banquet hosted by Old Man Zhang last time, the village chief's birthday banquet this time was much simpler. There's nothing special about this newly opened restaurant, and it's not famous yet. It may look ordinary, but it is said that the chef of this restaurant was hired by the owner from a big hotel, and the food is definitely not worse than those in the famous big restaurants outside.
The village chief was not the kind of person who liked to talk nonsense. He stood in front of the restaurant gate early with his two sons and two grandsons to welcome guests. When the time came, he ordered people to serve the dishes without taking the microphone to say a few words on the stage.
But this was not just to invite people to dinner, the village chief arranged two tables, and the head of each family in the village sat down. Everyone knew at a glance that the village chief wanted to chat with everyone.
Chen Jin was originally chatting animatedly with his third cousin Chen Yongfei, discussing what they were going to bring with them when they were away for half a month. As a result, her shoulder was patted, and her uncle came over and asked her to sit over there. The village chief arranged a seat for her.
Chen Jin pointed at himself and asked, "Me over there?"
There's a bunch of old men, and she's sitting over there. When they drink, will she drink or not?
Just as he was thinking this, he saw Aunt Zhou walk over and sit down. Chen Jin stopped hesitating and followed his uncle over and sat next to Aunt Zhou.
I don’t know why, although Aunt Zhou can be a little fierce sometimes, Chen Jin feels especially safe around her. And to be honest, she felt that Aunt Zhou liked her quite a bit. I helped her to curse people many times.
Seeing Aunt Zhou at this table, Chen Wenxing felt embarrassed to come over and could only move to the table next to her.
But he felt that the "gap" between the two tables was a bit too big, and the table where Aunt Zhou was sitting was more "promising".
Chen Jin and Aunt Zhou were sitting at the same table with Chen Jin's three uncles, as well as the old branch secretary, Chen Wensong, Uncle Chen Wu, etc. They were all people who tended to use their money to do business, or had a lot of property under their names.
Chen Wenxing wanted to squeeze over, thinking that only by talking to such people could he get rich.
As soon as the people here sat down, they all started to care about whether my uncle was short of money for his land. They all said that they were brothers of the Chen family and could spare some money to help. The uncle did not respond, but asked how Chen Wensong’s land was planned.
At this time, everyone shifted their attention away from my uncle. He was not the only one who bought land in the suburbs of Xicheng District. There were also Chen Wensong and Chen Wenzhen. The locations of their land were not bad either, but the area was much smaller.
I don't understand why they called her here specially. Although she is the only one in her family and can only be the representative, her uncles are here, so it is completely unnecessary for her to sit here.
It also delayed her meal.
Aunt Zhou was quite relaxed. Every time a dish was served, she would add more for herself and also help Chen Jin add more. She whispered to her, "They can brag, but we should eat some."
Chen Jin picked up a fried duck chin and chewed it, "Which one is the big talk?"
Aunt Zhou glanced at Chen Wensong, who was talking eloquently and smiling meaningfully, and whispered, "Don't look at Chen Wensong's appearance. He went to Xiuli Community to block Jiang Kexin some time ago and wanted to get back half of the building. He also said that there was a problem with the division of property at that time. He was tough for less than three minutes and pretended to be pitiful to ask Jiang Kexin to give him half of the building for Chen Yue's sake. Now he has the land, but no money to build a house. Most of his father's money was given to his brother. I don't know how much is left, but he is worried about his retirement in the future and is unwilling to give all the money to Chen Wensong."
"Don't you think his retribution came pretty quickly? Years ago, he said Jiang Kexin was stupid. When his assets doubled, he could buy several buildings in the beautiful community. Ha, it's hard for him to even buy one floor now."
"Last week, when he went back to visit the graves, Chen Wensong wanted to call Chen Yue to come back, but he couldn't find her. He went to Xiu Li community to block Jiang Kexin, but someone called the police and took him away, saying that he came to threaten people and rob money. But he was not detained for long and was released on the same day."
When Aunt Zhou said that Chen Wensong was not imprisoned for long, her tone was somewhat regretful.
Based on these gossips, Chen Jin felt that the fried duck chin in this restaurant was particularly delicious. He took a few bites and drank a sip of Coke. This meal was really delicious!
"Aunt Zhou, if you have any other gossip, please tell me more." "Wow, there are so many." Aunt Zhou crossed her legs, poured herself a glass of orange juice, and took a sip to moisten her throat. He looked around for a while before saying, "I saw Chen Wenzhen send a young woman back to her house in Xiu Li Community one day. If I hadn't come down to take out the garbage in the middle of the night, I wouldn't have seen this excitement."
Chen Jin felt that Aunt Zhou's luck in getting gossip was unparalleled. Who would come out to take out the trash in the middle of the night? It just so happened that Aunt Zhou was able to do it, and then she happened to meet Chen Wenzhen.
At this time, Chen Wenzhen's voice sounded behind him, scaring Chen Jin. Aunt Zhou was still as calm as a rock, with no change in expression, as if the person who just spread the gossip about Chen Wenzhen was not her.
The two brothers Chen Wenzhen and Chen Wenhao followed the village chief to toast at each table, and now they just walked to the table behind them. Chen Jin and Aunt Zhou exchanged uncomprehending glances, and both stopped talking.
Only in Chen Jin's heart there was a loud speaker that kept shouting: Is Chen Wenzhen cheating on his wife? Learn from Chen Wensong and keep a mistress? If the village chief finds out, will he really break his legs?
Unexpectedly, Xiuli Community is also a gossip gathering point in Qiaodong Village.
"Everyone, enjoy your meal." The village chief led the others to their table and asked them to eat slowly today and come back to chat with them later. He also specifically called Chen Jin, "Third sister, listen more to your uncles' business. You will have an investment direction for your money in the future, right?"
Chen Jin smiled and nodded. She doesn't have any money now. She doesn't have much left on hand. If she invests more, she will have to worry about whether she can live a good life in the future.
As soon as the others left, Aunt Zhou started to grumble to her again, "Don't listen to what others say about investment. I think if you have money, you should listen to how your uncle invests. I think your uncle is the only reliable business person. Those few people who run small businesses think they are really big bosses. They have no idea what they are doing."
"Hey, who were we talking about just now?"
"Chen Wenzhen." Chen Jin leaned over, covered his mouth with his hand, and whispered in a low voice.
"Oh, yes, speaking of him, it's just that." Aunt Zhou's rationality was not overwhelmed by the gossip. She knew that it was not good to talk about Chen Wenzhen's gossip here. If someone from the village chief's family heard it and made a fuss, she would not have to participate in any activities in Qiaodong Village from today onwards.
So Aunt Zhou changed the topic.
"Chen Bagu sneaked back last time to handle the resettlement housing issue. She got the house, but now she doesn't dare to show up. She gave money to Uncle Chen Wu to help find a decoration company to renovate the house, and then rented it out. She hides from place to place and doesn't dare to come back easily. What do you think is the meaning of their doing this?"
"Fortunately, Chen Yongqiang doesn't dare to gamble anymore. But even if he does, he probably won't have any money left."
"And your uncle."
Chen Jin sat up straight immediately. How could it be about her uncle?
"Your uncle helped everyone build houses before, and now he got a good piece of land. So everyone says he has inside information, but your uncle insists that he doesn't have it. Now some people are starting to say that your uncle knew the news but didn't help the villagers. These people are really shameless..."
So that's the gossip, then there's nothing to worry about. Chen Jin breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't bother with this kind of person. It's wrong to help or not. He's taking advantage of me. Besides, my uncle really doesn't know what the news is."
"Whatever. Whether you know or not has nothing to do with us. No one in our family can run a big business. Just open a fruit shop, collect rent honestly, and don't mess around. That's enough for us to live comfortably."
"That's right. You don't take on a job if you don't have the right tools. I also think that collecting rent is enough. If you can't do business, it will be over if you lose everything."
No wonder she and Aunt Zhou get along so well. Their financial management concepts are very similar.
The banquet was coming to an end, and the village chief brought Chen Wenzhen and Chen Wenhao to the table. Chen Jin saw that she was the youngest among the guests and was about to give up her seat, but the village chief held her back and asked her to sit down. Finally, everyone moved out and squeezed out some space, and people from the next table also came over.
This doesn't seem like the village chief's birthday banquet, but more like the "Chamber of Commerce" of Qiaodong Village.
Chen Jin heard that their conversation seemed to have no focus. They talked about the land in the suburbs of Xicheng District, then the Xiuli Community, and finally the science and technology park and industrial park being developed in Nancheng District, and finally inevitably mentioned Qiaoxi Village.
He hits the ground here and there.
But in the end, they worked out a major cooperation plan, which was to form a partnership and see if the factories in the suburbs of Nancheng District would be moved to the industrial park. Then they would pool their money and jointly acquire several factories in the suburbs of Nancheng District.
Thinking of what my uncle said during the Tomb-Sweeping Day visit last week, "When we are out and about, those of us with the surname Chen can only find a way out if we work together in business", perhaps this is it.
However, whether this cooperation can be successful remains to be discussed. Who knows whether the factory in the suburbs of Nancheng District will move away? Even if the cooperation can be successful... Chen Jin looked at his uncle and the village chief who were surrounded by the crowd. In fact, only his uncle and the village chief still have the financial resources to be the big bosses, and the others are just there to eat soup.
Chen Jin glanced at the village chief who had a lot of white hair, and wondered why the village chief had organized everyone to discuss cooperation.
Just as she was thinking about it, the village chief glanced at her with sharp eyes, and after seeing her, he smiled kindly.
Forget it. When the time comes for all the villagers to invest money together, she will see how much money she has to spend. Anyway, she invested 2.3 million yuan of her current money in her uncle's place, and added another 80,000 yuan to the renovation of the self-built house in Qiaoxi Village. There is less than 600,000 yuan left in the bank card now.
But even though she spends a lot of money on shopping, she doesn't actually spend any of her bank savings. She doesn't spend a lot every month. The rent she collects every month is more than enough for her to spend, and she saves up the rest, which is just enough for her to spend big. For example, travel expenses in the second half of this month.
If I really run out of money someday, I can just sell the apartment in Hanlin Garden.
After the banquet, when Chen Jin was going downstairs, his third cousin caught up with him and asked, "What did you talk about at that table just now?"
Chen Jin told the village chief about the cooperative investment in buying land, and then said with a smile: "I will definitely tell you when my third uncle comes home. He should be able to tell you in more detail than I can."
"Hey, wait a minute." Chen Yongfei grabbed Chen Jin and squinted at the opposite side of the street.
Chen Jin also looked over, but she didn't see anything special until Chen Yongfei cursed "Fuck, fuck!" and walked angrily to the other side. Chen Jin didn't stop him for a moment, and felt that something was wrong, so she quickly shouted to the people behind her, "Big brother, second brother, come and help!"
To be honest, she didn't know what she should help with, but the look on her third cousin's face just now made it clear that he was ready to fight.
She hurriedly followed him. Chen Yongcheng and Chen Yongxin, who heard her shouting, were talking to their father and two uncles. When they reacted, they saw Chen Jin running to the other side of the street. Just as they were about to ask what happened, they saw Chen Yongfei grabbing his brother-in-law Zhang Leye and punching him on the other side of the street.
Then, Chen Yongfei was also punched by Zhang Leye. A woman nearby tried to pull Chen Yongfei away, but Chen Jin, who arrived later, pulled her hair away...
What else are you looking at? ! My younger brothers and sisters started fighting with outsiders!
Chen Yongcheng and Chen Yongxin didn't say anything, they avoided the vehicles on the road and ran to the other side. Seeing that Chen Jin was not at a disadvantage, they didn't care about anything and punched Zhang Leye a few times before pulling him away. By the time they had the situation under control, their parents came rushing over.
Zhang Leye didn't expect that he would be so lucky to meet Chen Kui's family. He was punched by Chen Yongfei who suddenly rushed out just now. He didn't see the person clearly, so he turned around and punched him back, but soon he was hit several times by the extra person. Now he can only bend over in pain.
When he saw his angry brothers-in-law again, Zhang Leye felt guilty and short of breath, and kept saying it was a misunderstanding. But the heavily made-up woman behind him kept scolding them for beating her man. Everyone could see what was going on.
Chen Jin just grabbed the woman's hair to prevent her from rushing over and taking sides. The woman suddenly swung her hand violently, and her long nails scratched her arm several times. Chen Jin was about to fight back in pain, but with two snapping sounds, her third aunt avenged herself.
"What do you mean by your man? Zhang Leye is a divorced man. He has a child with his first wife, and later got married to my sister. How can you be his woman? You can't be the one who died before and resurrected, right?"
"No, it's a misunderstanding, big brother, second brother, third brother, it's really a misunderstanding. We are just old classmates, and we just happened to meet here and have dinner together."
"Bah! Bullshit! Do you think I'm blind? Can classmates hug each other and kiss each other mouth to mouth? You two turtles and tortoises are in love with each other, right?" Chen Yongfei touched the swollen corner of his mouth and hissed in pain. The anger in my heart was rising. Zhang Leye, this bastard, is he just fooling around outside now that he has money? What if all of them with the surname Chen are vegetarians?
Seeing that there was no way to defend himself, Zhang Leye simply remained silent. He still looked as honest as before, but he looked disgusting enough.
The third uncle was so angry that he was breathing heavily. He endured it again and again, gritting his teeth and said, "Go back now and explain everything to your father. If you really don't want to live with Chen Kui anymore, divorce him as soon as possible to make room for your old classmate!"
The woman behind him eyes lit up.
As soon as she heard the way Zhang Leye addressed these people, she knew that what she had just said was a mistake. They had deliberately arranged to meet on a street not close to Wanmin Square because they thought that this place was not as lively as Wanmin Square and not many people came here normally. But she did not expect to meet Chen Kui's family here.
She and Zhang Leye were classmates in junior high school. Zhang Leye had pursued her when they were in school, but Zhang Leye's family was from a rural area and their family conditions were not good. Compared to her family, who at least lived in the suburbs, closer to the city center. Moreover, she had better options at the time and did not consider Zhang Leye at all.
In fact, their contact has not been completely cut off over the years, and she can always learn about Zhang Leye's situation from her old classmates. For example, he got married through a blind date, but a few years later his wife died, leaving behind two children, and within two years he remarried and got another child.
Originally, we shouldn't have had any intersection, but a while ago, my former classmates suddenly held a class reunion. Zhang Leye arrived in a car wearing a tie and a suit, looking like a successful man. She thought Zhang Leye had made a fortune in business, but later, after trying to get more information out of him, she found out that Zhang Leye's house was demolished and he received tens of millions in compensation.
Tens of millions in compensation! After saving for so many years, she didn't save even 10,000 yuan and was even in debt. It's not easy to raise two sons alone.
She didn't think too much about it at first. She just wanted to borrow some money from Zhang Leye for cash flow, but Zhang Leye came to see her several times, which made her realize that Zhang Leye still had feelings for her, so she had other ideas: What if she married Zhang Leye? She will also have a share of the tens of millions of dollars in compensation to his family. And Zhang Leye lives in Hanlin Garden! He lives with his parents and brothers!
With so many conditions, it's really hard to keep her from being moved.
She had hardly heard Zhang Leye mention his current wife, and it was said that they had no feelings for each other. Now that his wife's family said they agreed to the divorce, she was of course happy. It would be best if they got divorced today so that she could marry Zhang Leye earlier.
In this case, will she still have to worry about her two sons buying houses and getting married in the future? If the Zhang family saves a little, it would be enough for them to buy an apartment in a residential area.
Zhang Leye felt very guilty at first, but when he heard Chen Kui's brother say "divorce if you can't live together", he became excited and thought of how he had been unable to get his first love. He also thought that he and Chen Kui had just been living together for these years and had no feelings for each other at all, and they didn't have any children yet, so he didn't think there was anything strange about the mention of divorce.
"Then leave!"
He had long wanted to stop living with Chen Kui. His two children didn't like Chen Kui, and his sister-in-law and brother's wife didn't get along very well with Chen Kui. Moreover, Chen Kui's brother's family now had money from the demolition project, and they would often give him and his two children the cold shoulder at home. He saw that Chen Kui didn't want to continue living like that.
That’s perfect, let’s get a divorce and live our separate lives!
The third aunt couldn't help but slapped Zhang Leye twice, "No wonder Zhang Bai and Zhang Xue are ungrateful, it turns out they learned that from you! Chen Kui helped you take care of the old and the young, why didn't you ask for a divorce then? You turned against me now that you have money, right?"
"You are a piece of trash, do you think you can get a divorce just like that? Give me the compensation for all these years, or you can just wait!"
"Don't waste your words on him, he's just a coward, what can you say? Go talk to old man Zhang!" The uncle cursed and led his men away, then turned back to warn: "You'd better go back now, we won't see you at your house later, and it won't be easy for you to have a good talk!"
Chen Yongfei was still angry, "Just let him go like this?"
He was so angry that he wanted to beat the man up and throw him into the Nanjiang River to feed the fish.
The family had originally agreed to eat out together in the evening, but now no one was in the mood, so they drove straight to Hanlin Garden.
The second uncle and his family followed Chen Jin's car. Chen Jia sat in the passenger seat. He looked through the rearview mirror at his parents who were so angry in the back seat, then at his third sister who was driving silently. He moved his eyes and found that there were several scratches on his third sister's arm.
Suddenly she regretted why she reacted so slowly just now. She should have scratched it back!
Chen Jin felt stuffy in the car and rolled down the window. A gust of wind blew in, and she exhaled heavily, and then she felt a little better.
Today's scene, if you say it's unexpected, doesn't seem to be particularly unexpected.
The last time the Zhang family hosted a dinner at Junhao Hotel, she and Chen Yongan had talked about "nature". At that time, she saw that Zhang Leye was emboldened by his money and might have other ideas. But what’s the use of her finding out? Can’t my aunt and third uncle see it? It's just that nothing really happened, so everyone turned a blind eye.
Thinking of what her aunt said about being "unwilling", she couldn't say whether her aunt's choice was right or not. Putting yourself in the aunt's shoes, if you leave Zhang Leye's family just when they become rich and don't get anything, it would be really frustrating.
But it seems not worth wasting my good days on a bunch of bad people.
It feels like digging for gold in a cesspool.
I don’t know what my aunt will choose after this negotiation.
But no matter what choice she makes, her family can always provide support for her aunt, so she doesn't need to be afraid of the Zhang family.
Chen Jin wanted to go to Zhang's house, but his uncle didn't let them go up, but let the elders go up instead. Later, Chen Jia and Chen Yongan had to rush back to school, and their three cousins were waiting downstairs, so the task of sending them off finally fell on Chen Jin.
There was no point in getting involved in family gossip, so Chen Jin followed the instructions and, without waiting for dinner, asked the two students to get in the car. They first drove to Dongcheng District and stayed there until 5:30 in the afternoon. The three of them had dinner near Chen Yongan's school.
Chen Jin called his third cousin and heard that they were still discussing it. They were already outside Zhang's house and there was still more to discuss.
"I'll call you when I have the results."
Chen Yongan was a little depressed. "Third sister, do you think people will become bad when they have money?"
Chen Jin: "Do you think I have become better or worse?"
Chen Yongan: "......"
"Don't worry about adults' affairs. They will know what they want more. As for you, the most important thing now is to study hard and get into a good university."
"Hey, Chen Yue..." Chen Jin saw Chen Yue walking over, but Chen Yue didn't hear it.
After watching Chen Yongan enter the school, Chen Jin drove Chen Jia back to Nanjing University.
"If you can't live in the school dormitory, just move out and come to my place. There's an empty guest room at home anyway."
Chen Jia was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding why her third sister suddenly told her to move out. She was thinking about other things in her mind and responded with two "ohs".
It was already 7:30 in the evening when Chen Jin arrived at the small western-style building. He sent Chen Jia to the school gate, then remembered that he needed to buy ointment, so he walked around outside to look for a pharmacy. I got out of the car and closed the door. I looked up and saw a person standing in the small living room of the house next door. The light was dim and I could only see a tall, dark figure.
At first glance, it looked like there was a person hanging there, and Chen Jin was so scared that his breathing tightened.
Looking more closely, it was Shen Baichuan!
Shen Baichuan also waved at her...
In the middle of the night, it was pitch black without lights on. You couldn't see the face of the person standing with his back to the light. Suddenly, the motionless person waved at you...
Chen Jin closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and cursed in a low voice: "Mad man! Showing a horror movie so late at night!"
Ever since she became rich, her mentality has become very peaceful and she seldom calls people crazy, unless someone really deserves to be scolded.
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