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Chen Jin's job was settled. It only took him half a day to correct some minor issues circled by Professor Jiang and rewrite a new version. The final version of the graduation thesis was finally produced.
Without waiting a moment, he drove to the college to see Professor Jiang the next day with his thesis. Without it being returned for rewriting, Chen Jin finally completed most of his university assignment.
Professor Jiang did not talk to her about her election as the college counselor, but he asked her to urge Yang Qian and Chen Lu to hand in their papers as soon as possible if she met them.
Chen Jin nodded in agreement.
In fact, she didn’t know how long it had been since she last saw her two roommates. She had seen Chen Lu once when she returned to school last semester. As for Yang Qian? Even if she lived in school, she might not see Yang Qian once a year. After all, I'm a senior now, and I don't have to go to classes after completing the credits.
I submitted my graduation thesis and accomplished a big thing. Chen Jin drove directly to Qiaoxi Village.
The weather was getting warmer. She wore a thin coat when she went out in the morning. It was already past eleven o'clock when she drove to Qiaoxi Village. It was too hot to wear the coat anymore.
This time, I found that Qiaoxi Village has changed a lot. The garbage dump at the entrance of the village has been cleared away, and a row of large garbage cans have been placed in its place. There is also a sign next to it, which reads: "If you litter, you will be demolished!"
Chen Jin slowed down the car, looked at the sign and laughed, what a talented person! It’s amazing that someone could come up with such a “vicious” slogan. No wonder several trash cans were filled to the brim with garbage and not a single drop of garbage fell on the ground. But the "分" should be "份", right? ! If there are typos, they are not corrected. It's hard for them to see it without feeling uncomfortable.
The car drove into the village and stopped at the open space in front of Old Man Liu's house. As soon as she got off the car, she felt the difference of Qiaoxi Village: it was much cleaner and more sanitary than before. She always felt that there was a smell of sewers before, but this time there was really no smell, and there was even a smell of toilet water.
The village was quiet, and the doors of every household were closed. Not to mention people, there was not even a dog to be seen.
Her grandfather said yesterday that there would be a meeting in the village at 8 o'clock today, so how could she make it? So early. So she entrusted her cousin Meng Chong to represent her to attend the meeting, and she just arrived at this time.
Just when I was wondering whether I should go to the ancestral hall to see what was going on, I heard some noise on the village road ahead. Many people were talking, and it was quite noisy. Some people are also talking about the issue of homesteads. Chen Jin stood there and waited for a while, but those people didn't come over yet. Instead, the noise became louder and louder, as if they were about to fight?
Chen Jin raised his eyebrows, grabbed the small bag and slung it over his shoulder, locked the car, and strolled away to watch the fun.
She didn't know who the person who was quarreling with was, but she had some impression that he was the son of one of her grandfather's brothers. The two men were swearing at each other in anger. One of them was asking which piece of land was agreed to be given to him, and the other was saying that the land was used to support his parents in their old age and should be given to him. It started as a quarrel between two brothers, but gradually escalated into a quarrel between two families. Later, some older people started to take sides and the quarrel became even more intense.
Chen Jin stood far away from the crowd, on the flower bed built in front of someone else's house, watching the fun with her arms folded across her chest, clicking her tongue and shaking her head from time to time. She regretted not bringing her camera with her when she went out today. She should have taken some pictures, otherwise she felt that her limited language could not describe such a lively scene.
Meng Chong had just come out of a meeting with the people from Qiaoxi Village and was about to go to the small supermarket at the entrance of the village to buy some daily necessities. Since he came to supervise the work, he brought his luggage with him and rented an empty room from the nearest house so that he could monitor the decoration of the house every day. It also prevents the villagers from vandalizing the house thinking it's unattended.
When this came out, it was a lively scene.
They say money makes the world go round. If you ask him, this has nothing to do with ghosts. It's clearly people who can't resist temptation and whose fickle minds are revealed when they have too much money. You see, there is no sign of the demolition of Qiaoxi Village yet, and the two brothers in this family have already started fighting. When the money is really received, the fight may be between father and son, or husband and wife.
The peaceful atmosphere in the village only lasted for a short period of time. Everyone was able to work together to repair the village's infrastructure. Now... everyone has to take care of their own business.
Huh? Could the person standing on the flower bed in front be his cousin Chen Jin?
Look carefully, yes.
This guy really goes wherever there's excitement.
"Ahem." Meng Chong walked around the crowd and came over, reminding her, "Hurry up and get down. The old lady in this house is very fierce. She will scold anyone who looks at her house for half an hour. Don't let her see you stepping on her flower bed later."
Chen Jin jumped down quickly. This is not their Qiaodong Village. She is alone and weak. If she gets into a quarrel with the old woman, she might suffer a loss. It is better not to cause trouble.
"Cousin, are they really having a meeting at eight o'clock?"
Meng Chong's expression was indescribable. "It was said to start at eight o'clock, but it didn't start until nine o'clock. This wasted an hour of my morning time."
"I was wondering, how can they be so enthusiastic about holding a meeting?" They even made it start at 8 o'clock. I guess the village chief Liu Mantang knew the nature of the villagers, so he said the meeting would start at 8 o'clock when it was actually supposed to start at 9 o'clock, so that everyone would drag their feet and the meeting would start at exactly 9 o'clock.
"What did they talk about in the meeting this morning?"
"The village is investigating the ownership of homesteads and asking villagers to implement the transferred homesteads according to the law and regulations, and get the property certificates. Now there are problems. Those who have separated are still living together. At that time, there was no clear statement on how to divide the homesteads. Now everyone wants to grab a piece of it for themselves."
"It's okay if you don't come. There's no problem with your homestead and house. I asked a lawyer to check them out."
"There are rumors in the village that Qiaoxi Village will be demolished sooner or later. The village chief asked everyone not to sell the residential land. Some houses were not built in compliance with regulations, so the compensation they can get is not much. So he asked them to figure it out by themselves and hurry up to demolish and rebuild those that need to be demolished."
"However, the villagers are skeptical. There is no news about the demolition right now. They are worried that if they demolish their houses and rebuild them, they will miss the demolition. That means they will have to spend money on building a new building and lose several months of rental income."
Chen Jin had a subtle expression. The village cadres of Qiaoxi Village probably thought that her uncle had really got some news.
It’s terrible. If it’s not demolished in the future, won’t these people be mad to death?
"Who spread the news of the demolition? If the demolition fails in the end, won't people scold him to death?"
The corner of Meng Chong's mouth twitched. "The village cadres spread the news. They said that it was Uncle Wen Qiang who got the news. Otherwise, how could he have such good luck so many times? Qiaodong Village was demolished, and the subway was rerouted to the land he bought?"
"The village chief specifically asked why you didn't come this morning, and I said you had to go back to school in the morning and didn't have time. I think he will come to see you later."
"Okay, let him come. I don't have much to say. They can all come to me, so why don't they just go to my uncle to find out more?"
"They said that Uncle Wen Qiang only said polite words and could not get any information from him."
Oh, could it be that Chen Jin has a sieve mouth and can ask anything?
"Xiao Jin is back." Old Lady Liu waved at her with a smile, "Grandma prepared some delicious food for you. Let's go back first. Your grandfather and your father are behind us and will be back soon."
Chen Jin felt it was weird. Before her house was demolished, Old Lady Liu seemed to have complicated feelings towards her. She was willing to give her food in a nice way, but it didn't seem like she liked her very much.
She used to despise her mother for being uneducated, but now I don’t see her liking Liu Shisheng’s educated wife that much. This attitude is so despicable. I don’t understand what she is trying to achieve.
"Cousin, let's go eat together."
Meng Chong glanced at Granny Liu and asked Chen Jin in a low voice, "Are you afraid that they will cause trouble for you later? Otherwise, don't eat at their house."
Chen Jin laughed, "No, I'm not afraid that they will cause me trouble, don't worry. Their food is still good, just right for you, cousin."
"Okay, then, I'll go buy some things first. I'll have to go to the building to check on the situation later. I'll come back when it's time for dinner." Meng Chong was still a little worried, "Are you okay by yourself?"
Although Chen Jin was one of the main forces of their group when she was young, that was only her childhood after all. When she grew up, girls always suffered from fists.
Seeing his worry, Chen Jin said helplessly, "Why should I worry about this? They are trying to get information from me now. Not to mention causing trouble for me, they want to expose me as a traitor."
"Go and do your thing. It's almost half past twelve. You should come back for dinner."
Chen Jin followed Grandma Liu to Old Liu's house. The house was surprisingly clean and tidy, which was rare. Chen Jin was a little hungry at this moment, so he went to the refrigerator to find something to eat and took an orange on the table and cut it open.
Not long after, her three aunts and several cousins came back. When they saw her, they all smiled and greeted her, asking about her well-being. It reminded her of the TV dramas where prisoners were given a bowl of last meal before execution. These people are flattering her now, but they will probably torture her to extract a confession later.
Old man Liu and his four sons all came back, Liu Shisheng was there too, but Jiang Zijun, Liu Yinan and Liu Yibei did not come back with them. I don’t know if it was because I couldn’t ask for leave from school, or because I knew I would only suffer in front of her, but this time, even after hearing the news of the village being demolished, I didn’t rush back.
As soon as Old Man Liu came back, he asked someone to prepare lunch and asked Chen Jin if he wanted to eat anything.
"All right, you guys decide. My cousin Mengchong will come over for dinner later, so prepare an extra meal for one more person." Chen Jin was not polite at all, and even invited Old Man Liu to eat some fruit, "This orange is good, is it produced in Ping County?"
Liu Shisheng looked at her with an air of familiarity, snorted in annoyance, and completely ignored Chen Jin. But no one cared about his attitude. Old Man Liu and his three brothers all smiled and asked Chen Jin to eat more, saying that they had bought a lot of oranges at home and would let her take some back later.
After the greetings, the village chief Liu Mantang, the village party secretary, and the village accountant also came over. Old man Liu greeted them with a smile and invited them to his home for dinner.
Liu Mantang couldn't wait even a minute longer, and asked Chen Jin straight away, "Chen Jin, tell your uncle the truth, has your uncle got the news? Do you have any idea about when the demolition will take place?"
Chen Jin sighed and spread his hands. "I really really don't know. How could my uncle tell a student like me about his work? I just did whatever he said without giving it much thought."
Seeing these people's disbelief, Chen Jin didn't care and said to himself: "My uncle is really lucky, but if you say he has some information channels, then you are really overthinking it. Otherwise, why didn't my uncle take more homesteads for himself to build a house before the demolition of Qiaodong Village?"
"As for the matter in the suburbs of Xicheng District, it was really just luck. It was planned to build a subway there, but who knew it would suddenly change its route? My uncle is not an expert in this area."
"Anyway, I don't know anything. If you're really curious, go to my uncle's company and look for him. You know his company's address, right? No. 789, Heping Road, Xicheng District. Do you want his phone number? I have the company's phone number here, too."
Liu Mantang and the others looked at each other. What Chen Jin said was almost the same as what they heard from Chen Wenqiang, but they still found it unbelievable. They all thought that the uncle and nephew were not telling the truth.
Or maybe Chen Wenqiang didn't tell Chen Jin the truth.
But, if Chen Wenqiang doesn't tell Chen Jin the truth, how can Chen Jin dare to listen to her uncle in everything and buy the residential land or invest money? They didn't think Chen Jin was a man without any plans.
Liu Mantang glanced at Liu Shisheng with disdain. He really couldn't understand what was happening to this guy. He even treated his own daughter like a stranger. Now there was no way he could expect him to get any information from his daughter.
In the past, everyone said that Liu Shisheng was living a good life, as both he and his wife were university teachers. But these good days did not last for a few years. Although I had a decent job, I still had to rely on my parents in my hometown for a lot of rent subsidy.
It's really like that.
Chen Jin took in the expressions of these people and cleared his throat. "Although my uncle has not received the news of the demolition, he has analyzed it with me. Qiaodong Village and Mutang Village will be transformed into science and technology parks and industrial parks. There are many workers and white-collar workers there. Qiaoxi Village is close, so it would be best to build houses and rent them out in the future."
"Don't say that there are industrial areas around and around that cause pollution. Those factories in the suburbs may move to Mutang Village. The South City District is not large, and the city has no place to expand. Maybe they will focus on the land in the suburbs."
After this was said, everyone lowered their heads to think about what Chen Jin said.
Liu Mantang: "Did your uncle tell you these words?"
Chen Jin: "Yes, my uncle said that it would be a good idea to build a building here for rent."
As for what her uncle said about the possibility of demolition, she would never say that nonsense. If the house is not demolished in the end, these people might even blame her uncle for lying. So, it’s better for them to just guess everything, and it’s up to them to decide how they choose.
Secretary Liu glanced at Liu Mantang and said, "What are your plans? My family is planning to build a house on the vacant homestead. I think what Chen Wenqiang said makes sense. It's hard to say whether the house will be demolished or not, but if we build the house, it will always bring in some income if we rent it out. Qiaodong Village has already laid the foundation and is building a building. I think there are at least a dozen buildings in that area. How many companies will move here in the future?"
Yes, if there were people here, their houses would not be unrented. Especially those white-collar workers who work in companies, these people are more willing to spend money to rent a good house.
Yes, no wonder the house Chen Wenqiang designed for his niece was like that. Each room is equipped with a kitchen and a bathroom. It was designed according to the houses in the city. After it was renovated, it will have an advantage over other houses when rented out in the future, and the rent can naturally be higher.
But should I buy a house in the city? It depends on each family. Those who can afford it should buy a house in the city. Otherwise, their children's education will fall behind step by step, and it will be difficult for them to compete with city people in the future.
Chen Jin's words made these people fall into deep thought, and no one asked Chen Jin about the demolition anymore.
Liu Mantang thought more about it. If the factories in the suburbs also moved to Mutang Village, then the transportation from the city to the science and technology park and the industrial park would be much easier.
Thinking about the recently rerouted subway line, could it be that the government, while vigorously developing the science and technology park and industrial park in the southern part of the city, has never thought about building a subway in the future?
That's impossible!
The more his thoughts wandered, the more excited Liu Mantang became, and he began to take inventory of his remaining residential land...After taking inventory, he found that half of his residential land was gone.
Oh, transferred to Chen Jin.
The happiness he just had was greatly reduced, and Liu Mantang felt annoyed: He should not have been fooled by Chen Wenqiang into transferring the homestead, otherwise he could have built another big building!
The branch secretary and the accountant who came with them also thought so. The three of them thought of the homestead that was transferred to Chen Jin in the past, and they were feeling very uncomfortable now.
Chen Jin could guess what they were thinking. Wasn't it just that it would be better if the homestead was not transferred to her?
These people are fence-sitters. Are they so stupid that they have never thought of building a building and renting it out? They have certainly thought about it, but what's the point of having a residential plot there? They may not have that much cash to spare to build a house. Moreover, I was thinking about investing money to build a house, but I didn’t know how long it would take to get my money back by collecting rent.
She bought the land from them at that time, and they might have laughed at her privately for being stupid and rich.
This person will regret whatever choice he makes. When it is really confirmed that the land will not be demolished, they should be glad that they transferred the land to her.
She seemed to be here to enlighten people today.
The food was served one after another. Chen Jin was just wondering why his cousin Meng Chong hadn't arrived yet. The next second, he came over with a bag of fruit.
Well, no one else is as confident as her in coming to eat empty-handed.
Chen Jin invited him to come and sit down, and asked about the progress of the renovation of the house. He felt relieved when he learned that only the last floor was left. But the original budget was not enough, so she probably had to add tens of thousands of yuan. She didn't even buy doors, windows or simple furniture.
"Chen Jin, does your uncle's land in the suburbs of Xicheng District need investment? My uncle's family also wants to invest some money."
Everyone else looked at Chen Jin. Not to mention the village chief Liu Mantang, everyone present here wanted to get involved and make some money. After all, Chen Wenqiang was so lucky. That large piece of land was where the new subway line passed. Whether he built buildings and sold them or built a shopping mall in the future, the profit would be multiplied many times over. The land over there has been speculated to more than four times its price.
Chen Jin chuckled lightly, and she said, how could this group of people come just to ask her whether Qiaoxi Village would be demolished or not? It turned out that they wanted to test her to see if they could get some benefits from her uncle.
"I don't know about that. Why do you keep asking me about my uncle's company? I'm his uncle's niece, not his biological daughter. How can I know about his company's affairs?"
Don't they want to ask Chen Wenqiang, but they can't get in touch? Chen Wenqiang probably doesn't like people with the surname Liu in Qiaoxi Village because of the divorce between Chen Fang and Liu Shisheng.
Not to mention Chen Wenqiang, he didn't have any feelings for the girl Chen Jin and his family.
Looking at Liu Shisheng who remained silent, he felt even more annoyed. After all, he is a university teacher. People of his age who go to university and join the workplace can all be very successful, but Liu Shisheng has only a good title and no other real benefits. Or is it that they are hiding it and not showing it to others?
Liu Mantang chuckled, changed the subject and asked Chen Jin if he had confirmed the assigned job.
Liu Shisheng also glanced at Chen Jin, which was a rare occurrence. Chen Jin graduated from Nanyang University, and he also wanted to know which system Chen Jin would work in in the future.
"It's settled. I'll stay in school as a counselor."
Liu Shisheng frowned, "Is this the only job I'm assigned? What's the future of being a counselor? At least I can get a job at a municipal level..."
Chen Jin rolled his eyes. At least he could get a job at a municipal level? Are jobs in municipal units easy to come by now? This is 1994, not 1984.
"Mind your own business and stop interfering with my affairs. I have plenty of money to spend, so it doesn't matter where I work."
"When you have time, you should worry about your two children. When they graduate, it will be a problem whether college students will be guaranteed employment."
Anyway, the current trend is for both employers and students to make the selection. In the future, will students have to find jobs on their own? Chen Jin felt that it was really possible.
So many state-owned factories have closed down in recent years, and many people have been laid off. Government agencies are not short of staff every year, so where can these college students be assigned? It’s impossible for the state to simply stuff people into private enterprises, right? If they go to private enterprises, wouldn't that mean college students have to find jobs themselves?
The school teachers also mentioned the problem that college students may become less and less valuable in the future, so they encourage students to continue their studies if they have the conditions. She was a little tempted, but quickly dismissed the idea and decided not to make things difficult for herself.
Liu Shisheng really wanted to slap himself twice: I told you not to talk too much!
It was really for no reason that he put his face close to Chen Jin and slapped him twice from a distance.
Chen Jin didn't know that her trip to Qiaoxi Village had brought her several small orders for several construction contractors under her uncle.
On the third day after Chen Jin came back from Qiaoxi Village, her uncle called her and told her that Qiaoxi Village was now busy building buildings and re-demolishing and rebuilding on the homestead.
"They are too impatient. It will take until next year for the science and technology park and industrial park to be built and occupied."
"Maybe they thought they could catch up with the demolition during this period." Chen Jin laughed and said, "Uncle, did you get any information? If you do, I will go and order a luxury car."
My uncle immediately scolded her for being too arrogant, "Don't dream in broad daylight, just drive your Santana."
Chen Jin was not disappointed, "Okay, it's okay for the luxury car to leave later."
"Oh, by the way, uncle, shall we celebrate Qingming Festival with other families in the village this year?"
"I heard it's the same. Just wait for the village chief to notify you, and stay at home if you have nothing else to do. Your second brother said you want to go to Shenzhen? That's fine. Your eldest aunt will go to Hong Kong in a while, and will go to Guangzhou and Shenzhen first. You can go with her."
Chen Jin was so excited that he jumped twice. "Really? Did my aunt go alone? Who else went with her? Do we need to go through the formalities in advance to go to Hong Kong?"
"Don't worry, wait until you go back home during the Qingming Festival, then ask your aunt. Sign up for a tour group, you don't need to worry about it."
It would be best for her to go out and play this semester. After she gets her diploma, she will start working in July. The counselor's summer vacation is different from the students' summer vacation.
When Chen Jin thought about going out to play with his aunt, he was so happy that he wanted to jump a few times while walking. He hummed a song while watering the flowers in the front and back yards with a watering can.
The flowers and plants in Professor Song's house and Shen Baichuan's house were well taken care of, except for the flowers and plants in her house, which were sandwiched in the middle. They looked as if their vitality had been sucked away by a monster, and each one of them was drooping.
"Flowers and plants also need fertilizer. I have extra fertilizer at home. Would you like to share some with you?"
Shen Baichuan couldn't bear to watch it anymore. The flowers and plants in Chen Jin's house looked like they had been through a catastrophe. He had seen her wandering around the front and back yards of her house many times, but he didn't expect that she would take care of the flowers and plants in her house like this.
How could Chen Jin know that growing flowers and plants requires fertilization? When he was in Qiaodong Village, flowers could grow well in pots without fertilization. But she does know when to fertilize and when to control insects when planting fruit trees.
Suddenly I want to plant fruit trees instead of the flowers and plants at home. This may affect the appearance a bit.
Shen Baichuan told her some tips on growing flowers.
Chen Jin looked at him warily: Is Shen Baichuan such a kind person?
Her first impression of Shen Baichuan still remained on their first meeting at the gate of the courtyard. At that time, Shen Baichuan walked out of the small western-style building and glanced at her coldly with indifferent eyes. At that time, she felt that Shen Baichuan did not look like a person who was easy to get along with.
"Thank you, Teacher Shen. I'll just go ask Professor Song for it. Thank you." Chen Jin ran away as fast as he could.
In the backyard next door, Shen Baichuan frowned and touched his face, puzzled: He looks scary? As for avoiding him every time?
From that day on, Chen Jin noticed that she met her next-door neighbor more often.
Sometimes she would be tending to the flowers and plants at home, and she would always run into Shen Baichuan hanging out. Sometimes when she went out for breakfast in the morning, she would meet him jogging around the small western-style building. Sometimes she was planning to drive out, and Shen Baichuan also happened to be driving out.
It would be impolite not to greet each other when meeting, but after a few greetings, Shen Baichuan suddenly said: “We will be colleagues from now on, so just call me by my name.”
She was daydreaming when someone patted her head. She looked up and saw it was her third cousin Chen Yongfei, whom she hadn't seen since they returned from a trip to Beijing.
"I heard that you resigned and went home? What are you going to do in the future?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. Let me wait and see." Chen Yongfei also imitated her, pulled up his trouser legs, squatted down, and watched the elders cut the grass with sickles and then used shovels to dig out the roots.
"What were you thinking about just now?"
"I want to go out with my aunt later. Since you don't have a job anymore, why don't we go together?"
Chen Yongfei didn't answer, but stared at her for a long time inquiringly, "You must be lying. Are you also thinking about men?"
"Also? Who thought of it? Chen Ting?" Chen Jin said, turning his head left and right, then he realized something was wrong, "Didn't she say that Qingming Festival is a normal holiday? Why doesn't she come to worship the ancestors?" This morning, the whole village first returned to Qiaodong Village and went to the land on the east side of the village to sweep the tombs of their ancestors. Then they drove to a cemetery in Ping County to worship, saying that the Chen family's ancestor used to be an official. Not only the Chen family from Qiaodong Village came, but also people with the surname Chen from a village in Ping County. They had no contact with each other in normal times, but at this time, it was as if they were brothers with a particularly good relationship.
In the words of my uncle, although the big family has branched out, those with the surname Chen are still family members even though they have gone out to do business outside.
Chen Yongfei sighed, "She wants to be with her senior brother, but she is worried that if she is with him, her uncle, aunt, and brothers will really not care about her in the future. She is struggling now."
Chen Jin said "Oh".
She doesn't have that worry.
"Then she should have come today. Maybe after paying respect to her ancestors, she would know to choose a man from her family instead of one from outside."
Chen Yongfei smiled and patted her shoulder, "Our third sister is still the one who knows clearly."
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