Meeting
When Chen Jin drove past the ancestral hall, quite a few people had already arrived there, and there were quite a few cars parked outside the hall. Buying some of them would cost at least four or five hundred thousand. They buy luxury cars when their houses are demolished. It seems these families have chosen money over houses. Otherwise, those who want a house won’t get that much money.
Even if the compensation for the homestead, the house rental fee and other miscellaneous compensation added together was more than she had thought, it would not be that much. In this village, apart from her being the only single person occupying a large piece of residential land, doesn't every other family have at least a few people in it? There may be more than 20 people in a family, and it is not easy to divide the money. How can they afford to buy a car worth hundreds of thousands?
Chen Jin parked the car in front of his building.
I went in to ask my cousin Meng Chong about the current situation of the tenants moving out. As of today, most of the tenants have moved out, and the remaining few will also move out within the next two days.
Chen Jin glanced at her cousin Meng Chong's small supermarket and knew that the remaining stock would either be replenished to her small supermarket in Jinxiu Community or to the supermarkets run by her third uncle and aunt.
"Tomorrow I will ask someone to come and move the furniture in the empty rooms. The rest can only be moved on the last day." After Meng Chong's cousin finished talking about what happened here, he asked her how long she would be here today.
Chen Jin was not sure either. "According to the style of holding meetings in Qiaoxi Village, I'm afraid it won't be finished today. If we finish this meeting early, I'll go back early."
All the fried noodle shops here have moved away, so she can’t find a shop to eat at, and she doesn’t want to go to Lao Liu’s house for a free meal. The last time they had a falling out, she still went to someone's house for dinner, and she was afraid that they would give her rat poison.
"Okay, let's go back early after the meeting. There have been a lot of strangers in the village recently, and they are all staring at the villagers. They especially target the young people. A married girl was almost dragged away on the way back from shopping. Fortunately, the police station has been patrolling near the village recently. Don't take the drinks offered to you by others outside. Oh, yes, go in and get two bottles of drinks yourself. I don't know how long the meeting will last..."
Chen Jin sighed. The demolition compensation had only been received a few days ago, but someone was already eyeing it so soon.
That’s not right. Maybe someone has been keeping an eye on it for a long time. Now that the compensation has been paid, it’s probably time for others to collect the long-term benefits.
Chen Jin is a person who never jokes about his own safety. He didn't bother to be polite with his cousin Meng Chong. He went into the supermarket to get a bottle of mineral water, and then took Daju to the ancestral hall.
Daju was unhappy just now, but now he is very lively. He must have some impression of Qiaoxi Village. After all, when it was a child, it watched so many excitement, so it must have some impression of it, right?
She has been to Qiaoxi Village many times in the past two years and has attended many meetings. She has also seen a lot of bustling activities in every household from one end of the village to the other. Although she was not familiar with all the people in the village and could not remember their names, she still had some impression of the villagers and could tell whether they were from the village at a glance.
Like now, outside the entrance of the ancestral hall, several people with big tattoos and yellow hair are standing against the wall, and a policeman is asking questions and taking notes. It’s obvious at first glance that these people are not from Qiaoxi Village.
When he saw Chen Jin coming over, he whistled at her frivolously.
The next second, Uncle Wenhao, who walked out of the ancestral hall, happened to see Chen Jin and heard those dishonest whistles. The empty plastic bottles in their hands twitched their heads and said, "Behave yourself, who are you whistling at?"
Liu Yang rushed over from the village and gave Chen Jin a cold look without saying anything. He then muttered, "What's so good about this? They are all gamblers."
Chen Jin did not stop, greeted Uncle Wenhao, did not stay at the door for long, and walked straight in. Behind him, Uncle Wenhao's voice of cursing became louder and louder.
If another village under the jurisdiction of Uncle Wenhao’s police station is demolished, Uncle Wenhao would probably be furious.
Chen Jin stood at the back and looked around for a while, then found a place with a fan and not many people around, and sat down. He moved the stools over from the empty ones nearby, and gave one to Daju. On a hot day, holding a big orange cat is like holding a cotton coat.
People around me are discussing: "Did your family buy a car? What kind of car did you buy?", "Where did your family buy a house? How much did you pay for it?", "Will your family divide the family property? How much will each son and daughter get?"......
Chen Jin heard the names "Hanlin Garden" and "Rose Garden" several times.
She thought to herself that the high-end residential area in the city center was quite famous, but their village had only known about the existence of high-end residential areas before, but they had no idea what they were called or where they were. Now the people in Qiaoxi Village know everything clearly, including whether the family still has houses and what the price is if they are resold.
Little did they know that this was all "advertising" by the people of Qiaodong Village. If so many people in Qiaodong Village didn’t live in Rose Garden, would they know about this community? Then when it comes to buying a house, you think of this community?
But this is something that only those who have money can afford. Other people who need a house don’t even consider buying a house in such a high-end community. It’s not cost-effective. Naturally, some of the new housing projects in Fuzhou were mentioned. As they were talking, they came to talk about Chen Jin's uncle's home in Xicheng.
Just then, the sound of the discussion behind her died down, and after a while, someone patted her on the shoulder.
"Is there something?" Chen Jin turned around and saw a few uncles and aunts with cunning smiles on their faces. Just looking at their expressions, it didn't look like there was anything good.
When Chen Jin heard what they asked, he felt that he had chosen the wrong person, and immediately promoted to them how great the Xicheng Home community was.
"It's not expensive, and it's already been renovated. You can just bring your furniture and move in. The community has good greenery, and a new subway line is planned to pass through it. There will be a subway station outside the community in the future, so it will be very convenient to go into the city center...but the first phase of the property has been sold out. Don't worry, the second phase will be launched on National Day, can't you just buy it then? It's the end of July now, at most you can rent a house outside for a while in August or September, it's only two months to wait, the most important thing is that the house is good, go and have a look, which other property is so good out there? It's cheap to buy now, and the subway will be built, and the house price will definitely increase...The last time it was launched, it was sold out in one day. If you want it, form a team and make a reservation with my uncle in advance, so that when it's launched, I'm afraid you won't be able to get it even if you try to buy it."
We can try to build a small half of "Qiaoxi Village" in Xicheng Home. By then, Xicheng Home will surely become lively as well. Hey, Aunt Zhou said she's planning to open a branch in Xicheng Garden...
Chen Wenhao wanted to come in and ask Chen Jin about her company opening. He had been running between the police station and Qiaoxi Village recently, and did not attend the opening of Chen Jin's company. However, his daughter Chen Yonghan, who had just finished the college entrance examination, went there and said that the company was very big.
It's a rare opportunity to meet her, and I happen to have some free time, so I want to ask her about it. I didn't expect to see her advertising a property for her uncle's company here?
At this moment, Chen Jin has found someone who has the final say. He asked him to organize those who want to buy houses, count how many houses they want, and report the number first, so that they can choose the houses in advance.
"We're buying so much, can we get a discount if we mention your name?"
"It's already a big discount. I'll give you two more barrels of oil when the time comes." Chen Jin added, "Anyway, you can go and compare them yourself when the time comes. The quality of the buildings built by my uncle is impeccable. He and you are old acquaintances. It's better to buy from an acquaintance than from an outsider, right?"
Chen Jin praised Xicheng Home a lot, and then he didn’t say anything else. If anyone is curious, they can take a taxi to Xicheng Home and see it for themselves. Seeing is believing. Her exaggeration here is counterproductive.
Some people in Qiaoxi Village just laughed and didn't talk.
They were familiar with Chen Wenqiang. They were familiar with him when Chen Wenqiang brought people from Qiaodong Village to fight and curse at them. Whenever he went out, he would curse at anyone with the surname Liu from Qiaoxi Village whenever he saw one.
However, the previous conflicts were all because of Liu Laogen's family, that's all past history. In fact, Chen Wenqiang had no deep hatred with them. Apart from anything else, Chen Wenqiang's name in real estate is quite well-known in their Qiaoxi Village.
Not long after Chen Jincai stopped talking, the village cadres came over.
Now that we had money for the demolition, we finally replaced the microphone in front with a new one, which sounds much more comfortable. At least when the village chief said “Hey, hey, hey”, there was no more harsh sizzling sound.
"Are you all here? For those who are not here, forget it. The village is dragging its feet on holding a meeting and are not enthusiastic about distributing the money. I think you are too rich now and you are all floating on the surface. You have some filthy money and you are gambling in the village. I say it again, if anyone brings gambling to the village again, the police will come to arrest people, you can follow them and solve it yourselves. There is no need to find the village. The village will not care about your shitty business..."
Before the meeting, there was a lot of cursing, all about the recent rampant gambling in Qiaoxi Village.
This is still a scam that can be seen through at a glance. Not many people have been deceived so far, and their families, villages, and police can still stop it. But some people in the village started selling health products, financial management, and introducing people to date... Some of them are hard to guard against. They specifically target the elderly who need to take advantage of their family's compensation and houses, and some who have difficulty finding a partner and are still single. These people are the easiest to deceive.
Chen Jin's knowledge of Qiaoxi Village came either from his cousin Mengchong or from Aunt Zhou, and a small part from Nie Rong. So she is quite familiar with the current situation in Qiaoxi Village.
In general, these are a group of fat sheep being targeted by the wolves outside. People cast a wide net and rush in. There is no need to carry out any special precision "robbery". Catching one big fat sheep is enough. Catching two is a big profit.
The village chief Liu Mantang talked a lot, and the people below began to get impatient. He finally stopped talking and turned to the main content of the meeting:
1. Someone in the village, near Qiaodong Village, wants to rent a piece of land to build a wholesale center, just like the existing root carving factories.
Second, recently, relevant departments have taken the lead in transferring the land behind the village, which is close to Qiaodong Village, to local enterprises for development and construction... That large piece of land is basically collective land of the village, and a small part of it belongs to two families. The portion of the village’s income is to be distributed among the villagers.
The villagers have no idea about the relevant legal and compliant procedures, approvals, etc. In fact, they just know that someone wants to use the village land, and now the village cadres, relevant departments, etc. have already negotiated the compensation issue. How much money the village gets each year and how much is distributed to each household are all calculated clearly.
As Chen Jin listened, he felt overwhelmed.
The main thing was that Liu Mantang was speaking at the top, and every time he said something, the people below would discuss it, causing a lot of noise. You have no patience at all. Can't you just listen to the end? !
Some people agree and some disagree. There are many reasons for disagreement, such as why it has to be paid in installments and not all at once? Some people also asked why we only wanted that piece of land. There were so many pieces of land in the village and we couldn’t exchange it for another piece?
Chen Jin yawned loudly, blinked a few times, and almost burst into tears.
The person next to him saw that the people on the right, in front and behind him were all whispering and discussing with others. Chen Jin was the only one left next to him. He didn't care whether Chen Jin was in a good mood or not, so he asked her: "What do you think?"
Chen Jin shook his head. "I don't have any idea. It doesn't matter. It's all fine. Everyone can share the money. As long as I don't get any less, that's fine."
She transferred her household registration here halfway through, and out of desperation she started to interfere in the collective land of other people's villages. It doesn't matter anyway. If she transfers it out, she will get extra income every year. If she doesn't transfer it out, she can just keep it.
Besides, they are all led by the relevant departments above, and they must know that development and construction here is beneficial to this area. The district government of Nancheng District must have made every effort to keep people here... Shen Baichuan said that the land for him to build the company building here is secure, so what else can go wrong?
The entire city of Rong has also been developing towards the suburbs in recent years, especially Xicheng District and Nancheng District, and there is a trend of incorporating the suburbs into the city.
From now on, in this large area, the original suburbs and Qiaoxi Village have become commercial housing communities and shopping malls, the area between Qiaodong Village and Qiaoxi Village has become a cultural and creative park, a wholesale center, and company buildings. Further ahead, the original Qiaodong Village has become a science and technology park, and Mutang Village has become an industrial park.
She thought about it in her mind, but couldn't imagine what the scene would be like in the future.
It sounds quite messy. But actually the place is big and they are not close to each other, so it should be okay. But her imagination was limited.
"Why aren't you sitting inside?" Chen Wenhao was a little surprised to see Chen Jin coming out with the cat in his arms. He looked inside and saw that the meeting was not over yet.
Seeing that the yellow-haired guys outside the door were gone, Chen Jin asked Uncle Wenhao to move away and sat on the long bench himself. "Everyone in there is talking so much that it makes my head hurt. I came out to get some fresh air."
"I can do whatever I want. The village has decided, I just need to go over and sign. They told me in a hurry that it was a big deal and I had to be there. When I got there, I just heard them arguing."
She thought that the villagers had just received the demolition compensation and should be calm now. They should be very satisfied with this "unexpected surprise". She thought that she could sign and leave early by coming here today.
Oh, overestimate them.
Chen Wenhao smiled and said, "It's a great deal for you to transfer your household registration."
Even he couldn't help but feel jealous. Third sister's luck was beyond reproach.
He took advantage of this opportunity to ask her about her company.
"It's just a small thing, to find something for myself to do." Chen Jin waved his hand and said, "I don't know if I can make any money yet. I opened the business to collect some membership fees and get back some of the money I invested."
She didn't know how much gift money she had given out in the past two years, but finally she got it back. Not to mention the gifts from my own family, the amount of gifts given by my own villagers alone is almost 20,000 yuan. After all, in the past two years, some families have held more than one wedding, and she did not attend some of them, but they sent invitations. She is related to every household in the village, and she follows the example of others in sending gifts... These people have money on hand, and they give a lot of gift money. As the frequency increases, the amount increases.
Chen Wenhao laughed muffledly, "You are speaking the truth." It was rare to see someone say so directly that he was just going for the gift money.
"Be more realistic, my family is waiting for me to get married, and I don't know when that will take." I don't know if these favors will still be owed in the future. Take it back as soon as possible.
Look, Chen Yonghan from Uncle Wenhao’s family is taking the college entrance examination this year. Although we don’t know the admission result yet, a college wine party is definitely necessary, and we have to prepare the gift money. Chen Wensong’s wife should be preparing to give birth too, right? She didn't know whether she had already given birth. If it really is a son, there will be a full moon banquet... There are really a lot of interpersonal interactions.
She has an account book at home where everything is recorded.
Chen Jin kept bringing up the topic of personal relationships, and Chen Wenhao stopped talking. She is the one who makes the decisions for herself and is aware of all interpersonal relationships. She is much more considerate than many adults. But you can't just use this as an excuse, as that would be like stabbing someone in the heart.
Okay, Third Sister just doesn’t want to talk more about her company.
"Oh, by the way, the man who often comes to the village with you also got a piece of land. It's going to be used to build a company building. What does that man do?"
Chen Jin did not answer but asked: "What happened to that man? Is there something wrong with him?"
"......No. You don't want to say this? Okay, then I won't ask." Chen Wenhao sighed. No wonder Liu Mantang often said that the third sister's mouth seemed to be branded and he couldn't get any information out of her that she didn't want to tell him.
Just know it.
Her company is just starting out. Once she has achieved some success, will she still need others to ask? Her tail was up in the air so everyone could see it. Even if she doesn't get cocky, her uncle can still blow her to bits.
I don't want to talk about Shen Baichuan anymore, I'll talk about it after the eight characters and two strokes are drawn.
She didn't want to talk about her own affairs, but she wanted to listen to other people's affairs.
We are taking a break during the meeting inside. We will talk about the relocation and reconstruction of the village ancestral hall later. Everyone in the village with the surname Liu and those not with the surname Liu started arguing.
Chen Wenhao sat still, "Let them argue as much as they want. If they argue more, maybe they can come to a conclusion."
It's really strange that they could cause a quarrel just over moving the ancestral hall. Whose ancestral hall will be relocated and rebuilt and who will pay for it? What is there to argue about? boring.
After listening for a while, she finally understood.
The Feng Shui master calculated a piece of good Feng Shui land, but the location was on the land of two families whose surnames were not Liu. Since they couldn't reach an agreement, they started arguing.
Chen Jin sighed, "Looking at it this way, it's really less of a worry for us. We all have the same surname, and everyone has a share in the ancestral hall, so it's easy to contribute money." Moreover, the ancestors of their Chen family were also very considerate. They asked the Feng Shui master to calculate that the land belonged to the village, so no one family occupied it.
She poked her head in the doorway and watched with great interest, when suddenly her eyes met those of someone diagonally in front of her.
Chen Jin snorted and turned his head away without continuing to read. Feeling that Liu Shisheng's eyes were still looking at her, she said angrily: "What are you looking at? What are you planning? Are you trying to cheat me out of my money?"
Everyone suddenly followed Chen Jin's gaze and looked at Liu Shisheng, pondering the word "again". Liu Shisheng was so angry that his face fell and he turned his head away.
Chen Jin patted Liu Yang who was sitting in the back and asked, "Is there a quarrel in their family again? Didn't he get any money?"
Liu Yang didn't want to pay attention to her, but Chen Jin felt guilty for not agreeing to give him a ride and then abandoning him in the end, as if the little thing that happened when they entered the village was not a big deal at all. Seeing that he didn't answer, she asked again.
"How should I know about other people's affairs? They quarreled behind closed doors, so I didn't know."
"Don't your grandfather have a good relationship with Liu Laogen? You didn't even know about their family quarrel? They live so close to each other."
Liu Yang muttered quietly: "My grandfather is so angry when he sees me and my father. It's his business that he has a good relationship with Lao Gen. It's Lao Gen's family's business. Anyway, my grandfather won't tell us."
"Oh, your master is still angry because he didn't marry a concubine?"
"Let him be angry." Liu Yang said indifferently. Anyway, it is absolutely impossible to find him a little grandmother.
"I know." Auntie Fat came over and said, "You, oh, Liu Shisheng, want to send their two kids abroad, and you got 200,000 yuan. It's not enough, so you want to borrow some more from Liu Laogen."
Chen Jin became even more curious, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Only 200,000? Their family should have paid a lot of miscellaneous compensation."
Auntie Pang had a look on her face that said "You just don't understand". "If he wants to split it equally, he needs the consent of his three older brothers. And there are three sisters. My goodness, their three sons-in-law have all come to ask for a divorce, and now their three aunts are also making trouble at home. I think the divorce is fake, and the real reason is that they want to get more money."
As for why she was thinking about divorce, Aunt Pang didn't say, and Chen Jin didn't ask. She had some idea in her mind and it was most likely the bad things she had told about last time at Old Liu's house. I didn't expect that they would take advantage of those trivial things, hoping to make trouble and get more money.
It is indeed reasonable. After all, they have been married for decades. It is meaningless to get divorced now. It’s better to ask for something practical. Life has to go on.
Two hundred thousand? There is definitely no way to send both of them abroad. By then, their own family of four will be able to make a fuss.
Chen Jin laughed and said what was in his heart without noticing: "I am really vicious."
Liu Yang and Aunt Pang had complicated expressions on their faces. The people who were listening to their conversation quietly couldn't help but glance over at them: You are quite knowledgeable!
Aunt Fat opened and closed her mouth, trying to make amends for her, "You're still considered lucky. There was a family in our village who was angry because the family next door had more land and buildings, and they got more money. So they mixed DDT into the food for their neighbors. This is really vicious."
Chen Jin's eyes widened, "Oh my God!"
In comparison, she is at most a chatterbox, but she is far from being vicious.
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