My friend
In order to cooperate with Shen Baichuan's time to go out and watch the fun, Chen Jindu postponed her visit to Sifang Travel Agency to check the account books for one day. Her third cousin even asked her if she had any urgent matters, which were more important than checking the accounts and calculating dividends?
Chen Jin: The dividends are just lying in the account and cannot be moved, but it is more interesting to catch up with the excitement.
When Chen Jin arrived at the parking lot, he saw Shen Baichuan's black Santana, "This can't be the cheapest car in your family, right?"
She had told Shen Baichuan early on that he should drive in a low-key manner, otherwise the villagers would keep an eye on him. Next time he wanted to go to Qiaoxi Village to join in the fun, it would not be so easy for him to hide in the crowd.
"Well, it's from my grandfather's house. I borrowed it temporarily to open it."
Chen Jin chuckled and said, "Let's go. I'll drive in front and you follow behind."
The term "temporary borrowing" is really interesting. After borrowing it, I don't know whether I will return it or not.
As soon as the big orange cat got in the car, it lay on its back on the passenger seat. Chen Jin took a glance at it and thought it was living a very comfortable life. Don't worry about anything, just wag your little tail.
Yesterday, she was in a hurry to go back to her hometown to burn incense at the ancestral temple, and she didn't pay much attention to the factories in this suburban area. It looked much quieter. Several factories facing the main road have been relocated. It is said that some factories have moved to the industrial park where Mutang Village is located.
Next time when you take No. 8 bus, you can’t tell the driver “get off at Qiaodong Village” or “get off at Mutang Village”. You have to say “Science and Technology Park” or “Industrial Park”.
The relocation of this factory is not going as fast as planned, and the progress of the industrial park and science and technology park is not as fast as planned. Only the first phase has been completed, and the second and third phases still need to be completed.
The village chief and my uncle have been eyeing this piece of land in the suburbs, but now it seems that they still have to wait.
The garbage dump at the entrance of Qiaoxi Village was overflowing with garbage again. It was dirty and looked like it was back to the time before liberation. The sign that read "If you litter, you will not be demolished" had fallen down, but red banners were hung on the two old banyan trees at the entrance of the village. Chen Jin slowed down the car and read, "Zhou Hai owes you money, pay it back!"
Zhou Hai is the accountant of Qiaoxi Village. He is said to have embezzled 500,000 yuan and has now been arrested.
Seeing that there were many people in the village, Chen Jin slowed down the car again and drove slowly inside. As soon as she entered the village, someone shouted, "The troublemaker is here!"
“…Are you sick?” It was as if the Japanese invaders were invading the village. Chen Jin cursed out loud.
There was a bang-bang sound of construction work everywhere in the village. The scene seemed familiar. Because the news of the demolition of Qiaoxi Village was everywhere, most of the villagers were renovating their houses, and some were even rebuilding their houses. No one is rebuilding now, but everyone is building new houses, and some are clearing space in their own yards to build iron sheds and dig wells.
Meng Chong's cousin also called her to ask if she wanted to work on her house as well. Chen Jin thought that if she built a shed and dug a well on her house, it would become so crowded that she didn't know what it would look like, so she didn't agree.
Chen Jin saw her grandfather standing at the door and waving at her. If it were normal times, she would have parked the car in front of his yard, but there was Shen Baichuan behind her, so she waved her hand to refuse, and then drove to the end of the village, as the space in front of her yard was bigger.
Chen Jin drove into the village, honking his horn all the way. People on the village road stepped aside and stood on both sides to salute him. Chen Jin was not so confident that all these people were looking at her.
Shen Baichuan, who also drove in a Santana behind him, was the focus of their attention. They didn't know what outrageous rumors the people in this village were going to spread.
As soon as Chen Jin got out of the car, she went around to the passenger seat and took out her orange tangerine, and introduced it to Shen Baichuan who had just gotten out of the car: "This is the homestead I bought. My uncle and aunt got a lot of it, so the house was built a little compactly. There's nothing to see here, so let's not go in."
He looked at his watch again, "It seems that there is nothing going on in the village right now. I'll take you to the east to check out the land first, and then come back." Leading the way, Chen Jin said, "We attracted a lot of attention just now when we drove here. Now that they see me taking you with me, they must be talking nonsense again. You don't have to worry about it. Rumors about dating are just a small matter in the village. There are many big things in this village."
"Did you see the red banner at the entrance of the village? Let me tell you..."
Chen Jin repeated to him what Aunt Zhou said last night, and Daju also listened again. Before I finished talking about Qiaoxi Village, I arrived at the east side of the village. A factory had been built here. It not only had a factory but also a separate area for wholesale root carvings.
"Pingzhen in Beicheng District is the small town you pass by on the way from the old city of Dongcheng District to Nanjing University. It is basically full of root carving shops." The boss of this factory actually chose to build the factory here. Is he optimistic about the industrial park and science and technology park?
Shen Baichuan took out a map, which contained the distribution map of Qiaoxi Village. This was the first time Chen Jin had seen such a thing. Come over and watch.
Shen Baichuan looked at the map, then at the plot of land in front of him, and said, "This area will not be within the demolition range. It is too close to the Science and Technology Park. The land was expropriated in the second half of last year. It is said that a cultural and creative park will be built there. The opening of this root carving factory here shows that the boss behind it still has vision and can see the future development. This large area may slowly form a root carving wholesale market in the future. The city has already planned the subway to the other side of the industrial park."
"In that case, Qiaoxi Village can rent out the land to people to open factories in the future, and the village will be waiting to receive dividends?" Chen Jin said thankfully: "Fortunately, my household registration has been transferred here, and I will have a share of the dividends from this village in the future."
At this time, the big orange cat meowed and looked up at Chen Jin.
"Okay, okay, you have your share too. When I eat meat, I won't let you drink soup, okay?" Chen Jin muttered, and then took Shen Baichuan along the road that was opened, and asked: "Does your company really want to build a building here? It's a bit difficult to buy this land now. The villagers will definitely ask for a high price."
"I just came to see the place. I'm not the only one who wants to buy it. Several friends also plan to occupy a piece of land here and move their companies here in the future." Shen Baichuan smiled and said, "If it's done well, I can build an office building for my own company. If it's not done well, I will transfer the land out at that time. This area is the focus of future development in the city, and it won't be a loss to occupy the land here."
However, his small company now has a long way to go.
Chen Jin scratched Daju's chin and wanted to gossip, but gave up because his family affairs sounded complicated.
She didn't say anything, so Shen Baichuan continued, "I have a cousin who is going to return to China to join Chengshi Group. He was raised by my old man since he was a child, and he has high hopes for me. I don't think I can get many shares, and there are many restrictions on the group's shares. So I plan not to have shares, but a technology company under the group's name, and come to my company. What do you think?"
Ask her? Chen Jin frowned. How could she understand the affairs of his group and his company? ! As for that technology company, she had heard about it during her internship. It was not very eye-catching in the Cheng Group and was probably not a profitable subsidiary.
After a long silence, Chen Jin said, "I'll go to Xichan Temple to burn incense some other day, and I'll ask for you. How about that?"
Shen Baichuan didn’t expect to get an answer from her, but he replied seriously: “Okay, if God says it’s not good, then I don’t want it, and let the old man exchange it for something else for me.”
"That's good too. You have your own job, so it's fine if you don't get involved with your family. Things change over time. Who knows? Maybe your company will far surpass the Cheng Group in the future, right?"
“Well, it’s possible.” Shen Baichuan laughed.
Chen Jin looked forward and saw several tall buildings rising from the ground in Qiaodong Village. I used to think that Qiaodong Village and Qiaoxi Village were not close, but now looking at it this way, they are quite close. In the past, people in Qiaoxi Village looked down on people in Qiaodong Village, thinking that Qiaoxi Village was closer to the city and had a geographical advantage.
But now, that's it.
"By the way, is this cousin of yours from your second uncle's family or your third uncle's family? Your third uncle and your third aunt shouldn't be getting divorced, right?"
"My second uncle's cousin was born to my second uncle's second wife. His sister, my cousin, was born to my second uncle's first wife. When he was in Hong Kong, she hired someone to deal with him. So, when he comes back from abroad, my cousin should come over from Hong Kong and work in the company here."
"Ah...how interesting. Your cousin must be very powerful, right?"
"My second aunt is also amazing. My second aunt is in Hong Kong with my second uncle now, so she probably won't come over." Shen Baichuan had a serious expression. People who were far away couldn't hear his voice, and just looking at his appearance, it was impossible for them to guess that he was talking about his family's gossip.
Chen Jin was clicking his tongue in his heart. The two sides separated. His second aunt was staring at his second uncle, and his cousin was dealing with his cousin. It was really interesting. Sure enough, whether you have money or not, there are plenty of interesting things to do, hehe!
Chen Jin was not surprised at all to hear Liu Mantang calling her name. She guessed that when Liu Mantang heard that she brought people to the land east of the village, he would definitely rush over to find out what was going on. So here he comes, right?
But as agreed, Shen Baichuan remained silent, and Chen Jin said, “A friend of mine heard that a factory has opened here in our village, so he came to take a look.”
"Your friend also runs a factory? What kind of factory?"
"No, I just came here to take a look. If they were opening a factory, they would have just gone to the industrial park. There's nothing to see here." Chen Jin said, "We've seen enough and are ready to leave."
Liu Mantang was still staring at Shen Baichuan, he didn’t believe that Chen Jin would bring a friend over to see the land for no reason. You said this is Chen Jin’s girlfriend? It looks like...it is quite suitable, but he feels that it is not that simple. Chen Jin must have other purposes.
As expected, Chen Jin said that he was here for other things, but the next second, Chen Jin said, "I heard that there are a lot of things happening in the village recently. After all, my household registration is in the village, so I have to know the latest developments in the village, so I came to take a look."
Bring friends over to see the land, and bring friends over to watch the fun.
Ignoring Liu Mantang's frozen smile, Chen Jin smiled, "I'm usually busy with work, and I didn't know that there was such a big commotion at my grandfather's house. I have to go check it out quickly. Village chief, we're leaving first."
Chen Jin took Shen Baichuan for a trot and shook off Liu Mantang, saying, “Liu Mantang is a very contradictory person. When the time comes, you can come to negotiate the price. Just be a little more assertive. If he disagrees, leave him alone for a while. The more you pay attention to him, the more he thinks he can take advantage.”
"You can't get much shares from your grandfather anyway, so you're just using the name of Cheng Group to your death. It's nice to take shelter under a big tree, and a real man can bend and stretch..."
"Hey! See the people queuing over there? It used to be the office of the village cadres, but now it has become a consultation point for law firms. There has been no news of demolition in Qiaoxi Village yet, but the law firm has already sent people to the village. Every day they are either consulting about the division of family property or how much money they can get in a divorce. It's all about money anyway."
"The lawyer from the law firm is a friend of my good friend, uh, a friend of my good friend the pilot. Look, there's someone from the police station next to us, the son of our village chief, the deputy director of the police station. He's the busiest one as three nearby villages are being demolished..."
"The one whose door was splashed with paint must be the village accountant, the one who embezzled money."
"That house, that house with the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in front, I used to blow up the pig pen there, they had the most pigs, so the explosions were the loudest... Over there, that used to be the village's public toilet, the toilet in the past... Never mind, you probably can't imagine what it looked like, but I blew it up there too, hehe."
The corners of Shen Baichuan's mouth never fell, and the big orange in Chen Jin's arms actually raised his little head proudly: feeling proud of the same feelings...
Chen Jin was walking through the village with Shen Baichuan in a swagger. When she heard someone quarreling at home and saw the villagers crowding at the gate of the yard to watch, she also called Shen Baichuan to follow.
He commented with disdain: "This family is not good at fighting, they just push and hit each other, but the people in our village always beat and slap each other when they fight."
Suddenly someone beside him interrupted and said, "You people from Qiaodong Village all fight with knives, who can beat you..."
Chen Jin rolled his eyes at the person who was speaking, "Then just tell me, is surgery the best way to achieve the best results? How long will it take to just pull out the hair?"
“......That’s right.”Ah! He actually felt that what Rōjin said made sense.
Perhaps they thought that listening to gossip together would bring them closer, so someone looked at Shen Baichuan behind her and asked her, "Is this guy your boyfriend? He doesn't look like him..."
How can you find someone this good-looking when you are causing trouble?
The person who was being beaten inside suddenly exploded, screamed "Ahhh" twice, and kicked the man in the lower body, causing a hissing sound from the people around. Chen Jin was busy watching the fun, so he waved his hand and blurted out, "It's not okay to date the God of Wealth."
The corner of Shen Baichuan's eye twitched beside him.
They couldn't continue watching because Uncle Wenhao came with a stern face and held the man down.
When Chen Wenhao turned around, he saw Chen Jin in the crowd, holding a round-eyed orange cat in her arms. She was talking to a young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses. After turning around and seeing him, Chen Jin grinned and left with his men.
Then, Chen Wenhao saw Chen Jin again in another house where there was a quarrel and trouble, as well as the orange cat in her arms and the man next to her.
Finally, Chen Wenhao saw Chen Jin sitting with her legs crossed, the orange cat in her arms, and the man sitting next to her at the door of Liu Laogen’s house at the entrance of the village.
The living room of Liu Laogen's house was in a mess.
"Is this your friend?"
"Yes, my friend."
"What are you doing here today?"
"I brought my cat and friends to see the fun. They were curious and had never seen anything like it before."
Just as he finished speaking, there was another sharp cry from inside the house. Old Man Liu's voice was still so loud. The little fights in the house did not make him angry. He was able to say calmly, "Keep making trouble. I want to see what you can do."
"Anyway, I've said that this is the only amount our family can offer as a dowry. If you want it, take it. If you don't want it, that's up to you. If you're really angry, just take him away and let him be your son-in-law."
Chen Wenhao pinched his brows and sighed, "What is the cause of the commotion today?"
Chen Jin arrived earlier than him and knew the general situation. He said, "My cousin got a girl pregnant. Now she wants a dowry of 500,000 yuan. If you don't give it, the girl will jump into the Nanjiang River."
Then Chen Jin said, “Uncle Wenhao, you should be thankful that the big river nearby is gone, otherwise you wouldn’t have enough people to guard the river.”
Chen Wenhao tried to hold it in, but he couldn't hold it back. He cursed several times in anger, took two deep breaths, and strode in, "Shut up, everyone!"
The big orange kid in Chen Jin's arms jumped down and rushed in to watch the fun.
"We're not going in?"
"Let's go later. Don't be in a hurry. Wait until they have cried enough." Chen Jin glanced at the store across the street. Not wanting to move, he boldly instructed people, "Teacher Shen, I invited you to watch the fun. Please treat me to some ice cream. It's the one across the street."
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