Village reporter
As soon as Old Man Liu called, he said excitedly: "The household registration in our village has been frozen! Hurry up and come back when you have time! Don't say I didn't remind you when there is good news this time. I called you first when I heard the news the village chief just brought back!"
Old man Liu on the other end of the phone couldn't help laughing, and it could be heard that he was extremely happy.
Aren't you happy? After waiting for four years, Qiaodong Village was finally demolished. Then I waited for nearly two more years, finally! Finally it’s Qiaoxi Village’s turn!
Old Man Liu was so happy that his voice was high. He kept urging Chen Jin to go back quickly, and said, "Everyone in the village knows that your aunt and the others are coming home too. They will have lunch at home. It shouldn't be difficult to ask for leave from your boss now, right?"
Chen Jin covered the phone, and only a little sound leaked out. She saw the other three people in the office were looking at her, asking: Did something big happen?
Chen Jin shook his head, went downstairs and found an open space to make a phone call.
Old Man Liu was urging her to go back again, so Chen Jin asked, "Did the people from the demolition office go there? Or did the developer go there? Neither of them? So now they've only frozen their household registration? What's the hurry?"
Old man Liu snorted. She was not anxious, but he was! Finally, there are signs of confirmed demolition, and he wants to demolish it quickly and be done with it!
Doesn’t freezing the household registration mean that the house will be demolished? ! After hearing the news of demolition, who can sit still? !
"Anyway, you should ask for leave and come back quickly. There will be a meeting in the village this afternoon."
Chen Jin sighed, "Why another meeting? Go ahead and tell me the spirit of the meeting later, and I won't ask for leave to go. It won't be too late for me to go when the demolition office or the developer comes over someday. I won't talk to you anymore, I still have to go to work."
Today, it has been nearly two months since Shen Baichuan revealed the demolition news, and next week is Qingming Festival. Even if it was great news, she would have taken two months to digest it.
Now that the exact news has come out, there is not much commotion.
"Hey, hey, hey? Hello!" Old man Liu looked at the hung up phone and gradually frowned. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong: Is this Chen Jin's attitude? Is this her attitude when the village is being demolished?
After thinking for a long time, Old Man Liu had a lot of thoughts: Could it be that Chen Jin has other news? Could this demolition be another groundless rumor?
"Dad! Dad! Should we contact the construction team to come over? We can build two iron sheds in the yard, and we can also dig a well in the backyard." Liu Laoda ran back in a hurry. "Several families have already found people. Should we ask our second sister's relatives to come over and help dig a well first? Dad?"
Boss Liu is almost going crazy. Is this going to work? Say something quickly! If you look for someone too late, you can only watch others busy themselves. There are so many people in the village, when will it be their turn?
The village chief went out early this morning and came back with big news: all the household registrations in Qiaoxi Village have been frozen!
Some idle villagers in Qiaoxi Village have many years of experience in studying the local demolition policy of Rong City. They are even well aware of the changes in policies and relevant laws and regulations every year. As soon as they heard about the household registration freeze, they immediately clapped their hands and thighs and shouted: Our village is going to be demolished!
The village was in an uproar for a while. Liu Lao Da and his brothers went out to join in the fun. Then they heard people analyzing how to get more money, such as building iron sheds, digging wells, planting trees... The villagers didn't join in the fun anymore. Each family was using their connections to find people to help with the work so that they could add another floor to their houses.
Not enough money? Borrow first! I will pay you back double when the time comes!
Everyone is racing against time, fearing that people from the demolition office or the developer will come to the village to start demolition work. This group of people also got together to discuss, and if the developer came to negotiate, they would unite and negotiate the price together.
When Boss Liu saw that his old man was still stroking his chin and mumbling something, he felt like he was about to get angry. Everything in the house is in the hands of the old man. Even though he is a grandfather, he still has to bow to the old man. If he was the one in charge, he would immediately ask someone to come to his house to prepare for building the house.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Your household registration has only been frozen now, and the demolition notice hasn't come down yet. It's still a question of when it will come down." Old man Liu was also very excited at first, but after being poured a bucket of cold water by Chen Jin, he calmed down. He felt that Chen Jin's attitude was not right. This damn girl was really... He reported the news to her as soon as he got it, but she didn't say a word and just made him guess and get anxious!
No, he has to go find the village chief to ask about the situation. After thinking about it, Old Man Liu hung up the phone, pushed Old Man Liu away, and trotted to the village chief's house.
"Hey?" After being at a loss, Boss Liu became even more anxious. He slapped his thigh several times in anger and said, "This old man is getting more and more confused! No, I have to talk to the second and third brothers!"
The three brothers got together again to discuss the matter, and they were quite united. They decided who would buy stones, cement and bricks, and who would find people. Everyone was assigned a task. They tacitly agreed not to mention Liu Shisheng, and didn't care whether the old man had notified Liu Shisheng or not. Anyway, they would not make a special phone call to inform him.
Old man Liu trotted from his home to the village chief's house. Along the way, he heard some people laughing and some crying. Especially when he heard an old man about his age being surrounded and made a noise by his sons, he felt uncomfortable.
He is old now, but he and his wife are in good health and have many years to live. They cannot be alive but have no money. He has been the head of the family for half his life, and he doesn't want to have to look at his son and daughter-in-law's faces when he spends money when he is old. All the money in the family must be in his hands!
Thinking of this, I made a decision secretly in my heart.
"Liu Laogen, are you going to build a building upwards?"
"Liu Laogen, are you going to see the village chief again? The village chief is busy now. If you have time, you might as well make plans for your family. My family is going to dig a well. Hey, are your sons making trouble? You said you want to split up the family as soon as possible... No, the household registration is frozen now, so you can't split up the family even if you want to. I think you might as well just say that when you get the compensation for the demolition, you can give it to your sons in portions, and you can choose who to live with in your old age."
Liu Laogen glanced at the person who was speaking, and thinking of the friendship they had had for so many years, he added, "I advise you to keep some money for yourself if you have it. If you spend it all, you will have to bend down when you speak in the future."
No matter they are biological parents or biological children, the money they have is theirs, not his.
Liu Laogen tried to persuade him kindly, but the old man said that he was a stubborn person and always cared about trivial matters even for his own son. Old man Liu didn't say anything more. When the time comes to ask for money in the future, if this man can still speak so toughly, he can only envy this man's son for being filial and conscientious.
Anyway, he doesn't really trust those people in his family. Having your own little family brings a lot of little things to think about.
He ran around the village and finally found the village chief Liu Mantang at the end of the village. At this time, Liu Mantang was chatting with Lawyer Nie, looking towards the east from time to time.
Isn’t the land on the east contracted out for people to build factories? Now that the factory has been built, ten people from the village have been recruited and are waiting to start work after the Qingming Festival.
If the village is demolished, I don't know whether the land on the east side can be demolished. It will be difficult to get rid of this factory by then.
After the village chief and Lawyer Nie finished talking, Old Man Liu went to find the village chief. Before Lawyer Nie left, he said that he would go to him to consult some questions later.
"Okay, just come and see me directly. Excuse me first." Nie Rong was in a good mood. As soon as the matter of freezing household registration in Qiaoxi Village came out, several of his people came to see him, all of which were issues they had discussed before.
After thinking about it, I decided to call Chen Jin and tell her.
When he reminded Chen Jin some time ago that there might be news coming, he found that Chen Jin was not surprised at all, so he knew that Chen Jin also had his own news channels. What he wanted to tell Chen Jin was not the freezing of household registration in the village. He didn't believe that such big news would come out without Chen Jin receiving any news.
Since he last met Chen Jin in the village, many people have come to inquire about Chen Jin's consultation. After that, he pieced together Chen Jin's local image in Qiaoxi Village from the villagers' gossip.
It's a bit unexpected, but it makes sense.
After all, she is a good friend certified by Sister Yun. Who can be good friends with Sister Yun? At most, it just looks like a small white flower.
Chen Jin was surprised and confirmed with him, "You said he might ask you for advice on property notarization?"
"Yes, he has come to see me several times. I listened to you before and told others what you said. He came to our consultation center every few days. It seems that he is asking about your property notarization, but he knows a lot. I guess he wants to learn from you." Nie Rong said with a smile: "Your grandfather is quite interesting. He even knows to ask under the pretext of knowing your affairs."
Afterwards, Chen Jin exclaimed, "Wow," This old man is really smart."
Chen Jin felt relieved because he was so smart. If Old Man Liu really wanted to notarize the property, their family would be in great trouble, but it would not be a huge uproar. By then, all attention would be on their own internal affairs, and no one would care about her.
Chen Jin didn't want people to worry about her marriage, so she not only asked Nie Rong to help her promote it in Qiaoxi Village, but also called Aunt Zhou to help her spread the news among the villagers in Qiaodong Village. She did not attend the full-month banquet for her cousin at her aunt's house, but her uncle and others should have helped her pass the news to her aunt.
She just wants to tell everyone: Do you think whoever marries her will get what she has? Go daydream!
"This information does not involve client privacy. If you come to me for serious consultation again, I won't tell you." Nie Rong said jokingly. Although Sister Yun’s friends are my friends, personal matters and work still need to be separated.
Chen Jin didn't care. "It's okay. Their family's affairs can't be concealed. If I really want to know, I can just drive to Qiaoxi Village." After that, Chen Jin said sincerely, "Lawyer Nie, thank you so much. I'll treat you to dinner when you're free some other day."
"Okay."
After Nie Rong hung up the phone, he saw a few more people standing at the door of the consultation point, and the smile on his face deepened. After walking over and greeting people, I arranged for them to go in one by one for consultation.
Chen Wenhao tactfully made room for them, picked up his hat and said he was going out for a patrol.
Before the news was confirmed, the family members were already at odds with each other. Now that there is real news, the quarrel will probably be even bigger.
Old Liu went to the village chief to ask if the household registration freeze might be due to something other than the demolition. Then he talked about Chen Jin's abnormal attitude.
Even if Chen Jin received a lot of money from each demolition and land acquisition, who would complain that the money is too much? When she heard the news that the village was going to be demolished, she didn't feel any emotion at all?
Besides, it’s fine that Chen Jin said she had to go to work and was busy, but aren’t her uncles busy either? Why don’t you come over after hearing the news?
There is something fishy!
Liu Mantang glanced at Old Man Liu. He didn't tell anyone that his son-in-law had already found out that the relocation and demolition permit had been issued. The people who came to demolish the property this time were the developers, which means they were planning to build commercial residential buildings here. There is much more room for negotiation when developers do demolition than when the government does it.
Liu Mantang would not doubt the accuracy of the demolition news, which means there is another possibility.
"If she had known the news earlier, she certainly wouldn't be surprised."
As he spoke, Liu Mantang sighed and complained, "Is Chen Jin's mouth branded with iron? She didn't leak a single word about such a big thing. I told you that your granddaughter is no ordinary girl. She has a great uncle and many sources of information."
Such a capable relative could be treated like an enemy. He suspected that the people in Old Liu's family were all out of their minds. Let’s not talk about the conflicts in the past, those were all many years ago. They tried to argue with a child, but in the end they failed and the child argued with them instead.
You see, people know this kind of news, but they just don’t tell anyone!
Damn!
When Old Man Liu heard what the village chief said, he was not surprised. He was no longer surprised by anything Chen Jin did now. I can't care about it.
As long as the news of the demolition is true, even if Chen Jin doesn't tell him in advance, he will still know what he should know.
Old man Liu's mood improved again. He couldn't hide his excited smile and strode towards the lawyer consultation point.
While Qiaoxi Village was in chaos, Chen Jin was still living a leisurely life.
The canteen has been revamped. Although the food quality has not returned to its initial peak, it is now far ahead of the rest of the school. Chen Jin went to the cafeteria to eat again.
I met Shen Baichuan again in the cafeteria, and I took my meal tray over to sit opposite him, ignoring the resentful looks of the students next to me. She really didn’t dare to do something like occupying a seat in a cafeteria, but Shen Baichuan was so powerful that he dared to do it. He took a bottle of drink and put it opposite, and when someone came, he said, “There’s someone here, she will be here soon.”
Therefore, unless Shen Baichuan came over and found a seat first, they would not be able to sit together for dinner. Once or twice a week at most.
"The news of freezing the household registration in Qiaoxi Village has spread. The village must be very busy now." Chen Jin laughed, "I received several calls in the office today."
In addition to Old Man Liu and Lawyer Nie, there are also cousin Meng Chong, uncle, and Qiaoxi Village chief Liu Mantang.
Liu Mantang was also funny. He even secretly said that she had news but didn't tell anyone.
Chen Jin knew what he meant but refused to admit it, insisting that he had only found out about it today as well. As for why there was no response, Chen Jin's answer was very honest: "I am not short of money now, it doesn't matter if it is demolished or not. I am busy with work, and it is important to do a good job in education."
It doesn’t matter whether Liu Mantang believes it or not. Anyway, even if the king of heaven comes, she will say that she just learned the news today!
"Then why don't you go back and watch the fun?"
"The excitement has just begun, let's have some fun first." Chen Jin said, "Don't worry, I'll keep my word and I'll definitely take you to see the excitement."
"You guys? Who else is going too?" Shen Baichuan looked at her warily.
Chen Jin swallowed the food, "Daju."
The big orange cat in her family is a gossipy cat. When she chats with Chen Yongan or Aunt Zhou on the phone on weekends, it lies quietly in her arms, moving its little ears as if it understands what they are saying. If she took it for a walk in the community and saw children quarreling, it would jump up very fast.
I guess cats look like whoever they belong to.
Shen Baichuan exhaled lightly and said, “Daju really likes to join in the fun.”
Qin Yi and a few friends came to his house once this semester. Daju stayed at his house for half a day that day. Chen Jin woke up from a nap and ran up and down the stairs several times but couldn't find the cat. If he hadn't called her specifically to tell her, Chen Jin would have gone out of the community to look for the cat.
From that day on, Chen Jin received a call from her cousin Meng Chong at nine o'clock every evening, that is, after eating, taking a walk and washing up, and he would tell her about the latest news in the village.
Cousin Mengchong's retelling was too bland, basically: XXX's family split up, XXX's family had a fight, XXX's family divorced again, Old Man Liu really did notarize the property, his two daughters-in-law said they wanted to hang themselves at the door, and finally Old Lady Liu said that her son wanted to divorce them and remarry, and then she didn't hang herself again...
Chen Jin sighed. This gossip sounded very exciting at first, but upon closer listening it seemed very ordinary, neither good nor bad. She wants to hear the details...
I really wish it was summer vacation now, so that Chen Yongan could marry me and become a village reporter. She was not exaggerating. Chen Yongan was really good at telling stories. He could even share his experience, which far surpassed Aunt Zhou.
Qingming Festival is coming soon. Why wouldn’t the locals take leave if they can? Chen Jin took two extra days off, which together with this week's weekend makes a five-day holiday.
When Vice Dean Sun heard her say it was a big family matter, he showed some concern and asked if it was serious.
Chen Jin took the leave note and returned to the office. Without even waiting until the end of get off work, he said goodbye to the other three people and left work early.
He drove back to the small villa, took Daju with him, and rushed out.
This short holiday is destined to be no ordinary short holiday!
Daju sat obediently in the passenger seat. Although it can't speak, Chen Jin knows that it is in a good mood.
Yes, it’s true, being able to go out for a ride and watch the fun with her, which cat has such good treatment? Only her home!
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