Professor Bai handed the phone to Ren Tingxi: "Little Hedgehog, what's wrong?" Little Hedgehog had become his nickname for her.
"Did something special happen during the construction of the cross-river bridge project?"
"Something special?"
"Yes, for example, this used to be a place called Graphite Village. Because of the need to build a bridge, part of the village was demolished and moved away, right?"
"Yes, now that you mention it, there really is a special person. It's just that his affairs are more troublesome. But this, is it very important?"
"What's the matter? Tell me quickly." Lan Xiaolan seemed happy and excited, feeling that she was getting closer and closer to the truth.
"Parts of Shimo were forced to be demolished because of the bridge construction. But the government was very sympathetic to the people and provided them with very good relocation conditions."
"But there's one person, Xu Guangzhi, who's a stubborn holdout. We've been talking to him for a long time, but no matter what we offer, he refuses to move."
"At first we just thought he was raising the price, but later we found out that his reluctance to move wasn't due to the price."
"Then what is it for?" Lan Xiaolan asked curiously.
"Because he said they have a family motto. They are the Xu family, and they are locals of Shimo Village. They have lived here for generations. The elders have told them since they were young that they must never leave Shimo Village, otherwise the whole family will suffer a bad death or die a violent death."
"Tell me, is this nonsense?"
"Indeed, what happened next?"
"Later, we had no other options. He insisted that he would die in Shimo Village, or his ancestors would not let him go. The leaders had no choice but to find a shabby house in Shimo Village that no one wanted and give it to him for temporary residence."
“That’s why our project was successfully completed.”
Lan Xiaolan smiled, thinking that this was really a possibility.
"Tingxi, can I go meet this Xu Zhiguang?"
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