Go around his land?

Then he won’t get a penny?

Lao Xu was a little confused, and Li Qiu became even more nervous.

"Why...why do you want to bypass my field? Didn't we...discuss it during the meeting?" she asked hesitantly. It was because her land was the only way to pass that she thought of asking for more compensation. Of course, she didn't think of asking for a higher price at first, but when someone pointed it out to her last night, she suddenly realized it and discussed it with her old man until midnight. She gritted her teeth and encouraged other people who had objections to go to the village chief to ask for an explanation today.

However, the matter that had been set in stone suddenly changed, and Lao Xu and Li Qiu were at a loss as to what to do.

Su Ling smiled and said calmly, "You insisted on asking for 80,000 yuan. According to the cost calculation, it would be more economical to go around half a circle and buy the fields next to it."

Most importantly, if he compromised, what would the other villagers think? Once a precedent was set, it would not just be Old Xu's family that would raise the price, but the entire village.

Furthermore, although the other villagers in the office were not as radical as Lao Xu's family, they were all waiting to take advantage of the situation!

The village chief took the project map and examined it carefully, then nodded slowly: "If we go around it, we will have to requisition the Liu family's land."

Old Liu was the uncle who drove the tractor to take Su Ling to Shixi Village. He is not here now and has no idea that the good thing has befallen him.

"No! No! If they take his land, what will happen to my family?" Old Xu stamped his feet, pointed at Li Qiu and cursed, "It's all your fault, woman, for insisting on raising the price. Now, if they don't take our land, let alone 80,000, we won't even get 30,000!"

Li Qiu is not someone who is easy to mess with. When he got angry, he slapped Lao Xu's arm and scolded him: "You old man, who should I ask for more money for? Isn't it for our good-for-nothing son? He is in his twenties, but he has no job all day long and is a gangster in the town. He doesn't make any money, let alone marry a wife and have grandchildren. Is it easy for me to save money for him to marry a wife?"

Old Xu couldn't argue with her, so he hunched his shoulders, looked aggrieved, and stared at Li Yue'e with hatred in his cloudy eyes. If she hadn't come to their house and said something bad yesterday, how could he and the old woman have such evil thoughts?

Li Yue'e felt guilty when he looked at her, so she turned her face away, looking as if it had nothing to do with her and she was not concerned.

Another villager asked anxiously, "Mr. Su, can the new road go around my land? My land is next to Mr. Xu's. I don't want much, just the compensation price agreed upon by the village."

Upon hearing this, Li Qiu was furious: "Old Guo, no wonder you followed me so enthusiastically, you wanted to take advantage of the situation!"

Lao Guo rubbed his nose and said unhappily, "How is that taking advantage of someone's misfortune? Since everyone has land, let's compete fairly!"

Li Qiu was so angry that she cried out "ouch", sat down on the ground, slapped her thigh and cried, "Oh my God! Please open your eyes, these people ganged up on me, an old woman, and I can't live anymore——"

She suddenly burst into tears, scaring everyone in the office so much that they stepped back. Su Ling watched her performance in disbelief. It turned out that there were people who could sing opera while crying, with full lung capacity, without panting, and the ending was very long.

"Sister Li, what are you doing?" Lao Guo, who was standing nearby, pushed Lao Xu anxiously, "Brother Xu, please persuade Sister Li."

Old Xu shook his head and stood there motionless. His mother-in-law was going crazy and would not stop. Who dared to persuade her?

Seeing no one came forward to persuade her, Li Qiu cried more and more heartbroken, beating her chest and tearing her lungs out: "Why am I so miserable? I married a useless husband and gave birth to a son who doesn't live up to his expectations. Not only does no one in the village help me, but even outsiders bully me. What sin have I committed to deserve being bullied and humiliated! Build a road? What road? No! I can't get the compensation, and none of you can get it! If anyone dares to open up land to build a new road, I will die in front of you!"

The village chief's forehead was bulging with veins. He slammed the table heavily and shouted, "This is the village committee, not your home. If you want to make a scene, go out and make a scene. It's best to make it known to everyone in the village so that everyone can see you in such a mess!"

Li Qiu's cries suddenly stopped, tears streaming down her face. She couldn't bear the shame of being treated like a monkey by the whole village.

Finally, it was quiet. Su Ling rubbed his ears that were almost ringing from the noise, sighed softly, and said slowly: "Actually, for me, it doesn't matter whether Shixi Village builds a new road or not."

Li Yue'e's heart trembled, and she asked hesitantly, "What does Xiao Su mean..."

Su Ling raised his delicate chin, and a haughty look appeared in his beautiful peach blossom eyes. "My original intention of donating money to build the road was to benefit Shixi Village, but I didn't want to cause a death. This responsibility is too great, and I can't bear it. Instead of spending money and committing sins, I might as well keep it for myself to spend slowly."

Who doesn't have a temper? It's his money, he's the one who makes the decisions, if he can't agree to the deal, then forget it. Isn't it better to keep the money for yourself?

Village Chief Jin raised his drooping eyelids and stroked his beard silently.

The other villagers in the office looked at each other, all at a loss.

Su Erye was a well-known good man in the village. He would help anyone who was in trouble. He never cared if someone took advantage of him. He died unexpectedly, and the villagers were all very sad. At the same time, everyone was waiting to see who would take over Su Erye's inheritance. After waiting for two months, the grandson of the Su family from S City finally arrived. Almost all the villagers who saw Su Ling for the first time were impressed by his handsomeness and nobleness.

After spending more than a month together, the villagers found that Young Master Su was completely different from Second Master Su. He was well-dressed and elegant, without the sense of superiority that city dwellers have. He was humble and polite to the villagers, and was generous when hiring people to do work. However, he also had principles and would never tolerate those who cheated.

Last week, Li Yue'e tampered with the attendance details of tea farmers in an attempt to make a profit for her brother, but was easily discovered by Master Su and almost lost her job as a supervisor. After all, she is a top student from the city, knowledgeable and educated. Li Yue'e's attempt to fish in troubled waters as she did in the past will never work.

Now Li Qiu was sitting on the ground crying and complaining, which was counterproductive. Su Ling was not the Second Master Su. He was a city dweller after all. How Shixi Village would develop in the future was not important to him.

Thinking of this, everyone's heart was horrified, and they looked at Li Qiu with eyes full of condemnation. If she and Lao Xu hadn't changed their minds and encouraged them to come together to seek justice, how could they have angered the big boss who paid for it? Now, the people who donated money to build the road are not doing it anymore, and everyone's compensation will disappear without a trace.

Li Qiu was really stunned. She thought she could achieve her goal by crying and making a fuss, but she didn't expect that Young Master Su would not play by the rules and directly revoke his order.

"This...this...Xiao Su, didn't you want to build a new road just to make it easier to sell tea?" Li Yue'e asked anxiously, clenching her hands. Her family's land was also expropriated, and the compensation was not small, enough to build a new house for her brother.

Su Ling smiled and shook his head: "I spent five or six million to build a road to sell tea. How many years will it take to earn back the cost?"

When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized something. Using five or six million to build a road and earning a few hundred thousand from tea leaves was indeed putting the cart before the horse. However, since it was a losing business, why was Master Su willing to spend money to build the road?

Su Ling said seriously, "I donated money to build the road in order to create favorable conditions for Shixi Village and make everyone rich together. Now people from the city are coming to the countryside to experience farm life. The road is open and cars can pass through. You can run a homestay or a farmhouse with a constant source of customers, so that you can make money every day. If the village is prosperous, who will be willing to go out to work? Young people stay at home to honor their parents, and it is convenient for children to go to school. In the future, they will graduate from college and come back to build their hometown. Their lives will be prosperous. Isn't it good? I am a city person, and it is impossible for me to stay in Shixi Village all my life. If there are college students in the village, I can hire them as managers to manage the industries here. By then, Shixi Village will no longer be an ordinary rural village, but an enterprise village with a bright future."

He drew a blueprint and slowly showed it to everyone. The villagers were stunned as if they saw a bright future.

Who doesn’t want to enjoy the happiness of family life? Who doesn’t want to stay at home and make a lot of money? Who doesn’t want their children to study hard and become college students to bring honor to the family?

Enterprise Village!

What a fresh term, what an exciting future!

The village chief looked at Su Ling with admiration. He had never thought that in just one month, the child had grown so much. Thinking back to when he asked him what his future plans were on the tea mountain, he still looked confused.

"Of course..." Su Ling changed the subject and said, "If everyone is not willing to work with me, I will have no choice but to sell the tea plantation, pack up and go back to the city."

"It can't be sold! It can't be sold!" Lao Guo said anxiously, "Just build the road as it should be. I won't mix it in, and I don't want any compensation!"

His daughter is currently studying at a university in H City. She will graduate next year. If she returns to the village to work under Young Master Su, she will be a manager in the future!

"We are willing to work together with Mr. Su! Building roads is a blessing, I fully support it!"

"My house is big, so it's no problem to open a B&B."

“My family can open a farmhouse!”

"When the village became prosperous, I immediately called my son and daughter-in-law and asked them to come back to develop the village."

"I say, Lao Xu, you two should stop making trouble and just get along with each other."

The others were talking at once, making Lao Xu's face burn. He quickly pulled his wife up. "Hurry up!"

Li Qiu stood up reluctantly.

Old Xu said to Su Ling with a shameless face: "We won't raise the price, just pay the original compensation."

If, because of their family's opposition, Mr. Su's return to the city was prevented from building the road and the tea plantation was sold, the whole village would spit and curse them to death, and they would never be able to hold their heads up in the village again.

Seeing that everyone had made a wise choice, Su Ling smiled and said, "Okay, if everyone agrees, I will continue to donate money to build the road. However... as Aunt Li said, since the vegetable fields are more valuable, we will not requisition them."

Lao Xu and Li Qiu were stunned for a moment.

What does it mean?

In the end, all their efforts were in vain!

"We're not raising the price, so why aren't you requisitioning it?" Lao Xu asked anxiously.

Su Ling put his hands in the pockets of his coat and said calmly, "I don't like being threatened, and I don't want to cause any trouble."

Who knows if they will change their minds after agreeing now? In order to prevent future troubles, he can't compromise. Besides, he is not a fool and can't tell who is the obstructionist.

Li Qiu looked at Li Yue'e frequently, which was like trying to cover up something.

As for Li Yue'e's thoughts, it is not difficult to guess. It is nothing more than that he offended her last week, and she is resentful and deliberately does small things behind his back to embarrass him. Although he usually does not like to argue with others, he is not a soft persimmon that can be bullied by others. He will fight back when he should. If Lao Xu wants to blame someone, he should blame Li Yue'e. Li Yue'e should not think of staying out of it.

Old Xu stared at him blankly. The young man's handsome face revealed the arrogance of a superior, which gave him an invisible sense of pressure. He finally understood that they were not from the same world.

Li Qiu was unwilling to give in and was about to explode again, but Lao Xu held her down. She was so angry that she almost fell backwards. She pointed at Li Yue'e with trembling fingers and gritted her teeth and blurted out, "You hurt me!"

Li Yue'e turned her face away. "Hey, Sister Li, what do you mean by that? You guys are greedy and want to raise the price, what does it have to do with me?"

She left herself clean and innocent, and Li Qiu was like a mute eating Coptis chinensis, feeling bitter but unable to express it.

Finally, the village chief made the decision: "Xiao Su paid for everything, and we will do everything according to his instructions. If anyone makes trouble again, we will put it on the village committee's radio and announce it every day."

The village chief's move was cruel. It was broadcast on the radio and was tantamount to a public execution, which was even more embarrassing.

Finally, after the storm, Su Ling established his authority in the hearts of the villagers.

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In a luxurious private room of Fengyasong Hotel in S City, seven well-dressed young men gathered together and had a great conversation.

"Mr. Meng, it's rare that you are so generous today and invite us to dinner here?" A young man in a purple suit with a sling bag shook his tall wine glass and asked the handsome man sitting opposite him with a smile.

"Why did I give you the impression of being stingy before?" Meng Senze showed his white teeth.

"Who in the circle doesn't know that you, Young Master Meng, are a famous miser? I don't know who is lucky enough to help me today, but I can actually give you a meal." The stylish man with dyed blond hair joked with a frown.

"I'm a hard-core guy? Don't ruin my tall and mighty image!" Meng Senze glared at the blond man, then took the boy next to him and introduced him solemnly, "Come, come, let me introduce you to my cousin, Wen Xi, 20 years old, born and raised in Country M. He just returned yesterday and this is his first time to visit City S. Please take good care of him in the future!"

The boy greeted everyone generously. Although he grew up in Country M, he spoke fluent Chinese. "Hello, brothers. Just call me Xiaoxi."

"Wow, you speak Mandarin pretty well!" The man in the purple suit put down his glass and sat next to Wen Xi with interest. He hugged Wen Xi's shoulders like Meng Senze and whispered in his ear in a seductive voice, "Since you call me brother, I will definitely take good care of you. Well, there are many fun places in S City. I will take you there tomorrow!"

Before Wen Xi could answer, Meng Senze pushed him rudely. "Go to hell, Shuming, you playboy, don't corrupt our children!"

Shuming leaned forward and pretended to be sad. "Brother Meng, I want to end this relationship with you!"

Meng Senze smiled wryly: "Whatever, let's sever our ties now!"

The others laughed and teased Shuming. "You playboy, you are known for your ruthlessness. Wen Xi is the cousin of Master Meng. If you lead him astray, be careful that Master Meng will skin you alive!"

"Hey, hey, hey, do you have friends like you who are so mean?" Shuming shouted in dissatisfaction. He was not angry at all after being exposed, but was complacent. "I am handsome, and there are so many people who like me. I am also in a difficult situation!"

"Tsk, this is disgusting! Someone come over here and take this narcissistic guy away!"

"Hu Xingning, your skin is itchy, isn't it?" Li Shuming pounced on the blond man and grabbed his hair.

"Stop it! The head can be cut and the blood can flow, but the hairstyle cannot be messed up!" Hu Xingning pushed Shu Ming, and the others cheered on the side.

"Fight! Fight! Fight~"

Wen Xi covered his mouth and laughed as they argued with each other. Originally, when his cousin said he would bring him to meet some friends, he was not interested. But now, after seeing them, he knew that these people were all from wealthy families. Getting to know and interact with them was like entering the upper class circle of S City.

After everyone had enough jokes, Shuming returned to his seat, flicked his hair and asked, "Everyone is here, isn't Mr. Meng going to start the meal?"

Meng Senze looked at his watch and shook his head: "Wait a little longer, there is still one person who hasn't arrived yet."

Shuming looked around. "One, two, three, four, five, six, no one is missing!"

Except for Meng Senze's cousin, the six of them were classmates in the Finance Department of S University. After graduation, they still often hung out together and had a harmonious relationship. They were close friends who helped each other.

Meng Senze said, "I have invited that person, but I don't know if he is willing to show his favor. Let's wait until six o'clock. If he still doesn't come, we will have the feast."

"Who is it?" asked Shuming.

"You will know soon." Meng Senze smiled mysteriously.

Just as he finished speaking, the door of the box was pushed open, and a tall man exuding an aura of indifference came in. He had a black fracture brace on his chest, which did not detract from his handsome image at all.

Shuming's eyes widened in shock, and he blurted out, "Uncle...Uncle!"

Ru Feng glanced over sharply, his dark eyes revealing no emotion. Ru Shuming's legs couldn't help but go weak, and he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

The most embarrassing thing in the world is that my uncle and I are not only the same age, but also classmates!

The author has something to say: Wugui Zun finally updated on his back~~~555, I really write too slowly! Look at the sky!

I am threading clues, don't worry. (＾ｖ＾) I am laying the groundwork now.

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