Lin Nian took the phone, and Li Dazhuang explained the blueprints to him, with Lin Nian nodding from time to time.
After talking for a while, Li Dazhuang added, "If you feel there's anything wrong with it, we can change it. It's all fine."
"This one will do. I'll go back and discuss it with my family. If it's finalized, when can we start construction?" Lin Nian asked, looking up.
"Once we're done at Fengzi's place, we'll get started immediately," Li Dazhuang replied.
"Okay, then it's settled." Lin Nian took the blueprints and prepared to go back and discuss it with his family.
"Have a meal before you leave, Zhuang Ge, have some too." Chen Feng said, inviting his family to eat. The meal was already prepared at Chen Feng's house.
"No, Brother Feng, my dinner should be ready by now. I have to go find my grandpa." Lin Nian couldn't contain his excitement and waved goodbye before running off.
Dazhuang also spoke up, saying, "Dinner's ready at home, I'm going home to eat. Fengzi, you two can eat slowly, I'm going back now."
"Alright, alright, then I won't keep you any longer. Take care." Chen Feng saw him to the door.
By the next day, the news that Lin Nian was going to build a house had spread far and wide.
Erzhuzi went to Lu Dahai's house to buy cigarettes, and a group of people were still talking about it.
"Erzhuzi, that's really unfair of you. You even asked Lin Nian for two thousand yuan for that old house?" someone said directly when they saw him arrive.
"What? I was just joking around with him. How did you all know?" Erzhuzi blushed as he defended himself, also wondering how the news had spread so quickly.
"Well, someone must have told us, right? You're just pretending. They went to Old Yu's house to buy a land plot, not yours, haha."
A poker player laughed.
"Forget it, don't listen to their rumors. Old Yu's land is so low-lying, and it's expensive. I'd sell it for 21,000 yuan now. Do you think he'd leave mine for his own land?"
Erzhuzi didn't believe it at all.
"Still spreading rumors? Dude, they've already signed the contract. Lao Yu himself came over today and said the money has already been transferred."
Someone scoffed, but Lu Dahai, sitting at the bar, just smiled and didn't say anything.
"Huh? How is that possible?"
Erzhuzi was dumbfounded when he heard this, but seeing how detailed and plausible their story seemed, it didn't appear to be false.
"It's not possible yet, go ask him yourself."
Erzhuzi frowned, took a cigarette, and left without saying a word. The people inside couldn't help but mock him when they saw him leave.
"What the hell? You want to pay for the land too? You want to pay for the dilapidated thatched house too? You can keep it for yourself this time. It's hilarious."
"Of course. Let's see who will buy your land after Lin Nian is gone. Nobody's building houses in this whole village anymore."
"Serves him right, he brought it on himself. He always likes to take advantage of others, so he'll take advantage of others this time and let Lao Yu get the scraps."
Erzhuzi made inquiries around the village, eventually finding out where Li Dazhuang was.
Li Dazhuang didn't know what was going on either, so he answered truthfully.
Upon hearing Li Dazhuang's confirmation, Erzhuzi panicked completely. He hadn't expected Lin Nian to actually be willing to pay a high price to buy someone else's land rather than buy his.
He rushed home and pulled his wife aside to discuss the matter hastily.
"Oh no, it seems Lin Nian really did bid a high price for the Yu family's land. What are we going to do?" Er Zhuzi paced anxiously around the house.
After all, losing 20,000 yuan that was already in hand would make anyone panic.
What use is that homestead to him? It's not as good as 20,000 yuan in cash.
"Really? Are you sure this isn't news leaked by Chen Feng? He's probably just trying to provoke us. That kid Hua, it might all be part of his scheme." Erzhuzi's wife was still a little skeptical.
"What a scheme! Someone even saw Lao Yu's contract. Li Dazhuang even said that Lin Nian has already chosen his apartment type. I heard that Lao Yu is going to use the money to buy a car."
"What are we going to do? Who would have thought that kid would rather pay a high price than buy our land?" Erzhu cursed under his breath.
"If that's the case, then Lin Nian really made up his mind. Isn't that terrible? You were so sure about it back then, what are we going to do now?"
Erzhuzi's wife was furious at the thought of losing 20,000 yuan, and she pointed at Erzhuzi and cursed.
"How was I supposed to know things would turn out like this? How about we lower the price a bit more and see if Lin Nian will buy it?" Er Zhuzi had no other choice but to come up with this solution.
“They’ve already bought it all, what’s the point of you relaying the message? You should go find Lin Nian and see if he’s willing to return the land to the Yu family.”
"We're willing to lose the deposit, I'll sell it for 18,000 yuan now," Erzhuzi's wife said desperately.
"Yes, yes, you're right. I'll go find Lin Nian right now and see if he's willing to give up the land. We'll offer the same price as Lao Yu. I don't believe he won't buy it from me." Erzhuzi picked up his clothes and ran towards Lin Nian's house.
Soon Erzhuzi arrived at Lin Nian's house, but Lin Nian wasn't home. His grandfather said he had gone to find Chen Feng, so Erzhuzi hurried over to Chen Feng's house.
"Oh, everyone's here." Erzhuzi forced a smile and walked in, wearing his coat.
"What brings you here?" Chen Feng asked casually, sitting on a stool and drinking tea. He didn't invite him to sit down.
"I just discussed it with your sister-in-law. We all live in the same village. I was just joking with you guys before."
"How about you take my homestead at a lower price?" Erzhuzi said, sitting down familiarly.
"How much cheaper is considered cheap? Selling a thatched house for 1,500?" Chen Feng asked, squinting one eye.
"Hey, what are you talking about? Haha, no money needed, what money do you want? If you don't like it, I'll sell you my homestead for 20,000 yuan. Is that a cheap price?" Erzhuzi waved his hand and laughed.
Lin Qingnian snorted, lit a cigarette and said, "No need, your land is too fertile, my grandfather isn't used to farming it. I've already bought Lao Yu's land."
“You really bought the land from the Yu family? Take my advice, their land is no good, it’s too low-lying. You’ll have to pay more after you buy it. How about this, you return the land, and I’ll pay the penalty for breach of contract. What do you think?”
Erzhuzi became even more anxious upon hearing this and immediately stated his conditions.
"That won't do. We've already made a decision. If we go back on our word and suddenly do something else, wouldn't that make us just like some shameless people?"
"You should go back. I don't need three or two thousand now. I'm already looking for someone to fill in the gaps," Lin Nian said bluntly.
These words made Erzhuzi blush, and he even became a little uneasy. What difference was there between this and directly calling him out and cursing him?
"Alright, if you regret it, feel free to contact me anytime. I'll sell it for 18,000 right now, 18,000."
Erzhuzi repeated the price again, hoping to persuade Lin Nian, but Lin Nian didn't even look at him. He could only force a stiff smile, say hello, and leave.
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