With household matters handled by Zhang Hang, Li Sheng accepted invitations to several brand partners to film as their spokespersons, and his image appeared on various platforms.
When he returned, he became a celebrity in the village, and many people said that Li Sheng had made something of himself.
They envied the family for having such a good son-in-law, and they also said that Li Sheng would find a new woman in a few days. In short, rumors were flying around, but it was obvious that the villagers always had smiles on their faces when they looked at him.
After working for half a month, I hadn't even had a chance to sit down properly when the village chief arrived.
With a tone of great satisfaction, he said, "You are the most promising of the new generation in our village. The roads in our village haven't been repaired for many years. The village is planning to raise funds to repair the roads, and everyone is contributing a little. Look at this..."
The father-in-law frowned slightly and looked towards the exit, saying, "He is my son-in-law. He married Fu Nian, not someone who moved into our family. The village's fundraising is done on a household basis, and it's not easy for him to earn a living. Don't keep an eye on him."
The father-in-law's words were harsh, and the village chief felt ashamed. He got up to leave, but Li Sheng stopped him. When he reached the door, Li Sheng stopped him again: "Village chief, don't rush to leave. Our village road really needs repair. I felt the bumpy ride when I drove here. You've worked hard too. I also have to walk on the village roads. I'll give you 50,000 yuan."
After he finished speaking, the village chief's expression softened and he smiled: "I even came to your wedding banquet before. Actually, I'm not just asking you about the road repair. There's also a personal matter. My son's wife won't agree to marry him without a car, and my family really can't afford that much. I'd like to borrow some money from you."
Li Sheng frowned slightly and spoke in a distant and indifferent tone, but since they were fellow villagers, he still had to give them some face: "How much do you want to borrow?"
The village chief chuckled awkwardly, "It's only about 500,000."
They're trying to extort money from me.
Since he came back, his phone has been receiving calls from various charity platforms hoping he would donate, as well as all sorts of people trying to gain sympathy.
The village chief's house has three stories, which is much better than his.
Mr. Li shook his head: "I'm sorry, I really can't lend you any more money. As you can see, my family is building a house, and we don't have any extra money."
Upon hearing Li Sheng's words, the village chief's expression changed instantly: "You can give that kid Zhang Hang a car worth a million, but you won't lend my family 500,000. It's not like you don't want to pay it back. I even wrote down 300 as a wedding gift when you got married."
Without saying a word, Mr. Li pulled out six hundred yuan from his wallet: "I wish your son a speedy marriage. This is my gift money. I won't be attending the wedding banquet; I have some things to take care of at home, so I won't see you off."
After saying that, he went back to his house. But while the villagers were easy to deal with, the aunts and uncles who came to borrow money kept coming. They always had to consider the feelings of their fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law.
Several groups of guests came that day, and my father-in-law's face was dark after they left.
"You don't need to pay attention to them. They never come over during holidays and festivals, but now they're all remembering you."
Zhang Hang is alright, after all, he has an elderly father who can't take care of himself at home, so no one else can bring it up.
He certainly didn't lend a single penny, and those that were lent out probably wouldn't be returned anyway, so the reasons for borrowing money were varied.
However, his actions had consequences, and many negative videos immediately surfaced.
Zhang Hang hurriedly left home and sent the videos to Li Sheng.
"Brother Sheng, look, this was sent by the village chief's brother-in-law."
The video showed a village road with background music and the caption: "The big streamer is back! He made so much money, but he won't spend a penny more on road repairs in the village."
It's not just this one, there are others too. In one video, a slovenly child is happily licking a bag of spicy snacks. The caption reads: "My child is of school age, but we can't afford the tuition. We asked my cousin to lend us some money, but we couldn't get it. Is my cousin heartless, or is my mother useless?"
The video also included clips of Li Sheng, who was the cousin.
With fame comes controversy, and these stories, amplified by unscrupulous media outlets or video accounts, quickly went viral.
Zhang Hang was both indignant and helpless: "What should we do about Brother Sheng?"
Li Sheng glanced at it indifferently and said, "Let's make a video too."
Zhang Hang initially thought it was a clarification video.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Li was determined to make these things a reality.
Zhang Hang: "Brother Sheng, you can't do this. You're putting them on the hot seat and then adding fuel to the fire."
The camera was already set up, and Li Sheng, wearing a casual t-shirt, looked at Zhang Hang through the lens with a somewhat helpless tone: "What can we do? Are we just going to let them have their way? Public opinion is a good thing, but I know how to use it better than they do."
Then Li Sheng began to speak.
"I did only donate 50,000 yuan to the road construction project in my wife's village. The village chief's son needed a car and asked me to lend him 500,000 yuan, but I didn't lend it to him. Instead, I returned double the amount of the wedding gift I gave my wife to him..."
Li Sheng clearly explained what each group of people did and his attitude towards them, concluding with: "The main point of the streamer is sincerity. I have money, but I won't lend it to anyone. I won't lend a single penny; I'll keep it all for myself and spend it however I want."
Finally, he ended the conversation with a genuine smile.
Seeing this unyielding attitude, Zhang Hang panicked: "Brother Sheng, is this going to work?"
"Just go and see what happens."
Li Sheng gave Zhang Hang a reassuring smile.
As expected, the video quickly garnered over 100 million views, with 99% of viewers siding with Li Sheng.
The original poster's comment section was filled with insults.
"You're really shameless. You're not good at begging for money, but you're good at being sarcastic."
"Okay, now the whole internet knows you're shameless."
"Li Sheng's money is earned with his life. If you dare to fight a tiger, Grandpa will give you a reward."
...
The video was deleted very quickly.
After being turned away so many times, and unable to resort to moral blackmail anymore, the house finally became quiet again.
Li Sheng also began to devote himself to improving himself in all aspects.
However, Yan Shuangwu seemed to have discovered something interesting in Li Sheng.
"Li Sheng, I didn't expect you to be so good at fighting. Let's go again!"
Yan Shuangwu was in high spirits. In terms of pure martial arts, he had to admit that Yan Shuangwu was superior. She was strong, flexible, and had a fast reaction speed. The only thing he could do better than her was to be more opportunistic.
Therefore, Yan Shuangwu did not curse him, saying, "Li Sheng, you treacherous villain."
However, he didn't take it to heart. Instead, he made fighting with Yan Shuangwu every day a must, constantly improving himself in the process of fighting with Yan Shuangwu.
The milk ball learned quite well, but the master and apprentice spent most of their time doing nothing productive, so they were often reprimanded by Yan Shuangwen.
The year passed leisurely yet busy, and finally they received another message from Yamaki.
At this moment, Yan Shuangwu was being pinned to the ground by Li Sheng, but she still refused to admit defeat, saying, "Li Sheng, let me go. If we do it again, I'll definitely beat you to a pulp."
After another year of diligent study and practice, his body recovered to its best condition and was further enhanced.
He and Yan Shuangwu fought for a whole morning and ended in a 2-2 tie.
However, Yan Shuangwu was extremely dissatisfied. Just a year ago, she could easily crush him with one hand. Her progress was incredibly fast.
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