Chen Laizi quickly waved his hand: "Village Chief, please don't say that. This is all as we should do. However, my Xiaoru said that we can't just pay for it all. We have to ask the villagers to contribute a little too. This way it will seem more authentic and everyone will feel involved."
Chen Laogen nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Xiaoru is very thoughtful! So, how much does your family plan to contribute?"
Chen Laizi held up nine fingers and said, "My family will pay 90%! As for the rest, you can see which family in the village is more convenient and contribute a little."
Chen Laogen was overjoyed when he heard this. Ninety percent! That's the vast majority! The Chen family is truly generous!
"Good! Good! Good!" Chen Laogen said three good words in a row. "Don't worry, Laizi, I will definitely get this done! I'll call a meeting of the villagers and decide on this matter!"
Chen Laizi added, "Village chief, there's one more thing. My daughter Xiaoru wants to build a road for the village, from the village entrance to the ancestral hall, a smooth stone road to make it easier for everyone to travel. We'll pay for it, too!"
Chen Laogen stood up excitedly and shook Chen Laizi's hand: "Laizi, your family is so kind! On behalf of the whole village, I want to thank you!"
Chen Laizi felt a little embarrassed by the compliment: "Village Chief, you are too polite! This is what we should do."
The two discussed some details before Chen Laizi said goodbye and went home.
Chen Laogen immediately gathered several people from the village and told them that the Chen family was going to pay for repairing the ancestral hall and building the road.
Everyone was shocked when they heard it.
"What? The Chen family wants to pay 90% of the money to repair the ancestral hall? And also to build the road?"
"Is this true? The Chen family is so generous?"
"This is great news! Our village is finally going to turn things around!"
"The Chen family is so great! If anyone says anything bad about the Chen family again, I'll be the first to disagree!"
Everyone was talking at once, their excitement evident in their words.
Chen Laogen cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, be quiet! This is true. The Chen family has already agreed with me. Now, let's discuss how to divide the remaining 10%."
Everyone expressed their willingness to contribute.
"My family will give you 100 coins!"
"My family will give you 200 coins!"
"My family will give you three hundred coins!"
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Soon, the 10% of the money was collected.
Chen Laogen nodded with satisfaction. "Alright! Since everyone is so enthusiastic, then it's settled! Tomorrow, I'll go to town to hire craftsmen and start construction!"
The news quickly spread throughout the village, and the villagers ran around to tell each other and cheered.
The fact that Chen Xiaoru's family was going to pay for repairing the ancestral hall and repairing the road became the hottest topic in the village.
Everyone was praising Chen Xiaoru's family endlessly.
"Chen Xiaoru is such a good daughter! She's capable and filial!"
"Zhou Si is a good choice as a son-in-law. He is smart and responsible!"
"The Chen family is truly the lucky star of our village!"
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