What are Lin Fang and her son doing here today?
Isn't it all because of the land?
One is the old man's land that needs to be used to build a high-speed rail line, and the other is their own land, which requires the signatures of these relatives.
The old lady's words were too tempting for her.
But the problem is, this big villa doesn't belong to her either!
This was borrowed by her nephew; she had no right to lend it to others.
Besides, even if her nephew's friend were generous and willing to lend her the money, she wouldn't be able to bring herself to do it.
So she said with a troubled look, "Um, grandma, this villa isn't ours. Why don't you book a hotel for Xiaojun or something? That's much more impressive than a villa!"
"What's so impressive about that!" Yang Guiyun said, "I've seen that villa, it's like a palace, even a five-star hotel can't compare! Xiaojun's girlfriend's family also lives in a small villa, and they don't even look down on our family. It's perfect to use your villa to give Xiaojun some face! You're his aunt, you have to take care of this! It's settled then! Okay!"
"What? It's decided!" Lin Fang exclaimed anxiously, truly at a loss for words.
Lin Yu saw all of this and knew his aunt's predicament.
He thought for a moment and said directly, "How about this, aren't you having a clan meeting today? Let's talk about the relocation. Building the high-speed rail station should bring in a few million in compensation, right? Since you say you're all family, then name your share. How much will my aunt and her two sisters get? If you can get a few hundred thousand, I can talk to my friend and lend you this villa!"
Hearing him say that, the Tian family was stunned.
"Give it to those three, mother and children? What are you thinking?"
"That's right, they don't even have a son, yet they want a share of the inheritance?"
"It's an honor for Xiaojun to use your villa for his wedding, and you still dare to make demands? You're giving me too much face!"
A group of relatives whispered among themselves.
The old lady, however, blinked her triangular eyes and said with a smile, "Hehe, isn't that what we've been discussing today? It's not decided yet! It's not decided yet! We'll all sit down together and decide on it after Xiaojun gets married!"
Everyone was slightly taken aback, then burst into cold laughter. Indeed, the old lady was shrewd. Once Xiaojun finished his wedding in the big villa, that kid would be done using her. At that point, what would they get in return? At most, they'd give Lin Fang's mother and her two children a couple of small meals!
Lin Yu wasn't stupid; how could he not see through this trick?
He shook his head. "That won't do! It's all just talk. Either we put it in writing, or you, Grandma, can make a will or something!"
Everyone was slightly taken aback.
"Young man, what do you mean? The old lady is in good health, and you actually want her to make a will?"
"Are you cursing Grandma?"
"Good heavens, so you've come here with Lin Fang to fight for the Tian family's property, haven't you?"
"You think you're the boss in my Tian family? Who do you think you are?"
The Tian family members were filled with righteous indignation and began to curse.
"Please don't misunderstand!" Lin Fang exclaimed anxiously. "My nephew didn't mean that..."
"Alright!"
Now, the old lady was getting a little impatient.
She was a miser and was most afraid of others coveting her property. Seeing that Lin Yu was not easy to fool, she lost her patience.
"If you don't want to lend it, then don't. It's just a run-down villa, what's so special about it!"
The old lady snorted and said, "Alright! Come inside, everyone. Let's start the clan meeting first. My back is hurting terribly, and I need to get cupping done this afternoon!"
Then, everyone filed into the courtyard.
"Yu'er, why don't you wait outside for a bit? It should be over soon!" Lin Fang said.
Lin Yu smiled and nodded, "Okay, Auntie, I'll wait for you outside!"
He wasn't worried that the mother and daughter would be bullied.
After all, he had already met with the county magistrate and the town mayor yesterday, and everything had been arranged.
He simply sat in the Jeep, put his feet on the center console, and lit a cigarette.
Wow!
Hongtashan, that's the taste!
My wife and sister-in-law are coming in a couple of days. Those two women are vehemently against me smoking; they won't tolerate even a hint of smoke on me. Then I won't be able to smoke anymore, so I might as well have a few more now!
...
Meanwhile, the Tian family's clan meeting had already begun.
It's an old ancestral hall, and it has a rather dignified feel to it.
Everyone was sitting on small stools.
The old lady sat in the middle.
The first thing discussed was the land belonging to Lin Fang's family.
After gathering her emotions for a moment, Lin Fang said, "As everyone knows, our family's situation has deteriorated since Tian Guang left. Our company was also taken over, and now we only have some land left. I'm thinking of renting it out, which should bring in a few thousand yuan a year. That should be enough for our living expenses!"
“As you all know, Xiaotian and Xiao'e are both grown up now. Young girls always need to dress up, but I’m a terrible mother. I can’t even afford a pretty dress! Especially Xiaotian, the little money she earns is always used to supplement the family income. Now that the government isn’t paying salaries, she hasn’t received any for several months! Our family is really about to collapse!”
Lin Fang's main tactic was to portray herself as pitiful. Naturally, she hoped to gain the sympathy of these relatives and get them to sign the document!
But she was overthinking it. The more she acted this way, the more the Tian family looked down on her, their eyes filled with disdain.
That's the true nature of relatives: they despise you for being poor and resent you for being rich!
"Aunt, stop pretending to be pitiful. Aren't you making a good living collecting scraps?"
"That's right! I heard that Old Wang from the neighboring village made over a million yuan collecting scrap metal, and he bought houses for both of his sons in the city!"
"That's right! If all else fails, you can go begging in Hainan! You can earn a decent living that way!"
The crowd chuckled and offered Lin Fang suggestions.
Lin Fang looked embarrassed, her face flushed.
Tian Xiao'e couldn't hold back any longer, "How can you humiliate us like this? We're not asking you for money, we just want our land deeds!"
"Your land?"
Yang Guiyun's lips curled into a cold smile as she said, "All the land in Tian Village belongs to the Tian family. Where would outsiders get any land? Since ancient times, land has never been passed down to outsiders! This is called 'keeping the good stuff within the family'!"
Lin Fang's face changed instantly. "Auntie, you can't talk like that! Tian Guang and I have two daughters, and they both have the surname Tian! There's no such thing as an outsider named Tian!"
Yang Guiyun curled her lip, "That's exactly what they mean by girls. Giving birth to them is a waste of money. In our area, daughters have never had the right to inherit!"
Tian Xiao'e retorted indignantly, "You don't understand the law! It's legal for us to inherit my father's property!"
"Legal? What law?" Yang Guiyun said with a disdainful look. "In our Tian Village, there are no other laws, only collective laws! In our Tian family, there are only family laws!"
"You, you're being unreasonable!" Tian Xiao'e was furious. Yang Guiyun was clearly bullying her!
Yang Guiyun shrugged. "Anyway, whoever wants to sign can sign, I'm not going to sign! If even one household doesn't sign, your family won't get the land deed, haha! Aren't you angry?"
The other members of the Tian family also secretly sneered.
Actually, they had already planned it before they came. They wanted Yang Guiyun to play the bad cop and prevent Lin Fang's family from getting the land. Then, they could seize the land. This is called "eating the land of the destitute"!
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