Chapter 30 Slapping the Real Daughter in the Face 30

After Jiang Lan completed the work that Zhang Ergui originally needed three days to do at super speed, the two went home together.

Walking on the mountain road, Jiang Lan remembered his initial judgment of the Zhang family and asked him curiously: "Dad, why do we have to live in the mountains?" They

are neither talented and bold, nor annoying, so what's the point?

"The house built by your grandparents is left to your uncle." Zhang Ergui smiled and did not show any dissatisfaction. "Your uncle is the eldest son. According to the rules of the village, he will support your grandparents in the future."

Jiang Lan nodded, knowing in his heart that Zhang Ergui was not very favored in the Zhang family.

Zhang Ergui... Just by listening to the name, you can tell that he is the second child in the family.

Since ancient times, the second child has always been the least favored one in the family.

"Then why don't you build one yourself?"

"It's built, but your grandparents said your uncle can't get married without a house."

Jiang Lan was speechless. Everyone else needs one but you don't. Is this Zhang family's father a self-sacrificing saint?

"And then you gave up the house?"

Hearing the unhappiness in the girl's tone, Zhang Ergui hurriedly explained: "I didn't want to at the time, but your grandparents said that as long as we give the house to your uncle, we can split up. I discussed it with your mother and thought it was okay to split up, so I gave the house to them."

Jiang Lan understood that Zhang Ergui was not a saint or a foolish filial son, but he chose the lesser of two evils.

Every family has its own problems. As long as the conflicts between the closest relatives do not touch the bottom line, it is more or less worth tolerating. This may be the wisdom of life, or the helplessness of life.

"Can't I live in the village?"

Zhang Ergui paused, "You can live in the village, but my land has been approved for me. I built a house and gave it to your uncle, so I can't take it back."

"So I can only live in the mountains?" Jiang Lan didn't know what to say. No one could stand on the moral high ground to accuse Zhang Ergui. He was not a saint nor a coward, but he had no better choice.

"The house on the mountain is old and someone used to live there. It would be the easiest to move in."

"Why not renovate it?" "

It costs a lot to renovate a house. Your brother is learning carpentry. He can do it when he comes back."

Zhang Ergui has never enjoyed a good life in his life. He doesn't think it's unbearable to live in such a house.

"How much does it cost to rebuild a house?"

It is not realistic to expect the Zhang family to build a house, at least not at this stage. Jiang Lan finally decided to do it himself. It's just money...it shouldn't be a big problem.

Zhang Ergui thought about it and gave a conservative estimate, "If you rebuild it from scratch, it will cost at least hundreds of thousands."

"Hundreds of thousands..." Jiang Lan was speechless. She finally understood that he estimated the price based on the current one-story bungalow.

Can't dreams be bigger?

Rebuild a new house or a single-story one?

Jiang Lan was too embarrassed to criticize Zhang Ergui, so he said tactfully: "When I came here, I saw a five-story building at the entrance of the village. This house is nice. If we build one like that, how much will it cost?"

Zhang Ergui was shocked, "That's the village chief's house. I heard that it cost more than one million to build it." "

Dad, how come the village chief's family is so rich?" Jiang Lan was just curious when he said this, and didn't think much about it. Who knew that Zhang Ergui's face changed immediately.

"Girl, don't tell this in the village."

"What's wrong?" Jiang Lan was surprised, "Is there something wrong with the village chief?"

"Alas... Don't get involved in the affairs of the village. This is not something we ordinary people can manage. The village chief is not a good person. He makes money by doing bad things, but you must not tell anyone."

"I understand." Considering Zhang Ergui's mood, Jiang Lan did not continue to ask.

[Farmers can only make tens of thousands of yuan a year at most. Even if they have a lot of land, they can only make hundreds of thousands a year. ]

[He is not a farm owner. Which family can make hundreds of thousands of yuan by farming? Hundreds of thousands of yuan in the ancient earth period is still very valuable. ]

[From what Zhang's father said, it can be inferred that the village chief is not simple. 】

【What if I'm overthinking it? Why can't it be that the village chief's child made money by doing business outside? 】

Just as some viewers thought, Jiang Lan initially simply thought that the village chief's family might have a more promising child, so they had the capital to build a big house. But seeing Zhang Ergui's silent look, she realized that things were not that simple. She could feel that Zhang Ergui was definitely not lying, and the fear on his face and the involuntary trembling when he mentioned the village chief could not be hidden.

Zhang Ergui said that it was appropriate to move to the mountains. Could there be other hidden secrets?

Jiang Lan didn't expect that after this trip to Yujia Village, things would become more and more confusing.

"My dear, does it hurt your feet when you walk barefoot?" Zhang Ergui changed the subject awkwardly, "Although there are no broken glass and iron nails on the road on this mountain, there are many stones."

"It's okay, it's fine, not difficult to walk." Jiang Lan was wearing a pair of white casual shoes when he came out, because he took them off when he was going to the ground. At this moment, his feet were covered with mud, and he just held the shoes in his hands.

"If your father didn't have beriberi, these shoes would be given to you."

[Hahahaha, what a divine development, is this something you can say? ]

[Who can refuse a pair of shoes with beriberi? ]

[Father's love is like a landslide, hahahaha. ]

Jiang Lan's inner OS: I really would thank you, but there's no need to.

"Dad, you put it on. I think it's good to walk like this."

"All the children in the village used to be like this. Panpan...that's Jiang Jiang. They always liked to run around barefoot in the mountains."

Jiang Lan could feel that Zhang Ergui missed Jiang Jiang very much. After all, he had raised her for more than ten years. It

would be a lie to say that he had no feelings for her. Jiang Lan was not jealous. After all, she was not her original self, and she would not fight for this pitiful feeling.

Jiang Lan just felt a little sympathetic for this poor father. The child in his heart regarded this simple couple and their past experiences as a shame in life, and wished to forget them all. It was very likely that the child would never come back in this life.

Maybe Jiang Jiang was once an innocent little angel, but she is just like some rural protagonists in the Metamorphosis. When they entered the city and saw the prosperity, their hearts began to change. Jiang Jiang has been loved, and now she wants something else.

The father and daughter were chatting along the mountain road, but they met an acquaintance halfway.

[Isn’t this the wretched old lady at the door that day? ]

[I remember her too, no wonder she looked familiar, it’s that little old lady. ]

[She’s coming, she’s coming, with bad intentions. ]

[The alarm sounded, and the garbage appeared. ]