But he didn't expect this to be so difficult.
On the first day he went to Xinguang Street, Li Jianghai ran into trouble.
Old Liu squatted on his doorstep, smoking his pipe and refusing to move: "My ancestors have lived here for generations. Why should I move to Shankala? There's not even a supply and marketing cooperative there!"
Li Jianghai took out a Daqianmen cigarette and handed it over: "Brother Liu, this is the city's unified plan, it's all in the newspapers. It's about building the 'Four Modernizations'...
Everything is for the development of the city. As witnesses of its development, we certainly want it to get better and better, right?..."
"Don't talk to me about this!" Old Liu waved his hand. "What does urban development have to do with me eating three meals a day?
You are shouting about the 'four modernizations', but can this give my family a few more kilograms of meat coupons?
You who eat commercial grain, all you know is to shout slogans. When will you think about us? We left our homeland, and people are despised when they leave their hometown. Don't you know that?
Li Jianghai stamped his feet in frustration: "How can I be considered a farmer who eats commercial grain? I'm just a freeloader, and my wife is a self-employed entrepreneur who runs a steamed bun shop!"
Then he repeated the story of how the police station praised him on the radio.
Old Liu looked at Li Jianghai doubtfully: "Then why are you speaking for the government?"
Li Jianghai was anxious: "Oh! My dear brother, you are really wronging me!"
He leaned closer to Old Liu and lowered his voice, "Think about it, if I really sided with them, would I bother arguing with you here? Wouldn't it be better to just send the demolition team?"
Seeing that Old Liu was skeptical, Li Jianghai worked harder!
"I'm not speaking for anyone," Li Jianghai sighed. "I really think the development of the south city is a good thing.
This is good for everyone. Look..."
He found a stool and sat down!
"Once the south of the city is developed, our area will definitely benefit.
By the time the road is repaired and traffic is open, it will be very convenient for your grandson to go to school.
Besides, think about it, when they're building a new factory in the south of the city and they're hiring, won't they give priority to people from our area? Isn't your youngest son unemployed?..."
When Lao Wang heard these words, his eyes lit up, but what he said really touched Li Jianghai's heart!
"Then I can't move! Otherwise, it will be so inconvenient for my grandson to go to school and my son to go to work!"
When things weren't developing, I suffered here, but now that things are developing, you want to drive me out to the mountains. Are you taking all the good things in the world?"
"Oh, Lao Wang, what you said is wrong!" Li Jianghai felt deeply powerless. Why did this person only choose to listen to what he liked?
Li Jianghai began to persuade earnestly again, "The house given by the government is a little out of the way, but there is still compensation, which is real. When the time comes, it will be enough for you to buy a bigger house in a better location."
You can definitely use this money to live in a new building! How nice it would be! You won't have to freeze your butt when you go to the toilet in the winter!
Old Liu took a long drag on his cigarette, still very interested in the compensation. "Are you serious? Don't try to fool a rough guy like me."
"If I lie to you, my bun shop's business license will be confiscated!"
Li Jianghai patted his chest and said, "Come with me to the neighborhood committee tomorrow and have Director Wang read the document to you in person!"
The demolition documents from the neighborhood committee are clearly written in black and white! There is no way they can be faked!
To increase the persuasiveness, he added, "Look, I've invested all my savings in buying a yard here, thinking that if the house is demolished and relocated to my place, I can get a large sum of money."
Who knew my luck was still a little bad, there is still no news until now! "
He sighed with great emotion, "Alas, in the process of the South City renovation, only you in Guangming District have benefited from it!"
Old Wang was flattered by the praise. "Hey! I'm not the only one who's talking about this. My eight generations up to me are all from this city. Even though it was so chaotic a few years ago, our family was still doing fine.
Let’s not talk about great fortune and wealth, but in this sport, my Wang family is second to none, and no one dares to claim first place.”
Li Jianghai looked at this man and saw that he had indeed climbed up the ladder. He said, "Oh, I knew that my brother was a man of good fortune. Your family has always been lucky, and now all they need is wealth.
Isn't the opportunity right here? Grandpa, you must cherish it. Look, this is wealth that other families can't even ask for."
Li Jianghai was at the dinner table. After Li Jianghai returned, he boasted to Li Guifang at the dinner table, "Old woman, how come Director Wang is so discerning in identifying heroes?"
Seeing that Old Wang was in high spirits, Li Jianghai immediately took two steps closer, smiling broadly: "Brother, your family is famous for its good fortune!
Who among the neighbors doesn’t know that when the flood happened, your yard was the only one in the entire street where no water entered?
Last year, there was a chicken plague and all the neighbors' chickens fell ill, but your chickens were still clucking and laying eggs every day!
Old Wang smiled brightly, his pipe clattering against the doorstep: "You are a good talker, boy!"
"I'm telling the truth!" Li Jianghai slapped his thigh, "Director Wang came to talk to me yesterday, and the people from the demolition office next door heard it.
Section Chief Zhang from the Demolition Office also told me that if a lucky star like you is willing to take the lead in the relocation, it will definitely add color to the entire project!
At the street commendation meeting, you will be the model representative of our Xinguang Street!
Seeing Old Wang's eyes sparkling, Li Jianghai lowered his voice again: "Think about it. When the new district is built, you stand on the stage. Everyone will know that you have made great contributions to the city's construction. When the country directly commends you, who among your neighbors wouldn't be envious?
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