"What's it to you?" Li Baichuan shielded his wife behind him.
He used to be quiet most of the time, and he would lose arguments with others. He spent most of his time taking care of his wife.
He protected his wife from harm and let Su Ti take the lead in explaining and resolving the issue.
In the past two years, Li Baichuan has traveled to many places, met many people, and gradually improved his ability to communicate with others without being at a disadvantage.
He will never again let his wife stand in front of him to shield him from the wind and rain.
"Comrade, you...you've misunderstood. We just wanted to ask if you're buying a house? Are you going to buy this house?"
“You’ve been fooled. How could anyone live here? Why don’t you take a look at our house? Our house is a large, two-courtyard mansion, the biggest one in the area.”
"Although this house is also a two-courtyard house, look how dilapidated it is. It's nowhere near as nice as our house. Why don't you come and take a look at our house?"
The man hesitated when he saw Li Baichuan's fierce appearance, but then he remembered the woman shouting that she would call the police. He knew that these two were definitely not ordinary people.
Hearing that they were here to buy a house, my mind started to wander.
The few people who were still trying to cause trouble quieted down when they heard his words and hurriedly and enthusiastically surrounded him.
Several people were talking at once, especially the woman who was particularly excited.
“Yes, come and take a look at our house. You may not know, but you can’t buy this house. This family is a reactionary.”
"They fled later. Although they have been exonerated, who knows when things will change again? Buying their houses will only cause trouble for you."
“But our family is different. Our ancestors for eight generations were poor. This house was a reward from the organization for our meritorious service back then.”
“My father-in-law was killed by those people back then, it was a glorious thing. If you buy this house, I guarantee there won’t be any problems.”
The woman who had just been crying and demanding compensation was now extremely warm towards them, inviting them to take her home.
"Don't touch me, or I'll yell 'pervert'!" Stone quickly shook off the woman. Luckily, his brothers who had come with him were waiting at the intersection.
They are not afraid if they dare to cause trouble.
"How can you talk like that, young man? What do you mean by being a hooligan? I'm so old, I'm doing this for your own good."
“This family isn’t here, so there’s no point in you coming. Why don’t you go to my house and take a look? My house is really nice.”
The woman realized that the one who truly had the upper hand was the tall man behind her, and the very beautiful woman standing next to him was probably his wife.
“We’ve already reached an agreement with the neighborhood committee. Are you still trying to force us to buy?” Just by looking at them, Li Baichuan knew that he definitely couldn’t buy a house from a family like this.
Once you buy it, you'll never be able to get rid of it for the rest of your life. How heartless must someone be to say that their family members were killed in an explosion and still feel smug about it?
"You've reached an agreement? How much are you offering?" The woman hadn't expected the courtyard to actually be sold.
They were terrified when this place was vandalized.
We didn't dare ask where the others went. Could it be that the family came back?
"Get out of the way. Do we even know you? Asking how much money you want right off the bat? You're old, but you've got some nerve!"
Shi Tou quickly stood in front of Chuan Ge and his wife, thinking that if they made a fuss again, he would call his brothers over to scare them.
"I'll say it again, we're not interested in your house, please move aside." Li Baichuan looked at them; this was the last time.
He's much better-tempered now and rarely resorts to violence.
"Comrades, you just need to come to our house for a look. The price is negotiable. Our house is really excellent."
The woman was anxious; all she could think about was selling the house as soon as possible, because time was of the essence.
This house was originally allocated to her father-in-law, who has two sons.
They're both in their hometown. Her husband is her youngest son. Back then, her father-in-law followed those people in an uprising and came here from a remote mountain area.
Later, she was awarded a house for her meritorious service and settled down here temporarily. Her mother-in-law brought her husband over.
The main reason was that there was turmoil everywhere at that time, and her family didn't want them to come. It was her mother-in-law who was afraid that her husband would remarry outside, so she desperately wanted to come over.
Later, her father-in-law was killed in a bombing, and her mother-in-law hid her husband, but later she also sacrificed herself.
Her husband didn't know how to return to his hometown. He grew up relying on the kindness of many families. Later, he got a job thanks to his father-in-law's good reputation.
This house is where their family lives.
Later, her sons also became successful. Even though none of them had respectable jobs, they all got permanent positions and didn't have to go to the countryside.
At first, living here was very carefree; no one in the neighborhood had a house as big as theirs. But later, due to various political movements, many people in the area were sent to the countryside.
Fearing they would be implicated, they moved to their respective family compound, and only moved back a few months ago.
They hadn't originally intended to sell the house, but somehow her husband's two brothers found out they were still alive.
She came from that poor, remote area to claim a share of the house, saying it belonged to her father-in-law and they were all her sons, so the house should be divided equally among the three families.
That sounds nice, but if her husband hadn't been alive back then, the house would have been taken back by the authorities long ago.
They weren't there when the accident happened, but now that everything is back to normal, they've come to pick the melons. The woman gets angry just thinking about it.
Fortunately, they lived far away, and they needed a letter of introduction to get here. They made a fuss several times but still couldn't get anything in return.
They hadn't taken it seriously at first, but last time they heard that the eldest son's grandson had somehow gotten lucky.
They actually found a temporary job here, saying they would live here from now on, and even said they would divide the yard into three parts, which made the woman anxious.
She has five sons, all of whom are married and have children. As the number of children grows, this house won't even be enough for them to divide among themselves.
They wanted to take a large share, how could she possibly agree to that? In the end, the family came up with a solution.
Since they can't keep their houses, they'll sell them, take the money and leave. They all have family compounds anyway, so they can't let those people take advantage of them.
"Stone, go call someone." Li Baichuan lost his patience. This guy was so eager to get them to buy the house, it was obvious there was something wrong with it.
Is he crazy? Even if he's desperate for a house, he wouldn't buy one like this.
As soon as Shi Tou received the order, he rushed to the door and called for help. The brothers who had come with Shi Tou and were guarding the intersection knew something was wrong as soon as they heard the commotion, and they quickly ran over.
"What do you want? Help! Murder!" The people were startled when they saw the people rushing in.
They all looked tall and burly, and didn't seem like good people at all. Even though they outnumbered the others, they were no match for them.
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