"Yeah, those two are no pushovers. Wang Xiaohu is still carrying a brick in his hand."
"Besides, he has a good relationship with the police station. What if the police take his side?"
"Uncle, why don't we just ask for the money directly, and ask for a small amount to settle the matter?"
To put it bluntly, they weren't here for any ancestral home issue; they were simply looking to extort money from Ye Cheng, who was about to become successful.
Their idea was to have Ye Cheng compensate each household with 10,000 yuan and that would be the end of it.
Unexpectedly, before the money issue was even brought up, they stopped paying attention to me.
Chen Houda's expression kept changing, and he kept glancing at Ye Cheng, trying to figure out what he meant.
However, Ye Cheng and his friends were just smoking and chatting happily, which made him even more uneasy.
No, we need to take the initiative.
He waved for everyone to stop, then took two steps forward, pointed at Ye Cheng and the others, and said...
"Ye Lao Er, here's what we'll do. We're not unreasonable people. You can compensate each household with 5,000 yuan, and we'll call it even."
Ye Cheng's lips curled up slightly, revealing a disdainful smile, and he shook his head.
He didn't want to waste his breath talking to that kind of person.
Seeing that Ye Cheng was ignoring him, Chen Hou became anxious. He took a few more steps forward and said, "What more do you want for 5,000 yuan? This is our ancestral home!"
"What kind of ancestral home is this?!"
A harsh curse came from behind the crowd.
Everyone turned around and saw Chen Jinhai walking up from behind, panting heavily, with an unfriendly expression.
Upon seeing that it was the village chief, Chen Houda was overjoyed. Jin Hai had always been on the Chen family's side, so his sudden arrival must be to support him.
Ignoring Ye Cheng, he quickly stepped forward to greet Chen Jinhai. Just as he was about to speak, Chen Jinhai pointed at his nose and started cursing.
"Uncle, what kind of trouble are you causing by bringing people here? Ye Cheng just asked about renting the land from the village and has already paid the money."
As he spoke, he pointed at the dozen or so people and started cursing, "What about you? You don't have to work at home, do you? You don't have to earn money, do you? What are you doing here causing trouble?"
"What business is it of yours if someone runs a restaurant?"
This scolding left Chen Houda completely bewildered.
No, when did you betray us?
Ye Guowei and Xiao Hu were also surprised. Wasn't Chen Jinhai always going against their family? This turn of events was a bit sudden.
"Acheng, did you give him the money?" Ye Guowei asked in a low voice.
Ye Cheng shook his head and smiled faintly, "Brother, I'm not stupid. Why would I give him money? He said he didn't want to get involved in the Chen family's mess anymore."
When Ye Cheng rented the land last time, Chen Jinhai mentioned it, but Ye Cheng only listened at the time. Now that Chen Houda has come to cause trouble, he decided to make a call and see what happens.
Let's see if Chen Jinhai really no longer supports the Chen family's affairs.
Chen Houda wiped his face to clear his head. He couldn't believe that Jin Hai was speaking up for Ye Cheng today. This wasn't right.
He tilted his head and looked at Chen Jinhai, saying incredulously, "Jinhai, you're actually speaking up for Ye Cheng now? Did you take money from him?"
In his opinion, only this explanation made sense.
Chen Jinhai sneered and glared at him disdainfully. "Uncle, all you care about is money. I, Chen Jinhai, have never accepted any money or benefits from Ye Cheng. If I had, may I be childless and without descendants."
One sentence startled everyone present.
Wow, did you have to be so harsh?
Ye Cheng was also taken aback. It seemed that Chen Jinhai was determined to stand on his side.
The atmosphere on the field suddenly became awkward. Since Chen Jinhai had already said that, it would be inappropriate to question him further.
Chen Houda's eyes flickered, and he looked at Chen Jinhai and said, "Jinhai, I didn't say you necessarily received any benefits. It's just that, as you can see, this is our ancestral home. If you disturb our ancestral home, you should at least give us some compensation."
Chen Jinhai glanced at him indifferently, without replying, and instead looked at the others, "Is this what you all think too?"
Although they were somewhat intimidated by Chen Jinhai's authority, they still nodded weakly, considering the money involved.
Looking at this group of people who only wanted money, Chen Jinhai was furious.
A bunch of good-for-nothings. They see others getting rich, but instead of working hard to get rich themselves, they only want to extort money from others.
"snort!"
Chen Jinhai gave a heavy, cold snort.
"Uncle, this is your ancestral home, right?" Chen Jinhai asked Chen Houda in an unfriendly tone.
"It's my family's ancestral home, you know that, right?" Chen Houda spread his hands, looking completely innocent.
Seeing Chen Houda's shameless demeanor, Chen Jinhai's gaze suddenly sharpened. "So what if it's your family's ancestral home? Are you a celebrity or a leader? Why can't we touch your family's ancestral home?"
"And what about your ancestral home? Did it protect you? Look at the state of you all, so poor. What did it protect you from? Did it protect you from being poor?"
"ah?"
Chen Jinhai suddenly raised his voice, startling everyone present.
Having served as village chief for so many years, it's impossible for him to lack any authority.
Now that he's gotten angry, the group immediately cowered and dared not say a word.
"Just because I'm not showing my teeth doesn't mean you think I'm a pushover, does it?" Chen Jinhai's sharp gaze swept over them one by one.
“Let me tell you, Ye Cheng builds restaurants. Once the restaurants are built, people will come, and when people come, they can buy our products, and everyone will have money. This benefits the village, and it benefits you bunch of lazybones!”
"You still have the nerve to cause trouble here!"
"Pah! You've disgraced your ancestors!"
Chen Jinhai cursed vehemently, and no one dared to speak. Finally, Chen Jinhai waved his hand and shouted, "Get back here! If I see you causing trouble again, don't blame me for being impolite! Every household has had times when they need the village's help."
Seeing that Chen Jinhai was really angry, everyone looked at Chen Houda, whose face was ashen. Since Jinhai didn't support him, there was nothing he could do.
He lowered his head, turned around, and slunk away.
His words made the others restless. They gave Chen Jinhai a dry laugh and then jogged away.
The chaotic standoff was resolved in an instant.
"Clap clap clap!"
A crisp round of applause rang out.
Ye Cheng walked up from behind, looked at Chen Jinhai with a smile, and gave him a thumbs up, "Village chief, you're awesome, you got them gone with just a few words."
Chen Jinhai looked at Ye Cheng and laughed self-deprecatingly, "What's so great about him? He's just got a good face."
After saying that, he looked at the excavator behind Ye Cheng and some materials that had already been purchased, and asked with interest, "Second brother, are you really going to open a restaurant?"
"It's not a restaurant, it's a farmhouse inn," Ye Cheng corrected.
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