Wu Shanshan vomited twice more. He looked up at Zhou Chengzhi and said, "Impossible! We've only been together for a few days. Besides, morning sickness doesn't start until a month into pregnancy!"
"You're vomiting, isn't that what I was thinking? Should we wait until dawn and have you go to the hospital for a checkup?"
Wu Shanshan said dismissively, "What kind of medical checkup is this?! Stop dreaming about having a son! Go wash up! Who do you want to stink to death?"
"Where am I supposed to wash in the dead of winter?"
"But you can't just leave it smelling like that! Throw your clothes outside, then wash your hands and face. That would be much better!"
"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say!"
Zhou Chengzhi then got out of bed and went to wash up.
Meanwhile, Wang Yong waited at the door for half an hour before Wang Jie came out. By then, Wang Jie had washed his face and changed his clothes, looking clean, refreshed, and full of energy.
Wang Yong was delighted to see his son had changed so much and said, "Son, come here quickly, let's go paint the walls together!"
Wang Jie said somewhat reluctantly, "Dad, I came out at one o'clock in the morning and stayed up most of the night. Can you let me get some sleep?"
"Sleep? What are you sleeping for? Dad will help you earn money."
As he spoke, Wang Yong took out 100 of the 200 yuan Zhou Chengzhi had given him and said to Wang Jie, "Come here, Boss Zhou gave us 100 yuan just now because he thought you did a good job. How about I give you half?"
Upon seeing that there was money to be shared, Wang Jie was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Really? Dad!"
Wang Yong knew, of course, that his son had been wronged. To comfort his young heart, he said, "If you give me half of a hundred points, that's fifty. Take this fifty yuan. You can save it if you want, or buy something for yourself if you don't."
Wang Jie smiled and said to Wang Yong, "Dad, can I buy a radio?"
"Of course! As long as my son is happy, Dad will agree to buy you whatever you want!"
Wang Jie skipped over to Wang Yong and said, "Dad, come on, I'll go with you to paint. Give me some money this afternoon, and I'll go buy a radio!"
"Alright!"
Zhang Min watched the father and son, who were like a pair of clowns, singing and laughing in unison, and couldn't help but laugh. She said to Huang Ling, "Auntie, this Wang Jie must be in his early twenties, right? How come he's still acting like a child? Someone smeared his face with shit, and he was just paid off with a few dozen yuan!"
Huang Ling sighed and said, "You become like the people you follow. If you follow a witch, you'll learn to scare people. What good can you learn from Wang Yong? If he continues like this, he won't get anywhere!"
At this moment, Song Ying's breakfast shop also opened, and Song Ying brought two steamed buns to Huang Ling to eat.
As soon as Huang Ling saw Song Ying, she said, "Song Ying! You're getting up too early in the future, be careful!"
Song Ying asked, somewhat puzzled, "What's wrong, Sister Ling? What you're saying sounds so scary!"
Huang Ling hurriedly said, "It's like this, Song Ying. Wang Jie dressed up as a ghost to scare us. Zhang Min and I were so scared that we almost didn't dare to come over. Luckily, we ran into the joint defense team, who blocked us in front of them. But Wang Jie's disguise was so realistic that even Wang Bao was so scared that he pooped in his pants. Wang Bao was so angry that he took a handful of poop from his crotch and smeared it on Wang Jie's face. The scene almost made us burst out laughing!"
Song Ying didn't laugh. Instead, she said, "Wang Jie is usually an honest and simple person. What kind of upbringing did Wang Yong give him? Dressing up as a ghost in the middle of the night, what a despicable scoundrel!"
Huang Ling continued, "Think about how Wang Yong almost cut off Wang Fang's arm for the sake of a house back then. It's terrifying to think about. How could he raise any good children? I think Wang Jie is going to suffer a lot in his life!"
Song Ying nodded and said, "This is their family matter. We can't interfere, and we're too lazy to interfere!"
Huang Ling lowered her head and said, "I can't watch this child be ruined like this. I must try to talk to Wang Jie when I get the chance, so that he won't really be ruined by Wang Yong!"
Song Ying advised Huang Ling, "Sister Ling, your health is already like this, it's best not to worry about some things, lest you cause trouble. This Wang Yong is not someone to be trifled with!"
"Okay, I'll think about it!"
"Okay, I'll get back to work now, Sister Ling!"
"Um!"
Just as Song Ying turned to leave, after taking only a few steps forward, she saw Lin Dongzhe running towards her, panting heavily.
When Song Ying saw Lin Dongzhe running over, covered in sweat and so early, she asked worriedly, "Dongzhe, what happened to you?"
Lin Dongzhe, panting heavily, asked Song Ying, "Mom, where's Dad?"
"Your dad's in the kitchen! What's wrong?"
"Er Lai Tou led a dozen or so thugs to the construction site and they're causing trouble! They're saying it's their yard and they won't let it be demolished!"
"How could he do this? We already gave him the money and signed a contract, how can he just change his mind like that?"
"Here's the thing, Mom. I heard there's a shantytown renovation plan in the city. The first batch is the area where Erlaitou sold our house. The municipal government decided to demolish the houses first and then build high-rise buildings. Individual residents will receive 100 yuan per square meter as compensation, plus a 100-square-meter house as compensation. That adds up to at least 400,000 to 500,000 yuan! So Erlaitou feels like he's losing out and is causing trouble!"
"But we signed a contract with him and transferred the property. How could he possibly go back on his word? Even if we go to court, he can't win!"
"Whether I win or not, you'll have to ask my dad! How did he sign the contract with that scoundrel?"
So Song Ying led Lin Dongzhe to the kitchen. As soon as they entered, Song Ying asked, "Old Lin, have you signed a contract with Er Lai Tou yet?"
Lin Wufeng, who was kneading the dough for steamed buns, looked at Song Ying with a puzzled expression and said, "You signed it! What's going on?"
Lin Dongzhe, standing behind Song Ying, hurriedly said, "Dad, Erlaitou went to the construction site to cause trouble!"
Lin Wufeng said calmly, "What's he making a fuss about? The household registration has been transferred to my name, and there's a written contract. If he keeps causing trouble and taking legal action, he'll be in deep trouble!"
Lin Dongzhe hurriedly explained, "It's like this, Dad! I don't know where Erlaitou got the news from, but he said that the area where we bought the yard is going to be redeveloped, and that the compensation is 100 yuan per square meter, plus a 100-square-meter house, which is 400,000 to 500,000 yuan in total! Erlaitou thinks he's getting ripped off, so he's causing trouble!"
Lin Wufeng looked at Lin Dongzhe in disbelief and said, "Is this true?"
"I don't know either, he said so himself!"
"If that's the case, then Erlaitou really got the short end of the stick; he has his reasons for making a scene!"
Fearing that Lin Wufeng might do something foolish, Song Ying said, "We've already signed a contract and transferred the property, so there's no use in him going back on his word. It's all legally binding!"
Lin Wufeng said, "We can't say that about Song Ying. If it's true, the price difference is too big, and we won't be able to accept it. After all, three or four hundred thousand is not a small amount. We can't be too greedy!"
"So what do you want to do?"
"Okay, I'll go and talk to Erlaitou to see what's going on. If the price difference is really too big, we'll just take the empty land and give him the house as compensation. We can't take too much advantage of him!"
"But we signed a contract, won't the law protect us?"
"Yes, if we go through the law, Erlaitou won't get a single penny. But the law is heartless, but people are compassionate. We can't let people gossip and curse us behind our backs afterward!"
"Alright, you handle it! But you two be careful, don't get beaten up, Erlaitou is a thug!"
Lin Wufeng took off his apron and said, "Okay, I'll go take a look. You can ask Xiaoting to help you out; you're too tired to do it all by yourself!"
"Ke Xiaoting is pregnant, and I don't want to trouble her!"
“You can’t manage all that by yourself! Here’s what we’ll do: you take care of the heavy work, and let Xiaoting watch the door and fetch things for the guests. I’ll be back in a bit.”
"Oh, then you two must be careful!"
Don't worry! Nothing will happen!
As Song Ying watched Lin Wufeng leave the breakfast shop with Lin Dongzhe, her heart pounded with worry and fear.
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