While busy, Huang Ling noticed something was wrong at Song Ying's house and rushed over to ask, "Song Ying, what's wrong?"
"That scoundrel is a scoundrel indeed. The contract was already signed, but he wants to go back on his word. I've never seen anyone like him before!"
"Hehe, because he often acts like a scoundrel, that's why he's called Er Lai Tou (Second Scoundrel). If he weren't a scoundrel, would he be called Er Lai Tou?"
"By the way, Sister Ling, that scoundrel said he's going to do urban renewal. This is their first phase. I wonder which phase we'll be in. Our alley might be going to be demolished!"
"Just wait! When someone paints a big 'demolish' sign on our alley, we can move!"
"Sister Ling, could you keep an eye on things for me? I'll go get Xiaoting; I can't manage alone!"
"Okay, go ahead!"
A short while later, Song Ying and Zhuang Xiaoting came out together, followed by Zhuang Chaoying.
Huang Ling asked, puzzled, "Chao Ying, what? You're helping out too?"
Zhuang Chaoying said with a smile, "I would like to, but school is about to start, and the school asked me to come to the school in advance to make arrangements, so that the students won't be caught off guard when they arrive!"
"Oh, school has started?"
"Okay, I'm going now!"
Be careful on the road!
"I know!"
Song Ying watched Huang Ling see Zhuang Chaoying off and asked, "What? You're worried about her going to work?"
Huang Ling smiled faintly and said, "It's not that I'm worried, it's just that there are too many things to do at home. We'll be even busier once he starts school!"
"There's nothing we can do about it. We only realized we didn't have enough manpower now. We should have had more children back then. Look, the country doesn't allow it now. It's only one child. If you have more, they'll force you to have an abortion. Isn't there a slogan like, 'No abortion for second children, demolish houses and take away cattle. Have fewer children and plant more trees. You'll definitely get rich that way.'"
"Planting trees in our narrow alley? One tree will block the whole alley!"
"Family planning is a national policy; there's no other way!"
"Alright! I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm busy!"
Both companies then began to busy themselves with their own affairs.
Then Lin Wufeng led Lin Dongzhe to the new courtyard he had bought. In the courtyard, besides some workers he had hired, there was Erlaitou leading a dozen or so thugs. These thugs were carrying steel pipes, machetes, wooden sticks, wrenches, and hammers.
As soon as Erlaitou saw Lin Wufeng arrive, he said, "Lin, I've been tricked by you. Our contract is invalid. I'm going to sue you for fraud!"
"Scam?"
Lin Wufeng smiled and said, "If you sue me for fraud, then I'll sue you for extortion!"
"Extortion?"
Erlaitou's face turned fierce as he said, "I sold this courtyard to you at a low price. Now I regret it and I'm not selling it to you anymore, so you have to give it back to me!"
"Give it back to you? When we went to the law firm to sign the contract and transfer the property and household registration, I didn't force you. Why should you say it's a low price and that's it? You know Liu Jian only gave you five thousand yuan back then!"
"He was heartless and ruthless, otherwise how could he have died! It's because he was so corrupt that he deserved to die!"
"But you used to follow him around!"
"Yes! I was blind back then. Now it's all good. His father has fallen from power, and my second uncle has taken over. Now my second uncle is the deputy factory director. He told me that the factory is about to undergo urban renewal, and our area will be the first to be renovated. He didn't expect me to sell it, so he asked me to get it back for you. So, you gave me 10,000 back then, and now I'm giving you 20,000. Can you give it back to me?"
Lin Wufeng shook his head and said, "What if I don't? You've seen it yourself, the workers I hired, these machines, trucks, and all sorts of other stuff have cost me nearly ten or twenty thousand yuan. Wouldn't I be losing money then!"
"Okay, let's talk this over. I'll add another ten thousand for you, so thirty thousand should be enough! I've already done my best to let you earn twenty thousand in two days!"
"I'd trade 400,000 for 30,000 if I weren't stupid, but alas! I won't!"
Erlaitou raised the machete in his hand and pointed it at Lin Wufeng, saying, "Hey Lin, you forced me to do this!"
Lin Wufeng raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Did I force you? Or did you bring so many people to force me?"
Erlaitou angrily retorted, "Of course you forced me! What right do you have to take my courtyard for yourself? Why won't you give it back to me?"
"What? I took it for myself? That was a legal transaction. I paid you, and it's all written in black and white in the contract."
"Yes, but the contract was signed by a person, so we can pretend it doesn't exist. How about this, I'll give you 50,000, is that alright?"
"You scoundrel, can't you listen to me for a moment?!"
"Okay, then tell me, as long as you give me back the house, I'll agree to anything you say!"
“I will not give you this yard. If you try to take it by force, we will take legal action. Also, let me tell you, if you really offer a house as compensation, I can give you the house, but the yard will be mine.”
Perhaps Erlaitou was already furious at this point, because he said, "Brothers, kill him and his son! I'll take responsibility for all the consequences!"
As soon as Erlai Tou uttered those words, the dozen or so men he brought with him became restless, raising their weapons and preparing to attack.
"Stop it, all of you! I'd like to see who dares to lay a hand on you. You're all asking for trouble, aren't you?"
Xiang Pengfei walked over with more than twenty people, all of whom were carrying weapons.
As soon as Lin Dongzhe saw Xiang Pengfei, he walked over with a smile and said to Xiang Pengfei, "Brother, you've finally arrived! These guys are going to beat us up!"
Xiang Pengfei didn't speak. He pushed Lin Dongzhe aside and then said to Erlaitou, "Erlaitou, do you know my relationship with them?"
Erlai Tou looked at the people Pengfei brought, who outnumbered them and were stronger, and naturally became a little intimidated. He said, "I don't care about your relationship. I only know that this courtyard is mine, and I want it back."
"But you've already sold it, you've already signed the contract, it's not fair to keep pushing for it back!"
"What's the point of benevolence and righteousness? I don't need them!"
"Are you determined to remain obstinate and refuse to see the truth?"
“I know Xiang Pengfei is a newly emerging big boss with money, people, and power, but my uncle is currently the deputy factory director, and he still has a certain influence in the factory!”
Xiang Pengfei smiled and said, "So what if he's just a deputy factory director? I don't even care about him. Do you know who the shareholders of my transportation company are?"
"Is the factory manager also a shareholder of your company?"
"The factory manager is nothing, he's not even in my eyes. Let me tell you, my shareholder is Vice Mayor Yan. Should I tell Vice Mayor Yan to call the factory manager and have your uncle fired?"
"What? You know Vice Mayor Yan? How is that possible?"
"You don't believe me? Well, let me explain. You know Zhou Chengzhi, right?"
"Is that Zhou Chengzhi who succeeded Liu Jian and married Wu Shanshan?"
"Yes, that's him. His uncle is Vice Mayor Yan. Otherwise, how could he have gotten the projects and become a boss!"
"Ah! What does that have to do with you?"
“I am Zhou Chengzhi’s brother-in-law, and my wife’s uncle is naturally Vice Mayor Yan. In order to cover up the truth, Vice Mayor Yan put Zhou Yuxiang in my company to manage it on his behalf!”
"Is this...is this real?"
"If you don't believe me, I can call Vice Mayor Yan right now and have him remove your uncle from his position as deputy factory director!"
Upon hearing this, Erlaitou immediately became frightened and hurriedly admitted defeat with an awkward laugh, saying, "No! Brother, let's talk this over, right? We can't do this, we can't do this!"
"I'm also mindful of how hard it wasn't for your uncle to become a deputy factory director, so I won't pursue the matter further. You should know what to do next, right?"
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