Old Mrs. Chen gritted her teeth and said, "You're right. I saw through that brat a long time ago. Don't be fooled by her seemingly obedient appearance. She's a heartless and inhuman beast. She even dared to scheme against Ruolan. Do you think she's even human?"
Old Mrs. Chen felt terrible just thinking about the two hundred and fifty taels of silver. If her scheme had succeeded, it would be her Chen family preparing to build a house right now.
With money in hand, she could wear gold and silver, live a life of comfort and ease, and eat whatever she wanted. For breakfast, she'd have soy milk and fried dough sticks; for lunch, scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
No more sneaking around under the covers at night to eat big flatbreads!
But after all the calculations, it all came to nothing but disappointment.
Thinking back on it, she wanted to slap herself. She should have listened to the old man and gone in to give Chen Qingqing another beating. Even if he had killed her, she wouldn't have ended up losing both her money and her lover.
Looking at the bustling scene outside the courtyard, Old Chen was consumed with jealousy. He wished he could drive away those oxcarts transporting bricks so they wouldn't be an eyesore.
He looked around and saw several people at the cowshed, stretching lines and digging holes. He was immediately furious. "Old woman, look! What are those people measuring?"
Old Mrs. Chen also noticed these people. When she saw them digging a hole next to the fence next to her yard, she rushed forward and loudly questioned them, "What are you doing? I'm warning you, don't damage my fence. If you damage even one fence, I'll make you pay for it."
Hearing the voices, the group exchanged glances. Lu Neng was the first to react, remembering Chen Qingqing's instructions to him, and quickly explained with a smile, "Hello, ma'am, we are measuring the land, we won't damage your fence."
"Who's your aunt? Stop trying to get on my good side. I'm telling you this now: if you damage my fence, you won't get any work done."
"Alright, alright, don't worry. Our boss has already said that to avoid unnecessary trouble, a wall will be built outside this fence before the house is built. It will not damage your property."
"Alright, you said it yourself, so don't say I'm being unreasonable later." Old Mrs. Chen had already decided that she absolutely couldn't let Chen Qingqing finish building the house smoothly; she had to make sure she made some money out of her.
Unable to contain his curiosity, Old Man Chen asked, "I've seen you measuring for quite a while now. How big of a house are they planning to build?"
"A large mansion with three courtyards." Lu Neng replied and turned to get back to work.
Upon hearing this, Old Man Chen nearly dropped his eyeballs in shock, swallowing hard repeatedly. "My goodness! This brat is out of control! She's even building a three-courtyard mansion! There are only a few people in her family; they can't possibly live in it all!"
Old Mrs. Chen was also shocked by the sudden news. It took her a while to recover. She was burning with jealousy. "That shameless brat, she really thinks she's a rich lady. She even built a triple-courtyard house. She's trying to make me angry to death!"
"Alright, old woman, don't be angry. It's not worth getting upset. Out of sight, out of mind. Let's stop looking here and go back inside."
"No, I have to stay here and watch. I can't swallow this anger."
"What's there to look at? The more you look, the more upset you'll get. Let's go back inside!" Old Chen shook his head and sighed.
Old Mrs. Chen's eyes gleamed, and she snorted disdainfully, "Yes, you're right. I'll make them worry. If they don't give me some benefits, they can forget about building a house."
Old Chen was taken aback, frowned, and asked, "Old woman, what do you mean by that?"
"You, you're such a blockhead, so dense and clueless. You don't even take advantage of things that are practically handed to you."
"What's so cheap about this? Explain yourself clearly."
"Alright, that's all the intelligence you can get." Old Mrs. Chen waved her hand. "Come on, let's go and help them out, get some spare change to spend."
Old Chen was bewildered. "Old woman, where are you going?"
"Just follow along." After saying that, Old Mrs. Chen crossed her arms and came to the gate, shouting to the crowd unloading the truck, "Hey, hey, hey, stop it, don't unload the truck yet."
The group didn't stop; they continued with their work.
Seeing this, Old Lady Chen immediately became furious. She strode over, sat down on the oxcart, and shouted, "Are you all deaf? I told you to stop! Can't you hear me?!"
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, wondering what had happened. One of them spoke up, asking, "Ma'am, we haven't done anything to you. What are you trying to do?"
Old Chen felt utterly humiliated by this sight and cursed under his breath.
What's wrong with that old hag? People are working, why is she going over there to make things worse? She's just asking for trouble.
If someone were to hit her on the head with a brick, she would get a beating for nothing!
Remembering that Old Mrs. Chen had just said she wanted to get some spare change, my heart tightened.
Is she really looking for a beating?
Old Chen rushed over to persuade her, "Old woman, what are you doing? Get up quickly, don't delay other people's work."
"Go away!" Old Mrs. Chen gritted her teeth and glared at him, then said irritably, "What do you mean you didn't provoke me? I'm feeling really upset right now. Go find your manager right now."
These people realized they had encountered troublemakers, so they quickly called Luneng over.
Seeing that Old Lady Chen was sitting in the car acting like a spoiled brat, Lu Neng frowned immediately. "Madam, I am in charge here. May I ask why you are preventing them from unloading the car here?"
"Why? Tell me why!" Old Mrs. Chen glared at her. "I'm asking you, who told you to unload here? Did you get my permission to unload the bricks?"
Lu Neng glanced around, knowing she was just looking for trouble, and shook his head with a smile, "Auntie, this place doesn't seem to be in your business!"
"You're talking nonsense! Open your dog eyes and take a good look. This is almost blocking my front door, and you still say it's no problem."
"Auntie, this place is just across a village road and it's not directly opposite your front door, so it doesn't affect your travel at all. How could it be a problem for you?"
"Nonsense! Although it doesn't affect our travel, it blocks my view. I can't see the scenery in the distance, and that makes me anxious. My heart is pounding right now. What do you suggest we do?" Old Mrs. Chen retorted, acting like a rogue.
Lu Neng remained calm and composed, saying in a friendly tone, "Auntie, how about this? Since you say this area is blocking your view, we'll move it a little further to the side. Is that alright?"
"No way, no matter where you put it, it's still under my sight. I'm really panicking right now. If you don't give me an explanation, I won't get up even if you beat me to death."
Shandong Luneng has been playing for many years, and this kind of seniority-based behavior is commonplace.
He knew the saying that even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake; in this situation, he absolutely couldn't confront them head-on. If he wasn't careful, this kind of person would start crying, making a scene, and throwing a tantrum, and if they got really angry, you'd get slapped a few times and wouldn't even get a chance to take it.
Luneng hurriedly instructed his men to go find Chen Qingqing...
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