Zhu Fanfan returned to her courtyard and saw that many people had not yet returned. She happened to run into Grandpa Yu and asked, "Is everyone home now? Including the children?"
Grandpa Yu didn't know what Zhu Fanfan was up to, but someone had bullied her, an orphan girl, by not paying rent and acting like a liar. She beat him so badly that his face was covered in sores. Although the police were called and he was educated, that person was hung from the roof beam for half an hour every day after that. No one knew how it happened, but strangely, he wasn't injured or killed. Later, the person was so frightened that he went insane. He only stopped after he paid the rent and moved out.
Others might not know, but he did. It was Zhu Fanfan who did it. Don't let her gentle appearance fool you; she's ruthless! He heard that her family has some powerful connections. If things get out of hand, someone will report her to the police. But when they show their ID, they'll just give her a few words of verbal reprimand. And when they say reprimand, their tone is lighter than normal; it's more like they're telling her not to go too far.
Seeing that Grandpa Yu was stunned, Zhu Fanfan asked, "What's wrong? Don't you recognize me?"
Grandpa Yu quickly said, "Grandpa hasn't been sleeping well lately, I'm sleep-deprived. What did you just say?"
Zhu Fanfan asked again, "Is anyone home at each house now?"
Just then, the noisy voices of several children came from outside. Upon seeing Zhu Fanfan, they immediately stopped laughing and stood obediently to the side. Zhu Fanfan sighed, "The children have all grown up and become sensible now."
Grandpa Yu: ...Don't you have any idea why your child is so sensible? Last time, I threw the child directly onto the roof, and I did it with my bare hands. Not to mention the child, even the adults were terrified.
Zhu Fanfan saw that Grandpa Yu was just chuckling and not saying anything: "Do I have to ask you those questions a few more times?"
Grandpa Yu immediately replied, "Almost every household in the compound has someone here. Is there something you need that you've suddenly returned for?"
Zhu Fanfan retorted, "Why do I need to report to you when I go back to my own home?"
Grandpa Yu hurriedly said, "No, no, I asked the wrong question. Why did you gather everyone here?"
Zhu Fanfan said, "Since everyone is here, let's all shout it out. I have something to announce."
Seeing this, Grandpa Yu asked cautiously, "Do you want us to move out?"
Now that the policy has been relaxed, there is no longer a mandatory requirement to rent out the house. He knew before that Zhu Fanfan did not want to rent the house, but rented it to them due to the policy. So he always disliked them and would take the opportunity to beat or scold them every time he came back, trying to make them realize their status and prevent them from treating this place as their own home.
They also envied others because the houses were forcibly rented out, and the landlords had no choice but to let the tenants move out. Moreover, the housing management bureau couldn't do anything about it, and when the police came, they just gave them a warning. They heard that some tenants even drove the landlords out of the house. If they dared to imitate them, Zhu Fanfan could kill them all by herself.
Zhu Fanfan gave a smile: "You're really smart. It's a pity there's no reward. Hurry up and call everyone over, or don't blame me for making you all have nightmares if you're late."
The eyes of the masses are indeed discerning; they knew what she was up to after hearing just one sentence. So the old saying that old people become shrewd is indeed true.
Grandpa Yu forced a small smile: "I'll go get someone right away."
One person from each household, including the child left at home, greeted Zhu Fanfan: "Since everyone is here, I'll get straight to the point. I'm planning to take the house back and live there myself. I'll give you three days to find a new place to move. Once you find a new place, come to me and I'll refund three months' rent as compensation. Anyone with objections can raise them. If only the child is here, tell the parents when they return. If you haven't moved out after three days, don't blame me for throwing your things out like trash. Understand?"
Grandpa Yu could only take the lead and say, "I understand."
Zhu Fanfan's gaze swept over the rest of the people. As soon as her eyes fell on someone, someone shouted "I understand!" Zhu Fanfan nodded in satisfaction: "Meeting adjourned. I'll be staying here tonight. If you have any objections, just let me know."
After saying that, he left, leaving a group of people looking at Grandpa Yu: "Grandpa Yu, we've lived here for several years, we've grown attached to this place, how can we just move out like this?"
Someone else added, "Yeah! Three days isn't enough time to find a place and move."
Grandpa Yu simply said, "Why are you telling me this? Don't you know who Zhu Fanfan is? I need to find a new place to stay."
Zhu Fanfan only asked him to collect the rent and hand it over to her every month, and to help with any repairs or maintenance needed in the courtyard. She only asked him to pay one yuan less in rent. He wouldn't listen to her at all, and she didn't want to use him as a scapegoat. His whole family wouldn't dare to do anything reckless.
The crowd was naturally dissatisfied: "Uncle Yu, we consider you our pillar of strength. You can't just abandon us. As long as we unite, she can't drive us all away by herself, can she?"
Grandpa Yu asked, "What good idea do you have?"
The man immediately replied, "If she tells us to leave, we won't leave. Even if she calls the police, as long as we stick together and block the door, the police can't do anything. If that still doesn't work, we'll have our elderly relatives roll on the ground and cry and make a scene. The police can't do anything to us then. We just need to be of one mind and not lose our momentum."
Grandpa Yu sighed: "Have you forgotten the pain of your past mistakes? Have you forgotten that Zhu Fanfan threw someone on the roof, or have you forgotten that she dared to hang someone with a rope from the rafters? If you dare to cause trouble, she'll turn around and report you to your workplace. Think about it carefully!"
After many people were exonerated and a large number of educated youth returned to their hometowns some time ago, he knew that the policy had changed and the houses would be taken back sooner or later. He had been worried all along, but now he can finally put his mind at ease.
The others were still trying to come up with a solution, but after glancing at the main house, they had to abandon their ideas one by one. They discussed for a long time but couldn't come up with a good plan. The important thing was that Zhu Fanfan wasn't as easy to talk to as her grandfather. She was a reckless person who was capable of anything and was even more ruthless than when she was fifteen.
Inside the house, Zhu Fanfan had already started drawing plans, preparing to buy land and mountains. She needed to act quickly and figure out where to buy while land was still affordable.
The main advantage of the transportation company is its large area, which allows her to hire professionals to run it. However, she still needs to investigate who to choose. Moreover, she promised Grandpa Dan that one day she would build a Taoist temple to pass on the Taoist spirit, and now is the time.
They kept writing and drawing until evening. People who had finished get off work had already gone home. Knowing about Zhu Fanfan's announcement during the day, they all came over. They didn't dare to say anything harsh, but just cried and complained.
“Fanfan, you don’t know that my in-laws don’t have a place to live either. Their house is only a dozen square meters, but three families live there. There’s not even room to turn around. My parents’ house is the same. They’ve built a room in the gaps of their house. We really have nowhere to go. Housing is quite tight here. Considering that we’ve never been late with your rent, could you let us continue to live here? I’ll move out as soon as we get our own place.”
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