My Multiple Identities Revealed After Marrying the Bigshot
Chapter 325: Demolition

Chapter 325: Chapter 325: Demolition

Old Madam Lu gritted her teeth and said, "1,500 yuan, not a yuan more!"

"Otherwise, go to the Imperial Capital and work as a nanny!" Old Madam Lu was not foolish. "I will offer 1,000 yuan here in the village, and I’m sure there will be someone willing to do it!"

"Alright then, 1,500 it is." It was much better than before.

Lu Youxi’s words just now reminded her, sooner or later, she would be able to find the Lu Family’s elders’ money.

"Give it to me now," Ge Guifen demanded. "Otherwise, when they’re gone, you’ll deny the debt."

Unexpectedly, Old Madam Lu retorted, "You can ask the village chief for it tomorrow."

"Are you out of your mind! Why should I go to the village chief? Why on earth would the village chief pay for you?" Ge Guifen was so angry she could barely stop herself from slapping Old Madam Lu.

This damn old hag, was she playing games with her?

Old Madam Lu let out a cold chuckle, "I’ve handed over my bankbook to the village chief for safekeeping."

"I can’t move now, should I leave it at home for you to find and take?" Old Madam Lu said coldly, "After I became bedridden, the village chief came to visit me, and that was when I gave him all my bankbooks for safekeeping."

"I trust the village chief, and he wouldn’t dare embezzle my money. Otherwise, how could he continue to serve as the village chief?" Old Madam Lu added, "When I need money, I will ask him for it."

Ge Guifen: "..."

This damn old hag, how could she suddenly become so shrewd at a time like this.

Lu Youxi: "..."

The village chief indeed had a high reputation in Hexing Village.

Even someone as selfish and suspicious as Old Madam Lu, who valued money more than her own life, trusted him enough to entrust her bankbooks to him.

At this point, Ge Guifen stopped making a scene.

Lu Youxi then returned to Grandma Xu’s house with Zhou Shuyan and Lu Zhenguo.

The Village Chief’s Wife had already prepared most of the dishes with Liu Yushu.

Lu Youxi offered to help, but the two of them shooed her out.

Hence, Lu Youxi went to inquire with the village chief about the matter of Old Madam Lu entrusting her bankbook to him.

Mentioning this, the village chief couldn’t help but sigh, "That family, they are really making a scene."

"Before, when Old Madam Lu was injured in the waist because of a push by Ge Guifen and resting in bed, no one in our village took it seriously, including me," the village chief sighed, "but when Old Madam Lu could no longer get out of bed, I realized it might have been because she wasn’t treated in time after being pushed that it got so bad."

"As the village chief, I couldn’t just ignore the situation, so I rushed to visit immediately. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were quarreling fiercely at home. Old Madam Lu said that Ge Guifen was always thinking about her money and did not feel secure leaving it at home, insisting on giving the bankbook to me for safekeeping."

"In the end, I had no choice but to agree. However, I also brought Aunt Lin and Aunt Liu as witnesses and wrote an inventory, listing how many bankbooks there were and how much money was in them. After verifying everything was accurate, I had Old Madam Lu press her thumbprint. I didn’t want any trouble explaining later."

Lu Youxi nodded; the village chief was being cautious.

"It’s also because I truly don’t trust Ge Guifen. She asks about the money at home every day; the whole village knows. If she really found the bankbooks and got the password, then took the money and ran, it’s not impossible," the village chief let out a sigh.

"Then you must be careful. If Ge Guifen comes to you asking for money every month, you should also have her press a thumbprint. There should be a record of how much was taken."

"I know." The village chief shook his head. "I’m really afraid of that family."

While Lu Youxi was discussing this with the village chief, Lu Zhenguo and Zhou Shuyan went to the kitchen to help with serving the food.

Once all the prepared dishes were brought to the table, everyone shifted to the dining room.

Looking at the table full of dishes, with so many people gathering around it, bustling and lively, joining Grandma Xu for a belated family reunion meal.

Compared to the desolation during Lunar New Year’s Eve and last night at her own home, today’s sudden liveliness brought Grandma Xu joy, but at the same time, she couldn’t help but be reminded of her own children, and her feelings were indescribably complex.

"Youxi, actually, there’s something else I’ve been meaning to discuss with you," the village chief said to Lu Youxi. "I’m mainly worried that you’ll be preoccupied tomorrow and I might not find another good opportunity to tell you."

"What is it?" Lu Youxi listened, as it seemed the village chief had something important to say.

"Our village has been selected for redevelopment as a model village." The village chief said, barely able to contain his joy, "Our village’s economic conditions have always been poor, ranking among the poorest under our city’s jurisdiction."

"So this time our village was chosen, and we’ve been given many supporting policies," the village chief explained, "For kids like you from families in difficulty but who are good students, you don’t have to worry anymore about all the costs of schooling; tuition and living expenses will be covered for you."

"The grains and vegetables produced by our village won’t have to be sold to wholesalers by ourselves anymore; there are government-appointed wholesalers that will partner with us. As long as the quality of our products is up to standard, they will offer us a very fair price, much higher than what the wholesalers we’ve found on our own used to offer."

The wholesalers they had found before always tried to haggle prices desperately.

Helpless as their village was weak and alone, these honest farmers couldn’t haggle with those wholesalers.

"Moreover, there are plans to improve the living conditions of our villagers." The village chief continued triumphantly, "Officials with experts have surveyed and plan to build a residential area near our village, those high-rise buildings, moving people from nearby villages there too."

"This will clear out the bungalows, leaving more land for cultivation," the village chief said, "and then we can increase the use of machinery for farming. We’ll learn to operate these machines, saving a lot of effort; no need to toil under the sun in fields all day long, bending over until our backs can’t straighten up."

"First of all, the demolition compensation will be based on the residential area of every household in our village, paying us per square meter. Then, when the new residential complex is built, villagers will be able to use their compensation to choose a house."

"Based on the specific amount of the demolition compensation, you select the size of the house you can afford," the village chief said. "Anyone with a hukou (household registration) from our village can participate."

"This compensation is also distributed per capita for each family," the village chief explained, "Your parents’ hukou is still registered here in our village, right?"

Lu Youxi and Lu Youxue’s hukou had already been transferred to the Imperial Capital, which the village chief was aware of.

He wasn’t sure if Lu Zhenguo and Liu Yushu had transferred theirs.

As he knew, getting a hukou in the Imperial Capital was not so easy.

So he asked.

"My parents’ hukou is still here," Lu Youxi said. "But the house that belongs to my grandparents, even though it’s empty now, won’t likely be available for us. Let alone money being involved, my grandparents are even less likely to give it to us."

Old Madam Lu, even if bedridden, would not have been willing to take out money for Ge Guifen if she hadn’t been persuaded.

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