Chapter 809: The Liu Family Comes to Han Huaiming

Han Huaiming hadn't yet gathered enough money to compensate Xiao Changsheng when he received a call from Liu family to his workplace: "Hello, I'm Liu Shangang, your elder brother."

Han Huaiming didn't want to admit it, but he had to: "Elder brother, hello, I'm Huaiming, why did you call here?"

His first thought was to ask how they got his workplace number, but he quickly understood—it must have come from Xiao Changsheng's side; how else could a country bumpkin possibly obtain such a contact?

Liu Shangang, stingy with phone charges, skipped small talk and cut straight to the point: "The Xiao family sued our parents a few days ago, and they haven't returned since. We went to the county but couldn't find them, and we don't know anyone in the city. This matter started because of you, and you understand it better than we do—what should we do?"

He added quickly: "Think about it first. If anything comes up, call the village number to find me."

Han Huaiming also wanted to end the call quickly, so he swiftly grabbed pen and paper and wrote down the phone number of Liushu Village.

The other side had him repeat it once, confirmed it was correct, then said directly: "Alright, you've got the number. When you've decided how to handle it, call us."

Then he hung up immediately.

Han Huaiming stared at the phone number in his hand, a wave of irritation rising in his chest—he clearly understood what Liu's elder brother meant by this call.

He didn't want to get involved, but the Liu family probably wouldn't let him off the hook?

Unless he didn't care about keeping his job or his reputation—hadn't he agreed to the Xiao family's compensation terms precisely to protect his current life and work? Now the Liu family was barging in too—wasn't this enough to drive a man to despair?

On the other side, Qiu Shaofeng, seeing the Liu family wouldn't cause further trouble, led his people across the mountains and left.

After Xiao Changsheng and his wife packed up their belongings, they called the Xiao family.

This year's autumn harvest had already been distributed, and the entire family of three had now officially moved their household registration out.

Xiao Changsheng said he'd come back often when he had time, since the house needed regular ventilation to avoid rotting; the village cadres, eager to maintain good relations, agreed he could still cultivate the private plot behind the house—for now. But if the village needed the land later, they reserved the right to reclaim it anytime.

Xiao Changsheng had indeed planned to cycle back on weekends—he had plenty of strength—and hearing the cadres say this, he accepted without protest.

Old Master Xiao, eager to compensate his second son, immediately ordered the car sent to pick them up as soon as he received the call.

At noon, Xiao Changsheng treated the village cadres, several elder clan members, and a few families he got along with to lunch.

After the meal, the car arrived. Everyone helped load the packed belongings onto it, and the family boarded, ready to leave.

Unexpectedly, as they neared the village exit, the Liu family chased after them: "If you leave, what about our parents?"

Xiao Changsheng didn't get out of the car; he rolled down the window and said: "Han Huaiming knows the Xiao family's address. If you've decided what to do, have him contact them. We, this family, won't get involved."

Liu Shangang was furious and wanted to curse, but the fault lay with the Liu family, and in front of the village cadres and clan elders, he dared not act out.

Now Xiao Changsheng understood why Liu Chuxue had insisted he invite the village cadres, clan elders, and the few families he got along with to lunch before leaving—it was truly clever.

But it suited him perfectly too—over the years, the village cadres, the clan elders, and even those few families had treated him well; this meal was truly deserved.