Chapter 154: I have a suggestion that I guarantee will satisfy everyone! (Seeking...)

Zhou Yi finally understood; it turns out the opinions upstairs aren't even unified, and he was reminded of what Wang Daye said earlier.

Neighbors who were once on good terms are now feuding over the money for the Elevator; those without elderly family members want those who have them and urgently need the Elevator to pay more...

Although the fourth floor didn't say it explicitly, Zhou Yi understood the meaning behind those words.

"We aren't actually in a rush right now, and we are on the fourth floor; those two households on the sixth floor have elderly people, but we don't."

They also think that installing an Elevator would increase property value, but they feel the cost is too high.

Sure enough, the more people there are, the more opinions there are; judging by Qiu Mingjun's attitude, it seemed like it could be installed tomorrow, but as it turns out, there is no internal consensus.

It looks like the plan is to gather enough people regardless of which floor they are on, get the consent forms signed, and go from there.

Back home, Zhou Yi plans to first organize the footage he captured.

There are truly many conflicts when it comes to installing Elevators in an old Small Residential District, and this time Zhou Yi is thinking of producing a high-quality video.

He started working as soon as he got home, and just like that, the day passed.

On the second day, just as Zhou Yi was preparing to chat with the neighbor on the third floor, he discovered his phone was ringing.

He picked up the phone and saw it was an unfamiliar number.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Is this Mr. Zhou Yi? I am a staff member from our Community Office, and regarding the matter of installing an Elevator in your Building No. 5, our Community Office plans to hold another Democratic Symposium."

"We hope the neighbors can all sit down and discuss together how to get this matter properly resolved."

The time is this afternoon, and the location is at the Community Office.

"Sure, no problem, I will definitely be there on time!"

After hanging up, Zhou Yi was surprised; the Community Office's efficiency is quite good this time.

But that works out, as he also has many questions he wants to raise.

When the time was about right, Zhou Yi told his parents and immediately set off for the Community Office.

The Community Office is a two-story office building; after entering and asking around, he was led into a conference room.

"Hey, Little Zhou, you're here, come over and sit."

He took a closer look; it was Wang Daye, still just as enthusiastic.

Not long after he sat down, Wang Daye leaned over and whispered, "Did you have an argument with those people upstairs yesterday?"

Holy crap! Zhou Yi looked at Wang Daye, completely dumbfounded; he wondered what other secrets there were in this building.

There were only three people present yesterday, and you already know about it so quickly.

"Actually, I just had an argument with that guy surnamed Guo on the sixth floor; his words were too nasty, saying things like we are just trying to extort money."

"He even said my parents didn't dare to speak, so they let a little kid like me do it; you tell me, sir, who could put up with that?"

Wang Daye shook his head and said, "Guo Hongtu, I know that guy; he has a terrible temper and loves to show off..."

Chatting about this gossip with Wang Daye, he unexpectedly discovered that this old man knows quite a lot—inside and outside the building, he even knows which daughter-in-law is cheating on her husband...

Zhou Yi broke out in a cold sweat listening to this; isn't this the kind of thing those old ladies cracking melon seeds at the village entrance are supposed to do?

Moreover, it was as if he had been hoarding gossip for a long time, and now that he had finally met a suitable person, he was talking his heart out.

However, Zhou Yi could understand it upon reflection; his spouse is gone, he is all alone, and his children aren't by his side, so it is normal to have some small amusements.

But before long, the happy time for gossip was interrupted because most of the people had arrived.

Zhou Yi saw that Guo Hongtu was sitting by the door, and the people in the conference room were sitting sparsely.

A kind-looking older sister sat down, looked around, and then smiled: "Everyone is here."

She looked in Zhou Yi's direction and said: "Zhou Yi, right? Uh, your parents are busy, fine; you might not know much, so just listen for now."

Zhou Yi naturally nodded and didn't say anything.

Wang Daye beside him had already started introducing her; that is Director Yin from the Community Office, a very decent person.

Director Yin had already started speaking by now.

"Everyone here is an owner of Building No. 5. The reason I called everyone here today is because the residents on the top floor said that everyone has strong opinions about the Elevator installation, especially those on the ground floor, who are all unwilling."

"So, I thought we could hold a symposium so everyone can speak freely and negotiate properly."

"After all, this is a good deed that benefits everyone; we shouldn't let a matter like this affect the relationship between neighbors."

Listening to Director Yin's words, Zhou Yi shook his head; the relationship is already affected, how could it not be?

After all, it is about installing an Elevator.

As soon as Director Yin finished speaking, Guo Hongtu beside him spoke up: "Well, Director Yin, let me say a few words first, is that okay?"

"No problem, Lao Guo, you go ahead; our symposium is for everyone to speak freely."

"Alright, Director Yin, I just want to say that some of the residents downstairs are truly unreasonable!"

"Our family, and Lao Qiu's family—Director Yin, you know the situation; how old are our elderly parents? They are at such an advanced age, and their legs and feet aren't good."

"We just want them to be able to go downstairs and walk around the courtyard; I am truly curious, why don't they want my parents to be able to go downstairs!"

"Installing an Elevator, and they still give me a whole bunch of excuses, this and that, and they even plan to ask for money!"

"We didn't even ask them for money to install the Elevator."

"And they say things like it affects lighting, ventilation, and privacy; what kind of impact could there be? The Elevator isn't inside their house, what impact could it have?"

"They are just looking for trouble, wanting to take this opportunity to extort some money!"

Guo Hongtu looked at Zhou Yi while speaking; the facts are, my parents' legs and feet are indeed not good, your behavior is just immoral!

However, contrary to his expectations, Zhou Mouren sat there as steady as a rock, with no intention of standing up at all.

But Zhou Yi also saw that Wang Daye from the second floor, as well as the neighbors from the second and even the third floor, all had a look of indignation on their faces.

Because the tone Guo Hongtu used when saying "they even plan to ask for money" was a bit too much.

It made people feel very uncomfortable!

Lao Qiu, on the other hand, was getting a bit anxious: Why are you doing this? You're saying these things for no reason; do you think that just because there is law, you don't need to consider others?

Director Yin waved her hand and said, "Alright Lao Guo, the issue of compensation is indeed an issue, but don't speak so absolutely."

Upon hearing this, Guo Hongtu was immediately displeased: "Director Yin, we on the sixth floor have the highest expenses, and we are already in this state. In any case, I must make it clear: I will not pay any more money!"

"Some people are insatiably greedy, and one cannot just go along with them."

"Alright, sit down first. What about the others? Xiao Zhou, you are a young man, do you have any thoughts?" Director Yin said.

"Me?" Zhou Yi stood up upon hearing this and said with some hesitation: "Director Yin, I do indeed have a few thoughts."

"That's fine, Xiao Zhou, then tell us about them, speak your mind!"

It was the first time Director Yin had met Zhou Yi, and she thought this young man was a bit afraid of speaking in front of so many people for the first time.

So, at this moment, she smiled and encouraged him.

"Then I will speak. Director Yin, actually, regarding what the neighbor on the sixth floor said, I have some objections."

"That is, they feel that by raising questions like this, we are obstructing the installation of the Elevator and do not want their elderly family member to go downstairs for activities."

"They say this is immoral and talk about how pitiful their elderly family member is, but Director Yin, what I know is that this Mr. Guo has Elevator Housing in his family!"

"Since his family clearly has Elevator Housing, and his elderly family member is so pitiful, why not let the elderly person live in the Elevator Housing?"

Huh? Hearing this, the neighbors all showed expressions of surprise. That's right, it seems that is the case.

Of course, everyone actually knows that in today's society, some people do not want to live with the elderly, feeling it is all sorts of trouble.

And they don't want the elderly to live in their new houses either.

But you can only think about this in your heart; can you actually say it out loud, saying my house doesn't want my parents to live in it?

Yet now you describe your own elderly family member as so miserable, as if they absolutely cannot go without going downstairs.

This Elevator must be installed, and not installing the Elevator means not letting their elderly family member go downstairs!

But you clearly have Elevator Housing; if it were really like that, why not bring them over, or you come to live in the old house and let the elderly person live in the new house? Wouldn't that settle it?

Guo Hongtu was stunned; no one had ever said this to him before, so he had never considered this issue.

To be precise, he had never thought about bringing the elderly person to the new house.

Zhou Yi was also looking at Guo Hongtu; everyone has their own selfish motives in their hearts, even in front of their parents.

Otherwise, why do they say there is no filial son at the bedside of a long-term patient?

So, since you are now using the elderly to engage in moral kidnapping, then I can also say, why don't you bring them over?

Zhou Yi had not originally intended to say this, but this person was truly excessive.

Seeing that Guo Hongtu was stumped by the question, Director Yin hesitated and said: "Xiao Zhou, it should be that it's not very convenient for Lao Guo's family. Let's continue talking about the Elevator matter."

"Fine, Director Yin, let's talk about the Elevator matter!"

Since Director Yin had taken the initiative to speak for him, then let's talk about the Elevator matter.

"The Mr. Guo upstairs just said that we neighbors downstairs are insatiably greedy and that we just intend to want money. I really don't understand."

"Do we neighbors downstairs lack this bit of his money?"

"Could it be that we can get rich from this bit of money after installing the Elevator?"

When Zhou Yi said this, many neighbors present nodded. It is true; there is no one in the building who is lionizing, saying we just want money—that is a bit too excessive.

"Then, considering Mr. Guo's meaning just now, Director Yin, I will make a suggestion here, and I guarantee that everyone will be satisfied with this suggestion. What do you think?"

The look in Director Yin's eyes as she watched Zhou Yi changed a bit. Could this young man really propose an opinion that everyone would be satisfied with?

She had worked in the Community Office for many years and knew well the difficulties of grassroots work; it really isn't a matter of just saying how things should be.

Negotiation, coordination, and mutual understanding among everyone—this is the most basic thing.

Truth be told, for matters like this, there really isn't any way to please everyone.

Because money is needed, he doesn't want to give money, and I want more money; that certainly won't lead to a consensus.

"If you have such a suggestion, then go ahead and say it. If it can really make everyone satisfied, that would be for the best."

The other neighbors also looked at Zhou Yi with great curiosity, wanting to know what method he had.

Zhou Yi smiled and said: "Actually, it's very simple. Didn't Mr. Guo say that my family just wants money? How about this: our family and Mr. Guo's family, let's swap houses!"

"Isn't it inconvenient for the elderly person to go downstairs? This way, there's no need to take an Elevator; you're in the Small Residential District as soon as you step out."

Guo Hongtu was stunned again. What kind of situation was this? Swapping houses—although the floor area of both sides' houses was the same, but...

Director Yin shook her head. She thought this young man was going to come up with some idea, but it was just this.

"Xiao Zhou, you can't do this. If you swap houses, the elderly person in Lao Guo's family would be fine, but there are others; what about the elderly in other families?"

"The Elevator still has to be installed, don't have any emotional outbursts..."

"I don't have any emotional outbursts, Director Yin, I don't have any emotional outbursts. My suggestion isn't finished yet."

"After swapping houses, the Elevator must definitely be installed; after all, there is a national subsidy, which is a good thing. I happen to run a Company in Jingzhou, and as long as everyone is willing, I am willing to donate a sum of money to be responsible for installing the Elevator for everyone!"

"That is to say, everyone doesn't need to pay money; I will install this Elevator for everyone!"

"Then, for the residents on the first and second floors who are affected, this compensation can be shared by the high-rise residents, although Mr. Guo's family definitely won't need it."

"The person just said that the impact is not an impact at all, that we intend to extort money, so they definitely don't need any compensation. No problem, right, Mr. Guo?"

Zhou Yi had already inquired clearly; this kind of Elevator is different from the kind of Elevator that has an elevator shaft in Elevator Housing.

The outside is all high-strength glass, the cost is really not very high, and there are national subsidies.

More importantly, he had just consulted with the system; if he donated in this situation, it would be charity, and he could use the special Charity Fund!

That settles it; anyway, I have no way to spend this money. Donating it here is as good as donating it anywhere, and it's better to donate it here to leave a good reputation for my parents.

Moreover, one million is not needed at all; this kind of low-cost elevator doesn't cost much.

The bulk of the cost for installing an Elevator is the cost of the Elevator itself; the compensation for those downstairs, when shared among several families, really doesn't count for much. Anyway, no matter what, you have to give compensation.

"Director Yin, what do you think? How do you feel about my suggestion? And Mr. Guo, I think you definitely have no objections, right?"

Director Yin was completely stunned. She really hadn't expected that this young man would give such a suggestion!

Donating the money to install the Elevator—this figure doesn't count for much for Zhou Yi's special fund, but for the residents in the Small Residential District, it is quite a lot!

The key is, donating money would be one thing, but before donating, he specifically requested to change houses.

This gives people the feeling that... it's as if this young man only intended to donate because he wanted to make Lao Guo uncomfortable.

There's no need for that, right? Just for the sake of a grudge, he's willing to spend so much money?

Director Yin was speechless for a moment, and Guo Hongtu, sitting there, was completely numb.

What is he saying? How did he suddenly start talking about donations out of the blue? Why is it like this?

The make-up chapter is here, this is now chapter forty-five, asking for all kinds of votes, routine request for recommendation votes on Monday.

(End of this chapter)