Chapter 614: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 614: Wang Xiaohua's Proposal

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Li Xiulan

"Second Brother, isn't that a bit too heartless? After all, we're from the same village—you can't avoid seeing each other."

Wang Dashan said.

He felt that in life and in dealing with things, one must not go too far.

Leave a way out in all matters, so that you may meet again in the future.

Wang Erhai said instead:

"If we're heartless, it's the Liang family's own retribution! Have you forgotten how Liang Yuanchao bullied our mother back then? Those ten-plus mu of wasteland at Shanbei were reclaimed bit by bit by our mother with her own hoe, and before she'd even finished one crop of cassava, Liang Yuanchao took the field back through trickery! You may not remember this, but I remember it clearly!"

The Liang family may be pitiable now, but Wang Erhai would not sympathize with them just because they were pitiable.

He had a streak of ruthlessness in his heart; whether dealing with people or matters, he would never let so-called kindness hinder him from making the right decision.

This was the greatest difference between him and Wang Dashan.

"Sigh, that was so many years ago; let's not bring it up."

Li Xiulan sighed at this point.

The past is like smoke; now Liang Yuanchao and Zhou Aidi are dead, and the Liang family has fallen into decline—what's the point of dwelling on these things?

To be honest, she still felt quite sympathetic toward Liang Xinghua.

If her own son ended up like Liang Xinghua, she didn't know how heartbroken she would be.

"Anyway, no matter what, I don't agree to actively offer compensation. If Liang Xinghua has the nerve to come here and ask, we'll just give him a little something to send him on his way; if he doesn't have the nerve to bring it up, then we shouldn't take the initiative to give either."

Wang Erhai reiterated his position.

It was clear that his position differed greatly from Wang Dashan's.

Wang Dashan looked at Wang Erhai with a strange gaze, feeling that Wang Erhai had changed, become cold-blooded, and was somewhat unrecognizable.

Wang Erhai hadn't been like this before.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. Let's not talk about compensation for now; let's discuss how to handle our new house."

Wang Zhanggen had a headache, smoking one cigarette after another.

As soon as he said this, neither Wang Dashan nor Wang Erhai spoke.

How to deal with the newly built shell house was indeed the most troublesome issue.

We've sunk so much money into it; we can't just let it go to waste, can we?

But if we don't let it go to waste, who dares to move in?

Especially letting Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan, these two elders, move in—that's even more out of the question.

The two of them are already very superstitious; at the slightest sign of trouble, they go to ask the gods.

If they moved in, they'd be suspicious and fearful all day; even without illness, they'd work themselves into a psychosomatic sickness.

"In my opinion, why don't we just sell this new house to Liang Xinghua?"

Wang Xiaohua, who hadn't spoken for a long time, spoke up at this moment.

"Sell our newly built house to Liang Xinghua?"

Wang Dashan was stunned, somewhat surprised.

Wang Erhai muttered instead:

"Even if we're willing to sell, can he afford it?"

Wang Xiaohua said:

"We shouldn't set the price too high; if he grits his teeth, he should still be able to afford it."

Wang Dashan and Wang Erhai expressed doubt about this.

Wang Zhanggen also felt this suggestion was rather naive.

Wang Xiaohua continued:

"Selling the house to Liang Xinghua is secondary; the main thing is that we need to exchange homestead land with the Liang family. Otherwise, even if we abandon the new house we've built, we'll have nowhere else to build a new one—our homestead land is limited."

As soon as Wang Xiaohua said this, Wang Zhanggen immediately felt it was reasonable.

"If we can sell it, that can indeed minimize the loss."

Wang Dashan began to somewhat agree with Wang Xiaohua's proposal, and added:

"Third Brother, your mind is quicker than ours. Since someone died in this new house, I reckon besides selling it to Liang Xinghua, it probably can't be sold to anyone else."

Wang Erhai said instead:

"If Liang Xinghua takes the opportunity to drive down the price, we'll end up taking a loss in silence."

Wang Erhai subconsciously considered the problem from the angle of commercial interest.

Wang Zhanggen said:

"I shouldn't think so. Xinghua is a pretty honest kid."

【54】 Wang Xiaohua said:

"Dad, why don't you go sound out Liang Xinghua tonight after dinner? See how much money he can offer. If the price is acceptable, we'll sell him the house, exchange for his family's homestead land, and then build a new building."

"Dad, why don't you go sound out Liang Xinghua tonight to see how much money he can offer? If the price is acceptable, we'll sell him the house, switch for his family's homestead land, and then build a new building."

After this family meeting ended, Wang Dashan took Du Xiaojuan for a stroll around the village.

"When we were discussing matters just now, why did you stay silent and not say a word?"

Wang Dashan asked Du Xiaojuan.

Wang Dashan asked Du Xiaojuan this.

When she was at home earlier, Du Xiaojuan had been sitting beside Wang Dashan cracking sunflower seeds, not saying a word.

That wasn't like her style; as the head of Xiao Du Technology, she was very opinionated.

Du Xiaojuan smiled:

"This matter, you discuss it with your parents and your two younger brothers; it's not appropriate for me to interject."

Wang Dashan said instead:

"We're already married; you're a member of this family."

Du Xiaojuan said instead:

"You make the decision; in your home, whatever decision you make, I support you. I just can't let you lose face."

Wang Dashan was stunned, touched inside; he hadn't expected that Du Xiaojuan's silence was to consider his face.

But then, upon further thought, he realized Du Xiaojuan's words had another layer of meaning.

"You mean you don't agree with my view?"

Du Xiaojuan then said:

"You are indeed a bit too kind. I think your second brother is right; one shouldn't actively compensate Liang Xinghua. Better safe than sorry. Human nature cannot withstand testing. Many people aren't greedy only because they have no chance to be greedy. Once they see an opportunity, that's a different face altogether."

Wang Dashan felt Du Xiaojuan's words made some sense, then asked again:

"Then what do you think of your third brother's proposal?"

Du Xiaojuan said:

"It's quite good. If Liang Xinghua is willing to buy your family's raw house, then your family's loss will be minimized. Most importantly, this matter should have Liang Xinghua pay you, not you pay Liang Xinghua. Only then will the other people in the village feel that your Wang Family isn't a soft persimmon that can be bullied."

In the blink of an eye it was night; after dinner, Wang Zhanggen went to Liang Xinghua's home to pay a visit.

At this time, white silk had already been hung before Liang Xinghua's door, and white paper posted.

Liang Xinghua was keeping vigil.

His wife and children had all returned; they still couldn't speak or walk. His wife held the child and kept vigil before the spirit hall—what a hardship.

No other guests came to visit at night, so the whole dilapidated Liang Family seemed especially quiet.

"Xinghua!"

Wang Zhanggen came before the spirit hall and called out to Liang Xinghua.

Liang Xinghua turned and saw Wang Zhanggen had come; he hurriedly stood up:

"Brother Zhanggen! What's the matter?"

"My condolences!"

Wang Zhanggen came before Zhou Aidi's spirit hall and offered a stick of incense.

Then he and Liang Xinghua went to the living room to sit. Liang Xinghua's wife brewed tea, and the two chatted while drinking tea.

"Xinghua, your mother's funeral is tomorrow. If you need any help, just tell me!"

Wang Zhanggen didn't immediately bring up the matter of the house, but first expressed concern for Liang Xinghua's mother's funeral.

Ever since his three sons had all achieved something, the environment around him had improved, his emotional intelligence had risen considerably, and he was no longer as stubborn and rigid as before.