Chapter 62: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 62

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Li Xiulan seduced Yang Dafu before, ruining his reputation so badly he couldn't even become Women's Federation Director and had to go work outside town. You know this yourself, so how could you get so close to her?"

Zhou Aidi pressed her aggressively; today she absolutely had to get things clear.

Liang Yuanchao's attitude was evasive, making her very unhappy!

"Wife, we've been an old married couple for over twenty years. How can you not trust me and instead believe those rumors?"

Liang Yuanchao's head swelled as big as a dou.

"Then explain it to me clearly, point by point. What exactly is going on?"

Liang Yuanchao knew that if he couldn't explain this clearly, his marriage to Zhou Aidi might run into trouble, so he finally had to honestly confess:

"It's really not what you think. Li Xiulan wasn't willing to relocate before; she insisted on getting the demolition compensation first before she'd sign the demolition agreement. This matter had me at my wit's end, so I finally had to ask Niu Chunsheng to help mediate!

In the end Niu Chunsheng advanced me those three thousand yuan in demolition compensation, and only then did Li Xiulan agree to sign the demolition agreement. Since this doesn't follow the rules, too many people can't know about it, so we went to Niu Chunsheng's convenience store in town to handle it. After finishing this, we both had to return to the village, so I just gave Li Xiulan a ride along the way. That's the whole story!"

"Is that really true?" Seeing Liang Yuanchao speak with reason and evidence, Zhou Aidi believed him half.

"If you don't believe me, you can go to town and ask Niu Chunsheng!" Liang Yuanchao was full of resentment, then warned Zhou Aidi: "You must not blab about this outside. I know you have a loose mouth. If other people in the village find out and all come to me demanding demolition compensation, I'm finished. We don't have that much money at home!"

Zhou Aidi smacked her lips:

"If you'd just told me clearly from the start, wouldn't it be over? Why be so evasive? Don't worry, I won't tell anyone!"

Then she added:

"But I still say the same thing: don't get too close to Li Xiulan. She's a slut, a fox spirit, a jinx! No man who gets close to her ends well. He Dazhu, Yang Dafu, even her husband Wang Changgen—none of them are doing well now!"

Liang Yuanchao gave a dry laugh, not daring to agree:

"Wasn't Niu Chunsheng close to her before? Look at him now—he's doing business in town and prospering!"

Zhou Aidi explained:

"That's because Niu Chunsheng stayed away from Li Xiulan. If he kept running his convenience store at the village entrance, I guarantee he'd be unlucky within three years!"

Liang Yuanchao didn't want to say anything more.

Because he knew that continuing to argue with Zhou Aidi would definitely lead to a fight.

He couldn't change Zhou Aidi's mindset, and Zhou Aidi couldn't change his either.

"Fine, fine, fine. You're right. I'll try to stay away from Li Xiulan from now on. Are you satisfied?"

Liang Yuanchao said this last sentence, then went to take a shower.

In the blink of an eye, a week passed.

The town government sent survey personnel to measure everyone's old house area.

After the survey, another two weeks passed.

New homestead land was allocated to every household.

The moment the homestead land was approved, Li Xiulan called Wang Changgen to discuss building a new house.

At that time Wang Changgen had already been doing masonry work in town with Liu Xiaoli, Lin Dajun, Zhou Hongwei and others for a while, and Li Xiulan had been kept in the dark, thinking Wang Changgen was working in the city.

The phone Li Xiulan had installed at the village entrance convenience store hadn't been brought home. Bringing it home would require several hundred yuan to reinstall phone lines, and Li Xiulan wasn't willing to spend that money, so she left the phone at the village entrance convenience store and transferred it to Li Yunxia.

So now when she calls Wang Changgen, she has to go to the village entrance convenience store and ask Li Yunxia for the phone.

"No rush. Isn't the demolition happening next year? We can talk about building the house next year!"

When Li Xiulan dialed Wang Changgen's Nokia mobile phone number and told him she wanted to build the house as soon as possible, Wang Changgen's reaction was lukewarm.

This made Li Xiulan immediately angry:

"Wang Changgen, what do you mean? If we wait until the old house is demolished next year to build, where will we live? Building a house isn't done in a moment. Isn't starting now just right?"

Wang Changgen said in a very impatient tone:

"You think I don't want to build? I want to build a villa, but you need money for that!"

Wang Changgen had almost lost all his savings from working away by going into business with friends before. He had only been doing masonry work in town for a short while and had little savings. He really didn't want to discuss building a house; discussing it made him annoyed to death.

"You've been working away so long and haven't saved a penny? Did you spend it all supporting that woman?"

Li Xiulan asked in a bad mood.

She didn't know Wang Changgen had lost a large sum of money in a business partnership with friends, because Wang Changgen hadn't told her.

She only knew Wang Changgen had kept a woman outside before, so now she suspected he had sent all his earnings to support that woman.

"Are you neurotic? Daydreaming all day!"

Wang Changgen couldn't explain this matter and could only get angry out of embarrassment. After all, he really had kept another woman outside, and Li Xiulan was hitting his pain point.

Then he quickly changed the subject:

"You won't even sign the demolition agreement. Will the town government approve your homestead land? Without homestead land approved, what kind of house are you building!"

Li Xiulan said:

"Didn't I just say it! The homestead land has already been approved! If it hadn't been approved, why would I call you! Am I that bored to pick a fight for no reason!"

Wang Changgen was stunned and surprised:

"You signed the demolition agreement?"

"Yes, I signed!"

"No, even if you signed, the demolition compensation won't come in a moment. I'll tell you the truth: I don't have much savings on hand right now. How is this little money enough to build a new house?"

Li Xiulan took a deep breath and said:

"The demolition compensation is already in hand. Send back however much savings you have, and with my original savings, we should be able to build a multi-story building. Aren't you very concerned about face? We won't build a brick house anymore—we'll build a multi-story building directly. Then you'll have face. Aren't you willing!"

"Liang Yuanchao actually agreed to advance you the demolition compensation? How did you get him to agree?"

Wang Zhanggen was even more stunned and surprised, then muttered softly:

"You wouldn't have given Liang Yuanchao some shady benefit, would you?"

His words were sarcastic and ironic, making Li Xiulan very unhappy:

"Wang Zhanggen, what do you mean by that! Don't you trust me at all!"

"Heh, I didn't mean that." Wang Zhanggen gave a dry laugh; actually he did mean that, he just didn't trust Li Xiulan.

Ever since Li Xiulan got involved in scandals with men like He Dazhu and Yang Dafu, his trust in Li Xiulan began to collapse step by step.

That is why the two of them, husband and wife, went from initially loving and helping each other, to now emotional breakdown and constant quarrels.

"Since you've gotten the demolition compensation, then build the new house, you go find a mud worker yourself to do it, I have no opinion; as for the money, I can't come up with much right now, when it's not enough later you come ask me for it! At that time I will definitely give it to you!"

Wang Zhanggen finally agreed to the matter of building the new house, and promised to pay back the money later.

As for whether Li Xiulan had given Liang Yuanchao some shady benefit, he no longer cared so much about it.

He felt, he played his part outside, Li Xiulan played hers in the village, the two non-interfering with each other, that was also quite good.

Li Xiulan regarded Wang Zhanggen's unconcerned attitude as gritting her teeth in hatred, but she could do nothing about Wang Zhanggen, finally she could only say:

"Fine, then it's decided like this, I'll go find someone to build the new house, when the money isn't enough I'll come ask you for it, if you don't give it, then don't blame me for being ruthless to you!"

After saying these words, she hung up the phone fiercely.

Li Yunxia at the side had heard everything into her ears, her face showing a trace of surprise.

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