Eunuch, do you really know these martial arts?

Speaking of the changes that have taken place in my hometown in the past six months.

Let alone Jiang Nian.

Even Fatty, who had stayed in the village all along and witnessed the changes firsthand, felt it was all a dream.

Because all of this happened so suddenly.

It happened so suddenly that they didn't even have time to react.

And that's how it all ended.

Where should I begin?

"Yes, it was about a month after you left."

Fatty remembers it clearly; it was just one month after Jiang Nian left home.

I do not know how it is.

Suddenly, a policy was issued from above, requiring development to focus on rural areas.

Very fortunately.

Jiang Nian's hometown village became the first pilot village for this policy.

And so that day...

This small village, which is not usually very prosperous, has undergone tremendous changes.

Every household now has a festive "demolish" character on their door.

And not long after this word appeared.

Then a dedicated contact person approached them to discuss the matter.

Although not much money was given.

There were only twenty or thirty thousand.

But this also made them very happy and surprised.

This relocation isn't about demolishing the houses, kicking people out, and letting them take the money to live or buy houses elsewhere.

Instead, the government funded the renovation of their houses free of charge.

After the renovation, the house will still be yours, and you can live there as you wish. However, during this period, you will need to find a place to stay elsewhere.

That 20,000 to 30,000 yuan is your resettlement allowance for this period of time.

Fatty swears.

He had never seen anything like this in his life!

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this was like a pie falling from the sky!

So I readily agreed.

After all, why not take advantage of such a cheap deal that's offered to you?

Of course, some minor frictions were inevitable during this process.

It's like during a demolition process, there are always people who don't want to be relocated and want to stay put to get more money.

Not everyone is happy that the government is renovating their houses for free.

Take, for example, the Dong family who lived at the west end of the village. Their house was dilapidated, drafty, and had nothing of value.

But when they heard that the authorities were going to help them renovate their houses...

That guy didn't care that the house was dilapidated; he stubbornly protected it and refused to let it be demolished!

He absolutely needs the authorities to give him another 100,000 or so.

For example, there is a family surnamed Liu who also live in the west of the village.

His family wasn't as poor as the Dong family.

On the contrary, they are rich and built a small villa several years ago.

That's why the official team skipped their house entirely during this renovation.

After all, your family is already so well-off, it's obvious that they don't need to help you, so naturally they won't interfere anymore.

I'll give you all a measly 20,000 or 30,000 yuan, treating everyone equally, and that'll be the end of it.

But it was obvious that the Liu family was not willing to let the matter rest so easily.

In their view, they had worked hard for so many years to build their small villa, making them the envy of the entire village.

As a result, you've been an official since then.

Goodness, everyone has a villa now, their family is nothing special.

How does this work?
If everyone is the same, then the money they spent building houses before was wasted.

So they started making a fuss.

They insist that the government return the money they had spent on building the houses.

Otherwise, official construction will not be permitted.

The authorities initially did not want to pay attention to this.

After all, they were just following orders and didn't show favoritism to anyone.

Your family built a two-story house ahead of schedule, which is indeed outside their scope of work.

Why should they be responsible for your family's affairs and compensate you?

This makes absolutely no sense!
However, this family was just too noisy and disruptive.

It even made the news.

Left with no other option, the authorities temporarily changed their strategy and decided to provide compensation.

According to their diagnosis, the two-story house owned by the man surnamed Liu cost 200,000 yuan to build.

Give them 200,000 yuan and that will be enough.

But the man surnamed Liu was not happy about it.

He asked for two million right off the bat!
The price has increased tenfold; it's clearly an attempt to rip people off.

"And what happened? Did both of them succeed?"

Jiang Nian asked.

Regarding the Dong and Liu families.

He remembered him quite well, after all, he was one of the few people in the village whom he could genuinely feel disgust towards.

If these people succeed...

He probably won't be able to sleep.

Because he had a vague premonition.

That means this round of township renovation might very well be related to him!

If these people were to reap the benefits he brings, they would become bloated and complacent.

Jiang Nian was so angry he wanted to kill someone!

Upon hearing this, the chubby boy grinned:
"What success have you achieved?"

"When the officials heard that these two companies were trying to extort money from them and were planning to slaughter them, they didn't hold back at all and simply ignored them and refused to talk to them."

"Not to mention compensation, they didn't even give us the resettlement allowance that everyone gets, which is only 20,000 to 30,000 yuan."

"Look, the house of that guy surnamed Dong is still dilapidated, and that guy surnamed Liu is still cursing in the street."

As he spoke, he pointed into the distance.

Jiang Nian looked in that direction, his gaze seemingly piercing through the layers of houses to see this scene.

This made him smile knowingly, and then he asked, "So they're just going to let it go like that?"

Fat Little Waves His Hand:

"How could that be? You know those two families are like dogs. Once they set their sights on you, they'll take a piece of your flesh. They'll never let it go."

"When they saw that the officials were ignoring them, they immediately got anxious. That guy stood guard at the village entrance and refused to let the officials in. He was shouting something like, 'If you dare to come in, I'll kill you,' while the other family was shouting, 'Either don't come in, or come in over his dead body.'"

The fat man was writing with great enthusiasm, his eyebrows dancing and his words flowing vividly.

Jiang Nian raised an eyebrow: "And the result?"

"What other outcome could there be?"

"Do they really think we're from the South, and everyone here is civilized?"

"One night, I heard, I heard..."

"A group of thugs from the neighborhood found them and, I don't know where they got the stun guns, started beating them up."

"That night, tsk tsk tsk, they ran around our village all night begging for help, but not a single person was willing to step forward and help them."

"In the end, the stun guns that the group of thugs brought ran out of power, and that's when they let them go."

"And then, that's it." "A few days later, the construction team arrived in our village in a grand procession and began construction."

"They worked very quickly; the house was completely renovated in just two months."

"And it's incredibly beautifully built, with an excellent room layout."

“I was planning to move out and leave this place to my daughter so she can use it as their wedding room.”

The chubby boy chuckled and made a teasing remark.

This clearly shows how satisfied he was with the new house the government built for them.

Jiang Nian smiled and nodded.

It is obvious that he is quite satisfied with this outcome.

After all, there's nothing in this world more enjoyable than seeing someone you dislike suffer.

Especially since only they suffered, without affecting anyone else.

They can only watch helplessly as others have what they don't.

That kind of envy and jealousy that arises from a desire but is powerless to resist, even to the point of madness.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

"Yes!"

Jiang Nian exclaimed in admiration.

While the two were chatting.

Before they knew it, they had arrived at Jiang Nian's home.

It's unclear whether they received special care or if Mr. and Mrs. Jiang made improvements later on.

Jiang Nian's house was clearly different from the other houses.

The other house was a small Western-style building.

Jiang Nian's home, on the other hand, is a small villa.

When Jiang came back before the Lunar New Year, the Range Rover that he bought for his father was parked at the door.

You can tell from the brand-new coating on the car.

During the time Jiang Nian was away from home, his father took very good care of the car.

Fatty arrived at the door and looked inside.

Soon they saw Jiang Hongye, the father of the Jiang family, bending over and sticking out his buttocks, planting vegetables in the small courtyard.

"OI!"

"elder brother!"

"Open the door!"

Fatty shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hongye stood up and turned his head.

Upon seeing Fatty, he quickly wiped the dirt off his hands, went to the door, and opened it for him: "Hey kid, you just finished lunch, why are you here already?"

The chubby boy glared at her: "Tsk, what are you saying? Does that mean I can't come?"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, you can come, of course you can come, come in quickly."

Because of the angle, Jiang Hongye didn't see Jiang Nian standing behind the car, and pulled the chubby boy towards the house.

Just because he didn't see it doesn't mean Fatty didn't know either.

He stopped and looked at Jiang Hongye with a half-smile: "Just like that?"

Jiang Hongye was taken aback: "Otherwise what? Do I have to invite you in?"

Fatty's face immediately filled with disdain:

"How can you be such a careless father? You're such a big guy, just standing there like that, and you can't even see him if you're blocked?"

"Take a good look and see who this is!"

After saying that, he reached out and suddenly pulled Jiang Nian out from the side.

Look at it appearing here.

Jiang Hongye was momentarily stunned.

Jiang Nian grinned and said, "Dad, long time no see, I'm back."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hongye finally realized what was happening.

Then a smile appeared on his face.

He glanced at Jiang Nian, then at Fatty Xiao:
"Fatty, I knew you were being all mysterious from the start! You were waiting for me here!"

"Jiang Nian, why are you back? Didn't you say you were busy filming when we called a couple of days ago?"

"Is there anything you left at home that you need to retrieve?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nian shook his head: "No, I came back this time to pick you and Mom up for a trip. Let's go inside first and talk about it there, okay?"

"Okay, okay, no problem. Honey, come out quickly, Jiang Nian is back!"

Jiang Hongye agreed and then hurriedly walked into the house, shouting loudly as he went.

Upon hearing his words, Jiang's mother quickly came to the door.

Upon discovering that it was indeed Jiang Nian who had returned, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

Then he quickly pulled Jiang Nian to sit down on the sofa in the living room.

To be honest, the house was suddenly renovated.

Jiang Nian is starting to feel a little uncomfortable with all of this.

They don't even know how to get home.

Jiang's mother was incredibly enthusiastic: "You silly child, you came back without even saying goodbye! If you had told me in advance, we would have eaten a little later today. Now I have to go and cook something for you."

"Please bring me that wine while you're at it. The kids are back, they should have a couple of drinks," Jiang Hongye reminded him.

"I know, I know, all you do is drink all day long. Wait, I'll be there in a bit."

Jiang's mother replied irritably.

Then he went into the kitchen and got to work.

Seeing this, Jiang Nian wanted to say that it wasn't necessary.

But after thinking about it, I still didn't say it.

After all, it had been half a year since he last came back, and to be honest, he was starting to miss his mother's cooking.

So he sat in the living room with Jiang Hongye and his chubby uncle, cracking sunflower seeds and chatting casually.

"Dad, after I left, did you and Mom practice the martial arts I taught you properly?"

Jiang Nian thought of something and asked.

Although he had already used his internal energy to heal Jiang Hongye and his mother's bodies during the New Year, and they were now free from illness and disaster.

But these two old people are getting on in years, so they still need to practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies.

So he used his knowledge to create a martial art for the two elders and taught it to them.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hongye nodded:
"Of course I've practiced it. I must say, your technique is really amazing! It's quite effective. I've been practicing it for half a year now, and I feel much younger, like I've returned to twenty years ago. I'm full of energy!"

"That's fine then." Jiang Nian smiled.

The chubby boy asked with a face full of curiosity, "Kung Fu technique? Brother, are you talking about that martial art you practice a little bit of whenever you have free time? Did Xiao Jiang give it to you?"

When he visited Jiang Hongye on weekdays, he often saw the couple practicing martial arts in the yard.

"of course."

Jiang Hongye smiled smugly.

"Damn, bro, that's not fair of you! You have something this good, why didn't you share it with your little brother? You kept it to yourself until now?" Fatty's face immediately lit up with "WTF," and he looked indifferent, as if his feelings for Fatty had faded.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hongye realized he was in the wrong and couldn't help but scratch his head: "This isn't something I can decide. It's just that Jiang Nian gave it to me. I can't just spread it around. Fortunately, Jiang Nian is back. You can ask him. If Jiang Nian agrees, I'll teach you."

Upon hearing this, Fatty immediately looked at Jiang Nian.

Jiang Nian chuckled and said, "Uncle Zhao, it wasn't that I didn't want to teach you at first, but I left in such a hurry that I didn't have time to tell you. I thought my dad would teach you during this time, but he hasn't said anything. How about this, Uncle, I'll give you a cultivation booklet later. You can bring my aunt or my sister and practice with my dad, okay?"

Fatty immediately smiled and said, "Hehe, then I'll thank you in advance, nephew!"

"Hey, no need to thank me, we're all family, no need for formalities. Um, Uncle, I'd like to apologize and take my leave now."

Jiang Nian said, raising his glass and drinking it all in one gulp.

Seeing this, Fatty Xiao naturally couldn't remain indifferent. He quickly raised his wine glass, clinked it with Jiang Nian's, and drank it down as well.

For a moment, the air was filled with a long-lost sense of warmth. (End of Chapter)