Renting a young, attractive woman to take home for the Chinese New Year infuriates the entire villag

As soon as Wang Yuhan finished speaking, Zhao Xue spoke up.

On her face, which always pretended to be innocent and harmless, a rare and obvious look of anger and disgust appeared.

"A bunch of idiots who do absolutely nothing, just because they live in the same village, dare to ask for houses. This is worse than robbery! At least robbers grab what they want and run, but these people want to pick and choose the orientation and layout of the houses. And it's not enough for each family to have one; they want one for each of their children too. I'm going to give them a piece of my mind!"

[Ding! Detected that Zhao Xue is genuinely protecting the host's assets. Sincerity value +1, current sincerity value: 32]

Jiang Chen laughed: "How can you say that? There's a fundamental difference between them and robbers. After all, robbers break the law, but they don't."

Zhao Xue's lips twitched: "These are a bunch of parasites. Don't lend them a single penny if they ever come to you for a loan again. These people will never pay it back."

Wang Yuhan added, "You underestimate these people. They won't lend you money; they'll just ask for it for free. And if you don't give it to them, they might kick down your door and throw manure at your doorstep. Think of the 'Cotton-padded Jacket Brother'."

Xu Wan's pretty face flushed red with anger. She slammed her phone face down on the table, stood up, and said, "Damn it, I knew all rural areas were the same. They laugh at you when you're poor, they try to take advantage of you when you're rich, and they curse you when they can't get anything out of you."

"Brother, you mustn't be foolish and not give these people anything. Otherwise, they'll really take advantage of you. You have to not give them a single penny!"

"And this door can't be opened. You can't give it to anyone, no matter how good your relationship with them is." As she spoke, she glanced at Zhang Jianjun.

"Once you give away the first house, there will be a second and a third. Everyone in the village is related, so if you give to one person, everyone else will feel they deserve one too. In the end, everyone will think you're stingy if you don't. We absolutely cannot tolerate these kinds of people!"

[Ding! Xu Wan has been detected as genuinely protecting the host's assets. Sincerity value +1. Current sincerity value: 33]

Wang Siyuan also pushed up her glasses, appearing much more composed.

"Even if we had that much money, we still wouldn't give it to you."

"Furthermore, I feel that we shouldn't make any investments in the village."

"Any investment involves issues like land acquisition, demolition, equity distribution, and recruitment—problems that even the government struggles with. Even if these people aren't opportunistic, and even if they're not related, they still can't handle things properly. Just look at all the holdouts and scandals that have emerged from demolition projects."

"So let's just do nothing."

"Actually, the village isn't that good, and the city isn't that good either. Once you're truly wealthy and have escaped a certain social class, the best way is to move to a different place to live, which will reduce a lot of trouble."

"I have a lot of experience speaking out because the Northeast has the most people leaving. Besides those who leave to find work or start businesses, many others have made money there and become incompatible with their relatives and friends."

"So my advice is to refuse."

"If someone causes trouble, leave immediately. The world is so big, where can't you go if you have money?"

[Ding! Detected that Wang Siyuan is genuinely protecting the host's assets. Sincerity value +1, current sincerity value: 34]

Five women.

Five points are truly worth it.

Jiang Chen was overjoyed.

Do you think it's a bad thing that the villagers are greedy?

Do not!

This is a good thing.

This is fantastic news!

Cool.

That was so awesome!

Isn't this exactly the effect he wanted?

It felt like deliberately throwing a piece of meat in front of a pack of wolves; they would all come and tear it apart. Only in this way would Sun Mengjia and the others keep coming to protect them.

Zhang Jianjun, standing nearby, was completely dumbfounded.

He originally intended to take advantage of the villagers' greed to anger Jiang Chen and send him to the county town. Ideally, Jiang Chen would become completely disillusioned with the entire Jiangmiao Village and only care about him.

But how come things are developing in a way that's completely different from what he expected?

How come you can't give a single person a penny after just a few words?

These girls look so delicate, shouldn't they be experts at ripping people off?

How come you guys aren't vain at all?

You guys have to persuade Jiang Chen to pay up for the sake of saving face!

Why are they all protecting Jiang Chen's pockets even more fiercely than Jiang Chen himself?

What kind of incredible luck did Jiang Chen have? Not only are the women around him more beautiful than the last, but they're also all incredibly virtuous.

Zhang Jianjun quietly swallowed.

Fortunately, I had been standing on Jiang Chen's side the whole time. Fortunately, I hadn't agreed with the villagers that I supported Jiang Chen building houses for everyone, otherwise I probably would have been kicked out.

Thinking of this, a righteous and stern expression immediately appeared on Zhang Jianjun's face.

"You're right, those people are dreaming. People still have to earn money through their own efforts. What kind of skill is it to always try to take advantage of others?"

"Chenchen has money, and he earned it through hard work. We can't morally blackmail him just because we're from the same village. Villagers can help each other, but there has to be a limit. You can't just ask for a house or money."

Zhang Jianjun spoke with great passion, even patting his chest with his hand.

"Don't worry, I, Zhang Jianjun, am the first to disagree with this. If these people dare to come looking for Chenchen again, I'll stand at the door and yell at them. If they want to take advantage of Chenchen, they'll have to ask me first!"

Seeing his appearance, Sun Mengjia suddenly remembered Zhang Jianjun and looked him up and down: "Uncle Zhang, is that really what you think?"

Zhang Jianjun's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly patted his chest to assure everyone, "Of course, that's exactly what I think."

"Think about it, when we went to Shanya and came back, didn't I pay for everything myself? I'm not one of those opportunistic people who only know how to take advantage; I'm the one who cares most about Chenchen!"

"I have an irreconcilable hatred for those parasites!"

After saying all that, Zhang Jianjun was almost moved to tears.

He felt that his performance was flawless. He had both scolded the villagers and absolved himself of all responsibility, while also reinforcing his upright image in Jiang Chen's mind.

"That's good. I thought you were with them." Sun Mengjia nodded.

"How is that possible?"

Zhang Jianjun quickly waved his hand.

"Uncle Zhang would never side with those ingrates. If they dare to come, I'll be the first to chase them away."

After saying that, he secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead.

We finally managed to fool them.

But just then, Jiang Chen suddenly spoke up: "Actually, building houses for them isn't out of the question."

"what?"

Zhang Jianjun's smile froze instantly.

No, what did you say?

I just said I don't want a room and don't want to take advantage of anyone, and you say you can provide a room?

Now that I've said what I just said, should I take it or not?

If I had known you were so easy to talk to, I would have just asked you for money long ago instead of waiting until now.

He suddenly felt that all his fussing and struggling was like that of a clown jumping around on a beam.