Returning to the mountain village, starting with mushroom picking to get rich

"Pfft..."

Inside the law firm office, as Yang Lin recounted how the original owner met Liu Yan, was swindled out of 180,000 yuan in betrothal gifts, and then cheated on her at lightning speed, the legal assistant next to him couldn't help but burst out laughing.

There's a word online that describes this, what was it again... oh right... simp.

The assistant thought of a word. He had read a lot of cases online, but he didn't expect to encounter such a dramatic situation so soon after starting work at the law firm.

The sudden laughter interrupted Yang Lin's story.

Attorney Cheng from the law firm had a dark expression on his face and glared fiercely at his assistant.

Running a law firm in a county town already makes it difficult to get cases.

If things get messed up, we might have to starve this month.

"Is my situation so funny?" Yang Lin asked his assistant calmly, without any expression on his face.

"Excuse me, sir, I just suddenly thought of something happy..." the assistant quickly replied.

"What, your wife gave birth?" Yang Lin asked.

"No, no, I just graduated from school and I don't have a girlfriend yet."

"Please continue, sir. Rest assured, we are professionally trained and will absolutely not laugh."

Realizing his lapse in composure, the young assistant panicked and hurriedly tried to salvage the situation.

He also wanted the law firm to stamp an internship certificate for him, so there couldn't be any mistakes.

……

"Um……"

Only after Yang Lin finished recounting all the information he had obtained from the original owner's memories did Attorney Cheng put his hands under his chin, frown, and utter a deep sigh.

"Mr. Yang, based on your description, the other party is indeed suspected of fraud, so your request is to recover your losses," Attorney Cheng asked.

Yang Lin nodded.

Attorney Cheng quickly scribbled a few lines on the paper, then asked Yang Lin, "Mr. Yang, what evidence can you provide regarding the case you described?"

"For example, proof of cash transfers, audio or video recordings related to the engagement, or chat logs, etc..."

Attorney Cheng asked several questions in succession, and Yang Lin answered them one by one.

"Although it was a cash transfer and there's no record of the transaction, we held a small ceremony on the day the betrothal gifts were given. My friends took videos and photos of it. In addition, my chat history with Liu Yan about the wedding is still here..."

While speaking, Yang Lin showed the lawyer several sets of photos and videos, as well as some chat logs.

After examining the evidence for a while, Attorney Cheng's brows gradually relaxed.

The success rate for this case should be quite high.

received!

"Mr. Yang, your case is a civil dispute, and it also involves property and economic disputes. I suggest you take a contingency fee arrangement."

"In addition to the basic document fee of 1500 yuan, our lawyers need to charge a certain percentage of service fees based on the subject matter of the dispute."

"Your case involves 188,000 yuan. If the first instance is successful, according to national standards, for cases involving disputes between 100,000 and 1,000,000 yuan, we charge a 6% service fee, which is 11,280 yuan."

"So expensive?"

Even though he was mentally prepared, Yang Lin was still taken aback by the price quoted by Attorney Cheng.

He thought that it was already quite an achievement to have picked mushrooms for two days and sold them for nine thousand yuan.

I never expected that the lawyer would casually quote a price in the tens of thousands.

"Don't worry, sir, the 10,000 yuan is a contingency fee, not a regular fee."

"We will only ask you for this risk service fee after we win the lawsuit and help you get back that 180,000 yuan."

"If we lose the case, we will only charge the basic fee of 1,500, and we will absolutely not ask you for a single extra penny."

"Sir, think about it. You can't contact the other party now, you can't find them, and you can't get your money back. The loss is 180,000."

"If you let us help you, you can get your 170,000 back. They won't lose money on the service fee..."

"If all else fails, we can offer you a discount."

Seeing that Yang Lin was somewhat intimidated by the commission fee, Attorney Cheng quickly got up from his chair and explained the law to him, offering various forms of persuasion and guidance.

After all, he didn't want to give up such a high-quality case with clear evidence and a high probability of success.

Finally, after some discussion, Attorney Cheng reduced the contingency fee for the case from over ten thousand yuan to exactly ten thousand yuan.

The two sides quickly reached an agreement.

Under Attorney Cheng's guidance, Yang Lin also signed the engagement agreement.

"Mr. Yang, please rest assured that we will file a lawsuit against the other party as soon as possible. However, we will only know the specific court date after the court accepts the case."

Fearing that Yang Lin might suspect them of shirking their duties, Attorney Cheng first offered an explanation.

"Since I chose your law firm, I naturally trust Attorney Cheng." Yang Lin nodded, indicating his understanding.

"It's not that I'm short of the 180,000, I just don't want people who have made mistakes to continue to live freely."

"So I'm not in a rush. Attorney Cheng, just make more preparations and strive for a victory," Yang Lin said.

Although all his savings total only amount to five thousand yuan, he still has the confidence to say that he doesn't lack the eighteen thousand yuan.

Given the popularity of termite mushrooms in Nanzhao Province, he simply produced more mushrooms and traveled to more places to sell them.

It's not necessarily true that you need to get the 180,000 yuan back from Liu Yan before you can go to the village chief to contract the mountain forest.

The reason I came to the law firm to find a lawyer and entrust a lawyer to handle my case is not really for the money.

His primary goal was to avenge the original owner of the body.

This also provides a suitable reason for suddenly raising a large amount of funds in the village in the future.

He made money selling mushrooms, and he'll definitely use it to improve his life.

While picking mushrooms in the mountains, he suddenly found over 100,000 to 200,000 yuan.

It sounds alarming if this gets out, and it's hard to say that the other villagers who come to the mountains might get jealous and have some ulterior motives.

It's perfectly normal to win a lawsuit, get back the bride price and receive compensation, and then raise the funds.

……

"By the way, Attorney Cheng, besides the case, there's something else I'd like to ask about."

After completing the case entrustment procedures, Yang Lin took a sip of tea and then asked Attorney Cheng another question.

"Please speak, sir," said Attorney Cheng.

"I recently bought a motorcycle, but I don't have a driver's license, so I can't register the vehicle."

"Attorney Cheng has been operating in the county for many years. I wonder if he has any connections to help me get a driver's license?" Yang Lin asked.

"Getting a driver's license? That's easy," Attorney Cheng replied quickly.

"If you want to learn to drive properly, Shunxin Driving School in the east of the city is the most reliable. The tuition is not high, and you can usually get your driver's license after studying there for a month or two."

"If you need your driver's license urgently and don't have time to learn, I have a friend who knows people in the traffic police and has some connections. He can get you a motorcycle license for just 1,500 yuan."

"I can ride a bike and I know the traffic rules, but I probably don't have much time to go to driving school. I'd appreciate it if Attorney Cheng could help me get one," Yang Lin said.

As they were talking, Yang Lin transferred another 1,500 yuan to Attorney Cheng.