Meanwhile, at Gaohai Village.
Yang Yue's capable subordinate arrived at Gaohai Village.
However.
As soon as the man reached Gaohai Village, he was completely stunned.
What greeted their eyes was not a desolate and barren village.
But house after house, beaming with smiles, busily moving their belongings.
What the hell!
What's going on?
The capable subordinate was dumbfounded.
"Hello uncle, excuse me, are you a villager of Gaohai Village?"
The buzz-cut youth, dressed in professional attire, offered a cigarette to an elderly man and spoke dazedly.
"I was yesterday, but not anymore."
The old man took the cigarette, his mouth splitting into a grin. Even a fool could see he was overjoyed.
Coincidentally, this old man was none other than Li Laohan!
"Uncle, what do you mean?" the young man from Hengda Group was bewildered.
"Because yesterday, all 68 households in our Gaohai Village, including their houses and land, were bought by a big boss! From now on, this Gaohai Village belongs to him!"
"This big boss is truly a good person, tsk tsk, our whole village owes him gratitude. Alright, I'm still waiting to see my new house, so I won't chat with you."
Li Laohan puffed on his cigarette, his heart filled with gratitude towards Ye Yun.
He hadn't forgotten how filial his two sons had been yesterday.
One massaged his legs, the other washed his feet.
He hadn't enjoyed such comfort in many years.
Poverty breeds a hundred woes!
He left with a happy heart.
Standing there, the young man from Hengda Group was in a daze.
Gaohai Village?
Bought by someone else in advance?
Damn it!
Are they kidding me!
Thinking of this, the young man quickly took out his phone and called Yang Yue.
"Zhao Hai, did you secure Gaohai Village? Good, I'll give you a bonus at the end of the year."
At Hengda Group, Yang Yue received the call from her subordinate, smiling as she sipped her coffee.
She thought this matter was incredibly simple, and sending her subordinate was more than enough.
She didn't need to show up herself.
Given the desolate state of Gaohai Village, at most a few hundred thousand, and the villagers would happily leave.
"Ms. Yang, it's a disaster!"
However, contrary to Yang Yue's expectations, Zhao Hai's voice was filled with extreme panic.
"What's happening?"
Instantly, Yang Yue knew something had gone wrong and asked.
"Yesterday, the houses and land in Gaohai Village were bought by one person! Now these villagers are moving!" Zhao Hai said in a panic.
"What?"
Hearing Zhao Hai's report, Yang Yue gasped in surprise, not even noticing she had knocked over her coffee.
Her delicate eyelashes twitched.
Gaohai Village?
Intercepted?
"Wait a moment, let's start a video call, I want to see the situation on site!"
With that, Yang Yue hung up the phone and initiated a WeChat video call.
Seeing the villagers in Gaohai Village happily moving their belongings in the video, Yang Yue tilted her head, completely dumbfounded.
What is this situation?
"Ms. Yang... what should we do? The houses have all been bought..." Zhao Hai was like a headless fly, bewildered.
Damn it!
Yang Yue's face was grim.
She wasn't stupid.
She wouldn't believe that Gaohai Village being entirely bought out was a coincidence.
Because even a monkey would know that Gaohai Village, this wretched place, had no investment value whatsoever.
Now that it was bought, what did it mean?
Either the other party already knew Gaohai Village had investment value and had also deduced the news about the extension of Metro Line 13 in Jinling...
Or...
There must be a traitor within Hengda Group!
Someone had acted in advance, solely to defraud the company!
However, regardless of which it was, it meant that the cost budget for Hengda Group's acquisition of Gaohai Village would have to increase significantly!
However, compared to the second possibility, Yang Yue hoped for the first one more!
Because the first option meant they would spend much less.
But the second option...
That would be too costly!
"Don't worry, go and ask the villagers about the specific details. What's the name of the person who acquired it, how much did they pay, and try to get a sense of the tone of their transaction!" Yang Yue calmed down first.
It had to be said, although Yang Yue was not old.
Her work ability was truly remarkable.
Facing such an unexpected situation, she knew she couldn't lose her composure and that understanding the opponent's details was the most important thing.
"Understood, Ms. Yang, I'll do it now!"
Zhao Hai hung up and quickly found Li Laohan again.
"Uncle, have a pack of Huazi? Let's have a chat."
This time, Zhao Hai offered not just one cigarette but a whole pack, saying.
"Aren't you annoying? Can't you see I'm busy?"
Li Laohan said with a look of disdain.
In the past, if anyone offered him a pack of Huazi, he would have been overjoyed, even saving it for New Year's.
But things had changed since yesterday.
Putting aside the 1.5 million yuan he received from Ye Yun for his own house.
He had negotiated for the other 67 households and received a 670,000 yuan bonus from Ye Yun.
In total, he had received nearly 2.2 million yuan.
Furthermore, thanks to Li Laotai's grand claims, the villagers of Gaohai Village believed that the village was being acquired at a high price because he and his wife had fought for it.
For this, each family gave him an additional 5,000 yuan as a token of appreciation.
Adding it all up, he was now a resettled homeowner with "immense wealth" of 2.5 million yuan.
Why would he need your pack of Huazi?
He was waiting to see his two houses, pay the down payment for his two sons to buy a resettlement apartment, and still have money for renovation.
Wouldn't it be more enjoyable to wait for his grandchild and avoid listening to your rambling?
"Ahem, sorry, don't rush, don't rush. Just a chat, a chat." Zhao Hai gave an awkward smile and handed over five hundred yuan.
Having navigated the workplace, Zhao Hai naturally understood these social niceties.
Li Laohan's eyes lit up.
Five hundred yuan for a chat?
This was a surefire profitable deal!
Without betraying his emotions, Li Laohan took the five hundred yuan and said with a smile.
"Young man, you seem to know how to handle things. Tell me, what do you want to know, and I'll tell you everything."
"You just said Gaohai Village was bought by a big boss, what exactly happened?" Zhao Hai asked.
"Young man, didn't I just say, yesterday a boss came and bought our whole village at a high price! Heaven truly smiled upon us."
"You say, rich people nowadays are truly capricious. They are willing to spend a high price to buy this place, they must be truly rich! You should have seen the housing authority staff yesterday when we were processing the paperwork, their eyes were wide with astonishment!"
Li Laohan was also a talkative person, and in a few words, he had conveyed more than half of the story.
"High price? How much could people pay for this place?" Zhao Hai continued to ask.
"Yo! One point five million per house! Do you call that not a high price? Tsk tsk, he bought all sixty-eight households in our village in one go, without even batting an eye." Li Laohan marveled.
However, at that moment, Li Laotai's scolding could be heard from behind.
"You old fool, what are you babbling about? Hurry up and move all these things out of the house. What if Mr. Ye sees us still here and gets angry!"
"Coming, coming!" Li Laohan responded, then looked at Zhao Hai, "Young man, I've told you everything, I have to go now."
"Wait, wait. Uncle, can you give me that Mr. Ye's contact information?" Zhao Hai grabbed Li Laohan and said quickly.