"Oh, so in that case, can we get back the money we were swindled out of?"
The village chief suddenly leaned in, fawning over Ling Feng. His speed in changing his demeanor was truly astonishing!
However, Ling Feng completely ignored the village chief, instead speaking to the elder and the other villagers, "The conditions I offered before are unchangeable, and your payments will be processed immediately. If there are no issues, your new contracts will be delivered shortly!"
"Processed immediately? Is that true?"
The village chief exclaimed again in surprise! The surrounding villagers were all incredibly excited.
But Tang Ru chided the village chief, "The money for other villagers will be processed immediately. However, your contract will not change. The price Wang Zhongping originally signed with you will remain the same, and your contract is for three months. You can wait patiently!"
As Tang Ru finished speaking, many people around looked at the village chief with pity. The village chief was utterly dumbfounded and shouted at Tang Ru, "Oh, Young Miss, please don't scare me! My heart is not very good! I can't handle such a shock!"
"Well, you're trying to extort us now, aren't you? You called me a 'stinky girl' before, and now you're calling me 'Young Miss'? Hmph, I'm telling you, everyone else's money will be processed, but yours won't be. You even almost had the villagers beat us up just now!" Tang Ru retorted, feeling incredibly pleased at that moment. She had been so angry with the village chief earlier that her head was about to explode!
The village chief's face turned green with fear, and he almost knelt down to Tang Ru. "No, no! I was misled! It was all Wang Zhongping, that scoundrel who fooled me!"
The elder next to him swatted the village chief on the backside! "You still have the nerve to blabber here? If I hadn't stopped you earlier, you would have been beaten up long ago. You should be thanking the big boss for not holding our village accountable. If it were the previous person, Wang Zhongping, who encountered this situation, do you think you could still sign a contract with us?"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding villagers showed expressions of shame but couldn't help but nod repeatedly. They clearly agreed with the elder's words. If someone else had encountered this situation, it would have been a complete disaster. More money? And processed immediately! Such a thing was simply impossible.
Seeing that everyone agreed with him not getting the money and proceeding with the original contract, the village chief put on a long face! "You, you're crossing the river and demolishing the bridge! If you do this, I won't sell my house. Let's see how you get your money!"
This statement instantly enraged all the villagers! If the elder hadn't held them back, a few people would have rushed forward and beaten the village chief to death.
Ling Feng spoke indifferently, "His words don't count. The previous contract has been signed and is effective." With that, he stared at the village chief, his expression chilling, and said word by word, "Greed knows no bounds. If you don't like selling, I can also tear up the previous contract, and I guarantee that no one will ever inquire about this place again. The surroundings are all becoming luxury residential areas, and your three-story villa is also quite nice!"
As Ling Feng finished speaking, the village chief was immediately dumbfounded and then hurriedly pleaded with Ling Feng, "No, no, no, Big Boss, I know I was wrong. This contract… let's just proceed as originally planned, as originally planned! Three months for the payment is three months, but the money…"
"Hey, Village Chief, didn't you hear what the Big Boss just said?"
"Yeah, greed knows no bounds! You still dare to ask for more?" Two villagers immediately jumped out and mocked him.
The village chief's mouth twitched, and he then reprimanded the two, "What nonsense are you talking about? Did I say I wanted more money for myself? I meant that the price difference on my contract, I won't take it. I'll give it all to the other villagers, or to the elder. This way, it can be considered my contribution as village chief to the village!"
When this was said, the surrounding villagers felt a bit ashamed. They hadn't expected the village chief to actually do something decent! Ling Feng also felt a mix of amusement and annoyance from the village chief, but he still maintained a cold expression and nodded, "Alright!"
All the villagers around smiled. But then someone said, "If this money is divided among us, it won't be much. How about we give all this money to the elder!"
"Yes, give it to the elder!"
…
But before they could continue, the elder raised his walking stick. Several people instinctively covered their heads. It was clear that their heads had been hit by the elder's stick many times! "What do you take me for? If I had the same lack of awareness as you, would I still be your elder? Hmph, I don't want this money. Instead, I say, you shouldn't take it either. You've all received so much demolition compensation. Let's donate this hundreds of thousands to children in mountainous areas, to help them with clothes and food!" The elder put on a senior's demeanor and lectured everyone.
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and they quickly nodded in agreement! "Oh, as expected of the elder! We can't compare to you!"
"That's right, the elder is a hundred years old. He's been through the war years, he's suffered hardship, and he always thinks of the poor and suffering people!"
"Yes, yes, we also support donating the money!"
"Then let's donate it!" The village chief also gritted his teeth and agreed. It was already incredibly difficult to get back the money from Ling Feng. Now, even if this money was donated, the village chief was willing!
Tang Ru and Lin Siqi exchanged a smile at this scene and then looked back at Ling Feng! They saw that Ling Feng's gaze was now fixed on the entrance!
Screech!
The car stopped abruptly. Everyone turned to look. The village chief's eyes lit up, "It's that scoundrel liar, Wang Zhongping!" With that, he looked at Ling Feng with even more reverence, "Oh, Big Boss, you were so right! How someone leaves is how they must return! He scammed our money, he's looking for death!"
Ling Feng calmly watched as the car door opened. Wang Zhongping inside looked extremely pale, carrying a box of contracts, he rushed over. He stumbled a couple of steps before Ling Feng, nearly falling to his knees! The surrounding villagers were not polite to him at all, and they immediately crowded around him!
"Ah? What do you want to do? I, I came back to give you money!" Wang Zhongping finally came to his senses and clutched the contracts in his hands in terror! Wang Zhongping's assistants, who were supposed to follow him, saw the scene and were so frightened that they cowered back! Once in the car, they refused to get out! What a joke? The enraged villagers had learned the truth, and if they came out, they would surely be hacked to death!