Rebirth in the 90s: Pack up and prepare for demolition

Chapter 234 Human Face

When Zheng Jiayi entered the house, Aunt Qi was enjoying the cool air under the shade of a tree, rocking back and forth in a rocking chair, occasionally picking up a piece of watermelon, looking very comfortable.

When she saw Zheng Jiayi come in, she quickly stood up and called out to the room, "Xiaohao! Bring out two stools for grandma."

Aunt Qi could move by herself, but in order to encourage her grandson to be more social, she opened her mouth and asked him to do something.

Aunt Qi's step-by-step approach is quite useful. At least at home, Xiao Hao is obviously not so cramped.

He walked out with two stools, and felt more relaxed when he saw Zheng Jiayi and Ye Ke, who he was somewhat familiar with.

Even without Aunt Qi's instructions, she took the initiative to greet them: "Aunt Zheng, Sister Ye Ke."

But the sound was so small that if Ye Ke and Zheng Jiayi hadn't listened carefully, they would have missed it.

Zheng Jiayi and Ye Ke nodded at him at the same time, and Zheng Jiayi even praised him for his diligence.

Xiao Hao smiled shyly and left. That was already the limit of his social interaction.

After he left, Zheng Jiayi winked at Aunt Qi and said, "This child is much better now."

Aunt Qi sighed, "It's still a long way off. I really don't know how the Sun family raised their children. They raised such a good child like this."

Old Sun's family is the home of Aunt Qi's daughter-in-law. In the past, the son and daughter-in-law lived with their grandson at the Sun's house, and would only come back once every ten days or half a month. When they came back, her daughter-in-law complained about this and that, and was unwilling to stay overnight with her grandson. She always left after lunch that day.

Aunt Qi had no chance to interfere in her grandson's education.

When she was young, she thought that children were just introverted and that it was normal for them to be a little introverted, so she didn't think much of it. Later, when her grandson grew up, she saw that he had problems in this area and felt that this situation was not going to work, so she took the initiative to communicate with her son several times.

But at the beginning, the son would listen carefully and respond a few words, but after talking too much, he became impatient and began to blame her, saying that since she could not provide anything, she should not interfere.

She understood that this was a complaint about her incompetence.

Zheng Jiayi comforted him warmly: "Everyone is different. There is no need to force Xiaohao to be lively and outgoing. As long as the child is a good person, that's enough."

Zheng Jiayi has never managed her son's personality. In her opinion, as long as the child stays on the right path in the future, it is better than anything else.

After all, even the best-mannered people will change, right?

Aunt Qi also nodded in agreement. There was nothing she could do if he didn't listen. He was already fifteen or sixteen years old, and his personality had already been formed.

She would only make things difficult for herself if she tried to force it. She was old, and although she was worried about her children and grandchildren, she didn't want to upset herself because of these bad things. She couldn't let herself get angry and shorten her life.

"By the way, why did you come here suddenly?" Aunt Qi asked curiously.

Zheng Jiayi herself is not a very sociable person, and usually it is Aunt Qi who takes the initiative to visit Zheng Jiayi and chat.

Zheng Jiayi only then remembered the purpose of her coming here, and clapped her hands excitedly, "I'm telling you, Xiao Ke and I just came back from her house and passed by..."

She briefly summarized Liu Yiyi's situation. Aunt Qi was indeed shocked when she heard it. "They didn't buy the house? Why are they so proud?"

And when her older sister came to ask for the referral fee, why did the family hide behind the curtains? Couldn't they just say they rented the house, not bought it?

Aunt Qi shook her head, she really couldn't understand it. It couldn't be that she was just trying to save face, right?

It's really because of face...

After kicking Liu Yiyi out, Xu Meifeng looked at her husband Fang Jiabao worriedly, "Let's put it this way, will that little girl really agree?"

In fact, she knew in her heart that her family was not in the right, but since her husband and mother-in-law insisted on doing this, she could only help them.

Fang Jiabao snorted disdainfully, "Don't worry, young girls like this are the easiest to control."

Just like the girls in his unit, even if they encounter any problems, they dare not make a fuss because of face issues and can only swallow it silently.

Seeing her son's confident expression, Fang's mother's confidence suddenly increased. She tilted her head to glance at her anxious daughter-in-law, curled her lips in disdain, and said, "What are you afraid of? Stay calm."

Her son was a junior leader at work. How embarrassing would it be if people knew he was renting? So when they first moved in, although Fang's mother didn't say it explicitly, she always pretended that she had bought the yard herself.

It is easy to deceive yourself if you tell too many lies. Only when they have to pay the rent every six months will they wake up and realize that they really think of themselves as the owners of this yard.

This demolition is a good thing for everyone, but not for their family.

Fang Jiabao is a person who likes to show off. His home address is not a secret in his workplace. So when the news of the demolition came out, people in the workplace came to congratulate him.

Fang Jiabao smiled cheerfully on the surface, but he was actually very worried. If this was really his house, he would be very happy, but this wasn't it...

After the demolition, not only will he not get the resettlement housing and demolition compensation, but he will also lose his current address.

Not only would he have to spend extra money, but if his company found out that he had rented a house, the image he had maintained for so long would be ruined.

Now that his image of being rich has collapsed, how can he attract those young girls?

Fang Jiabao told his mother about his concerns. He didn't say anything specific, but only said that he was worried that his image would collapse, leaving a bad impression on his superiors, and it would not be good for future promotions and salary increases.

When Fang's mother heard this, she was shocked. Her son was all her glory. It was because of his current achievements that she was sought after by the villagers every year when she returned to the village.

After the two discussed it carefully, they felt that although the house was rented by his family, he had also paid so much money to Liu Liuyi's family, so he should have a share, right?

And this demolition has caused so much trouble to his family. Taking all these factors into account, isn't it too much for them to ask for half of the demolition fee?

By then, they could use the money to buy a small house in Hai City, and their initial lie would have been covered up.

So, when Liu Yiyi came to their door, the three of them spoke out their prepared words with confidence, especially Fang Jiabao, whose attitude was very bad, and he was ready to suppress Liu Yiyi in terms of momentum.

He planned to use the same trick he used on the girl at work again, first to scare Liu Yiyi into panic, and then Liu Yiyi would agree to whatever he said next.

However, I didn't expect that although Liu Yiyi kept silent, she had a very strong psychological quality. She did not give in even when facing the encirclement of the three people from the Fang family.