Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife-Chapter 1121: So That’s the Origin (4)
Demolition and land consolidation work will begin simultaneously on the seventh day after the New Year. Some families, eager to get their full compensation, have already hurriedly cleared out their homes.
Speaking of rural areas nowadays, many young people have gone out to work, leaving this place close to the county town. People like Dad Gu and Uncle Gu, who moved to the county town early, have developed quite a bit, leaving behind only the elderly like Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu. Some houses in the village are simply empty. The situation of land lying idle is even more common because farmers generally don’t make money growing crops, toiling from the beginning to the end of each year.
The village’s public facilities, whether it be tap water, electric grid, or access to schools and medical care, are forever inferior to those in the county town. Under such circumstances, every villager is thinking of getting the compensation and quickly moving away from this dilapidated village to settle in the county town.
As long as the compensation is sufficient, the villagers think it is worth it, and there’s no one who wouldn’t sell.
It all comes down to one word: money!
Grandpa Gu feels that if they had known the other party would agree so readily, they should have united with other villagers to raise the price a bit more.
Coincidentally, Aunt Gu’s son-in-law thought the same; the difference is that Aunt Gu’s son-in-law was wondering: "Do they even know what this land is for? I’ve heard there’s no plan to build houses."
Aunt Gu’s son-in-law had an idea that was even more perfect, suggesting that the developer buying the land should rebuild houses here so that everyone could get a unit, in addition to the rest of the compensation.
However, his overly ideal plan was shattered by the government’s planning announcement.
Here, it seems there’s no intention to build commercial housing anymore.
In fact, this county town is a fourth-tier city, having long entered an era of excessive inventory of commercial houses. The government is doing its utmost to digest the inventory, so how could they agree to build more houses?
Moreover, many villagers already own houses in the county town. Considering whether to get a house here or to take more money to do other things, they would rather choose the latter.
Therefore, Aunt Gu’s son-in-law had to give up, but he still felt regretful and puzzled: if they’re not building houses, what can they do with the land to make money?
These are not the villagers’ concerns anymore. After signing the contract, moving away, and surrendering the land, it’s no longer their land.
Thus, Grandpa Gu kept emphasizing his cleverness, reiterating: "Get a bit more money at once. The land in our village has always been underdeveloped; they say the feng shui isn’t good, and you can’t get rich growing anything. They don’t understand, even if they take it, it won’t be of any use."
"So, they’re just being foolish." Grandma Gu said in support of her husband, sneering.
The Gu Family nodded repeatedly. This time, everyone received their share of the money, as long as they transferred their household registration back to the village. The only ones who didn’t transfer theirs back were Dad Gu and Mom Gu.
It’s not that Dad Gu and Mom Gu didn’t want to transfer it, but the elderly didn’t inform them in advance, and by the time Dad Gu realized it, the village no longer allowed transfers.
A group of people, like Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu, looked at Dad Gu and Mom Gu, who said nothing, and vaguely felt: the children their parents don’t care for really suffer a big loss.
Presumably, when the two elders pass away, there will be no inheritance left for Dad Gu. Dad Gu’s long years of devotion to the two elders have been substantial, but it’s all hindered by Mom Gu not knowing how to be a good daughter-in-law.
Aunt Gu shook her head again and again.
As far as she’s concerned, Mom Gu is foolish; would it be that hard to sweet-talk a little?
"By the way." Aunt Gu’s son-in-law suddenly asked the two elders, "Do Grandpa and Grandma know which company bought this land?"
He just arrived in this village, and he wasn’t present when the land sale contract was signed. Since entering the village, he has heard all sorts of versions about the company that bought this land, and it seems to carry an inconspicuous and unheard-of name.
