What is the current situation of Li Dali's family?
They watched others get relocated and achieve overnight wealth, yet they could only live in their small, ground-level apartment.
They worked from sunrise to sunset, destined to never leave Hetang Village.
A future devoid of hope, a life that ended at a glance.
If I had never seen the light, I could have borne the darkness.
At this moment, their family of four could no longer endure their original life.
Zhao E was unwilling.
Li Changchun's house in the city had already received demolition compensation, and now these two dilapidated ground-level apartments were also going to fetch a substantial sum.
The old house they had painstakingly fought for, the ground-level apartment they had labored for years to build, was now worthless.
She was unwilling!
She was unconvinced!
Suddenly, an idea struck her.
"Husband, Changchun hasn't been back in so many years. This house is theoretically ours, so the compensation should go to us too."
Li Dali also coveted the demolition funds.
However, they had been too harsh in the past.
"When we divided the property, this house was already registered. Those two mud houses were in Changchun's name."
"Demolition is a major event involving compensation. The developer must be very cautious. Didn't you hear what they said earlier? They even investigated Changchun's name. Forget about this."
"Is there no way at all? That's money! Don't you want it anymore!" Zhao E said unwillingly.
"Sigh..."
Li Dali sighed.
"I want it, but it's not something you can just have if you want it."
If money were that easy to obtain, why would the world suffer so much?
Looking at the two dilapidated mud houses, and then at their own ground-level apartment, Zhao E doubted life.
Why?
Why was everything she had fought so hard for, while Li Changchun did nothing and became rich overnight due to demolition?
Why was his city house demolished, and now his village house was also being demolished?
Why couldn't this windfall, this "trap from the sky," happen to them just once?
Why was heaven so unfair?
Suddenly, Zhao E's eyes lit up with a flash of inspiration.
"Husband, I have a plan."
Li Dali's family closed the door and held a family meeting.
"The demolition funds for those two mud houses outside are worth far more than our ground-level apartments. We can find a way to communicate with Changchun before the demolition and ask him to give us those two mud houses."
"This way, the demolition funds will be ours."
Upon hearing this, everyone's hopes were ignited.
But at the same time, they faced difficulties.
Li Yong said, "Mom, the houses are about to be demolished. Even if Uncle isn't stupid, he won't give us the mud houses at this time."
Zhao E had made up her mind, and no difficulty could stop her.
"If he doesn't give them to us, we'll find a way to negotiate with him. Didn't you hear the leader say the compensation would be over a million? We'll never earn that much money in our lifetime."
"Now there's a great opportunity before us. We must seize this chance to change our destiny. It all depends on this!"
Li Dali thought the same way and felt that this matter was unavoidable.
"Your mother is right. No matter how difficult it is, if this is successful, we'll be rich."
"I'll call Changchun right now."
"No, no, no."
Zhao E stopped him as if she had thought of something.
"It's hard to explain clearly over the phone. Let's go talk to him in person. It's best to sign the agreement with him in one go. This way, even if he wants to go back on his word later, he can't. With the agreement in hand, it's useless even if he sues."
Li Dali nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, yes, you've thought it through. This is how it should be done to be safe and sound."
"No, I'll quickly have someone draft the agreement now and personally go to Modu to find Chun tomorrow."
Li Dali and his family acted immediately, drafting the agreement overnight.
The next day, they called Li Changchun and set off for Modu.
In a coastal area south of Modu, Tang Xiaomin moved into her new home with her adoptive parents.
The new house was a single-story rural building, simply decorated, facing the sea.
There was an open space in the yard, and a small pond, suitable for planting flowers, vegetables, raising chickens, and ducks.
Upon seeing the house and its conditions, Zhou Xiaolan was overjoyed.
"Xiaomin, Mom loves it here so much. I'll live here from now on and never move again."
"During the day, I can grow vegetables, and when I have time, I can walk on the beach and pick up some free seafood, which will save a lot on grocery bills."
Who would have thought that the fundamental reason Zhou Xiaolan liked this place was that it could save on grocery bills.
Little did she know that Tang Xiaomin had put in a lot of effort to acquire such a good location and build this small house.
A developer had originally intended to buy it, and she had paid a large sum to acquire it from them.
After careful design, it was made to look ordinary, even a bit poor and backward.
"Mom, if you like it, just tell me if you need anything else, and I'll buy it."
Zhou Xiaolan looked at the silent Li Changchun. Since returning from Hetang Village, she hadn't spoken to him.
In fact, she wasn't angry with him, but she had been suppressed by the mistreatment in Hetang Village for too long and had nowhere to vent.
She was closest to Li Changchun, so he naturally became the unfortunate recipient of her displeasure.
"I don't lack anything, ask your dad if he lacks anything."
It was rare for her adoptive parents to quarrel after so many years.
For some reason, Tang Xiaomin found their bickering a bit amusing.
She thought she might have some psychological issues.
"Dad, Mom is asking if there's anything else we lack here?"
Li Changchun was smoking but remained silent for a long time, as if he hadn't heard.
Tang Xiaomin shook her head helplessly.
"Sigh... Dad isn't talking to me."
"Mom, you should ask him yourself."
Ignoring their child, Zhou Xiaolan's eyes immediately widened. She walked over angrily and shouted.
"It's one thing that you're giving me the cold shoulder, but you're ignoring the child too. What are you trying to do?"
"Li Changchun, I've noticed that your thinking has been problematic since you returned from Hetang Village."
Despite being lectured, Li Changchun didn't get angry and chuckled.
"What's wrong with my thinking? I was just thinking about something and didn't hear you."
"Xiaomin, what did you just say?"
Tang Xiaomin: ...
Suddenly, Tang Xiaomin thought of something.
"Dad, did your uncle's family call you again?"
Mentioning Li Dali's family, Zhou Xiaolan's expression changed, and she went straight to the kitchen, not wanting to hear a word.
Li Changchun, looking helpless, told Tang Xiaomin what had happened.
"Your uncle called me last night and said he wanted to come to Modu to see me and apologize. He's already on his way."
"He's coming all this way, so it wouldn't be right for me not to see him."