Fu Manyun unceremoniously sat down on the chair next to the Eight Immortals table, crossed his legs, lit a cigarette and said:
"Brother Xu, this five hundred thousand is the signing fee. As long as you sign, the money will be yours."
"This, this, this..." Xu Zhinian was nervous and didn't know what to say. He was an honest farmer and had seen such occasions before.
The eldest son had worked outside for several years and had seen a lot of markets. He calculated in his mind that the amount the clan leader promised them to pay before the down payment for buying a house was more than the 500,000 yuan, not to mention that the relatives in the clan also gave them money to their brothers.
The three have arranged a good job, so the five hundred thousand is nothing. Thinking of this, he said:
"We don't want money. We will do whatever the Xu family patriarch tells us to do. Don't bother."
After hearing what his eldest son said, Fu Manyun sneered and continued:
"The demolition house was chosen on the outskirts of the city. According to your family's situation, you could only get one. I promise you that in addition to the one your family deserves, I will give you two more houses so that each of your brothers can have one.
Suite. My commitment can be written in the demolition agreement."
"Ah!" After hearing Fu Manyun's words, the three brothers exclaimed at the same time.
Give three houses? Is this true? In this way, you don’t need to take out a loan to buy a house. It doesn’t matter whether you have a decent job or not. The signing fee of 500,000 yuan can be used for decoration. These ideas quickly spread
It was created in the minds of the four masters and kept growing.
"I, I..." Xu Zhinian wanted to say something but couldn't.
The eldest son was anxiously on the side and was about to talk, but Xu Zhinian grabbed him. He swallowed and stammered:
"I, let's, discuss it."
"Okay, you can discuss it slowly, I'm not in a hurry." Fu Manyun stood up, patted the five bundles of money and said:
"The money will stay here for now. If you want to sign it, you can keep it. If you don't sign it, I will take it away and go to someone else's house."
After Fu Manyun left Xu Zhinian's home, the family immediately exploded. They rushed to the Eight Immortals table to pick up the money and weigh it. Everyone had a greedy smile on their faces. Just as they were intoxicated with the money,
There was another knock on the door. The voice of the patriarch Xu Zhijun came from the door.
"Zhinian, open the door, it's me."
When Xu Zhinian's family heard the clan leader knocking on the door, they all panicked and quickly put the money back on the Eight Immortals table, looking at each other in confusion as to what to do.
"The money must be hidden so that the patriarch cannot see it," the eldest son said.
"Yes, hide it quickly." Xu Zhinian said.
So each member of the family picked up a bundle of money, ran to the back room, and hid the money under the quilt.
"What are you waiting for? The door hasn't been opened for so long." Xu Zhijun complained after entering the door.
"No, I didn't do anything. I just frightened those people and didn't dare to open the door." Xu Zhinian replied.
"What did that female goblin say when she came to your house just now?" Xu Zhijun asked, sitting where Fu Manyun was sitting.
"Patriarch, the woman didn't say anything, she just asked us to sign." Xu Zhinian quickly took out a cigarette and asked the patriarch.
"What benefits did they promise you?"
Xu Zhinian and his eldest son exchanged glances. The eldest son understood and quickly took out a lighter to light the cigarette for the patriarch, and then said:
"She said she would give us 200,000 yuan as a signing fee, but we would confiscate her money."
"Two hundred thousand?" Xu Zhijun smiled and said:
"It seems that they are not very generous. They only allow you two hundred thousand, which is not as much as our people give you."
"Yes, yes, we know better and will not sign that." Xu Zhinian said quickly.
"Okay, Zhinian and the three children can understand the righteousness, and the clan members and I are very happy. Now the three children's jobs have been solved. Next, I urge the clan members to raise the down payment as soon as possible.
I’ll buy you a house quickly and solve your worries.”
"Thank you, patriarch, for your concern."
"But let's talk about the ugly things up front. No matter what conditions the Wang family and the developer promise you, you cannot sign the demolition agreement. We, the Xu family, must sign it together, and we must not act alone. Do you understand?"
"Understood, we will never sign without the clan leader's order."
"Okay, if you sign without authorization for some immediate benefits, don't blame the Xu family for being unkind!"
"Clan leader, don't worry."
After the patriarch Xu Zhijun left Xu Zhinian's home, the whole family breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ran to the back room to take out the five hundred thousand cash and pile it on the Eight Immortals' table.
"Dad, what do you think we should do?" the eldest son asked.
"Oh, I know what to do." Xu Zhinian lowered his head and said.
"I think we should just sign it. What a good condition. If the house and money are included, it will cost almost several million. We will never earn so much money in our lifetime," said the second son.
"That's right, you don't have to worry about anything after you sign." The younger son said.
"But once we sign, we can no longer be the Xu family!" Xu Zhinian said.
"Dad, if you want to be more liberal, don't do it if you don't do it. At worst, we will cut off all contact with them." The eldest son said.
"Isn't this good? I won't even have any relatives in the future." My mother, who had been silent all this time, said.
The family didn't turn on the lights and sat around the pile of money to discuss until midnight. Finally, the five of them moved the money to the closet and hid it.
The next day, Fu Manyun knocked on the door of Xu Zhinian's house again. This time, the door opened quickly, and Fu Manyun left quickly. When she left, she held the signed demolition agreement in her hand, with a look on her face.
Full of smiles.
Originally, Xu Zhinian asked Fu Manyun to keep their family secret before signing, but who knew that as soon as Fu Manyun left Xu Zhinian's house, the young and old men of the Xu family rushed into their house, tied up Xu Zhinian and took him to the ancestral hall. Xu Zhinian
The news that the family has signed has already spread throughout the streets.
After listening to Xu Zhinian’s signing process, Xu Wen said to Xu Zhijun:
"Third uncle, tell Uncle Zhinian to go home."
"How can that be done? We can't let him go back until the matter is resolved." Xu Zhijun said angrily.
"Third uncle, listen to me and ask Uncle Zhinian to go back. Every family has difficult times to recite sutras, and there is nothing wrong with Uncle Zhinian doing this. Anyway, the words have been signed, and there is no point in saying anything. Let's go again
Find a way."
After listening to Xu Wen's words, Xu Zhijun felt that it made sense. He felt that keeping Xu Zhinian here was of no use, and might leak their plan. Thinking of this, he waved his hand and said:
"Tell him to go."
When Xu Zhinian heard that he was told to leave, he quickly knelt down in front of his ancestor's memorial tablet and kowtowed loudly. Seeing this, several descendants quickly walked over and pulled him up, holding his hands and feet to pull him up.
He threw it outside the door of the ancestral hall, and then closed the door of the ancestral hall with a bang.