Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife
Chapter 436 Rival in Love (7)

Chapter 436: Chapter 436 Rival in Love (7)

Upon hearing this, Gu Nuan couldn’t help but become curious. How come this village could simply refuse to sell its land when others couldn’t? If that were truly possible, there wouldn’t have been so many notorious forced demolitions across the country.

Indeed, think about it, the village’s geographical location meant that the coastal road should have been built right through the middle of it, but somehow, it was rerouted to bypass the village entirely, turning what should have been a direct route to the city into a longer journey.

Without some strong backing, accomplishing such a feat would be impossible because the road construction was part of a national highway, and there are clear laws stating that in front of national interests, personal gains must take a back seat. Regardless of the compensation set by law, your land must be relinquished. After all, in this country, land is owned collectively by the public; there’s no such thing as private land ownership.

As someone with a background in finance who now worked in a real estate company, Gu Nuan was very clear about these legal provisions.

Just as this puzzle remained unresolved, a village woman let out a sigh: "This time it really is different, just you watch, I’m afraid the land will really have to be sold without letting those old men in our village delay any further—"

Before she could finish, this seemingly unremarkable and remote little village suddenly became unusually lively.

Children ran over, shouting as they came, bellowing like newspaper boys, their expressions full of excitement: "A car’s come—a car’s come—"

A car? Just a car? Some of the newly-rich in the village were said to own Mercedes and BMWs, which to the villagers nowadays, was nothing extraordinary.

The adults listened to the children shouting and responded nonchalantly, "What car?"

"One like we’ve never seen before, so long, it’s like a train—," the messenger child said, gesturing wildly with outstretched arms.

An adult immediately twisted the exaggerating kid’s head with a finger and said, "Speak properly. Is there such a thing as a car that looks like a train? If there were, it wouldn’t be called a car; it’d be straight-up called a train."

The boy felt wronged and shouted back, "You don’t believe me, just go see for yourself! It’s parked by the village chief’s house—"

The adults were startled and immediately thought of the recent rumors about the village possibly selling its land. Consequently, those who had been playing mahjong, no longer caring about winning or losing, abandoned their game and rushed towards the village chief’s house.

Gu Nuan followed the direction of the running crowd, seemingly pushed along the way, to see what the fuss was about.

The village committee usually met in the ancestral hall located in the village. However, everyone knew that village affairs were generally discussed at the village chief’s house first before any formal decision, unless it was a big announcement that needed to be made public.

It was said that the village’s elder authoritative figures and a few reputable young people had all been summoned to the village chief’s house.

As for the car the boy referred to as being as long as a train, it was evidently a high-end motorhome.

Motorhomes were indeed a rare sight for villagers, almost unseen; this specially branded one looked exceptionally grand, not the type made by joining two sedans but a genuine black Rolls-Royce limousine known as "The Throne."

Gu Nuan only remembered that the Xiao Family’s grandfather and the chairman of the company, Xiao Jianming, owned such a motorhome.

Such a car was not only expensive, but ordinary people also generally didn’t dare to buy and ride in it for fear of being mocked by others unless they had the presence and backing required. This is why the nouveau riche usually didn’t dare to buy or ride in such cars. Undoubtedly, anyone brazen enough to arrive in this vehicle had to be of genuine substance.