The Fortunate Demoniac Little Village Doctor
Chapter 756: 704 Jealousy

Chapter 756: Chapter 704 Jealousy

With those three gone, Liu Hun returned home to find that his parents weren’t there; they must have gone out to harvest the wheat. Liu Hun didn’t mind much. As lifelong farmers, they couldn’t rest unless they were growing something.

Looking at the empty house, Liu Hun simply headed straight to Chu Mengyao’s place.

He hadn’t visited Chu Mengyao recently because of Alice’s situation, but now that Alice had left, Liu Hun naturally thought he should check on Chu Mengyao and discuss the upcoming development plans for Shanghe Village.

“Ah, Mengyao’s cooking? That’s perfect because I haven’t had lunch yet.” Upon arriving at the yard, Liu Hun saw Chu Mengyao washing vegetables. His eyes lit up, and he walked over to her with a smile.

Chu Mengyao caught sight of Liu Hun appearing at the gate, and a flash of joy twinkled in her beautiful eyes, but in the next instant, her face turned cold, and she continued washing her vegetables without uttering a word.

“What’s the matter? Did someone dare to bully our beautiful village chief? Tell me, and I’ll beat him so bad he won’t recognize his own parents,” Liu Hun feigned confusion, shamelessly approached Chu Mengyao, helped wash the vegetables, and spoke without an ounce of shame.

“Weren’t you passed out in the arms of tenderness? What are you doing here?!” Chu Mengyao rolled her eyes and spoke coldly upon seeing Liu Hun’s shameless demeanor.

“What’s this? I sense a strong whiff of jealousy in the air.” Liu Hun’s eyes spun around before finally resting on Chu Mengyao’s face.

Chu Mengyao’s cheeks turned slightly red under Liu Hun’s direct gaze, but she still ignored him.

Seeing her reaction, Liu Hun couldn’t help but sigh, “The thing with Alice is kind of complicated. I initially just pitied her and gave her something to eat. I never expected it to develop into this situation, and for the sake of the development of Shanghe Village, I had no choice.”

“No choice? Every news outlet in the country has been talking about you two these past few days. How is that having no choice? It seems like you’re enjoying the attention,” Chu Mengyao said with disdain as she looked at Liu Hun.

Seeing that Chu Mengyao was still jealous, Liu Hun replied with a wry smile, “What status does Alice hold, and what is mine? It’s impossible for us to ever cross paths. Besides, deep down, I only think of her as a sister. Plus, if it wasn’t for Alice’s help, the Beauty Pills would not have sold for seven billion.”

“What? Seven billion?” Chu Mengyao was shocked upon hearing this astronomical figure.

“All that I’ve done is to fully develop Shanghe Village. I’ve already invested all seven billion into the village,” Liu Hun nodded.

This time, Chu Mengyao lifted her head and carefully observed Liu Hun’s calm face, feeling an inexplicable warmth in her heart.

In her view, Liu Hun was doing all this because of her. After all, Liu Hun was well off by himself; why else would he lead the entire village to wealth? Apart from her, Chu Mengyao, there seemed to be no other reason.

Seven billion invested just like that was certainly not something an average person could do. Moreover, if Liu Hun truly liked Alice, Chu Mengyao naturally couldn’t compare with Alice’s beauty.

But faced with Alice’s public confession at the concert, Liu Hun didn’t respond, which gradually made Chu Mengyao believe what he said.

“Let’s go, let’s start cooking. Afterward, I’ll take you somewhere,” said Liu Hun, quickly washing the vegetables and then turning to the kitchen to busily get to work, acting as though he was in his own home.

Chu Mengyao stood at the kitchen entrance, somewhat dazed as she watched Liu Hun bustling around.

Every girl likes a capable man, especially one shrouded in mystery, who draws their attention and, unbeknownst to them, makes them fall for him.

Chu Mengyao was exactly in such a state, perhaps unaware herself, but it was a fact.

After they finished lunch, Liu Hun took Chu Mengyao to the seaside, where the golden beach was deserted, and the horizon stretched across the sea surface, relaxing the soul.

“Shanghe Village has such a beautiful place. It’s so pretty.” The natural, undeveloped beach was even more charming.

“Although it’s small, I used to come here to collect scallops and the like as a child. What do you think, want to give it a try? The tide has just gone out; it’s the best time to collect scallops,” said Liu Hun, smiling gently as he saw how excited Chu Mengyao was.

“Sure, sure, I’ve never done this before; it must be so fun,” Chu Mengyao was like a child, rolling up her trouser legs, her face filled with smiles as she walked towards the sandy beach ahead.

Liu Hun followed closely, but after a while, Chu Mengyao realized that collecting scallops wasn’t easy. Many were either already dead or irregularly shaped. Moreover, with each wave, she became unsteady, and some of them almost knocked her into the sea.

“Your body should be slightly bent to maintain balance, and when picking scallops, you should choose those buried in the sand, not the ones exposed on the surface, so the scallops you collect aren’t dead,” Liu Hun said, looking at the slightly annoyed Chu Mengyao, unable to suppress his laughter.

Beside the sea, Liu Hun briefly discussed the future development plans of Shanghe Village with Chu Mengyao. When she heard Liu Hun had invested an initial seventeen billion yuan, it came as quite a shock to her.

But as Liu Hun continued to explain, Chu Mengyao gradually realized that seventeen billion yuan wasn’t really that much for the project, and it might not even be enough for later stages.

That is the hefty price of wanting to create a world-class village; it’s not something a small amount of money can solve.

“Hun, why did you call all of us here? What exactly are you trying to do?” At that moment, within the courtyard of the village committee office in Shanghe Village, Auntie Huang asked curiously.

Following Auntie Huang’s question, all eyes in the room nearly instantly shifted to Liu Hun, completely overlooking Chu Mengyao standing beside him.

“Ahem…” Seeing the somewhat displeased expression on Chu Mengyao’s face, Liu Hun couldn’t help but reveal a hint of embarrassment.

“You say it, since my voice as the village chief doesn’t carry as much weight as yours,” Chu Mengyao said with a roll of her eyes, speaking in an irritated tone, as if sensing Liu Hun’s concerns.

Liu Hun didn’t refute this; after all, speaking himself would have a much better effect.

“The reason I’ve called everyone here today is to make an announcement about the future construction and development of Shanghe Village. Most of you should know by now that I plan to build a factory site in Shanghe Village. Having received my ancestors’ inheritance, I naturally won’t forget our fellow villagers,” Liu Hun nodded and said.

“What are you messing around with, Hun? Who said you have the final say in the construction of the village?” Liu Guozhong, upon hearing his son’s words, raised his eyebrows and scolded directly.

“Dad, I obviously have my plans, and now that your son has grown up, you should trust me,” Liu Hun said earnestly to his father.

Looking into his son’s earnest eyes, Liu Guozhong still found it hard to let go, hesitating, he asked, “Well, tell me, what exactly do you want to do next?”

“I want to develop the hills behind into a tourist spot. Plus, with Shanghe Village close to the coast, if we make some alterations to the coastal area, it could become a natural port. Not only will it make travel and transport of goods more convenient in the future, but everyone could also catch fish and earn some extra money,” Liu Hun said slowly.

“Yikes! You little rascal, think you can reach the sky? With the measly money you’ve earned, you want to develop the hills into a tourist area? That’s not even enough to fill a gap between your teeth,” Liu Guozhong rebuked angrily.

This time it wasn’t because he didn’t believe in his son’s abilities; the project was simply too big, beyond what they could handle.

“Liu Hun, you have to eat one bite at a time, and take steps one by one; otherwise, if you overstep, you’ll trip on your own feet. Even though I don’t understand much about these things, when that old ghost in my house was still alive, just building one house could cost hundreds of thousands, if not millions. And developing the hills is a massive undertaking; the funds required wouldn’t be a mere one or two million. Sometimes, you have to measure your capabilities before acting,” Liu Hun’s second aunt said with a hint of sarcasm.

After being bested by Liu Hun time and again, she harbored a great deal of anger in her heart.

She would never miss an opportunity to mock Liu Hun.

“And as for your abilities, they aren’t even worth mentioning. In the eyes of real wealthy people, you’re less than nothing,” Liu Hun’s second aunt continued her satire when Liu Hun didn’t speak up.

“How much money, then, do you think qualifies someone as wealthy? And how much do you think is needed to develop the hills?” Liu Hun, consistently irritated by his second aunt meddling in his affairs, couldn’t help but feel annoyed.

Seeing Liu Hun’s smirk, the second aunt wasn’t intimidated, knowing that Liu Hun would never really confront her directly, so she boldly claimed, “A wealthy man, of course, has assets worth hundreds of millions; with the way you are now, you’ll never reach that realm in your lifetime. And to develop Shanghe Village, I reckon it will take at least twenty or thirty million; do you have that kind of money?”

Before Liu Hun could reply to his second aunt’s words, Chu Mengyao, who was standing by, suddenly burst into a radiant smile.

“What are you laughing at?” Liu Hun’s second aunt couldn’t help but grind her teeth when she saw Chu Mengyao’s demeanor.

“I’m laughing at your ignorance,” Chu Mengyao said bluntly, looking at Liu Hun’s second aunt.

“You!” Liu Hun’s second aunt’s face turned rather ugly, but remembering Chu Mengyao’s status, she bit her lip and ultimately held back.

She could mock Liu Hun with impunity, but she didn’t dare offend Chu Mengyao, the nominal village chief of Shanghe Village.

“You might have heard that Hun made some money when he woke up. Yes, that was all made by Hun himself, crafting Medicine Pills by hand. And the Beauty Pill that took Fenglin County by storm these past few days was created by him,” Chu Mengyao said smoothly.