Chapter 690: Chapter 717 The Front Door Was Dug (1)
Chapter 717: The Front Door Has Been Dug Up
Xiang Juan, who was about to step out of the kitchen, suddenly seemed to think of something and turned back to look at Lin Xi, asking curiously, "Did you major in culinary arts at university?"
Lin Xi was stunned. Isnât becoming a chef something you do at New Oriental?
University, huh, they have a culinary arts major?
Actually, he wasnât too sure, as before he went to Jiangnan University, everything had already been arranged by the old man.
As for Xiang Juan knowing he was in university, last time he told Elder Xiang he was at Jiangnan University, but Elder Xiang didnât ask about the major, and he didnât say it voluntarily.
It seems that Elder Xiang told Xiang Juan.
"Is that right?" Xiang Juan asked again.
Lin Xi shook his head, "Iâm studying finance!"
Upon hearing this, Xiang Juan had a confused look on her face. In her view, if he wasnât studying culinary arts, then how could he have such skill in chopping vegetables and controlling the heat?
In fact, what she didnât know was that even the famous New Oriental couldnât produce a student like Lin Xi.
If they could, then New Oriental would be more formidable than the best schools in the world.
So she continued to ask, "Then how come youâre so good at chopping vegetables and controlling the heat?"
Lin Xi explained seriously, "If someone studying finance didnât have such good knife skills and control, it would be embarrassing to go around saying they studied finance!"
Xiang Juan, "..."
Afterward, Lin Xi didnât pay her any attention and seriously started to simmer the soup.
Xiang Juan snorted coldly and ran out of the kitchen to wash her face.
After washing her face, she checked herself several times in the mirror, making sure her face was clean, and began to lightly apply some makeup and tidy herself up.
Even though she recognized Lin Xiâs teasing last time, for some reason, she was already smitten internally, seeming not to repel Lin Xi at all.
Unlike at school, although there were many boys pursuing her, she didnât want to get close to any of them.
At school, she only wanted to study.
She believed that only by studying well, getting into a good university, and finding a good job, would her grandfather have a good life instead of working from dawn to dusk all year without any holidays.
After dressing up, she nervously walked towards the kitchen.
When she arrived at the kitchen door, she said softly like a little wife, "Lin Xi, Iâm going to cook; letâs eat together when Grandpa comes back!"
Lin Xi nodded, but he didnât turn around. After all, once he was in the kitchen, he would be fully focused and only come out of that state once all the dishes were ready.
Seeing him like this didnât make Xiang Juan angry; instead, it sparked a feeling of joy in her heart.
Serious men are always handsome!
But just as she was about to cook, there came a loud bang from the pharmacy side, followed by several more bangs within seconds.
Xiang Juan showed a puzzled expression and walked towards the door, saying to Lin Xi, "Iâll leave the kitchen to you; Iâm going outside to see whatâs happening!"
Lin Xi also looked towards the shop, frowned, and said, "Iâll go with you!"
Xiang Juan waved her hand, "No need!"
"This is my family; there wonât be any issues!"
"Besides, I kind of know whatâs going on; you donât need to worry!"
Lin Xi thought for a moment and said, "Okay."
If something unexpected were to happen, he could quickly make it there given the short distance. The key point was that he didnât sense anyone formidable outside.
So, as Xiang Juan ran outside, he picked up a piece of wood and threw it into the fire.
It can be said that if Xiang Juan were still present, she would notice that Lin Xiâs control of the heat far exceeded hers. The crucial thing was that Lin Xi was also rinsing rice and preparing to cook.
Of course, cooking was done with firewood, and the tool used for cooking was a big pot.
At Yunlong Mountain, although he used firewood to cook, the tool used wasnât this type of big pot; but the principle was the same.
The cooked meal was just as fragrant.
Meanwhile, Xiang Juan ran to the store, seeing a digger working furiously outside her grandfatherâs shop.
Their house next to it, no one knows when it was leveled.
Clearly, when she returned this afternoon, those houses were still there.
Itâs true that the owners of these houses couldnât withstand the pressure from these small-time thugs and had already moved away.
Only her grandfather was unwilling to move.
Part of the reason is that her grandfather has lived in this house all his life and has a very deep attachment to it.
But the most important reason is the amount of money offered by the developers, which is really too little.
After all, her grandfather is not an unreasonable person.
Her house, with a total area of about two hundred seventy square meters, and the location is very good. If it had to be demolished, at least they should compensate with a house of the same area in an area of equal value.
Even if with some connections, getting double compensation would be easy.
However, the developer only wanted to compensate with a commercial house of one hundred seventy square meters, and the location is much cheaper than their current location. The critical point is that the transportation and living facilities there are still not complete.
So naturally, her grandfather refused to move, determined to be a ânail house,â unless the developer was willing to compensate them with a house of equal value to live in.
As for other residents in this area, those with connections used the backdoor and made a lot, while those without connections had no choice but to accept the developerâs conditions due to pressure from those thugs.
When Lin Xi came last time, there were several families standing firm with them.
But when Ma Sanâs gang tried to make an example out of her grandfatherâs place, they ran into Lin Xi, and coupled with Zhou Yan, the thugs didnât dare use coercive tactics on them anymore.
After that, Ma San vented his anger on the other residents, forcing them to accept the conditions with extreme measures. I heard they nearly killed someone.
So now, it is just she and her grandfather left in this old neighborhood.
Moreover, since there is no one left, her grandfatherâs business has gotten worse; almost every day only two or three people visit, as the location is too inconvenient.
Plus, her grandfather sells medicine without shouting exorbitant prices like those profiteers, so their days are getting harder and harder.
She didnât recognize the person operating the digger.
But among the people standing not far from the digger, one of them is Ma San, whom she grew up with.
It was the same thug who Lin Xi taught a lesson to last time; who would have thought heâd bring people here again.
Of course, he remembered the lesson from last time, so he didnât directly do anything to the Xiang familyâs house, but he ordered the digger to dig constantly near the foundation of the house.
Chunks of soil were continuously thrown aside by the digger, and immediately a pit up to a meter deep appeared. Ma San still didnât call for a stop, and he ordered the digger to dig around Xiang Juanâs house.
It seemed he intended to isolate the Xiang family.
At that time, if Elder Xiang and Xiang Juan didnât use a ladder, they wouldnât be able to get in or out of their house.
Upon seeing this scene, Xiang Juanâs eyes turned red. In her pure world, she never thought such people existed. Suddenly, she angrily shouted,
"Ma San, you bastard, stop immediately!"
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