Chapter 573: Public Restroom Turmoil

Father Lin and Mrs. Lin stayed at home today, instead of doing farm work. If it were an ordinary day, they would be out in the fields, where there’s always work to be done.

Because Lin Shanshan came back, they took the rare opportunity to be lazy and stay home with their daughter. In a couple of days, she would be leaving again.

However, unexpectedly, it suddenly became lively outside the house. Father Lin went out to take a look, and it turned out the village chief had come with a group of people, followed by a bunch of idly curious villagers.

"What’s going on?"

"What’s the village chief planning to do?"

"I heard it’s because Lin Fan refused to treat the village chief’s son’s injury today. The village chief is here for revenge!"

"It looks like a big scene; is he going to hit Lin Fan?"

"No way, the village chief wouldn’t do something like that. It’s illegal, and besides, Lin Fan’s not here but at the clinic, so they wouldn’t come here to hit him!"

"What’s the village chief up to?"

The idly curious villagers started discussing among themselves, all very curious.

Father Lin was also puzzled and asked, "Village chief, what are you doing here?"

The village chief seemed oblivious to Father Lin as he turned to the villagers and loudly announced, "Well, as everyone knows, West River Village is quite poor. As the village chief, it’s my responsibility to lead everyone to prosperity, to help everyone live a good life. It’s my duty. I have a plan to develop the tourism industry here in West River Village, to attract tourists, increase villagers’ income, and for our village’s construction and development the infrastructure has to be improved first. For example, toilets. Everyone has emergencies, so when tourists come and need a toilet, what are they supposed to do? They can’t keep borrowing from the villagers, can they? It’s very inconvenient. So the most important thing is to build a public toilet. I’ve scouted for a long time, and I’ve finally selected a perfect spot, right here on this piece of vacant land, for building a public toilet!"

As he spoke, the village chief pointed to a piece of land.

It was surprisingly the vacant land in front of Lin Fan’s house.

The village chief continued, "This piece of land belonged to our bachelor Old Lin, and now that he’s passed away without any heirs, it has been reclaimed by the village as public land, making it vacant land. It’s great—flat, smooth, and crucially, accessible from all sides, making it very convenient for tourists to use the toilet."

What?

The villagers looked at each other, bewildered.

Who would have guessed that the village chief would gather a group of people here to build a public toilet!

This couldn’t be happening!

This is not a garden being built; it’s a public toilet.

How smelly it will be!

The public toilet may be convenient for tourists, but for the villagers living nearby, it’s simply a nightmare.

The Lin Family would be the ones to suffer first; if the toilet were really built, every time they opened their door they’d see the toilet, and every time they opened their door the stench of the toilet would hit them. Imagine the "refreshing" experience...

It was deliberate!

The village chief was doing this on purpose!

Because Lin Fan refused to treat Chen Junjie’s broken leg, the village chief’s revenge came after all, and this was his revenge.

It’s got to be said, the village chief’s move was dirty.

Father Lin frowned. He didn’t know about Lin Fan offending the village chief, but he felt the village chief’s actions were really puzzling.

"Village chief, if I may speak frankly, firstly, I completely support our development, but our house is right across from this land. Building a public toilet here would be very inconvenient for us. Every time we open the door, there would be a stench. Even with the door closed, there would still be a stench. Eating and sleeping with the toilet smell — how could this be okay? We couldn’t live here in the future! Village chief, shouldn’t you consider our situation and choose another location?" Father Lin said.

Lin Shanshan said, "Exactly, building a toilet here, how are my parents supposed to live?"

Lin Shanshan was a bit angry; she never imagined the village chief could be so blind to the situation. It seemed like he was doing it on purpose, what a joke!

The village chief seemed to notice Father Lin for the first time, chuckling, "Da Gui, you also know the village has to develop, right? Let me tell you, I spent a lot of effort to plan this public toilet, checked many places, none were suitable, only this place is perfect. It really can’t be changed anymore. If we change it again, our village’s development will be delayed. We can’t let your family drag down the village’s development, can we? Sometimes we have to make a bit of a sacrifice. Da Gui, you must have some spirit of sacrifice and not be so selfish. For everyone’s sake, endure it and it will pass. What’s toilet smell anyway? At first it might be hard to get used to, but after some time you won’t even notice it."

Father Lin: "This..."

For a moment, he didn’t know how to refute.

Of course he didn’t agree to have a toilet built in front of his house, but with the village chief’s righteous words accusing him of hindering the village’s development, what could he say?

If he opposed it, he would be going against the interests of the entire village. He was an honest and straightforward person, never had a quarrel with anyone, how could he possibly oppose the entire village.

"I object!"

Lin Shanshan stood up and said.

The village chief glanced at Lin Shanshan, chuckling, "What are you objecting to? You’re just a girl, you’ll be married off someday anyway, what does this have to do with you? Just leave it to your dad. Old Lin, if there are no problems, I’ll have the workers start now. There really won’t be any issues, trust me, after some time you won’t even notice the smell. I’ve hired these workers at quite a cost, and they’re paid by the hour. As we speak, money is being spent. Don’t just stand there, let’s get started."

The village chief signaled to his group of people, and they were equipped with tools, ready to start immediately.

The Lin Family was in a panic; the village chief was really going to build the toilet there. Would they still be able to live here?

This wasn’t simply a matter of selfishness or not, but what the village chief was doing harmed the interests of their family. Protecting one’s own interests is not selfish; it’s a right everyone should have.

Besides, why should the Lin Family sacrifice themselves for everyone else just because the village chief said it was for the community?

"Village chief, I heard you brought a group of people over; I thought you were going to tear down my house, what a small-minded thought I had, but you can’t blame me. Your son did threaten me a few days ago, saying he’d come and tear down my house. Building a public toilet, developing the village, all good things. I support it wholeheartedly."

Then, a voice came over.

Everyone turned to see Lin Fan walking over.

What?

The villagers were stunned.

Lin Fan actually agreed to the building of the public toilet?

No way, it’s going to be built in front of his house, and he agrees?

The village chief sneered, "Lin Fan, your awareness is quite high, indeed, as a college student, you have a different mindset. Old Lin, you should learn from your son."

Father Lin was dumbfounded. What was going on? Lin Fan actually agreed to build a public toilet in front of their house?