Reborn-After-C78
by MarineTLChapter 78: The Sparrow Trying to Climb the Noble Branch!
“Cao Yuan, is everything done?”
At Qiankun Group, Jiang Rou was leisurely lounging in her office chair. Upon receiving Cao Yuan’s call, she smirked.
Li Family Village was just a remote little village, taking it over was practically a matter of minutes.
The villagers probably felt like they hit the jackpot, and they might even feel grateful to them!
“Jiang, Jiang Boss, there’s a big problem!”
Cao Yuan’s face was filled with worry.
“What’s going on?”
Hearing this, Jiang Rou immediately sat up and asked sharply.
“All the houses in Li Family Village have been bought! The villagers are now busy moving out!”
Cao Yuan reported everything he knew to Jiang Rou.
“Hmm?”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Rou couldn’t stay calm. She suddenly stood up, and the smile on her face disappeared.
“Are you sure about this?”
“Yes! We came a step too late! Jiang Boss, what should we do now?” Cao Yuan asked in panic.
“Too late? Who the hell took our deal!”
At this point, Jiang Rou couldn’t hold back and cursed.
She forced herself to calm down, processing the new information.
Li Family Village, that shabby place, there was no one but them, Qiankun Group, who would be interested in it before the government made an announcement.
But someone beat them to it.
This could only mean two things.
One possibility was that a competitor knew Qiankun Group’s plans and deliberately bought the village first to mess with them.
The other possibility was that someone leaked the news about the subway line passing through.
But no matter which situation it was, Qiankun Group was at a disadvantage.
“Cao Yuan, go find a villager and ask for information about the buyer—how much they paid for each house, when they bought it, and so on. Report back to me after you get the details!”
After calming herself, Jiang Rou gave the order.
“Got it! I’ll get right on it!”
Hanging up the phone, Cao Yuan took a muscular man with him and headed to a villager’s house.
“Old man, are you free?”
They approached an elderly man sitting leisurely at the village entrance, and Cao Yuan quickly greeted him.
“…Old man? I’m a strong, young middle-aged man!”
The man Cao Yuan approached was Li Biao, who had acted as an intermediary between Shen Fei and the villagers of Li Family Village.
Seeing the villagers busy moving their belongings and checking his bank balance, Li Biao was ecstatic.
Shen Fei not only gave him an extra 100,000 for the house but also another 30,000 as a reward for his hard work.
Taking advantage of the situation, he told the villagers how hard he worked to convince Shen Fei to buy the village, embellishing the story, and they all believed him.
Each family even gave him an additional 2,000 yuan as thanks.
As a result, he made an extra 200,000-300,000 yuan besides the house price.
Now, he had 150,000 yuan in hand!
He considered himself a small-time wealthy man.
He even generously gifted furniture to other villagers.
But now, being called “Old Man” out of the blue, how could he stand it?
Cao Yuan, being a perceptive elite, was not offended by Li Biao’s response. She quickly smiled and said,
“Big Brother! Big Brother, it’s just that I’m bad with words, please don’t mind me!”
Li Biao nodded with satisfaction.
“Alright, what do you need me for?”
“Well, I noticed that the villagers in Li Family Village are all moving. What’s going on?” Cao Yuan asked.
“This is a blessing for Li Family Village!” Li Biao immediately became excited when the topic came up.
“Blessing?” Cao Yuan was confused.
“Yes! Just yesterday, a big boss came to our village and bought up all the land! For Li Family Village to have this kind of fortune, it’s truly heaven’s blessing!” Li Biao said, full of emotion.
Cao Yuan quickly asked,
“Wow, that boss is quite generous! How much did it cost?”
“Of course, it was generous! Over 80 million, and it was spent without hesitation! Not even a blink of an eye!”
Li Biao remembered Shen Fei’s demeanor when he paid, and couldn’t help but feel admiration.
Suddenly, he turned to Cao Yuan.
“Hey, why are you so interested in this? What are you trying to do?”
“Big Brother, don’t we all like a little gossip?” Cao Yuan replied, pretending to be mysterious, and whispered, “By the way, do you have that boss’s phone number?”
Li Biao looked at Cao Yuan suspiciously.
“What do you want his phone number for?”
“Well, after hearing you talk, it seems like this boss is quite rich, and I’d like to get to know him!”
Cao Yuan smiled.
But as soon as the words left her mouth, Li Biao’s expression changed.
Get to know him?
That sounds nice!
Li Biao thought to himself, suspecting that Cao Yuan was just another sparrow trying to climb the noble branch.
He crossed his arms and said,
“I actually do have that boss’s phone number! It’s the only one in the whole village! I understand if you want it, but why should I give it to you?”
Hearing this, Cao Yuan immediately understood the implication of Li Biao’s words.
“Alright, Big Brother, how about 3,000 yuan? Is that enough?”
She thought that would be enough to convince him.
However, Li Biao’s face turned dark.
“3,000? For that, I’ll give you five digits worth!”
If Li Family Village were the same as before, he wouldn’t have said anything. But now, with money in his pocket, he had become a lot bolder.
“5,000! Big Brother, this should be enough, right?” Cao Yuan was slightly stunned.
She had underestimated the greed of these villagers.
“No!”
Li Biao rolled his eyes at Cao Yuan, patted his butt, and was ready to stand up.
Seeing this, Cao Yuan panicked.
He was confident, so he must really have it.
Reluctantly, she had to trust him and hurriedly stopped Li Biao.
“Big Brother, 10,000! That’s the most I can do!”
“Now you’re getting it right!” Li Biao sneered.
He then took out his phone and showed her his payment code.
Once the 10,000 yuan was transferred, he said leisurely,
“Now I’ll give you the boss’s number!”
After getting Shen Fei’s number, Cao Yuan didn’t waste any more time with Li Biao.
She rushed back to the car and immediately called Jiang Rou.
“Jiang Boss, I found out! The person who bought Li Family Village just yesterday! He spent 80 million for all 70 households, over 1 million per household!”
Cao Yuan quickly reported all the information she had gathered.
“Yesterday?!”
Jiang Rou hesitated.
That was a day earlier than when they arrived at Li Family Village.
“Did you find out anything about the buyer?”
“According to the villagers, they don’t know much about him! As long as someone pays and the price is reasonable, the villagers are willing to sell! We only know the buyer’s name—Shen Fei!”
“Shen Fei?”
Jiang Rou quickly scanned her memory of the top elites, but didn’t recall anyone by that name.
“Can you get in touch with him?”
“I can! But Jiang Boss, you’ll have to reimburse me for the 10,000 yuan I spent on the number!”
“Don’t worry! Now go figure out what he wants!”
“Got it!”
After hanging up, Jiang Rou stared out the window, her eyes dark and brooding.
No matter how she analyzed it, the situation was extremely grim…