Chapter 125: Homesick?

Yunhe Manor.

Han Xinyan stood frozen for a long time, trying to process everything that Shen Fei had just said.

She was initially quite shocked, but after thinking about Shen Fei’s recent behavior, she found it rather reasonable.

Apart from the fact that Shen Fei already possessed several billion in assets, Han Xinyan had come to accept his words.

However, while accepting them, she still wanted to take some time to think things through rationally.

She packed her luggage, grabbed her toiletries, and went into the bathroom.

Seeing this, Shen Fei chuckled helplessly, then took Shen Jiayue back to the living room to watch “Bears in Trouble.”

At that moment, a phone rang, breaking the silence.

When Shen Fei saw the caller ID, he was stunned.

It was expected.

After soothing Shen Jiayue, he stepped out onto the balcony with his phone.

“Mr. Li, what’s the matter?” Shen Fei asked knowingly.

“Good evening, Mr. Shen!” Li Biao awkwardly greeted him.

Before Li Biao could explain the reason for the call, a representative from Li Jia Village grabbed the phone.

The speaker immediately put it on speakerphone and announced loudly,

“Mr. Shen, I presume? I’m the representative of Li Jia Village, and I have some matters to discuss with you!”

“Oh? What is it?” Shen Fei asked, a teasing smile appearing on his face.

“Well, you remember how you bought all the land in Li Jia Village? Now we’re feeling homesick and don’t want to sell to you anymore! Let us know when it’s convenient to finalize the transfer. Don’t worry, we’ll return the same price you offered at the time!” the representative said sternly.

“That doesn’t sound right! You were all eager to sell when you first agreed! Now, why are you changing your mind? Besides, this was all handled through the proper channels, legally recognized. You have no grounds to back out!” Shen Fei replied.

“Mr. Shen, let’s not get bogged down in legalities! The subway line 5 is about to pass through Li Jia Village, and the Qiankun Group is going to build a soccer stadium there… You probably knew about this before us, right?” the representative probed.

“So what?” Shen Fei retorted.

“So, the land in Li Jia Village has increased in value several times! You offered us just a little over a million back then. Isn’t that intentionally taking advantage of us?” the representative said angrily.

“Taking advantage of you? You people need to make sense! Back then, the land in Li Jia Village wasn’t even worth twenty thousand, no one wanted it! If I didn’t need a large plot of cheap land to build a factory, why would I even consider your village?” Shen Fei’s tone grew slightly irritated.

“When I offered you over a million per household, you weren’t complaining! And who could have known that Qiankun Group would build a soccer field or that the subway would pass through?”

“But now the situation is different!” the representative shot back.

“So what?” Shen Fei said, laughing at their shamelessness.

When he bought the land in Li Jia Village, he had already anticipated this situation.

And he decided that if these people came to him again, he would give them an additional thirty thousand per household.

After all, in his previous life, when Qiankun Group took over the land, they only offered about a million.

But Shen Fei had already given them over a million per household. Overall, this was a fair deal.

Besides, in his previous life, the villagers had also protested at Qiankun Group, but the procedure had been legal, and the group didn’t budge. The matter had eventually died down.

This time, he intended to give them an additional thirty thousand as compensation.

As a businessman, he didn’t have to do this.

But driven by humanitarian concerns, Shen Fei wanted to show some kindness.

“Mr. Shen, it’s about fairness! Even if you don’t return the land, it’s not too much to give each household a bit more, is it?” the representative said, stubbornly.

“Not too much? Fine, I’m not wasting time on nonsense. Thirty thousand per household it is!” Shen Fei replied.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, an enraged voice shouted through the speaker.

“Thirty thousand? Are you mocking us? That land, who doesn’t know that it’s now worth at least ten to twenty times what we paid? If you weren’t trying to scam us, each household would now be getting at least ten million!”

Upon hearing this, the other villagers from Li Jia Village fell silent.

After all, they had been thinking the same thing.

Thirty thousand was nothing compared to the millions they were expecting.

But they overlooked the fact that even if Shen Fei didn’t compensate them, they had no legal grounds to demand anything.

When they sold the land, they had all been happy with the deal.

Now, they were showing this attitude. Anyone who saw them would think they deserved what they got.

Moreover, in his past life, Qiankun Group hadn’t given the villagers any extra compensation. The villagers had been unhappy and even protested at Qiankun Group.

When this incident went public, it quickly attracted national attention.

Aside from a few overly sympathetic people, no rational person supported the villagers’ actions.

In the end, the matter died down without Qiankun Group offering compensation.

Compared to that, Shen Fei’s approach in this life was already very benevolent.

After hearing the villager’s outburst, Shen Fei let out a cold laugh.

Thirty thousand was too little?

This was them pushing their luck.

“So how much do you think is reasonable?” Shen Fei asked, his patience wearing thin.

“Five million! At least five million!” the same angry voice responded.

“Five million? Fine!” Shen Fei replied.

Upon hearing this, the villagers of Li Jia Village let out a long sigh of relief.

They hadn’t expected the matter to resolve so smoothly.

Just as they were about to thank him, they froze when they heard what Shen Fei said next.

“Then we can’t negotiate anymore. Don’t talk to me about five million. Not even thirty thousand. I wouldn’t give you a single cent!”

With that, Shen Fei hung up the phone.

Human nature was complex, especially when it came to greed.

These people clearly didn’t appreciate the kindness Shen Fei had shown.

“… Damn! So ungrateful!” the villager who had demanded five million yelled as the line went dead.

“Five million was too much…” another villager muttered softly.

“Five million is too much? Our houses were worth at least ten million if we hadn’t sold!” the five-million-demanding villager immediately retorted.

“But now, he only wants to give us thirty thousand! We’ve pissed him off, and now we won’t get a cent!” someone else pointed out.

Upon hearing that, everyone fell silent.

Because they suddenly realized that this land wasn’t being acquired by the group.

Even if they protested, there was no way to force Shen Fei to give them more money.

“Let’s try calling him again!” the representative sighed, exhausted.

But after that, they were unable to get through to Shen Fei again.

Besides blocking Li Biao’s calls, Shen Fei had also activated call blocking.

At this point, the villagers were completely panicked.

“I still think that thirty thousand per household is quite generous!” the representative said regretfully, shaking his head.