Yan Menghan arrived, bringing two construction engineering experts.
The construction company was completely bewildered. They hadn't expected such a small matter to be blown up by Lu Fan! Wasn't every project like this? Didn't all projects involve secretly selling materials? Otherwise, what would the lower-level officials from the foreman down eat and drink?
This small matter, if spoken by someone else, might have been treated as a joke, but when Lu Fan said it, no one dared to laugh.
"Zhou Tao! You're fired!"
When the director of the construction company said this to Zhou Tao, Zhou Tao almost collapsed. He had only accepted five hundred yuan, was it that serious?
Zhang San and his wife, crying and wailing, came to Lu Fan's doorstep and sat in the yard, refusing to leave. They had originally wanted to take advantage of the situation, spending five hundred yuan to buy three truckloads of materials. They planned to pave the yard with cement and replace the gate with a more impressive one, to show off in the village.
Unexpectedly, they didn't get their way. The materials were returned, and the five hundred yuan was not refunded. Zhou Tao had already been dismissed and left. Who could they demand the money from?
So, Zhang San came to Lu Fan's family, demanding that Lu Fan return the five hundred yuan. If he didn't, they would cause a scene and refuse to leave. They hadn't profited from the orchard incident last time and had even been disqualified by Lu Fan from planting vegetables. The couple had been holding a lot of resentment. Living in the same village, why did other families earn so much money every day, while Lu Fan wouldn't let them? Wasn't this bullying?
Lu Changfu and Zhao Rongrong looked worried. With these two scoundrels here, they couldn't even go to work in the greenhouse.
But Lu Fan told them not to bother with these rascals, to let them make a scene in the yard however they wanted. He also told Lu Changfu and Zhao Rongrong to just treat it as watching a monkey show.
However, they couldn't really treat it as a monkey show! Besides, everyone in the village was busy making money, and no one was watching. What was the point of performing?
Of course, there were two other spectators. One was Li Jingjing! She had been hiding in the room, watching the commotion through the window. She was following her brother Fan's advice, saying it was safer this way. The other spectator was Mo Xiong, standing not far from the entrance. Strangely, the old man stood there motionless.
"Old Lu! Sigh! How about... five hundred yuan isn't much, let's give it to them! We can't let them delay our work here. We have plenty of work at home!" Zhao Rongrong said, looking at Lu Changfu.
"Five hundred yuan isn't really a lot, but Little Fan doesn't allow it!" Lu Changfu said with a worried expression.
"Let's not tell him!" Zhao Rongrong quickly said.
"Cough cough... Is that possible?" Lu Changfu glanced angrily at the old man Mo Xiong standing at the door: "I don't know where this kid got this old man from, and he said he was protecting us. Isn't that infuriating? That guy is more than a decade older than me, and he says he's protecting me! I'm worried he'll fall on the mountain road."
"Hmph! Don't look at his age, his physique is better than yours! Didn't you see him standing there for half an hour without moving? Try standing still for ten minutes. You'd fall dead!" Zhao Rongrong retorted, giving Lu Changfu a look.
"Then what is this kid Lu Fan doing? It was understandable when Ru Yan was here and he was nowhere to be seen, always together day and night. Now that Ru Yan is not home, he's still nowhere to be seen day and night. This kid wouldn't go to other women..." Lu Changfu said.
"Don't talk nonsense! My son wouldn't be that kind of person!" Zhao Rongrong glared at Lu Changfu.
"I say, Lu Changfu! Zhao Rongrong! Are you two really just watching us two perform a monkey show? Your family is so rich now, do you lack five hundred yuan!? Just give it to us!" Zhang San, sitting on the ground, was getting desperate. He had been making a scene for an hour, and these two were just sitting there watching as if it were a real monkey show. And they weren't even buying tickets!
"Zhang San! Little Fan is in charge of our family now, so we can't make decisions. How about... you persist a little longer? Little Fan might be back soon. I'll help you talk to him! This kid usually doesn't care about tens of thousands, so he wouldn't be stingy with your five hundred yuan!" Lu Changfu said with a devout expression.
"Lu Changfu! You old bastard! After all these years, I still haven't figured out you're this kind of person! You... At least give us that bottle of water! You're just sitting there watching! Do you have any sympathy?" Zhang San jumped up from the ground, yelling.
"Sigh! Little Fan told us to watch and not speak, but you don't listen! See, when you speak, he gets more excited," Zhao Rongrong said, pulling Lu Changfu's arm and chiding him.
"Alright! I won't speak anymore!" Lu Changfu shrugged and stopped talking. He and Zhao Rongrong stared at Zhang San and his wife with wide eyes.
"Damn it... I don't believe this..." Zhang San was getting angry. Even if it was a scam, you had to deal with it properly! Damn it! This is clearly treating us like dirt. Hmph... The guy jumped up from the ground.
Creak... Suddenly, a minivan stopped in front of Lu Fan's house. Swish swish swish... Six or seven people carrying machetes and wearing masks jumped out of the car. Bang... Someone kicked open Lu Fan's yard gate, and the six or seven people rushed in.
"Chop... Chop them all to death! Don't let any of them go!" one of them shouted, and several people quickly charged towards the people in the yard.
Zhang San and his wife were about to cause another scene, but unexpectedly, they became the targets of these people. Whoosh whoosh whoosh... Several machetes swung down towards the couple.
Thump... Thump... Zhang San and his wife were hacked to the ground.
"Oh my god..." Zhao Rongrong cried out in alarm, covering her eyes.
"Why are you covering your eyes? Run!" Lu Changfu was startled, but seeing two people rushing towards them, he quickly pulled Zhao Rongrong and ran.
"You're looking for death!"
Slap... A golden silk whip fiercely struck the person lunging at Lu Changfu. Riiip... The person's clothes were instantly torn open, and a cut half a foot long appeared on his back.
Slap, slap, slap... Mo Xiong's golden silk whip swung continuously, and within a minute, all six or seven attackers were knocked to the ground.
"Brother Fan! Brother Fan! Come back quickly! Something's happened at home!" Li Jingjing, terrified in the room, quickly took out her phone and called Lu Fan.