Wei Xia arrived at the riverbank on her scooter to find Yang Jian and Lin Nan sprawled on the sand, panting heavily.
The high-intensity combat was quite draining. They had lasted less than twenty minutes before both were exhausted. However, Lin Nan's stamina was slightly better, and he subdued Yang Jian when the latter was at his limit.
"Are you two crazy, fighting here for fun? You're both bruised and battered. Anyone seeing you would think you have a deep-seated hatred for each other."
Wei Xia pushed through the crowd and yelled at them incredulously.
Before Lin Nan could respond, the patrol police, alerted by a call, arrived.
"Captain Lin? It's you, what's going on?"
A patrol officer recognized Lin Nan and quickly signaled his colleagues to disperse the crowd.
Lin Nan struggled to stand up. "Cough, Xiao Liu, this is my friend Xiao Yang. He's a skilled fighter. We've been meaning to spar for a while, and today we had the chance. Why did you call everyone?"
Xiao Liu chuckled. "So that's what happened. Captain Lin, you don't look like you came out on top."
"Yeah, this kid is really good. It's not easy to reach this level with unconventional training. He's a worthy opponent. I haven't had such a satisfying fight in a long time. It's fine now, you can go back."
"Do you need us to take you to the hospital?"
"No, no, we're fine. My wife is here, and she's a doctor."
"Alright, we'll be going then."
The two patrol officers smiled at Wei Xia and left. Yang Jian shook his head and also stood up. He had been locked in a crossface by Lin Nan and almost suffocated. His head was still swimming.
"Xiao Yang, are you alright?"
Wei Xia asked, seeing Yang Jian unsteady on his feet.
"Sister Xia, you're here. I'm fine. It's just that Brother Nan's last move was too brutal, he almost choked me to death. You need to teach him a lesson when we get back. I consider him a brother, but he treated me like a criminal."
"Hey, you little brat, you're the one playing the victim first! Look at my face, you've swollen it up. I won't be able to go to work tomorrow."
Lin Nan said with a laugh, touching his face.
Wei Xia shook her head. "You both deserve it, having nothing better to do than fight here. By the way, Xiao Yang, why are you back? Has Sister Hui been moved to a regular ward? Where's Yao Yao?"
"My sister was moved to a regular ward this morning. She's doing well. Yao Yao is coming back tomorrow. My brother-in-law is going to pick her up today."
"Oh, that's good. Sister Hui will still need to stay in the hospital for at least another month. This period is crucial, don't stimulate her."
"Got it, I'll remember."
"Do you two want to come to the hospital with me to get some medicine applied?"
"No, no, these are minor injuries."
"Alright then. You should quickly go clean yourselves in the river, and then go back and apply ice packs to the bruises. That will help with recovery. I have to go, I'm on duty tonight."
Wei Xia finished speaking and rode away.
Yang Jian and Lin Nan exchanged a smile and then jumped into the river for a cold shower.
With Lin Nan's assurance, Yang Jian no longer worried about Xu Zheng's uncle, Yu Xiangdong, playing dirty tricks, framing him, or forcing a confession. The next day, he swaggered onto the streets of Chengguan.
First, he helped Liang Liang buy a car. This was something Liang Liang had planned for a long time. As soon as he passed his driving test, he wanted to buy a car. This time, with his July dividends in hand, he unhesitatingly took Yang Jian to a 4S dealership.
He had received over 200,000 yuan in dividends this time, but his wife only allowed him to buy a car in the 100,000 yuan range. With a baby on the way, household expenses were high, and his wife wanted to save more money.
Ultimately, on Yang Jian's suggestion, Liang Liang paid cash for a Corolla. Considering the current income and consumption levels in Chengguan, this car was quite eye-catching.
After buying the car, Liang Liang took Yang Jian to purchase celebration supplies, mainly fireworks and firecrackers. Lu Qian had already completed the other preparations in advance.
The day passed peacefully. No one from the template factory investigated, and no one came looking for Yang Jian. It was as if nothing had happened.
August 15th.
Early in the morning, Yang Jian and Lu Qian personally supervised the concrete pouring on the top floor of Chunfeng Building.
The name Chunfeng Building was casually chosen by his niece, Gao Lu. Yang Jian thought it was good and decided to use it. As for its meaning, only Gao Lu knew.
At ten o'clock in the morning, with Yang Jian's last shovel of concrete, the 800-square-meter rooftop was completely poured.
Liang Liang, along with Biao Biao, A Feng, A Nan, and others who had rushed back from Hancheng, set off fireworks and firecrackers around the building. The loud explosions echoed throughout half of Chengguan.
This time, not only did Yang Jian buy over 10,000 yuan worth of fireworks, but A Feng and the others also brought several thousand yuan worth of firecrackers.
There were quite a few guests present to celebrate. Li Jin, along with Biao Biao and the others, brought two vehicles of people and presented a gift of 50,000 yuan.
Yu Wei also arrived shortly after them, presenting a gift of 8,000 yuan and a banner from Weiye Trading Company congratulating Chunfeng Building on its topping out.
Yu Feng, accompanied by Manager Fan, presented a gift of 20,000 yuan and a banner from Dongsheng Group celebrating Chunfeng Building's topping out.
Zheng Guangyao and his wife presented a gift of 8,000 yuan.
Wu Wangchun presented a gift of 20,000 yuan.
Song Jianhao presented 8,000 yuan, and Song Jianmin presented 2,000 yuan.
Yang Huailin presented a banner from the Yangli Village Committee celebrating Chunfeng Building's topping out.
Jiang Bin presented a banner from Lijian Muyue celebrating Chunfeng Building's topping out.
Gaojiazhuang Village also sent a banner.
To Yang Jian's surprise, Xi Ge also sent 8,000 yuan.
Lu Yao's family, Lin Nan, and Wei Xia naturally also came. Yang Jian had asked them not to bring gifts in advance, so they only bought fireworks.
In addition, Yang Jian's mother and grandmother, along with other relatives, also came, as did Gao family relatives and uncles.
"Brother Jian, Brother Mao asked me to bring 20,000 yuan."
San Pang handed a bulging red envelope to Yang Jian.
Yang Jian did not take it. "Brother Mao? Where is he?"
"He's out of town again. I heard your house topped out, so he specifically called me to bring the money. He probably wants to mend your relationship."
Ever since Bao Guo arranged for people to cause trouble at the casino in Songjia Village during the New Year, Yang Jian had officially become an adversary of Brother Mao, Hu Zhenghua, and others.
Brother Mao actually wanted to mend their relationship. Yang Jian was not that magnanimous. "Fatty, take this money back. I don't have any dealings with him, and I won't have any in the future."
"Brother Jian, just accept the money. He still owes you, so it's better to take it than not. As for whether you acknowledge him, that's up to you. What can he do to you?"
"Come on, his money isn't clean. If he gets arrested by the police one day, this 20,000 yuan might become illicit funds. I won't fall for his trick."
"Alright then, I'll return it to him and say you don't accept cash gifts, so I'll buy fireworks for him instead."
"Say whatever you want, but it's impossible for me and him to reconcile."
"I understand, Brother Jian. You're all going to live in Chengguan now, and I want to buy a house in Chengguan too, and then get a car with a loan. What do you think?"
San Pang had been envious of Liang Liang's new car for a long time.
"You can buy a house secretly, but don't buy a car for now, because Brother Mao can't know you're getting dividends from me. Otherwise, he'll become suspicious of you, and that would be very dangerous for you."
"I understand. Then I'll buy a house first. Can you talk to Sister Feng for me and see if we can get a discount on buying a house from their company?"
"Don't worry, there will definitely be a discount. I'll have her approve a note when we're drinking later."
Ensuring that the brothers who followed him had both houses and cars was a goal and promise Yang Jian had set long ago.