Tian Jing returned from behind the house, completely unaware of the spectacle Ouyang Lei’s arrival in Kushan village had caused.
With his small car and a large truck, even if they couldn’t cross the Ku River, he had blared his car horn on the other side. After attracting the attention of the villagers in Kushan, he had swaggered into the village.
Now, as he and Ouyang Guoliang were touring Kushan village, many people followed them.
Ouyang Lei decided to skip looking for his elder sister’s husband and let his uncle inquire about these villagers.
However, as he listened, he realized something was amiss. “Wait, wait. Are you saying charging for the old house sites is too much?”
The villagers nodded. “Yes.”
Ouyang Lei frowned. “Then, are you willing to buy new house sites in advance?”
The villagers shook their heads. “We… we don’t know how we’d feel. Our hearts are unsettled by the old house sites.”
Ouyang Lei knew these farmers had limited foresight, and he was no different. If it weren’t for the guidance of Senior Brother Tian, and the substantial money he had, he wouldn’t dare to venture out blindly. He truly didn’t know how quickly land prices would appreciate in a city about to undergo massive development.
It was fortunate that he relied on his unwavering belief in Senior Brother Tian’s words, his martial arts skills to integrate with the fishermen, and even secretly obtained residency and learned the local dialect.
Otherwise, his dozens of small and medium-sized plots of land would not only fail to bring profit but would also lead to him being driven out.
“In the past three years, I’ve traveled extensively. The outside world is developing rapidly. So fast that the land tomorrow can be worth several times more than today.”
“Although Kushan village is not that kind of big city, when you need to buy house sites later, the price increase will likely make you regret it so much you’d spit blood. Has Tian Jing bought any?”
The villagers nodded in unison. “Yes, she bought all three mu and four fen of land south of her house. She was the one who led the way in buying.”
Ouyang Lei stroked his chin. Did Senior Brother Tian plan to retire here? “Then can I buy some?”
The villagers shook their heads in unison. “No, no. You’re not from Kushan village.”
After saying this, the villagers scattered. No matter what, they had to buy.
Since Tian Jing bought, Ouyang Lei, who wasn’t from Kushan, also wanted to buy…
There must be benefits they couldn’t see.
Ouyang Guoliang held his notebook and pen. “My mission.”
“Let’s go find my elder sister’s husband.”
But they still couldn’t find him, because they were blocked by a scrawny woman.
“Brother Lei.”
Ouyang Lei was startled. “Are you human or ghost?”
“I’m Zhang Fangcao. Brother Lei, don’t you remember me?”
Ouyang Lei thought for a long time before asking, “Are you the woman who led me into the deep mountains?”
“It wasn’t me,” Zhang Fangcao shook her head. “That woman was named Zhao Xiaofang. She’s been sentenced and hasn’t been released yet. I am Li Aiguo’s ex-wife. Later, I married Lin Guangde’s son, Lin Silai.”
“Oh—” Ouyang Lei drew out the sound. “I see. You’re the woman who was always at odds with Senior Brother Tian.”
“No, I didn’t.”
Zhang Fangcao wouldn’t admit it. Ouyang Lei had a good relationship with Tian Jing.
“I beg Brother Lei to uphold justice. Lin Guangde took all four of my children to raise them, claiming to teach them martial arts, but he taught them to the point that they don’t recognize me as their mother.”
“Brother Lei, Lin Guangde is your man. Please help me. Look at me, I’ve had three children in three years. If my body wasn’t so weak, I’d probably be pregnant again.”
“I suspect he drugged me, just like my crazy mother-in-law, who had one child a year. What woman could endure that?”
“From over 150 jin after giving birth to my first son to the current 60-odd jin, I’m almost depleted. Please save me.”
Zhang Fangcao said this with tears streaming down her face, and she even knelt before Ouyang Lei.
Although the villagers were preparing to go out to borrow money to buy house sites, they still wanted to watch this excitement. The house sites could wait.
Ouyang Lei’s face darkened. His uncle was still with them. His uncle was in a government unit, and he would tell his father, his uncle…
He roared with his qi gathered in his dan tian, “Lin Guangde, come out here!”
Lin Guangde quickly appeared with two sons and four grandsons. “Brother Lei.”
Standing beside Lin Guangde were two boys who looked almost identical. Lin Silai and Lin Wulai were each holding a child who looked like the two boys on the ground.
The appearance of these four boys, let alone for Ouyang Lei who had been away for three years, even the villagers understood what was going on.
Ouyang Guoliang, who was still in the dark, heard the villagers’ murmurs and his sympathy for the skeletal woman kneeling on the ground vanished immediately.
Zhang Fangcao looked up. “That’s right. These four boys are not Silai’s, they are Li Zhengguo’s. Lin Guangde knows this, which is why he is so dedicated to their upbringing. But he doesn’t let them recognize me as their mother. This is revenge for Tian Jing.”
Wow.
The villagers were astonished.
No, they were terrified.
Was Zhang Fangcao planning to court death until the end? What kind of people were Tian Jing and Li Zhengguo? How could they take the blame for this?
They would rather believe these four children belonged to Lin Silai than to Li Zhengguo.
Tian Jing, who had gone from being an onlooker to being watched, “…” Is it finally here?
Ouyang Lei looked at Tian Jing. “She’s still not giving up?”
Tian Jing shook her head. “No, it’s the person behind her who hasn’t given up, that is, the father of her children.” Su Dan Novel Network
“Who?”
Tian Jing shrugged. “Words are meaningless. By the way, I heard there’s a technology called paternity testing abroad. Have you heard of it?”
“I’ve heard of it.”
Ouyang Lei wasn’t lying. He had indeed heard of it. “When I was in the south, I heard about a bizarre major event. A very wealthy man was approached by a woman he had been intimate with, along with a child.”
“The man believed it because the child resembled his son, but his wife didn’t. She searched everywhere for evidence. In the end, they used foreign paternity testing to prove that the woman’s child was not her husband’s.”
“Everyone thought this matter was over, just a woman seeking the man’s money. But the bizarre part came later. The man didn’t believe the paternity test. He said the child resembled his son, so it must be his.”
“At this point, the woman spoke, telling the man to test him and his son, and then test the two children. Guess what happened?”
Tian Jing smiled. “The dramatic twist must be about that son.”
“Yes, exactly.”
Ouyang Lei clapped his hands, startling the captivated villagers.
“That son and the child were biological brothers, but neither was the man’s child. Because the man was infertile, his wife, unable to bear seeing him lose confidence, secretly found another man. Afterwards, she paid the other man a sum of money and told him to keep silent.”
“But this other man was a gambler. He followed the man’s wife, intending to catch her in a compromising situation so he could extort money again.
“This tracking led him to discover the man’s wife’s secret. After the other man waited until the man’s wife told the man she was pregnant, he appeared before her and blackmailed her.”
“The man’s wife gave the other man a lot of money. The other man’s greed grew, and the man’s wife hardened her heart and hired someone to break the other man’s legs.”
“The other man guessed it was the man’s wife who did it, but he endured it, because his son could inherit the man’s family fortune in the future.”
“The other man’s wife noticed that her husband was hiding something, and their home was destitute, with many people coming to collect gambling debts.”
“So, the other man’s wife got him drunk. After getting the information she wanted, she plotted against the man, leading to the incident of her holding the child and approaching the man.”