"Who told you that?"
Cao Dewang jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on, "Tell him to come out!"
Lin Fan turned his head impatiently, "To tell you the truth, I'll build this house whether you agree or not."
"This poor village of ours, I'm not taking advantage of anyone."
Lin Fan waved his hand as if swatting away a fly, "So, you should go do whatever you were doing."
"Lin Fan, this is a lack of organization and discipline. This is against the law, you know?"
Cao Dewang stretched his neck and shouted loudly.
"It's not against your family's law anyway."
Lin Fan saw a dusty box on the ground, picked up a towel, and started wiping it.
"Move aside, it's dusty."
Suddenly, like a smoke bomb, dust flew everywhere.
Cao Dewang choked and coughed, stepping back.
"Xiao Fan, you, cough cough cough..."
Cao Dewang wanted to curse Lin Fan but was choked by the dust and coughed repeatedly.
"Why won't this dust come off?"
Lin Fan muttered, then directly shook the towel vigorously at Cao Dewang's body.
"You just wait!"
Cao Dewang left a sentence and ran away.
"Damn it, cockroaches on the bed, they don't bite but they're annoying."
Lin Fan glared at Cao Dewang's retreating back and couldn't help but curse.
"Xiao Fan, you're too impulsive."
Xia Xue walked up behind him and said worriedly, "Cao Dewang has been the village secretary for so many years, what if he deliberately makes things difficult for our family?"
"It's fine." Lin Fan shrugged dismissively, "Our village is so poor, what can he do to us?"
Lin Fan looked indifferent and added, "We haven't benefited a single cent from any major policies, so why should I listen to his nonsense?"
"Besides, if we can't stay in the village, we'll go to the town, or the city."
"I have skills, I can support you anywhere, sister-in-law."
Hearing this, Xia Xue felt not only shy but also indescribably happy.
He was no longer the impulsive young man he once was.
He had become a man of integrity.
Thinking this, Xia Xue continued to wash bottles and jars.
Lin Fan stopped her, "Sister-in-law, let's throw these old things away. I'll buy new ones later."
"That won't do."
Xia Xue sat on a small stool, washing bottles and jars, and analyzed, "If we have guests, we need to use these. If we throw them away now, will we have to borrow them later?"
"Besides..."
As Xia Xue said this, Lin Fan interrupted with a chuckle, "We can just buy more."
Xia Xue gave him a sideways glance and complained, "Alright, alright, don't bother with it. You don't know how to manage household affairs."
Lin Fan rolled his eyes and was about to squat down to help his sister-in-law.
But at that moment, a minivan suddenly stopped in front of the Lin family's gate.
Lin Fan heard the commotion and looked back, seeing two middle-aged men with bulging bellies getting out of the car.
He recognized one of them; it was the village secretary's younger son, Cao Yun.
Cao Yun stood with his hands behind his back, his expression arrogant, and asked as if he didn't know, "Is this the Lin family?"
Lin Fan's heart sank, knowing he was here to cause trouble.
"Yes, I am Lin Fan. What is it?"
Lin Fan straightened his back, not intimidated at all.
"Is your family renovating the house?"
After speaking, Cao Yun had already walked up to Lin Fan.
"That's right."
Lin Fan answered concisely.
At this time, the other man sized up the old Lin family house and also asked as if he didn't know, "Did you get the permits?"
"Permits?" Lin Fan blinked, "What permits?"
"I see that the villagers haven't gotten any permits either."
The middle-aged man chuckled, "That was before. Now, in rural areas, whether it's renovating or building a new house, you must first apply to the village committee and get approval from the town's housing construction office."
"Otherwise, it's an illegal structure and must be demolished."
"So, you can't build a house without any permits, understand?"
Lin Fan retorted, "I understand a load of crap."
He gritted his teeth, knowing that the Cao father and son were clearly here to pick a fight.
"Remember, you need approval from the village committee and to apply for permits for your family before you can build the house."
The middle-aged man finished speaking and turned to leave.
Cao Yun cast a lecherous gaze over Xia Xue before turning and following him.
Lin Fan watched their dog-like retreating figures and thought, "Since they've come to our door twice, it seems this hurdle won't be easy to overcome."
Perhaps without thirty to fifty thousand yuan, the house really couldn't be built!
"What absolute idiots!"
Lin Fan gritted his teeth and cursed at the minivan that was turning around.
"Xiao Fan, what do we do?"
Xia Xue was suddenly flustered.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I'll think of a way."
Lin Fan suddenly thought that Su Yurou, who ran a beauty salon in town, had extensive connections and might be able to help.
"Sister-in-law, I have a friend who knows some people. I'll call her and ask."
As he spoke, Lin Fan entered the house and dialed Su Yurou's number.
"Hello, Manager Su..."
As soon as Lin Fan spoke, he heard a charming laugh, "You heartless thing, do I only count as a manager in your eyes?"
Su Yurou's voice was alluring, unlike a woman her age.
"Sister Su, I have something important to discuss with you..."
Lin Fan didn't have time to joke and directly explained the situation.
"You should talk to Sister Wang Ying about this. She's in charge of this, and she'll definitely be able to help."
Su Yurou suggested without hesitation.
"Sister Wang Ying?"
Lin Fan was surprised to find that after going in circles, he ended up with Wang Ying.
He wasn't familiar with her, what should he do?
"Sister Su, can you ask her for me?"
Lin Fan didn't even have Wang Ying's phone number, so he had to ask Su Yurou to speak for him.
"Oh, you're her great benefactor, but I'm not. You have to ask her yourself."
Su Yurou reminded him, "She's going through a divorce recently, so be careful with your words and don't anger her. I'll give you her phone number later."
She paused and then said, "Xiao Fan, I need to tell you something."
"Go ahead." Lin Fan felt relieved knowing Wang Ying could help.
"Sister Zhou..." Su Yurou hesitated, "She and her husband were in a car accident when they went out together. Her husband didn't make it, but she wasn't too seriously injured."
"Oh." Lin Fan felt no emotion, "That's too pitiful."
"Pitiful? What's pitiful about it!" Su Yurou became agitated, "Sister Zhou looks like she's about to fly to the heavens!"
She lowered her voice and said, "Xiao Fan, I'm telling you, Xinghe Real Estate was started by Sister Zhou's family. That bastard took over after his father-in-law and mother-in-law died, and swallowed all of the Zhou family's assets."
"So, Xiao Fan, when you said Sister Zhou's fortune has blessings in misfortune and misfortunes in blessings, it was absolutely true!"
Lin Fan laughed heartily, "So, his death was truly retribution."