Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 75 75. Lin Xiao’s Promise

The first dinner with the team members ended with Lin Xiao's useless encouragement.

After the meal, Li Lei rushed to pay the bill, but Lin Xiao pulled him to stop him, and the two of them almost tore their clothes.

In the end, Lin Xiao paid the money.

After visiting the north and south markets in the afternoon, Lin Xiao returned to the town.

As soon as I walked to the gate of the compound, I saw a familiar scene - a group of middle-aged men gathered at the gate holding white banners, and were pushing and shoving fiercely with the guards, clamoring for compensation, wages, and an explanation!

Lin Xiao had sharp eyes and could tell at a glance that this group of people were the same group of people he saw at the gate of the compound on his first day at work.

The town mayor Qin Zhenggang was right next to him at the time.

After going down, Qin Zhenggang also called two of them "Second Uncle" and "Third Uncle".

Later Lin Xiao asked around.

These people are all victims of the unfinished Xuefu Yaju real estate project. They are either the owners of the factory buildings on the land or the workers on the construction site.

Most of them are homeowners. After all, the factory was demolished, but they did not receive the demolition compensation.

There are workers too, but they are all in their fifties or sixties.

The younger ones simply cannot afford to waste time and have already gone to work elsewhere, leaving behind a few old workers who were not hired by the construction sites outside, and are here to beg for their wages - which may be the last wages of their lives!
Lin Xiao felt very heavy after learning about these situations.

My father, Lin Jianping, is a worker. He was raised on the sweat dripping from bricks, tiles and cement.

He can empathize with the plight of migrant workers.

They are the most honest and upright people in the world. If they were not forced into a desperate situation, they would never surrender.

When Lin Xiao saw this scene, he quickly walked up in two steps.

Li Lei next to him couldn't stop him!

"Dear uncles and aunts, please come in with me and sit down. Let's sit down and talk about what's going on. It's quite cold outside, so don't catch a cold!" Lin Xiao said patiently.

The group of people were a little stunned.

"Who are you? Do you have the final say? Are you trying to trick us into it and smooth things over? I won't be fooled!"

"Yes, we won't be fooled!"

"We'll make a scene here so that everyone passing by can see it!"

"..."

Lin Xiao knew that it was useless to just calm people down in this situation. The more he calmed people down, the more likely it would add fuel to the fire.

Only by taking practical actions can we truly resolve conflicts.

He said loudly: "My dear uncles, I know everything about Xuefu Yaju. We are all here for the demolition compensation and wages, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's shouting became quieter.

Lin Xiao continued hurriedly: "Our mayor has been trying to find a solution to this matter. He has been running to the county every few days and has not had a break for several weeks. Please believe in our sincerity and efforts to solve this matter!"

A middle-aged man with gray hair shouted, "Don't use official language here! Sincerity and hard work are useless. We want money, the money we deserve!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's emotions were ignited again.

“Yes, we want money!!!”

"Okay, I want money!"

Lin Xiao shouted loudly, drowning out everyone else's voices, "And then, if everyone shouts here, will money fall from the sky?"

Everyone was silent.

Lin Xiao said patiently: "My dear uncles, you are about the same age as my father, and some are even a few years older. I really want to help you solve this problem, but the premise of solving the problem is that we trust each other, instead of hanging banners here and doing useless work..."

Seeing his anxious expression and sincere tone, everyone's anger inexplicably subsided. Lin Xiao hurriedly said, "Uncles, please follow me in. Let's go to the conference room to drink some hot water and talk about the situation, okay?"

The group of people were unsure and looked at the two leaders.

One of them had been looking at Lin Xiao, and suddenly said: "I recognize you, you are Zhou Tianbao's nephew, the one whose sister married to Anyang County, right?"

Lin Xiao was stunned. He really didn't know this uncle.

But what he said was indeed the name of his third uncle.

"Yes, my mother is from the Zhou family in Chaobai Town!"

"Your mother's name is Zhou Xiuping, right?"

"Yes uncle!"

"hey-hey!"

The middle-aged man suddenly laughed and blurted out, "You are Xiaoxiao, right? I held you in my arms when we were little!"

The sudden reminisce caught Lin Xiao off guard.

"Um, uncle, you are..."

The two of them were talking nonsense.

Lin Xiao then realized that this person was a distant relative from his mother's side of the family, named Deng Guanghua.

Lin Xiao should call him cousin!
The appearance of this cousin made things much easier afterwards.

Under the leadership of Deng Guanghua, everyone finally put away the white flag, entered the compound and sat in the reception room.

Lin Xiao personally poured hot water for everyone.

Team leader Li Lei did not leave, but also worked hard, keeping an eye on Lin Xiao, always feeling that he was very different.

After pouring some hot water, everyone started talking.

"Xiao Lin, my rice noodle shop was passed down from my father, and I've been running it for decades. When it was demolished, my mother refused to agree. I worked for her for a long time, saying that we should support the development of the town and that small workshops should be eliminated! After half a month of persuasion, my mother finally agreed. As a result, the house has been demolished, but the money is gone. I... I can't explain to my parents!"

"Xiao Lin, my peanut oil factory has been around for 30 years. To be honest, there was no shortage of business 10 years ago. Every household in this town had eaten my peanut oil. But now it's no longer the case. Everyone goes to the supermarket to buy oil, and my oil factory doesn't have much business. I'm quite happy about the demolition, after all, my two sons are not married yet, and the betrothal gifts are 300,000 or 400,000 yuan. I wanted to use the money from the demolition to help my sons get married. But now I haven't received the money, and my daughters-in-law are about to run away..."

"Xiao Lin, my wife is still in the hospital, waiting for my salary to save her life..."

"Xiao Lin..."

With someone taking the lead, everyone started talking and rushed to tell about their difficulties.

The reception room suddenly became chaotic.

Lin Xiao listened carefully and knew that no one was lying and that these difficulties were real.

He has been to the area with unfinished buildings.

Located on the edge of Chaobai Town, it was quite prosperous and lively more than a decade ago.

Now the town center has moved southward, and the north has become completely depressed. The business of these small workshops has plummeted, and they can barely make ends meet.

This demolition compensation is really the last bit of hope in their ordinary lives.

If they fail to get it, dozens of families will be profoundly affected.

When he thought of this, Lin Xiao couldn't help but feel excited.

After everyone finished speaking, he calmed himself down, stood up and said, "Uncles, I won't talk nonsense. There is still a month and a half before the Chinese New Year. Please give me this month and a half. The town and I will find a way to revitalize the land of Xuefu Yaju and give everyone an explanation!"

After these two sentences came out, the reception room fell silent.

(End of this chapter)