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The land purchase contract for Song Family Village was not signed at the Team Headquarters of the village, but was organized by the county and signed at the Jinshan Township Government.
Hongqing Group purchased three hundred acres of farmland south of Song Family Village through on-site measurements, along with a not very high wasteland mountain nearby.
After the signing meeting, Village Chief Song Jianguo sat down to chat with Qing Yuansheng.
Song Jianguo, feeling confused, asked Qing Yuansheng if Song Pearl knew any high-ranking officials in the province.
"Song Pearl?" Qing Yuansheng thought for a moment and recalled the somewhat clumsy and naive girl from Hongqing Group. "She seems to be Song Shiting's daughter, right?"
Song Jianguo nodded.
Qing Yuansheng chuckled while blowing smoke rings. "Old Song, you should know your village's matters better than I do. For questions about Song Pearl, you should ask Song Shiting. I've only met Song Pearl once; how would I know these things?"
"You don't know?" Song Jianguo seemed skeptical. "Maybe someone gave your higher-ups a heads-up, so you wouldn't know."
Seeing that Song Jianguo's expression was somewhat unpleasant, Qing Yuansheng took another puff of his cigarette and said, "If you have something to say, just say it directly. Are you interested in this girl and want to find out more to take her home as a daughter-in-law?"
Song Jianguo felt a bit awkward. "What are you talking about? My son is already married. I just don't understand why they allowed Song Shiting to continue using the land. Don't you dislike Song Shiting? Why not tear down his house?"
"About that..." Qing Yuansheng extinguished his cigarette butt, rested his hands behind his head, leaned back on the sofa, and fell into deep thought.
He didn't know why, but despite the unclear reasons, even though Hongqing Group had bought the land from Song Shiting's family, both he and Hong Dong believed that the house and fish pond belonging to Song Shiting should be preserved and left for his use without charge until he decided to move away.
Moreover, this decision was written into the contract. Until now, if Song Jianguo hadn't raised any questions, he would have thought this decision was correct. However, upon being reminded by Song Jianguo, he realized something was off.
Indeed, this didn't seem right; how could they sign like this? It would pose problems for planning and management when establishing the resort and ecological aquaculture farm in the future. Was it because Song Shiting had been hospitalized and nearly died that he no longer wanted to pursue their family's grievances?
Qing Yuansheng furrowed his brows.
Such an obvious unreasonable situation, yet no one brought it up in the meeting. Even the shrewd Hong Dong did not offer any opinions.
Since it was written into the contract, it was difficult to change.
This clause seemed to have been added by Hong Dong. Was he intentionally trying to make things difficult for himself?
No, Qing Yuansheng thought carefully about the scene in Hong Dong's office and realized that he had also been quite supportive at the time. He even called Song Family Village to request that they not touch Song Shiting's house and Fish Pond.
This decision had nothing to do with anyone else; Qing Yuansheng himself had thought that way. After learning that Song Pearl was Song Shiting's daughter, he felt a sudden warmth towards both Song Shiting and Song Pearl.
Perhaps there were too many things happening at that time. His wife needed surgery out of town, and he was momentarily distracted, feeling a surge of kindness? Given his deep-seated hatred for Song Shiting, shouldn't he have despised him to the core?
As memories flooded back, Qing Yuansheng recalled events from many years ago. If it weren't for the actions of Eldest Brother of Song Shiting, his parents would not have died. Although Eldest Brother of Song Shiting was scared enough to jump into Nanhu, it could not bring his parents back to life.
Back then, he was just a child, moving with his parents to Song Family Village. The village bought its first large tractor, and they specifically sent Song Shiting's brother to learn how to drive it so he could return and plow the fields for the village.
Song Shiting's brother was also a person of unfortunate fate. He was the eldest in the family, with a younger brother, Song Shiting, and a sister, Song Shizhen. Song Shiting and Song Shizhen were twins, and their mother passed away shortly after they were born.
Their father also passed away a few years later, leaving behind the three siblings. At that time, Song Shiting's brother was already sixteen years old. The Old Village Chief considered him an adult and specifically sent him to learn a trade to take care of his younger siblings.
Who would have thought that Eldest Brother of Song Shiting was not cut out for this? Not only did he fail to learn properly, but during his first drive, he lost control and severely injured Qing Yuansheng's parents, who happened to be passing by. Due to inadequate medical conditions, they died despite efforts to save them.
In shock, Eldest Brother of Song Shiting jumped into the river—specifically into the very Fish Pond that is now contracted by Song Shiting. That is why Qing Yuansheng had to fill in that Fish Pond.
As a result, Qing Yuansheng became an orphan and was taken in by Aunt Liu.
Due to poverty, no one in the family was willing to adopt the eight or nine-year-old siblings, Song Shiting and Song Shizhen. The two siblings became beggars, relying on going door-to-door for food.
Aunt Liu was very good to Qing Yuansheng, saving money to support his education. After growing up, Qing Yuansheng did not get into college and went to the city to work. At the factory where he worked, he encountered the Song siblings again.
He did not expect that these two beggars were also working in the factory, and Song Shizhen was even in a relationship.
To his surprise, this clumsy Big Guy, Song Shiting, actually had someone who liked him. A beautiful girl named Tian Yue on the production line often asked Song Shiting for help with various tasks, but Song Shiting was too oblivious to realize that she had feelings for him.
As a result, Tian Yue became Qing Yuansheng's wife.
Later on, Qing Yuansheng stopped working at the factory and started his own business. Not long after he left the factory, it went bankrupt due to poor management.
At that time, Qing Yuansheng was busy making money and felt quite satisfied. He was pleased to learn that Song Shiting's factory had closed down and no longer paid attention to Song Shiting's affairs.
Until this year when he returned to the village, wanting to take his adoptive mother Aunt Liu to live with him. The village head, Song Jianguo, discussed with him about having Hongqing Group buy land in Song Family Village. When he arrived at the place where his parents had an accident, he saw that Nanhu had turned into a fish pond and realized that it all belonged to Song Shiting's family.
Although Song Shiting was not living very well and relied on fishing and farming for a living—nothing compared to Qing Yuansheng—this did not mean that the hatred in Qing Yuansheng's heart could simply be erased.
For some reason, the more successful he became, the more calculating he became. He would meticulously consider everything and would not easily let go of grudges.
Thus, he had Song Jianguo demolish Song Shiting's house and fill in that fish pond. Once this was done, he would agree to his request to buy land in their village.
However, seeing that this village had not prospered for decades and lacked convenient transportation, he had not yet figured out how to convince Hong Dong; he merely brought it up tentatively at the Board of Directors meeting.
To his surprise, it was so easy to buy the land, and there was even a grand plan for a Resort and Ecological Aquaculture Farm.
He never expected that in the end, the contract would also give Song Shiting a significant advantage.
Seeing Qing Yuansheng staring at the flower board without saying anything, Song Jianguo felt embarrassed to ask further. After all, this was a personal matter between them; if they did not hold grudges against each other, what business did an outsider have meddling?
So, he changed the subject: "Qing Zong, I have already written down the list of suitable candidates from Song Family Village. You promised to recruit some villagers as land workers, and I saw that it was written in the contract. When can they come to work? Can it still be arranged before the New Year?"
Song Jianguo finished speaking and handed two sheets of paper to Qing Yuansheng, which were filled with names.
"There are so many people," Qing Yuansheng sat up straight, took the two sheets, looked them over, and asked, "Is Song Shiting's daughter, Song Pearl, on this list?"
"No," Song Jianguo replied. "Song Pearl is a university student studying in the Provincial Capital. I heard she has already found a job there. Over the years, Song Shiting has sacrificed a lot; he would rather let his son go without than let his daughter suffer. He insists on letting Song Pearl live in the city!"
I see! Qing Yuansheng's eyes showed a strong mockery. Song Shiting has such high hopes for his daughter; what will happen if she can't make it?
Qing Yuansheng looked at Song Jianguo and asked, "Has Song Pearl's household registration been moved away from the village?"
"No," Song Jianguo shook his head. "Song Pearl's household registration has always been in the village; she didn't move it when she went to school."
Qing Yuansheng revealed a slightly sinister smile and said, "That's good. Add Song Pearl's name as well. Since Song Shiting's family is on Hongqing Group's territory and is using Hongqing Group's land for free, someone needs to work in Hongqing Group's factory."
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