The situation in Du Village was also changing significantly over the past few years. Although almost no one could reach management positions in Ding Yun's factory, even as ordinary workers, it was already a good outcome compared to the past when they had no place to earn money. Furthermore, Ding Yun had always provided good benefits, never deliberately treating them harshly. As a result, over the years, most families in their village had renovated their houses, some expanding them, others building them two or three stories high. Some even saved their money instead of building houses, planning to buy property in the city. To be honest, if land were still available for purchase, their primary goal wouldn't be to build new houses but to buy land. With land no longer tradable, houses had become their primary fixed asset, making them highly sought after.
Of course, this applied to most families; those who held grudges against Ding Yun were not included. For instance, those who had bullied the original body when she was young, or her relatives. Some grievances and malice the original body might have forgotten, but Ding Yun, having reviewed all of the original body's memories through the consciousness chip, remembered them clearly. In recent years, even without Ding Yun's deliberate suppression, while everyone else was flourishing, these few families had not benefited from the rapid development. The gap between them naturally became very apparent. Most importantly, they had no way to cause trouble for Ding Yun. Firstly, the villagers would watch them, warning them not to ruin the village's source of wealth. Secondly, even if they left the village and managed to find Ding Yun's shops or even the factory to cause trouble, since Ding Yun hadn't been there for years, they would gain nothing. If they caused too much of a disturbance, they would be arrested for disrupting normal operations. In such circumstances, their anger was useless.
Even their original plan to kill Ding Yun had become impossible. Because no matter how they intended to kill Ding Yun, the first step was to be able to reach her. If they couldn't see her, couldn't reach her, what could they do? Could they curse her from afar? Even if they possessed some sort of witchcraft or curse, they would need something like hair. Just knowing her birth date was useless, not to mention that curses were pure nonsense. Therefore, with Ding Yun not returning at all, they were helpless. Even after Du Ruhai's three brothers' mother, the original body's grandmother, was released from prison, they couldn't come up with any brilliant ideas or malicious plans with the addition of one more person to strategize.
It wasn't until Ding Yun returned and implemented drastic reforms, consolidating the factory to establish a group and simultaneously founding a new frozen food production division, that the news spread widely, becoming almost common knowledge. Only then did they feel that an opportunity might have arrived, and they quickly convened to discuss.
"That damned girl is definitely back. But we don't know when she'll leave, so we must hurry. What we need most now is to find a way to see her. If we can't see her, can't reach her, nothing can be done! I think this matter requires you two to put in the effort. You are ultimately her biological parents, so you two must be the ones to cause a scene, to cry and complain in the most crowded place. I've even prepared a loudspeaker for you. Also, wear your most tattered clothes and don't eat for the next few days. Starve yourselves for a few days. When you're half-dead from hunger, then go and cause trouble. We'll be responsible for the backup."
Apart from causing a scene, Zhou Huahua, the original body's grandmother, really had no other options. They lacked the ability to secretly assassinate Ding Yun or poison her when they couldn't reach her as the boss. Therefore, they could only cause trouble, completely abandoning their dignity and making a huge fuss. The bigger the fuss, the better. If they had the opportunity, they would even seek media interviews and cause trouble on television. Pretending to be pitiful while causing trouble was essential. If you weren't miserable enough, who would pity you? Sympathizing with the weak was human nature. Going to say she was unfilial and abusive while looking well-dressed and radiant was simply unbelievable, and no one would believe it, so appropriate packaging was necessary.
"But what if she just doesn't come out? It's not the first time we've caused trouble, and every time before, security guards just kicked us out. They even had villagers working in the factory escort us back. In the end, we didn't get a single penny. And those villagers who escorted us back each received an extra month's bonus at the end of the month."
However, Du Rushen had no confidence and was rather unwilling to participate. He felt it was quite embarrassing. He wasn't an attention-seeker. Making a scene and pretending to be pitiful in front of so many people seemed extremely disgraceful to him. If they could get some money, it would be one thing, but after causing trouble so many times without any gains, only embarrassment, he had no motivation to do so.
But in this situation, for the uncle and aunt to go and claim that Ding Yun, who had been given away, was unfilial was unreasonable. Not to mention she had already been given away; even if she hadn't, there was no reason for an uncle to accuse his niece of being unfilial. No matter how filial she was, it wouldn't extend to him. To put it bluntly, she wouldn't even be the one to wear mourning clothes for him. Therefore, this matter could only be handled by Du Rushen and his wife. Even the grandmother causing trouble was inappropriate, as there was no reason for a grandmother to expect her granddaughter to support her. This would only happen if her sons and daughters were all dead, and all her grandchildren were also dead, then it would fall to the granddaughter.
So, Zhou Huahua could only continue to persuade her youngest son: "Causing trouble in the past was useless because that damned girl wasn't at the factory. Now that she's here, I refuse to believe she can be so shameless and brazen, watching her biological parents starve and freeze. I say, you two are too hesitant. For the next few days, don't eat or drink anything. I need to give you some training. Your acting skills are too poor, and your pretense of misery is unconvincing, so you must be truly miserable and truly hungry. You need to think clearly about how much money that damned girl has. It's one thing now that she's unmarried, but if she gets married later, it will be even harder for us to get the money. She's not young anymore this year. She might get married any day now. Therefore, we must find an opportunity to approach her now. If that doesn't work, we'll have to sacrifice one or two of us, stage an accident to kill her. It would be worth going to jail for!"
"Forget it, I owe you all. How about this? After a while, you must use the tactic of selling misery to make that damned girl appear. As soon as she appears, I will act immediately and take her away, even if it means risking my life. Then you three will inherit the estate. Be sure to share some with your eldest and second brothers, and don't hoard it all for yourselves. Also, the three of you must find a way to get me out sooner. I don't want to spend the rest of my life in prison. When I get out, if any of you dare to be unfilial to me, I won't spare you even as a ghost!"
The old woman was ruthless. She feared that the longer the delay, the more disadvantageous it would be for them. So, after much consideration, she gritted her teeth and decided to sacrifice herself to bring a vast inheritance to her children and grandchildren. If they inherited such a large factory, they and their descendants would be set for life. As long as she insisted it was an accident, she figured it was highly unlikely she would die. As long as she didn't die, she would have a chance to get out and live a comfortable old age.
Facing Zhou Huahua's words, her three sons wanted to object, but they opened and closed their mouths, ultimately not uttering any dissenting words. Because someone had to do it, and if their mother wasn't willing to, who among them would be willing to sacrifice themselves? Without this, relying solely on familial ties or moral blackmail to get that girl's assets would take an eternity. Therefore, they could only tacitly agree and, after a moment of silence, discuss the specifics of what to do. They even discussed what to say when their mother was arrested and how to divide the inheritance.