"I'm scared?" Yang Zhi said ferociously, "Do I, someone who bought a house in the county center, fear a pauper like you?"
"Today, I, Yang Zhi, am putting it out there: you absolutely cannot have a new house in the county center!"
"If you do, I'll kneel down and apologize on the spot, and bark like a dog three times. How about that!"
Wu Tian sighed, "Aren't you going a bit too far?"
"Tomorrow, I'm going to call everyone in the village. Aren't you afraid of losing face then?"
Yang Zhi sneered, "Me losing face? Haha, I think you're just scared!"
"I'm telling you, don't try any of your tricks on me. They won't work!"
"If you really have the ability, then prove me wrong with facts. Otherwise, I will never admit to it!"
Wu Tian originally didn't want to be too harsh, considering they were from the same village.
But since Yang Zhi insisted on saying so, he had no choice but to be unsparing.
He nodded and said, "No problem. Then everyone wait here tomorrow. I'll send cars to pick everyone up to go to the county town."
Yang Zhi still felt that Wu Tian was just being boastful.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "Alright, then everyone will wait and see."
"Wu Tian, Wu Tian, you've been bragging so much today. Don't be nowhere to be seen tomorrow."
Wu Tian smiled and paid Yang Zhi no more attention.
Yang Zhi also didn't want to argue with Wu Tian any further, and turned to toast other tables.
The next day, Wang Damao organized the villagers to gather in the square.
In fact, Wang Damao was also a bit uncertain.
After all, he was so familiar with Wu Tian, and he had never heard that Wu Tian had bought a house in the county town.
Meanwhile, Yang Zhi was constantly strategizing, thinking about what sharp words he should use next to utterly dismantle Wu Tian.
After everyone gathered, they waited in the square for more than ten minutes, but Wu Tian's figure was still nowhere to be seen.
For a moment, discussions began to ripple through the crowd.
Yang Zhi seemed to have foreseen this situation.
He smiled and said, "Fellow villagers, haven't I told you the truth? That Wu Tian is just bragging!"
"He didn't buy any house in the county town at all. Asking us to gather here this time might just be him toying with us!"
The villagers were already getting impatient from waiting. Hearing Yang Zhi say this, they immediately responded:
"What is this Wu Tian up to? Are we going or not?"
"It's been so long, and we haven't even seen a single person."
"I think Wu Tian probably isn't coming."
"Really, it's not a big deal if he doesn't have a house. Why would he do this? It's so detestable!"
The villagers chatted amongst themselves, clearly expressing their dissatisfaction with Wu Tian's no-show.
Hearing the villagers' complaints, Yang Zhi became even more smug.
A large part of the reason he targeted Wu Tian was because Wu Tian was too popular in the village.
As a young man himself, he felt very uncomfortable.
And after today's events, Wu Tian's good reputation in the village would likely plummet!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but stir the pot: "Fellow villagers, I don't want to wait anymore. Why don't we just go home?"
"What's the point of waiting around for someone like this? We won't see him anyway."
"From now on, we'd better not believe a single word he says!"
Incited by Yang Zhi, even the villagers who didn't have strong opinions before became somewhat annoyed.
They all responded in agreement and prepared to leave the square.
Wang Damao was frantic. Wu Tian had specifically instructed him to make sure all the villagers were organized.
If all the villagers left, wouldn't Wu Tian blame him?
So he quickly grabbed a megaphone and shouted, "Everyone! Everyone! Don't go!"
"Wu Tian is coming soon, please wait a little longer!"
Yang Zhi was also unhappy with Wang Damao's closeness to Wu Tian. He said displeasedly, "Village chief, what's going on?"
"You say Wu Tian is coming, but where is he? Why don't we see him?"
"As the village chief, you should be fair and just. How can you always be biased towards Wu Tian?"
Wang Damao was a bit angered by Yang Zhi's disrespect, but he couldn't say much at the moment.
After all, Wu Tian hadn't arrived, and he couldn't conjure Wu Tian out of thin air.
Wang Damao was getting anxious.
He kept telling himself, Wu Tian, where are you? Hurry up and come!
Just as the atmosphere became very tense, suddenly, the sound of a horn could be heard from the village entrance.
At the same time, someone in the crowd shouted, "Look! They're here, they're here!"
Wang Damao turned his head and was instantly stunned.
He had been wondering how Wu Tian would manage to take such a large group of people with him.
But now he understood.
So, this Wu Tian... had directly rented a convoy of buses!
A total of eight buses lined up and drove in majestically.
If the village hadn't been renovated with roads, such a convoy wouldn't have been able to enter.
Yang Zhi was completely dumbfounded. He said foolishly, "What, what is this situation?"
"Who rented these buses?"
Wang Damao said, "Who else but Wu Tian? Wu Tian plans to take us to see houses in the county town by bus!"
Yang Zhi found it incredible.
Renting just one of these buses would cost over a thousand yuan.
Now, with eight of them combined, it would be at least eight thousand yuan!
How could Wu Tian be so generous to spend so much money?
Just to invite the villagers to see houses?
As he was feeling puzzled, the buses one by one stopped by the square.
The leading driver got out and said, "Everyone, I apologize for the delay due to traffic. Please get on board."
Yang Zhi walked over and asked, "Who are you people? We don't get into cars from unknown sources!"
The driver was slightly taken aback, then said, "We were commissioned by Mr. Wu Tian to pick you up to go to the county town. Didn't Mr. Wu tell you?"
It was really Wu Tian?!
At this moment, Yang Zhi felt a suffocating sensation wash over him.
He couldn't help but take two steps back.
He had clearly prepared his sarcastic remarks for Wu Tian, but how could Wu Tian counter by producing a convoy of buses?
Could it be... that Wu Tian really had a house in the county town?
But thinking about it now was too late.
Since the buses had arrived, no matter what, he had to go and see.
So, under Wang Damao's organization, the villagers all got into the cars and headed towards the county center.