Liu Xin Cheng was at home, worrying why Liu Yi Feng hadn't come to settle the accounts. The fruits had been picked two days ago, but the person had disappeared.
He asked Liu Chun Sheng, who said he had gone out of town. At the time, he wondered if Liu Yi Feng planned to run away.
"Dad, why don't we just go to Liu Yi Feng's house and ask his dad for the money? It's not right to keep delaying it like this," Liu Da Bao said.
"Let's wait a bit longer. Didn't Liu Chun Sheng say his son was coming back today!" Liu Xin Cheng replied.
Liu Da Bao pointed at the clock on the wall. "It's almost afternoon, and he's still not here. I bet he's not coming back. Let's go to his house now. If he doesn't pay, we won't leave!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yi Feng's voice rang out, "Who's not paying?"
Seeing Liu Yi Feng and his father approaching, Liu Da Bao immediately put on a smiling face. "Brother Yi Feng, you're back! I knew Uncle wouldn't lie to us. Come in quickly and have a seat!"
They say a woman's face changes faster than a book, but Liu Da Bao's expression changed as quickly as flipping pages.
Liu Yi Feng wasn't angry about his previous words. He walked directly to Liu Xin Cheng. "I had something to attend to out of town the past couple of days. I didn't intend to delay the payment!"
Liu Xin Cheng stood up and waved his hand dismissively, as if it were nothing. "It's fine, it's fine. I trust you, don't I? Have you eaten? Would you like to eat something here?"
"No, thank you. My dad and I ate already. Let's settle the accounts. Can I see the list?" Liu Yi Feng asked. He didn't have much time for pleasantries now.
"Okay, this is the total weight of the three types of fruit, and the unit price. I've already calculated the prices with the calculator. Your dad saw it before, too. Take a look again. If there are no issues, we'll settle the bill." As he spoke, he took out a notebook from the room, which clearly recorded the weight and price of the fruits, the price of each type, and finally, the total sum.
Liu Yi Feng took out his phone and recalculated. The oranges were 246,000 jin, at 0.4 yuan per jin, which came to 98,400 yuan. The chestnuts were 130,000 jin, at 0.7 yuan per jin, totaling 91,000. Finally, the fragrant pears were 340,000 jin, also at 0.7 yuan per jin, calculating to 238,000 yuan. The total came to 427,400 yuan, exactly as written in the notebook.
Then, Liu Yi Feng showed it to his father, just in case the father and son had tampered with the weights. Liu Chun Sheng carefully examined the data and nodded.
Liu Xin Cheng smiled and said, "You still don't trust me? What kind of tricks could I possibly play?"
Liu Yi Feng smiled without speaking. He did indeed suspect them, as the father and son's character wasn't exactly upright. It was normal for him to be suspicious. However, Liu Xin Cheng didn't dwell on this. He smiled and said, "Since the money is correct, then this money...?"
Liu Yi Feng immediately took out his phone. "I don't have that much cash on me. I'll transfer it to your account like I did for the final payment last time, is that okay?"
Upon hearing Liu Yi Feng's words, Liu Xin Cheng nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, you have my card number, right?" Thinking about the large sum of money coming in, his heart was filled with joy. He felt that Liu Yi Feng was foolish and rich, to be buying such fruits. In the future, he could find him to deal with any unsold fruits. Little did he know, Liu Yi Feng could use these fruits to earn more than ten times their price.
Soon, Liu Yi Feng transferred the money. A moment later, Liu Xin Cheng received a text message from the bank. Seeing the money in his account, his face beamed. "I've received the money, thank you, Yi Feng. I'll sell you any more fruits at a cheaper price in the future."
Liu Yi Feng knew he was referring to unsold fruits, but he wanted precisely those fruits because they were cheap. So, he didn't expose his thoughts and nodded with a smile. "Okay!"
"By the way, Yi Feng, do you know that the houses in the delta area of our city are being demolished?" Liu Xin Cheng suddenly asked.
Liu Yi Feng didn't understand why he was asking this, but he nodded. "Yes, I know. Didn't this already make the local news?"
"Exactly! The demolition compensation is surprisingly high. My wife's sister lives in that complex. I don't know which scoundrel it was, but they brought a group of people there and ostentatiously bought houses. Four or five people bought dozens of apartments. Now they've struck it rich. But my sister-in-law had the worst luck. Not only did she sell her own house, but she also called a large group of relatives for those people and sold them the houses cheaply. Who knew that only two months later, the houses there would be demolished? Tell me, if these people didn't know the houses there would be demolished, would they have bought them there? Now, those who sold their houses are blaming my sister-in-law for everything, demanding she pay them back. I say, they should blame those dark-hearted people. How could they do such a wicked thing, cutting off so many people's financial path? Aren't they afraid of having no descendants!"
Seeing him getting more worked up, Liu Yi Feng wondered if he should say anything. He was the one who had led the group to buy the houses there. But looking at Liu Xin Cheng's angry expression, he felt that if he said it, Liu Xin Cheng might eat him alive.
At this moment, Liu Chun Sheng couldn't listen anymore. "You can't blame them for this. The houses were probably sold willingly by your sister-in-law, right? Otherwise, would they have forced her to buy? Since she decided to sell, she should have thought about this day. So, blame herself for not having the fortune to get rich!"
Liu Yi Feng liked these words. When he bought the houses, he hadn't forced anyone to sell. They were all eager to sell to him, fearing they would miss out if they didn't. Wasn't it because they thought the houses wouldn't be demolished? So they treated him and Kai Chen and a few others as easy marks. Now that they saw the houses being demolished, they felt they had lost out. They had become scum who profited from others' misfortune. Was there such a person in the world?
Liu Xin Cheng saw Liu Chun Sheng siding with those people and said indignantly, "It's true that my sister-in-law sold them willingly, but the motive of these people buying the houses was impure from the start. One man, he initially bought fourteen houses and wasn't satisfied. Later, he brought people to buy more. He alone bought twenty houses. Do you dare say he really knew nothing? I don't believe a person would spend so much money to buy so many houses in a neighborhood with no prospect of demolition. There's only one explanation: this person definitely knew the inside information. Too damn wicked!"
"If there was inside information, then you can report them. If it's really investigated and found to be inside information, shouldn't they be able to demand the houses back?" Liu Chun Sheng suggested.
The more this was mentioned, the angrier Liu Xin Cheng became. "People in the neighborhood wrote a joint petition letter. The authorities investigated, but the result was that these people buying houses here was purely a coincidence. Who the hell believes that? There are no such coincidences in the world. The people in charge must have benefited, so they naturally wouldn't reveal the truth. We ordinary people can't fight against them!"
Hearing this, Liu Chun Sheng had nothing more to say. After all, it had nothing to do with him, and he wasn't a party involved. Only the parties concerned probably knew what had actually happened.
"Don't let me find out who bought my sister-in-law's house. If I find out, I'll give him a good beating," Liu Da Bao said, flexing his fists.
Liu Yi Feng remained silent, sizing up Liu Da Bao. He looked quite strong. However, he could handle three like him with his bare hands. He wasn't afraid of him making a move, but he didn't plan to reveal anything. Wouldn't that just be creating trouble for himself! He then changed the subject. "It's getting late. I need to arrange for people to ship the fruits to the warehouse. Have you arranged for the loading and the people?"