Xu Zifan paid no attention to the family and had no desire to inquire further. Seeing this, Wang Baoguo said no more, sighing inwardly that Old Master Xu was truly heartbroken and completely indifferent.
No sooner had Wang Baoguo left than a young man rushed over, shouting, "Grandpa Xu, Grandpa Xu! You'd better go back and see! Your Uncle Dajun and Xu Shengnan are about to start fighting!"
Xu Zifan leisurely fed the chickens, "It's none of my business, so I'm not going."
"No, Grandpa Xu, it's because of your house that Xu Xiuzhen sold those two rooms to Xu Shengnan. I heard she sold them for five hundred yuan. My God, how could that house be worth that much money? The key question is, where did Xu Shengnan get the money? The Xu family is in an uproar now!"
"Huh? Xu Shengnan bought it?" Xu Zifan raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Yes, a few days ago Uncle Aiguo smashed up Xu Shengnan's room. She said it would be nice to move to a bigger room and she would call the police to catch the thief if anyone dared to enter her room again. Uncle Aiguo was furious." The young man seemed quite anxious. "Grandpa Xu, aren't you going back to check on them? They're arguing so fiercely that they've really angered the brigade leader."
Xu Zifan glanced at him, noticing his shifty eyes, and smiled. "The captain can definitely handle it if he's here, so I won't go. Thanks for making the trip, but now we're practically family, it's alright. Why don't you come in and sit for a while?"
"Huh?" The young man frowned. "Grandpa Xu, you're really not going?"
"I'm not going."
The young man tried to persuade Xu Zifan for a long time, but Xu Zifan remained unmoved and ran away with a somewhat unpleasant expression. He had taken five yuan from Xu Shengnan, thinking it would be easy to invite the old man over, but it turned out he couldn't persuade him at all, and he didn't know if Xu Shengnan would ask for the money back.
After he left, Xu Zifan clapped his hands and walked towards the Xu family's house. Since someone had led him there, he might as well go and see what the commotion was about.
However, he took a side path to the back of the Xu family's house, avoiding people, and let Shao Hua project the scene of the Xu family's house.
The Xu family was in complete chaos. Xu Shengnan went to the county several times and somehow managed to get the money, paying off all the remaining debts that day. It wasn't until Xu Xiuzhen went to Wang Baoguo's office to get the necessary paperwork that everyone realized the person who bought her house was actually Xu Shengnan!
Xu Shengnan had been annoyed by Xu Dawei and Xu Aiguo these past few days, and she was also fed up with Xu Dajun and his wife. Their dilapidated room made her angry, so she simply bought Xu Zifan and Xu Xiuzhen's room. Even though Xu Xiuzhen insisted on asking for 500 yuan, she paid it, just to annoy all of them.
They look down on her, don't they? She'll live in the main house! In the main room! In the place where the head of the household should live!
Let them see that money is nothing to her. She will marry out of the main house and occupy the house without selling it, so that even when their children grow up, they will never be able to live there!
With such thoughts in mind, Xu Shengnan naturally displayed an arrogant and disdainful attitude. Not only were the Xu family members furious, but the onlookers also disapproved. However, whenever they said anything, Xu Shengnan would say that she was forced into it and tell them to mind their own business.
It's really not appropriate for outsiders to interfere in the Xu family's internal affairs.
The Xu family looked the worst. Their son and daughter were growing up and desperately needed more space. They had initially planned to build a house elsewhere, but after Xu Zifan moved out, they set their sights on this room.
Once they buy the main house, the couple can move in, and their son and daughter will have much more space. After Xu Xiuzhen gets married, they can give her room to their daughter, and use the daughter's old small room as a storage room. Then their family will be complete.
Now that Xu Shengnan has snatched the prize, they have to start all over again. It's just too annoying. Why should a little girl like her live in the main house? Besides, where did she get the money?
Xu Dajun was about to hit someone, but Xu Shengnan dodged him, shouting that the new society forbade hitting one's children. When the brigade leader asked her where she got the money, she said that she was good at getting money herself and there was no need to tell them, since it wasn't illegal anyway.
Wang Baoguo was an upright man, not the kind of village chief who would deal with people privately, so there was really nothing he could do about her. Since the house was a willing buyer and seller situation, he completed the paperwork for them and then left, simply ignoring the matter.
The Xu family members said a few more sarcastic remarks, then went back to their rooms, slamming the doors shut with a loud bang.
Xu Xiuzhen smiled at Xu Shengnan, "My dear niece, you're really amazing! But how do you make your money? Tell me about it. When you have a good time, take care of your aunt too."
Xu Shengnan gave a fake smile, "Auntie, you're about to start working at the grain depot, how could you possibly care about such things? These things can get complicated if you wait too long, so you should get it done tomorrow. I still need to tidy up my new room, so I won't talk to you any longer."
Xu Xiuzhen's eyes flickered, and she said, "Okay, you go ahead and do your thing, but we agreed that I'll stay here until I'm assigned to a dormitory, so don't go back on your word."
"No, don't worry." Xu Shengnan didn't bother to reply and went inside.
She triumphantly surveyed the Xu family's main house; this time, she had won! Seeing the group's ashen faces and their helpless expressions filled her with satisfaction. It was a pity the old man hadn't come; otherwise, she might have angered him to the point of fainting again. She wondered if his frail old body could withstand it.
Xu Xiuzhen went back to her room to pack her things, preparing to move out at any time. Thinking of Xu Shengnan's arrogant demeanor, she muttered with a grim face, "What kind of person is she? She made money and didn't tell me! Did she go and sell herself? With that vixen face, no wonder she makes money so easily, ugh!"
However, she took out the five hundred yuan that Xu Shengnan had given her and...
She became happy and said, "She's really rich. She gave me five hundred if I asked. I should have asked for more. Maybe she would have given it to me."
Xu Xiuzhen looked pained, heartbroken over the money she hadn't earned, but now she could buy a job. Once she got a permanent position, she would be a city dweller!
Xu Zifan saw Xu Shengnan take out seven or eight tickets from her spatial storage and give them a smug kiss. Shao Hua zoomed in on the tickets and discovered they were all rare items like bicycle tickets, watch tickets, and television tickets. If Xu Shengnan were to sell these kinds of tickets, she could make money quickly. But the question was, where did Xu Shengnan get them?
The matter briefly crossed Xu Zifan's mind before he dismissed it; it had nothing to do with him. After getting a general understanding of the situation, he leisurely returned home. With Shaohua monitoring the area, he wasn't afraid of running into anyone and spent his days in a very relaxed manner.
He went for a walk in the mountains and saw a wild grape vine growing well deep in the mountains; it was almost bearing fruit.
He estimated the size of his small courtyard and then took out the tools from his spatial storage to dig wild grapes.
[Shaohua: Host, I've seen some space-themed novels where the protagonist directly transplants a large tree into their space. Can you do that too?]
Xu Zifan was stunned. He put down his tools and tried it. The grapevine went into the space with its roots, and a pit appeared on the ground. Sure enough, it could be done this way!
Xu Zifan patted the dirt off his hands and said sadly, "[Why didn't I think of that? I used to dig for medicinal herbs by hand. When I was healthy, it was fine, but now my body is really tired.]"
[Shaohua: Congratulations, host, on finding a new, less strenuous method! [Fireworks]]
Xu Zifan shook his head, both amused and exasperated. "[I'm just idling here with nothing to do, so I'll read more novels in my spare time. Shaohua, thank goodness for you! Otherwise, how boring would these worlds be for me? You really brought me everything you could need.]"
[Shaohua: Thank you for the compliment, host. I am now an essential system for home and travel.]
Xu Zifan laughed out loud. His mind became sharp, and he set his sights on the mental manipulation of space.
He selected several trees and transplanted them all into the space. Then, he entered the space and used his mind to manipulate the trees into planks, branches, beams, and so on. He built a beautiful wooden house directly behind the bamboo house and put all the things he had scattered on the ground into the wooden house, thus tidying up the space.
After that, he built a grape trellis in the same way. Afraid that others would find it strange, he used tree branches to build it, and tied the edges and corners with vines. He then took it out and placed it in the four holes he had dug in the small yard. This way, he only needed to fill the four holes with soil, and the grape trellis would be stable!
Xu Zifan transplanted the wild grapes next to the grape trellis. With the spiritual spring nearby, the wild grapes didn't wilt at all; in fact, they were even more vibrant than before.
What I thought would take a lot of effort to complete was done so easily!
Xu Zifan stood at the gate with his hands on his hips, looking at the small courtyard with an indescribable atmosphere, and a sense of accomplishment welled up inside him.
No wonder management simulation games are so popular; they're actually quite fun. Building a home little by little through hard work is completely different from simply buying a huge house. With such a paradise around him, he almost doesn't want to go to the city anymore.
However, he abandoned this idea after only two days.
This isn't a paradise; there are plenty of people disturbing him here.
He was sitting under the grape trellis eating wild fruit when a middle-aged woman rushed into the yard crying and demanding that he stand up for her. The strong young men behind her couldn't hold her back, and several of their family members also came.
Then came the Xu family, Wang Baoguo, and the villagers who came to watch the commotion, who quickly filled Xu Zifan's small courtyard. There were also many people standing outside the courtyard, making a great commotion.
Xu Zifan frowned and said coldly, "Enough! What do you think this place is? What are you all doing here making such a fuss?"
His imposing presence subsided the woman's cries, and the others quieted down as well. Xu Zifan glanced at Xu Shengnan, frowning, and said, "Captain, what's the matter? I said I wouldn't concern myself with the Xu family's affairs. I've severed ties with them. You shouldn't be coming to me with any problems, right?"
Wang Baoguo said awkwardly, "Yes, Uncle Xu, I just... couldn't stop him."
He coughed twice and said to the unfamiliar family, "Let's go outside and talk. Grandpa Xu has already separated from his family and won't interfere in Xu Shengnan's affairs. Let's go outside and discuss a solution."
The woman cried, "I won't go! Xu Dajun and his wife are cowards. They can't even control their own daughter. They let her come out and slander people. If they can't handle it, I'll go to their father. The Xu family must have ancestors, right? How can the Xu family patriarch not care about such a shameful thing?"
"Grandpa, you have to stand up for us! Xu Shengnan is shameless; someone in your family has to do something about her!"
Xu Shengnan said coldly, "Auntie, you should watch your words. If you say I'm making false accusations, you need evidence. If you really call the police to judge, who knows who will end up in jail!"
"You! You shameless thing! How dare you say that? I'll tear your mouth off!" The woman was furious and lunged at Xu Shengnan.
Just as Xu Shengnan was about to dodge, Xu Zifan took out a slingshot and shot a pebble that hit Xu Shengnan's knee. Xu Shengnan's movements froze, and she was tackled to the ground by the woman!