Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

This question hits the nail on the head. I have to say that Yi Zhonghai has a very accurate grasp of human nature.

He didn't believe that someone would do such a stupid thing and spend money to build a house for others for nothing, and he didn't believe that Zeng Wangcai would be such a person.

"Yes, yes, that's a good question, Uncle. Whose house does the new house belong to?"

"I think this kind of good thing is too strange."

"My view is that nothing good will happen to ordinary people like us..."

Yi Zhonghai successfully brought his neighbors back to the same side with just one question.

Zeng Wangcai took out cigarettes, threw a few to Lao Wu and the others, and smoked leisurely, not caring at all.

He didn't believe that Yi Zhonghai had the foresight to see through his plan, but he believed that Xu Damao had no problem doing such a thing.

"Director Zhang, let me do it!" Xu Damao walked up to Director Zhang and whispered, "It's too cheap for you to argue with them about this. They don't have any ideological awareness. They only see the benefits."

"Xiao Xu, I didn't expect you to have such a high level of ideological awareness." Director Zhang was also annoyed, so he said, "Since Wangcai trusts you, then you handle it, and I'll watch from the side."

"Yes, just watch!" Xu Damao took up his post again.

"Stop arguing, I'm going to tell you something!" Xu Damao originally wanted to tell his neighbors, but suddenly he thought he had to catch the culprit first, so he turned around and said to Yi Zhonghai, "Forget it, I'll tell you first, and Uncle San, both of you listen together. I'm going to ask you, is the temporary construction against regulations? Is it illegal?"

"This..." Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui were both speechless.

There is no need to answer this question, the answer is yes.

"It's illegal to build it, and it looks like yours, but who recognizes it? Does the Housing Authority recognize it?" Xu Damao continued while the iron was hot, "Besides, the house belongs to the state, do you think it's yours? You only have the right to live in it, don't think it's yours just because you occupy it.

"An additional building is different from an illegal building. It is recognized by the Housing Authority. You don't spend any money, but you have an extra floor and the living area has doubled. What else are you dissatisfied with? You still ask who the house belongs to? The house belongs to whoever built it..."

"What? The added house belongs to China Resources, so doesn't that mean it belongs to the Zeng family?"

"Why are you building a house on top of ours? The house belongs to the Zeng family."

"I don't agree..."

"I won't agree either!"

Pink eye is back again!

They all knew that what Xu Damao said made sense, but they just felt uncomfortable.

Xu Damao smoked a cigarette and said nothing, letting these people vent their anger. He still had a trick up his sleeve. He had not yet used the trump card Zeng Wangcai gave him.

Yi Zhonghai is very satisfied with the current reactions of his neighbors.

"Are you done?" Xu Damao said after the noise died down. "Let me say one last thing. The additional house belongs to China Resources, but...please note this but. The ownership is the same as the house you live in now. As long as you don't commit crimes like Liu Haizhong and have your house taken back, you can live in this house until you die. I won't charge you a penny..."

Oh no, it was Yi Zhonghai's turn to be dumbfounded.

Once this condition came out, the meeting was adjourned immediately and there was no need for further discussion.

As long as the house is habitable and no one takes it back, does it matter who it belongs to?

Whether it belongs to the country or Zeng Wangcai, he lives there himself after all.

No one had the brain to think about the economic value of the house behind.

After the meeting, I went to Sha Zhu’s house.

Yi Zhonghai, who usually doesn't smoke, was smoking a cigarette for the first time. Besides him, Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru were also there.

Normally they are very close to each other, and these are the people Yi Zhonghai cares about.

Therefore, Yi Zhonghai doesn’t care what his neighbors say, he cares about the opinions of Sha Zhu and others.

"Shazhu, tell me what you think." Yi Zhonghai asked.

"I agree!" Sha Zhu answered heartlessly, "What a good thing, it doesn't cost me any money, my old house can be renovated into a new one, and there's nothing wrong with having a second floor. Even if I don't live in it, I can keep it for my things."

"You, you, why are you so greedy for this advantage?" Yi Zhonghai deliberately bluffed, "Zeng Wangcai has no good intentions. You are young and can't remember the past. Let me tell you;

"Before 1949, most houses were privately owned. In 1955, a new policy was introduced. Houses were treated as means of production and were uniformly allocated and rented out by the state. Private houses were like public-private partnerships. Do you think there will be a day when the policy will not change?"

"You mean, this house could become ours?" Qin Huairu listened to the words and the sounds of the gongs and drums and immediately understood what Yi Zhonghai meant.

"Right, that's what I mean." Yi Zhonghai slapped his thigh and said, "When the time comes, the house will belong to one person, and the house above your head belongs to Zeng Wangcai. What will you do? Buy it back? What if he doesn't want to sell it?"

"This..." Shazhu was dumbfounded.

"What the hell!" Qin Jingru sneered, "You are just a fool. You are right to call me Shazhu. The second floor was never yours. If that day really comes, does it have anything to do with now?"

"This..." Sha Zhu scratched his scalp, "It seems that what Jingru said is right..."

"Bullshit!" Qin Huairu hesitated and said, "She is just worried about having no place to live. When the second floor is built, she can get a bigger house than the current one."

From the perspective of interests, Qin Huairu prefers to maintain the status quo.

But Qin Jingru is different. She is a homeless person and has no house, so she must be eager to live in a proper house instead of an illegal building that she is worried will be demolished at any time.

"But, uncle..." Sha Zhu thought for a moment and said, "Now most of the people in the hospital agree. It's useless for us to disagree."

"Are you stupid? What is city appearance? If we don't agree, this yard will become a mess, don't you understand?" Yi Zhonghai already knew that Sha Zhu was invited to China Resources, so he opposed it with all his might, "Don't worry about other people. If we don't agree, he will definitely not be able to start the work. You guys hold on, I'll go and let other people do the work. Anyway, this matter is not simple..."

To calm Sha Zhu down, Yi Zhonghai went out to greet Yan Bugui and gathered several wealthy families in the compound for a meeting.

Conspiracy meeting.

At the same time, Zeng Wangcai's side was also very lively.

Zeng Wangcai gathered Lao Wu and a few others, as well as the newly joined Xu Damao, and held a meeting in the empty house that had been cleared out on the back side.

"My goodness, what kind of people are they? They are still hesitating about the free area." Lao Wu was very angry.

"This is normal." Xu Damao said while smoking a cigarette, "Boss Jin, believe it or not, this matter is not over yet, there will be more troubles later."

"Haha, Big Cat is right!" Zeng Wangcai rubbed his face and said, "Fifth brother, you have to be prepared. It won't be so easy later. You have to find some people and get ready to take action..."