Chapter 751 — Demolition Compensation
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"Here's the thing—we tore down your house earlier, didn't we? So the demolition compensation for your family has been approved, and we'd like to invite you to come to the Qibing Real Estate Company headquarters, Qibing Tower, at eight o'clock tomorrow morning to discuss the compensation with us." Su Jiaonang said.
"What? There's demolition compensation too?" Mother Tang was taken aback. She had assumed the three million Wei Zhao had demanded earlier already covered the demolition compensation—how was she being offered more money now?
"Of course. We tore down your house, so naturally we'll compensate you for the demolition!" Su Jiaonang said. "As for the amount, we've tentatively set it at two million. The details will need to be discussed when you come tomorrow—if you feel it's not enough, you're welcome to bring it up then."
"All right, all right. Eight o'clock tomorrow, you said? I'll be there!" Mother Tang was utterly stunned. Out of nowhere, another two million?
"Good. Once you arrive, take the elevator up from the underground parking garage to the second floor, and you'll see the demolition project team." Su Jiaonang said meaningfully, hinting that Mother Tang should have Wei Zhao drive her there.
"Fine, I've got it written down! No problem, see you tomorrow!" Mother Tang hurriedly noted it down.
After the call ended, everyone looked at Mother Tang with puzzled expressions.
"Sister Wang, what was that? What demolition compensation?" Xiaofen's mother asked curiously.
"Wasn't my house torn down? Just now someone from the Qibing Real Estate Company's demolition project team, a man named Su Jiaonang, called and told me to go to their company tomorrow to collect the demolition compensation—two million!" Mother Tang was startled by the figure herself.
Their shabby old house, at most, at the very most, was worth a hundred or two hundred thousand. How could they possibly be compensated two million all at once?
Mother Tang's first thought was that this was Wei Zhao's doing! Who ran Qibing Real Estate but Li Cihua and Young Master Bing? Had Li Cihua gone back today and gotten scared again—afraid Wei Zhao would make trouble for them—and hurriedly tried to curry favor with Wei Zhao?
When she thought about it, that was the only possibility!
"Two million!" When Xiaofen's mother heard that number, she was instantly dumbstruck, and the other neighbors were the same—upon hearing it, they were so shocked they didn't know what to say.
"Your house is worth two million?" Liu Xinlan's mother finally managed to exclaim after a long pause.
"Hmph, they're just scared of Wei Zhao, that's why they're paying two million. Otherwise that rundown house isn't worth two hundred thousand, let alone two million?" Mother Tang spoke casually, but inside she was happier than words could say.
"I said it all along—our rundown houses, worth two million? Two million could buy a villa!" Xiaofen's mother shook her head. "Even a hundred or eighty thousand would be plenty for us!"
"Don't say that. This kind of thing all comes down to negotiation!" Mother Tang said with a smile.
Xiaofen's mother and Liu Xinlan's mother both sighed. Negotiation? Our families don't have a formidable figure like Wei Zhao—where would we even go to negotiate? Would they even negotiate with the likes of us?
Thinking of the gap between their families and the Tangs', Xiaofen's mother, Liu Xinlan's mother, and the others lost much of their enthusiasm. After chatting a while longer, they took their leave, going off to discuss how to handle their own negotiations with the developer.
Earlier, they had all thought Tang Zhi's family was so unlucky—the nail that sticks out gets hammered down, and theirs was the first house pushed over! But now it seemed they were actually the best off of all.
After the neighbors left, Mother Tang immediately told Tang Zhi the good news.