Transmigrating to the 1980s as a Delicate Beauty: The Sickly Bigshot Clings to Me
Transmigrating to the 1980s as a Delicate Beauty: The Sickly Bigshot Clings to Me Chapter 65

Chapter 65: Burned for Her

On the third day of the village-wide land inspection, it was time to check the land owned by the Zhang, Wang, and Liu families.

Jing Xi was particularly excited when she heard that the Zhang family’s land would be inspected today.

Especially after seeing Zhang Qiang and Wang Cuihua looking worried in the morning, she was certain that these two had likely seized a lot of extra land.

The inspections of the Liu and Wang families went smoothly without any issues.

By the time they reached the Zhang family’s land, it was already 4 PM.

Since it was getting late, Xie Aiguo considered postponing it to the next day.

Xia Lidong looked at the land and suggested, “These plots aren’t too far from each other. We might as well do it today; otherwise, we’ll have to make another trip here tomorrow.”

Xie Aiguo agreed. “Alright then!”

The Zhang family owned a large and scattered amount of land. The team spent several hours inspecting it, and by the time they finished, the sun was almost setting.

The total land area they recorded was around thirty acres. However, based on the Zhang family’s officially registered population and inheritance records, they were only supposed to have sixteen acres.

Yet, the Zhang family actually had thirty-three acres.

Zhang Qiang wiped sweat from his forehead.

Wang Cuihua’s eyes darted around nervously.

Zhang Jianjun, on the other hand, looked indifferent.

Xie Aiguo’s expression grew stern.

The inspection team was utterly shocked.

They had an excess of more than half their entitled land.

Even just paying the compensation fees would cost them over 1,300 yuan.

Jing Xi sat on the edge of the field, casually pulling up a wild blade of grass, feeling immensely satisfied.

At first, they had only discovered thirty acres.

But after measuring, they found an additional three scattered acres.

Land was land—no matter how fragmented, it could still be measured. And when they measured it, they uncovered even more.

Xie Aiguo looked at Zhang Qiang, so furious that he almost laughed. “Bring the money to the village office tomorrow! One thousand three hundred yuan— not a single cent less!”

Wang Cuihua shot a venomous glare at everyone present.

“Village Chief, isn’t 1,300 yuan too much? The market price is only 80 yuan per acre!”

Xie Aiguo gave her a sharp look, his anger barely contained. “The market price ranges from 80 to 120 yuan! I already gave you the middle rate, which is generous enough. This land was illegally occupied by you in the first place! And it’s not just this year—you need to compensate for the previous years too!”

“Jing Xi, how much would that be for three years?”

Jing Xi immediately calculated, “Village Chief, 1,300 yuan per year for three years comes to 3,900 yuan.”

Xie Aiguo declared, “You heard that? 3,900 yuan—not a cent less!”

“What?!”

Zhang Qiang quickly grabbed Wang Cuihua and shot her a fierce glare.

“Shut your mouth right now!”

At first, they were only going to compensate for one year.

But since she wanted to argue, they’d have to pay for three.

This time, Wang Cuihua dared not say another word, afraid that if she kept talking, Xie Aiguo would make them pay for ten years instead.

Watching the Zhang family leave in utter humiliation, Jing Xi was overjoyed.

She couldn’t hide the grin on her face.

Xia Lidong saw her triumphant expression and chuckled quietly.

Still so childish.

As they walked back, Xia Lidong went to update the day’s investigation results.

By tomorrow morning, when the villagers woke up and saw that half of the Zhang family’s thirty-plus acres were illegally occupied, they would certainly feel vindicated.

3,900 yuan!

That was a huge sum—Wang Cuihua would be devastated!

As she would say: “Zhang Jianjun isn’t even married yet!”

Now that such a large sum was gone, what would they do?

But they had only themselves to blame.

When they were enjoying the benefits of the stolen land, did they ever think about the consequences?


The next morning.

As Jing Xi walked towards the village office, she saw a crowd gathered around the blackboard bulletin at the entrance.

Everyone was whispering among themselves.

“See? I told you the hillside land was taken by the Zhang and Wu families! Otherwise, how could they make so much money every year?”

“Exactly! So shameless!”

“They exploited village resources for their own benefit.”

“And Wu Jun is an accountant too.”

“Yeah, just using his little bit of power to benefit himself!”

“The Zhang family is no better. They even falsely accused Jing Xi before. Now everyone can see who the real villains are!”

“Exactly! I bet from the very beginning, Zhang Qiang had bad intentions. He probably tried to force himself on her, and when he got caught, he turned around and accused the girl of seducing him. Absolutely disgusting!”

“Yeah, truly shameless!”

Jing Xi admired the fighting spirit of the village elders.

She stood there for a while, listening to them curse.

Words like “slut,” “bastard,” and all sorts of profanity—things that even a novel author wouldn’t dare write—kept pouring out.

When the village aunties finally noticed Jing Xi standing behind them, they enthusiastically greeted her.

Jing Xi: “…..”

These aunties could gossip behind people’s backs without even flinching.

That was a skill worth learning.

Today was the fourth day of the land inspection, and their next targets were the Zhou and Meng families.

Jing Xi was feeling very excited.

She was determined to find out exactly how much land the Zhou family owned.

That day, only Zhou Wenwu was present, and his expression was far from pleasant.

When he saw that Jing Xi was part of the inspection team, his face darkened even further.

Jing Xi noticed that Xie Aiguo had something stuffed in his pocket—papers, by the look of it. It bulged slightly.

The group headed to the Zhou family’s fields, and after verification, the records matched up correctly.

Jing Xi found this hard to believe—these records didn’t include Yuzhu’s land.

She felt uneasy.

Xie Aiguo then pulled the papers from his pocket and said, “Old Zhou, care to explain this?”

Zhou Wenwu looked puzzled at first. But the moment he took the documents and read them, his face twisted in shock. “How did you get this?! Who broke into my house and stole it?”

Seeing his reaction, Xie Aiguo immediately understood—the documents were real.

“No one took anything from your house,” Xie Aiguo said coldly. “But what, you think Jing Xi wasn’t allowed to keep a copy? Who signs an agreement without each party keeping a copy? So your Zhou family can have one, but Jing Xi can’t?”

Zhou Wenwu’s eyes narrowed. “What are you trying to say, Village Chief?”

Xie Aiguo’s expression turned stern. “Where is Yuzhu’s land? And since it was leased, why haven’t you paid Jing Xi any rent for the past five years?”

Zhou Wenwu pursed his lips and thought for a moment before replying, “That agreement was between me and her aunt. The money was given to her aunt. What does it have to do with her?”

“Old Zhou! What nonsense are you talking about? Yuzhu passed away years ago. Do you really think you can get away with not paying the rent all this time?”

Zhou Wenwu scoffed, “I’m not dodging anything. I said I paid the person I made the deal with. Every year, I burned the rent money as an offering to Yuzhu during Qingming Festival. Not a single cent less.”

Everyone was stunned into laughter—angry, exasperated laughter.

This man was truly ridiculous!

It was the first time they had ever heard such absurd reasoning.

Xie Aiguo’s face turned stormy. He jabbed a finger at Zhou Wenwu. “You’re getting more and more foolish with age! Do you even hear yourself? The nonsense you’re spewing is unbelievable!”

Zhou Wenwu remained defiant. “I’m just telling the truth!”

Even Xia Lidong, who had been silent, couldn’t hold back anymore. “Old Zhou, this is outrageous! You think you can just take advantage of people like this? Debts have to be repaid! If you don’t pay up, Heaven will make sure you do!”

Zhou Wenwu snorted. “Spare me the superstitious nonsense. I don’t believe in that! Stop trying to fool me. I’ll tell you right now—I have no money to give. If you want anything from me, you’ll have to take my life instead!”

“Old Zhou!”

Xie Aiguo was furious, his disgust toward the Zhou family growing even stronger.

Jing Xi, however, remained calm. She was starting to understand why the Zhou family had been hostile toward her from the very beginning.

They barely knew each other, so why had they been targeting her all this time?

Now, it was obvious—they had stolen her aunt’s land and felt guilty about it.

That guilt turned into hostility.

Jing Xi stood up, about to speak—

But before she could say a word, Zhou Wenwu spat a mouthful of phlegm right onto her face.

“You filthy wench! Pay for my son’s medical bills!”

Miumi[Translator]

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