Chapter 92 Moral Kidnapping (1)
Chapter 92: Moral Kidnapping (Part One)
Granny Long continued to narrate the events leading to Old man Chen’s house sale.
The house was indeed Old man Chen’s property, but when he was sent down to the countryside, the house was requisitioned and allocated to three families to live in, one of which was Ma Dapan.
However, a few years back, after Old man Chen was rehabilitated, the house was returned to him. The three families who were living there had to move out.
The other two families were fine with it, but Ma Dapan, who lived in the main house, refused to leave. She claimed that since Old man Chen’s son wasn’t in B city, an old man like him couldn’t possibly need such a large house and she wouldn’t move. It took a prolonged verbal battle before she grudgingly moved out.
After Old man Chen retired, his son came to take him to H city, but he was too attached to the house to leave. However, a few days ago, there were rumors that his grandson had a heart condition that urgently needed money for treatment, and this led him to consider selling the house.
As soon as the news got out, there were indeed people who came to view the house, but all were driven away by Ma Dapan, who claimed the house was originally lived in by her family and that Old man Chen could only sell it to her. Even if someone else bought it, she would not accept it.
Old man Chen didn’t care whom he sold the house to; he just wanted the money. Yet for a house worth over thirty-five thousand, Ma Dapan was only willing to offer fifteen thousand, and naturally, Old man Chen disagreed.
But Ma Dapan was a tough nut; she pestered Old man Chen day after day to sell the house to her. Old man Chen was utterly annoyed, but his son was already overwhelmed with his grandson’s illness and had no time or energy to deal with this matter.
"Ma Dapan probably had something to do yesterday and left at noon. Then you showed up and bought the house in one afternoon. How could she not be angry? Tell me, with her anger, do you think she’d leave you alone and let you live in peace?"
Xiao Jiang, whoever you have at home, you’d better have them come and deal with this mess quickly. You’re still a young girl and can’t compete with her," advised Granny Long.
Another neighbor nearby sighed while looking at Mengyu, "Yes, she won’t let you live in peace. You might as well just let her have the house."
Mengyu looked towards the other neighbor, astonished that someone was actually advising her to give up the house to Ma Dapan?
Seeing Mengyu staring straight at her, the skinny and tall female neighbor who had suggested giving up the house to Ma Dapan seemed somewhat guilty.
"I was just trying to be kind. Seeing you’re a young girl, unable to stand up to someone as imposing as Ma Dapan, I advised you to give up the house to her. Otherwise, if she comes to make trouble every day, you’ll be in for bigger problems," Mengyu looked at Granny Long, noticing her agreement and began to understand that during the time Ma Dapan was their neighbor, she must have caused them a lot of trouble.
Mengyu became curious, "You’re telling me to let Ma Dapan have the house, but do you really want her as your neighbor?"
The faces of the few neighbors sour up instantly.
They certainly did not want Ma Dapan as a neighbor!
Mengyu grew even more puzzled; if they didn’t want Ma Dapan as a neighbor, why were they advising her to give up the house to her?
Her mind quickly realized that perhaps Ma Dapan had already bribed the neighbors. They were all watching out for her, ensuring Old man Chen didn’t sell the house to anyone else.
It was only because Ma Dapan left that Mengyu had the opportunity to step into Old man Chen’s home undetected by the other neighbors. Old man Chen took Mengyu through a side door, so the neighbors didn’t have time to interfere, and Mengyu had already completed the property transfer with Old man Chen.
Mengyu wondered, were these neighbors so foolish? For a little benefit, they’d accept a terrible neighbor?
No, that’s not it – they must have been threatened!