109: You two shouldn't get married today!

Town Mayor Liu Mang's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the ears of Ye Chen's family!

Voluntary transfer? Friendly negotiation? Reported to Shanyao Town for approval? When did they ever agree to that?!

Zhuang Yufen's face instantly turned deathly pale, and she stood up abruptly from her seat.

"Town Head Liu! You... what nonsense are you spouting?!"

"When did we ever agree to a transfer?"

"That piece of land was left for Ye Chen! It belongs to our family!"

Whoosh—!

Zhuang Yufen's shout instantly drew the attention of every guest in the venue.

The atmosphere of the originally lively and festive wedding suddenly turned strange.

Whispers spread like a rising tide.

"What's going on? Ye Huasheng's family didn't agree?"

"I don't think they would have agreed, right? I knew about that piece of land back then; it was allocated to Ye Huasheng's family!"

"But Town Head Liu wouldn't have any reason to lie, would he?"

On the stage, the smile on Town Mayor Liu Mang's face faded slightly, but he still maintained the air of a town head.

"Comrade Zhuang Yufen, please mind the occasion!"

"Today is your nephew's big day!"

He paused, then turned his gaze to Ye Huaqiang, who was sitting at the head table. "Ye Huaqiang, what is going on? Didn't you say that you had already reached an agreement with your brother's family?"

Acting!

The two of them were just putting on a show!

Putting on a show for the whole town to see!

Ye Huaqiang had been waiting for this moment. He immediately stood up, his face filled with an expression of distress and heartache, and pulled a small, red-covered booklet from his pocket, holding it high.

"Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law! How... how could you be like this!"

"When I went to discuss this with you yesterday, I was informing you!"

"The ownership of this land was clearly established long ago!"

"In this booklet of mine, it is written in black and white, stamped with the town's official seal—the land user is me, Ye Huaqiang!"

"After Mom and Dad passed away back then, the paperwork was already completed. Mom and Dad were only lending it to you from me to use at the time."

"Thinking that we are brothers after all, and that you don't need the land now, I kindly offered to give you fifty thousand yuan. It was meant to fulfill my brotherly duty!"

"It was you who were greedy and dissatisfied, complaining that it was too little and refusing it!"

He shook the red booklet in his hand, the words "Collective Land Use Certificate" clearly visible on the cover.

Zhuang Yufen was trembling with anger and didn't believe it at all.

"That's bullshit!"

"Back when we divided the family property, Dad just said it verbally while lying in bed. Where would this booklet come from?"

"Who in the village doesn't know? That land was allocated to our Ye Huasheng!"

"That booklet of yours... it must be fake!"

"Fake?" Ye Huaqiang sneered and pushed the booklet forward. "Second Sister-in-law, open your eyes and look clearly. This official seal, this signature—could it be fake? Go to the town and check the archives to see if I, Ye Huaqiang, am the legal user of that three-hundred-square-meter plot!"

Zhuang Yufen rushed forward, snatched the booklet, and opened it with trembling fingers.

Ye Chen and Ye Huasheng immediately crowded around.

They saw that on the yellowed inside page, in the column for the land user's name, "Ye Huaqiang" was indeed written neatly.

The address and location were precisely that wasteland by the stone bridge on the west side of town, the area was three hundred and twenty square meters, and the issuance date was clearly over a decade ago, stamped with the bright red seal of the Shanyao Town Land Management Office!

The paperwork was complete, and the format was standard.

At first glance... it was flawless!

"No... impossible!" Zhuang Yufen's vision went dark, and she almost lost her footing before being steadied by Ye Huasheng. "This seal... this date... Ye Huasheng, what is going on here?!"

She clearly remembered... there was no such thing!

Even if there was, it would have been a later replacement.

But when they went to the town to ask someone, they were told that because the situation was relatively complex, it couldn't be replaced for the time being, and they were told to wait for policies from above.

Yet they never expected... to end up with a result like this?

Ye Huasheng had been an honest and simple man his whole life. Looking at that booklet, his lips trembled, his face turned ashen, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

He didn't understand these complicated schemes; he only felt that the red seal was painfully glaring.

Town Mayor Liu Mang sighed on the stage. "Comrade Zhuang Yufen, Comrade Ye Huasheng, the facts are very clear!"

"The legal document is right here, and Comrade Ye Huaqiang is also willing to provide you with economic compensation. This is already more than benevolent."

He scanned the audience. "Today is a joyous day. We must all be civilized and promote new customs. If there are any disputes, they can be slowly coordinated and resolved at the town office later. Do not affect the wedding proceedings here and ruin the festive atmosphere. Everyone, don't you agree?"

Many guests who wanted to curry favor with the town head, as well as relatives who didn't know the truth, all chimed in.

"Yeah, yeah, Ye Huasheng, Zhuang Yufen, let it go, let it go. Don't make a scene on such a happy day."

"Ye Huaqiang is already willing to give fifty thousand; that's not a small amount."

"We are family, harmony is the most important thing. Besides, the red booklet is right there; there's no way to argue against it..."

Seeing that everyone was on their side, Ye Hao also jumped out, his face full of disgust.

"Second Uncle, Second Aunt, Brother Ye Chen!"

"Do you really have to make such an ugly scene at my wedding?"

"Fifty thousand yuan is enough for you to save for several years. Don't be ungrateful!"

Listening to the surrounding discussions and accusations, a wave of grievance and anger rushed to Zhuang Yufen's head, and her vision began to blur.

Could it be... that they just had to accept it?

The land their family had guarded for so many years, the last bit of hope left for their son, was it just going to be snatched away like this?

But, just at this moment!

A calm voice suddenly rang out.

"That piece of land has been ours from beginning to end."

"If you dare to stir up trouble and use a fake certificate to put on a show here..."

"Then you won't be getting married today."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place was in an uproar!

All eyes instantly converged, and they discovered... the one speaking was Ye Chen.

He had stood up at some point, gently pressed his trembling mother back into her seat, and then stepped forward himself.

"Ye Chen! What nonsense are you spouting?!"

Chen Jinhua was the first to react and said sharply, "A fake certificate? On what grounds do you say it's a fake certificate? This is written in black and white, the official seal is bright red, and it was issued by the town! Are you blind?!"

Ye Chen didn't even look at her; instead, he looked at Town Mayor Liu Mang.

"Whether it's fake or not is very simple."

"The town's archives might be old, they might be lost, they might be blurry, or one or two booklets might pop out."

"But in the Municipal Bureau's unified land resource registration system, every piece of homestead land's ownership and changes have electronic records that are permanently searchable."

He spoke clearly, word by word, and glanced at Ye Huaqiang.

"Since the certificate in my uncle's hand is legal and compliant, then let's go to the Municipal Bureau right now, in front of all the fellow villagers, and retrieve the records."

"As long as the system shows that the land was legally registered under your name, Ye Huaqiang, over a decade ago..."

"I, Ye Chen, will kowtow to you three times on the spot today, hand over the land with both hands, and compensate you another one hundred thousand yuan for mental distress."

"But if—"

His eyes suddenly turned cold, like ice picks piercing toward Ye Huaqiang and Town Mayor Liu Mang.

"The municipal system has no such record at all..."

"Then your little double act today—forging official documents, encroaching on others' property, and committing public fraud—won't be as simple as just offering an apology."

"Do you dare?"

Do you dare?

These three words were like three heavy hammers, smashing fiercely into the hearts of Ye Huaqiang and Town Mayor Liu Mang!

This certificate was, of course, forged!

Although the official seal followed the process, it was made temporarily after all, and coupled with the fact that reporting takes time and a process, the municipal system naturally wouldn't have it.

Even if it did, it would be a recent entry... and how would they have the ability to tamper with the municipal-level database?

Once checked, the truth would immediately be revealed!

"You... stop trying to scare everyone here!"

Seeing his father and father-in-law cornered, Ye Hao was anxious and angry. He jumped out, pointed at Ye Chen's nose, and cursed, "Ye Chen! I think you are here on purpose to cause trouble today! You're jealous that I'm getting married, jealous that our family is living better than yours, right?"

"Idiot," Ye Chen said coldly.

Ye Hao was even more furious when he heard this. He turned abruptly toward the hotel entrance and shrieked, "Security! Where is the hotel manager? Are you all dead? Someone is causing trouble here, ruining the wedding! Get him out of here immediately!!!"

The hotel manager, who had been waiting on the side, immediately wiped his sweat and trotted over.

He was a greasy, middle-aged fat man.

He first nodded and bowed, smiling apologetically at Ye Hao and Town Mayor Liu Mang: "Young Master Ye, Town Mayor Liu Mang, please calm down, please calm down!"

After speaking, he turned to Ye Chen, his face stiffening.

"This gentleman, please leave immediately!"

"Do not affect other guests here and disturb the wedding order!"

"Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite!"

Several burly security guards immediately surrounded him, looking unfriendly.

Ye Chen glanced at them indifferently.

"I suggest you don't meddle in other people's business."

"Back off now, and you can still stand properly."

"Otherwise... you will soon have a bloody disaster."

"A bloody disaster? I think you're the one who's about to have a bloody disaster!"

The security captain was a man with a face full of flesh. Hearing this, he sneered, swung a rubber baton, and smashed it toward Ye Chen's shoulder. "Ungrateful bastard!"

However, before his baton could land...

"Bang!!!"

A dull thud exploded!

Everyone only felt a blur before their eyes; they hadn't even clearly seen how Ye Chen moved when the security captain's burly body, weighing over two hundred jin, was hit as if by a speeding truck. With a scream, he flew backward through the air!

"Crash—!!!"

He slammed heavily onto a round table laden with food and drinks three or four meters away. Cups, plates, and bowls shattered all over the floor, splashing soup and vegetable scraps onto the nearby guests.

The security captain collapsed in the ruins, groaning, unable to crawl up for a while.

In an instant, the entire banquet hall fell into dead silence.

You could hear a pin drop.

All the guests, whether they were villagers watching the excitement or prominent figures from the town, were all dumbfounded, mouths agape, as if collectively choked by the throat.

One kick... just such an effortless kick... kicked a burly man flying?!

"Whoever moves again..."

Ye Chen withdrew his leg, his gaze sweeping calmly over everyone, "try it?"