80: Chapter 80 The Troubled Aunt

"What?" Chen Xia's expression changed abruptly.

She had assumed Chen Feng had become destitute, but it turned out he had been lying to her.

The two of them had already had a falling out.

Even if she were to lower herself and beg him to lend her money again, she likely wouldn't have a chance.

Damn it! To think he lied to her! Was it really just because he didn't want to lend money?!

At that moment, she thought of something else.

For so many years, her older brother's family had been in average financial straits; one could even describe them as poor.

How did Chen Feng get rich? Where did he get the money?

Could it be that the money the old man left behind was embezzled by her older brother's family?

At that instant, Chen Xia seemed to have discovered a huge secret.

She cast a complex look at Chen Feng's family and hurried away.

Walking to a deserted spot, she quickly took out her phone and called her husband.

"Manager Wei Daye, you need to come to my maiden home right now!"

"What's wrong, honey? Did you get the money?"

Manager Wei Daye was also very excited. Although he was a company manager with an annual income of over a hundred thousand,

it would be great to get three or four hundred thousand for nothing from Chen Feng. After all, that was equivalent to several years of his own income!

Chen Xia grumbled, "That brat Chen Feng is incredibly stingy and won't lend a single cent. And my older brother just sat there without saying a word, clearly not wanting to lend any money either!"

Manager Wei Daye frowned, "If they don't want to lend it, there's nothing I can do even if I go. If even your older brother doesn't care about family ties, what can an outsider like me do?"

"I'm not asking you to come for that." Chen Xia looked around.

With no one around, she lowered her voice and said, "I suspect that before the old man passed away, he saved a large sum of money, and my older brother embezzled it. I reckon even the second brother doesn't know about it."

"My older brother has hidden it for so long, he must have given it to Chen Feng to start his business now. Otherwise, given their family's background, how could Chen Feng have made so much money!"

"You have no idea! That brat Chen Feng just said he lives in a villa in the city worth over thirty million! He drives a luxury car worth over ninety million!"

"Really?" Manager Wei Daye gasped.

The house and car together added up to over a hundred million. Holy crap! He's a billionaire!

He had never met such a big shot before, and now he was actually his relative. And a younger generation one at that?!

"Of course it's true!" Chen Xia insisted, "Not to mention the multi-million dollar villa, even the last time he came back, the car he drove cost over forty million! Everyone saw it at the time, so it can't be fake!"

"And that brat Chen Feng donated eight million to the village to build a road in one go! Just think, if he didn't have money, could he donate so much?! At least one-third of the money the old man saved belongs to us. You need to come over quickly; we have to get back the part that belongs to me! I reckon it's at least several hundred thousand!"

"Alright, just wait, I'll take leave and be there right away!"

Manager Wei Daye didn't dare to delay any longer and immediately took leave from his company. He drove his Volkswagen sedan and rushed over.

Inside the house, Chen Feng's gaze turned back to the others. "Elders, I already gave you a chance just now. Even if you had only promised verbally that you were willing to help me, I would have lent you money now."

"It's a pity that none of you did that! My money didn't fall from the sky, so why should I give it to you for nothing? Don't talk to me about family ties; when our family was poor back then, who ever gave us a hand? Furthermore, we are distant relatives at best!"

The group lowered their heads in embarrassment. They had merely heard that the older Chen brother's family had struck it rich and wanted to try their luck at borrowing some money.

As for when to pay it back? You must be joking! It was never going to be repaid! Borrowing money from a rich person was done with the intention of never paying it back!

If it were Chen Feng's parents facing their pestering, they definitely would have taken out money. They just hadn't expected that this son would return! And he wasn't falling for their tricks at all!

At this moment, the village's Director Zhang also rushed over. Seeing this group of people, his expression was visibly unpleasant.

"Stop making things difficult for Little Chen here! Old Wang, what is the matter with you! Little Chen is someone who has contributed to the village, and even the leaders above value him highly. Get back home, now!"

"And all of you, does anyone not know what you're up to? Is Little Chen's money so easy to swindle? Let me tell you, the county leaders and city leaders value Little Chen highly right now. If your petty business gets reported to the higher-ups, you'll all be in deep trouble!"

Hearing these words from Director Zhang, everyone was shocked!

Chen Feng had donated eight million in one go, and both the county and city leaders were paying attention to this matter. After all, it was a charitable act!

Plus, the village's tourist attraction, Phoenix Mountain, was currently being planned and was set to be built into a 4A-level tourist destination. It had garnered even more attention from some leaders!

In the future, they might even need investments from wealthy bosses like Chen Feng, and the leaders were even thinking of finding a time to visit this legendary Little Chen.

With someone like this, who had the backing of higher-level leaders, how could they dare to play any tricks?

"Director Zhang, we were just joking." "Right, just joking. You're busy, we'll leave right away!" The crowd left one after another!

Director Zhang looked at Chen Feng again and sighed, "Little Chen, I'm sorry, we have some responsibility for this kind of thing."

"It's fine." Chen Feng waved his hand. Things like today were bound to happen sooner or later; he could only blame himself for being too rich.

Perhaps being low-key could avoid people borrowing money. However, he didn't like being low-key! For those who used to mock him and look down on him and his family, Chen Feng liked to slap their faces back in a high-profile way!

"By the way, construction on the village road has already started, and it's estimated that it will be fully completed in another month."

When Director Zhang spoke about this, his face was full of smiles, "The county leaders also said they want to find a time to meet you and get to know you."

"Alright, just let me know once the time is confirmed." Chen Feng nodded. It was still necessary to maintain good relations with these leaders. After all, his parents would be living in the countryside, and they would need the care of these people.

"Alright, that's settled." Director Zhang hummed a little tune and greeted the side, "Old Chen, I'm leaving, let's talk next time!"

Dad felt a bit depressed. In the past, this director would always come to the house to find him, but now he didn't even pay attention to him and went straight to his son.

For the rest of the time, Mom went to stir-fry a few dishes. Since the second uncle was also there, they had a drink together.

On the other side, Manager Wei Daye also drove over, rushing to the village to meet up with Chen Xia.