The longed-for village system

Chapter 299 Site Selection Dispute
After visiting the land, the group returned to the Mushroom House. Inside, Stephen Chow and Uncle Da had finished their afternoon nap and were chatting and drinking tea under the shed. They became curious when they saw the group returning from the other side of the Mushroom House.

"Xiao Chen, Xiao Gu, where have you come from?" Stephen Chow asked as Chen Qing entered the room.

"Stephen Chow, Uncle Da, you're awake!" Chen Qing greeted the two with a smile before answering Stephen Chow's question, "The land has been confirmed, so I took the two of them for a walk around the area."

"Stephen Chow, Uncle Da!" Ya Ya and Tang Tang greeted the two immediately.

Both actresses are known to Stephen Chow and Ng Man-tat, as they are both top-tier actresses in the industry, and Stephen Chow and Candy Chu have even collaborated before.

"Good afternoon, Tangtang and Yaya!"

The two women returned the greetings warmly. Being experienced and shrewd, they could tell from their attitudes and glances towards Chen Qing that something was amiss. In particular, they were certain that if Chen Qing hadn't already been married, the two women would have pursued him.

Although their relationship hasn't broken down yet, who knows how it will develop in the future? Especially since Chen Qing possesses extraordinary abilities, who dares to say that he will only have one woman in the future? In any case, the two of them remain skeptical about this.

Chen Qing might be able to stay true to herself and not philander, but once a man becomes outstanding to a certain extent, a woman will lose her confidence, even if she herself is a dazzling superstar. And once she can't change that, she only has three choices.

The first option is to live cautiously while comforting oneself; the second is to leave; and the third is to accept that one's man may have other women. If one accepts the existence of other women, Zhao Xiaogu will definitely choose her group of good sisters, since they are all familiar with each other and there is no need to worry about the man being completely lured away.

Therefore, it's not a mistake for them to be on good terms with this group of women now, whether it's for their future relationship with Chen Qing or for etiquette. Besides, they might even have a collaboration in the future!

"Xiao Chen, where are our houses located? If possible, let's finalize the location as soon as possible so I can arrange for someone to come and start construction. It's not really appropriate for me to stay here all the time, since I'll be living here for more than just a day or two." Stephen Chow was quite impatient about this.

Uncle Da nodded in agreement with Stephen Chow, "Yes! The sooner we finalize it, the sooner we can start construction. The weather is perfect for building now, and if things go quickly, we can move in by the end of the year."

Chen Qing smiled and said she wouldn't participate in the suggestions from the two men, "Stephen Chow, Uncle Da, you guys can discuss it yourselves! Apart from the positions chosen by those few, you can discuss and choose yourselves! I won't offer any opinions."

Stephen Chow and Uncle Da expressed their understanding of Chen Qing's answer. After all, those who are qualified to buy houses here are all related to Chen Qing. They are all friends, and it would be inappropriate for Chen Qing to say anything about giving the good locations to anyone. As for the few locations around the Mushroom House, no one would object to giving them to Tangtang, Yaya, and their group.

"How about we just decide the order of choosing a location based on the order in which we arrived at the Mushroom House? Xingzai and I are here now, so we'll choose first," Uncle Da suggested, playing a little trick.

He couldn't take the positions of those women, but he could still compete for the positions of the others.

"Uncle Da, you talk to them about this. If they have no objections, I have no objections either," Chen Qing said, passing the buck back and resolutely refusing to comment. Uncle Da, seeing this, immediately sent a message in the group chat, albeit jokingly.

Uncle Da: The locations of the beauties have been decided. The rest of us will decide the order based on the order in which we arrive at the Mushroom House. Xingzai and I are already at the Mushroom House, so it's time for us to choose a location!
The previously quiet chat group exploded instantly because of Uncle Da's text message, with Huang Sanshi being the first to jump out.

Huang Sanshi: I'm telling you two, that's not fair! When buying things, there should at least be a first-come, first-served order! We all pre-ordered much earlier than you, so we should be the ones choosing first!

Huang Bo: We have no objection to Ya Ya and Shi Shi choosing first, after all, they were among the first to reserve a spot. As a grown man, I'd be too embarrassed to compete with them. But shouldn't it be my turn to choose first? I'm the first person to decide to build a house there!
Teacher He: I'm the first person to meet Xiao Chen! I'm also planning to retire there, so I should be the one to choose the second spot!

With the addition of Huang Bo and Teacher He, more and more celebrities joined in to compete for the right of way. In particular, those from the show who knew Chen Qing's abilities were determined to get as close to Chen Qing's house as possible, and they came up with all sorts of reasons.

Zhang Yixin even claimed that Chen Qing was his teacher, and that he was influenced by Chen Qing's songs when he wrote them. He felt that he should be closer to his teacher.

Chen Chichi also displayed his shamelessness. Although he didn't quite understand why these people were fighting so fiercely for the representative position, he figured that the closer they were, the better. So, in order to secure the position, he directly addressed Chen Qing as his father-in-law and Zhao Xiaogu as his mother-in-law.

Seeing the group of celebrities making a racket like aunties at a market, Chen Qing simply muted the messages. Instantly, the whole world became quiet. He really wanted to see what would happen if he took screenshots of the group's chat and posted them online. Their fans would probably be shocked!

After much debate, no decision was made on who should choose first. Finally, Chen Qing couldn't help but suggest that they draw lots to select the location, leaving the final choice to fate. That way, no one could blame anyone else.

Everyone in the group accepted this suggestion. They clearly knew that arguing like this wouldn't lead to anything, so they figured it was better to take a gamble and rely on luck, which would prevent any conflict between them.

After reviewing the itinerary, everyone decided to gather at the Mushroom House three days later for a lottery, which signifies that Manyuan Village will officially enter a transformative phase and that a star resort is about to be born.

Seeing that the site selection issue had been perfectly resolved, Chen Qing breathed a sigh of relief and turned to the two of them, saying, "That's settled then. Now I'll treat you first! I think you'll be almost fully recovered in a couple of days."

Ya Ya and Tang Tang didn't shy away from the topic; they were quite curious about Chen Qing's treatment. Besides, in this day and age, girls wouldn't scream or feel embarrassed when they saw a man with his upper body exposed, unlike before.
"It's amazing! Just a few needles can cure cancer. I still find it incredible." Tangtang couldn't help but exclaim as she looked at the silver needles on Uncle Da's body.

"Yes! It's really amazing. I never thought that traditional Chinese medicine was so powerful. If you could teach this technique to others, people all over the world would go crazy." Ya Ya was also deeply impressed.

(End of this chapter)