Rebirth in 1980, the rise of the golden age

The noisy group of people soon attracted many passers-by to stop and watch.

Even from the shop next door, many people came out after hearing the noise.

Some were just watching the fun, while others actually joined Xia Ming and his team, shouting slogans refusing to hand over the shops.

Wang Qiang stood in front of Li Youcai and stared at Xia Ming and his group cautiously.

Li Youcai stood there, letting them shout, without saying a word to them from beginning to end.

In such an environment, Li Youcai knew that no matter what he said, it would be wrong.

Just ignore them.

Instead, he turned to look at Chen Yang and said, "Director Chen, let's postpone the matter of the shop for now. Hand over the building to us first."

Facing the people in the shops, Chen Yang was also overwhelmed.

Seeing Li Youcai say this, he readily agreed: "Okay, I've prepared all the documents for the handover. Come with me to my office, and we'll sign. I'll hand you the keys, and the handover will be complete."

"Okay, let's go to the office."

Li Youcai nodded, turned around and prepared to leave.

When Xia Ming saw these people were about to leave, he thought they were scared by him and his group. He suddenly became bolder and rushed forward to pull Li Youcai's clothes, trying to stop them from leaving.

"You can't leave! Explain your situation clearly to us~!"

Wang Qiang stood in front of Li Youcai and was on guard against these people.

Seeing that the man with greasy hair was about to attack Li Youcai, he kicked him immediately.

"Brother Cai, be careful!"

Xia Ming didn't expect these people to dare to attack him. Before he could even react, Wang Qiang kicked him hard in the stomach.

"Hey, hey..."

Xia Ming covered his stomach and sat down on the ground with a ferocious look on his face, he was in great pain.

"They hit someone! How dare you hit someone!"

After Xia Ming was beaten, several other shop owners around him became unhappy immediately. They pointed at Wang Qiang and were ready to deal with him at any moment.

Some of the people watching the excitement around also started shouting.

Seeing the situation was about to get out of control, Chen Yang blocked Wang Qiang's way and shouted in panic, "What are you doing?! They're only here to take over the guesthouse today. Who said they were going to take over your shop? If you keep making trouble like this, we'll have to call the police!"

Chen Yang's shouting finally calmed the angry crowd down a little.

"You're not going to take over our shop?"

"As long as they don't take over our shop, we won't say anything. Anyway, I'm saying this: if anyone dares to take over my shop, I will fight him to the death!" The owner of the pastry shop was holding a rolling pin in his hand, which was quite threatening.

Xia Ming was helped up. Wang Qiang's kick just now had caused him to lose his breath and he still hasn't recovered.

However, this kick finally made him sober up a little, and he realized that these two people were probably not very capable people.

It would be impossible to get the contract for such a large building without people and money.

Xia Ming secretly said in his heart that he was so confused. He got a little carried away when he saw that his side had more people.

"Director Chen, we don't mean to offend anyone. We just want to save our own lives. Every one of us has invested everything we have in these shops. Now that the building has changed owners, what do you want us to do?"

"As long as they agree not to take over our shop, we promise not to cause trouble or make things difficult for anyone."

Xia Ming's words aroused the sympathy of many people.

"I rented the shop first, and now you just take it away. This is too overbearing. Isn't this just forcing me to death?"

"That's right. People have invested money in their business, and now they're telling them they can't do it. Who will get the money they invested? Isn't that bullying?"

"I think so too. They shouldn't have to pay. We should stick to the contract. They should use the property for the same number of years they rented it."

The wind direction at the scene almost all turned to Xia Ming and other business owners.

Li Youcai looked at Xia Ming. This man switched between two faces very quickly, but the shrewdness in his eyes could not be hidden. They kept moving left and right, and he would glance at him from time to time.

And what he said was also malicious.

Make your side look miserable in order to win the sympathy of those around you, and then stand on the moral high ground to take control of the initiative.

This is what smart people do.

However, this method works well against others, but it is the wrong person to deal with Li Youcai.

Li Youcai has to invest a huge amount of money in total to contract this building, and a conservative estimate is that it will be more than 20.

After spending such a huge amount of money, if we only get the second, third or fourth floors, wouldn’t it be a huge loss?

The shopping mall on the first floor is the top priority in Li Youcai's plan. Not to mention small businesses like theirs, even the credit union that occupies the largest area must be cleared out by Li Youcai.

Now that the contract has been signed, the deal is done.

No matter who it is, Li Youcai will not allow anyone to stand in his way!

Li Youcai pushed away Wang Qiang who was blocking his way and stood in front of Xia Ming.

He said in a cold voice: "Whether to close down the shop or not is not something you can decide by shouting a few slogans and scaring people with a rolling pin."

"The country is developing, and so is Taihe's economy. The dilapidated reception building has been there for so many years, not only affecting the cityscape but also hindering economic development."

"We are responding to the call and will not only renovate this building but also restore it to its former Taihe landmark. We will also build a technical school here, open to all unemployed people free of charge, so they can learn a skill and find a job in the future. What a wonderful thing! How many people will benefit in the future? Have you ever thought about it?"

"You're only concerned with your own petty gains. Have you ever cared about the unemployed? You haven't! By hindering the building's renovations, you're effectively cutting off the unemployed's livelihood. Compared to the interests of the majority, a hair salon or a steamed bun shop like yours is nothing."

"Have you become so selfish that you believe your own interests are above the people, above everything else? Or have you become capitalists, ready to suck the blood of the people?"

Li Youcai's words directly transcended morality and rose to the level of class and the people.

Xia Ming and his group were so angry that no one dared to respond.

"Are we really going to build a free technical school here? All the unemployed people can come here to learn skills for free?" asked a young man in military pants in the crowd.

"Really, this has been decided. The entire building will be renovated together. The school will start after the renovation is completed. Anyone who is unemployed can sign up and learn skills for free." Li Youcai responded loudly.

"Really? This is great news."

"Of course it's a good thing. As the old saying goes, a skill is enough to feed you. People with skills will always have food to eat. If there really is such a school that teaches skills for free, I'll be the first to come and learn."

"If that's the case, then I'm on their side. The collective interest is above all else. How can we destroy the collective interest for the sake of a tiny personal gain?"

"This shop should be handed over!"

"I think it's due too!"

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