As the introductions concluded, Cheng Zhiqiang and the others made way, allowing Gong Lin to walk up to Jiang Chen's side.

The two exchanged a smile as the local leaders gestured towards Gong Lin and said, "This lady here is Mr. Jiang's wife, the chairman of the Dingjing multibillion-yuan investment company, Yichen Company. Chairman Gong said that since Mr. Jiang's mother is from the Shen Family Village, she has donated thirty million yuan to build roads for the village."

"What?"

"Thirty million?!"

"The chairman of a multibillion-yuan investment company? Jiang Chen got such an incredible wife!"

"This, this, this... what we just said..."

The villagers suddenly became a babble of different colors.

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiaoqin's eyes lit up. She turned her head and looked at Gong Lin with a beaming smile, not because of Gong Lin's net worth or identity, but because she had done something for the village, which slightly alleviated the guilt Shen Xiaoqin felt towards her hometown.

"Jiang Chen, I'm sorry! We shouldn't have talked about you like that!"

"Yes, yes, yes, Jiang Chen, don't take it to heart, we're just country bumpkins, haven't seen the world, please forgive us!"

"Jiang Chen, please look after us more in the future, it's on you for our village to get rich!"

"Sorry, Jiang Chen, we really didn't mean it, don't take what we said to heart!"

The villagers went crazy, running up to Jiang Chen to butter him up and apologize.

"Sister Shen, you have raised a good son!"

"That's right, Sister Shen, you're amazing!"

"Sister Xiaoqin, come to my house for dinner later, huh?"

"Come to mine, come to mine!"

A group of women eagerly surrounded Shen Xiaoqin, praising her and extending invitations, making her quite embarrassed.

Shen Mingcheng's eyes went wide; the number "billion" had truly shocked him. He had never before found it so hard to believe his own ears, yet seeing the villagers and all those wealthy people, he had no choice but to believe!

At that moment, Jiang Chen turned his head and looked at Shen Mingcheng, asking calmly, "Now, do you believe that I want to donate five million to renovate the ancestral hall?"

"Ah? Oh! Yes, yes, yes!" Shen Mingcheng nodded repeatedly, his face full of fear: "That... I'm sorry, Mr. Jiang, for what I said before, I..."

Meanwhile, the villagers also remembered what had just happened and immediately turned their guns on Shen Mingcheng:

"Village chief, how could you think about removing Sister Xiaoqin's name from the family record?"

"Exactly, Shen Mingcheng, you've always been overbearing and a bully; do you want to become the sinner of our village?"

"It's outrageous, the village belongs to all of us, you can't have the final say in everything!"

"And you've been insulting Jiang Chen for so long, you must apologize to him!"

"Right, apologize!"

Shen Mingcheng's face immediately stiffened, and he trembled.

What?!

The county bigwigs hadn't noticed what Shen Mingcheng said in the excitement of meeting Jiang Chen earlier, but now they realized that Shen Mingcheng had insulted Jiang Chen and even wanted to remove Jiang Chen's mother from the family record.

This was unacceptable!

The two of them were furious on the spot!

"Shen Mingcheng, what are you trying to do? Do you not want our county to prosper? Do you even want your position anymore? Huh!" the local official in charge reprimanded, pointing at Shen Mingcheng's nose.

"Apologize now!" the second-in-command bellowed as well.

Thump!

Shen Mingcheng knelt on the ground, his face pale as he looked at Jiang Chen, "Jiang Chen, I was wrong, I was truly wrong, please forgive me!"

"Hey, Village Chief! Don't!" Shen Xiaoqin was startled and quickly reached out to help Shen Mingcheng.

Jiang Chen grabbed Shen Xiaoqin's hand and spoke indifferently, "I can tolerate you insulting me, but I won't allow my mother to suffer the slightest grievance in the village from now on!"

"No problem!"

"Right, no problem, we'll take care of Sister Xiaoqin!"

"Whoever dares to bully Sister Xiaoqin, we'll deal with him together!"

"Exactly, we'll all look after Sister Xiaoqin!"

Before Shen Mingcheng could utter a word, a group of villagers shouted out one after another.

"Yes yes yes, I will definitely take good care of Sister Shen!" Shen Mingcheng nodded repeatedly.

Jiang Chen released Shen Xiaoqin, and she stepped forward to help Shen Mingcheng up. Shen Mingcheng then bowed deeply to both Shen Xiaoqin and Jiang Chen, "I was wrong, Sister Shen, Jiang Chen, I offer you my sincere apology."

"Village Chief, it's okay."

Shen Xiaoqin gently consoled him and turned her head to look at Jiang Chen, her eyes filled with relief. Her son was truly commendable!

After a while, the county leaders and Cheng Zhiqiang and others left, but Gong Lin stayed.

"Sister Xiaoqin, don't stay in the thatched cottage anymore, come live in my house!"

"Come to my place, my house is big!"

"Come to my place, we're making dumplings tonight, Sister Xiaoqin, Jiang Chen, let's eat dumplings together!"

A quick-witted villager invited Shen Xiaoqin, and all the villagers started clamoring.

"What are you doing? She's my sister, my own sister, I'm Jiang Chen's real uncle, if they are to stay anywhere, they will definitely stay at my place!" Shen Mingtao shouted, stepping up and shielding Shen Xiaoqin. His attitude was completely different from before.

Shen Mingcheng's eyes darted around, and he spoke sharply, "Stop arguing, we've just built a new house for Yu Qing and it hasn't been lived in yet. Let Sister Shen, Jiang Chen, and Director Gong stay there. All your houses are a mess. Sister Shen and Jiang Chen might not mind, but we can't neglect Director Gong."

"It's okay, I..."

Upon hearing this, Gong Lin started to speak, wanting to clarify, but Jiang Chen gently pulled her back and shook his head.

Gong Lin paused, turned her head to glance at Shen Mingtao, and realizing he was Jiang Chen's real uncle, thought she should try to build a good relationship with Jiang Chen's family, but she didn't expect Jiang Chen to stop her from speaking.

Noticing Gong Lin looking at Shen Mingtao, Jiang Chen's lips curled into a mocking smile and once again shook his head at Gong Lin.

Gong Lin understood. This 'real uncle' wasn't someone Jiang Chen was fond of. Adding in what she had heard the villagers say when they got out of the car, that the same uncle didn't even come out to say a word, Gong Lin quickly realized the true nature of this 'real uncle.'

Gong Lin closed her mouth and said no more.

In the end, Shen Xiaoqin and the other two moved into the new house of Shen Yuqing—which Shen Mingcheng and Shen Yuqing had pleaded for. If Jiang Chen had refused, the father and son would have been sleepless that night!

After moving into the new house, villagers came to chat with Shen Xiaoqin, bringing her dumplings from their homes. Others brought meat, vegetables, and so on, all for Shen Xiaoqin. The whole community even helped her move in.

Seeing herself finally be accepted by the village, Shen Xiaoqin was so happy she couldn't stop smiling all day, her face always bearing a satisfied smile, her eyes shimmering with tears.

Seeing the content smile on his mother's face made Jiang Chen very happy too.

This return had been worth it, as he had helped his mother fulfill her wish.

It was worth it!

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