The atmosphere in the village is generally quiet, peaceful, and close to nature. You can hear the birds singing, the wind blowing through the trees, and the insects at night. Also, when the sun slowly rises in the morning, you can see the smoke rising from the kitchen chimneys of the village houses.
Lin Yi went for a walk in the village, but it was already late in the evening, and the villagers were still working in the village vegetable fields. Not only that, under the big banyan tree that was in the middle of the village, there were old grandmothers laughing and saying something, and on the other side, two grandfathers were playing chess, and several other grandfathers were standing around them. Meanwhile, several young children were playing nearby. Seeing this scene from afar, Lin Yi felt a strange sense of comfort.
"Oh! Isn't this the boy who's staying at the village chief's house?"
Someone who saw Lin Yi coming said, drawing everyone's attention to Lin Yi under the banyan tree.
"Oh my, I heard the villagers talking, and I really saw him today."
"A very handsome boy."
The next moment, Lin Yi became the topic of their conversation. Although Lin Yi heard everything they were saying clearly, he didn't pay attention to them. Lin Yi smiled and went to the banyan tree, thinking of getting to know them.
"Hello, Grandma and Grandpa!"
"Oh, how are you, kid?"
"It's been a while since I've been in the village, but I've only really seen you today."
"What's your name, kids?"
"My name is Lin Yi."
Everyone under the banyan tree put aside what they were doing and started talking to Lin Yi.
"The village chief said that Xiao Lin intends to continue to settle in this village."
"Yes, that's what I think."
"I remember Zhang Si saying that he met Xiao Lin and the village chief one day when they were going to inspect some land."
"Oh, yes, I remember Zhang Si saying that."
Lin Yi realized at that moment how powerful the village's information and communication were. Lin Yi had faced many such situations when he lived in the Su family, but every time they talked about the false accusations against him.
No matter how hard he tried to prove himself right in such situations, in the end he had to admit that he was wrong in front of other people for things he didn't do. But now he was facing a completely different experience.
Even though they knew everything, when they asked him again, Lin Yi couldn't lie, so he told the truth.
"You must be talking about Uncle Si."
"We met him while the village chief and I were first looking at the land."
"I think Xiao Lin went to look at the land because he was thinking of building a house here."
"Hmm…I thought I'd build a place for myself since I was planning to live here."
"Do you know what land Xiao Lin bought?"
"I remember old Fu's eldest son said that he was also thinking of selling the land where old Fu's house was."
"That's true, after old Fu died, all the children moved to the city, so he decided to sell that land."
While asking about Lin Yi's land, the old man didn't forget to ask for other details about it. Lin Yi was surprised to see that.
"So, Xiao Lin didn't say what land he bought."
"I bought the land at the edge of the village, where there's a cave."
"Oh, why did you buy that?"
"There's not even a decent piece of land to cultivate on that land; most of it is covered in big trees and bushes."
"In addition, there is a useless cave on the entire side of the land."
"When you are going to settle there, it will cost a lot to remove those obstacles."
When Lin Yi told them about the land where the cave was, everyone there criticized it. In their eyes, there was no use for that land. But Lin Yi was able to see a value in that land that no one else could see.
But Lin Yi didn't go to explain it to them. Because Lin Yi knew that no matter how much he explained, they wouldn't understand.
"I didn't look for land to cultivate on a large scale."
"I was looking for a place where I could live freely."
"That's why I was moved when I saw that land."
"Sigh…"
"We old people don't understand what the young people are thinking now."
"Whatever you do, work carefully."
Lin Yi chatted with them for a long time, and his chess skills were praised by everyone under the banyan tree.
For the next two days, Lin Yi drew up a plan for his house. Not only that, Lin Yi also carefully planned the decoration of his house.
While Lin Yi was working hard to create a place for himself, he unexpectedly caused a big stir in the Su family.
"Uncle Fu, tell Su Yi that I need to speak to him."
Su Cheng, president of Su Group, Lin Yi's older brother, said to the Su family's butler angrily as he entered the house.
Butler Fu, who usually responded to his words immediately, was helplessly silent at that moment, not knowing what to say to him.
"Uncle Fu, why are you still here?"
"Go, talk to Su Yi. I need to know something from him."
Su Cheng raised his voice a little more sharply after seeing Butler Fu's strange behavior.
"Hmm…Eldest young master!"
"The seventh young master is not home."
Butler Fu struggled to form his words because he didn't have the strength to tell Su Yi to leave while Su Cheng was angry.
"..."
Su Cheng was silent for a moment.
"Not home! Uncle Fu, what's the point of that?"
Then Su Cheng asked Butler Fu, a little confused.
"Eldest young master, Seventh young master hasn't been home for about a week."
"Where did he go for about a week?"
"Sure enough, we didn't celebrate his birthday this year as we promised, so he's probably throwing a tantrum while staying somewhere nearby."
"If he doesn't come home, give me a call. I don't think he has the strength to block our numbers."
Butler Fu quickly called Lin Yi's phone. But there was no response to his call. He called Lin Yi again several times, but all of them were unsuccessful.
"Eldest young master, I think the seventh young master's phone is not working, or he has blocked these phone numbers."
Butler Fu said in desperation after Su Cheng tried to call Lin Yi using several phone numbers.
"Okay, very good."
"Su Yi, that little bastard has caused all the trouble he can, and now he has blocked our phone and disappeared."
"If I see him again after today, I can't guarantee what will happen to him in the future."