CHAPTER 291: CHAPTER 291: LIN FAN INVESTED IN THIS PROJECT

Lin Fan smiled, "Hmm, it’s been over three years now."

Three years ago, Lin Fan and Su Jinjin were forcibly separated by Madam Su. Su Jinjin was sent abroad for studies, and since then, Lin Fan hadn’t returned to this shop. He tried to avoid places he had visited with Su Jinjin to prevent himself from getting emotional.

The landlady naturally didn’t know what had happened between them and thought they were still together all along.

The landlady smiled and said, "I didn’t expect to see you two again. You must be married by now, right?"

Su Jinjin’s cheeks flushed. If she were married to Lin Fan, it would be wonderful, but unfortunately, they weren’t.

"No, we’re not!" Su Jinjin denied.

The landlady laughed, "If you ask me, you should get married and have kids soon. In my eyes, you two are a perfect match, and you’ve been together for so many years. An auntie can tell you really love each other."

Su Jinjin’s face turned even redder, but her heart felt sweet. The landlady had a way with words, saying she and Lin Fan were made for each other. If only the auntie could go on talking.

Lin Fan let out a hearty laugh but didn’t clarify anything.

There was really no need to explain their situation to the landlady.

Lin Fan looked down, took a bite of a fried egg, and deliberately changed the subject, "Auntie, your fried eggs are still as delicious as ever. There was a time when I couldn’t afford them, and you wouldn’t charge me. Later, I was too embarrassed, so I stopped ordering them, but you’d still give me one."

The landlady was indeed a good person, and Lin Fan had never forgotten her kindness in giving him fried eggs.

The landlady chuckled, "I only did that because you looked so skinny, I pitied you."

All three of them couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

The landlady asked, "By the way, what brought you back all of a sudden today?"

Su Jinjin replied, "We just happened to be nearby and suddenly remembered we hadn’t been here in ages, so we thought we’d stop by for a bite. If we have the time, we’ll come back often."

Upon hearing this, the landlady’s expression darkened, "In the future... there might not be a chance."

Lin Fan and Su Jinjin were a bit curious.

"Auntie, do you not want to continue the business?" Su Jinjin asked.

The landlady said, "It’s not that; it’s because I heard that this neighborhood might be redeveloped soon. Small businesses are hard to run nowadays. I’ve held on because the rent here is cheap. If it really is slated for redevelopment, I probably won’t continue running the shop and plan to return to the countryside."

Lin Fan gave an understanding nod, "Really? Is this whole neighborhood being redeveloped?"

The landlady said, "That’s what I’ve heard, but I don’t know for sure."

Su Jinjin regrettably commented, "This neighborhood is quite nice, why would they redevelop it? It won’t even be possible to come back here for nostalgia."

The landlady said, "Luckily, you came tonight. If you came a month later, the redevelopment might be underway."

While they were talking.

Suddenly, a little girl ran in from outside.

"It’s bad, Mom, something happened!"

The little girl, looking anxious, told the landlady.

The landlady asked, "Why are you so panicked? What’s happened?"

The little girl said, "It’s Dad, Dad’s car overturned!"

The landlady was shocked, "I’m so sorry, I need to check on it."

Lin Fan stood up, "Auntie, wait, we’ll come along to see if we can help."

And with that, they all left the shop and went out onto the street.

On the street.

A tricycle had flipped over, with food supplies scattered everywhere, making a mess.

Feng Tianming was aggressively demanding the tricycle driver kneel and apologize, or otherwise pay him 10 million.

The tricycle driver didn’t want to kneel; it was too humiliating, but he couldn’t afford that kind of money.

"What are you hesitating for? Hurry up and kneel to apologize, and move your wreck of a vehicle, we want to get through!" Feng Tianming said impatiently.

In the car, Feng Wanshan didn’t stop Feng Tianming. Feng Wanshan’s thought was to have Feng Tianming set an example of authority to deter anyone thinking of defying the Feng Family when the redevelopment happened.

In Feng Wanshan’s eyes, these people were nothing but ants.

The tricycle driver, under pressure, gritted his teeth and finally decided to kneel before Feng Tianming.

Kneeling in exchange for 10 million, although humiliating, seemed worthwhile.

Just as the tricycle driver was bending his knees, ready to kneel.

Suddenly, a large hand reached out, supporting the tricycle driver’s elbow, pulling him back up.

"Why should you kneel for him? You haven’t done anything wrong."

A calm voice spoke.

Lin Fan!

Immediately, all eyes were on Lin Fan.

Everyone present had been intimidated by the Feng Family; no one dared to stand up, even though they were displeased with Feng Tianming’s arrogance. No one dared to speak up for the tricycle driver.

Lin Fan stepping forward naturally drew attention.

Onlookers saw Lin Fan wearing thrift store clothes, clearly a poor man, yet he dared to oppose the Feng Family. They couldn’t help but admire Lin Fan; the young man was so brave.

And despite his humble attire, the young man was quite handsome!

The tricycle driver looked at Lin Fan in surprise, then noticed Su Jinjin, the landlady, and the little girl behind him.

The tricycle driver was the landlady’s husband, the little girl’s father, and the owner of the Shaxian County eats!

He had been returning from a supply run, driving his vehicle, when kids suddenly ran in front of him, forcing him to swerve. By sheer bad luck, he almost collided with a Bentley.

The repairs for the luxury car led him to sacrifice his own vehicle.

He hadn’t expected that Feng Tianming would still not let it go even without colliding with the Bentley.

Feng Tianming saw Lin Fan and blurted out, "Damn it, why do I see you everywhere!"

It was unexpected to run into Lin Fan here again!

Just a few hours earlier, he had had a clash with Lin Fan at the cinema, which ended with him losing because Lin Fan owned the cinema. He had to leave, feeling humiliated.

What a case of enemies meeting again so soon.

Lin Fan chuckled, "I’m also curious, why are you everywhere? Why are you driving a Bentley here?"

Feng Tianming laughed smugly, "Oh, you don’t know, do you? This neighborhood belongs to the Feng Family now. I was just here to inspect."

Lin Fan frowned, "Are you the ones redeveloping this place?"

Feng Tianming proudly declared, "Exactly! Lin Fan, today I lost to you at the cinema because it was yours. Now you’re on my turf; you don’t get to argue here. You either stay aside and watch or get out of my turf."

Feng Tianming held a grudge over the cinema incident and vowed to retaliate against Lin Fan.

Unexpectedly, the opportunity had come so quickly. Lin Fan stepping onto his turf now meant it was time for him to show off.

He wanted to teach Lin Fan a harsh lesson in front of everyone.

This was his turf, and Lin Fan had no say here!

Just then, Lin Fan’s phone suddenly rang.

Lin Fan looked at the caller ID—it was He Chen.

Earlier that day, Lin Fan had tried to persuade He Chen to join his Company, leaving his contact for He Chen to call anytime he had made up his mind.

This was an important call Lin Fan couldn’t afford to ignore.

"Mr. Lin, are you really sincere about building rockets?" He Chen’s voice earnestly inquired over the phone.

Lin Fan smiled, "Absolutely, I guarantee Mr. He won’t be disappointed."

He Chen paused for a moment, then replied, "Alright, I’ll join."

Lin Fan was overjoyed, "Great, Mr. He, I’ll give you a call soon to arrange a meeting."

The call ended.

Suddenly, a voice rang in his mind.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for successfully recruiting rocket genius He Chen!"

"Ding!"

"Mission complete, reward granted: the host is awarded a block. The block the host is currently in now belongs to the host, please check and receive."

What?

Lin Fan was both surprised and delighted; the system’s reward was quite generous!

Lin Fan looked up at Feng Tianming, who was arrogantly smug on the other side, and smiled slightly.

"You say this block belongs to the Feng Family? I don’t think so. I now announce, I’ll invest in this project."

What?

Isn’t that a classic line from "Legend of Wang Duoyu?"

This project, I’ll invest in it.

Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned.