Chapter 1072: Chapter 1066: Buying a Haunted House_1 Chapter 1072: Chapter 1066: Buying a Haunted House_1 The village chief had his grandson summon a few of the elder villagers, as well as those who had previously bought houses, to bear witness. Before they arrived, he prepared a chicken for their arrival. Once they arrived, he could proceed directly with the business at hand.

“Happy New Year, Chief.” Given that everyone arrived around the New Year, the chief didn’t feel this greeting was too early.

“I regret calling you all here on New Year’s Day. However, Thunder expressed an interest in buying Granny’s house. It would be improper of me to make this decision and secretly sell the house on my own, wouldn’t it?

The reason why I asked you all to come here is to act as witnesses. You were all involved with this house at some point, having bought it and subsequently returned it. I understand your dilemmas and have respected your decisions to back out.

However, once Thunder buys it, whether it’s good or bad, it will be his business. At that point, you should inform everyone else. Don’t rejoice at his misfortune or express envy when he does well. Do you understand?” The village chief spoke rather bluntly.

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged looks without saying anything. As the chief said, they indeed faced such issues when they bought the house. But they never expected to be scared to death after moving in. Now, with Thunder wishing to buy the house, they understood the chief’s words.

“Chief, we understand. We’re all from the same village; we wouldn’t do anything like that.” All but the few elders expressed their thoughts accordingly.

“Now that none of you have any objections, let’s proceed with selling the house to Thunder. If anyone utters any sour words or anything else in the future, don’t blame me for taking sides. You all heard me, right?” Seeing that everyone agreed, the village chief began to write a deed for Thunder, stating how much he was paying for the house under what circumstances, and even including the details about the foundation of the house becoming Thunder’s property. Everyone was stunned at this grand display for the ‘haunted house’.

“Chief, is all this really necessary?” The villagers exchanged confused glances.

“Whether it’s necessary or not, you all know in your hearts. You’re just witnesses; this won’t cause you any harm. But for Thunder, it’s different. If he wants a deed, I will grant him this right.” The reason why the village chief was willing to accommodate Thunder was due to their slight kinship.

He didn’t wish for Thunder to become fodder for village gossip. Although the profits from his family business caused some to envy him, making the chief himself a little uncomfortable, it was the family’s ability, which anyone else could also attempt. No one was stopping them after all.

No matter how you look at it, everyone was just envious of Thunder’s ability. All they could do was watch on, unable to try to stop him from doing his thing.

Some of them had observed the Qin family’s business operations. Not only was Thunder running the business, but his elder brother Chaoyang was also involved. This was the point they couldn’t criticize. Initially, when the business started picking up, some people would gossip about Thunder ignoring his elder brother. However, as soon as the business flourished, he started involving his elder brother. The unity of the two brothers gave no one reason to sow discord. That’s why everyone eventually gave up on that idea.

Everyone knew that the Qin brothers worked harmoniously together; no one could sow discord between them with a few words. Ironically, many of them had discord among their own siblings at home.