Douglas looked disappointed, seeing Zeke remaining indifferent. Williams is such a let-down. What happened to his moral integrity? How can he eat food that's served in contempt? Mrs. Hill and Sandra quickly brought all the dishes and a bottle of fine wine to the table. Thereafter, the two carried a camp stool and sat next to it. In the countryside, women were not allowed to sit at the drinking table. The atmosphere in the room was a little dull. Zeke and Douglas sat in rapt silence, but Jayden and Mrs. Hill chatted away. “Aunt,” Jayden started. “I suppose you've called me here for something?” “I'm just curious, Jayden. What's our stand on the demolition?” Mrs. Hill asked. Although Jayden wasn't the village party secretary, he was in name and in fact a village bully. Even the village party secretary had no say against him sometimes. “It cannot be demolished. It mustn't be,” Jayden said. “As you know, most of the villagers work at the chemical plant. That chemical plant is part of our village.” “How are we going to survive if the chemical plant is demolished? Can the little demolition compensation feed us for a lifetime?” Mrs. Hill nodded. “You're right. We all think so too.” It dawned on Zeke that the villagers were worried about their livelihood in the future. That was why they refused to move out. To Zeke, this was not a problem at all. That herb plantation was to be developed. There would be a shortage of labour when the time comes. He could use the villagers of this village to work at the plantation. “If I help you solve your work problems, are you willing to move out for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands a month?” Silence fell for a moment, followed by a burst of laughter.A group of old farmers earning tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of wages a month? Is this a dream? “Haha! You really know how to brag, don't you? You barely have a job and here you are talking about introducing jobs to others?” “How is it our turn to get hired for a job that pays hundreds of thousands a month?” Jayden laughed so much that tears came out of his eyes. “I really admire your bravado, brother.” “If you can really arrange this job that pays hundreds of thousands for the villagers in our village, we'll cooperate a hundred percent with the demolition.” “It's a deal,” Zeke said. “Haha, deal!” Jayden replied. Douglas wished the ground could swallow him whole. Since when did this guy learn how to brag? It's hard to find a job with a monthly income of five thousand in today's society. But hundreds of thousands a month? Who is he kidding? Jayden chatted with Mrs. Hill and Sandra for a little longer before getting up to leave. “Jayden!” Sandra suddenly shouted. “There's actually one more thing.” “It's about our marriage. We're not getting any younger. Aren't you going to set the dates already?” In fact, that was the purpose of Sandra calling Jayden over this time, forcing him into a marriage. Asking about the demolition was just a cover. “Soon,” Jayden said curtly. “We'll get engaged once I'm done with my work.” With that, he scuttled away, leaving a dejected Sandra behind. “Can't you see that Jayden doesn't seem to want to marry you, Sandra?” Douglas couldn't help saying. “You probably won't be happy even if you marry him...” “Shut up!” Sandra shot daggers at Douglas. “You think I don't know what's in your mind? You want me to marry your ex-con friend, don't you?” “Listen, you jerk. This ex-con friend of yours is not worthy of even carrying Jayden's sandals.” “You little...” Douglas flushed. “Mind your manners.”“What? Did I say something wrong?” Sandra retorted. “Look, Jayden isn't who you think he is. He may be living in a village, but he has connections with a big shot in the military.” “Jayden will make it big sooner or later.” Zeke, who had been silent, suddenly looked up. Jayden has connections with people from the military? At the thought of Jayden's efforts in obstructing the demolition, a bold theory came into his mind.