Chapter 2088 Mechanical Grave Relocation

In Wu Village, the Beast-Suppressing Pagoda has been built to the fourth floor in just a few days.

Having just recovered from a serious illness, Wu Taishan was in high spirits and personally went to Taotie Mountain every day to supervise the progress of the project.

Ever since Pi Yangyang selected this location for the Wu family's ancestral graves, he has been convinced that the Wu family's fortunes will change as a result.

At this moment, he was on the mountaintop, sitting on a blue stone, watching the craftsmen of Wu Village carry out their work.

Suddenly, Wu Tianding came running up, panting. Before he could catch his breath, he said to him, "Dad, the Bai family is also moving their graves."

Wu Taishan stood up, looked in the original direction of the ancestral graves, and asked with some curiosity, "Why did the Bai family suddenly move the graves? Did they also reach an agreement with Mr. Pi?"

“It wasn’t with Mr. Pi, it was with the Bai Group in Beijing,” Wu Tianding said. “They seem to be in a hurry; they started all of a sudden.”

Looking around, Wu Taishan saw that there were indeed many large machines working on the mountain behind the Bai family's house.

He exclaimed in astonishment, "Why is the Bai family in such a hurry? They've even brought in excavators and trucks? Aren't they afraid of disturbing their ancestors and incurring their wrath?"

Wu Tianding said, "They don't care about anything else now. They're willing to do anything as long as they can get the money."

Wu Taishan shook his head. "Forget it, let's not meddle in other people's business. Let's just follow Mr. Pi's instructions step by step."

Wu Tianding said, "Yes, I don't want to get involved in their affairs either. But... Mr. Pi has always wanted to win the industrial park project, and now the Bai family has suddenly partnered with the Bai Group. Does that mean Mr. Pi lost the bid?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Wu Taishan's eyes. "Failed? No way? Didn't you already know about the Yan Group and their strength? Besides, I don't think Mr. Pi is the kind of person who acts recklessly. Everything he does is based on his confidence. If he couldn't win, why would he be so dedicated to helping our Wu family?"

Wu Tianding thought for a moment and said, "I still need to talk to Mr. Pi about this. Otherwise, if something really goes wrong, we will be the ones who have let Mr. Pi down."

“Yes, that makes sense.” Wu Taishan nodded immediately. “You should call him now and explain the situation. As for how to handle it, that’s up to Mr. Pi himself.”

Wu Tianding immediately took out his phone and called Pi Yangyang to explain the situation.

Pi Yangyang is attending the company's routine meeting, where each department is reporting on its work from the previous week.

Halfway through the conversation, Wu Tianding called and mentioned the Bai family's situation. He immediately said to Wu Tianding, "They suddenly moved the grave? And they even used machinery?"

"Yes, lots of excavators and trucks, it's quite a scene..."

Wu Tianding said with great surprise.

Pi Yangyang couldn't help but be stunned.

While relocating ancestral graves may involve some excitement, absolutely no one would use excavators or trucks to move graves.

Aren't the Bai family afraid of disturbing their ancestors by doing this?

His curiosity was piqued, and he immediately decided to go and see for himself.

"I'll come and see what's going on right now."

He said something to Wu Tianding, hung up the phone, said something to Su Xueqing and Lan Bowen, and then hurriedly left the conference room.

Call on Tie Niu and Kang Dezhu, and we'll head to Wu Village together.

On Taotie Mountain, Wu Taishan and Wu Tianding were looking curiously in the direction of Bai Village when they saw a group of more than a dozen people walking up the path.

Leading the way were Bai Yuanji and Liao Sen, followed by several elders of the Wu family and several senior members from different branches of the family. Also present were Wu Tianhu, Wu Tianbao, and others.

Besides the Wu family, two members of the Bai family also came: Bai Kaixin and Bai Kaijin.

The old man from the Wu family had a clearly anxious expression on his face. Ignoring his panting, he immediately surrounded Wu Taishan when he saw him.

Seeing this, Wu Taishan and Wu Tianding looked at the Wu family members with some confusion, wondering why they had come with Bai Yuanji, Liao Sen and others.

The group of people approached the father and son. Bai Yuanji looked at Wu Taishan with an arrogant expression and said, "Clan Chief Wu, I would like to talk to you again about the matter of the back mountain."

Wu Taishan said calmly, "President Bai, I've made myself very clear. There's nothing more to discuss between us, right? If you want to rent this back mountain, there's no need to rush in the next couple of days. The industrial park is about to open for bidding. Aren't you determined to win and very confident? It will naturally be yours then. Why bother with all this?"

Bai Yuanji's cheek twitched slightly, and he said in a somewhat cold voice, "We are determined to win, and we are sure we can. That's why we want to get on site as soon as possible to buy time and prepare for the later stages of the project."

"Clan Chief Wu, we have come with utmost sincerity. We will calculate the compensation for this back mountain at three times the standard rate. And as long as you agree, the money will be deposited into your account immediately."

"Clan Chief Wu, I believe no one in this world would turn down money. This is your Wu Village's only chance; once it's gone, it'll be gone forever..."

Wu Taishan smiled slightly and said unhurriedly, "To be honest, money is indeed a good thing. It would be a lie to say I don't like it. But I don't understand why you're so interested in that barren land behind the mountain, and why you're willing to spend so much money?"

Bai Yuanji's eyes flickered for a moment, then he said calmly, "Clan Chief Wu, I've made myself very clear. We're doing this simply to prepare for the future progress of the project. After all, such a large project, if we don't hurry, could have a significant impact if the weather changes."

"If the Wu family patriarch agrees, we will also take care of the relocation of the graves for you! This way, you can save a considerable amount of money."

Every word he said was seductive.

Relocating the entire Wu family ancestral graveyard would indeed require a considerable expense.

Moreover, triple compensation would tempt anyone.

To say that Wu Taishan wasn't tempted would be a lie.

However, he always remembered his promise to Pi Yangyang, and he would not allow any company to enter the market before the Yan Group announced its withdrawal.

He turned to look at the machinery behind the Bai family's house in the distance, a strange smile on his face, and said, "Mr. Bai, are you also planning to use this machinery to relocate the graves of our Wu family?"

Without much thought, Bai Yuanji said directly, "Clan Chief Wu, time is money! Using the equipment will save time and effort, and be much more efficient. Moreover, you won't have to bear the cost of any of the equipment..."

Wu Taishan let out a long sigh, looked meaningfully at Bai Kaixin and Bai Kaijin, and solemnly said, "My Wu family would never do something like disturbing our ancestors for money."

Baek Won-ki was taken aback and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Bai Kaixin and Bai Kaijin, however, seemed completely unconcerned.

At this moment, Liao Sen, who had been silent until now, spoke up: "Mr. Wu, we can discuss the method of moving the grave. We respect the customs of Wu Village. We will move it however you say, and we will definitely not disturb the ancestors of the Wu family."

Wu Taishan chuckled, "You all seem to agree to anything. But I'm sorry, my Wu Village won't trouble anyone with this grave relocation. The Wu family is large and prosperous; if we have to rely on others for even this matter, wouldn't people point fingers at us and call us unworthy descendants?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Kaixin and Bai Kaijin's expressions changed.

"Clan Chief Wu, what do you mean? Are you saying we are unworthy descendants?"

Bai Kaixin said with some annoyance.

Wu Taishan said calmly, "I'm talking about the Wu family. Are you also members of the Wu family?"

Bai Kaixin and Bai Kaijin were speechless, unsure how to respond.

Liao Sen's expression darkened slightly as he said, "Mr. Wu, don't be so quick to refuse! Besides the above conditions, we can discuss further. If you're willing to cooperate, we can offer fifty shops in the integrated area as compensation after the industrial park project starts construction. How about that?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Tianhu, Wu Tianbao, Wu Anping, Wu Zhengchu, and the others standing to the side all showed astonishment and turned to look at Wu Taishan.

Clearly, they were persuaded by these conditions.

However, Wu Taishan didn't even hesitate, shaking his head slightly, "President Liao, I'm sorry, as I said, there's nothing to talk about between us. If we really want to talk, let's wait until you win this project, then we can have a proper discussion. Now..."

He shook his head again as he spoke, his attitude very firm.

"Dad, think about it carefully. That's triple compensation, plus free grave relocation, and fifty shops!"

Wu Tianhu grew anxious and couldn't help but shout.

Wu Anping nodded and said, "Yes, clan chief, this matter concerns the interests of the entire village. The village has been discussing it for a while now, and we hope that the clan chief will consider it carefully."

“The Bai family has already received such compensation, why can’t our Wu family?” an old man said anxiously. “There’s no need for us to go against money.”

The others chimed in, each suggesting that they should accept Bai Yuanji and Liao Sen's terms.

Bai Kaixin said smugly, "That's right, we've already received the compensation, and the agreement regarding the store has been signed! We're not that stupid to keep making excuses when we have such good terms!"

Bai Yuanji and Liao Sen both wore arrogant smiles, as if everything was under their control.