Yue Jiandong asked Jin Aijun, "Junzi, when it's all just renting land, why did you rent it to Wang Jinshun's family?"
Jin Aijun, with his head lowered, said, "Brother Yue, I know I've wronged you, but he offered to pay me five years of rent in one go."
Wealth sways people's hearts; even if two people are close, in the end, it's the tangible benefits that matter.
Wang Jinshun, due to his son's incident, had received a large sum of compensation from the government, which made him much wealthier compared to the Yue family.
Yue Jiandong shook his head and patted Jin Aijun's shoulder, "I don't blame you. Anyone would have been tempted."
Far from feeling relieved, Jin Aijun only felt more distressed.
"Actually, I asked Mayor Zhang to come today because I was hoping he could mediate. The land my old man left is quite large; why not split it in two and rent half to each family?"