Life at the Top

The village was not big, so it took less than five minutes before Jasper arrived at the village chief’s house.

In truth, the house just had a larger garden in front. Jasper had not even reached the door yet when he heard the sharp voice of a woman with a strong accent shouting.

“We’re more than neighbors, Charlie, we’re family. I’ve helped you when your family needed it. It’s just a small issue and you’re suddenly here to fight me over it? Aren’t you afraid of making a fool of yourself?”

“If I have to say anything, then it’s always the poor who have so many problems. What do you even need the land for? Can you even build a house? If you’re just going to waste it and leave it bare, then you might as well just give it to us.”

“Exactly. I just don’t understand why you think you’re in the right here. You don’t want to give us that plot of land? Fine, then pay back that 10,000 dollars we lent you!”

“Isn’t your son living in town? So you have money to buy your son a house but not to pay us back?”

A man’s roar suddenly rang out amidst the accusations that flew around the room.

“I admit that I borrowed money from you and I promise you I’ll pay it back, but that has nothing to do with the plot of land. The land was given to me by our ancestors. I cannot give it to you!”

“Ha!” The sharp voice of the woman from earlier sounded again. “Then pay us back! I’ve never seen someone as shameless as you, buying a house in town even when you’re broke. Don’t you feel shameful for pretending to be some big shot?”

and we’ll give you more time to pay us back, or you

is. You don’t even have any skills at all. I should’ve known that

they bought the house for their son because his girlfriend wanted

joke. They’re already so broke and they still want to taint another family’s daughter? What did you get in return for borrowing money and buying the house, then? All you have now is debt. What

father and son is? Who knows, maybe that girl has even scammed the

you can’t even pull out ten dollars? Don’t you even have a sense of shame? What kind of family would be so blind to marry

Bang!

open, and

expression was cold as he stared at the

and his wife, the other five

his father was fending off

shock, but his aunt quickly spoke in a dark tone, “Huh, and here I thought someone important had come in. Turns out it’s just

chief frowned and glared at Jasper before turning to Charlie. “Your son is too impolite, Charlie. Kicking the door down, what does he

as he looked at Jasper.

the country, where the