Chapter 758

If the villagers came asking for benefits, they'd get nothing. But if they wanted trouble, Andrew had a bucketful waiting for them. After those villagers left, a new rumor spread through the village. This was also part of Andrew's plan. Word got out that some villagers had the audacity to visit Melina's home and demand New Year gifts. It was said they even tried to trade peanuts for a big color TV. "Shameless!" People's attitudes toward those individuals shifted. Everyone wanted a piece of the pie, but no one dared to openly admit it. So why did these few think they could brazenly show up and take advantage? Melina was known to be kind-hearted and many suspected those people had already managed to wrangle something out of her. The rumors grew more intense, and Andrew fanned the flames as he passed through the group of elderly gossips, casually adding, "Oh, and the peanuts they brought were damp and sprouting." "Shameless, no-good scoundrels!" "People in our village have always