Jamal was treated well by the villagers now.

Previously, Jamal had a reputation for being stingy and taking advantage of others, which caused him to have a poor relationship with other villagers.

However, things changed when Marnie's boyfriend was a wealthy man.

They began to view Jamal as someone who might be able to help them in the future, and their attitudes toward him shifted accordingly.

Those same people who had previously found Jamal insufferable were now coming out of the woodwork with newfound politeness, a shift that Jamal took great pride in and even gloated over.