Mei Yongan just took it for granted—otherwise, why do you think he obediently followed Mei Yinan around, running errands and acting so dutiful? It's all with a purpose. Along the way, he'd already analyzed every possible solution. No matter what, their family couldn't handle this alone; they needed help from the relatives.
Mei Yongan had his intentions, and Mei Yifan wasn't any better. She'd gotten herself into trouble, cost the family a thousand yuan, and it ate at her—naturally, she wanted to patch that hole. So of course her sights were set on Mei Mengchen's demolition money. Honestly, she'd had her eye on that cash for ages, just never had a real chance before.
But who could have expected that, coming over today, she'd overhear this news? Mei Yifan's heart dropped. She knew that thousand yuan was never coming back to her family. After all, in the face of 860,000 yuan, what's a measly thousand?
