Mei Mengzhen didn't have to wait long for this day to come. The relocation compensation was about residents' housing, which is a big deal. The paperwork was signed in mid-last month, and now it's already halfway through this month. In just over a month, the money was naturally in place.
Not only that, Mei Yinan also processed her retirement at this time.
With these two things happening at once, this feast—oh, no, this family gathering—was guaranteed to be of high standard.
Mei Yinan made a big deal inviting the family over, generously booking the largest private room in the restaurant near their place, just so it would be convenient to talk business when everyone was all there.
The relatives of the Mei Family had all heard the rumors. The relocation money was something nearly everyone in the area was going to get; it couldn't possibly be that only one family got it and others didn't. So of course they'd assumed they were coming to split the cash.
