The day didn't keep Mei Mengzhen waiting for long. The demolition compensation involved residents' housing—this was no small matter. They signed the documents in the middle of last month, and now we're already halfway through this month. In just over a month, the money had naturally arrived.
Not only that, Mei Yinan happened to settle her retirement at the same time as well.
With these two things happening together, this "banquet at Hongmen" — oh no, let's call it a "family dinner" — was definitely going to be a big deal.
Mei Yinan made a big show of inviting the whole family over, generously booking the largest private room at the restaurant near her place, all for the sake of discussing matters conveniently once everyone arrived.
The whole crowd of relatives had caught wind of it, too. Everyone in that area was getting demolition money, so of course they figured this was just a gathering to split the money.
