Rebirth: I became rich by farming

Chapter 660: Chapter 660: Now I’m Rich (1/5)

Mei Mengzhen opened another voice message, and although their tones were not that similar, the words they said were almost identical—nine-tenths in sync, at least. Indeed, they truly deserved to be mother and daughter.

Hearing this voice message, even Hu Chunyu couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

But when everyone’s attention turned to Hu Chunyu, Mei Yifan’s thoughts quickly extended to another matter, "Tianyu started his own business last year, right? That’s when Mengcheng began working with him, which means, big brother, you knew Tianyu was wealthy a long time ago, didn’t you? You’re something else, secretly joining Tianyu in his business and making money. You even bought a house in Jiangcheng without so much as hinting to your siblings still in the Xincheng countryside."

This was really a misunderstanding. Mei Yongan, feeling uncomfortable, said, "The house we bought was only paid with a down payment, and that down payment was mortgaged with our house in Xincheng. Our house’s origins are completely legitimate. What are you talking about here?"

It was true that Mei Mengcheng had received help from Fan Tianyu, which allowed him to have a stable job with room for advancement. Although he did receive some occasional perks, such as meals and drinks at Xiyuan, their house was genuinely bought with their own money. As it was their own property, they wouldn’t let anyone gossip about it recklessly.

Upon hearing Mei Yongan say this, Mei Yifan became unhappy because she could tell that Mei Yongan wasn’t lying, which also meant that even though Mei Yongan had been close to Fan Tianyu, he hadn’t gained any substantial benefits. What about her then? "Big brother, you’re so close to Tianyu, and Mengcheng is even working with him. You haven’t gained any benefits? Tianyu, you’re being too stingy. We’re all family, you should be looking out for us."

Mei Yifan seemed to be speaking somewhat earnestly, but Fan Tianyu, upon hearing this, really felt like joining the fray. He teased, "Does that mean when it’s time to give out money, I should just generously hand it all out for you all to divide?"

Mei Yifan certainly had that idea, but it was obviously impossible. Even her eldest sister would not agree to it. "Look at you, talking like that. Why would we want your money? We just think that since you have money, you should give a leg up to family members, let relatives live a better life."

But the thing is, how big a boss was Fan Tianyu after all?

Mei Yifan asked, "Tianyu, are you in the vegetable selling business? How much can you earn selling vegetables in a year that you can afford to buy a house? Did you pay in full or just the down payment? This house is really big. If I could live in it..."

Before Mei Yifan could finish her sentence, Mei Yinan roared, "Mei Yifan!"

Mei Yifan was so startled by her older sister’s shout that the words on her lips were immediately swallowed down, "Elder sister, you too, already owning a house in Jiangcheng and not moving in with your son. By the way, which room does Tianyu stay in? This one is the master bedroom, right?"

As Mei Yifan was about to walk towards the room behind Mei Mengzhen, Mei Mengzhen directly stepped in front of her, saying, "This is my room, and it’s not convenient to show you around."

"Why is it not convenient to look? What kind of unsightly things are you hiding in there that I can’t see? They must all be nice things."

The less Mei Mengzhen allowed her, the more Mei Yifan wanted to see. The things in Mei Mengzhen’s room might not be much, but Fan Tianyu owned plenty. Since she lived there, Fan Tianyu felt at ease, and so many of his belongings were not locked up. What if Mei Yifan saw them and took something away? The items inside were all quite valuable. "Whatever I’m hiding, it’s none of your business. This is my room, and if I say you can’t enter, you’re not getting in."

Mei Yifan rolled up her sleeves as if she was ready to fight, but facing Mei Mengzhen’s fierce gaze, Mei Yifan instantly recalled how she had lifted Jiang Xiumei with one hand in the hospital, and then she turned away disdainfully, muttering, "Such a strong girl, who would fancy you?."

"Thanks for the concern. I have a boyfriend, and he likes me just the way I am. But it has nothing to do with strength; it’s mainly because I have a pretty face, something others wish they had."

Those words were quite narcissistic, but they were also true—her face was good-looking, more so than Wang Qiuhe’s.

After saying this, Mei Mengzhen even deliberately glanced at Wang Qiuhe, who was incredibly irritated by the comment. Even worse for Wang Qiuhe, Wang Gaofeng added at that moment, "What’s the use of being good-looking? Our Qiuhe doesn’t rely on her face."

"Rely on brains then? I scored 702 on the college entrance exam."

Thus, Wang Qiuhe had neither the looks nor the brains.

Wang Gaofeng was left speechless by her retort, his expression clearly soured.

Seeing Mei Mengzhen’s arrogant demeanor, Wang Qiuhe’s heart grew increasingly unhappy. But no matter, she had a trump card. "Mom, Zhenzhen filmed a movie while we were on vacation. She played the second female lead. Everyone says filming movies can be quite profitable, and Zhenzhen must have earned a decent sum. Though when I ask her, she won’t say."

Mei Mengzhen has money? This was indeed great news. Not only did Mei Yifan’s gaze become much warmer towards her, but Wang Gaofeng felt the same, quickly brushing aside his previously cool demeanor to ask with a smile, "Zhenzhen filmed a movie? I heard that the pay of stars is not low, easily in the hundreds of thousands, and that’s the least. Popular stars make millions, if not more. As a newcomer, you may not have millions, but tens of thousands is possible, right?"

Mei Mengzhen laughed, "Uncle, you seem to be quite familiar with the Entertainment Circle. You must have watched a lot of gossip news."

"Indeed, I’ve watched a fair bit. But we’re quite curious about your pay. It’s not a secret, is it? What, can’t you tell us about it?"

Before Mei Mengzhen could respond, Wang Qiuhe spoke up again, "We also visited Xiaoxiao’s film set. The lead actress there had a salary of 200,000."

200,000. This figure caused Mei Yifan’s heart to burn with envy, but what was another key point? "Liang Xiao is filming too?"

"No, Xiaoxiao is the screenwriter for a TV series and she also writes novels. I guess she must be earning quite a bit as well."

Wang Qiuhe rattled off all the recent developments she had learned about in the last two months, a complex array of information that left everyone who wasn’t already in the know feeling utterly confused. However, the only outsider, Qi Yongwang, wished to end today’s drama as soon as possible. As an honest man and bystander, he found the situation painfully difficult.

Mei Yifan had heard about Mei Mengzhen’s college life earlier and was already quite envious. She hadn’t expected those enviable experiences to be just the beginning. Mingling at the film set for a few days had even resulted in an assistant role, with daily perks like meals delivered and car rides provided—it was practically like being treated as a princess. Her own daughter had never enjoyed such treatment.