Rebirth: I became rich by farming

Chapter 663: Chapter 663: Wait (4/5)

"About the wages, I’ve been bothering Brother Yongwang for a while now," Mei Yifan said. "Brother Yongwang may not have worked for long, but he really put in the effort. It was so hot during that time, and he was the only boy here. All the dirty, exhausting work was his job, just like Qiuhe had. I’ve rounded up their pay to a whole number."

Hearing Yan Keke say this, Qi Yongwang felt somewhat embarrassed to accept it.

When he hesitated to take it, Yan Keke then handed the envelope to Mei Yifang. "This must be your mother, Auntie, please take this, it’s Brother Yongwang’s wages."

Mei Yifang glanced at Qi Yongwang, then at Yan Keke, and eventually accepted the money. But she knew for sure the amount was too much. He had only worked for 7 days, and even if they rounded up the sum, it should have been 700. But Yan Keke gave him 1,000. However, Yan Keke quickly motioned with her eyes for him to keep quiet, and Qi Yongwang, understanding her cue, quietly pocketed the money without a word.

Mei Yifan was slyer, she counted her own money and kept looking over at Qi Yongwang now and then. Seeing Qi Yongwang stash the money into his bag, she stopped her counting and asked, "Yongwang, how much is that you’ve got there? You finished counting already?"

Yan Keke replied, "Brother Yongwang only worked here for 7 days, so it’s 700 yuan."

Hearing it was only 700, Mei Yifan lost interest and went back to counting the money she had already counted once—a total of 3,100 yuan, even more than her own wages. She hadn’t expected that coming to Jiangcheng could bring her such an unexpected windfall. "Young lady, are you still hiring over there? I can work for you."

It wasn’t just about the allure of money for Mei Yifan. In Xincheng, even formal employment for a month didn’t pay as much, and if it were someone else, they would have casually inquired too. But the result wouldn’t be the same as when Mei Yifan asked. Yan Keke tactfully replied: "Our hiring for part-time work is mainly because the school is on break and we couldn’t find volunteers. Once school starts, we’ll have volunteers and won’t need extra help. Volunteers work for free after all. You’re welcome to volunteer if you want."

Who would do it without pay? Mei Yifan immediately rejected the idea. "No thanks, no thanks. Who would do it without getting paid?"

As happy as Mei Yifan was while counting her money, Wang Qiuhe felt just the opposite. The money that was clearly hers, the fruits of struggling at a part-time job for over a month, never even passed through her own hands—it went straight to her mother. She was so young, and her mother would definitely not hand it over to her. Just thinking about her hard-earned wages disappearing like that filled her heart with deeper resentment towards Mei Mengzhen.

Of course, whether intentional or not, the chances of Wang Qiuhe’s wages ending up in her hands were nil. Mei Mengzhen was already troublesome, with money in hand, she might have gotten even worse, and if something happened, who would Wang Qiuhe turn to?

But it was different for Mei Yifan—she was an adult. Adults should be responsible for themselves if there were any issues.

However, Mei Yifan wasn’t one to forget big money over a small amount. Just after counting the money, she brought up the issue of the refund again, "Hey, young lady, you’re so generous, might as well refund Zhenzhen’s money too."

Yan Keke said sternly, "There’s no reason to ask for a refund on a donation. Besides, the money was donated by Zhenzhen, and it’s up to Zhenzhen to decide whether or not to refund it."

"Of course I won’t refund it."

Mei Yifan was relentless upon hearing this. "Stop putting on a show for me, the two of you. What ’your company,’ as if it’s named after Zhenzhen. This company is probably something you both started together. No, maybe you’re both conning me, treating me like a fool."

They certainly weren’t conning her, but there was nothing Yan Keke could do if Mei Yifan didn’t believe her.

Mei Yifan put the money into her bag and, with a smirk, looked at Mei Mengzhen. "Zhenzhen really seems to be getting more impressive. It seems like Zhenzhen is mixing quite well in Jiangcheng, managing even better than Tianyu, I bet."

Upon hearing this, Mei Mengzhen and the Fan siblings immediately acted in concert with her, just like they did the day before.

Fan Tianyu said, "Auntie, you shouldn’t have said that. I’ll tell you, the company wasn’t started by Zhenzhen and her classmates. I have shares in that company too. Actually, I’m the biggest shareholder of this foundation."

Just as Mei Yifan was surprised, Fan Tianyu continued, "I don’t just have shares in the foundation, but I’m also doing really big in business now, with bank transactions of several billion every month. I didn’t just buy this apartment—I bought a whole building, and also a manor. I can grow vegetables there, drive around in it, and I can’t even walk from the manor gate to my door without driving because it’s too big, my feet would get tired."

Listening to the first part, Mei Yifan might manage to believe it, but the more she heard, the more preposterous it seemed. Not just for Mei Yifan, even Wang Gaofeng didn’t believe a word.

They couldn’t believe Fan Tianyu, who had just graduated, could own such a big company. They were even less convinced by the claim of bank transactions running into several billion each month. Wang Gaofeng rolled his eyes. "You’re not afraid of blowing your own trumpet sky-high, huh? To think you could spout such tall tales."

"What do you mean, tall tales? I’m serious. Keke, tell them how much money your Brother Tianyu gave to start this foundation, and how much the foundation is worth now."

Yan Keke earnestly began tallying, "My dad gave me five million, and with my own five million in pocket money, I was able to establish the foundation. Zhenzhen and Yiran each gave me forty million. Brother Tianyu initially gave ten million, then later added another ten, making it twenty million. And both Tan Ge and Pei Ge each gave five million and then another five, totaling twenty million each. Recently, when Ruirui found out, she invested ten million from her pocket money too. Then, Hao Ge and Zhan Ge each contributed twenty million as well. Oh, and Xiaoxiao’s fifty thousand, along with the one million Zhenzhen got from her film fees. Afterward, my father and I each added another ten million. That’s a total, a total..."

Yan Keke remembered every amount, and it was all recorded in the company’s ledgers. But she needed to calculate on the spot. "About two billion altogether, but that’s just the incoming. We don’t have that much cash on hand in the books. Hang on, with so many assets, could I go public?"

"Hold on, wait a minute."

Now it wasn’t Yan Keke who needed to wait, but the startled Mei Yifan, "Keke, about these things..."

Yan Keke raised her hand to stop her. "You don’t understand these things, and to be honest, neither do I. I need to go back and ask my dad, then see how we can get the company public."