Rebirth: I became rich by farming

Chapter 669: Chapter 669: Hiding Things (1/2)

The people who had been driven out re-entered, their arrogance now even more pronounced. Fan Tianyu paid no attention to whatever they were saying but instead went directly to the door and immediately changed the passcode.

Wang Qiuhe did see him doing this, but unfortunately, when she wanted to watch how he did it, she was pulled aside by Fan Tianhua, and naturally, she missed it. But it didn’t matter whether she saw it or not; not going out was a small price to pay.

After Mei Yifan and the others entered, they sat down directly on the sofa, acting as if they had no intention of leaving. They said, "Big sister, whether this house is yours or not doesn’t matter to us. If we don’t get the money today, we’re not leaving."

This issue, when all was said and done, was still about money. The nonsense they had told Wang Qiuhe at the door about registering was just hot air.

Mei Yinan was utterly astounded by her younger sister’s brazen demand for money.

If one were to talk about valuables in the house, other than Fan Tianyu’s collection of wristwatches, there wasn’t much else of value. If these people wouldn’t leave, they could, but those watches couldn’t just be left behind. Just as Fan Tianyu was fretting over this, Mei Mengzhen sent him a message, "How about I hide and sneak out your watches? If they won’t leave, then we will. Other than the watches, you shouldn’t have much else, right?"

Mei Mengzhen was on the same wavelength as Fan Tianyu. Hearing her suggestion, Fan Tianyu felt it was a bit improper, but he knew he had to do it. However, "How will you sneak them out? I have quite a few watches."

Although he didn’t have hundreds of watches, he still had dozens, and even without the packaging boxes, they would take up quite some space. If she just carried them out openly, Mei Yifan was bound to intercept her. If they were to be found... the thought of his watches getting bumped or scratched made his heart ache.

Mei Mengzhen had thought about using her spatial ability to bring them with her, but there were too many people outside, and with their eagle eyes, it was not easy to take anything. While she was worrying, she went onto the balcony and suddenly came up with a practical method, "Brother Tianyu, I live right below your apartment. You can just put them in a bag and lower them down, and then I can pick it up from my place."

Although the method seemed a bit clumsy, it would at least keep the belongings safe and unseen. Fan Tianyu looked on with relief and smiled, "Okay, rather than let these people mess with them, it’s better to sneakily lower them down. Once we’ve done that, we’ll just leave and not care about them. But you don’t go down, I’ll be there to catch them. You lock the room door from the inside to avoid raising any suspicion with so much going up and down."

Fan Tianyu felt he was worryingly overprotective of his watches. While he was changing the passcode, Mei Mengzhen had packed his watches into a very sturdy bag, and incidentally, she also packed important documents like bank cards and property deeds that Fan Tianyu mentioned. Then she arrived on the balcony.

When she saw Fan Tianyu waving from downstairs, she began to lower the bag down little by little with the rope.

Once Fan Tianyu had securely caught the bag, Mei Mengzhen also lowered down the luggage belonging to Fan Tianhua, herself, and her brother. After Fan Tianyu had received everything, Mei Mengzhen sent another message, "Put all your valuable stuff in my wardrobe. Don’t leave it out in case it’s too eye-catching."

"Okay."

After Fan Tianyu replied to her last message, he stuffed his watches into her wardrobe as she had instructed. When he reached the door, he didn’t rush out but first peered through the peephole to make sure no one was there. Only then did he walk out from his residence.

When he re-emerged from the fire escape, Wang Qiuhe looked at him suspiciously, then asked sternly, "What were you just doing?"

"I don’t have to report my actions to you," replied Fan Tianyu as he walked past Wang Qiuhe and into the house, then said to everyone, "Since you’re not leaving, then we’ll go. We’re going to eat out now, and afterwards, we’ll head straight back to Xincheng. We won’t be coming back here."

Mei Yifan certainly didn’t believe they would actually return to Xincheng so early. She retorted, "Go ahead, whether you leave or stay doesn’t matter to us. We’re not going anywhere."

"Then don’t," Fan Tianyu knocked on Mei Mengzhen’s door and called out, "Zhenzhen, come out, it’s time to eat."

In the room, only Mei Mengzhen and Mei Mengchen were there. Mei Mengchen had his eyes on everything she and Fan Tianyu were doing and earnestly echoed, "Hide everything valuable well; don’t let these people get a hold of it."

"Of course, hidden in our place, they won’t have a clue."

Hearing Fan Tianyu’s call, the siblings left the room, bringing with them a few remaining boxes of mooncakes. She had said she wouldn’t be stingy with the things on the surface, so the mooncakes would be divided as they should be. It was her polite duty as a junior, so she first gave a box to Mei Yinan, another to Mei Yongan, then one to Mei Yifang. With two boxes left, she handed them to Fan Tianyu.

At Fan Tianyu’s indication, one of the remaining boxes was for Mei Yifan, and naturally, the other was for Mei Yongfu.

Fan Tianyu, with a slight grimace, handed a box of mooncakes to the three and, without saying a word, took the other box and prepared to leave. Before going, he still thought it right to remind them, "The deadline for Wang Qiuhe’s school registration is tomorrow afternoon at 3 PM. If you don’t register this afternoon, once you go back to Xincheng tomorrow, you’ll definitely miss out. When you have no school to attend, don’t blame me for not warning you. Take care of your own matters and don’t always focus on others."

After Fan Tianyu finished speaking, he didn’t wait for any reaction from the three people in the living room and simply closed the front door behind him, seemingly content to leave them behind.

But even after getting on the elevator, Fan Tianhua was still unsettled and said, "Bro, if we leave and they tamper with your room, what will we do? Did Zhenzhen lock the door when she came out? Did you lock your drawer? Your watches in the room are not cheap... what if... what if..."

"There’s no ’what if’. Would I dare to leave without securing the belongings?"

Fan Tianhua’s worries showed no signs of abating as he added, "How can you secure them? At most, you can lock them up, but your keys are all outside. How can you lock the stuff in your room? And if they decide to break in..."

Thinking about the potential loss of those exorbitantly priced watches, Fan Tianhua couldn’t help but feel more pained than if he had lost his own belongings.

However, there was indeed no need to worry. Mei Mengzhen showed Fan Tianhua the messages on her phone, and in just one glance, he understood what the two had been up to.

Fan Tianhua breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time couldn’t help but reflect, "Compared to me, you two are more like siblings."