Meng Chuyue paused, then continued amidst the astonished looks of He Qiaozi and her son, "Of course, I didn’t expose you earlier because I need your help with something. If you’re willing to help me, not only will I lend you fifty thousand yuan, but I’ll also rent the storefront to you."
He Qiaozi, "... What do you need us to help you with? Is it difficult?"
He Rongchang was about to say the same, but his mother beat him to it, so he remained silent.
Meng Chuyue shook her head, "It’s not difficult for you at all."
She rolled up the sleeve on her left arm, revealing old scars, "These are from my grandmother and aunt.
I’ve been abused by them all these years in the countryside.
My mom left a will, stating that besides forty thousand yuan for my grandparents’ care, the rest of her property should go to me.
But they not only want to take everything, but also control my marriage. When they discovered I already had someone, they tried to frame me as insane to take over my property."
He Qiaozi and He Rongchang both changed in complexion, "... How could they do such a thing?"
Yet, greed moves hearts, and Meng Chuyue, an orphan, looked easy to bully.
That was also their thought... why they came today.
He Qiaozi and He Rongchang both blushed.
Meng Chuyue, seemingly oblivious to their embarrassment, "My mom told me before she died that my nominally father is not my biological father, so I want Brother He to pretend to be my half-brother from the same father, to help me sever ties with my grandmother’s family."
She turned to He Qiaozi, "Aunt He, I know this will hurt your reputation, so how about I compensate you with two noodle recipes?"
In his previous life, He Rongchang had run a noodle shop, but only with mediocre skills and business had never been very good.
It wasn’t until he desperately rescued Meng Chuyue from a few vagrants that she taught him a few tricks, and their family business began to thrive.
He Qiaozi shook her head, "Silly child, by the time you were born, your Uncle He and I had already been divorced for two years. This won’t hurt my reputation. I don’t need compensation, only if you’re willing to lend... the fifty thousand yuan for surgery."
He Rongchang nodded vigorously, "We don’t want anything else, just a loan of fifty thousand for surgery, and we promise to repay you as soon as possible."
"... Let’s speak of that later. How about we go to the bank to withdraw the money now, then visit Xiao Chen at the hospital, and discuss the details of severing ties with Meng Family?"
After visiting He Chen, Meng Chuyue didn’t go to the Fruit Store or return to the Meng Family but went back to the Phoenix Hotel.
She had never checked out of that room.
However, today she wasn’t observing.
There was nothing there of interest to her anymore.
The next morning, after waking up, she ran a while in the space, took a bath, had breakfast, and planned to stroll through the antique street in Hai City.
Although she wasn’t skilled in antique appraisal and the space didn’t grant her any relevant superpower, she could stock up items for appreciation.
Lacking the skill to gamble on stones, she’d simply buy clear stock.
Today, she wore long sleeves and pants again, but topped it with a stylish fisherman’s hat she’d bought in her previous life.
The very fashionable beige hat appeared quite Western for this era, yet not so out of place.
Meng Chuyue was looking forward to her trip to the antique street today, but as soon as she walked down, she ran into Lin Youdong, Zhao Sulan, and Lin Fangwei.
The three of them brightened up and came over smiling when they saw her.
Lin Fangwei’s smile was especially warm today.
She sweetly called Meng Chuyue "sister" and gently said, "... The paternity test results are out, you are indeed Dad’s daughter, sister, come home with us."