Chapter 357: Chapter 357

The current shortfall was a staggering sixty million!

But Wang HaiMei's family's total savings, combined with quickly sellable real estate, could only muster five million.

Bai Man, on her end, had reached her limit after contributing two million.

Together, both parties managed only seven million.

At this moment, Bai Man's gaze could only turn to her great-uncle, Bai Hanwen.

When his niece looked his way, Bai Hanwen could only clear his throat and say, "You all know the situation with my family; everyone earns a fixed salary."

"On my end, scraping together three hundred thousand is already the limit," he explained.

It's true that Bai Hanwen's family all earned fixed salaries, but whether he had any extra unofficial income was something almost everyone there understood.

If he truly were on a fixed salary, not to mention anything else, where did the luxury Mercedes parked outside his villa come from?

Although Bai Hanwen was stingy and scrupulous, he at least opened his mouth to express his willingness to contribute three hundred thousand.

In the living room, everyone else fell into collective silence at this moment.

It was as if they didn't realize that this was the time they needed to speak up, not remain silent.

Seeing this scene, Wang HaiMei felt utterly desperate inside.

How could she not know that these people, when they had asked Bai Hua for favors in the past, were full of warm words and enthusiastic gestures?

Now that Bai Hua was in trouble, they each chose to walk away after crossing the bridge.

Bai Man, although not saying anything, was evidently very angry as she looked at everyone.

The entire family, and her second brother, had brought these people many benefits in the past.

If they really wanted to save someone, everyone could pitch in, and they absolutely could muster the sixty million.

But now it was clear that everyone was unwilling to contribute money, and there was nothing she could do.

Even so, Bai Man still had to make one last effort.

Her second brother had always been very good to her since they were young, and he was also the one the Bai family had invested in to become the successor.

If her second brother was completely finished this time, then it could be said their clan was too.

"Great-uncle, and everyone else, are you really going to give up on my second brother?"

"Has my second brother ever failed to help any of your families, or done anything to wrong any of you?"

Bai Man's words were heavy.

Her words caused Bai Hanwen's complexion to slightly change, but in the end, he said nothing.

In the living room, some people lowered their heads, and others remained indifferent.

Clearly, they were not about to become the big suckers just because of a few words, for the sake of appearance.

Bai Hua clearly had no chance this time, and even if he could be released, it was impossible for him to return to his former position.

According to Wang HaiMei, there were still people setting Bai Hua up this time.

If that was the case, there was even less possibility of Bai Hua making a comeback.

This family meeting, therefore, could be said to have ended on an unhappy note.

Bai Hanwen was only willing to contribute a drop in the bucket, and the others were completely unwilling to contribute.

Aside from Bai Man and Wang HaiMei, no one else really cared about Bai Hua's life or death.

The realism and the harshness of these people were clearly beyond what Bai Man and Wang HaiMei had anticipated.

Wang HaiMei's daughter, Bai Xiaolin, was also sitting in the living room.

As Bai Xiaolin looked at each familiar face in the living room, she felt they were all so strangely alien to her.

When these people used to come to her house, asking her father for help, it was never !

In the living room, seeing how things had progressed to this point, Bai Hanwen spoke up and said, "Let's end it for today."

"Everyone go back and wait for the news, and also think of solutions."