Chapter 402: Chapter 402
Bai Man was not surprised to see Wang Xiaoxiao and the others here.
After everyone had arrived, Bai Man spoke up, "The matter concerning my second brother has now been essentially cleared up."
"It's been acknowledged that he was set up, but unfortunately, the key witness, Mr. Deng Hai Lin, met with an accident."
"Since my second brother was framed, as long as we return the embezzled funds and make use of the family connections, there's a possibility for his demotion to be reconsidered, and there may still be chances for his promotion in the future."
Having said this, Bai Man could only look towards those who still came to attend the family meeting this time.
Seeing who had come this time, Bai Man didn't even feel like bringing up the matter of money.
The Bai family's elite was mostly active in the political arena.
Compared to families that specialized in business, they certainly had less wealth, but it wasn't as if they had no wealth at all.
However, after scanning the room, Bai Man realized that those who had come were relatively ordinary family members.
And these people seemed more like messengers for those who hadn't come.
To put it bluntly, they were not here to help, but to gather intelligence.
Even so, Bai Man still couldn't help but speak up,
"Regarding the matter of the sixty million, I've already mentioned it last time."
"You all, and the others who didn't come today, how much can each family contribute?"
After Bai Man spoke, some people looked around, while others silently lowered their heads.
They had only come to act as messengers today; how could they be willing to contribute money?
Bai Man spoke lightly, as if Bai Hua could be rescued and might have opportunities in the future.
But could such matters really be so simple?
Even if Bai Hua could escape this time, it was uncertain how long it would take for him to be rescued.
There were those with thicker skin who directly said with a smile, "We really want to help out with the second brother's ordeal."
"But we just earn a meager salary, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak."
"Our family doesn't have any savings to speak of, we can't just stop living our lives to help reduce the second brother's sentence, right?"
After this person finished speaking, the others around nodded in agreement.
It was clear that these people had one attitude: Bai Hua was completely useless now, and they would not pay a dime to help reduce Bai Hua's sentence.
This scene made Wang HaiMei so angry that her heart ached.
In the past, no matter what major or minor issues these people encountered, they would run to their house first thing.
As long as the request wasn't too excessive, her husband would generally comply.
Who would have thought that when their own family was in trouble, these people would show such unpleasant true colors?
Bai Xiaolin quickly poured a glass of water for her mother, and when she looked at everyone, she too realized for the first time.
These relatives were actually this detestable.
"Alas…" Bai Man sighed, knowing all along that these people were unreliable.
Now, she wasn't actually all that disappointed, but her gratitude towards Su Fan grew even stronger.
If not for Su Fan, with such a large amount owed, her second brother might never see the light of day, and might even spend the rest of his life in prison.
In the living room, the other members of the Bai family certainly weren't concerned with Bai Man and Wang HaiMei's attitudes at this time.
They were convinced that Bai Man and her group wouldn't be able to raise the sixty million this time.
The person who had just spoken to Bai Man in that sarcastic tone was one of her cousins, named Bai Dongyang.
This time, among those in the living room, he was the most influential apart from Bai Man, and also represented those Bai family members who hadn't come.
Bai Dongyang couldn't help himself and quietly made a snide remark to the person next to him,
"Things are not that easy!"
"That's a whole sixty million, not six thousand, with such a huge hole, it's not so easy to fill!"