Even though Celine and Eleanor knew that Grandpa Yu had other motives, they had no intention of giving back the 50,000 yuan.
Why should they?
Over the years, that old witch Grandma Wang and Aunt Yu kept coming to their house to take things or ask for money. What they took added up to more than that amount.
Let's talk about what happened in the past.
Celine's father died while on duty. The workplace gave a compensation payment, and the suspect also paid some money. Altogether, it was more than 2 million yuan.
At that time, 2 million was enough to help a normal family start a whole new life.
But what happened?
As soon as the money was received, Grandpa Yu came over, pretending to care.
He looked at Mother Zhou, who was heartbroken and didn't know what to do, and said:
"Layla, you're a woman raising six kids alone. It's not safe for you to keep that much money. People might try to take it from you."
"I'm your father-in-law, and the children's grandfather. Let me keep the money for you. When the kids grow up, get married, and need to build houses, I'll give it back."
He sounded so serious and full of love.
Mother Zhou was grieving too much. And because of old beliefs about respecting elders, she believed him.
And after that?
Nothing.
Celine's big brother Shenan had very good grades. He should have kept going to school. But the family was too poor. He had to drop out and work. Later, he even broke his leg while working.
At that time, did Grandpa Yu or Grandma Wang give them any money?
No.
Not even a single coin.
Mother Zhou didn't give up. She went to the old house many times, begging with a low voice, asking them to help a little, just so Shenan could stay in school.
One time, things got so hard that she had no choice. She dropped to her knees in front of everyone in the village, begging Grandpa Yu and Grandma Wang.
She cried, knelt down, and hit her head on the ground until her forehead was bleeding. She only asked them to give some money so Shenan could finish high school.
What did Grandpa Yu do?
He kept smoking his pipe, didn't even look at her, and slowly said:
"Money? Oh, that money is in the bank. It's a fixed deposit. I can't take it out."
And what about Grandma Wang?
She stood there with her hands on her hips, shouting with spit flying everywhere, pointing at Mother Zhou's nose:
"You want money? What money? That money is for our old age."
"He died young. He didn't live long enough to take care of us. Do you know how hard it was to raise him?"
"That money is his way of giving back to us. It's to make up for all we did for him. You want it back? Keep dreaming."
Give back?
Old-age support?
More than 2 million in death and compensation money was turned into their so-called payback and retirement money.
What a shameless man.
Even more shameless, now he wanted to ease things up by offering fifty thousand yuan and even wanted a share of the profits.
Celine thought Grandpa Yu was really dreaming.
But this was also a chance.
A chance to take back the money that her family deserved.
In just a moment, a plan to deal with Grandpa Yu came together in her mind.
Celine turned her head and looked at her second brother, Eleanor, who was driving. She told him the plan she had just come up with.
She didn't speak fast, but every word she said showed her strong determination.
She explained how she would use the antiques in her hands to tempt Grandpa Yu and Grandma Wang into spending all their money to get them. Then, she would quietly take the antiques back without them knowing. In the end, they would be left with nothing.
Eleanor, the smartest and most experienced of the Yu brothers, was amazed by the plan as soon as he heard it.
He turned the steering wheel and stopped the car steadily by the roadside. He turned his head and looked at Celine with bright eyes.
"Why didn't I think of that?"
He slapped his thigh, too excited to hide it. His voice even shook.
"Use those antiques as bait to hook that old fox Grandpa Yu, make him spend everything to 'buy' them, then you secretly take them back using your space."
"This is brilliant. He loses everything, can't even blame anyone. He tried to steal a chicken and ended up losing the rice."
"This plan is fierce. It's smart. I like it."
To deal with those two old people, they had to use this kind of trick.
Celine gently nodded. There was no pride on her face, only a cold and calm look.
This plan came to her in a flash.
The main reason she returned this time was to deal with the antiques she got from the Qin Dynasty.
When she thought about those antiques, and then thought about Grandpa Yu's greedy face, plus the fact that he came to her with that fifty thousand yuan offer, this whole plan came to her naturally.
It was like falling asleep and being handed a pillow. A perfect opportunity.
But even though the plan was good, they couldn't rush it.
Celine knew clearly that Grandpa Yu had lived a long life.
He had more experience with tricks and scams than they had meals. He was very clever. It would not be easy to make him fall into a trap that looked too obvious.
If she walked in with something like a Qin coin or another antique, he might get suspicious and back off.
So this had to be done slowly.
She had to make him curious, make him want more. Let his greed rise from deep inside, but don't let him notice that this is a trap.
She had to make him believe that she and her brothers just got lucky and found some valuable treasures, and as their real grandfather, he had a chance to get involved. Maybe even buy something valuable at a low price and become rich.
She needed him to take each step willingly, excitedly, thinking everything was going his way.
Then, he would walk right into the trap she carefully set up.
That is what real payback looks like.