There was no escape, nor did he want to escape. After getting kicked by his old man, Shen Weimin took advantage of the quiet moment—with just the two of them in the office—to selectively confess.
Of course, to avoid giving his father a heart attack, he was very selective with his "confession for leniency." He started by explaining how he and Xu Changqing had used their red envelope money at the end of last year to buy some wild ginseng.
Then, he vaguely mentioned that Xu Changqing had some personal savings, which he'd combined with his own funds. With the help of his second uncle, he'd used the money to make a profit and buy a small courtyard home in Beijing.
Shen Mingquan, though shocked, knew how to get to the point. "How much did it cost?"
"Not much. It's just a small courtyard, how much could it possibly cost? Anyway, the two of us had enough on hand, so we bought it. Even if we can't live there, we can always rent it out..."
"How much is 'not much'?"
'Great!'
