I slipped the documents into my bag and replied indifferently, "The house in my hometown is about to be demolished. They're working on the compensation, so I need these to register.”
"Demolished?" Samuel’s eyes lit up at the word.
"Is the compensation distributed per person? How much can each person get?"
“Of course it’s divided per person. But since it’s just the three of us in my family, each person will get around one and a half million dollars. Too bad we haven’t gotten our marriage license yet, or you’d count as one of us.” I sighed, feigning regret.
The instant Samuel realized each person could get one and a half million dollars, he couldn’t keep his cool.
“Why didn’t you tell me about any of this before? If I’d known, we could have just gone and gotten the marriage license already!” Samuel said eagerly.
“Weren’t you the one who said getting the license on our anniversary would make it more meaningful?” I replied coolly, my tone flat.
Samuel quickly grabbed my hand.