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have everthing resolved
But Seconi Auntie did not understand the depth of Fourth
‘Auntie’ suspicions or the extent of First Uncle's and Mr Dass
seni
“They presed on with the sul, and a few months later a judge
decided that the propery should be sold wo the first reasonable
bidders and che money vided equally among the five brothers and
thts families after payment of legal fees. The bidders paid only
{eaccion of what che property was worth, and after Mests DeSouza
Deel, Tan and Das, together with thee clerks and sistant, were
aid the family wa lef with a debe of $10,000.
i —Biththefariy receive sayehing from Grandfathers will? Well
Father and his brochess never became ich businessmen, But
elles brother, Ho Beng, is now a ep lawyer with his own firm lathe
‘capital city my second brother, Ho Peng, i succes accountant,
snd [ach Economics in the Univesity About once a year, atound
New Year season, my mother, who lives with ne, gets a longing
recur tothe hometown to vst relatives and ro eile about the good
‘old days. And that’s when In partculaly eminded of Grandfather’
fimeral,
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holding the eiguen to the ade hee mouth Her fges ered
exsapetdl she sly moved the cig avy, She sll wth
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snapped hehe sound and owned fou “Yu sneak!
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‘yea diference in age beeen thio, but Kim Li wav sang
one. She steed fom impede moods which had cendy
grown moe savage “Youre so wean. Why do you thi I ll
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