01 Indonesia Uncle who made a fortune
Speaking of how convenient it is to withdraw money from the bank, you can now withdraw money with your passbook or bank card, and you can even withdraw money directly through the bound mobile phone number, of course. As long as the balance in your card is enough.
However, such a very easy thing has become a very difficult thing for the Ye family brothers and sisters in Gangtou Town, Fuzhou City.
For a deposit of US$30 million, they negotiated with the bank for 29 years, spending hundreds of thousands and preparing more than a dozen documents. In the old house of the Ye family, several brothers and sisters of the Ye family often asked for We get together to prepare materials again, and each time we encourage each other with confidence, but every time we fail. There was a full 29 years between
, and the Ye family brothers and sisters also changed from young people to old people, but they did not intend to stop there. They said that they must fight this lawsuit no matter how difficult it is.
30 million US dollars must be converted into RMB 200 million. This is really an astronomical figure. It is no wonder that the Ye family brothers and sisters are unwilling to give up this property, but in fact, as early as 3 or 40 years ago, that is, in 1987 This $30 million deposit already existed in .
In February 1987, the Ye family brothers and sisters suddenly heard bad news from their uncle's friends. Their uncle, who had always been in very good health, suddenly passed away in Indonesia. This bad news reached the Ye family and made several nephews and nieces feel very sad. Shock.
In addition to being shocked by the sudden death of his uncle, another reason is that the relationship between his uncle and his brothers and sisters was so good. His brothers and sisters had not had time to fulfill their filial piety through the ups and downs of his uncle's life, so he passed away like this.
In 1933, his uncle Ye Xianneng, who was only 12 years old, followed the Ye family’s grandfather to Nanyang. At that time, China was suffering from internal and external troubles, and the country was in crisis. After arriving in Indonesia, Ye Xianneng changed his great-grandmother’s surname to Wang, and from then on changed his name to Wang Xianneng.
Because the grandfather of the Ye family has a certain foundation in Indonesia, Wang Xianneng can enjoy treatment in Indonesia that other Chinese cannot enjoy. He can go to a good school and enjoy a high-quality education.
When Wang Xianneng came of age, he inherited his father's business and started a business. Later, the business became bigger and bigger. In the 1970s, the sales of cars in Southeast Asia and Europe began to grow slowly. Wang Xianneng He changed his business direction and directly started two businesses: auto parts and hardware wholesale.
Uncle Wang Xianneng did a lot of business in Indonesia and had a certain prestige in the local Chinese circle. However, the healthy uncle suddenly contracted an illness and died when he was in his 60s.
While grieving the unexpected death of their grandfather, the Ye family brothers and sisters suddenly remembered one thing, which was the 30 million U.S. dollars of property that their uncle had deposited in a bank in Fuzhou. This was all the inheritance left by his uncle, the Ye family brothers and sisters said These properties should be inherited by them, but things started to diverge here.
02 The difficult inheritance of US$30 million
Wang Xianneng has been working and living in Indonesia. Why did he deposit such a huge sum of money in a domestic bank?
In addition, why is Wang Xianneng’s inheritance inherited by the Ye family brothers and sisters?
This is what makes the Ye family siblings feel uncomfortable. His uncle has always been the pride of the family. However, he did not leave a single heir during these years of wandering abroad. Therefore, because he has been working abroad all year round, he loves his nephews and nieces very much. Always treat them as their own children.
When the Ye family brothers and sisters were young, they could often eat delicacies sent by their uncle from Indonesia. When the eldest brother of the Ye family got married, his uncle paid for the wedding. Until 1977, Wang Xianneng sent back 40,000 yuan. A very decent house was built in the village.
Until 1983, the 62-year-old Wang Xianneng may have felt that he was no longer able to do his business, and he was homesick, so he returned to China and finally reunited with his relatives.
The greeting gift upon returning this time was the color TV set in the photo, making the Ye family the first family in the village to own a color TV set.
In order to welcome his uncle home, several brothers who were away rushed back, called their wives and children back, and held a banquet. For this purpose, the family even took a family photo.
When the eldest son came back from home, Wang Xianneng could be considered a homecoming. He was only 12 years old when he first went to Indonesia, and it has been half a century since he came back.
It was also in this year that Wang Xianneng was infected by family affection and the vigorous situation of reform and opening up. He decided to sell off his industry in Indonesia and return to domestic development.
At that time, Wang Xianneng was already over 60 years old and still very motivated. He called together several nephews of the Ye family and said that when he sold his property in Indonesia, he would open a car transportation company for his brothers. , so that the whole family will prosper.
does not say that Fujian people are united. One person's wealth does not mean he is rich, but the whole family's wealth is truly rich.
Of course, Wang Xianneng did what he said. After the first inventory and sale of Indonesian assets in 1983, Wang Xianneng deposited US$20 million in a bank in Fuzhou. After the second sale of property in 1984, Deposited another $10 million.
made two transactions totaling US$30 million. After depositing the money, Wang Xianneng returned to Indonesia to handle the remaining business. The Ye family brothers and sisters looked forward to their uncle's early return to revitalize the family.
At that time, because telephone communication was still relatively lacking, he and his uncle kept exchanging letters. After going to Indonesia again in 1987, his uncle wrote to tell his niece that he would probably have to stay in Indonesia for a few more months until everything was settled. The matter then returned to China for development.
It is a pity that Wang Xianneng suddenly fell ill and passed away, and he was not able to return to his roots until his death. After the grief, the Ye family brothers and sisters also realized one thing, how to deal with their uncle's inheritance of 30 million US dollars.
It stands to reason that my uncle has no children, and his nephews and nieces are his closest relatives, so they should be his uncle's heirs. But it is this "heir" that has caused this $30 million inheritance to be entangled for 29 years. .
When they first thought about this huge fortune, the Ye family brothers and sisters went to the bank and said they wanted to deposit money with their uncle Wang Xianneng. They heard Wang Xianneng's bank staff say "wow" and expressed that they were very familiar with it, and then provided their uncle's identity information. The bank staff said the money was still there.
Hearing this sentence, the Ye family brothers and sisters were so excited that they almost jumped up. After that, they asked the question they were most concerned about, how much money do you have?
However, the answer from the bank staff disappointed them. The staff said that the bank can only disclose the balance in the account to specific state agencies and legal heirs, and cannot disclose it to outsiders at will.
This approach of the bank is considered legal and compliant, but the Ye family brothers and sisters are not happy. The uncle has no children and only has these nephews and nieces. He is his legal heir. The bank also said that if you want to check the account balance, just The Ye family brothers and sisters went to do an inheritance notarization .
However, it is not an easy task to get the inheritance notarized. The Ye family brothers and sisters had to provide proof of their relationship with their uncle and proof that his uncle had no wife or children. However, his uncle was an overseas Chinese in Indonesia, and it was 1987, and he had an affair with Indonesia. Relations were not what they are now, and a trip to Indonesia was difficult.
So ever since they found out that their uncle's savings were still there, this huge sum of money has become something that the Ye family's brothers and sisters miss deeply but are out of reach.
03 30 million U.S. dollars turned into 3,000 yuan
1990 was a good year for the Ye family brothers and sisters, because they learned about the restoration of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and China from the news, but at that time, because they had to fly to Indonesia, they had to find acquaintances to do things. , so it was not until 2002 that the Ye family sent their younger brother Ye Hequan to fly to Indonesia to handle the documents.
Fortunately, Ye Hequan met a lawyer through the introduction of a local Chinese. With the help of the lawyer, he finally obtained death certificate of his uncle Wang Xianneng, certificate of childlessness, etc., a total of 7 documents.
In order to process these materials, Ye Hequan spent a total of nearly 180,000 yuan, a large part of which was spent on doing favors. After all, when working outside, sometimes money is the most reliable.
So after getting the certificate, he quickly returned to China and applied for the inheritance notarization at a notary office in Fuzhou. By this time, it was already February 2003.
From 1987 to 2003, the Ye family brothers and sisters waited for this proof of inheritance rights for 16 years. After receiving the inheritance rights, the brothers and sisters came to the bank and asked to withdraw the 30 million US dollars in deposits left by their uncle.
However, what the bank staff said after the operation made the Ye family completely confused. The staff said that there was no 30 million in the account, only 3,000 US dollars. The 3,000 US dollars was indeed deposited in two installments, in 1983. US$2,000, and US$1,000 was deposited in 1984.
The difference between 3000 yuan and 30 million yuan was a full 10,000 times. The Ye sisters thought that the bank staff had made a mistake and quarreled with them directly. For the inheritance rights of 30 million US dollars, they waited for 16 years, but in the end they were considered He is acting rogue.
The easiest way now is to take out the original deposit certificate for the deposit at that time, but the Ye family said that the deposit certificate is not in their hands, but is kept by the bank.
According to the staff, Wang Xianneng’s deposit was an overseas Chinese communication deposit. Based on his high trust in the bank, the customer entrusted the bank to keep the relevant deposit certificates on his behalf.
However, when the Ye family brothers and sisters asked to see the original deposit receipts, they were rejected by the bank. This behavior convinced the Ye family that the $30 million had been misrepresented by the bank.
Although he does not have the original deposit certificate in his hand, his younger brother Ye Hequan said that he witnessed the whole process of his uncle saving money. The first time he deposited 20 million US dollars.
In 1983, the 23-year-old Ye Hequan accompanied his uncle. When I arrived at this bank in Fuzhou, I was received by two staff members. Because the business that needed to be handled was very high-level, I was treated like a VIP. After that, my uncle handled the business in the VIP reception room of the bank for nearly 2 hours. When the male staff came out with the account book to ask a female employee to sign, Ye Hequan saw "20 million US dollars" clearly written on the account book.
In addition, the female employee who needed to sign at the time was also very surprised when she saw the account book. She even said in surprise: "Wow, 20 million."
Uncle Wang Xianneng also walked out of the reception room after finishing the processing and saw his nephew Ye Hequan with a surprised face outside. He also told his nephew to calm down, keep his wealth to himself, and not to talk to outsiders casually.
At present, the bank will not show the original deposit receipt, so Ye's family decided to file a lawsuit.
04 The 29-year long journey to get money
The Ye family found a lawyer. The lawyer proposed a way to first withdraw the principal of US$500 from the account. This would not only confirm their legal heir status, but also help them learn about their uncle's past through litigation. How much money was deposited?
Sure enough, in court, the bank produced the original deposit certificate of uncle Wang Xianneng. Although the deposit time matched, the amount on it showed that it was only US$3,000.
Until January 2011, the court confirmed that Wang Xianneng’s deposit was only US$3,123.75.
Now the Ye family was in trouble again. His younger brother Ye Hequan clearly saw his uncle’s 20 million US dollar deposit account book. So after the verdict, the Ye family appealed again. Until August 2011, the higher court believed that the basis for the deposit was insufficient. Remanded for retrial.
At this moment, the Ye family seemed to see hope again, but the subsequent development of the matter surprised the Ye family.
The court held that Wang Xianneng is an Indonesian citizen. The inheritance of his bank deposits belongs to chattel inheritance, and the inheritance relationship should be confirmed in accordance with Indonesian law. In other words, the inheritance notarization that the Ye family spent 180,000 on was invalid. They did not have the qualifications. Subject's standing to litigate.
So in 2014, the court ruled to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Ye’s family.
The Ye family never expected that they would wait for decades and spend nearly 200,000 yuan to get such a result.
Although he has no inheritance rights, how much was his uncle's savings back then?
After querying historical data, it was found that the foreign exchange deposits in Fuzhou City in 1983 were only US$790,000, which was quite a bit different from the US$30 million that Wang Xianneng had saved.
As for the whereabouts of my uncle’s money from doing business in Indonesia for so many years, the nephews and nieces are also unknown.
