Chapter 91: Why Show Off An Broken Car?
"Besides, even if it were what Ben said, that i had borrowed money, credit cards, or even loan sharks, that was impossible. Uncle, you should know that it is probably not that easy to borrow so much money. Uncle, you have a small factory; it is probably impossible for you to borrow so much money at once, let alone him."
"Brother‐in‐law, are you still pretending? How long are you going to be stubborn? Then tell me, where did you get all this money?"
Ben looked at Harry suspiciously, still firmly believing that Harry had borrowed money from loan sharks, and continued to question him aggressively.
Harry smiled calmly and explained, "I have made it very clear that I earned money from stocks too and online literature.
Your understanding of online literature is still too one-sided. The websites where one can write books to make money are not limited to the most famous Web novel website. There are many websites that can earn millions of dollars.
Do you think one becomes famous by earning 25,000 dollars? You still look down on online literature. Which of those big names who took over the business, like Platinum, doesn't earn tens of millions a year?"
Harry added, "Besides, if you really don't believe me, you can ask Wanda to check my credit card account to see if I have borrowed any money."
"I can't hide this from everyone anyway, so there's no need for me to lie. Ben, today is your aunt's birthday, and it's a happy day for everyone. I won't hold you responsible for slandering me. Sit down, eat, and talk less."
"Even if I had borrowed it, it wouldn't have cost you a penny, and I didn't borrow it from your family, right?" Ben retorted.
"I'm thinking about my aunt and Sister Wanda! If you run away with a lot of debts, my Sister Wanda and my aunt will suffer!" Ben continued to insist, unconvinced.
"No, Ben, Harry is a good boy and would not do such a thing. There must be some misunderstanding here!" Yafa stood up and pulled Ben away awkwardly, saying, "Today is my sister‐in‐law's birthday—a happy day—let's not talk about this..."
"Wanda, check his account right now, and then call the bank to see if he has borrowed any money!" Jace glared at Harry sternly, walked up to him, stretched out his hand viciously, and said, "Harry, give me your phone!"
"Enough!" Hazel suddenly slammed the table, stood up angrily, looked at Jace, and said, "Harry is my son‐in‐law. What he buys for me is our family's business. It is not your turn to interfere! I believe in my son‐in‐law. This matter ends here. Don't say anything more!"
Seeing Hazel getting angry, Yana immediately smiled and said to her, "Sister, we are doing this for your own good. We are worried about you and Harry. Since you don't like it, then we don't care. When the time comes, we won't be the ones to suffer anyway."
Yana said this and winked at Jace and Ben.
Jace snorted coldly, turned around, and sat back in his seat. However, Ben still stared at Harry with an unconvinced look on his face, still plotting how to expose Harry's disguise with conclusive evidence, completely unmask this liar, and then kick him hard a few times.
Harry naturally knew what the people in the Jace Family were thinking. In fact, the Jace Family just couldn't stand seeing him do well and resented the Mackerel Family for their success.
Harry had seen many relatives like this—each one unable to stand seeing him do well and wishing him bad luck so they could feel superior.
If he became successful and rich, they would be like crabs in a barrel, desperately trying to hold him back, cheat him, take advantage of him, and pull him back to their level.
"Mom, actually, this watch is a gift I bought for you on behalf of Wanda. I haven't given you my gift yet," Harry said, glancing coldly at the clowns from the Jace Family, then turning around and saying to Hazel with a smile.
"Harry, Mom doesn't need any gifts. I'm very happy today," Hazel replied, shaking her head hurriedly, patting Harry's hand happily, and smiling, "It's enough that you have this heart."
"Come on, Mom, come with me." Under the puzzled gazes of everyone, Harry stood up holding the hand of his mother‐in‐law Hazel and snapped his fingers at the beautiful waitress waiting on the side.
The waitress immediately turned and ran out. Then, the lights in the hall suddenly dimmed. Spotlights lit up one after another, shining on the tightly closed curtains.
"Harry, what is this?..." Hazel immediately froze in place, looking curiously at the focus of the spotlight, and the curtain slowly opened.
"Honey, what are you doing? Why make it so grand?" Wanda also walked up in surprise and asked curiously with a frown.
"You will know soon. This is my birthday gift to my mother," Harry said with a gentle smile. He reached out and took Clara into his arms. He held Hazel with his left hand and Wanda with his right hand. Harry felt extremely happy.
"What's going on again? Why be so mysterious?" Ben muttered as he stood up and looked at the slowly opening curtain with some curiosity.
In such a mysterious and solemn atmosphere, everyone stood up and turned to look at the curtain.
"Bang, bang, bang…"
A burst of fireworks rang out, and under the spotlight, clusters of colorful sparks ascended. As the curtain opened, the prototype of a car wrapped in red cloth appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Harry, this... what is this?!" Hazel stared in amazement at the prototype of a car wrapped in red cloth under the spotlight, clearly realizing that it was most likely a car.
"Honey! Are you going to give mom a car?!" Wanda also looked at Harry in astonishment, her eyes full of disbelief.
"Wow!! Brother‐in‐law!! You are so awesome! You actually gave mom a car?!"
Clara opened her mouth in surprise, stretching out her slender jade fingers to cover her mouth; her eyes sparkled with envy and wonder. Her admiration for her brother‐in‐law Harry was beyond words.
"Car?!! It looks like it's really a car?!" Ben looked at the grand, mysterious, and romantic scene in horror, his eyes widening in disbelief.
"Hmph, giving a junked car as a gift is so grand and mysterious. It's just a junked car, not a Mercedes-Benz or BMW. What's so great about it?"
Yana felt as if she had eaten a lemon, her whole demeanor sour.
Looking at her sister Hazel's excited and happy face, and then glancing at her son Ben, Yana felt envious and jealous. She could only complain to her husband that the grapes were sour because she couldn't eat them.
"Brother‐in‐law, what car did you give to Mom?" Clara stepped forward excitedly, took Harry's hand, and asked curiously.
Clara was now even more excited than her mother Hazel.
"Harry... you are not really sending me a car, are you?" Hazel again pulled Harry aside, asking excitedly in disbelief.
"Mom, you'll know if you go and take a look. Our birthday girl still has to come to the unveiling ceremony in person," Harry replied with a smile as he took Hazel and Wanda's hands, leading them toward the car.
Everyone gathered around with curiosity, nervously eyeing the car wrapped in red cloth.
"Ben, Harry won't really give your aunt a Mercedes-Benz, right? How can he be so rich? What he just said is right. If he wants to borrow money, given his situation, he doesn't have any assets to mortgage—at most he could only borrow a few hundred thousand.
The watch he just gave is worth tens of thousands! Add this car—it will be a lot!"
Anya covered her mouth in surprise as she looked at Harry's calm and composed expression. No matter how she looked at it, she felt that Harry didn't seem to be pretending to be rich.
"Ben, could it be that we have misunderstood your brother‐in‐law?"
"Misunderstanding? What kind of money does this bastard have? He must have borrowed it through illegal means. Don't look at his current glory—we will see a good show soon!" Ben's mouth twitched with unwillingness as he silently cursed Harry in his heart, wishing him to die soon.
"So what if he gets a Mercedes-Benz A? We could buy him two Mercedes-Benz Cs. Is there a need to show off like this? Making it so grand is really unfashionable,"
Yana remarked, watching her sister Hazel walk to the car with a happy face and pull the red rope. She felt so jealous that she maintained her last bit of pride with a look of envy.
"I guess it's a Mercedes-Benz A-Class or a BMW 1 Series. These entry-level ones can't truly be considered BMWs or Mercedes-Benzes at all. Buying this kind of car is just buying a car logo. Wife, if you want, I will buy you a Mercedes-Benz A180 someday!"
Jace added, feeling very embarrassed at that moment. Seeing the people from the Jace Family showing off in front of them made him feel extremely unhappy.
Over the years, Jace had always been proud that his family had always been superior to the Mackerel Family, and he had always felt superior in their presence. In order to prove his ability—and that the two sisters had the same man but different fates—Yana had married him and lived a decent life.
But now, the Mackerel Family had a son‐in‐law who suddenly appeared and was so pretentious that the Jace Family could hardly hold their heads high!
At that moment, Hazel and Wanda were so excited that they worked together to gently pull open the red silky cloth.
The silky car cover slid down like running water, its dazzling black luster emitting a brilliant light under the spotlight. As the curtain slid down, a brand new black Mercedes-Benz appeared before everyone, its silver logo standing tall and capturing every gaze.