Reluctantly, Ed’s mother agreed without another word.

“Alright, we’re done here. I have urgent things to do, so I’ll be heading off.” Dennis waved as he was about to leave.

At this moment, someone from the side called out, “Dennis, don’t leave yet. I bumped into Mr. Garrison this morning and he said he’ll be visiting.”

Upon hearing this, the young man beamed. “Mr. Garrison is coming? I must have a chat with him! Go get me a chair. I’ll wait for him here.”

At once, Ed brought a chair over for his cousin. Slouching, he sat with his legs parted. Meanwhile, Ed’s father served him a cup of tea while Ed’s mother brought him a pack of cigarettes.

Glancing at the pack of cigarettes as he took them, the young man scowled. “Aunt, don’t take this the wrong way, but a wedding is such a big event. How could you be so stingy? These are cheap cigarettes and you could at least get Davidoff!”

Instantly, Ed’s mother was puzzled. “What’s Davidoff?”

her, the young man snapped, “The Swiss

you know our situation well. We

life. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event, so you can’t be penny-pinching like this. Don’t you feel embarrassed? Do you expect Mr. Garrison to take these cheap cigarettes? The lot of you are so small-minded. No wonder you’re all good-for-nothing losers

 

parents were embarrassed by the criticism but they just stood by with

eyebrows. In fact, he knew Dennis. He was Ed’s younger cousin brother as their mothers were sisters. During their earlier years, Dennis’s family were not well-to-do. As such, they had lots of financial help from Ed’s family. Dennis would always loiter outside school and often asked Ed for money. Without hesitation, Ed would always lend him money, and he treated Dennis as his own brother. Who would have known that Dennis would turn out this way after a few years of not seeing each other? Bossing

moment, Matthew caught Ed’s attention, and the latter was instantly delighted. “Matt,

Matthew!” Ed’s parents were over the moon to

“Long time no see.”

“You’re all grown up!”

“Come in, come in.”

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