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?”

the young man snapped, “The

Dennis, you know

man had grown impatient and he waved his hand. “Alright, stop whining. I’m just saying that you have to see the bigger picture in life. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event, so you can’t be penny-pinching like this. Don’t you feel embarrassed? Do

 

parents were embarrassed by the criticism but they just stood by

furrowed his 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

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

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

“Long time no see.”

“You’re all grown up!”

“Come in, come in.”

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