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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 471

“…Actually scratch that, I guess I can accept you, even if you don’t fulfill all the standard conditions. All you need to do now is sell the car and buy yourself a house. If you can at least do that right, you’ll get a job as a clerk in the public office. You’ll have social insurance and housing funds then. That way, you’ll be able to have a stable life in the future!”

“You know, I used to have a subordinate who had a sister just three years older than you. She’s still unmarried. Once you’ve settled down, I can be your matchmaker and help you get a wife as well!” said Willie.

Gerald was dumbfounded. So, as long as he was willing to donate money to him, Willie was going to give him such good treatment?

Leila, however, was shocked. “Dad… Isn’t that secretary’s sister… You know… Intellectually slow…?”

“So what if she is? It’s not easy for anyone to get a wife these days. Look at Gerald’s qualifications! I can’t even guarantee that the other party would be willing to marry someone like him!”

“Um… Uncle Jung, you don’t have to worry about me!”

Gerald was trying hard not to burst in anger, his face alternating between red and pale.

He could only endure it by thinking about what his father had said.

Unfortunately, Willie wasn’t done yet.

Once dinner was over, Willie immediately contacted a second-hand car dealer without even waiting for Gerald to step in. After all, he wanted Gerald to donate part of that money to him before using the remaining money to buy a house for himself. This was an excellent opportunity to arrange a contractual job for Gerald as well.

At the very least, he would belong partially to the organization then!

Gerald, naturally, was unwilling to do any of this.

He was very, very close to revealing his identity at that moment just so that he could slap all their faces.

However, he clenched his fist behind his back while thinking of his father’s words to keep himself calm. After all, his father had said that he had done things with Aunt Leia to let Uncle Jung down.

Since he didn’t know what his father had done with her yet, he remained silent.

He simply wanted to put an end to this matter quickly. Once that was done, he didn’t want any part of them in his life anymore.

The car didn’t matter to him anyway, so Gerald simply agreed.

“Alright, let Douglas accompany you when you sell your car off later. At least he knows more than you do. That way, you won’t get tricked without even realizing it!” said Willie without filtering his words in the slightest.

If Douglas hadn’t raised the idea of using Gerald to donate and raise some money for him, Willie would never have dreamed of landing Gerald a job. He wouldn’t even have done so even if it was just a contractual job!

Thinking about it now, once he received the donation money, he could just randomly arrange for Gerald to work as a clerk in any department. That way, Gerald would be able to earn at least two thousand dollars a month! Willie felt that he would already have done Gerald a huge favor!

Naturally, Douglas agreed to go with Gerald.

His intentions were obvious. He wanted Willie to take all of Gerald’s money and even his car away. Let’s see Gerald try to show off in front of him again in the future!

Unexpectedly, Gerald was rather willing to agree to all this just for the sake of getting a job! Haha!

Of course, Gerald already knew what was running through the minds of Douglas and Uncle Jung.

He was simply doing this to draw a clear distinction line between them in the future.

That way, he would have a good reason to refuse and turn down any of his father’s future requests if he ever asked him to help this family again.

Leila and a few of her close friends followed Douglas and Gerald to the second-hand car shop.

“Boss! We’re here to sell a car!”

A young man came running out of the shop as soon as he heard people calling for him.

“Coming! Oh wow! A Mercedes Benz G500?!”

When Douglas saw the boss of the place, he quickly walked up to him. He was going to be the one to talk to him in this transaction.

His goal was to get the boss to lower the price of the car as much as he possibly could for Gerald.

When Douglas turned to peek at Gerald’s reaction to this, he was surprised to see that Gerald was instead, smiling.

“Xeno?”

Hearing his name, the boss looked up and he was stunned when he saw Gerald.

He smiled wide and patted his thigh twice. “Well f*ck me! Gerald? Is that really you?”

Xeno walked toward Gerald with a surprised look on his face.

The boss there was actually Gerald’s childhood neighbor whom Gerald also considered to be his best friend. Xeno was only six months older than Gerald and the two had played together a lot as children. Xeno had always been kind to him.

Back when they were younger, both of them were top of the class academically. However, due to some reasons, Xeno stopped studying before he could finish junior high school.

From that point on, he learned how to fix and repair cars. Unexpectedly, a few years later, Xeno would be doing well. He was even the owner of a second-hand car shop now!

Ever since Gerald had left his hometown to attend university in another city, he hadn’t come home for a long time. As a result, both of them had rarely contacted each other in the past two years.

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Despite that, they were still close childhood friends. Even if they hadn’t met each other in a decade, the same childlike feelings of joy that they shared would still remain.

“You f*cker! When did you come back? Why didn’t you give me a call, huh?” asked Xeno as he playfully smacked Gerald’s back a few times.

“Ow, ow! I just came back some time ago! It’s been a long time since I’ve returned, so I’m staying in Serene County for the time being!” replied Gerald as he smiled happily.

“Xeno, that’s a customer! Be professional!” shouted a woman as she came out of the shop.

She was dressed fashionably and she looked to be around the same age as Gerald.

Of course, Gerald knew who she was too. She was from his junior high school and back then, she was in a relationship with Xeno.

Her family owned a supermarket in town and they were pretty well to do.

It seemed that both of them were still maintaining their relationship even after so many years!

“Heh, don’t tell me you forgot about Sienna?” said Xeno as he smiled.

“She’s my fiancée now… Both of us got engaged just three months ago!”

“Oh? Oh, it’s Gerald? And here I was wondering who it was. Hurry up and greet the customers!”

When Sienna saw Gerald, she simply looked at him coldly before turning around to leave.

She didn’t really despise or look down on him, but Gerald could still sense a slight resentment through the way she looked at him.

Gerald simply smiled awkwardly after hearing that.

“Boss, are you done? We’ve been standing here for a while! Are both of you done chatting?” asked Douglas as he tapped his foot.

Douglas was feeling slightly irked. To think that the owner of this second-hand car shop was actually Gerald’s close friend! There was no way he was going to be able to make Gerald suffer a loss now!

“Oh? Who’s the seller? Are you the one?” said Xeno as he smiled while looking at Douglas.

“Oh, I’m not the one you’re looking for. I’m just helping Gerald sell his Mercedes Benz G500! He’s been driving it for a while now so… I’d say one hundred and fifty thousand dollars should do the trick!” Douglas replied.

He then immediately looked at Gerald before saying, “Gerald, this is your buddy right? Don’t you feel bad selling your car to him at such a high price? After all, it would already be great if you could make some profit!”

He wasn’t even going to wait for Gerald to reply.

Xeno on the other hand, was taken aback. “Gerald… this is your car?”

“I’ll explain it all to you one day. For now, just know that I’m glad that you’re the one I’m selling the car to,” replied Gerald as he smiled.

Xeno simply nodded before slowly walking around the car as he inspected it. He then opened the hood of the car to have a look at it from the inside. “This car costs three hundred thousand dollars. It doesn’t seem like you’ve driven it for more than a month. Gerald, honestly, why are you even selling this car? What more, you’re planning on selling it for only a hundred and fifty thousand dollars? And who’s this kid anyway?” asked Xeno as he looked at Douglas.

He knew Douglas was up to no good the moment he mentioned selling the car for just one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

“He’s in a hurry to sell the car because he wants to get himself a house, a wife, and also a job. With that amount, Uncle Jung and I can make all the necessary arrangements for him! He’ll have a stable job that he’ll never lose in his lifetime! Haha!” replied Douglas smugly.

“Oh? Is he telling the truth? This Uncle Jung guy can really secure a stable job for you as well as a wife?”

Xeno looked at Gerald with a pleased expression on his face. If Gerald could get all that just from selling the car, then this transaction would be very much worth it.

He couldn’t help but feel happy for Gerald, his dear buddy.

Gerald could only reply with a wry smile on his face.

He couldn’t just tell him that he was just doing all this to help his father repay a favor!

“I’d love to buy it off you right now, but I don’t have that much money on hand. Also, do you smoke? I’ll have to trouble you to take care of my brother’s affairs!” said Xeno as he took out a cigarette and passed it toward Douglas’s direction.

Douglas however, didn’t take the cigarette. He instead took out his own and lighted it.

“Oh? So you don’t have the money to buy the car from us? Why even bother opening a second-hand car shop then? Forget it then, let’s just have a look at the second-hand car shop just opposite the street! You can see it for yourself right, Gerald? Your buddy just doesn’t have the cash to buy this car!” said Douglas with a grimace as he looked at both Xeno and Gerald.

“You don’t need to give me a hundred and fifty thousand dollars. You know what, I’m just giving the car to you. I don’t need to drive this car anymore anyway!” said Gerald calmly with a faint smile on his face.

“F*ck! Gerald, are you crazy?”

It was Leila, of all people, who shouted at Gerald’s proposal. She had an astonished expression on her face as she looked at Gerald.

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The car was his greatest asset and he was just going to give it to his friend for free?

‘Gerald, this isn’t the time to be showing off!’ Leila thought in her mind, frantically.

Though Leila had recently started to change her opinion of Gerald, she couldn’t help but feel angry at his words.

Before this turn of events, Leila had even secretly considered Gerald to be her boyfriend. Now, she didn’t even want to think about it!

From an outsider’s point of view, it was almost as though she considered the car to be hers in the first place.

“I can’t accept that! This is a relatively new car, brother! I can’t just take it off you for free! How about this, I have about a hundred thousand dollars on hand right now. I’ll buy the car at the market rate of two hundred and seventy thousand dollars. I’ll pay you the rest of the money once I sell this car off! Deal?”

“If that’s the case, you can just buy it from me for a hundred thousand dollars then!” replied Gerald with a wry smile on his face. He knew that Xeno wasn’t going to accept the car for free no matter what he did.

However, how could Gerald’s Mercedes Benz G500 make up for the incident that happened back then? Gerald shook the thought off his mind for the moment.

“Seriously, don’t worry about it, Xeno. I’ll explain it to you later. Just buy it for a hundred thousand dollars! Now bring us the contract, buddy!” said Gerald as he patted Xeno’s shoulder.

Xeno went silent and simply complied. He had made up his mind that he would just return the money to Gerald once the car was sold.

The contract didn’t really matter to him.

As Gerald signed the contract, Leila looked baffled while Douglas was secretly overjoyed.

The car was now officially sold and Gerald would give Willie seventy thousand dollars for his fundraiser.

After doing so, Gerald would only have thirty thousand dollars left.

at this hour! Since Gerald’s buying a house, why don’t I give her a call? He can buy it from her! Do know, however, that thirty

for it!” replied Leila as she

was made, Gerald would officially become a pauper again. Aside from

of Gerald losing all his initial charisma.

up and donate to Willie in the first place, was simply because he wanted to

of his father, Gerald would be crazy

that the houses Leila’s friend’s cousin sister had

houses in Serene County so that he could

building so that he could use it as a staff hostel, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to check out a house and book one

Xeno, Gerald left with the group of

easy to buy a

pay the down payment, and sign

your support! Since it’s already so late, please stay! I’ll treat the four of you to supper! Your cousin sister’s treating all

contract. He was the one paying for the house yet the salesgirl

Of course she would.

much of the world yet. She didn’t even bother to flatter him at all. Once the transaction was done, she had even less reason to want to

to supper tonight! Rather, since Gerald bought a house today, he should be the one treating us!” said Douglas as he laughed

you secure a house for yourself. You know, if you weren’t someone familiar,

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come from one of Leila’s

you what, I’ll pay for whatever we’re eating tonight! We can spend up

one paying? Gerald’s

owe Gerald that exact sum of money!

was thinking to himself then, that Gerald shouldn’t even consider reclaiming his one thousand and

to entertain everyone rather than return the money to

got off work

Leila’s cell

It was Willie.

hundred and twenty thousand dollars

hundred

the job opportunity, I’ll simply arrange it for him in the future! Pfft!” replied Willie coldly before hanging

“Gerald, my dad said…”

as she looked at Gerald. She didn’t know how to tell him that he wouldn’t be

faintly. He

a job for me. As for

he spoke, he took Douglas’s IOU out of his pocket before ripping it in half in front of them

away, he didn’t feel any rage for some reason, even though they

because they weren’t from the same world as he was. He didn’t need to

family, he had already contributed enough funds to help them make a comeback. What more, he had even donated to Willie to help him raise funds. Regardless of how much his father owed Uncle

to be any debts on his father’s side. This was something Gerald

of that, he wouldn’t need to worry or even care about them anymore. A

night, Gerald went back

seven the next day, his phone started

It was Xeno.

I have a mighty delicious breakfast waiting for you here! Oh, and by the way, I’ve already sold your car! Come on over and let’s celebrate that!” said Xeno over

in urgent need of money, Xeno had spent most of the night contacting several of his friends

hadn’t called Gerald, Gerald would

all, he had already thought of visiting

a fresh set

Gerald into a

buyer last night! Haha! I managed to sell your car for exactly two hundred and eighty thousand dollars! And before you say anything else, you’re taking a hundred and seven thousand dollars back with you, whether you like it or not. I’ll still have made ten thousand dollars’ worth

handed a cheque over

to accept it. After all, Gerald wasn’t even sure if Xeno

and

you seen

to Sienna who had just

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thousand dollar bank savings book?”

him, Gerald had opened the

need to use

you using it for? And what are you holding in your hand? Oh god, what are you doing with such a

in Sienna’s voice only seemed

Gerald! How could we possibly purchase an almost brand new car for just

be impossible? What’s wrong with earning some of his money? Xeno, you can’t cheat anyone else of their cash but you can definitely

thousand dollars. We already gave Gerald one hundred thousand dollars and

and gasped in horror at the amount written on

used our own fifteen thousand dollars for Gerald? We would be losing fifteen thousand dollars in this huge transaction then! Have you

up a wine bottle before tossing it toward Xeno. Though it didn’t hit anyone, it fell right in

actions. Both of them looked like they

dollars. Xeno had spent his own money to look for a buyer. In the end, the transaction landed him zero profit. He did all this because he could sense that Gerald was very upset the night before. Xeno had assumed that it was due to monetary

wanted to help Gerald get some money as soon as possible. Xeno, for one, was more than willing to do so for

Sienna wasn’t having any of

that Gerald gets his full

you hadn’t stabbed someone because of Gerald! I wouldn’t have had to live this kind of life

you talking about?” cursed Xeno as his face turned red

and

in his heart the moment Sienna brought back the

and Xeno had come from poor families. They had grown with the same lifestyle and

together, Xeno, unlike Gerald, not

be caught

school compared to his time in junior

weren’t exactly in a relationship back then. The most they

was a well-known gangster—took interest in the same girl. Since he knew that Gerald shared a close relationship with her, he brought along some of his gang members to

was with Gerald that time and when he saw his best friend about

Xeno had stabbed the gangster

day, Xeno had to

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Xeno was expelled, Gerald

left Gerald, opting instead to be

afraid and shy of girls whenever he saw them during his high school and university years, was directly

his life out on the streets. He was rarely ever at home. What more, when Gerald entered high school, Xeno kept changing his phone number. It was difficult for

always kept Xeno’s sacrifice and kindness deep

Xeno’s possibly great future had been shattered by a single event, and it was

this was why she didn’t like

However, she never despised or looked down on Xeno.

had a

said or how badly she treated him, Gerald

made Gerald feel even happier and he wasn’t about to hold anything

some time and persuasion, but he finally managed to prevent

kitchen to finish preparing the breakfast that had only

ate, Xeno and Gerald chatted about various things that had happened

also took this opportunity to tell Xeno that he

he should tell Xeno about his true

that if he told Xeno the truth out of the blue, then the sincere

would definitely go all out

we do this instead? I really don’t feel comfortable taking so much money from you, Gerald. I already have a stable life and I even have a fiancée now! You, however, haven’t settled down yet. You may find a girlfriend in the city and she may want to get married and live with you in the future. Think of this as an investment from me for your future happiness. I’ll just take

on

even said that he would

that, Xeno scratched the back of his

money, you’ll be able to expand your business! That way, Gerald can finally repay you for

noticeably happier the moment she saw

tell that Xeno

same age as we are. She told me to introduce a good person to her friend but I didn’t have anyone in mind that day. Why don’t we try introducing Gerald

she won’t be like the girls you met in the city. Those have overly high standards and their families? Probably even

shook his own head, signifying that there was no need

nothing for you to lose if it doesn’t work out anyway. Naturally, I’m not asking you to get married immediately. If both of you get along and are suited for each

considering

precisely because of that that Gerald just didn’t feel good turning down his best friend’s

more, Gerald couldn’t just tell Xeno that he didn’t need to worry about him just

could fall into shambles there

no other option, Gerald simply smiled in resignation as

Xeno had said, it wasn’t a big deal anyway. At the very least, just as Xeno had said, both of them

making the arrangements immediately! That girl lives in Serene County too. Let’s see if we can get

to go back and change into something

left Xeno’s shop, he received a call

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was about the

old, well-experienced master on a jade antique street in

been told that the old master

was perfect since Gerald needed an experienced person like this to help identify and appraise such

at identifying and appraising the jade pendant first. If he couldn’t, Gerald would simply look for other jade masters from all

anything about Xara Machamer’s identity,

clue was this jade

However, Gerald’s father had told him

Zack was also very busy now so Gerald declined his offer. After all, Gerald

and there were just a

bespectacled old man with a long white beard was already there waiting

assume? My name is Matthew Xiques!”

get straight to business, shall we? See, I wanted to meet you today because I need you to help me identify and appraise a jade pendant. I’d like to know how old it really is and if possible, where it originated from as well. Basically, the more details you can give me,

was slightly surprised. Carefully picking the pendant up, he squinted his eyes as he brought it close to

fact, it’s one of the rarest kinds of jade! It’s top quality! Mr. Crawford, if you don’t mind me asking, how did you get your hands on this jade?” asked Matthew as he looked at Gerald with great

life of him why Gerald would have such an expensive piece of

name, he had assumed that Zack had arranged the entire meeting for him. However, Zack seemed to have left out Gerald’s true identity

important, Mr. Xiques. Have you managed to identify the origins of this jade

However, I do recall reading about a jade with such fine texture in one of the notebooks left behind by my ancestors. Would it be convenient for you to leave this jade pendant behind so that I can properly analyze it? Once I get the

had arranged for

to hear from you soon!” said

of them chatted for a little while more before Gerald stepped out

still a little too early for him to head out for

since the new house he had bought was also nearby. Gerald so happened to be carrying the house

it wouldn’t be possible for Gerald

“Gerald?”

moment, Gerald heard a girl’s voice calling out

look, he too

was Leila’s

had just come out from the inner courtyard.

day, the very beautiful Cindy had left a

you live here, Cindy?” asked Gerald

is my grandfather! Speaking of which, Gerald, why did you come to

Refer to him as Mr. Crawford!” shouted Matthew who had

to meet was someone who could contact both the county magistrate as well as the chairman of the National

else would Matthew have acted so courteously toward

startled at Cindy’s lack of manners just a while

This is a new friend I met recently. His name is Gerald

Xiques. Just focus on the job I gave you first!” said Gerald as

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to look for my grandpa

ask him for a favor,

see… Oh! Since you’re already here, why not come in? I’ll make some tea