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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.

yet 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 thousand dollars is barely enough for the down payment!” said one of Leila’s friends who had

it!” replied Leila

a pauper again. Aside from his house and the mortgage he would have to pay, he would have

equivalent of Gerald losing all his initial charisma. Any

the only reason why he had promised to give his car up and donate to Willie

it wasn’t because of his father, Gerald would be crazy

out that the houses Leila’s friend’s cousin

Serene County so that he could arrange

a staff hostel, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to check out a house and book one

to Xeno, Gerald left

was relatively easy

from a selection of houses, pay the down payment, and sign a contract. Once that was done, he only needed to wait

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

as he held onto the house purchase deed and contract. He was the one paying

Of course she would.

was just some ignorant person who hadn’t seen much of the world yet. She didn’t even bother to

to treat us to supper tonight! Rather, since Gerald bought a house today, he should be the one

almost eleven now! What more, we helped you secure a house for yourself. You know, if you weren’t someone familiar, you wouldn’t even be able to buy this house at this

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had come from one of

pay for whatever we’re eating tonight! We can spend up to a thousand and five hundred dollars tonight!” said Douglas with

why are you the one paying? Gerald’s clearly the one who

sum of money! If I pay that amount for supper,

consider reclaiming his one thousand and five hundred dollars from

the money to entertain everyone

Let’s go! It’s time I got off

that moment, Leila’s cell phone

It was Willie.

thousand dollars so that I could find him a job? Why

hundred thousand dollars since

seventy thousand dollars then. As for the job opportunity, I’ll simply arrange

“Gerald, my dad said…”

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

simply smiled faintly. He had anticipated

about getting a job for me. As for

ripping it in half in front of them

didn’t feel any rage for

they weren’t from the

had already contributed enough funds to help them make a comeback. What more, he had even donated to Willie to help him

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

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

back

the next day,

It was Xeno.

over to my shop? I have a mighty delicious breakfast waiting for you here! Oh, and by the way, I’ve already sold your car! Come

could be in urgent need of money, Xeno had spent most of the night contacting several of his friends and peers to find a buyer for

himself missed Xeno too. Even if he hadn’t called Gerald, Gerald would have

already thought of visiting Xeno long before returning to

done washing up and putting on a fresh set of clothes,

dragged Gerald into a room and locked the

Haha! I managed to sell your car for exactly two hundred and eighty thousand dollars! And before you say anything else, you’re taking

he handed a

Gerald wasn’t even sure if Xeno had really earned

and forth, frantic knocks suddenly began banging against the

Have you seen my fifteen thousand

had just run out from the

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bank savings book?”

stop him, Gerald had opened the door to see a very anxious

to use the money!” said Xeno

you holding in your hand? Oh god, what

in Sienna’s voice only seemed to grow even

How could we possibly purchase an almost brand new car for just a hundred thousand dollars? What

Xeno, you can’t cheat anyone else of their cash but you can definitely cheat him!

car for a grand total of two hundred and seventy thousand dollars. We already gave Gerald one hundred

this, Sienna looked at the cheque and gasped in

and seventy thousand dollars…? Xeno, what’s the meaning of this? Are you telling me you used our own fifteen thousand dollars for Gerald? We would be losing fifteen

toward Xeno. Though it didn’t hit

grown anxious himself, looking at her actions. Both of them looked like they were getting

car had not been sold for two hundred and eighty thousand 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

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

Sienna wasn’t having any

cheque, Sienna! I’m making sure that Gerald gets his full two hundred and seventy

body! Gerald owes us this much! Remember Xeno, you wouldn’t have been expelled if you hadn’t stabbed someone because of Gerald! I wouldn’t have had to live this kind of life with you

you talking about?” cursed

and he

in his heart the moment Sienna brought back the memory of that

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

them used to study together, Xeno, unlike Gerald, not only excelled in academic performances, but he also

wasn’t uncommon for Xeno to be caught fighting others, even from a

bullying in high school compared to his time in junior high, since Xeno was still fighting off bullies for him then. That all changed when that incident

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

student—who 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

that time and when he saw his best friend about to get beaten up,

Xeno had stabbed the gangster kid

no one was killed that day, Xeno had to

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was expelled, Gerald got beaten

that the gangster was after left Gerald, opting instead to

he saw them during his high school

school, he simply continued living 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.

Xeno’s sacrifice and kindness deep in his

shattered by a single event, and it was

this and this

despised or looked down on Xeno. After all, she had been dating Xeno from the first year of

a

she treated him, Gerald just

all, Xeno seemed to be doing well with her. This made Gerald feel even happier and he wasn’t about to hold anything against his best

he finally managed to prevent the fight from

little, Sienna went to the kitchen to finish preparing the breakfast that had only been half completed

chatted about various things that had

tell Xeno that he had actually won the Mercedes Benz

still hesitant about whether he should tell

if he told Xeno the truth out of the blue, then the sincere brotherhood they had shared

now back in Serene County, he would definitely go

may find a girlfriend in the city and she may want to get married and live with you in the future. Think of

insistent on giving Gerald

said that he would leave immediately if Xeno

the back of his head before finally

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

noticeably happier the moment she saw Xeno give

could also tell that Xeno was slightly

was in a hurry to get married and she’s around the 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 to her?

married quickly, with any luck, you two can get married this year! I’m sure she won’t be like the girls you met in the city. Those have overly high standards and their families?

shook his own head, signifying that there was no need for

not? There’s 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 other, good for you! If you’re not, nothing wrong with that! At the very least, both

really considering everything for

that that Gerald just didn’t feel good turning down his

that he didn’t need to worry about him just

relationship could fall into shambles there

other option, Gerald simply smiled in resignation as he nodded. “Alright, I’ll give it a

girl once and as Xeno had said, it wasn’t a big deal anyway. At the very least,

making the arrangements immediately! That girl lives in Serene County too. Let’s see if we can get both of you ready for lunch together today!” said Sienna

their breakfast, Sienna told Gerald to go back and change into something nicer

too long after Gerald left Xeno’s shop,

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about the jade

had managed to contact an old, well-experienced master on a jade antique street in Serene County. He was apparently very famous in the

that the old

experienced person like this to help identify and appraise

let the old master have a go at identifying and appraising the jade pendant first. If he

dean didn’t know anything about Xara Machamer’s identity, how else would Gerald be able to find out

this jade pendant,

meet the master. However, Gerald’s father had told him that the fewer people knew

also very busy now so Gerald declined his offer. After all, Gerald just so happened

too big and there were just a few shops selling

with the old master. Because of that, the bespectacled old man with

name is Matthew Xiques!” said the old man as he smiled

like to know how old it really is and if possible, where it originated from as well. Basically, the

Carefully picking the pendant up, he squinted his eyes as

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

for the life of him why Gerald

addressed by Matthew by name, he had assumed that Zack had arranged the entire meeting for him. However,

replied, “How I got it isn’t important, Mr. Xiques. Have you managed to identify the origins

fine texture in one of the notebooks left behind by my ancestors. Would it be convenient

Gerald thought about it for a moment. Since Zack had arranged for Gerald to meet the master, the master should

fine, Mr. Xiques. I hope to hear from you soon!” said Gerald as he

two of them chatted for a little while more

was he going to do now? It was still a little too early for him to head out

withdraw some money from the bank since the new house he had bought was also nearby. Gerald

for Gerald

“Gerald?”

moment, Gerald heard a girl’s voice calling out

Gerald turned around to look, he too was pleasantly

Leila’s good

just come out from the inner courtyard.

beautiful Cindy had left a deep impression on Gerald. He

you live here, Cindy?” asked Gerald with

grandfather! Speaking of which, Gerald, why did you come to our shop in the first place?” asked Cindy with

him! Refer to him as Mr. Crawford!” shouted Matthew who had poked his head out from

Gerald and him to meet was someone who could contact both the county magistrate as well as the chairman of the National Antiquities Research Association. For someone with such an extraordinary status to work under Gerald, he knew that Gerald wasn’t someone

have acted so courteously

reason why he was so startled

is a new friend I met recently. His name is Gerald and he’s also Leila’s childhood

job I gave you first!” said Gerald as

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you still haven’t told me why you came to look for my grandpa today!”

ask him

why not