The Understated Dragon Lord
Chapter 277 An Ungrateful Woman

Chapter 277 An Ungrateful Woman

Despite Oliver's chiding, Emily wasn't done yet. "Brittany, it's Grandpa's 80th birthday, and myhusband brought an antique worth a million dollars. And your boyfriend only brought two bottles ofbooze that I doubt are even worth ten dollars. Even if they're not poisoned, it's just too shabby, isn'tit?"

Emily's remarks brought Daniel to a stop right in the middle of his meal. He decided it was time toshut this ungrateful woman up for good. "My gift is aged liquor. It's fifty-year-old vodka, and eachbottle is worth over a million dollars."

His blunt honesty sparked howls of laughter from everyone around. "Ha ha ha ha..."

After the laughter subsided, the whispers began. "What? Two dirty bottles of vodka from fifty yearsago, each worth a million dollars?"

"A million-dollar bottle of alcohol wrapped in a dirty plastic bag?"

"Fifty-year-old vodka? Does he really think we're that gullible?"

"This kind of 'aged' liquor is all over the internet. A well-done vintage replica sells for two or threehundred. But if it looks like this, we can tell it's fake at a glance. I bet it doesn't cost more than a fewtens of dollars!"

The relatives scoffed at Daniel, but Oliver had had enough. "Enough! Shut your mouths!" Hebellowed, silencing the crowd. "Daniel, you gave me two bottles of liquor. Whether they're valuableor cheap, I appreciate your thoughtfulness. But you can’t lie, son."

Oliver wasn’t the type to scorn the poor and fawn over the rich. He was an honest farmer whoenjoyed lively company. It didn’t matter who came to celebrate his birthday; he was happy just to beremembered. He didn’t care about the value of the gifts.

"Old sir, I did not lie to you. The bottles I brought are indeed fifty-year-old vodkas, each really worthone million dollars."

Daniel's words seemed to spark some realization in Emily. "Don’t pretend I don’t know what you’replanning, country boy!" she accused.

"And what plan is that?" Daniel asked.

"You bring two worthless bottles of liquor and claim they're worth a million dollars each, totaling twomillion dollars. With a gift so expensive, what could my family possibly give you in return? The onlyexplanation is that you want something special—you want my family to marry Brittany off to you! ButI'm telling you, you haven't got a chance of marrying Brittany! You're not worthy! You're a poorcountry boy who can only afford a broken pickup truck and tells nothing but lies. Brittany is meant tomarry someone rich!

Although she's not as beautiful as me, she won't marry someone as successful as my husband,who manages major city projects. But with Brittany's looks, marrying a small business owner or awhite-collar worker shouldn't be a problem."

Emily managed to achieve three things with her tirade: she affirmed the notion of Daniel, the countryboy, wanting to marry Brittany; she praised herself, painting her husband as an extraordinary catch;and she didn't forget to demean Brittany in the process.