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"Jack,who are you insinuating?So,what you're saying is that I don't deserve it,right?"
"Or do you think your employees are more important than my sister?"
"My family is giving my sister to you in marriage.Is this how you repay us?"
At this moment,Tom had long lost the flattering look he had in the morning,and he didn't even call me brother-in-law anymore.
His words almost made me laugh.Not to mention that love isn't something that can be exchanged for things.
Before we even got married,I had almost redecorated his whole house.Wasn't that enough?
"Tom,shut up.How do you talk to your brother-in-law?"
My mother-in-law stopped Tom with a stern voice,and then she smiled apologetically at me.
"Jack,we've never run a company,so we don't really understand these procedures."
"Mainly,Tom's girlfriend insists that he must have a car in his name,so that she won't worry about her daughter's transportation in the future."
"Your uncle and I don't have much ability.We've done our best to raise Emily and the others until now.Where can we get a car?"
"Tom is also at fault.He's dated so many girlfriends over the years,and none of them were serious enough to get married.This time,he finally met a nice girl,but now this car is standing in the way."
"Please,just help him out again.If the company's car really isn't convenient,how about you buy him a new one?"
Goodness!
I had thought that my mother-in-law,Lisa,was reasonable in important matters,but it turned out she was waiting for me here.
Now they didn't even want a second-hand car and wanted a brand-new one directly?
"Jack,just do him this favor.My family really doesn't have the means.Otherwise,we wouldn't have asked you.If it really doesn't work,you can just not give him his year-end bonus in the future.Consider it as him advancing his salary from you to buy the car."
My girlfriend's repeated plea made me think about it.
After all,she was someone I would be living with for the next few decades.A simple commuting car was within the acceptable range.
"All right,then I'll buy a Toyota Corolla.I think that car is quite good.It has a good space,nice configuration,good resale value,and it's fuel-efficient.It's more than enough for driving around in the city."
"Great,great.I knew that our Emily found a good son-in-law for our family.Jack,eat more dishes."
Seeing that I agreed to buy the car,my mother-in-law beamed with joy.
She immediately picked up a sea cucumber and was about to put it in my bowl.
But unexpectedly,just as her hand was halfway there,Tom slapped the table and stood up.
"Jack,are you treating me like a beggar?Do you think my parents don't know about cars and are easy to deceive?"
"You drive a Mercedes worth over a million,and you want to buy me a Toyota Corolla that costs just over a hundred thousand?"
The sea cucumber stopped in mid-air with these words.
"Jack,it's not that we have high demands.It's just that a car is something that you use for more than a decade.We think that since we're buying one,we might as well get something more suitable,right?"
What was wrong with the Toyota Corolla?
I really didn't understand.How could someone be so shameless?
