Chapter 277 An Ungrateful Woman
The Understated Dragon Lord
Despite Oliver's chiding, Emily wasn't done yet. "Brittany, it's Grandpa's 80th birthday, and my
husband brought an antique worth a million dollars. And your boyfriend only brought two bottles of
booze that I doubt are even worth ten dollars. Even if they're not poisoned, it's just too shabby, isn't
it?"
Emily's remarks brought Daniel to a stop right in the middle of his meal. He decided it was time to
shut this ungrateful woman up for good. "My gift is aged liquor. It's fifty-year-old vodka, and each
bottle 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 years
ago, 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 three
hundred. But if it looks like this, we can tell it's fake at a glance. I bet it doesn't cost more than a few
tens of dollars!"
The relatives scoffed at Daniel, but Oliver had had enough. "Enough! Shut your mouths!" He
bellowed, silencing the crowd. "Daniel, you gave me two bottles of liquor. Whether they're valuable
or cheap, I appreciate your thoughtfulness. But you canât lie, son."
Oliver wasnât the type to scorn the poor and fawn over the rich. He was an honest farmer who
enjoyed lively company. It didnât matter who came to celebrate his birthday; he was happy just to be
remembered. He didnât 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 worth
one million dollars."
Daniel's words seemed to spark some realization in Emily. "Donât pretend I donât know what youâre
planning, 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 two
million dollars. With a gift so expensive, what could my family possibly give you in return? The only
explanation is that you want something specialâyou want my family to marry Brittany off to you! But
I'm telling you, you haven't got a chance of marrying Brittany! You're not worthy! You're a poor
country boy who can only afford a broken pickup truck and tells nothing but lies. Brittany is meant to
marry 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 a
white-collar worker shouldn't be a problem."
Emily managed to achieve three things with her tirade: she affirmed the notion of Daniel, the country
boy, 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.