chapter 17 Are you convinced?

Apricot Blossoms Village, Eastshine Town.
It was already eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, but the King family's courtyard was still full of guests and extremely lively.
"Mr. King, I have long said that Gilbert has an extraordinary appearance and will definitely be one of the best in the future. Look, it's true!"
"A car costs more than 3 million dollars. How rich he is. Mr. King, he made your ancestors illustrious, but you must not forget our relatives."
"Alas, our Willie had the best relationship with Gilbert since childhood. If he and Gilbert had joined the army together, how could he be an office worker like today? I really regret it."
"Mr. King, please take some time to let Gilbert help our Yale. We have been friends for more than ten years."
"Come on, I'll pour it for you. What are you looking at? Hurry up and pack the tobacco Uncle King. You don't have any eyesight!"
Solomon was surrounded by a group of relatives, being crowded around. Some were pouring wine for him, and others were lighting cigarettes for him. He was even more comfortable than a wealthy landlord.
Hearing the compliments from these people, Solomon pretended to wave his hands modestly, grinning with his molars almost exposed, causing Bertha beside him to roll her eyes angrily, thinking, "This old guy is so arrogant. Just pair yourself wings and fly to heaven."
Honorable, it's really honorable today!
Gilbert, who was such a brat, never behaved to be high-profile. With this move, he showed up in a car with a price of 3 million dollars and left gracefully. He slapped those snobbish people in the face with a slap!
Those snobbish relatives who looked down on Gilbert, despised and laughed at him, all changed their attitude far at this moment and tried every means to please Solomon. They hoped that Solomon could say a few good words in front of Gilbert and give them a little help.
Letting them also have a taste of glory and wealth.
Some are happy and some are sad.
Beatrice on the side was extremely irritable and depressed, her pretty face gloomy.
Originally, today was her engagement party, and she was the deserving leading lady and the object of everyone's envy and jealousy.
However, the arrival of Gilbert broke all this and stole her limelight, making the wealth she was proud of look so pale, feeble, childish and ridiculous!
In just one night, her ears were filled with good words about Gilbert, which drove her almost crazy. Every time the relatives praised Gilbert, her jealousy and hatred for Gilbert became stronger!
But what could she do?
The money for his car was enough to buy Stev's entire company. In front of him, her so-called wealth was so pale and feeble, so insignificant and ridiculous.
"This bastard, he is so rich, but pretends to be poor when he comes home? What does he want to do, to make me seem ridiculous? He deliberately ruined the situation!
"Yes, he must have done it on purpose. He just can't bare that I am living a better life than him, this bastard," The more Beatrice thought about it, the more she felt aggrieved. Her nose was sore and she was about to cry.
Relatives and friends dispersed. At this moment, suddenly, Stev ran over from outside with an excited look on his face, "Good news, good news, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Beatrice, there is great news, haha."
"What great news? Stev, you also bought me a car worth 3 million dollars?" Beatrice was furious, and her pretty face went cold in displeasure.
"Beatrice, my great news is worth more than 3 million dollars," Stev, however, was very proud and said in an arrogant voice, "Tonight, breaking news suddenly came out of the province: A big boss of the provincial department was suspected of serious disciplinary violations and was investigated and imprisoned. His position is vacant, thus my uncle was promoted!"
Beatrice had a surprised look on her face, and Solomon was also slightly startled, "Your uncle, will be in the position of the provincial boss?"
Although Stev's uncle was also a leader, he was only at the county bureau level. How could he be promoted by three levels overnight?
"Um, it, it is not like this… It is an old leader of my uncle who will be in the position of the provincial department. But as a confidant of the old leader, my uncle of course rose through the ranks and is now a deputy city leader.
"The third in command of Jorthtown, with the real power!"