Chapter 12

Carl picked up the scroll and said calmly, "It's the goodwill that is the most important. This handwriting work was written by an old friend of mine in the army. I wish Old Lady good luck and a long and happy life." The sonorous and powerful voice reverberates in the hall. All the guests were silent. The younger generation of Su's family was stunned and looked at Carl as if they were looking at a madman. The elder brother of Mandy, Irvin Su, pretended to be shocked and said in a loud voice, "Loser, you've only been in the army for five years. Your old friend in the army, at most, is a lieutenant platoon leader? A handwriting work from a lieutenant? Just stop making a fool of yourself. " Irvin Su stared at Carl with disdain, without concealing his emotion. He was Old Lady's favorite eldest grandson. If nothing unexpected happened, he would inherit the whole Su's family in the future. Irvin himself knew this better than anyone, so he always thought highly of himself. In particular, he looked down on Reed Su's family. If he had a chance, he would suppress Carrie with no second thought, to build up his prestige. What he said triggered a commotion. All the guests looked at each other, and then burst out scorns and ridicules. After all, Irvin was right. What kind of high-rank people could Carl know in the army? A lieutenant would be the most powerful person he could know! So, what was the value of such a piece of work? Mandy Su immediately said, "Carrie, the birthday gift you brought yourself was not worth mentioning. Your loser husband's gift is even more shabby than yours! Your family just didn't pay attention to grandma's birthday party at all!" With a sneer, Ming Chu said, "Yes, Carl Chen, how much did this rubbish cost you, eight hundred? A thousand?" Carl's frowned slightly, "You don't even know what it is. How can you say it is rubbish?" Ming sneered, "Am I wrong? I am a Major, even I won't take my handwriting works as a gift for grandma. How can you bring such rubbish here?" With a smile, Carl said, "This piece of calligraphy is ten times valuable than the birthday gifts given by all the people here today!" Ming sneered, "Carl, you're really a bragger! My Jade Buddha Statue alone costs several million yuan, and the birthday gifts given by other guests will cost at least ten million yuan. Do you suggest that your rubbish is worth a hundred million yuan? "A hundred million?" Said Carl, "Not even close!" As soon as he said this, the guests in the room burst into laughter. Everyone looked at Carl teasingly. They thought that this man was a bragger without any ability! Old Lady Su felt embarrassed and angry! Carl shouldn't be here at all! He was not just here. He even prepared a piece of junk calligraphy for her. It was disgusting! Irvin Su was also very contemptuous. He deliberately said out loud, "Carl, since you are so confident, you may as well let grandma appreciate this piece of work you bring and convince us your gift is a treasure!" Then he took it, unfolded the whole piece. He flattered Old Lady Su, "Grandma, please have a look at it." On top of this piece of work, there were four beautiful calligraphy characters with an ancient feeling. The handwriting looked really good, but the most important thing was its signature! In the lower right, there were four clear characters: The Lord of North. Seeing this, all the people in Su's family was shocked! Everyone was staring at it, unbelievably! This... Is this really the calligraphy written by the Lord of North? Is Lord of North, Mainstay of the Country, the old friend that Carl knew in the army? Irvin turned angry, "Carl, I thought you were just a loser, but I didn't expect you to be so bold to find someone pretends to be the Lord of North. Do you want to get the whole Su's family killed?" Ming was also furious, "Carl, how dare you! The Lord of North is the god for all soldiers. How dare you humiliate our idol like this? Are you not afraid to go to the military court?" Reed and Lilian were stunned. They didn't expect that Carl could do such a horrible thing! Not only they but also the guests here were shocked. They thought that Carl really lost his mind! You could pretend to be any famous calligraphers. But the Mainstay of the Country?! Wasn't that a suicide?! No one would believe that Carl really knew the Lord. After all, there was a huge gap between him and the Lord! How could he get along with the Four-Star General?! Old Lady Su had already been very dissatisfied with Carl before. When she saw him bring such a disaster to Su's family, she was even more furious! The name of the Lord of North was a taboo. He protected the land and was respected by countless people. No one in the whole country dared to disrespect him! Carl had counterfeited the calligraphy of the Lord of North. If the Military Division found out, not only Carl would die, but also the whole Su's family would be implicated by him and be doomed! Thought of all this, Old Lady Su was even more frightened! Knowing that it was a disaster, she snatched it from her eldest grandson, Irvin, and tore it into two before the others said anything! Then Old Lady immediately turned furious, banged the table, and angrily rebuked Carl, "You useless bastard! Do you want to destroy our family with this vicious behavior? Get out of here!" Carl didn't expect that she was so short-sighted that she destroyed the great opportunity he gave her to elevate her whole family's social status. What an intractable person! He also didn't want to stay here and said, "Carrie, since I am not welcome here, I'd better be off here." Carrie said subconsciously, "I'll go with you." Old Lady Su roared, "Carrie Su! If you dare to go today, you will never need to come back for the rest of your life!" At the moment, a sound of footsteps came from outside the door. People in Su’s family saw a young man in suit and leather shoes, with more than twenty strong bodyguards, storming in. For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the people who just came. Carl looked up and recognized that the young man was Aaron Shen, the eldest son of Shen's family. The atmosphere got more intense.