chapter 40 Back home, carpooling to fight for my son-in-law

The crew-cut man was left speechless by the rebuke. As an experienced car salesman, he certainly knew that the Audi A6 Stanley Du bought was valued at 660,000 in the market. Just before, Stanley Du had intended to purchase a BMW 530L, which cost 550,000. Because he refused to give Stanley Du the full cash payment discount, the deal fell through. And because of that, he himself missed out on a commission of over 10,000. "Sir, I was short-sighted just now, I..." "Save it, I'll tell you straight up — it was me who reported you. You mocked me earlier, and now I'll make sure you regret it." Stanley Du rudely cut off the crew-cut man's apology and pleas, and drove away in style. "See? Due to your poor service and greed, you pushed a high-quality customer towards our competitor." The man with glasses took out an A4 paper stamped with the group headquarters' seal from his pocket and said, "All of you, take a good look! This is the dismissal notice from the headquarters. You're all fired!" "Oh no, the headquarters really fired all of us!" "That guy must have some big connections. He must know someone high up in the headquarters!" "With just one phone call, he got all of us in this store out of a job!" "If we had known, we might as well have given him the 30,000 full payment discount." The sales staff lamented. The crew-cut man and Manager Kayden Chen were especially regretful. Especially Kayden Chen, who had worked hard for six or seven years, climbing from a basic salesman to the high position of manager at the BMW 4S store. Now, because he offended Stanley Du, he lost both his position and his high salary. When Stanley Du drove the new car home, his mother-in-law, Elen Zeng, and Dinah Yang were very pleased with the new car. "Wife, how much gift money should I give for Lope's wedding?" "Just give 9999, it's auspicious." "Alright, I'll listen to you." "Let Stanley Du drive you back to your hometown. You haven't driven for seven or eight years, and I won't feel safe if you drive." "Okay, mother-in-law, I promise I'll make sure father-in-law gets home safely." The next morning, after changing Jimmy Xu's medicine, Stanley Du drove the new car, taking his father-in-law back to his hometown. Father-in-law Roy Yang's hometown was in Qutang Town, a bit far from Ning City. They set off in the morning, and it was nearly noon when they arrived. "Uncle, welcome. You must be tired from the journey. Please come inside." Roy Yang's distant nephew, Lope Yang, personally came out to welcome Roy Yang and Stanley Du into the Yang family compound. Just as they were taking a break in the courtyard, a series of beeping horn sounds came from outside. A few minutes later, Lope Yang welcomed another group of people into the Yang family compound. Among them, several were old acquaintances of Roy Yang. "Hey, isn't that Roy? You're back for your nephew's wedding. Why didn't your wife and daughter come?" "His wife is arrogant and looks down on us country folks. His daughter is probably the same." "His daughter, she's called Dinah Yang, right? That girl was pretty cute when she was little." A few old acquaintances pointed and talked about Roy Yang from a distance. Roy Yang didn't join them. Finally, a man in his late forties, accompanied by a young man about twenty-five or twenty-six, came over to greet Roy Yang. "Roy, do you still recognize me?" "You're Nohe, right? We haven't seen each other for years, but you haven't changed much." "You're the same." "Uncle Yang, hello. Nohe Bao is my father-in-law. I'm his son-in-law, Nicole Bian." "Hello, hello, this is my future son-in-law, Stanley Du." "Ha, Brother Roy, you're about to have a son-in-law too," Nohe Bao probed, "The Audi A6 outside, did you buy it?" "It's not me who bought it. It's my son-in-law." "How old is your son-in-law? Can he afford an Audi A6 that's over 600,000?" Nohe Bao didn't believe it, "This car, it's not rented, is it?" "Dad, maybe Stanley Du's parents have some money. There are quite a few rich second generation in the city," Nicole Bian kindly suggested. Nohe Bao looked Stanley Du over and asked, "What do your parents do?" Stanley Du replied quietly, "My parents passed away early. I was raised by my grandfather. He passed away a few years ago, too." "So, your grandfather must have left you quite a bit of money, right?" "He did leave me some money, but not a lot." "What are you doing now?" "I'm still in college. During the holidays, I work at my father-in-law's hospital." "Oh, how much does your father-in-law's hospital make a month?" "It doesn't make much, but it's enough to cover the family's expenses." Stanley Du answered smoothly, without missing a beat. Roy Yang had already coached Stanley Du on what these acquaintances might ask and how he should respond. "Roy, it seems your future son-in-law does have some money. But he still has less than my son-in-law. My son-in-law bought an Audi A8, just parked outside," Nohe Bao boasted. A middle-aged man with a sallow complexion quickly flattered, "Brother Nohe, everyone in Qutang Town envies you for getting such a good son-in-law. An Audi A8 costs at least seven or eight hundred thousand, right?" "You think you can get an Audi A8 for seven or eight hundred thousand? Let me tell you, my son-in-law spent 1.1 million when he bought this Audi A8!" Nohe Bao bragged forcefully. "Oh my, 1.1 million! I could work myself to death for thirty years and still not save up that much money." "Nohe's son-in-law is really capable. The price of Nicole's car is almost double that of Stanley's." "Heh, Nicole Bian is an employee of Heaven & Earth Corporation. Stanley is still studying and working part-time. How can Stanley compete with Nicole financially?" "If my son's monthly income could even be a fifth of Nicole's, I'd wake up laughing from my dreams!" Seeing his hometown folks all fawning over Nohe Bao and Nicole Bian, completely ignoring him and Stanley Du, Roy Yang felt a bit displeased. But, since Nohe Bao was the bride's cousin and Roy Yang was the groom's uncle, he was somewhat related to Nohe Bao and didn't want to sour the relationship. At that moment, a plump and tall girl with a delicate face walked into the Yang family compound. "Look who's back, the groom's sister. Tsk tsk, truly the flower of Qutang Town, Wendy, you're even prettier than your sister-in-law." This girl was Lope Yang's sister, Wendy Yang. Wendy Yang greeted Roy Yang as soon as she saw him, "Uncle, you're here. How come my cousin Dinah Yang didn't come?" "Dinah Yang is on duty at the hospital. Wendy, this is Dinah Yang's fiancé, Stanley Du." "Hello, Brother Stanley, you're lucky to marry my cousin." "You're right about that. Are you studying or working now?" "A month ago, I failed my college entrance exams. I don't want to study anymore, but I also don't know what I can do." "Wendy, you could come work at our company." Nicole Bian took the opportunity to chime in, "Our Heaven & Earth Corporation mainly deals with producing and selling pharmaceuticals. I'm the pharmaceutical sales manager for this area of Qutang Town. Come work for me as a secretary; I'll pay you a monthly salary of ten thousand."