Chapter 21 Friends of His Mother-in-law
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Since Matthew and Senior Mr. Quincy knew Chairman Martin, Karen, Natalie, and the rest of the family had also recognized him.
All the family members thought Chairman Martin was here to greet themselves, especially Carl, so he nodded shamelessly, “Hi, Chairman Martin.”
Unexpectedly, Chairman Martin came directly to Vincent and grabbed the latter’s hand, “Vincent, my brother! Why are you here?!”
The crowd was astonished to hear the title?!
“Chairman Martin, hello.” Vincent nodded.
“Don’t you be so restrained? I’m not here for business.” Chairman Martin smiled as he looked at Vincent, “What are you doing here?”
“Oh, I... I’m here to join Mr. Quincy’s family to have dinner here.” Vincent pointed to Karen and the rest of the Quincy family.
“Oh, right, hello.” Chairman Martin nodded to Karen and others first, and then looked back at Vincent in shock, “You… did you cure the girl?!”
“Almost, and I found the cause of her disease and the proper treatment! She’ll be fine in a few months. That’s why Senior Mr. Quincy and Uncle Quincy took us here for celebrating.”
“Well done, man! You got your tricks!” Chairman Martin patted Vincent on the shoulder, feeling happy for him, and then he checked him out meaningfully.
“You cured the girl and called her parents uncle and aunt. Does it mean...?”
“Eh, actually... how should I put it, Chairman Martin...” Vincent scratched his head, dumbfounded, and muttered in his ear.
Chairman Martin laughed out loud, “Senior Mr. Quincy is interesting and courageous to make such a decision! Hahahaha!”
His laughter made Vincent embarrassed and flushed, so he hurriedly pushed Chairman Martin in a hurry, “Chairman Martin, we got so many people around us, your friends as well.”
Chairman Martin smiled, shook his head, and took a breath, “It’s okay. It’s okay.” After speaking, something occurred to him. He glanced at Howard who was still restrained and then at Vincent and Karen.
“So, you... occupied his box??”
Howard was stunned.
“No, no!” Vincent waved his hand, smiled at Karen, and then looked toward the woman who was frightened beside her family. “It’s Aunt’s friend’s family. We are in the box next to it.”
“Oh, I see!!!” Chairman Martin nodded and then turned to look at Howard, “Howard, you see, these are my brother and his family, and those are the friends of his mother-in-law. What do you say?”
Karen’s face turned red when she heard it.
“Oh, my gosh! This is a terrible mistake! I, I didn’t know this before! I really don’t know! The joke is on me! What a shame!”
Howard smiled awkwardly, shaking his fat body again, and then approached Chairman Martin in a submissive manner, “Chairman Martin, please rest assured! To show my sincerity, I’ll pay both of their bills. Yours as well.”
“Nonsense! I don’t need you to do that for me!” Chairman Martin glared at Howard and then asked.
“Who... who do you invite for dinner?”
“It’s a doctor from the Kendrick Clinic! You know, my wife...”
“Howard, man! Told you not to be so reckless. Why don’t you listen to me? You remember the genius doctor I told you about? You almost messed it up!” Chairman Martin punched Howard hard.
“What???” Howard looked a little confused.
“See?! The genius doctor I mentioned is him, my brother!! He cured my father when he was in an emergency!” Chairman Martin pointed to Vincent.
“Huh?! It’s...”
“You mean, this young man?! Oh, no, mister?!” Howard looked at Vincent in surprise.
“You tell me!! Told you not to hurry. Now, you’ll have to deal with the mess you made!” Chairman Martin glared at Howard again, indicating him to find his way out to ease the trouble he had made.
Looking back at Vincent, he said, “Vince, I’ll have to greet my friends first. Enjoy your dinner and don’t forget to say hello to Senior Mr. Quincy for me. I’ll be back to have a drink with you two.”
“Chairman Martin, I’m flattered.”
“Hey!” Chairman Martin pressed Vincent’s hand, “Call me by my name, will you?”
Vincent nodded and smiled shyly, “Martin.”
“Now we are talking. Alright, we should go first,” Chairman Martin nodded towards those behind him and headed upstairs.
The deputy curator took the chance and walked forward, stretching out his hands, “Chairman Martin, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m the deputy curator of the Institute of Cultures, and my name is...”
“Oh, hello, hello!” Chairman Martin took a glance at the man indifferently and then went upstairs with his friends, not to mention shaking hands with him.
And that embarrassed the woman and all her family in front of all the people at the spot.
At this time, Howard came over instantly and apologized, “Man, I’m sorry for just now! It’s all a big misunderstanding!”
Before Vincent responded, Howard nodded to the woman’s family, not as nice as he treated Vincent of course, “I’m sorry for the misunderstanding. Since you are all friends of my brother’s mother-in-law, you should stay here and enjoy the meal. I’ll take them upstairs.”
As for whether he would pay their bills, well, he didn’t mention it anyway.
“Okay...” The woman’s family nodded with lingering fear and smiled at Karen who looked relieved.
Their smiles were forced, though. Thanks to Karen, they got the result they wanted. But how the woman boasted just now only made her and her family ashamed.
Howard then said to Vincent nicely and cautiously, “Vincent, may I have a word?”
Vincent nodded and looked at Karen who was still blushing, “Auntie Karen, please take them back first. I’ll talk with Mr. Clarke.”
“Oh, right. Go ahead.” Karen was not as helpless and indifferent as before. She was even more confidant when facing the woman, and then greeted all of them back to their boxes separately.
Natalie, however, was an exception. She pursed her lips and teased Vincent, “What’s the big deal?! You just happen to know a big one! You hypocritical rascal!”
“Hey!” Vincent was upset to hear that, “Seriously? Why are you peeking on me all the time? Just because I had touched...”
“Stop it!!!” Natalie shouted to stop Vincent from saying more, and then she ran back to the box, looking for Clare.
Carl’s expression changed as well, then he followed in as he rolled his eyes against Vincent.
Howard murmured, “Vincent, these are the family of your mother-in-law, right? Why do I have a feeling that they don’t like you?”
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