CHAPTER 48: BICKERING

Lily used a soft look to signal him not to order something too expensive. Luis kissed her on the cheek before calling the waiter.

"My mother loves steak, so please bring one of these grilled Wagyu ribeye platters, and also add an extra portion of beef tenderloin."

"My wife loves seafood, so please steam this local lobster, and make the lobster head with garlic butter separately."

"Wife, you love king prawns the most, so bring one portion of the signature jumbo prawns..."

Lily’s personality made her feel a bit frightened listening to this, but fortunately at this time Luis looked at the menu and said, "Add a Caesar salad, and then give these three ladies one abalone and ginseng soup each."

"For alcohol, please bring a bottle of red wine."

After ordering, Yana couldn’t help but say, "Sister Ruth, your son in law is much more generous than you."

"Nonsense, my son in law is not without money."

Ruth immediately retorted, "But spending this money to treat you is a bit not worth it."

Luis knew that today was a good opportunity to please his mother in law and increase her favorability meter. It should be his stage to perform, and he must seize every opportunity.

"Mom, you don’t need to say that. Sister Yana is your good friend and also an elder we should respect."

Luis passed the complimentary bread basket to them while speaking softly, "At least open up the road to wealth for the poor. Since we’re out, there’s no need to save money when spending."

"Damn, your son in law makes sense."

Yana praised.

The red wine arrived before the food. It was expensive but the service was thorough. They poured it for everyone and used high end wine glasses. At this moment, it seemed like finding any reason to refuse would be a sin.

The first dish was the steamed lobster. Luis directly picked up a piece and put it in his wife’s plate.

Knowing she was very distressed, so she needed comfort, Ruth started to cause trouble at this moment: "Your mother is still sitting here, and your eyes only see your wife."

Yana, who was even better at causing trouble than her, immediately insinuated, "You’re jealous of your own daughter, are you even human? I was wondering why you always said this son in law was useless and annoying before. The young couple is so loving, are you trying to break up the family?"

Lily shyly spoke up and said, "Aunt Yana, maybe my personality is not good at talking, but Luis treats me very well. I just don’t know how to express it."

As soon as these words were spoken, Ruth’s pretty face turned red. She glared at her and said, "I’m afraid telling the truth would trigger you, you widowed dead bitch."

"I’m widowed, you’re living in widowhood, where does your sense of superiority come from."

Yana rolled her eyes at her.

The dishes came out one after another. While they were bickering, Luis quietly showed affection to his wife. These small actions had already moved his wife Lily deeply.

After all, in her and other people’s eyes, this was still the same ugly woman from before. When had she ever received such gentle care from her husband?

The food was all served. They drank one bottle of wine and ordered another. Yana swayed her wine glass and said, "By the way, Luis, your mother said you have achieved financial freedom. If you have a way to make money, why not bring her along?"

"She borrowed a few thousand from me at the beginning of the year and just paid me back a couple of days ago."

As soon as these words were spoken, Ruth was a bit angry. She saw that her daughter Lily even looked guilty and subconsciously looked at Luis again.

Luis clinked glasses with her, took a sip, put down the glass, lit a cigarette, and said casually, "Sister, any investment carries risks."

Actually, the mother in law was panicking inside. Luis didn’t know about her borrowing money at the beginning of the year. It definitely wasn’t for living expenses but because she lost at cards. If exposed, it would greatly affect her image as a mother in her daughter’s heart.

"Has risks?"

Yana said with a smile, "Is the risk greater than gambling?"

"It’s not the same."

Luis thought for a moment and said, "If the investment makes money, everyone is happy. If it loses money, they will blame me, so I just do these things myself."

"Even my wife doesn’t know!"

Yana heard this and seemed unconvinced, saying, "How do you know it’s a sure win? With the money you earned, you still dare to invest."

"This... explaining it to you, it seems you wouldn’t understand!"

Luis always maintained respectful language, but his tone carried a humble look down. Ruth silently gave praise. The favorability meter adjusted but the data wouldn’t come out that quickly.

"I still don’t understand? The stock market is one thing, but I’ve been tricked by those blockchain things before."

Yana’s emotions were a bit heightened.

"Shitcoins, they trick a bunch of people, it’s normal."

Luis said casually, "Sister Yana, what you know is a bit lacking. Who would mess with those shitcoins?"

"When blockchain contracts first came out, do you know how to play them?"

"How to play?"

Yana was a bit stunned and subconsciously followed up with the question.

"5000 dollars for one leveraged contract, you could lose everything at any time, but after it’s liquidated, you won’t be in debt."

Luis actually didn’t understand either, but he effortlessly came up with it and let out a deep cold laugh, "I lost ten hands, fifty thousand dollars just gone like that. With the leverage multiplier, winning once would be 1 million."

These words made Yana dumbfounded. Actually, not just her, Lily and her mother couldn’t understand either.

Because Luis was purely talking nonsense. Ruth was very satisfied seeing her expression and immediately said, "Alright, what do you, a woman, understand? Do you understand the business my son in law does?"

"Bullshit, what don’t I understand? I know about Bitcoin. I know about Ethereum."

"Back then, I just didn’t think enough about investing. Otherwise, I would be financially free too."

Luis silently poured her more wine. Yana also drank. Once she drank, she became a bit excited and said, "I’m talking to your son in law. Where do you get so much nonsense from you?"

At this point, Yana was a bit excited. Looking at Luis, she said, "You boy, don’t you have no education? Your mother in law always scolds you for having no culture, saying you can’t even get into a good company. How did you become so interested in this?"

This made Ruth almost lower her head in shame, mainly because the way Lily looked at her was even a bit angry.

A woman’s jealousy is terrifying. Yana immediately added, "If you really have prospects, why be a live in son in law? Your mother in law always scolds you, and why did you go to that Tiger Real Estate?"

"I have a friend who works at Tiger Real Estate. You were just working as a junior shitty accountant there."

"You have prospects? If you really have prospects, why work as a accountant earning those few pathetic dollars?"

"Listen to your aunt, don’t learn from your mother like this, pretending to be fat when you’re actually skinny. This money isn’t of shady origin, is it?"