Although it was his first invitation from his future father-in-law, Chen Changsheng still prepared himself seriously, even though they were already so familiar with each other. He went with Gwen to a suit shop and bought an expensive suit. At last, Chen Changsheng was no longer wearing the same black hooded outfit he had worn for years.
Chen Changsheng and Gwen also bought gifts for every member of the family. Only then did they link arms and prepare to head home. This time, Chen Changsheng finally stopped sending fruit baskets. Although fruit baskets were expensive too, giving them other gifts made him look a little less perfunctory.
Gwen was also somewhat confused by her father's invitation. With an uneasy feeling in her heart, she waited with Chen Changsheng for this dinner, which everyone seemed to take rather seriously.
Since they each had their own concerns, after buying the gifts, Chen Changsheng and Gwen began wondering what they would face that evening. Chen Changsheng was thinking about George's stern interrogation, while Gwen's thoughts had already drifted to marrying Chen Changsheng...
When they arrived at Gwen's house, Helen was stunned for a moment upon seeing Chen Changsheng and Gwen dressed so formally. She had no idea what the couple was planning. Clearly, George had not discussed it with Helen, but that was unimportant. Chen Changsheng had long since built the best possible relationship with Helen. She was practically treating him as her own son.
The only person in Gwen's family whom Chen Changsheng had yet to win over was George. As a devoted father, George saw nothing but Chen Changsheng's flaws... He was going to be difficult to deal with.
After they presented the gifts they had bought for George's family one by one, everyone was delighted.
Helen was still rather reserved, merely smiling at Chen Changsheng. But as a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, the more she looked at him, the more pleased she became. The two younger children, meanwhile, were already hugging Chen Changsheng's legs and calling him brother-in-law.
Since the atmosphere had already become so warm, Chen Changsheng did not want to waste this wonderful opportunity. He made a phone call, spent a considerable amount of money, and secured supreme VIP service from a five-star hotel's head chef and entire team.
When Helen, who already knew that Chen Changsheng was very wealthy, saw several specially modified trucks carrying all kinds of ingredients and tableware to her home, even she was left speechless. With such a grand operation, it must have cost tens of thousands of dollars at least.
But Helen had underestimated it. The appearance fee for those trucks alone exceeded a hundred thousand dollars. Adding the entire team of five-star chefs would bring the cost to at least two hundred thousand, and with the high-end ingredients loaded onto the trucks, this dinner would probably cost five hundred thousand.
However, Chen Changsheng was no longer the Chen Changsheng he had once been. Did he still need to take out a bank loan for a few tens of millions? After his operations with Stark Industries' stock, leveraging everything to the limit, there were probably few people in the world whose net worth exceeded his.
Although one or two hundred thousand dollars was an unreachable dream for many people, to Chen Changsheng, it was barely worth mentioning.
When George returned home, he noticed that the streets around his neighborhood were unusually congested and felt rather confused. Traffic around his house had always been smooth, so he had no idea what was happening today.
When he reached the building, George grew even more puzzled at the long line of refrigerated trucks. He had no idea who had bought so many things.
As he went upstairs, George heard a great deal of bustling noise. When he reached his door and saw people coming and going, he was completely dumbfounded. What is going on? Why are there so many people in my house?
Although George was confused, he did not react too dramatically. He calmly walked into his home, intending to see what was happening. The busy workers saw him in his police uniform and did not dare approach him to ask questions. They simply continued with their own tasks.
At last, George saw his family in the living room. Helen had her arms around the two younger children, who were looking around in every direction, while Chen Changsheng was unabashedly holding Gwen tightly...
George's blood pressure shot up instantly. You wild boar! How dare you start rooting around my cabbage again! George coughed twice, drawing Chen Changsheng and the others' attention.
But considering the number of outsiders present, George did not openly criticize Chen Changsheng. He merely asked why so many people were there.
After learning that Chen Changsheng had called the chefs over, George was stunned. He had thought this would be an ordinary dinner, during which he could casually ask about the doubts in his mind. He had never expected Chen Changsheng to take it so seriously. But with so many people present, how was he supposed to question Chen Changsheng?
When dinner began, the whole family sat together with great solemnity, waiting for the first meal in their lives that felt so important.
Once dinner started, dish after dish arrived like flowing water. The variety of delicious food was enough to dazzle the two younger children's eyes.
With practically no self-control, the two children finished each dish as soon as it arrived. Before long, their stomachs were already round and swollen. Then, seeing even more delicious food continuing to appear, they were struck dumb with astonishment and nearly cried from despair. They were so anxious that they almost burst into tears.
Amid laughter and cheerful conversation, Chen Changsheng enjoyed a happy dinner with Gwen's family. George had never eaten so many delicious dishes either, and he was stuffed to the point of discomfort.
The only person who showed no reaction was probably Chen Changsheng. It was not that he had eaten little, but that he digested food far too quickly. Once the food entered his mouth and he had savored its flavor, it was immediately digested and absorbed in his stomach, transforming into Biomass energy and being stored away.
Watching Chen Changsheng eat quickly without stopping, the two children were green with envy. They repeatedly regretted not being big eaters like their brother-in-law. If they were, they could keep eating forever.
Chen Changsheng's appetite even shocked the five-star chef. After spending so long cooking in the kitchen, the chef finally could not resist coming out to see exactly how many people were capable of eating so much food.
When he saw Chen Changsheng devouring food without restraint, the chef was thoroughly convinced. One person really could eat that much. Considering that Chen Changsheng had paid generously, the chef turned around and continued leading his team through the tense preparations. They were working somewhat hurriedly, but as five-star chefs, they still had to maintain the quality of the dishes.
After eating for a while longer, Chen Changsheng finally stopped. It was not because he was full, but because it was about time. He could not keep Gwen's family from resting.
After sweeping all the remaining food from the table, Chen Changsheng saw the exhausted chef, who looked as though he might collapse, and silently apologized. Still, as the customer, Chen Changsheng could not help feeling that he had somehow gotten the short end of the deal. He had spent nearly half a million dollars, yet this dinner had barely eaten into the cost. He had not even gotten his money's worth.
After the chefs had left, George's family finally relaxed for real. With so many service staff present, anyone without a strong enough mentality would have found it difficult to endure.
Seeing several people who were too stuffed even to lie down, Chen Changsheng strutted around, showing off his presence.
George no longer felt like questioning Chen Changsheng. His current condition was terrible, and his stomach felt as though it might burst. If he let this wild boar anger him on top of that, he would only suffer more.
Seeing Chen Changsheng try to pull Gwen up so they could go for a walk together, George felt helpless. A daughter would eventually leave her family. It seemed that his little cabbage would sooner or later be rooted up by this wild boar.
But perhaps that was not so bad. Compared with the other people he did not know, George now found Chen Changsheng much more pleasing to the eye. He was young, wealthy, and deeply in love with Gwen. No matter how he looked at it, Chen Changsheng was the best choice for a son-in-law.
As for why Chen Changsheng did not want to have a talk with him, George could understand that too. Everyone had their own secrets. Besides, what was there to talk about with one's future father-in-law?
In the end, Chen Changsheng was unable to pull Gwen, who had eaten until she was stuffed, to her feet. He set off for home alone. It had been a long time since Chen Changsheng had experienced the warm atmosphere of a family like Gwen's.
How should he put it? This kind of feeling really was wonderful.
Being human really was more interesting.
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