Rich In a Brief
94

"All right then." The stall owner nodded, but he did not refuse.

Now, as long as he had the money, he could buy whatever he wanted.

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At the end of the Dragon Road, there was an old building. When compared to the building left by Luis Nardo's parents, the building looked more obsolete. Some of the walls have been peeled off to the point that the red brick inside is visible. The condition of the building looks very risky to collapse.

Uncle Luis lives there. The walls of the old building were filled with all sorts of advertisements, from key repair to AC maintenance. Piles of trash scattered in his corridor.

Luis had been to this building several times, so he still remembered the location.

"Tok, tok, tok!"

There was no bell at the door. Therefore, Luis knocked on his door hard. Fortunately, the old iron door was so thick, that it did not collapse easily. However, sometimes he tapped it too hard until his hand was injured.

" cit"

Before long, the door slowly opened, then appeared a bearded middle-aged man. His eyes were slightly red, as if his sleep was disturbed.

Gavin Nardo, Luis' uncle, was a taxi driver. He usually works at night. He does not work during the day because the income from the night shift can be greater than the day shift.

Child education costs are not cheap, especially in Malatam.

Annual spending can give him a headache.

"Luis, why did you come here?" With a tired look, Gavin shifted to the side and told Luis to go inside.

"This is about Lisandra." Luis placed the ready-to-eat meat pack on the table and sat down.

"Missy? What's up with him? School's good, right?" Gavin was stunned for a moment. Every time he came home from work, he went to bed and did not ask much about Lisandra.

Headmaster Lisandra also had time to call Gavin several times, but she never accepted him because of being slufted at night.

"Lisandra's at my place right now, it looks like she ..."

Luis shook his head and explained Lisandra's situation to his uncle.

That man is Lisandra Nardo's father. He deserves to know about his son's situation.

Gavin sighed as he listened to Luis' story. After taking out a cigarette, Gavin asked, "Do you mind if I smoke?"

"Please." Luis nodded. Luis doesn't like the smell of tobacco, but he can understand his uncle's feelings.

"No!"

Accompanied by a crisp sound, the lighters spew orange flames and light a cigarette in Gavin's hand.

Hatamen is not a good brand of cigarettes. The taste is spicy but the price is cheap, only 1 dollar per pack. Compared to other cigarettes that cost 2 dollars, Hatamen is much cheaper.

"Actually, the one who asked Lisandra to continue college was her mother. Lisandra's mother is a music school graduate." Gavin slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, as if he was thinking of something.

"It looks like you want the same thing." Luis placed the ready-to-eat meal on the table and pulled out a bottle of wine.

"Because her mother is gone, it's my turn to fulfill her wish." Gavin Nardo said in the middle of the smoke.

Luis unscrewed the wine bottle and took two glasses from the kitchen cupboard.

"Are you willing to drink? Don't let you pass out from drunkenness" Gavin said.

In the past, whenever there was a party, Luis always drank Spirit and Cola. He never had a beer, let alone a harder alcoholic drink.

"Don't worry. I know how much you can drink." Luis smiled as he said, "I think Uncle will faint first."

"Come on, I've never seen you drink alcohol before. A person's resistance to liquor can be trained." Gavin also laughed.

The more often a person drinks liquor, the more resistant that person is to the effects of alcohol. That's what makes a person can withstand drinking alcohol in large quantities.

Gavin Nardo, an old drunk who has been drinking alcohol for decades, does not believe that Luis who never drank alcohol can match him.

"Sometimes, such an ability can be inherited" Luis smiled. He raised the glass in his hand, toasted with Gavin, then downed his drink.

Gavin's hands stiffened and the look on his face was hard to read. "The middle child is indeed the best drinker among the three of us."

Saying that, Gavin finished his drink in one gulp, then a red hue appeared on his pale face. "Wine is delicious."

In fact, when a person has drunk too much, he cannot distinguish between tasty and unpleasant wines, including the bulk wine that Gavin drinks. It only costs about 1 dollar per pound, but according to Gavin it tastes good.

However, the wine Luis brought clearly has some differences. Not only did it taste different than others, but more importantly, its aroma was indescribable.

Low-quality wine made with regular alcohol is not on par with this wine.

"A good one." Luis. The wine was the original antique Cabernet Sauvignon.

Most of the Cabernet Sauvignon wines on the market are not original, but are produced in the Cabernet City of Sauvignon. The difference between Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Sauvignon is ...

In short, more than a thousand homes in Cabernet City can process wine. Most of them use the name Cabernet Sauvignon. Some are good quality, but most only sell names.

However, the wine that Luis brought was the original Cabernet Sauvignon that had been silenced for decades, so the texture was perfect.

They both eat and drink wine. After that, the two started getting a bit drunk.

"Do you think I've been too cowardly all this time?" gavin asked confusedly.

"My wife ran away with another man. It's just me and Lisandra, but I'm not good at raising her. My life is a joke."

"Uncle is not a coward" said Luis shaking his head, "to be honest, I didn't care much about Uncle at first. Uncle really is a ... "

"Baggot, right?" As if he had expected the comment, Gavin said, "Your grandfather said the same thing to me, but your father is more depraved than I am."

"I really don't believe." Luis sipped wine in his glass.

"Your father has changed since you were born" Gavin said earnestly.

"Yet, your father used to smoke, drink alcohol, and gamble, even worse than me. Every day your grandfather beat him, but your father never changed. He never listened. Your grandfather thought that marriage would make him change, so he asked someone to find your father a wife, but nothing changed. After you were born, your father slowly changed. Funny thing is, your father played cards while carrying you. We all laughed at her ..."

"I can imagine it. To be honest, I always felt that my father was not a serious person. When I was a kid, he even taught me to play cards. He used one set of cards to play and another set of cards as money."