Megan finally realized that she, in her excitement, had misspoken. She immediately smiled awkwardly


    and said, “No, Grandma, that’s not what I meant! You were generous before, and I was trying to say


    that you’re overly generous right now!”


    “Haha! What a quick-witted young girl you are!” Catherine chuckled. It was not as if she did not


    understand Megan’s implication through that initial reaction.


    “Sigh, I’m guessing that Mister Valerian probably received several invitations, and it would be lucky if


    he managed to make time and visit one or two families. The odds of himing to visit us are slim, I’m


    afraid,” Stanley continued toment.


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    All of a sudden, Severin remarked, “Rx. There’s a good chance he’lle and visit the Shanahans,


    whether it is tomorrow or the day after tomorrow!”


    Severin’s confidence elicited a sneer from Stanley as he said, “Hehe. Tomorrow or the day after


    tomorrow? There are about ten or so invitation cards in Mister Valerian’s hands, or in other words, the


    chances of himing over are one out of ten. If he decides to visit two families, then our chances are


    one out of five. We might be a second-tier family, but we’ve just only started to rise in the upper-ss


    circle. They’ve probably never heard of us before, so what are the odds that he’lle and visit us?”


    Severin was stunned for a moment, but he soon said to Stanley, “How about we make a bet if you don’t


    believe me?”


    “A bet?” Stanley was very confident he was in his chances of winning, but as much as he wanted to bet


    with Severin, he could only say, “I don’t have the money to bet with you. I’m dirt poor now, so there’s no


    way I can get any funds.”


    “Haha!” Severin could not help butugh when he heard that. The guy who used to be such at


    dominant force in the family was reduced to being in such a miserable state! Seeing him like that


    brought joy to Severin’s heart.


    “Perhaps. Let’s just hope for the best!” Catherine smiled and added, “By the way, we still need to


    prepare some gifts and go congratte the Bards. If we have the opportunity to chat with Mister


    Valerian then, we might be able to leave a good impression on him! That’ll boost our chances even


    more!”


    “Yes, we have to! What sort of gift should we prepare for the Bards, though?” George nodded and


    felt that his mother made a very reasonable point.


    The olddy thought for a while and said, “We now have a good rtionship with the Bards, and


    Miss She even expressed her love to Severin when she got drunk the other day! We mustn’t bring


    ordinary gifts when we visit them. We must prepare better gifts for them. Hmm, let’s bring that antique


    painting with us. Let’s throw in some jeweled hairpins or simr items too!” She finally had an idea.


    “But Grandma, that painting is probably worth millions! It wasn’t easy for you to get it!” Stanley said


    heartbrokenly.


    “Sigh, no pain, no gain. We’re investing, and our family is progressing very well right now too. “The old


    lady showed her determination. After making her point known, she looked at Diane. again and said


    earnestly to her, “You can see how much Miss She likes Severin. It will bring


    us many


    benefits if she marries Severin. Will you stop her if she wishes to do so?”