After listening to Jacob's words, Charlie really did not know whether he should laugh or cry.
He could only patiently explain to Jacob," Dad, it’s very difficult to calculate a person's fortune simply by looking at the photo because the face is not just about facial features and appearance, but the whole person's three-dimensional facial image. It's only then that we can really see what is behind a person's face."
Jacob could not understand him, and he asked, "Isn’t the so-called face reading just t o look at a person's appearance to know of a person's general fortune? Look at how clear this photo is! It's the official published ID photo."
Charlie asked helplessly, "Dad, not to mention anything else, you should have also heard of people saying something like a person’s face or something is black and thus, there will be a blood bath. However, take a look at this guy's photo. The photography flash is hitting his face, and h e looks even fairer than a Caucasian man. Even if there is really darkness on his face, it will not be visible at all. Therefore, it is not reliable to rely on photos to look at a person’s face."
Jacob said resentfully, "I heard that this guy is quite capable and so, I wanted to be able to show off in front of him. Looking at i t now, I guess there's no chance for me to d o so then."
After saying that, he hurriedly said, "My dear son-in-law, please check and see if there are any problems with the venue. If you cannot read the person's face, you can also take a look at the Feng Shui of the venue at least, right?"
Charlie was helpless, and he could not do anything else. So, he nodded and said," Okay. Wait for me to study it."
At this time, Claire asked, "Dad, did Mom say when she would be coming back? What are we eating tonight?"
Jacob said, "Your mother did not say when she would be coming back. Why don’t the three of us order takeout for the night, then?"
As Jacob spoke, he could not help but complain, "Elaine, that f eking b*tch, is really something. She went out to have fun, and she did not even bother to come back t o cook. She's really too much..."
As soon as the words left his mouth, he heard the door behind him being pushed open, and Elaine's angry voice suddenly sounded, "Jacob Wilson! Who are you calling a f*cking b*tch?!"
When Jacob saw that Elaine was there and that Hannah was also supporting Elaine from behind her, he immediately said angrily, "You still know how to come back? All of us are waiting for you with hungry stomachs!"
Jacob’s face was flushed red after getting jabbed at, but he could not find any suitable reason to refute her words. After all, Hannah was right. Charlie was the one who had given Elaine the money, so it was not his right to blame and complain about Elaine. Therefore, Jacob was indeed on the losing end.
Besides that, Jacob had been working hard for a lifetime and so, he also knew how to judge the situation. When he could not win, he would usually suck it up. This was his usual routine.
Right now, he also knew that he did not have the ability to win against these two shrewd women. He simply did not stand a chance to win at all.
So, he said resentfully, "The money is indeed from my son-in-law, so of course it's naturally okay for you not to cook for m e, but could it be that you’re not cooking for our son-in-law either? Don’t you think that that’s a little too much?"
Elaine pursed her lips and said, "If my son-i n-law thinks that I’m too much, he will definitely tell me directly. There is no need for you to talk so much over here. You're really more anxious than the actual party involved in this matter!"
Jacob was furious, and he said, "Elaine, what kind of bullsh*t analogy is that?! If we were in ancient times, I would be the father -in-law. So, how can you use such analogy t o describe the situation?"
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