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All of Gerald's classmates felt very anxious at this time because they wanted to know how much money Gerald had won. This was because all of them, including Cassandra, had always despised and looked down on Gerald. To them, Gerald had always been a pauper who deserved to be mocked and ridiculed.
However, now that he had won the lottery, his classmates' self-esteem started to fall!
They were all envious and jealous of him!
"It should be easy for you to count one thousand five hundred dollars, right?"
Gerald said as he glanced coldly at Danny who was dumbfounded at this time.
He took out one thousand five hundred dollars from the pile of cash before he threw it in front of Cassandra.
After that, he turned around and faced his classmates as he said, "Which one of you would be willing to lend me your backpack today?"
Since he had already revealed his riches, Gerald no longer felt the need to act as pitiful and useless as he did before. He wanted to be a little more like Danny and Yuri, who could use money to their own advantage, and get people to work and butter up to him.
Therefore, Gerald decided to borrow a backpack to place his money in instead!
"Gerald, you can use my backpack!"
"Gerald, why don't you take my backpack instead? I don't really need it today."
"Gerald, Gerald…"
At this time, all of his classmates quickly called him by name because they wanted to offer Gerald their backpacks.
In the end, Gerald simply borrowed one of his classmate's backpack.
After that, he placed the remaining twenty-eight thousand five hundred dollars into the backpack.
"Why are you sucking up to him? He only has thirty thousand dollars anyway! Moreover, he even has to pay by cash! He's nothing but a nouveau riche."
Danny and Blondie said in a vicious manner.
Xavia looked at Gerald with an extremely uncomfortable look on her face. She wanted to talk to Gerald but she felt very embarrassed.
If she had broken up with Gerald just a few days later, she knew that he would have spent the thirty thousand dollars on her without any hesitation at all!
"Gerald, you're so lucky. Moreover, it seems as though you're really popular among your classmates! All of them are offering to lend you their backpacks! Since you're already rich now, don't you think you should treat your classmates to a meal?"
At this time, Cassandra, who was standing at the front of the classroom, suddenly spoke in a bitter manner.
"Yes! Gerald, you have thirty thousand dollars in cash! You should treat all of us to a nice dinner!"
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 26
"I wonder if you'd be willing to treat us to dinner, Gerald? After all, we've been classmates for more than three years," some of the girls chimed in at this time.
Gerald thought to himself. Since he had already said that he had already won the lottery, people would feel uncomfortable if he did not offer to treat them to a meal.
In fact, Gerald was initially planning to treat Naomi and his roommates to a nice dinner.
Gerald simply replied, "Alright then. I'll treat all of you to dinner tonight. Anyone who would like to come can do so."
In fact, the meaning behind Gerald's words was that people who felt they were close to him could attend the dinner if they wanted to.
All his classmates started cheering immediately and their lessons seemed even more interesting that day. Moreover, more and more people were gathering around Gerald as they wanted to know how much money Gerald had won from the lottery. However, Gerald refused to say anything at all and this made all his classmates very anxious!
"Brother Danny, are we going for the dinner tonight? Should we? I think that kid is trying to provoke us on purpose!" Blondie said in a bitter manner.
The person that he had been bullying and despising all this while was suddenly better than him! Of course, he would feel uncomfortable about the situation.
Blondie felt that way.
"Hahaha. Of course we have to go! We have to go so we can make this kid bleed tonight…"
Danny smiled and stroked his chin as he stared at Gerald.
Blondie understood what Danny meant immediately. "Alright, Brother Danny! You're really the best!"
Later at noon, Gerald decided to book a restaurant to host the dinner that night. He had to show his classmates that he was more than willing to treat them to dinner so of course, he had to host the dinner at one of the restaurants on Mayberry Commercial Street.
However, he knew that he could not choose a restaurant that was too luxurious and high end. Otherwise, everyone would say he was pretending to be a wealthy person when he was not that well-to-do anyway.
Therefore, Gerald decided to book a restaurant called Homeland Kitchen to host the dinner at instead. This was because this was much more casual compared to the luxurious Grand Marshall Restaurant down the street.
As soon as he entered the restaurant, Gerald saw a few people whom he knew in the restaurant.
"Manager, I've spent quite a lot of money here today. I paid more than three hundred dollars per head! You have to give me a discount when I come here again in the future…"
"Hahaha. That would be no problem at all, Mr. Wright. I'll definitely give you a discount when you come again next time!"
"Brother Victor really has a very good reputation!"
"What nonsense are you spouting? Do you know who Victor is? He's driving an Audi A6 now! Moreover, Homeland Kitchen is one of the most prestigious restaurants on Mayberry Commercial Street. Whoever marries Victor will definitely live a good life in the future!"
"Whitney, the reason why we can come and eat at this restaurant today is because Brother Victor is giving you face…"
Gerald looked around at the group of people in the restaurant at this time. Whitney, the president of the student union, Victor, the vice president of the student union, and a few of Whitney's friends were here at this time.
They were all looking at Victor with admiration written all over their faces.
Gerald did not want to run into any of them and he especially wanted to avoid Whitney because her mouth was like a cannon. He wanted to turn around and host his dinner at another restaurant instead. However, the waiter discovered him and he quickly bowed as he greeted Gerald in a very loud voice.
Victor and the other guests turned around to look at them immediately.
When Victor saw Gerald, his eyes lit up in an instant.
Whitney shouted suspiciously. After that, she asked, "What are you doing at a place like Homeland Kitchen?"
In her eyes, Gerald was someone who had to work hard every day to make enough money to sustain himself. If he did not think of how he could make some money today, he would definitely have to worry about what he could afford to eat tomorrow.
Why would he possibly come to such a high-end restaurant as this?
"Perhaps he's taking up a part-time job here!"
"Hahaha. We still have classes later in the afternoon and he's here to take up a part-time job now?"
"Hahaha. I guess he came out here secretly because he doesn't have enough money to pay off his tuition fee today! I guess he's trying to work part-time and earn some extra money here today! Otherwise, he'd be expelled for being unable to afford to pay his tuition fee."
The four or five girls who knew all about Gerald's situation laughed as they talked among themselves.
Whitney had a cold expression on her face as she continued questioning Gerald. "Gerald, are you trying to take up some part-time job now when we still have classes in the afternoon? Do you believe that I'll report this to the student department so that you will get a penalty and credit deduction? Even if you make enough money to pay for your tuition fee, I will make sure that you can't graduate because you do not have enough credits to do so!"
Victor sneered as he stared at Gerald. Gerald had always relied on his good academic performance to continue studying in this university. However, despite running into him, the vice president of the student union, Gerald did not even bother to greet him at all. Victor wanted to see how Gerald was going to survive without the student union's help and subsidy.
"I'm not here to work part-time. I'm here to book a room for dinner."
Gerald was also a little furious and frustrated when he heard Whitney and the rest of her friends insulting and making fun of him, so he simply replied to her in an indifferent manner.
After that, he headed directly to the counter.
"What? He's here to book a room for dinner?"
Whitney and the rest of her friends were stunned at this time and they were filled with even more contempt and disgust for Gerald…
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 27
"Gerald, you want to book a room for dinner? Based on your ability? Oh my god. Do you even know how much it costs to have dinner here?"
Whitney looked at Gerald with a cold expression on her face as though she was staring at an idiot.
She thought that this guy was crazy. Why would he possibly think that he would be able to afford a meal at Homeland Kitchen?
"Beauty, do you know this man?" the manager asked as he looked at Whitney with a smile on his face.
To be honest, looking at Gerald's dressing and the clothes that he was wearing, the manager did not feel that Gerald would be able to afford a meal here.
This was because the prices to dine here ranged from one hundred and fifty dollars to two thousand five hundred dollars per person.
Two thousand five hundred dollars was the price for the booking of a private room, excluding the cost for the consumption of food and drinks.
This was because on Mayberry Commercial Street, Homeland Kitchen was known for the taste and quality of their food!
If the customer could only afford to pay one hundred and fifty dollars, they could only get a seat in the main hall. There was a different entrance fee for each floor.
However, the manager felt that Gerald might be able to afford the cheapest entrance fee. The manager was not snobbish and she did not look down on Gerald but she had only asked about Gerald because she was curious as they knew each other.
"Of course we know him! This person is famous for being a pauper in Mayberry University! He's so poor that he can't even afford to pay for his own meals or his tuition fees!"
"Yes, and he's still thinking of dining at this restaurant?"
The two girls standing behind Whitney also spoke up at this time.
Victor laughed before he shook his head and said, "Whitney, don't say that. Who knows if Gerald is here today because he's running an errand for Danny or any of the other boys? Perhaps he's just here to book a room on their behalf?"
At this time, the manager smiled before she looked at Gerald and said, "Sir, may I know if you'd like to book a room for yourself or a friend? I'm not implying anything by this. I'm simply trying to confirm your booking. Besides that, which package would you like to book?"
Gerald was relieved because this female manager was actually very polite and she was not in the least snobbish at all.
He quickly nodded before he said, "I'm booking the room for myself. I'm treating some of my friends to dinner tonight and I'd like to book three tables."
"Hahaha. You're making the booking for yourself and also treating others to dinner? Are you kidding me?"
Whitney laughed as she held onto her belly.
Even though they had already settled the bill, they had no intention of leaving at all. They wanted to stay and see how Gerald could afford to pay for the private room that he wanted to book.
Gerald could not be bothered with them. He had heard that Whitney and the rest of them had ordered the three hundred dollars package for each of them.
However, after looking at the menu, Gerald felt that there was nothing delicious on the menu. If he wanted to treat his classmates to a delicious meal, he had to pay for a more expensive package per head.
Therefore, Gerald replied, "I'd like to book the six hundred dollar package! Please help me book three nice tables!"
"Alright then, sir. You'll need to pay five thousand dollars as a deposit! "
The manager smiled slightly at this time, while Whitney and the rest of them were startled. Gerald was actually asking for a more expensive package compared to Victor and he was actually booking three tables for dinner tonight!
Was he going to order this expensive package and eat only spicy and sour potato shreds?
Crazy! This man was absolutely insane!
Was he rich?
Gerald did not even hesitate before he simply took out five thousand dollars from his backpack and placed it on the counter in front of the manager.
Whitney was stunned for a moment. "Okay, Gerald! It seems as though you have enough money to come out for a good meal! Then, let me tell you that I won't be helping you apply for any subsidy to pay off your school fees! You won't receive any money to pay for your tuition fee this semester!"
"Thanks for worrying about me but I've already paid my own tuition fee."
Gerald did not know what else to say to this girl.
Even though Whitney was very beautiful, she was very snobbish and she only had eyes for the rich and wealthy. She always treated those who were poorer as dirt on the ground.
However, Gerald felt that Mila, the girl whom he had met in the auditorium the other day, was really nice. The impression that Gerald had of her was that she was very beautiful and quiet, and just one glance at her made Gerald's heart palpitate uncontrollably. Unfortunately, she was not here today.
Whitney's eyes widened in shock at this time. "What did you just say? You've already paid your tuition fee for this semester? You even have five thousand dollars on you now? Does that mean you have some money now? What…what's going on?"
"Oh, I won the lottery."