Meizong Wealth Life

Chapter 37 The Wind Has Changed
Brooklyn, Dan's home.

Rufus prepared a sumptuous dinner for his children who returned from vacation.

The family sat around the dining table, and Rufus brought the fried steak. This was Dan and Jenny's favorite food before, but this time both of them had strange expressions when they saw the steak.

Dan pretended to be nonchalant, picked up the knife and fork, cut a piece of beef and put it in his mouth. After chewing the first bite, he couldn't help but frown.

Rufus asked with concern:
"What, did I fry it too well?"

Dan quickly shook his head and said it tasted good.

At the same time, I finally understood why Huangshi beef was so expensive.

It turns out that the texture and taste are really different from ordinary beef.

Seeing Dan's appearance, Jenny immediately pushed the plate forward, indicating that she was planning to lose weight and didn't want to eat.

Rufus didn't think much about it, sat down at the dining table and asked his son and daughter how their vacation was.

"It's great. Montana has beautiful scenery."

It was Dan who answered first again.

"How's Jamie's ranch?"

Rufus asked again.

Dan answered as he cut into the steak.

"It's good, but a little big."

So big that you need to take a helicopter.

Rufus nodded and continued asking about Jamie's new house.

"Where is that house? Did he invite you to visit?"

Dan continued to eat his steak.

"Jamie is going to have a party at the new house some time later. Jenny and I have both received invitations, as well as you."

Rufus was stunned after hearing this and couldn't help but ask.

"Will Serena's mother go too? I mean, Jamie should have invited more than just me as a parent, right?"

Dan shrugged, he really didn't know this.

Rufus felt a little disappointed when he saw that he could not get more information about Lily.

However, he did not show this emotion and instead asked Dan about applying to college this semester.

"Last time Serena's mother said that Ivy Week at Constance High School will start next month. You must be ready, right?"

In Rufus' eyes, Dan is smart, has good academic performance, and goes to a prestigious high school like Constance, so it should be easy for him to apply to his favorite university.

Dan replied absently.

"probably."

Rufus immediately heard the uncertainty, frowned and asked:

"What happened?"

Dan immediately realized that his attitude just now was a bit negative, shook his head hurriedly and said:
"It's okay. You know my first choice is the Yale Literature Department, but..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted directly by Rufus.

"You scored 1590 on the SAT in June. If Yale doesn't want you, it will be Yale's loss!"

Dan suddenly raised his head and looked at his father.

"What if that's not enough?"

Rufus looked confused.

What do you mean?
Dan replied frankly:
"The perfect score for the SAT is 1600."

Rufus still didn't understand.

"so what?"

Dan shrugged helplessly.

"People who are better than me are not scary. What is scary is that people who are better than me work harder than me. Yes, I am talking about Jamie. His SAT score is a perfect score."

Rufus looked at Dan in surprise.

"So Jamie is also going to apply to Yale?"

The person who answered this time was Jenny.

"Jamie is going to Harvard, so Serena also changed her mind and prepared to go to Harvard. If nothing else, Blair, Chuck and others will follow suit and choose Harvard. This matter has spread in the school."

Rufus grew more confused as he listened.

Many strong competitors have chosen Harvard. Shouldn't this be a good thing for Dan, who is preparing to apply to Yale?Dan hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to tell the truth.

"Yale is great, but I also want to give Harvard a try."

Although he knew that he and Jamie were not starting from the same starting point, Dan still wanted to compare with Jamie unwillingly.

Rufus really didn't know what to say now.

As someone who has never even attended high school, it is difficult for him to comment on his son's decision.

The only thing left is encouragement and support.

The topic of college ended there when Dan suddenly spoke.

"By the way, is the room that was vacated after Jamie moved out still there?"

Rufus looked at his son curiously.

"Here, why do you suddenly ask about this?"

Dan explained:

"I promised a classmate to let him stay at home temporarily."

Rufus nodded no problem.

Out of concern, he added one more sentence.

"Did that classmate of yours get into any trouble?"

"His father was defrauded of a large sum of money. He had no choice but to run away because of his bankruptcy. The bank took over his family's house. Now his mother has no choice but to seek refuge with his grandfather, but he doesn't want to go to his grandfather's place."

"Wait a minute!"

Rufus found a newspaper and pointed to the jail photo of former Wall Street tycoon Martin Channing on the front page.

"Is your classmate's father also deceived by this guy?"

Dan shrugged and admitted it.

Rufus was speechless for a while.

When he read the newspaper before, he felt that this Martin Channing was not as bad as the newspaper said.

If you want to open an account at the other party's investment company, the minimum threshold is US$500 million.

At least he doesn't cheat the poor!
Now that something happened to Dan's classmate's father, Rufus could only express sympathy and regret.

"No problem, just let him come over. He can stay as long as he wants."

"Thank you, Dad."

Dan picked up his phone and was about to call Nate.

Just then, a strange call came in.

Dan walked aside to answer the call, and a steady male voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Dan Humphers?"

"Yes, it's me, are you?"

"I'm Nate's grandpa, you can call me William."

Dan's eyes widened with shock.

"Hello, Mr. Vanderbilt, I didn't expect you to..."

"Okay, kid, relax. I'm calling you for two purposes. First, I want to thank you for taking in my grandson. Second, I want to ask you if you are free tomorrow afternoon. I would like to meet you if it is convenient. , talk about my grandson.”

Listening to William's voice on the other end of the phone, Dan's mind went blank.

He never dreamed that a big shot like Grandpa Nate would actually call him in person.

"No problem, Mr. Vanderbilt, I have time."

"Very well. Let's meet at St. Patrick's Cathedral. The church will be closed to tourists tomorrow afternoon. It will be a good place to chat quietly."

Dan was shocked again.

As expected of a big shot, he booked St. Patrick's Cathedral, which is open to the public all year round, just to have an appointment with him.

At this time, Grandpa Nate reminded me again on the phone.

He didn't want his grandson to know about tomorrow's meeting.

Dan naturally agreed.

After hanging up the phone, he realized that the hand holding the phone was so nervous that he was sweating.

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(End of this chapter)