dhibooks Chapter 41 Value
Chapter 41 Value
I went to the meeting alone without telling my uncle, and before the meeting, I was given a special training by the boss of Lawyer Mi, from religious knowledge all the way to how to worship on Sunday, rehearsing two or three times barely seemed like that.Before leaving, he repeatedly asked: "Don't swear, don't curse, what the priest says, if you want to refute, you can quote the words and laws from the Bible. Have you memorized all the things I told you? Once you say If you say something wrong, or do something wrong, immediately bow your head and make a gesture of the cross."
I made a cross very seriously, and said confidently: "Don't worry, I watched it all night yesterday, and I have put in all my energy for reviewing the final exam that year, and I will definitely pass it."
Uncle's boss looked at me worriedly: "Boy...you used your hands backwards again..."
When I came to the church again, the priest still had a straight face and said hello coldly: "Mr. Asher, long time no see, I hope you have a good day today."
I was as cowardly as a grandson, smiling so hard that I couldn't see my teeth: "I'm getting better today, very good, very happy. How are you doing?"
He raised his pointed chin, glanced at me arrogantly, and said, "I just communicated with God, and I feel pretty good."
Chatting with God... why don't you go to heaven, brother?
I entered the small black room office again, and when the door was closed, Lawyer Mi was gone this time. The priest directly took my hand and began to pray. He just yelled: "Lord!..."
I couldn't hold it back, and burst out laughing.The priest's eyes widened, and I was so scared that I quickly coughed up a mouthful of phlegm, spit it out vigorously, coughed and vomited: "Yes, I'm sorry, I have a cold recently, and my throat feels a little uncomfortable, can you help me with that piece of paper?"
The priest looked at the phlegm on the floor and then at me, his face darkened even more, and I hurriedly lowered my head and made the sign of the cross to ask for forgiveness.He couldn't stand it: "It's the wrong hand, it's not this one"
After praying, I shouted Amen.The two sat facing each other and began to talk.
The tsundere priest started the formula again: "Mr. Asher, have you ever been involved in a church organization since you came to America?"
My uncle’s boss had rehearsed these questions with me several times before, and I started to say directly according to the memorized answers: “Yes, I didn’t believe in religion at first, but my boyfriend believed in Christ, and I was led by him to believe in Christ.” Christ, I will go to the XXX Church on XX Street in XX District of New York to worship every weekend”
"Oh, that church, what's the name of their archbishop?"
"Mr. Owen Adary, who became the archbishop at the age of 42, is really amazing."
"Oh, yes, Mr. Owen is a talent, graduated from Yale Divinity School..."
We chatted pleasantly for 10 minutes, and I thought it was almost time, so I provoked the marriage issue: "Father, you see, we chatted for so long, and we had a good chat. My boyfriend and I watched it for twelve hours in New York. This is the church he fell in love with..."
The priest nodded. I thought he agreed, but the guy suddenly asked, "Do you know what Article 8 in the Old Testament is about?"
"...", those who only memorized the New Testament are in capital letters...
He looked at me dumbfounded and asked with a smile, "What's the matter? Since I go to church every week, I must have heard of the Old Testament."
For things that you don't know anything about, no matter how fast you turn your brain, you can't make up any crap.I was stunned for a long time, and I couldn’t make any sense. I slapped my face and stroked my hair dejectedly: “Father, let me tell you the truth. I don’t believe in Christianity, and I never did. I never went to church on Sunday. Not a devout Christian..."
"Of course I can see that you don't look religious at all"
"Yes, I admit this. I don't meet your requirements at all. But my lover is, he really is, he has been a Christian since he was a child, and he hopes to marry in a Christian church. I am willing to do anything, any Something to satisfy his wish."
Hearing the second half of the sentence, the priest smiled: "Is everything okay?"
I gritted my teeth and nodded in agreement: "Anything is fine. If you only accept Christians, I can become a Christian now, and you can put me in the water of the bathing tub where Jesus ran 8000 years ago. Pao, whatever, I'm coming to church every week and volunteering every day from this week on, I beg you. Let's get married here"
Perhaps because I was moved by my bold words, the priest's expression became slightly moved: "In fact, our church can still relax some rules for some particularly devout believers..."
I opened my eyes expectantly. "...that is, there are not many funds in the church now, and the help of devout believers may be needed"
"...", instantly changed from QvQ back to -口-
Isn't this Nima asking for money in disguise?I yelled at them for hypocrisy, such as Jesus Christ, such nonsense religious beliefs, after all, I still want money!There is nothing wrong with me, but since I was with my uncle, I have developed a small habit of saving money.In the beginning, it was because I wanted to help Lawyer Mi repay the student loan. At that time, I racked my brains every day to find ways to save money. I exchanged credit card points for money, and I could enjoy myself for a day if I saved 10 yuan.Gradually, I fell in love with this feeling of saving money, and those little habits have continued until now. As a result... I have completely become a big, rich, fan... To be honest, I don't even give money to beggars on the road, Just give them leftovers.
In a word, asking me to donate money is more painful than cutting flesh.
The priest looked at me with a smile, and repeated: "If the believers are generous, we can make an exception, it depends on how generous the believers are..."
"..."
Take a deep breath, comfort yourself silently in your heart, you can't beat people, you can't swear, don't you want a church?Now I have a chance, just write a check and get it.
I love money, but I love uncle even more. Money can be earned again, but there is only one uncle, which cannot be bought with any amount of money.
Shaking his hands, he took out his wallet and pulled out a check: "I am willing to donate $1000 to the church..." The priest raised his eyebrows.
"2000 dollars", still picking.
Gritting his teeth, "$5000! I am willing to donate $5000 to this church!"
The priest showed a gratified smile: "That's really generous, my respected sir, your kindness has given more people happiness." He looked at me with vacillating eyes, and continued: "Actually, the church does not have same-sex marriages. As a precedent, if a Christian wants to marry a non-Christian, they only need to attend four church services together and attend the pre-marriage counseling class offered by our church for one semester. Of course, if they are willing to sponsor the church , to help more people, we are also very happy”
The priest's stare eyes showed, "It's time for you to pay."
He began to write the check, signed it, and was reluctant to read it again and again after signing it, before slowly handing it over: "Here, $5000, this check can be cashed immediately."
The priest quickly put the paper into the drawer, with a particularly bright smile on his face, "Thank you so much for your generosity, I will personally make an appointment for you and your lover later. I am very happy to spend time with you Such a nice afternoon”
Nodding numbly, he walked out of the church in a trance, still bleeding for the $5000. For someone like me who studies business and is obsessed with money, giving money to others for nothing is like killing me. Pulling the second child, I feel that my whole body has been emptied, and I feel very unhappy.
He took out his mobile phone and made a call: "Are you at home? Can I go over now? Do you still have wine at home?"
The boss's surprised voice came from the opposite side: "What's the matter? Aren't you going to church today? Didn't you go?"
"It's over, hey... It's hard to say, I'm in a bad mood now, can I go to your house for a drink?"
The baby's childish laughter came over, and the boss sighed wearily: "Come on, come on, it happens that you can help me take care of the baby when you come. I'm almost exhausted."
I drove to the boss's house, and as soon as I entered the door, a milk doll was stuffed in my hand. The boss put the daughter into my arms anxiously, and ran into the house screaming: "Damn it's suffocating me, this damn girl If you don’t let go, I won’t even pee.”
"..." I lowered my head and stared at little Eva, "Is there no one else in the world who is as amazing as your father?"
She bent her eyes and threw herself into my arms, rolling and acting like a baby.
Holding the little girl in his arms and chatting with the boss, he brought ice cream, cake and white wine, poured a glass of wine and handed them over: "Why is your face so ugly, didn't you get the church?"
When I think of the church, I think of the 5000 yuan again, and I become even more decadent: "It's over...it cost me 5000 dollars. Damn..."
"Huh? $5000?! Why? It's so expensive to have a wedding in a church now?"
"No, that stupid priest forced me to donate to the church, saying that if I don't donate, I won't give us places. What else can I do... I'm so mad, 5000 yuan! In addition to this money, I have to pay the rent of the church The cost...how much will it cost?"
The boss also knew how stingy I was, and comforted me: "Didn't you say that Michelle's mother gave you a lot of money?"
"That money can't be used. How can I spend the money my mother gave me? I can't use it."
"Then what did you pay for the 5000 dollars? Your own money?"
I broke down and yelled: "Isn't it my own money? I'm afraid my uncle will find out that it was my own check, and it was my money! The money I worked so hard to save!"
The boss had a black line: "Then it's useless for you to cry with me now, it's all given to others. Why don't you cry with Michelle?"
The yelling became louder: "If I could cry with him, I would have cried by now! Don't let him know about this, do you hear me, please don't tell him."
The boss glanced at me and sighed, "Hey, are you hiding a little secret before you officially get married?"
"I don't want to either", drank the wine glass in one gulp, and waved the empty glass to signal him to pour me some more. When Xie Er found out, he must be sad, and he will definitely go to get the money back, and if he pissed off that stupid priest, we really can't get married there anymore."
I don’t believe in religion at all, because I hate religion even more because of this matter. Uncle is different. He has been a Christian since he was a child, and he went to a Christian church elementary school. In his heart, religion is sacred and inviolable, just like chasing stars. In the eyes of fans, they can only see the advantages of their male gods, male gods are handsome, cute, and cute. It doesn't really matter if they have a perfect image, as long as they can give them some spiritual support is enough.Religion is an indispensable part of Lawyer Mi's life, and I was reluctant to disillusion my uncle's beautiful illusions about religion.
When I got home at night, Lawyer Mi ran over happily as soon as I entered the door, pulled me excitedly and said, "You will never believe who called this afternoon?"
"Who?"
"Trisa Church"
I played dumb and pretended to be surprised and asked: "What are they calling for? I thought our last meeting was terrible"
"Yeah, seeing the priest's attitude last time, I thought we would never pass it, but today the priest himself called me and said he agreed to our application"
"Really?! Great? Then we can get married in church?"
Lawyer Mi hugged me happily, bowed his head and kissed me hard: "Yes! We can get married in Trisha Church, and I have already made an appointment with him for the wedding ceremony on October 10. I can't believe it "
I saw that he was happy, so I followed the music, tried to smile and said: "You are happy, I am also very happy."
"This is really going to happen! Oh my god! We're really going to get married in the church!" Lawyer Mi excitedly picked up the phone and started dialing numbers: "I'm going to tell my mom right away, she must be very happy too ..."
The next morning, I checked the account and found that there was a loss of 5000 US dollars in the bank deposit. I felt lost for a long time. After several days, I finally forgot about this sad incident.