Chapter 553 Disliked by Others
Ulysses called directly.
Kathy asked, "I heard from your dad that you have a girl you like? Can you tell me about her?"
Ulysses said, "I wanted to tell you earlier, but I didn't get the chance. She's from our school, studies art, and is very beautiful."
"What year is she in?" Kathy asked, "How's her personality?"
"Same year as me," Ulysses said, "She has a great personality and loves to laugh."
Kathy laughed, "That's great. If you need help confessing, do you need me to prepare anything for you? Don't listen to your dad about borrowing money. If you need money, just tell me, okay?"
Ulysses said, "Got it, thanks, Kathy, I have money."
Although Ulysses said that, after hanging up, Kathy still transferred a few thousand dollars to him.
It wasn't much, but it was a token of her affection.
Mainly, she didn't dare to give too much, fearing Gerald would have an opinion if he found out.
Actually, she was quite surprised when she found out Ulysses often worked part-time.
After all, with Ulysses' background, shouldn't his family be doting on him?
But Gerald said, "There's no choice, he has no skills. I made my first fortune at twelve. Look at Jeffery, even though he's young, his ability to make money shouldn't be underestimated. And look at Ulysses, he has no business acumen at all. If he has no money, he has to find a way himself."
That was when Kathy realized that many wealthy kids were actually trained from a young age.
Some truly had talent.
Like Stuart, Gerald, and even Jeffery, they all started making money at a young age.
Of course, among these second and third-generation rich kids, most were just good at eating, drinking, and having fun, without any real skills.
At best, they were ordinary people with no business acumen.
Let alone expanding the business, even maintaining it was difficult.
That was why the wealth left by ancestors often didn't last beyond three generations.
Gerald wasn't disappointed that Ulysses had no business talent.
In the future, Ulysses could do whatever he liked.
So he had long come to terms with it.
It was Gerald's suggestion for Ulysses to work part-time and study.
Since he didn't have extraordinary talent and courage, he should be down-to-earth and have experience in various industries.
Knowing a bit of everything and enduring some hardships would make him better than those spoiled kids.
What reassured Kathy was that Ulysses accepted the money, sent a very grateful emoji, and told Kathy to keep it a secret from Gerald.
Kathy felt very comfortable with this kind of interaction.
If Ulysses were overly polite with her, she would feel uneasy.
A couple of days later, Kathy was still thinking about Ulysses' confession.
During dinner, she said to Gerald, "I wonder how Ulysses' confession went."
"If it worked out, they'll be together. If it failed, he'll just try again. It's one of those two scenarios."
Kathy looked at her phone, "Ulysses hasn't shown any signs these past two days, so I guess he hasn't confessed yet."
"Kids don't understand love," Gerald said, "It's like playing house."
"That's not necessarily true," Kathy said, "Teenage love can be very intense."
"Oh, really?" Gerald looked at her, "Did you have such an intense love?"
Kathy smiled at him.
Although Gerald's expression didn't change, Kathy still felt he was jealous.
"Gerald, are you jealous?"
"Yes, I'm jealous," Gerald took her hand, "Why don't you tell me what an intense love is like."
Kathy then said, "Maybe others have it, but I didn't have the time."
"Where did your time go?"
"All spent on studying," Kathy said, "I have so many awards from childhood, my dad kept them all. Do you think I could get such good grades without hard work and early love?"
"Should I be grateful that you are a good student who loves studying, so you aren't taken by someone else?"
"Yes, you should be grateful," Kathy said, "Actually, in high school, I received quite a few love letters. But I was focused on studying and never thought about those things. Later in college, many people pursued me, but I didn't feel anything. Plus, my favorite place was the library, and I didn't understand romance..."
"In the end, I got lucky," Gerald was very satisfied, "It must have been arranged by fate."
As they were chatting, Kathy's phone rang.
She picked it up and was stunned.
Gerald asked, "What's wrong?"
She handed the phone over.
It was her chat with Ulysses, and he had sent a crying emoji.
Ulysses: [Kathy, I got dumped.]
It took Kathy a while to react, "Dumped, what does he mean?"
Gerald lazily put the phone aside and said, "Either the confession failed, or he succeeded a couple of days ago and got dumped after two days."
"You really are..." Kathy gave him a disapproving look, "This is your own son, how can you be so gloating?"
"Experiencing more things when young isn't a bad thing," Gerald said, "He's almost twenty, do you expect me to comfort him?"
Kathy picked up the phone and replied to Ulysses.
She said, "No matter what, you should show some concern."
Soon, Ulysses replied.
Kathy asked him what happened.
Ulysses: [Kathy, that girl thinks I'm poor!]
Kathy looked at Gerald in surprise.
She never expected a girl would think Ulysses was poor.
She originally thought Ulysses' confession would definitely succeed.
Ulysses was tall, handsome, sunny, and warm, and he had excellent grades in school.
He had many good qualities.
She didn't expect him to be rejected for being poor.
Kathy replied while saying, "It's all your fault, look how wronged he is."
Gerald said, "I think it's good. This way, it filters out unsuitable girls."
Kathy thought about it and agreed.
Ulysses working part-time might make many people think he was doing it because his family wasn't well-off.
But who would know that Ulysses was actually very wealthy?
Gerald said his assets were much more than Kathy's.
Most were fixed assets, and there were also some financial products bought by the family.
Not to mention the gifts from his grandparents and uncles during holidays.
Even if Ulysses did nothing now and just enjoyed life, he wouldn't run out of money.
Unexpectedly, he was rejected.
Kathy replied: [Ulysses, such a girl isn't suitable for you. You deserve a better girl.]
Ulysses replied: [I know, I'm just feeling bad. She was so nice before, how could she reject me because of a branded purse from someone else?]
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