Relatives partnered up to start a business and made five hundred million dollars. But when it came time to divide the dividends, my dad ended up owing fifty thousand. When Uncle Richard called everyone together to collect their dividends, he suddenly pulled out a big cardboard box, "This year we'll distribute the dividends in a more exciting way." The relatives looked at each other, wondering what was different from usual. Uncle Richard threw the cardboard box on the table, "There are words on the slips of paper inside. You get however much you draw." Half of the company's shares were in Uncle Richard's hands. Although the relatives looked helpless, they could only do as they were told. Just as my dad reached out to draw, Uncle Richard slapped his hand away. "It costs five thousand dollars to draw once. The grand prize inside is five million dollars. A small investment for a big return, you won't lose out." Uncle Richard watched us draw one cent in turn and said sarcastically, "Don't say I didn't put the grand prize in there!" Saying that, he reached into the box and pulled out ten thousand dollars. When my family's account balance turned to zero, my dad knelt before me crying, asking me what to do. My mom was also complaining about my dad's incompetence on the side. I watched the smug Uncle Richard and stepped forward. "Uncle Richard, I'll draw on behalf of my dad." 1 "You've never been as good as your brother since you were little. Now you've lost all the family fortune just drawing for dividends. Marrying you was the worst luck of my life!" My dad knelt on the ground crying, my mom's fists pounding on him one by one. "I just wanted to trade five thousand for five million, to get more money for our family. I didn't expect my luck to be so bad. Fifty thousand dollars only drew two cents. Now even the money for Jason's surgery is gone..." I looked at Uncle Richard sitting arrogantly in the chair and spoke, "I'll draw on behalf of my dad." Just after I told Uncle Richard I wanted to draw, Dad thought I was delirious from losing too much money. He hurriedly pulled me aside to persuade me, "Claire, come back quickly. Our family has no money left, don't try to be a hero!" I patted Dad's back to tell him to relax. Everyone spent a hundred thousand dollars drawing these slips, and the total amount drawn was only a few hundred dollars. It would be one thing if only Dad had bad luck, but it's not an accident if everyone has bad luck. I realized he must have done something to the box and walked straight forward. Uncle Richard looked contemptuous, "We are all shareholders representing our families to draw dividends. What are you, a kid, joining in the fun for? Besides, do you have money?" Hearing this, I took out my phone and fiddled with it, borrowing from all possible platforms, plus the scholarships I saved from school. I showed the phone screen to Uncle Richard, "It adds up to more than forty thousand. That should be enough for me to draw a few times." Dad pounced forward trying to snatch my phone, but I dodged sideways. "You child, if you don't draw anything, our family will really fall apart!" Aunt Susan also advised earnestly on the side, "Claire, don't draw. Look, I only drew fifty dollars with thirty thousand. With so many slips inside, who knows if there's a grand prize." Uncle Richard pointed at Aunt Susan's nose and scolded, "You damn woman, so much trouble. Daring to slander my character." He stiffened his neck, looking unconvinced, "All the dividends from this project are in there, including my share! I kindly wanted to distribute more money to you, don't slander people!" "I originally thought whoever was lucky would take the grand prize. Now you blame me because you can't draw it yourself!" "I'll draw one on the spot for you to see right now!" Uncle Richard said and reached into the box to grope around. Not long after, Uncle Richard took out the selected slip. "Look clearly, I also took it randomly. See if it's really your bad luck!" He said as he unfolded the slip in his hand. Ten thousand dollars was clearly written on the paper. The surrounding relatives exclaimed instantly, "So there really is a prize, we just didn't touch it." Uncle Richard sat in the chair with his legs crossed, looking smug, "See! Whoever wants to draw a prize, bring me the money!" The relatives' eyes were eager, but they dared not draw again because they had lost too much before. I fiddled with my phone and transferred five thousand dollars to Uncle Richard. "Money transferred. I want to try drawing once." Uncle Richard pointed to his side with a cigarette in his mouth. "The box is here, hurry up and draw. I want to see what new tricks a different person can have." 2 First draw. I sat upright in front of Uncle Richard and looked at him, "I want to see how my luck is today." Saying that, I reached my hand into the big box and stirred it for full three minutes. Uncle Richard rolled his eyes and shrugged, "Hurry up. No matter how much you touch, it's just that little stuff. If you ruin the paper by touching it, how can others draw!" I touched a slip from the box and threw it casually on the table, not in a hurry to open it. Uncle Richard looked me up and down and joked, "You little brat, I'm optimistic about you. Don't tell me you won on the first try!" Hearing this, I smiled and greeted the surrounding relatives to come and see. "Uncle Richard, you said there is a grand prize of five million here. Don't tell me if I really draw it out, you won't redeem it for me. You should put the money here first to prove it!" Relatives also nodded one after another, "Who doesn't know Richard's family is famously stingy. When taking dividends before, he dragged us for almost half a year." "Exactly, exactly. Now taking dividends and making this fuss. This is what we deserve, and now we have to spend money to get it." "He said there was a grand prize himself. So many of us spent so much money and only drew more than three hundred in total." I didn't miss the flash of guilt in Uncle Richard's eyes, but his tone remained tough, "Don't blame the road for being uneven if you can't walk. You saw me draw a prize with your own eyes!" I sneered in my heart. Uncle Richard really calculated well. Not only did he want to monopolize all the dividends alone, but he also wanted to empty our family fortune. Seeing that everyone around was staring at him suspiciously, Uncle Richard turned and rummaged through his satchel. Slap. Three bank cards were placed on the table. "This one has fifty thousand, this one has five million, and the last one has fifty million. The passwords are written on the back of the bank cards." "Whether you can take them away depends on your ability." I smiled harmlessly at Uncle Richard, "Let's open the prize." Under everyone's gaze, I slowly opened the slip. Thank you for your patronage. Uncle Richard's burst of laughter was out of place with the sighs of others. "Oh my, my luck is bad. Another round!" "Drawing one by one is boring. Give me five draws, twenty-five thousand!" Dad's face turned livid at this time, walking over with a serious face, "Claire, if the family savings are gone, we can earn money again. If you owe so much money at a young age, you will be ruined in the future." Looking at my dad's graying hair, I squeezed his hand, "It's okay Dad, don't worry, I know what I'm doing." My dad has always cared about face since he was young. As long as someone provokes him, he gets agitated immediately. Uncle Richard is the most successful one in our family, and even has a high status in the whole village. He looked down on my dad from the beginning. In order not to lose face in front of Uncle Richard, Dad lost himself in Uncle Richard's words and lost everything. Uncle Richard pulled me away from my dad, "I say, brother, the child is grown up and sensible. Don't restrict her in everything. It's a good thing for the child to have her own ideas." "Don't raise the child to be as shrinking as you." "If it really doesn't work, you guys should go home and farm early!" Uncle Richard really understands my dad. He knows my dad can't stand this the most. Although he said so, the expression on his face betrayed him. I hooked the corners of my mouth and transferred another twenty-five thousand to Uncle Richard's account. Since Uncle Richard wants to suck our blood to get rich so much, he can't blame me. 3 Uncle Richard handed the box to me with a beaming smile. "Heh, draw, draw. Hundreds of slips, choose however you want." I drew five slips as seriously as last time. Groping in the box for a full ten minutes. Reached out and opened the first one. Thank you for your patronage. The second one was still Thank you for your patronage. Dad's face turned red with anxiety, "Don't draw anymore Claire! Return the remaining three, Dad will pay the loan for you!" Uncle Richard was immediately unhappy and squeezed my dad aside, "What are you doing! No returns once the bet is placed!" Dad couldn't care about anything else at this time, "Honey, quickly persuade Claire!" Mom looked indifferent, "The child isn't anxious, what are you anxious about! We are all a family, why fuss so much?" Dad slapped Mom angrily, "Is Claire your daughter or not? If this continues, her life will be ruined. How will she get married in the future!" Surrounding relatives came over to persuade the fight. Mom glared at Dad and stepped aside covering her face. "Are you still drawing or not? If not, this year's dividends end here!" Uncle Richard pretended to take the box and leave. I stopped Uncle Richard. "Don't rush. Haven't I finished opening yet? Besides, I still have a few thousand in my pocket." Uncle Richard nodded, "Your daughter is better than you. Your dad is like a sissy. You are more like a man than your dad." Saying that, I opened the third slip. Five thousand. Dad and the surrounding people exclaimed instantly, "Opened a prize! Really opened a prize!" I cast a reassuring look at Dad. Uncle Richard frowned and muttered in a low voice, "How is this possible? Did something go wrong?" At this moment, I still had two slips in my hand. I opened them one after another under everyone's attention. The fourth one, Thank you for your patronage. The fifth one, one dollar. Although reluctant, Uncle Richard took out five thousand from his pocket and slapped it on the table. "Don't say I didn't give you money. Take it." I could feel Uncle Richard's heart bleeding. Taking money out of Uncle Richard's pocket was simply killing him. Uncle Richard frowned and said nothing. He was about to reach into the box. I pulled Uncle Richard back. "Uncle Richard, we all paid to draw. It's not good for you to draw directly like this." "For fairness, you should also take five thousand to draw. You drew once before, adding up to ten thousand." "You..." Uncle Richard stared at me angrily, speechless for a moment. Seeing all of us looking at him, he was embarrassed to draw directly. Took out ten thousand from his bag and slapped it on the table. "Is it enough now?" "Uncle Richard, please." I made a gesture inviting him over. Uncle Richard froze as soon as he put his hand into the box. His eyes were red, staring at me fiercely, "What did you do!" 4 We were startled by Uncle Richard's sudden scream. I looked at Uncle Richard innocently, "I didn't do anything. Didn't you watch me draw? What could I do?" I groped in the box for a long time and learned that Uncle Richard had stuck all the grand prizes to the upper part of the cardboard box. And those at the bottom of the box were small prizes not exceeding fifty dollars. I put my hand in the box just now to deliberately swap positions, sticking a bunch of non-winning slips around the box as well. I deliberately drew a five thousand to let Uncle Richard discover the anomaly and reach in to feel for the prize himself. Uncle Richard looked at me as if he wanted to eat people. I pretended not to see anything. Mom was also shocked at this time. Recovering, she walked towards Uncle Richard with concern, "Big brother, what's wrong with you? Why are you so angry? Harmony breeds wealth." Uncle Richard pushed Mom away in a rage, "It's all because of your good daughter!" Although Mom was full of doubts, she didn't know what happened. In this situation, she couldn't ask privately. My eyes circled around Mom and Uncle Richard, pondering for a moment. Mom has never cared about Dad so much. Every quarrel is muddying the water. Saying something like a family should know how to be modest. I piled a smile on my face, "Uncle Richard, why are you so angry? Continue the lucky draw dividends!" "Good good good, continue drawing. Now I want to participate too." Uncle Richard gritted his teeth, "There are hundreds of slips inside. I don't believe you have so much money to draw them all. When you spend all your money, the fifty million is still mine!" In his anger, Uncle Richard finally exposed his intentions. The relatives looked at Uncle Richard with resentment. I turned sideways to make way for Uncle Richard, "Uncle Richard, please." Just now, drawing prizes cost a total of thirty thousand. Now I have fifteen thousand left in my hand, only enough for three draws. I transferred this little surplus money to Uncle Richard, "Give me three more times." Uncle Richard was wealthy and generous. He took out a bank card from another bag, "Here is the money your dad and those aunts transferred to me." "I have withdrawn it to the card. A total of one hundred thousand. Enough for me to draw twenty times!" "Then I'll go first. I only draw three times." Uncle Richard waved his hand to let me go ahead. First slip, ten dollars. Second and third slips were both Thank you for your patronage. Uncle Richard breathed a sigh of relief, "You are all small fights. As long as I throw enough money, the grand prize will eventually be mine." I sighed and shook my head, "My luck is no good. Uncle Richard, you do it." Uncle Richard was disdainful. He reached into the box and dug for three minutes before getting all twenty slips. He sat and looked at them one by one slowly. With every one opened, the gloom on his face increased. Ten minutes passed. Fourteen Thank you for your patronage, four one-cents, one five-dollar, and one fifty-dollar. Uncle Richard banged the table angrily, suddenly changing to a smile thinking of something. "You have no money either, right? Since no one has money, I'm taking the grand prize away?" I looked at Uncle Richard, "I still want to draw!"
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