NovelEnglishChapter 311 Old Man Nolan’s Birthday
However, all of them had neglected the fact that money no longer mattered much for a man at such an
advanced age like his grandfather, and that how precious South’s gift was for him. Feeling a lump in his
throat, Silas reached out to caress the boy’s head. “Why don’t you play one for your Great-Grandpa
now?” In response to Silas’s suggestion, South spun around to face Old Man Nolan. “Great-grandpa,
would you like to listen to it?” Old Man Nolan nodded vigorously with his eyes brimming with joy and
affection. Out of all his children and grandchildren which made up nearly a hundred people, none of
them was able to make him this happy.
While South was teaching the old man how to use the recording pen, he pressed the ‘play’ button and
soon, his crisp and clear voice came from the speaker: ‘Great-grandpa, here’s a compilation of jokes
for you and today, I’m going to tell you one of them! One day, Mason’s teacher was annoyed because
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇthe was restless and had not been paying attention to the class. So, the teacher scolded him angrily,
“Mason, I’m not pleased to see you moving around like this. If you don’t sit still and focus during the
class, I’ll tell your father about this.” Then, Mason retorted with a frown on his head, “Sir, I’m not happy
about you either but I’ve never wanted to tell your father about this. Since both of us are guys, we
should settle this between ourselves. It’s really unmanly of you to tell my father about this behind my
back! As soon as the recording ended, there was a smile on everyone’s face not because the joke was
great, but mostly because the little boy looked hilarious as he alternated between Mason’s role and the
teacher’s role. Grabbing South’s shoulder, Old Man Nolan exclaimed somewhat emotionally, “You’re a
good boy, South, and I love your gift very much.” Giggling, South pressed the button to pause the
recording before handing it back to Old Man Nolan. “Great-grandpa, there are a lot more other jokes
stored inside. Once you finish everything, I will record more for you.” The moment Old Man Nolan took
the pen, he could feel his heart fill up with warmth all of a sudden. He held the boy’s hands
affectionately and gazed at the little boy endearingly.
“Great-grandpa, Mommy has prepared something for you too.” With that, South gave Camila a nudge
toward the old man. Staring at the little boy, Camila complained, “My gift has been overshadowed by
yours.”
Then, South edged closer to the old man and whispered next to his ears,
“Great-grandpa, you may secretly love my gift but on the outside, you have to pretend you love
Mommy’s gift too. Otherwise, she will be unhappy because she has spent many days choosing the
gift!” Old Man Nolan went along with his plan by nodding solemnly and showed him an OK gesture.
Camila went speechless when she saw that. Smiling with resignation, she took a step forward and
opened the box she was carrying in her arms. From the inside of the box, she took out a photo frame
which she handed to Old Man Nolan. “Grandpa, I hope this isn’t too shabby for you and I wish you
longevity and health!” While Old Man Nolan took over the photo frame with a look of utter surprise,
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else too inched closer trying to take a look at it. Feeling disturbed to see their gifts which were worth
several hundred thousands or even millions pale in comparison to the little boy’s recording pen, they
were curious to see what Camila had prepared for the old man. There was a man and a woman in the
photo. The man was wearing the same suit Old Man Nolan was wearing now whereas the woman, who
had a graceful demeanor and a gentle expression, was wearing a dress with a phoenix embroidered on
her shoulder. Obviously, they were wearing matching outfits. After a moment of confusion, everyone
examined the photo more closely and found that it was a photo of Old Man Nolan and his wife in their
younger days. Camila had actually gifted him a photo of him and his wife. Then, all of them looked
frustrated with themselves for failing to come up with a similar idea.
As for Old Man Nolan, he was staring at the photo with his head held low and touching his wife in the
photo with his wrinkled hand. Looking so pleased as though his lifetime dream was finally fulfilled, a
drop of tear trickled down his face all of a sudden.
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