Chapter 142 A Mother-In-Law's Approval

The air hung still for a moment before the room erupted. "Whoa! You got a stamp of approval from your mother-in-law, Captain Yarwood!" "Not bad, Captain Yarwood! You won her over so fast!" "Quick, let us see how much money she gave you. Show us how it's done!" Crispin was the most excited one, pushing his way to the front with wide-eyed anticipation. Julian seemed a little annoyed by the commotion and handed the envelope over without much thought. Crispin carefully opened it and pulled out a stack of crisp bills. He began counting them with exaggerated flair. "One, two, three… Whoa! A whole stack! Ten thousand… and one!" Crispin grabbed Julian's arm in excitement. "Ahhh! Do you know what 10,001 means, Captain Yarwood? Julian looked up and gave him a faint glance, saying nothing. Of course, he knew what it meant. He'd just looked it up on his phone in the car earlier. It meant one in ten thousand. Crispin completely missed how calm Julian was and rambled on excitedly, "