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The new job offer was great news for Dad, but it wasn’t all that great for me. His friend had come through for him big time. Dad landed the job as the manager of Chinese produce, a new division that Mr. Taylor had just started.
Along with the new job came a house that bordered on being a mansion compared to the house I grew up in. Five bedrooms, six baths, four living areas, three dining areas, and a pool with a built-in hot tub; our new home was more than I could’ve ever dreamed of.
The four-car garage left one space empty, and Dad quickly proclaimed that he would be buying a motorcycle to fill that space. Mr. Taylor paid Dad a salary that was twice as much as what he had been making at his old company. My father had never been happier in his entire life, and he told us that al
