Reborn in modern family with cheats

Harry pov

The whole family celebrates the success of Let It Be from grandpa Jay to uncle Mitch and even Haley, they all felt happy when the song written by Harry manages to reach the top of the billboard. They wanted to have a party but I decided to decline the party.now every single one of us is together at grandpa's house.

"Alright guys, I'm feeling extremely happy and thankful that all of you love my song and happy for me because the song managed to reach the top of billboard charts, but i think another party is a bit much right ? How about we wait for another occasion ? like someone's birthday party maybe ?"

"You really hate parties huh ? Is that why at your birthday party, you just want an intimate family dinner ?" uncle Mitch asked me.

"Maybe ? I don't really like strangers and I don't love the situation where there are a lot of strangers around me, but family dinner is alright for me, after all i know almost everyone, except the staff and Uncle Mitch ex boyfriend." I said while looking at uncle Mitch, obviously teasing him.

"Hey , I don't even know we are going to break up not long after that, okay ? At that moment our relationship is going well, so of course I want him to meet my family." uncle Mitch said while looking down, like he's checking the floor.

"Okay honey, stop teasing you uncle." my mother said.

"Yes mommy." I said while looking at her innocently.

"And stop that, I know you are using the same trick to avoid trouble." my mother said to me.

"And I also know that you like it when I do this, right mommy ?" I asked while smiling like an idiot.

My mother just scoffs at me and simply goes to take some more wine.

"Are you sure ? we think this is worth a celebration you know ?" my grandpa said to me.

"I'm sure grandpa, after all I still remember that night, the night where all of my family sitting together and enjoying the night while I playing the piano and singing Let It Be for the first time in the world, that makes all of you the first group of people that hear that song being played for the first time in the whole world, and for me that's already a very special moment." I said that and suddenly my mother put down his wine and hugged me tightly while standing up, making me feel like a baby again, being carried by her. 

"I love you Harry, you're my precious son" my mother said while kissing my forehead and cheeks, making me laugh in embarrassment and i just buried my face in her neck while hugging her tightly.

"I love you too, mommy" I muttered in a small voice, and I know she heard it because I can feel her hug getting tighter. 

"Well we're all already here, so how about we have a family dinner casually as a celebration ? but no cake or any other thing, just some casual dinner." I asked my family.

"Yeah sure, we can choose one of the casual diners or restaurants," my uncle agreed with me.

"How about a steak ? I love some good steak" grandpa asked the family.

"Or maybe an Italian restaurant ? I know a good place nearby." My father said so.

"How about we ask the kid ? Harry, what do you want for dinner ?" my mother asked me.

"Haley, what do you want for dinner ?" I immediately asked Haley.

"I want burgers." Haley answered innocently.

"Then I want a burger too." I said cheekily.

"Fine , let's go to #### they make excellent burgers" my grandpa said.

"Sure, let's go~" I said happily, even Haley screamed in happiness.

The other adults just smile helplessly but they still agree to eat a burger for dinner. My mother even allowed me to drink both soda and chocolate milkshake that night, making me feel like this is better than my own birthday.

"You don't think this is better than your own birthday, because I allowed you to drink soda and milkshake right ?" my mother suddenly asked me.

I was shocked and froze for a while.

"Are you a mind reader ? How can you read my mind ??? Is mommy a wizard ? a mutant ? a superhero ??" I asked honestly.

"No, your face is just too easy to read, you look happier than when you hear the news of your song achievement." my mother replied to me while the other adults who heard our conversation just laughed out loud.

"Am I that easy to read ?" I muttered softly.

"Yes you are." my mother whispered in my ears.

And I just continue drinking my milkshake while looking down at the table. In my own mind I started to wonder, how to break the news about the grocery store to my parents ? Mark will come with the proposal on wednesday and it is already monday night, I only have tomorrow to explain to my parents before Mark comes.

"Did you have something on your mind kid ?" my grandpa asked me.

"Yes grandpa, I do have something on my mind." I answered honestly. At this moment mom is busy taking care of Alex and dad are busy cleaning Haley's mouth and clothes. 

"You want to talk about it with me ?" grandpa asked me again.

"Yes , so grandpa I have a news to tell to my mom and dad, but i don't know how to explain this news to them" 

"And why can't you just tell them honestly, tell what's happening to them" grandpa said to me.

"Well it's not that i can't tell them honestly, it's just i don't know how to explain it to them, if I said it wrongly it can change the meaning."

"Well, is it some mistake that you make ?" Grandpa asked me again.

"Not really, i don't think it's a mistake, i have a good objective, a good purpose, i just don't know whether they will support me or be angry with me cause it can make me lose money." I said honestly.

"Can you tell me what it is ?" 

"Well, the main thing is I want to open grocery store that sell high quality stuff with low margin, 3% at max and pay higher wages to employees to make them love the company and care about the companies, and at the same time paying them higher wages will make them grow with the companies, so I don't really care about the profit, just a way to do good deeds for a lot of people." I explained it to grandpa.

"Well that's extremely good thought, but who's gonna cover the cost if it's bleeding money ?" Grandpa asked me the main problem with it.

"To be honest it's gonna be me, with the income from songs, books and investment that I make, I can easily cover the losses of the company. Well if the revenue is big enough, we won't lose money and even if we did lose a bit , I can cover it" I answer honestly.

"Well if you want to do it, just tell the truth to your parents, I believe they will support you, and if they don't , you can ask your grandpa to talk to them, I will support you kid." he said confidently.

"Thanks a lot grandpa, I love you." I said while hugging him tightly, and he just smiled while patting my back softly.

"Anything for you kid" 

I decided to tell my family in private that night, after we're inside our home and I ask both of my parent that I have something important to tell them and we can do it after alex and Haley goes to bed, both of the agree and after mom put Alex to bed, and Haley already enter her room, all 3 of now are sitting in the sofa at the living room. 

"Mother , father, I want to tell you my plan for the future, at least for a while until both Haley and I are in high school." 

"Sure, what do you have in mind ?" my father asked me.

"On wednesday Mark, my equity manager gonna come here with the proposal that I told him to make, I'm gonna open a grocery store called Dunphy's and it will be run by professional , we just need to read the report every month, it's going to be a grocery store that sell high quality goods with extra low margin. The target is 3% at maximum margin and we will pay our staff above living wages, so way above minimum wages , with both of this combination I'm hoping it will help a lot of people, especially those in lower income community to buy a high quality groceries at great price and at the same time help out our staff so they can have a normal live." I said before pausing for a drink and then continued.

"I think if this model works everyone is gonna be happy. Because i do believe with high wages, the staff will put more effort in their jobs, they will care and love the store, they will care about the consumers and if there are a bad apples that is not working as good as other staff we can simply fire them, with higher wages, it's fair to expect higher abilities and effort from the staff." I said with full confidence.

"That is my immediate plans, so even if i don't write for a while when i go to school with Haley, or maybe write at slower rate than before, maybe 1 or 2 years for a book, I will still get the income, and that's all i plan ahead, at least until high school, I'm gonna take it easy." I finally tell them everything that I need.

"We need some time to process it all, but yeah, we're happy you decide to take it easy and enjoy a normal kid's life with Haley, but about the business, it has very big chance of losing money, low profit margins and bigger cost than other is a nightmare combination, are you sure about that ?" my mom asked me the main problem with my plan.

"I'm sure mom, if we lose some money, we can treat it as charity. Think of how many people we can help with the store ? and we can get some more revenue from bulk order from a few small restaurant or diner that buy those item regularly, with cheaper price, they will surely buys from us, and the main thing is, people will associate Dunphy's name with something ethical, a good company and a good family that care about other, it can be said as an act of kindness as well."

"Well if you think it's good then sure, you can do it, son." my father said to me.

"Thanks dad, I'm glad we can have this talk, we can even put some billboard for you inside the store, Phil Dunphy the realtor you can trust and we put your phone number in a big number under it." I said seriously.

"That's a nice idea, after all the stores are called Dunphy's , it's also my name right ? makes sense for me to advertise inside the store." 

"Yeah dad, that's right." I said, I'm so happy I can tell my parents about this. After a few small talks we decided to call it the night and come back to our own bed. I'm having a very good sleep that night.