Life tales: Man Narrates how he benefits from the good deeds of his father after his death.

"My late dad is one of those who didn't have much money but has great human investment. He died while I was in secondary school and my mom didn't have the financial capacity to continue training me and my younger ones in school.

A man whom my father helped sometime in the past assisted us financially until I entered university. He paid for some of my registration fees and also paid my hostel rent.

I cook so well and whenever I cook, I dish some for my hostel mates who were my friends and they always compliment my food.

Some of them started giving me money to buy more quantity of foodstuffs so they can get some share of my food. Before I knew it, I became the general cook in my hostel hostel then. Some girls started patronizing me as well.

That was able to raise money to continue with studies. During my final year, I fell in love with one of my junior colleague and we began dating. She was the only daughter of her parents and also a daddy's girl.

I package some food for her to take home occasionally when she visits my hostel. One day, she told me that she shared the food I gave her with her dad and he loved it so much and wanted to know where she got it from.

She told him I prepared it and he wanted to meet her "boyfriend" that made such delicacy. I was happy and tensed at the same time because I wasn't sure of what the man had in mind, however I decided on when to see him.

On a Sunday, I prepared to visit my girlfriend's house and I packaged some food as well and took it along. I was shocker to see the kind of mansion they live in, I never knew my girlfriend was from such wealthy family.

I got more tensed as I entered the gate but as soon as I saw my girlfriend, I calmed down a little. Her dad was seated in a small bar inside their compound and I went there to greet him.

He was too friendly than I thought and has a great sense of humor. He asked me to sit with him and my girlfriend went inside. I gave him the package I brought and he was so happy.

We began to discuss and he was too inquisitive to know who I was and how I know how to cook that well. I gave him a brief of my village and family and then told him I learnt from my late dad, he was a great cook and made sure we all knew how to cook despite being all boys.

He told me that he wants to host his club members by weekend and would love me to prepare good meals for them. He gave me specification of the meals he want and asked for my price.

I've never cooked that quantity of food he wanted so I honestly told him that I don't know how much to charge him and it would be my first time taking a catering job. He laughed so hard and to get back to him whenever I come up with a price.

I went for market survey the next day and costed all that I'll be needing to prepare the meal. I went back to him with the list and still didn't know how much to charge him.

He asked for my account details and to my surprise, he sent the money for all the items plus extra N250k. I went to the market after classes the next day, bought everything I needed and took them to his house cos I was meant to cook the food in his house.

I told him that he made a mistake and topped N250k in the money he sent. He laughed and told me it wasn't a mistake, that it's my charge. He then told me that my late dad was his friend and that my dad was so kind to him and he owes him.

He narrated how my dad got an opportunity to travel abroad but because my mom was critically sick and heavily pregnant, he shifted the opportunity to him without asking for anything in return and that was the Genesis of all the wealth he acquired.

They were making use of post office and letters as at then and somehow they lost communication for years and later heard of my dad's demise. According to him, he came to our former compound in search of us and was told that we relocated.

He reminisced how him and his friends always looked forward to coming to my dad's house to enjoy the delicacies he prepared. It was an emotional moment for me, he asked of my mom and others and promised to take care of us in his capacity.

On the day he was hosting his club members, he introduced me to them and mentioned my dad's name. A good number of them knew my late dad and all had good things to say about him most especially his kindness and generosity.

They complimented my culinary skill and asked if I have a physical restaurant and I said no. One of them told me he has a good space he could set up a restaurant for me and just like a movie they began to discuss how to set up and furnish a restaurant for me.

God obviously remembered me that season because everything was happening so fast I couldn't believe it. They didn't only set up that big restaurant for me under 3 months, they furnished it as well and my girlfriend's dad placed me on 50k salary monthly until I graduated and had my induction.

I became a big boy overnight, my restaurant became where influential people come to eat good meal. My kid bro cooks very well as well so I brought him into my business and registered him in the university for evening school. He comes to the restaurant during the day and goes for lecture in the evening.

Meanwhile, after my induction, my girlfriend's dad asked him if I would like to travel abroad and seek for better opportunities and I said YES. He asked me to give him some of my documents which I did. He also gave me money to get an international passport.

After four months, I was at my restaurant one evening when my girlfriend and her dad walked in. I thought they were there to patronize me as usual, I greeted him and asked what they wanted.

He placed his order and told me that I should prepare to go for interview and collection of my Visa. He gave me a copy of the interview invite, I read it and didn't know when I prostrated on the floor and held his feet.

My girlfriend drew me up and was emotional as well. She was laughing and crying at the same time because she definitely knows what that meant to me and my family.

I broke the news to my mom and my brothers and that night turned to a praise night. I went for the interview and got my Visa to Australia! I and my brothers discussed in how to continue the restaurant and I handed it over to them.

I supervised them for two weeks and they were so good at it. The night I was to fly to Abuja, the man gave me an envelope containing some dollars and euros and important contacts of people that would help me out there.

My girlfriend made me promise I wouldn't forget what we shared. She was more into me, than I was to her. I promised and some private long hugs and kisses and tears happened before I left.

I landed Australia and someone was already there to pick me up, I settled in comfortably with all the VIP treatment I received. It's been two years now and my financial life has experienced a huge turnaround.

My siblings are managing our restaurant so well, they now have staffs and have even added wine and my mum's special tigernut drink sales to it. My girlfriend is having her induction next month and I'm planning to surprise her with my presence and an engagement ring. I hope it goes well and beautiful" late dad is one of those who didn't have much money but has great human investment. He died while I was in secondary school and my mom didn't have the financial capacity to continue training me and my younger ones in school.