Chapter 1
Chapter 1
"Young Master, you must head home with us. The Hannigan family needs you to preside over the
general situation." 4
"Your father is critically ill and your brother is in jail. You're the only one who can support the Hannigan
family." 2
"Your grandma said that we have to bring you back with us." 1
In Cloud City’s Olive Street, Samuel Hannigan-who held a gift box and was dressed in clothes bought
from a roadside stall-had an indifferent expression. 9
"I've never been one to wheedle with flowery speech ever since I was a child. I can never win her over.
My big brother was adored greatly, and my grandmother kicked me out of the Hannigan family because
she was afraid that I'd take my brother's position as heir. 1
"I've been living with the Sue family for three years and suffered so much humiliation. When has the
Hannigan family ever shown me care? She was the one who forced me to leave the family, and now
she says she wants me to go back? What does she take me for? A dog? 1
"All I want is to be left alone so I can be a spineless coward in peace. Y’all motherf*ckers should stop
bothering me." 1
Samuel took big strides and left, leaving the group of people exchanging glances at each other.
The Sue family was a second-rate influential family in Cloud City. When Samuel was in down and out
like a dog three years ago, it was Grandfather Sue who personally set up the engagement. At that time,
the wedding shocked the entire Cloud City. However, the hubbub was because Yvonne Sue married an
unknown piece of trash, thereby inviting ridicule from the entire Cloud City.
Samuel’s true identity was known only by Grandfather Sue, but he passed away due to illness two
months after the wedding. From then onward, no one else knew of Samuel's identity and he went on to
adopt the identity of a 'useless son-in-law’. 6
During the past three years, Samuel had been ridiculed and treated coldly, but if it was compared to
being kicked out of the Hannigan family, the latter scenario was far more ruthless. 1
He accepted it and had become used to all the backbiting.
It was Grandmother Sue's birthday that day, and Samuel had selected a gift with much care. The value
o f the gift was not much and it would surely be laughed at, but there were no two ways about it. That
was all h e could afford.
As for the incident that happened earlier, Samuel felt calm, almost to the point where he wanted to
laugh. 1
His brother had a way with words, and despite being able to please his grandmother, he was arrogant,
domineering, and had a debauched private life. Accidents were bound to happen sooner or later.
Perhaps God was trying to destroy the Hannigan family.
'What does it have to do with me? I'm nothing more than the Sue family's spurned son-in-law who lives
with his wife's family.'
Back at the Sue villa, a beautiful figure stood restlessly at the door.
Yvonne was a very beautiful woman and was
Samuel's nominal wife. It was precisely because of her eminence that her wedding became the subject
of ridicule three years ago.
Samuel trotted over quickly to Yvonne and said," Yvonne, who are you waiting for?"
Yvonne glanced at Samuel with full of enmity and said, "Have you prepared Grandma's present?"
Samuel raised the gift box in his hand and said, "I have. I put in a lot of thought before getting it."
Yvonne did not even look at it. Three years ago, she had no idea how or why her grandfather lost his
mind. The old man insisted that she marry Samuel and
allowed Samuel to come in to live with their family.
What puzzled Yvonne even more was that her grandfather held her hand before he died and warned
her not to look down on Samuel.
For three years, Yvonne could not understand why that piece of trash was worthy of her grandfather's
special consideration. She would have wanted to divorce Samuel if it were not for the Sue family’s
reputation.
"Don't just shoot your mouth off later. All our relatives will be here today and you'll inevitably be laughed
at. Bear with it. I don't want to suffer any embarrassment because of you," Yvonne reminded him.
Samuel smiled and nodded. He seemed rather nonchalant.
Yvonne wished she could just kill him after seeing his expression. He had no background, though he
could d o with some real ability. In the three years that he lived in the house, he did nothing except
sweep the floor, did laundry, and cook.
Samuel was not at all unhappy with Yvonne’s attitude because the two of them got married without an
emotional connection. It was very unfair for Yvonne to get married to a piece of trash, so he perfectly
understood how Yvonne felt.
The two of them walked into the living room and almost all of the Sue family's relatives were there. It
was a very lively scene.
"Yvonne, you’re here."
"It's grandma's birthday today. Why are you so late?"
"You didn't go and prepare any surprises for Grandma, did you?" Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.
Those relatives greeted Yvonne warmly and completely ignored Samuel's existence.
Samuel was accustomed to being in the background s o he did not mind at all. It was better to be
ignored so that no one would take him for a joke.
However, there were always people who were dissatisfied with him. Yvonne's elder cousin brother,
Harvey, would make things difficult for Samuel every time they met and reduced Samuel to
worthlessness. Harvey single-handedly spread word throughout Cloud City about Samuel's status as a
useless son-in-law and often said unpleasant things about Samuel. 1
"Samuel, what are you holding in your hands? It's not a gift for Grandma, is it?" Harvey smirked at
Samuel. The item seemed rather big and was wrapped in gift paper. One could tell that it was
something cheap with just a glance.
"Yes," Samuel admitted openly.
Harvey sneered and said, "What is this? You didn't buy it from a roadside stall, did you?"
Samuel shook his head and answered, "I bought it from a gift shop."
Although his words were sincere, it drew a roar of laughter. Yvonne's face froze and she did not expect
Samuel to embarrass her after barely arriving at the house.
Yvonne usually kept quiet in such situations. She treated herself and Samuel as two separate families.
She did not care how embarrassing Samuel was as long as the topics were not shifted to her.
"Did you come here just to be funny? Grandma is celebrating her eightieth birthday today. Didn't you
prepare your gifts more carefully?" Harvey walked to the coffee table in the living room, which was
heaped with all kinds of expensive gifts. At a glance, everything looked very valuable. Samuel's gift box
was practically on opposite ends of the spectrum compared to the other presents.
"Look at what I gave Grandma. It’s aged Pu'er. Do you know how much this cake of tea is? Eight
hundred and eighty thousand bucks," Harvey remarked proudly.
"Haha, that’s great." Samuel glanced at Yvonne. Yvonne had earlier warned him not to talk, so he
made sure to keep his words sparse.
Harvey clearly wanted to use his gift to show superiority in front of Samuel, and continued, "The dregs
from this cake of tea are more expensive than your gift. Don’t you think so, you useless good-for-
nothing?"
Samuel smiled without speaking. The entire living room was filled with sneers. 1
Although Yvonne made up her mind not to participate in Samuel's affairs, the bottom-line was that
Samuel remained her husband and they were legally married. Even if she had never let Samuel touch
her in the past three years and they were not really husband and wife, she had a reputation to maintain
even though Samuel embarrassed her in front of so many relatives.
"That’s enough, Harvey. It’s your business if you have money. Regardless of how expensive the gift is,
it’s none of our concern. You don’t need to show off," Yvonne said with an unhappy expression.
Samuel looked at Yvonne in surprise. It was the first time in three years that Yvonne spoke on his
behalf.
"Showing off? Yvonne, you’re mistaken. Is there a need for me to show off in front of a piece of trash?
I’m merely of the opinion that he doesn't value Grandma's birthday. On the other hand, can’t you at
least help him when you know he’s ignorant and doesn't have any money? This garbage is living off a
woman anyway. Or perhaps you’re the one who didn't pay more attention to Grandma's birthday?"
Harvey sneered.
"You..." Yvonne's face turned red. Her position in the Sue family was the lowest and she had the worst
living conditions. Getting a gift that was worth hundreds of thousands was not something she could d o
on a whim.
At that time, Samuel stood up suddenly, walked to Harvey, then sniffed the Pu'er.
"What are you doing? This is Grandma’s gift. Do you think a piece of garbage like you is allowed to
smell it? " Harvey asked angrily.
Samuel frowned and said, "The older the Pu'er is, the more fragrant it will be. It's also for this reason
that aged Pu'er carries a more expensive price on the market. Because of that, many vendors use this
aspect of age to deliberately increase the price.
"Pu'er is also divided into raw tea and ripened tea. The tea in your hand is mainly green and dark
green, so it can be categorized as raw tea. The taste of raw tea can never be compared to ripened tea,
but freshly-made raw tea has tea caffeine, which is harmful to the human stomach and can cause
tremendous irritation. A long period of aging is required, and the longer the aging period, the lower the
content of the caffeine.
"But with the cake of tea in your hand, the aging period is far from enough because it is aged
unnaturally. It’ll only cause harm to the body if you drink it."
"I may be a good-for-nothing, but with your counterfeit goods, you could possibly endanger Grandma's
health. Doesn't that make you even worse than me?"
Samuel spoke loudly and pointed at Harvey. The entire Sue family villa became silent!