"Second Master, the three-year exile period is over. The family can restore a portion of your assets."

However, considering that you wasted three years and many things are still unknown to you, the family means for you to stay at Longcheng Jin Yu Company for a period of training first.

"That entertainment company?"

"Second Master, although this is just a small business within the family, in Longcheng it's already considered a top giant."

"That's right."

"Besides, regarding your return to Shengjing, the family hasn't given a clear instruction yet, I'm afraid…"

"It's been three years, and you're still worried that I'll go back to steal the heir's position from my older brother? You drove me out of Shengjing with a fabricated charge back then. After spending three years laying the groundwork for my older brother, I think most of the family's hearts should be won over by now."

Longcheng, Floating Life District.

Zhou Yan smiled disdainfully and casually tossed the phone into the basket of vegetables.

He was originally the second master of the Zhou family, one of the five great families in Shengjing.

The Zhou family once had twins. As the eldest son, Zhou Junyao was the center of attention from birth. His silver tongue allowed him to win over the favor of the old master of the Zhou family, and everyone in the family placed high hopes on him. As for Zhou Yan, he was merely a foil.

Three years ago, in order to pacify the hearts of the family and control the family business, preparing for the final succession as the head of the family, the old master didn't hesitate to use a fabricated crime to exile Zhou Yan from Shengjing for three years.

To survive, Zhou Yan could only choose to become the son-in-law of the Han family!

The Han family, a second-rate family in Longcheng, had fallen into disarray three years ago when Zhou Yan was exiled from the capital and became destitute. Despite his handsome appearance, he was now pitifully poor. When the head of the Han family fell seriously ill, the matriarch decided to help her grandson secure a position by arranging for Han Ruqin to marry an unknown nobody as a “matchmaker,” making her a laughingstock throughout Longcheng.

Old Master Han finally died, and Zhou Yan lived as a "useless husband" for three whole years. For three years, he endured ridicule and neglect, with people from the Zhou family in Shengjing occasionally coming to observe him. However, seeing Zhou Yan's current destitute appearance, they all left reassured.

"Zhou Yan, you're so slow! You take forever to even buy some groceries. You're useless!" Yue Mu Ma Rong's voice was loud, and it could be heard all the way down the hallway.

Upon hearing her mother-in-law's order, Zhou Yan ran upstairs without a word of complaint.

Because he was a son-in-law, even though they had been married for three years, he didn't have any status in the family. Whenever something small went wrong, his mother-in-law would scold him severely.

Ma Rong, Zhou's mother-in-law, had initially hoped to marry her daughter into a wealthy family. However, due to Zhou Yan's arrival, their situation has drastically deteriorated. While other branches of the Han family have moved into luxurious mansions, they remain stuck in this rundown apartment complex.

"The meal is ready, hurry and wash your clothes, and there's dust on the floor you can't see!"

Ma Rong's voice kept going, "washing dishes, cooking, cleaning the room - these are all Zhou Yan's chores. But if anything is done poorly, Zhou Yan will be reprimanded by his mother-in-law for more than half an hour."

If there's dust on the floor that wasn't swept clean and it dirties his mother-in-law's feet, he will get slapped hard.

"Today Qin needs to bring someone back, you have to perform well for me, if you make me lose face, I won't let you off!"

Just as he was speaking, the door opened.

The person who pushed the door in was a woman in all black professional attire. The fabric of her uniform perfectly outlined her curves, she was Han Ruoqin, the first of the Han family.

In name, she was his wife, but after three years of marriage to Han Ruqin, they only had the title of husband and wife, but no real marital relationship.

Even her hands haven't touched it!

Every night when he went to sleep, Zhou Yan slept on the floor. Han Ruqin didn't beat or scold him like his mother Ma Rong, but she looked down on him from the bottom of her heart.

"Mom, this is my friend Jiang Cheng."

"Little Ginger is here." Ma Rong greeted the guest with a smile, but when she turned to Zhou Yan, her face immediately changed: "What are you daydreaming about! Don't you see that we have guests? Go get slippers for them!"

Thank you, auntie.

Jiang Cheng thanked very humbly, with a gentlemanly demeanor. Then, he calmly took the slippers Zhou Yan offered with his foot.

Zhou Yan's reputation as a "useless husband" had long echoed throughout Longcheng. However, seeing that he was treated this way even at home, he felt completely at ease.

Jiang Cheng came from a wealthy family and graduated from a prestigious university. After that, he worked at Han Ruqin's company and became her trusted right-hand man.

But more than anything, he craved to have this Didi manager under his control. Every time he saw Han Ruqin’s graceful figure, he couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

Before, I thought Han Ruqin marrying Zhou Yan was like a beautiful flower blooming on manure. But ever since I learned that Zhou Yan and Han Ruqin had never actually been married, I changed my mind again. This time, I even shamelessly asked to visit Han Ruqin's home.

"Auntie, this is a gift I brought you. It's imported donkey-hide gelatin that my friend brought back from abroad. It has the effect of nourishing and improving one's complexion, and these..."

"Oh, come on in. You don't have to bring so many gifts." Ma Rong smiled as she took the gift from Jiang Cheng's hand and glanced at Zhou Yan in the corner, her face darkening. "What are you standing there for? Are your hands or brains broken? Don't you know to serve tea and water to guests?! Do I need to teach you such simple things?"

Zhou Yan had no choice but to go to the kitchen to pour tea. Throughout the process, Han Ruqin didn't say a word, just watched her husband being ordered around like a dog.

When she first got married, Han Ruqin still had a sliver of hope for Zhou Yan. Even if he wasn't some wealthy young master, as long as he was ambitious, it would be fine. But now, three years later, she has completely lost hope for him.

"After you've poured the tea, don't just stand here. Can't you see they're talking business?"

Ma Rong scolded furiously, not caring about Zhou Yan's feelings at all. In her eyes, Zhou Yan wasn't even treated as well as a servant in the house, and it was Jiang Cheng, this well-educated and articulate graduate from a prestigious university, who was the ideal husband candidate in her heart.

"Ru Qin, your husband does a good job with the housework, huh?" Jiang Cheng glanced at Zhou Yan who was mopping the floor, straightened his collar, this was simply used to set off his own perfect existence.

"Sigh." Han Ruqin also glanced at it, and didn't explain anything further.

Let's talk about the collaboration with Golden Feather Entertainment. The spokesperson for this Korean-style makeup campaign hasn't been decided yet. We need to finish filming the latest ad by Double Eleven.

"Ru Qin, there's nothing we can do about this. After all, many companies are vying to collaborate with Jinyu Entertainment, and their offers are all higher than ours. Perhaps we should consult the headquarters..."

"No! They never liked me to begin with. If there are any more problems with this collaboration, I'm afraid they might even take the company back."

“Alright, I’ll look into it when I get back.” Jiang Cheng spoke. He was a graduate of a prestigious business school and the Jiang family had some connections in Longcheng. If it wasn't for getting Han Ruqin, he wouldn't have gone to work at Han Style Makeup as a subordinate.

Hearing the conversation between Han Ruqin and Jiang Cheng, Zhou Yan put down the mop and looked at his wife, saying: "The cooperation with Jin Yu Entertainment... why don't I help you think of a way?"

"You? Do you even know what Jin Yu Entertainment does?"

"They are backed by the Zhou family, one of the five most powerful families in Shengjing. They have several first-line stars under their belt, and countless second-line stars. Do you think this is something that a 'good-for-nothing son-in-law' like you can handle? If you really could, I'd kneel before your father." Jiang Cheng sneered without any politeness.

"Is that so? Remember what you said."

"Zhou Yan! This has nothing to do with you." Han Ruqin frowned and rebuked, Zhou Yan's capabilities were crystal clear to her. Jin Yu Entertainment was a behemoth, something he wasn't capable of handling.

Zhou Yan responded with an "oh" and didn't say anything more.