The Formidable Son-In-Law: The Charismatic Lucas Gray Chapter 378
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Fortunately, the Turners were receiving guests today, so all the trash cans had been cleaned and lined with new plastic bags prior to their arrival. Thus, there was no other trash in the can other than the bag of tea leaves.
However, Sam's actions had really surprised everyone.
"Sam, what are you doing? That's dirty!" Robert was astonished by Sam's jaw-dropping actions because his old friend was a clean freak. Yet he actually picked something up from the trash, which was completely out of the ordinary.
"Didn't Nikki already say that it's just a bag of lousy tea leaves? Why did you pick them up to take a look?" Robert asked in bewilderment, unable to figure out the reason for Sam's actions.
Eddie hurriedly said, "Yeah, Mr. Morgan, you'd better put it back, lest it dirties your hand! This bag of tea leaves is a gift from my grandson-in-law, who's nothing but a freeloader. He even claimed that it was top-grade Da Hong Pao tea. Hah, he's just a penniless live-in husband who sponges off his wife. How can he possibly afford to buy such expensive tea leaves? He was just trying to fool me with some lousy goods!
"Ah, the sight of this bag of lousy tea leaves really angers me. I don't even want to talk about him. It's such a misfortune of our family!" Eddie sighed.
Nikki hurriedly said, "Grandpa, why are you getting so worked up because of someone like him? Calm down. Don't let your health be affected!"
Then she said to Sam, "Mr. Morgan, let me help you dispose of the tea leaves."
Nikki reached out to grab the bag of tea leaves from Sam.
"Hold it!" Sam suddenly yelled and moved his hand away from Nikki's hand. Instead of putting down the bag of tea leaves, he carefully opened the packaging and saw that the tea leaves had been packed into smaller bags.
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When he unsealed the bag, the rich aroma of tea intensified.
Sam took several deep breaths, seemingly mesmerized. After a long time, he sighed and said, "Yes, yes, this is the aroma I was talking about!"
Everyone looked at Sam, dumbfounded by his bizarre and bewildering actions.
Is it possible that the helmsman of the prestigious Morgan family actually has a penchant for these lousy tea leaves?
Robert was puzzled too. "Sam, you're quite particular when it comes to tea. Why are you…"
Sam placed the bag of tea leaves on the table reluctantly and suddenly said to Eddie, "Eddie, sell this bag of tea leaves to me. I'll pay you a million dollars!"
"Huh??"
"What?!"
"A million dollars?! Sam, you must be out of your mind!"
Everyone exclaimed in astonishment.
Eddie's gaze froze, and he couldn't react at all.
Nikki hurriedly said, "Mr. Morgan, these are just some lousy tea leaves from a good-for-nothing. They aren't worth much. Why are you offering such a high price for them?"
Robert nodded and agreed with his granddaughter. "Yeah, Robert. Even if you're rich, you shouldn't be splurging like this!"
After hearing the amount of $1,000,000, Eddie received a great shock because $1,000,000 for a bag of tea leaves was absurdly expensive to him!
If it were any other time, Eddie would have happily given the tea leaves to Sam for the sake of getting into his good books, even though he would feel the pinch.
Unfortunately, the bag of tea leaves was a gift from Lucas, which they insistently felt were tea leaves of inferior quality. He didn't dare to give it to Sam, for fear that it would be detrimental to his health, much less sell it to him at such a staggering price.
"Mr. Morgan, thank you for your offer, but these tea leaves are really not best-quality Da Hong Pao. They're just some shabby inferior goods that even I don't dare to drink. Please don't crack such a joke with me!"
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Then Eddie walked straight to the table and picked up the bag of tea leaves, for fear that Sam would continue insisting that he sell the tea leaves to him. He then handed the bag to Nikki. "Nikki, quickly throw these tea leaves away. Just flush them down the sewer or something. Don't let anyone drink them by accident. The consequences will be dire if it leads to poisoning!"
"Yes, Grandpa!" Nikki answered in a clear voice. She picked up the bag of tea leaves and walked away.
"Hey, don't! Wait!" Sam stood up anxiously and wanted to stop Nikki, but being an old man in his late sixties, he was no match for Nikki, a young girl in her twenties, in terms of speed.
By the time he caught up to Nikki outside, she had already swiftly poured the tea leaves into the sewer and flushed them down with a basin of dirty water that had been used for washing vegetables. The small packages of tea leaves tumbled and vanished into the sewer immediately.
"Grandpa, Mr. Morgan, I've already flushed the tea leaves away. We no longer have to worry about accidentally drinking them and getting food poisoning!" Nikki said smilingly with a proud expression, seemingly trying to claim credit.
"You… you…!" Sam felt extremely frustrated and furious, so much that he almost blacked out. "You people are a bunch of dimwits! Do you know what you just flushed away? Those are top-quality Da Hong Pao tea leaves that are the best in the world! They can fetch prices that are even higher than a million dollars!"
"You refused to sell it to me, and now you've done this… You've ruined such a precious bag of excellent tea leaves! You people… are really going to be the death of me!"
Sam felt like his heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were beginning to ache. He didn't want to stay here for a minute longer, or he wouldn't be able to resist the urge to hit them!
He huffed and puffed twice before suddenly turning around to walk out of the gates.
"Sam, where are you going? Hey… Wait for me!" Robert was stunned for a moment, but he soon hurriedly chased after Sam.
The Turners were dumbfounded by the situation and unable to react for a long time. Stupefied, they stood rooted to the ground, confused as to why Sam lost his temper out of nowhere.
Sam was moving very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he already left the courtyard and reached his car.
He pulled open the car door and suddenly turned around to look at Robert. "Robert, on account that we've been friends for decades, let me give you a piece of advice. Stay away from the Turners. They are hopelessly stupid!"
"Sam, what do you mean by that?" After all, he and the Turners were in-laws, and he was rather ashamed when Sam criticized the Turners.
Sam humphed coldly and said angrily, "Can't you tell yet? That bag of tea leaves was authentic! A person who can easily afford to spend millions on a bag of tea leaves was actually regarded as a good-for-nothing by the Turners. They even threw the bag away like it's trash. Don't you think they're hopelessly ignorant and stupid?"
"That's all I have to say. Just look out for yourself!
Then Sam got into his car furiously and instructed his chauffeur to start driving away immediately.
By the time the Turners came out to chase after him, Sam's car was already long gone.
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