Chapter 197

It was said that the ancestors of the River family were high-ranking officials in ancient times. They were known to be an extravagant family in one of Cloud City’s districts. During the war, the Rivers had even organized a civil counterattack, and during the difficult period of the founding of the country, the family handed over most of their properties and set up dozens of food huts around Cloud City. They practically fed half the population of the entire city. Later, the Rivers made a fortune in the antique and mahogany business. They became the richest family in Cloud City and had the highest prestige. However, in the last few generations of the River family, the number of adult males in the family gradually withered away. Josiah, the previous head of the house, had only one son named Hershey River. Unfortunately, Hershey got into a car accident when he was 40 years old. Both he and his wife were killed in the accident, leaving the Rivers with a grandson who was less than ten ye