Cheng Fengyao was in tears, her eyes were dull, and she was kneeling in the middle of the room.

Her father Cheng Shichuan stared at her with anger on his face.

Mrs. Cheng was wiping her tears with a handkerchief, wanting to beg for mercy but not daring to.

Cheng Guanghan was calm and composed. He had just washed his hands, wiped his face with a hot towel, sipped his hot tea, and listened to what was happening, looking as if he didn't care.

"Okay, father," Cheng Guanghan said, "my little sister is also very fond of beauty. As a girl, how can she not love beauty? If our family's business had not been affected, why would we care about this matter?"

Cheng Shichuan had a headache: "But the problem is, now we... By the way, Guanghan, where did you get the money?"

Cheng Guanghan smiled lightly, confident and determined: "Father, I was just about to report to you that the crisis in our family has been resolved."

Cheng Shichuan was surprised and delighted: "Oh? What do you mean? Do you have any solution?"

Cheng Guanghan put down the teacup and said slowly, "This time my son went to Shanghai to look for partners and talked to several companies, but the results were not satisfactory. However, just when he was about to return to the city, there was a sudden turn of events."

"I met the second housekeeper of the Qiu family. The Qiu family's shop in Shencheng was not doing well. They wanted to return to Youcheng, but they couldn't find a suitable shop for the time being, so I proposed to cooperate with them."

Cheng Shichuan was puzzled: "Qiu family? Which Qiu family?"

"Father, which Qiu family in Youcheng is worthy of cooperating with us?"

Cheng Shichuan pondered, his eyes lit up with joy: "You mean...Pingyang Qiu Clan?"

"That's right," Cheng Guanghan nodded. "Although the Youcheng branch is a distant branch of the Pingyang Qiu family, they are much stronger than ordinary merchants, and their position in border trade is also very important."

"This time when my son went to Shencheng, he saw the prosperity of border trade, which was really enviable. However, my son believes that with the Qiu family's connection, we will be able to get involved in border trade in the future."

Cheng Shichuan turned his worry into joy and could not help but nod his head repeatedly: "Okay, okay. My son is really promising! You are right, the Qiu family is big and powerful. If we can cooperate with them, our Cheng family will be prosperous in no time!"

Mrs. Cheng also smiled and pulled Cheng Guanghan aside: "My son is the smartest and most capable one."

Cheng Guanghan glanced at the jewelry box on the table and said, "Mother, you and your sister can wear these jewelry without worry. With your son here, you won't have to sell your jewelry."

"Okay, okay," Mrs. Cheng was very happy and turned around to call Cheng Fengyao, "Daughter, come here quickly."

Cheng Shichuan's face darkened again: "Who allowed her to get up?"

Madam Cheng choked and looked at Cheng Guanghan. Cheng Guanghan smiled and said, "Okay, father, my sister has been spoiled since she was a child. The punishment she has suffered today is enough. Don't embarrass her."

He waved to Cheng Fengyao, with a doting look on his face: "Little sister, come quickly."

Cheng Fengyao stood up, sniffed, and pursed her lips: "Brother."

Cheng Shichuan glared at Cheng Fengyao, but didn't ask her to kneel again: "If it weren't for your brother's face, I would have made you kneel in the ancestral hall."

Cheng Fengyao lowered her head and stood beside Cheng Guanghan.

Cheng Guanghan handed her the jewelry box and said, "Okay, stop crying. I'm here and I won't let you get hurt."

Cheng Fengyao held the box, and hope shone in her eyes again: "Brother, I still want to marry the King of Zhennan..."

"Shut up!" Cheng Shichuan's anger, which had just subsided, surged up again, "Do you know what you are talking about? Do you think you can be the King of Zhennan?"

Cheng Fengyao pursed her lips and said nothing, feeling very aggrieved - Prince Zhennan was so handsome, after having seen a man like him, who else could she look up to?

Cheng Guanghan took over the conversation: "It's not impossible."

Cheng Fengyao and Cheng Shichuan looked at him at the same time.

"We are cooperating with the Qiu family this time. I plan to discuss opening a trade market in Youcheng with Governor Cao in two days. If this works, our Cheng family will be a different family now."

"The King of Zhennan is an exiled criminal anyway. By then, my sister Cheng Guanghan may not be unworthy of him."

Madam Cheng was delighted: "That's great, but, Princess Zhennan..."

That woman was cool and independent, with a sharp and clear gaze that made people feel scared when they looked into her eyes.

"She's just a woman," Cheng Guanghan said disapprovingly, "I've heard of her. She has no family background, no maternal clan, and is no different from an orphan. What's so scary about that? When the time comes, if I say she can't be one, then she won't be one."

Cheng Shichuan laughed loudly: "Good, good, my son has a promising future, and I can rest assured now."

Mrs. Cheng and Cheng Fengyao also became happy. Cheng Shichuan waved his hand and asked them to go downstairs to clean up.

As soon as the mother and daughter left, Cheng Shichuan asked, "Guanghan, how did you negotiate with the Qiu family? Why did they give you 10,000 taels first?"

Cheng Guanghan said: "Father, you don't know that he gave me not ten thousand, but fifteen thousand taels."

Cheng Shichuan's eyes brightened: "Oh? How do you mean?"

"I have reached an agreement with him. Tomorrow we will send all the cloth from our cloth shop to him. Fifteen thousand taels is the deposit."

Cheng Shichuan was surprised and delighted: "All of them? Sold them all? Why would he be willing to buy them?"

"Father, this is what I told you about. The benefits of border trade. They have connections and sell to those people outside the border, including tribes and neighboring small countries. Those people don't know what looks good or not. As long as it can keep you warm, it's a good thing. Our cloth is of good quality, apart from other things."

"Yes, that's right," Cheng Shichuan nodded, "How much silver is it in total?"

"The price we agreed on is just over 20,000 yuan."

Cheng Shichuan couldn't laugh now: "What? We have so much cloth, the cost alone is more than 20,000, that's more than 30,000 worth of goods, this..."

"Father, I know," Cheng Guanghan said calmly, "but, with so many goods piled up in the cloth shop, can we sell them? If we can't sell them, they will become worthless. Even if they are worth 50,000, what's the use?"

Cheng Shichuan frowned, still feeling distressed.

"Father, the Qiu family knows that we have suffered a little loss. We should just regard it as a gift of more than 10,000 taels to the Qiu family. They will surely know our kindness and remember our kindness."

"If it weren't for this opportunity, even if we gave them 10,000 taels of silver, they might not pay attention to us. Father, throughout the year, so many people want to establish a relationship with the Qiu family. Let alone 10,000 taels, even 100,000 taels, there are still many people who are trying their best to make it happen."

Cheng Shichuan thought about it and realized that was true.

Thinking of this, Cheng Shichuan sighed: "If this is the case, then we shouldn't give the ten thousand taels to Mr. Shen. It would be better to keep it in our own hands."

"Father, at that time, everyone was watching our Cheng family lose face, how could we let them have their way?" Cheng Guanghan's eyes were sharp, "I just wanted to let them know that our Cheng family will never fall, and will only get better and better!"

……

It was already very late when Yan Ruyu returned to the mansion. She did not meet the abbot. She only asked the servant at the door, who said that the abbot had returned and went back to the yard to rest.

She then breathed a sigh of relief. Anyway, the person was back, so if there was anything, they could talk about it tomorrow.

But as soon as I lay down, the space started to vibrate.


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