Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"Why are you here?" Shen Chuning asked Shen Jingwan who was sitting next to Yun Yan.

Hearing Shen Chuning's question, Shen Jingwan pretended to be nervous and stood up, explaining in a low voice: "Sister, I'm sorry, it was my cousin Yun Yan who invited me here, and I didn't know you were coming too."

After saying that, she bowed to Yun Yan again and said, "Cousin, Wan'er can't be here to bother me. Wan'er is leaving first."

Yun Yan frowned, "Chu Ning, why are you so unreasonable? Wan'er is my guest, why is she an eyesore to you? Do you think I'm an eyesore too?"

Shen Chuning was furious. "I've only said one sentence since I entered the room. How did you know from my words that I thought you were an eyesore? And cousin Yun Yan, I find you an eyesore now. Can you please leave with Shen Jingwan?"

Yun Yan snorted coldly, "Wan'er is right. You are jealous and unreasonable. You rely on your status as a legitimate daughter to embarrass Wan'er everywhere. It's only because Wan'er is generous that she can tolerate you for so long."

"Yun Yan, you've gone too far." Yun Zian said sternly.

"Father, don't be deceived by her appearance. She is good at putting on a show."

Yun Zian scolded, "I think you shouldn't be fooled by superficial skills. What have I taught you over the years? How long have you known Shen Jingwan, and she's already made you lose your ability to judge people?"

"I only know that Wan'er talked about some useful business principles, which inspired me a lot. It was with these skills that Wan'er increased the profit of a shop five times in one year. It was because of Shen Chuning's jealousy that she framed Wan'er and caused her to lose the management rights of the shop. I despise such people." Yun Yan said angrily.

Yun Zian's face darkened. "The Chu Ning I know is not that kind of child. Don't listen to other people's words."

Shen Jingwan tugged at Yun Yan's sleeve and said, "Cousin, don't argue with uncle over Wan'er. Wan'er will just leave. Next time, Wan'er will come back to try the famous Jinling food that you mentioned."

Yun Yan grabbed Shen Jingwan's wrist and said, "Wan'er, don't leave. Your cousin will help you get justice."

Yun Yan finished speaking and saluted towards Madam Shen Er. "Aunt, please forgive Yun Yan's disrespect. May I ask if Wan'er has been managing Huarong Pavilion for the past year?"

Mrs. Shen Er glanced at Shen Jingwan and replied "Yes".

"Are things in Huarong Pavilion often out of stock, and the prices have increased a lot?"

"Yes."

Yun Yan said to Yun Zian, "Father, this is what Sister Wan calls hunger marketing. It's about increasing prices by changing the supply and demand. Sister Wan also taught me analogy marketing and membership marketing, and I think they're very useful."

Yun Zian retorted, "Just because you think it's useful doesn't mean it's useful. Everyone can talk about it on paper, but putting it into practice is incredibly difficult."

"Then may I ask, aunt, how does Huarong Pavilion's revenue this year compare to previous years?" Yun Yan then asked Madam Shen Er.

"Hua Rong Pavilion's revenue has increased from 19,000 taels last year to 97,000 taels."

"Father, my aunt's words are enough to prove that what Sister Wan said is true. That's why I didn't believe one side of the story. Shen Chuning framed Wan'er because she was jealous."

Shen Chuning was enjoying herself while eating melon seeds when she heard Yun Yan suddenly call her name. She quickly spat out the melon seed shells in her mouth and said, "Just talk if you want to. Why are you bringing me up?"

"If it weren't for your frame-up, Wan'er wouldn't be disliked by Old Madam Shen." Yun Yan said angrily.

Shen Chuning tilted her head and looked at Shen Jingwan, who was half hiding behind Yun Yan. "Shen Jingwan, tell me, did I frame you?"

Shen Jingwan moved behind Yun Yan again and said aggrievedly: "No, sister did not frame Wan'er, everything is Wan'er's fault, please forgive Wan'er."

Although Shen Jingwan's voice was trembling and full of grievance, her eyes were somewhat provocative. She was sure that the Shen family would not dare to tell outsiders what she had done. As long as she refused to admit it, she would be seen as a victim in front of outsiders.

"Shen Chuning, stop scaring Wan'er!" Yun Yan said sternly to Shen Chuning.

Madam Shen couldn't stand it any longer and said slowly, "Yun Yan, no matter what you heard from Shen Jingwan, I want to say that the truth of the matter may be a little distorted. Shen Jingwan's resignation from Huarong Pavilion has nothing to do with An Ning. It's all her own fault."

After hearing what Second Madam Shen said, Shen Jingwan burst into tears: "Second Aunt, Wan'er didn't say anything wrong about my sister. Wan'er has always said it was her own fault. Please, sister and second aunt, let Wan'er go."

"Sister Wan, please stop crying." Yun Yan handed a handkerchief to Shen Jingwan with heartache.

"Aunt, you actually protect Shen Chuning too. It's just because Wan'er is a concubine's daughter, and you actually treat her like this."

Mrs. Shen opened her mouth, not knowing what to say to her nephew.

Yun Zian slammed his palm on the table, "Yun Yan, how can you speak to your elders like that!"

"Wan'er, we are not welcome here, let's go." Yun Yan said and pulled Shen Jingwan out of the private room.

In the private room, Madam Shen was sweating with anger and fanned herself with a handkerchief. "How could I not have realized that Yun Yan was such a muddleheaded child when he was little? It would have been better to adopt him as his adopted son."

Yun Zian sighed, "This kid has learned a bit about business over the years, but he's still a little bit lacking in interpersonal skills. I'll keep him by my side and teach him slowly."

Madam Shen Er disapproved, "He's already grown up. If he could learn, he would have already learned it long ago. Why put so much effort into it? If he's like this, the Yun family will be ruined by him sooner or later."

"While I can still work, let's save more. As long as he doesn't rashly invest in any big business, the Yun family will have enough money to last for several lifetimes."

"Brother, you really shouldn't take advantage of your youth to marry and have children. It's better to leave the Yun family's assets in the hands of your own family than to let outsiders squander them all."

Yun Zian's face darkened. "Don't try to persuade me from now on. Even though Yun Yan is from a branch of the family, he still has the surname Yun and is a member of our Yun family."

Seeing that Yun Zian couldn't be persuaded, Madam Shen gave up and said, "Then tell him to stay away from Shen Jingwan. That kid doesn't have good intentions."

……

Yun Yan didn't go far after he went out, but was brought back by Shen Jingwan. He lay at the door and quietly listened to the conversation inside.

"Brother Yunyan, it turns out you're also disliked because of your status. If you were my uncle's biological child, Second Aunt would definitely not dare to say that to you."

Yun Yan said nothing, but just clenched his back teeth.

Shen Jingwan looked at Yun Yan's tense face and said comfortingly, "Cousin, Wan'er understands your difficulties. We are in the same boat. We can only rely on ourselves. That's why we need to do something big and let those who look down on us see it."

Yun Yan looked at Shen Jingwan and nodded firmly.