The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

An Yuefeng was seething with anger, his head was about to explode with rage, but he dared not let it out in front of so many people. He knew that if he lost his temper in public, these people would only laugh at him even more.

His desperate attempts to suppress his emotions eventually caused his face to turn bright red.

"Hehe, Master An, quickly have a drink to cool down. Don't let anger get to your head and ruin your health." Someone said, their words full of barbs. They knew that from now on, they wouldn't have to give An Yuefeng any face just because Miss Yan was the second young lady of the An family. Even Miss Yan didn't give An Yuefeng any face, did she?

An Yuefeng gritted his teeth, glanced at An Mi, and after a long while, managed to utter a few words, "I have some things to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, without waiting for An Mi's response, An Yuefeng turned around and fled from the Chamber of Commerce as if he were running away. His disheveled appearance caused his business colleagues present to burst into laughter.

An Mi watched his retreating figure, a smile playing on her lips. She then picked up her wine glass and took a sip. Did An Yuefeng want to use her? Then she would cut off his chance completely.

An Mi glanced indifferently at the expressions of everyone present, then lowered her brows in satisfaction. She believed that An Yuefeng would have an even harder time getting by in Rongjin City in the future, and as for her... An Mi thought of something and realized that it was time to move out of the An family mansion.

Seeing An Mi being fawned over by everyone, An Xinlian's jealousy intensified. When she saw An Yuefeng leave and everyone surrounding An Mi, vying to toast and flatter her, An Xinlian clenched her fists, turned around, and chased after An Yuefeng out of the Chamber of Commerce.

The festivities at the Chamber of Commerce continued, and An Yuefeng soon returned to the An residence after leaving. As soon as An Xinlian entered the gate of the An residence, she heard a series of loud crashing sounds coming from inside.

An Xinlian didn't need to think to know who the source of the voice was. That's right, her father had just lost face in front of so many people, and that face was stripped away by An Mi herself. How could her father swallow this insult?

An Xinlian's eyes flickered slightly, a glint of shrewdness flashing within them. An Mi was disrespecting her father; if she were to curry favor with him now, then…

Thinking to herself, An Xinlian didn't linger and strode into the hall. Seeing the mess in the hall, a smile appeared on her lips, but it vanished instantly. She strode forward and tried to stop An Yuefeng from throwing the chair. "Father, what are you doing?"

The servants around him were trembling with fear. An Yuefeng glanced at An Xinlian, his anger only intensifying. He shoved An Xinlian away with tremendous force and slammed the chair in his hand to the ground. "Hmph, you all either embarrass me or make me lose face. Well, you all, what good daughters you are."

An Xinlian's face darkened, but she stepped forward again. "Father, why are you angry? That An Mi is someone who doesn't respect people. She's making you lose face like this, maybe she just wants you to get angry and cause you some kind of accident. Wouldn't that suit her wishes?"

Just then, Yu Fangfei heard the commotion in the hall and rushed out, "Master, what's going on?"

An Xinlian frowned, her face full of reproach, and said, "It's all because of An Mi, Mother. Do you know? An Mi is hiding herself very well. She is actually Miss Yan from Shengshi Lieyan. Father let An Mi into Shengshi Lieyan so that she could get close to Miss Yan and make things easier for him. Even just creating an opportunity for him to meet Miss Yan would be good. But An Mi was two-faced. I thought she was really disliked by Miss Yan. Now it seems that she deliberately made a fool of Father and our family. Now she's embarrassing Father in front of him. What's wrong with giving Father a favor? It's just a piece of cake for her. Humph, in my opinion, An Mi has grown too big for her britches and completely disregards our An family and Father."

"Oh? Is that so?" Yu Fangfei also sensed something amiss. While surprised that An Mi was actually Miss Yan, she was already considering other things. She secretly glanced at An Yuefeng, whose face was full of anger, and then lowered her brows. "Master, not to be rude, but I used to think that An Mi was a heartless person, so I tried my best to suppress her. But I didn't expect that she would still turn the world upside down now."

Yu Fangfei said this on purpose, but only she knew why she had tormented An Mi in the first place.

"Hmph, I'm her father!" An Yuefeng said angrily. After Yu Fangfei and An Xinlian said that, his anger rose even higher.

“Father, it seems she doesn’t treat you like her father anymore. Look at her today…” An Xinlian stopped abruptly as she saw An Yuefeng’s face darken. “Ah, Father, Xinlian didn’t mean to bring this up… What happened just now was all An Mi’s fault. Father, don’t think about her. It’s not good for your health to get upset.”

After saying that, An Xinlian took An Yuefeng's arm and helped him sit down.

An Yuefeng glanced at An Xinlian, took a deep breath, and said, "I didn't expect that you would be the most considerate person at this time."

An Xinlian smiled, while Yu Fangfei chuckled and said, "Isn't that right? Xinlian has always been a thoughtful girl. What happened with Xinhe was really my fault. It was Xinlian who suffered a lot of infamy along with me."

An Xinlian was surprised to hear Yu Fangfei say that, and glanced at her in astonishment. Their eyes met, and the mother and daughter always had a tacit understanding. Almost the instant their eyes met, An Xinlian understood what Yu Fangfei meant.

Regardless of any grudges between the mother and daughter, they must now unite, for they are, after all, mother and daughter.

An Yuefeng frowned and sighed heavily. "These days, I've given Xinlian a lot of warnings, but in the eyes of outsiders, Xinlian's reputation is still not clean."

An Xinlian frowned; wasn't this also a thorn in her heart?

However, right now, what she cares about most is another thorn in her heart.

An Mi's current success is even more of a thorn in her side than her tarnished reputation. Why should An Mi be better than her?

Thinking of this, An Xinlian gripped the embroidered handkerchief tighter, and her face darkened slightly. An Yuefeng didn't notice, but Yu Fangfei, who was facing An Xinlian, took in her expression. She frowned and sighed, "Master, Xinlian's reputation is secondary. The key issue is that An Mi is making things difficult for you and doesn't respect you at all. I'm wondering if she might harm our An family? After all, not long ago, that Miss Yan told her people not to do business with the An family."

Upon hearing Yu Fangfei's words, An Yuefeng's expression froze, and his eyes widened suddenly, as if Yu Fangfei had awakened him.