The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Bai Yi was a shrewd man, and he immediately understood the hidden meaning. He became even more interested and asked, "What kind of grand gift would be worthy of the Liu family, who are celebrating double happiness?"

"We'll find out when the time comes. An Mi has prepared such a grand gift, it's only fair that Master Liu is happy, and Young Master Liu and Madam Liu are happy too!" An Mi said meaningfully, paused for a moment, and then continued, "Your Highness, An Xinhe has been in prison for some time now, and Young Master Liu has also been humiliated. He's about to become a groom, so we shouldn't let him end up without a bride to marry."

"Are you going to release An Xinhe?" Bai Yi understood her meaning, looked intently at An Mi, and said with a smile, "You woman, I really don't know what you're thinking. Didn't you go to great lengths to send that woman to jail? Why do you want to release her now?"

"Sending her to jail is to dampen her usual arrogance and let Yu Fangfei and her daughter taste the bitterness of shooting themselves in the foot. On the other hand, isn't it also a good thing to make the Liu family suffer setbacks at this time? What I want is not just An Xinhe to suffer in prison!" An Mi said calmly, and gradually, the gloom gathering in her eyes became more and more intense.

Bai Yi naturally understood An Mi's intentions. The Liu family had gone to great lengths to marry An Xinhe, precisely because of An Xinhe's "rare embroidery skills."

But if the Liu family knew that the woman they had gone through so much trouble to find, even at the cost of sacrificing their young master's marriage, was not the person they were looking for... Thinking of this, the mischievous spirit deep within Bai Yi's heart stirred up unusually.

Looking at An Mi, Bai Yi's deep eyes flashed with complex emotions. After a long while, he finally spoke, "I look forward to the congratulatory gift you have prepared for the Liu family."

An Mi smiled but remained silent, pushing the opened package toward Bai Yi. "I plan to open an embroidery shop. I've already chosen a location and found employees. I'm just waiting for the opening day."

"Oh?" Bai Yi reached out and stroked the embroidery in the package, immediately recognizing them as high-quality items. He smiled knowingly and said, "It seems you've been doing quite a bit behind the scenes. Where did you choose to open it?"

“The King of Bohai should remember the first time we met, at that restaurant, right?” An Mi sat down, her expression becoming slightly sinister. “It was right next to that restaurant.”

Bai Yi was taken aback. The restaurant where they first met? He naturally remembered it, but...

Next to the restaurant, isn't that... isn't that the place opposite Liu's Embroidery Shop?

Ha! In an instant, Bai Yi understood An Mi's meaning, "Are you declaring war on the Liu family?"

He seems to be finding things more and more interesting!

Anmi neither answered nor denied. Was it a declaration of war? There was nothing wrong with declaring it a declaration of war!

"Have you chosen a date for the opening?" Bai Yi was very curious about this, and even had the urge to get involved.

"Not yet," An Mi said in a deep voice, her eyes shifting slightly. "However, the day of Liu Zhan's wedding will be the auspicious day for the grand opening of the new store."

Judging from Madam Liu and Liu Zhan's intentions, they probably want to marry An Xinhe before Master Liu's birthday, so that they can firmly control An Xinhe's "embroidery skills" and ask Master Liu for credit, right?

As An Mi had predicted, An Xinhe was released under Bai Yi's arrangement. However, the Liu family naturally paid a lot of money. On the day An Xinhe returned to the An residence, Madam Liu personally visited An Yuefeng and Yu Fangfei to discuss the date of the marriage alliance between the two families, which was set for the day of Master Liu's birthday!

This means that on the same day, Anmi Embroidery Workshop will also have its grand opening.

Yu Fangfei was overjoyed when An Xinhe returned to the An residence. Although An Xinhe had suffered a lot of physical pain during her days in prison, she was finally back. In addition, with a happy event approaching, the An residence was filled with joy.

Since finalizing the marriage agreement with the Liu family, An Yuefeng has been thriving in Rongjincheng's business world. He is mostly busy with business engagements and rarely stays at home during the day, which has made Yu Fangfei and her daughter even more unscrupulous towards An Mi.

That medicine should have been in An Mi's hands that day, but in the end... they couldn't figure out what happened, but without a doubt, they regarded An Mi as a thorn in their side.

On this day, An Xinlian specially asked An Mi to deliver some snacks to the garden. In the garden, besides An Xinlian, there were also Yu Fangfei and An Xinhe.

As soon as Anmi arrived, she felt a gaze fixed on her, deep and malicious. She knew it was Yu Fangfei!

Is he up to no good?

Yu Fangfei tried to get herself imprisoned last time! Unfortunately...

Just then, Yu Fangfei's soft voice came from behind, "Anmi, you're seventeen now, aren't you? Your mother died young, and it's pitiful that no one arranged your marriage. I am your legal mother, so these things should fall on my shoulders. You're not young anymore, it's time for you to get married!"

An Mi's heart skipped a beat. Marry someone? He really has ulterior motives!

Who will she marry?

"Mother, why are you concerned about her marriage?" An Xinhe glanced at An Mi with obvious disdain in her eyes.

Before Yu Fangfei could speak, An Xinlian put down her teacup, smiled sweetly, stared intently at An Mi, and spoke softly, "Mother is the matriarch of the family, and is virtuous and kind, so naturally she has to care about the marriages of those illegitimate children. If we keep her around for too long, we'll just assume it's because we can't bear to part with our second sister, but outsiders might spread rumors that Mother doesn't care about the happiness of her illegitimate children. Our second sister is beautiful and charming. Although she is illegitimate, our An family is still related to the richest family by marriage. Naturally, we should find someone worthy of our second sister so as not to disgrace our An family's current status, right?"

An Xinlian spoke hypocritical words without even blinking, which sounded even more ironic to An Mi. Did she really not want to part with her? Ha! These three women probably wished she were dead!

An Xinhe stared coldly at An Mi without saying a word, while Yu Fangfei's expression warmed up even more, and the malice in her eyes intensified. She frowned slightly, seemingly in a dilemma, "Which family's young master should I marry?"

“Mother, the sixth son of the Fu family on the next street is quite good. Although we rarely meet, I’ve heard people on that street say that the sixth son of the Fu family is honest, manly, and most importantly, he has a good business. If my second sister marries him, she won’t have to worry about food and clothing. It’s the perfect match.” An Xinlian said with a chuckle.

"In that case, it's a good match." Yu Fangfei twitched the corners of her mouth, a cold smile playing on her lips.

As An Mi listened to the mother and daughter's back-and-forth banter, the sarcasm in her eyes deepened. Fu Laoliu? Fu Laoliu from the next street, who doesn't know him?

Is he honest? I've heard he specializes in petty theft and thievery, and is also a womanizer who frequents brothels every night. There's a rumor that he slept with a girl but couldn't pay her, so the madam had his leg broken, and he still walks with a limp!