My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"Heh, as for the perfume business, young master... I'm afraid you're really overthinking it!"

The old man chuckled twice, clearly not taking Jiang Xiaobai's words seriously.

As the old man finished speaking, laughter erupted from the business owners and some merchants present.

Jiang Xiaobai really talks big.

Will they go crazy for it then?!

What a huge joke!

"May I ask...?"

At this moment, the middle-aged woman first glanced at Jiang Xiaobai with surprise, then asked, "Young Master Jiang... why are you so confident?"

As the middle-aged woman's voice faded, the people from the eight major merchant houses present instantly fell silent.

Even the laughter that had just started abruptly stopped.

Ok?

Jiang Xiaobai was somewhat surprised, and his gaze fell on the middle-aged woman.

A single sentence can silence the entire hall.

This woman is quite substantial!

However, when Jiang Xiaobai saw the middle-aged woman still looking at him coldly, he frowned slightly, then looked away and ignored her.

In his opinion, this middle-aged woman was really quite inexplicable!

From the moment we met, I treated him with a cold and distant attitude.

You don't like him?

He dislikes this person!

What is the First Money Shop?

This might seem impressive to others, but to him...

I'm too lazy to care!

"Is the young master even willing to refrain from explaining?"

The middle-aged woman frowned as Jiang Xiaobai looked away. "It seems you're all talk and no action!"

"Heh, say what you want!"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled faintly.

"Kid!"

Seeing Jiang Xiaobai's lazy attitude, the middle-aged woman's voice suddenly turned cold: "Even your father wouldn't dare speak like that to me!!"

what?

Jiang Xiaobai looked at the middle-aged woman again, his face full of surprise.

From the moment this woman saw him, she had that displeased look on her face.

Could it be... because of his cheapskate father?

Yes, that's highly likely!

Jiang Xiaobai's face showed a strange expression as he looked at the middle-aged woman and asked, "You...know my father?"

"Well, we're old acquaintances, I guess!"

The middle-aged woman responded calmly.

"really……"

Jiang Xiaobai muttered to himself.

It seems that this woman's hostility towards him is indeed related to Jiang Jingcheng.

But what happened in the previous generation has nothing to do with him!

Helpless, Jiang Xiaobai shook his head and said, "I think that with preconceived notions, there's no point in explaining further."

"I've already sent someone to pick up the perfume. We'll know the result when it arrives!"

With that, Jiang Xiaobai looked back at the eight major merchant houses present and asked, "So, are you sure no one is involved?"

The heads of the eight major merchant houses looked at each other, but no one spoke.

"Father, hurry up and get on!"

Fang Tong, standing below, was getting anxious and quickly nudged Fang Rongshan beside him.

He didn't want to see his teacher lose face in such a situation.

Although the Fang family wasn't part of the eight major merchant groups, they were still capable of providing support.

Seeing his son's anxious expression, Fang Rongshan frowned, and finally sighed, "Young Master Jiang, the Fang family... is willing to support you!"

As he spoke, Fang Rongshan paused and said, "Although our Fang family are just merchants, we travel all over the country year-round!"

"But there are also some shops around Suzhou. If Prince Jiang's perfume balm is really made, we can give it to the Fang family to try!"

"good!"

Upon hearing Fang Rongshan's words, Jiang Xiaobai immediately smiled: "In that case, the first release of this Prince's Perfume will be entrusted to your Fang family!"

"Furthermore, Mr. Fang, rest assured, aside from anything else, I can guarantee that with the support of my perfume, your Fang family will become the tenth largest business in the Great Hua Dynasty!"

Dahua now has eight major businesses, plus Jingshang Yipinlou, making a total of nine.

Fang Tong is now his student, and if he can help the Fang family become their tenth business, it would be a good thing for him.

what?

Upon hearing Jiang Xiaobai's words, Fang Rongshan was taken aback at first, then frowned.

In his opinion, Jiang Xiaobai's claims were somewhat exaggerated.

Becoming the tenth Dahua store is no easy feat.

Whether it's the eight major businesses today or the Jing Shang Yi Pin Lou, which one didn't rely on the accumulation of their ancestors to get to where they are today?

Although the Fang family has some resources, they are still lacking in some aspects.

Taking that next step is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

The fact that the Fang family can now open some shops around Suzhou is already quite good for them.

However, although he thought this to himself, Fang Rongshan did not expose Jiang Xiaobai in public: "Then... thank you very much, Young Master Jiang!"

"You are welcome!"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled and shook his head.

He could naturally see through Fang Rongshan's expression just now.

But as I said before, no amount of explanation will help now.

When Tang Ningshuang arrives, Fang Rongshan will understand.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaobai looked at the eight major merchant houses again, a look of regret on his face: "Sigh, look at you all!"

"Such a fantastic opportunity, and you don't even know to grab it when it's right in front of you!"

"You'll probably regret this later!"

"hehe!"

The elderly manager of the business smiled faintly, looked at Jiang Xiaobai, and said, "Then we'd rather regret it!"

As soon as he said this, laughter erupted again from the audience.

Helian Zhaoyue also gave a cold laugh.

Teng Zixiu was even more dismissive.

I really don't know where Jiang Xiaobai gets his confidence from!

The eldest princess stood beside Jiang Xiaobai, her expression calm.

To be honest, when Jiang Xiaobai wanted to make the so-called perfume balm, she also felt it was too impulsive.

But after she truly experienced it, she realized that she herself was the one who was shallow.

The perfume balm made by Jiang Xiaobai was superior to the perfume balms available today, both in terms of fragrance and usage.

Moreover, the aroma lingers for a longer period of time.

Looking at the smiles of the people below, the princess suddenly became curious.

If these people were to witness this, I wonder if they would still be able to laugh.

Just as the princess was considering whether to take out the bottle of perfume she was carrying, footsteps sounded outside.

Jiang Xiaobai originally thought that Tang Ningshuang had returned.

But when he looked up, he saw four old men walking in from outside.

These four people were all quite old and dressed in luxurious clothes.

Upon entering the lobby, the business owners present all stood up.

Only the middle-aged woman and Jiang Xiaobai remained seated steadily.

Xie Qiulai's expression changed upon seeing the four men, and he stepped forward to greet them, saying, "Greetings, Your Excellencies Chairman!"

Chairman?!

Jiang Xiaobai raised an eyebrow.

Judging from their appearance, these four must hold quite high positions.

"Um!"

The elderly man in the lead responded, first bowing to the middle-aged woman and everyone present, then looking at Xie Qiulai with a frown and speaking.

"If our servants hadn't gone to inform us, the four of us wouldn't have known that the young prince hadn't arrived!"

At this point, the elderly man leading the group looked rather grim: "What exactly happened with the young prince?"

"As the president, how could you be absent from such an important occasion?"

"this……"

Xie Qiulai, looking embarrassed, said, "My lord, I have already sent people to inquire, but there has been no news yet!"

After hearing this, the elderly man who was leading the group did not ask any further questions, but instead raised his head and looked towards the direction of the main seat.

When he saw Jiang Xiaobai sitting there steadily, his face immediately darkened.

"you……"

The elderly man leading the group pointed at Jiang Xiaobai and said coldly, "Get down!"

"This seat isn't for you!!"