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

"what?"

Xiao Qingxiu sat in the main seat, looking completely dazed.

Indeed, he wondered if he had misheard. He looked up and found that it was Guo Youquan, the elderly manager of Dechang Trading Company, who had spoken.

With a smile on his face, Guo Youquan once again solemnly bowed to Xiao Qingxiu: "On behalf of our Dechang Trading Company, I thank Your Highness!"

"Indeed, Your Highness's righteousness is admirable!"

At this moment, the managers of the shops below also stood up and spoke.

"The young prince has run his perfume business for many years, and now he's just quitting, willing to grant Young Master Jiang's wish. This is truly a wise move!"

"Ah, Your Highness, I used to say you had poor judgment, but now it seems I was wrong! You don't have poor judgment at all; you are clearly a person of great principle!"

"Absolutely! Absolutely!"

Exclamations of praise continued.

The other customers nodded in agreement.

Xiao Qingxiu was willing to give up the perfume business to make way for Jiang Xiaobai's perfume business.

Such magnanimity...

Most people don't have that.

Xiao Qingxiu sat there, his mouth slowly opening, his expression completely frozen.

No.

Did he say he's not going to do it anymore?

He was clearly trying to put these people in their place, to get them to cooperate and teach Jiang Xiaobai a lesson!

Why is it that when I turned around, these people not only didn't recognize my voice, but instead looked so surprised?

"You...you all..."

Xiao Qingxiu raised his hand, pointed at the people below, his fingers trembling uncontrollably, and he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

The people from the eight major trading companies didn't pay any attention and huddled together again, whispering amongst themselves.

"Haha, now that the young prince is no longer in the perfume business, we don't need to make things difficult for him anymore!"

"That's right! The young prince has been cooperating with us for many years. It would be rather unreasonable to suddenly cut off the perfume business!"

"Hey, who says otherwise? Once that perfume comes out, how long can that balm last?"

"Yes, if we keep ordering more stock, we're afraid it'll all be stuck with us, and we won't be able to sell it even if we wanted to!"

"Now that the young prince has given up himself, it saves us a lot of trouble!"

That's right, these are the eight major merchant houses, which is why we're so surprised.

They had been cooperating with Xiao Qingxiu for many years. If they were to cut off Xiangmingju's business immediately after the perfume was released, it would be somewhat embarrassing for them.

But if you keep doing this, the perfume you get later will only accumulate more and more.

After all, once you've experienced Jiang Xiaobai's perfume, who would still want to buy perfume balm?

Therefore, Xiao Qingxiu's initiative to say this was an unexpected and delightful surprise for them!

As Xiao Qingxiu listened to the surrounding discussions, his face turned pale and then red, and his chest heaved continuously.

no……

Why did such a big change suddenly occur out of nowhere?

Just then, something flashed through Xiao Qingxiu's mind, and his gaze suddenly fell on the bottle in his hand.

Could it be that... the problem lies with this so-called perfume?

Xiao Qingxiu's pupils contracted, and he immediately pinched the bottle opening and yanked it open.

In an instant, a captivating fragrance of osmanthus wafted out of the bottle.

The taste was extremely pure, like the osmanthus blossoms in autumn, right before my eyes.

In a short while, the fragrance spread beyond the main seat and filled the entire inner hall.

Xiao Qingxiu's body immediately stiffened.

Just moments ago, he thought it was just plain water, but now, simply by opening the bottle, it was emitting such a rich fragrance.

"This...this is impossible!"

Xiao Qingxiu's hand gripping the bottle trembled even more violently, and many things in his mind connected at that moment.

Indeed, the people from the eight major trading companies clearly knew about this item long ago.

That's why everyone was so surprised when he asked them to support Jiang Xiaobai.

Ironically, he thought everyone was being sarcastic.

Looking back now, every single one of those responses came from the bottom of their hearts!

"Okay, okay!"

Xiao Qingxiu's face grew increasingly grim, and he immediately smashed the perfume bottle on the ground.

Snapped!

The bottle shattered with a crack, and the fragrance of osmanthus instantly became even stronger.

The people from the eight major trading companies looked at the fragments on the ground, and their expressions all turned to pity.

Such a good thing, and it just got smashed like that!

"You...you eight great merchants, you're truly remarkable!"

Xiao Qingxiu glared at the crowd below, his teeth grinding together.

He now understands completely.

During the three days he was imprisoned in the Princess's mansion, Jiang Xiaobai must have visited Yipinlou with perfume.

Having seen the eight major merchants, they had already made their choices.

Ironically, he was kept in the dark the whole time, and even took these people's honest words as sarcastic remarks to support him!

Fuck!

That bastard Jiang Xiaobai stole our house!!!

Enraged, Xiao Qingxiu slammed his fist on the table, looked down, and roared, "Have you all thought this through? These merchants of the capital... I'm still the one who calls the shots!"

"If you dare to do business with the Jiang family, don't blame me for being impolite!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the expressions of the people from the eight major merchant houses simultaneously turned strange.

Someone held back for a moment, but couldn't help bursting out laughing.

"What are you laughing at!"

Xiao Qingxiu trembled with rage, pointing at the crowd and saying, "What, aren't you all afraid at all?"

But after he finished speaking, he found that the people around him were looking at him in an even stranger way.

That expression held both sympathy and embarrassment.

Some people even turned their heads away, unable to bear watching any longer.

Eh?

Xiao Qingxiu stood there, his breathing gradually stopping. When he thought of something, he felt his head explode.

The anger on his face instantly turned into a blank stare.

"No... what do you mean?"

Xiao Qingxiu's lips trembled as he looked at everyone present and said, "Damn it, my position as president... I'm not going to lose it, am I?"

The inner room was silent; no one answered.

Xiao Qingxiu's face began to turn pale.

He had an idea: invite the four chairmen, but they were afraid of feeling awkward and refused to come.

There was also Tian Fangchi, who, upon seeing him at the door, asked him to change his name to Xiao Qingmei.

President Mei? There's no president?!

He grew...and then he disappeared?!

Xiao Qingxiu asked in a trembling voice, "Wait, then... who will be the next president?"

The people around remained silent after hearing this, but all their gazes turned towards Jiang Xiaobai.

Following everyone's gaze, Xiao Qingxiu slowly turned his head and looked incredulously at Jiang Xiaobai, who was sitting below drinking tea.

"Jiang Xiaobai, could it be... could it be you?"

"Why!"

Jiang Xiaobai sighed softly, placed the teacup on the table, and looked at Xiao Qingxiu with a helpless expression: "Young Prince, you weren't here at the time, I was thinking..."

"Given our relationship, I'll temporarily fill in for you, to prevent chaos at Yipinlou!"

"And somehow, after all that substituting, it actually came true!"

At this point, Jiang Xiaobai looked at Xiao Qingxiu, whose face was deathly pale, and said, "Young Prince, you yourself said that's just how things are in business!"

"You're so understanding and righteous, you shouldn't be angry, right?!"