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

"struggle?"

Hearing Jiang Xiaobai's words, Xiao Qingxiu's mockery deepened, and he chuckled, "Then keep struggling!"

"However, I must warn you, don't struggle in the end and... get trapped even deeper!!"

After saying that, Xiao Qingxiu snorted coldly, did not continue to compete for the main seat, and turned around to sit down next to him.

That's right, let Jiang Xiaobai sit for a while longer.

After all, once He Changgeng arrives, the position of head of the household will ultimately fall into his hands.

The three people following Xiao Qingxiu didn't even glance at Jiang Xiaobai and sat down below.

Jiang Xiaobai's lips curled up slightly. He then waved to the four chairmen and sat down in front of the main seat.

At this moment, the entire inner hall fell completely silent.

Jiang Xiaobai sat in the main seat, picked up his teacup and drank tea, while the Princess gently pressed his hand on his back.

Xiao Qingxiu sat there, watching Jiang Xiaobai's behavior with amusement throughout.

He was puzzled.

At this moment, Jiang Xiaobai is still here, what's with the pretense of calm!

He wanted to see if Jiang Xiaobai could remain so calm after a while!

Time passed little by little.

Not long after, footsteps were heard outside, which Jiang Xiaobai naturally heard as well.

But when he looked up, he was surprised to find that the person who came in was actually the manager of one of the eight major merchant houses.

This scene took Jiang Xiaobai by surprise.

"What..."

With his eyes slightly narrowed, Jiang Xiaobai looked at Xiao Qingxiu and asked, "You called him?"

"nature!"

Xiao Qingxiu smiled slightly: "Aren't you pleasantly surprised?"

Last time, Jiang Xiaobai made him a laughingstock in front of the eight major merchants.

Today, he naturally wanted to let Jiang Xiaobai taste this kind of flavor.

Jiang Xiaobai understood Xiao Qingxiu's thoughts, shook his head helplessly, and said nothing more.

The managers of the eight major merchant houses noticed the awkward atmosphere and exchanged glances, naturally not daring to say anything easily.

After sitting down, they just whispered among themselves.

Half an hour later, footsteps were heard outside.

Xiao Qingxiu's spirits lifted, and he immediately looked up.

A white-haired figure walked in alone from outside.

The person who arrived was none other than He Changgeng, whom he had been waiting for.

"Old He!"

Xiao Qingxiu looked pleasantly surprised and immediately stood up to greet He Changgeng.

But as the distance closed, Xiao Qingxiu realized something was amiss.

Indeed, He Changgeng's face looked noticeably pale, and he appeared somewhat listless.

As he walked, his steps were unsteady, and his brows would furrow from time to time.

"Mr. He, you don't look quite right!"

Xiao Qingxiu looked He Changgeng up and down and said, "Could it be... that you didn't get enough rest last night?"

"It's because I haven't rested enough!"

He Changgeng responded.

That night, whenever he closed his eyes, all he could see in his mind was the image of him being bombarded.

That's it...

Who's had enough rest?!

"Why!"

Xiao Qingxiu didn't think much of it after hearing this, and said with a smile, "Elder He, you've gone to so much trouble for me! You've worked so hard!"

"Oh!"

He Changgeng forced a smile, but didn't respond. Instead, he looked towards the person in the main seat.

When He Changgeng saw Jiang Xiaobai sitting there, smiling at him, his heart tightened immediately. He didn't dare to be negligent and quickly walked over.

But before He Changgeng could speak, Jiang Xiaobai waved his hand and said, "Alright, now that they're here, let's sit down and talk!"

He Changgeng paused slightly, then nodded gently and sat down beside him.

Xiao Qingxiu also sat down, first glancing at the people from the eight major merchant houses, and finally his gaze fell on Jiang Xiaobai.

"Jiang Xiaobai, the heads of the eight major merchants are also here, and Elder He has arrived. Tell everyone your conclusions!"

"Okay!"

Jiang Xiaobai put down his teacup, glanced at everyone present, and slowly said, "I will continue to sit as chairman!"

"The young prince shouldn't even think about getting his hands on a single piece of the perfume business!"

"Jiang Xiaobai, you..."

Xiao Qingxiu was about to speak when Jiang Xiaobai interrupted him: "I haven't finished yet!"

"Okay, go on!"

Xiao Qingxiu sneered, "I'd like to see what else you have to say!"

"Oh……"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled faintly and looked at Xiao Qingxiu, saying, "Besides that, Your Highness can no longer engage in any business. As for those perfumes and wines, I will take over those businesses!"

At this point, Jiang Xiaobai's gaze fell on He Changgeng, and he said, "Finally, regarding the matter of Yipinlou, your Yipintang... had better not get involved in it anymore!"

"Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!!"

"Ha ha!"

As soon as Jiang Xiaobai finished speaking, Xiao Qingxiu couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Jiang Xiaobai, I didn't expect you to still be so arrogant even at a time like this!"

"Ha, was I arrogant?"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled.

"You're threatening Yipintang, isn't that arrogant enough?"

Xiao Qingxiu sneered, "Let me tell you, Elder He is a senior elder of the First-Class Hall, and Elder He is least afraid of threats!"

"Yipintang!"

The people from the eight major merchant houses below all looked surprised.

They were wondering who this white-haired old man was, but they never expected him to be from Yipintang.

They were well aware that Yipintang had played a crucial role in bringing Jingshang Yipinlou to where it was today.

No wonder Xiao Qingxiu was so confident.

For a moment, the eight people started discussing among themselves, their expressions full of embarrassment.

After all, the perfume business is in Jiang Xiaobai's hands.

They now prefer to do business with Jiang Xiaobai.

However, if Xiao Qingxiu were to take the position of president of Yipinlou, then they would be in a rather difficult position.

Seeing the eight people's reaction, Xiao Qingxiu's lips curled slightly. He turned to He Changgeng and said, "Elder He, you heard what was just said, didn't you?"

"Jiang Xiaobai not only doesn't take me seriously, he doesn't even take Yipintang seriously!"

At this moment, the four chairmen of Yipinlou also exchanged glances.

Indeed, the conditions proposed by Jiang Xiaobai not only did not back down, but actually took a big step forward.

Judging from this, it doesn't seem like they're here to negotiate.

instead……

It seems more like they're preparing to completely break ties with Yipintang!

Now, the people from the eight major trading companies are watching from the sidelines.

So, the four of them are probably going to be caught in the middle and have a hard time.

Snapped!

Just as the four chairmen were sighing inwardly, He Changgeng slammed his hand heavily on the table next to him and suddenly stood up.

Seeing He Changgeng's anger, Xiao Qingxiu's sneer deepened.

Angry!

He Changgeng was clearly enraged by Jiang Xiaobai's last words!

Now, Jiang Xiaobai is likely to have offended the entire Yipintang.

That's right, as the saying goes, it's easy to defend against a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark.

The Yipintang Hall is full of experts.

Even the mysterious chief commander of the Shadow Suppression Division comes from the First-Class Hall.

By offending such a powerful force, Jiang Xiaobai has absolutely made the worst possible move!

Just as Xiao Qingxiu was filled with excitement, preparing to see how Jiang Xiaobai would handle the situation, He Changgeng's voice rang out: "Hmph, Little Prince, let me ask you something!"

"Where is Young Master Jiang arrogant?!"