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Chapter 99 Taking Over the Chamber of Commerce

Boss Sun chimed in, "Thinking of this, I feel incredibly guilty. Brother Shen is in trouble, and I'm still worried about my own little business. Boss Wang is willing to lend a helping hand to someone he's just met."

Wang Yi blushed a little when she heard these words. She wasn't that selfless and noble; she had her own reasons for helping Boss Shen.

But having come this far, she had no choice but to pretend to accept it calmly.

Zheng Xingtou spoke with great enthusiasm: "Boss Wang even provided Boss Shen with a Northwest caravan free of charge, not only saving Boss Shen from his immediate crisis but also handing over his money-making secrets. If someone like that isn't suitable to be a caravan manager, then who is?"

"Do you want Wu Xingtou? Is he the kind of person who would stand by and watch someone die, only knowing how to scheme and plot all day long?"

These words were extremely harsh; they were practically pointing their fingers at Wu Xingtou and cursing him.

Wang Yiyi hurriedly came over and pulled Zheng Xingtou away, saying, "It's not that bad, it's not that bad."

There are still quite a few people who listen to Wu Xingtou. Everyone still needs to make a living in the future, so we can't afford to offend people too much.

Wu, the head of the business, took a deep breath and choked out, "Since I took over the family business at fifteen and became the head of this chamber of commerce at twenty-five, I have worked diligently and tirelessly for you all. Boss Sun, have you forgotten how I helped you when you had that dirty business with people from another county? Boss Shen, do you remember how I gave you the chance to live when we encountered robbers on our way to Dayong?"

Then, trembling, he pointed to the crowd and said, "I've been a tailor for twenty-five years. Who among you can say you haven't received any favors from me? And now, just because I didn't help you this time, are you going to treat me like this? Are you going to erase all my contributions?"

Everyone fell silent immediately, even Zheng Xing lowered his head.

Some people even wiped away tears.

Someone took the lead and said, "We will never forget Wu's kindness. We were wrong today, and I disagree with the idea of ​​changing the costume."

Others followed suit, and the situation suddenly reversed.

Fortunately, Wang Yiyi was already prepared. She was determined to change the person in charge of the outfit, otherwise how would she survive in Shi County?

She calmly pulled a piece of paper from her bosom: "Perhaps Wu Xingtou did indeed consider the Chamber of Commerce at the beginning. The matter you mentioned is too far back, and the truth cannot be verified. Let's talk about things from the last five years."

Her clear voice quickly attracted everyone's attention, and all eyes turned to her.

She looked around and read from the paper: "Five years ago, you set fire to the Lu family's warehouse for their shop in the west of the city, causing them heavy losses and forcing them to sell their property. You pretended to lend a helping hand and bought their shop at a low price."

"Three years ago, in order to stop the Xiao family from expanding and becoming the largest jewelry store in Shi County, you hired people to falsely accuse them of selling counterfeit goods, and since then the Xiao family has never recovered."

"Do I have to recount every single detail?"

Wang Yiyi didn't continue reading; instead, she slammed the paper heavily onto the tea table beside her.

She anticipated that things might not go so smoothly, so she asked Xie Yu to help her investigate.

She was shocked by what she found out; she never imagined that Wu Xingtou had done so many bad things.

Zheng, the clerk sitting closest to Wang Yiyi, quickly grabbed the paper, skimmed through it, and looked at Wu, the clerk, incredulously: "Did you really do all of this?"

The paper was quickly passed around to other people.

Wu Xingtou, no longer bothering to pretend he was lame, snatched the paper in one swift motion and tore it to shreds.

This reaction left everyone bewildered, and their gazes towards him instantly changed, especially those from the Lu and Xiao families, who seemed to want to tear him apart.

Wang Yiyi scoffed, "Didn't I beat him so badly his legs were almost broken? Now he's walking faster than me!"

Only then did everyone realize what was happening, and they all turned to look at Wu Xingtou's legs.

Wu Xingtou had no more energy to argue and slumped to the ground, his previous arrogance gone, looking at least ten years older in an instant.

Zheng Xingtou bowed deeply to Wang Yiyi: "Wang Xingtou, considering how devoted he has been to the Chamber of Commerce, please do not send him to the authorities."

These crimes will either get them the death penalty or a lifetime of imprisonment.

Wu Xingtou had done him a favor, and he couldn't just stand by and watch someone die.

Wang Yi sighed helplessly. Zheng Xingtou was good in every way, except that he was too much of a saint. He could forgive even this. If she remembered correctly, the paper also had a record of what Wu Xingtou had done to him.

She didn't reply to him, but instead looked at everyone and said, "You can discuss this among yourselves; I won't interfere."

Her feud with Wu Xingtou was over, and she had no interest in driving an old man to his grave.

Remembering their past kindness and out of consideration for Zheng Xingtou, everyone decided not to pursue the matter further.

Wu Xingtou, looking utterly defeated, knelt down before the crowd: "I'm sorry to everyone, I'm sorry to the Chamber of Commerce. Even if you forgive me, I won't forgive myself. I will close Wu's and go back to my hometown."

After saying this, he kowtowed three times and then stood up, leaning on his cane.

He gave Wang Yiyi an admiring look: "When I was young, I was also full of ambition, thinking of making a great career. I never expected that the more power I had, the more my ambition grew and I made mistakes. You are more courageous than I was when I was young. I am at ease handing this chamber of commerce over to you in the future. I just hope that you will always remember your original intention and never follow my old path."

Wang Yiyi thought that Wu Xingtou would deny it to the death, or that he hated her to the bone. To her surprise, he readily admitted to these things and showed no hatred towards her, only a look of relief on his face.

She bowed humbly: "I will heed your teachings, Elder Wu."

This means accepting the title of head of the Chamber of Commerce and carrying on the ambitions of Wu, who was young.

Wu Xingtou nodded and slowly moved out of the council chamber.

Behind him, surrounded by a crowd, Wang Yiyi took the seat of honor.

The sun was shining brightly outside. Wu Xingtou turned back for one last look and gave a satisfied smile.

He's been in that position for so long that he's forgotten where he came from.

He is indeed getting old, and this position should be handed over to a younger person.

When Wang Yiyi sat down in the main seat, she saw Wu Xingtou's departing figure. She glanced at him and then looked away.

She will never become like Wu Xingtou, never.

The crowd bowed to the person in the main seat and shouted, "Head of the King's Attire!"

Wang Yiyi tried to appear serious and started discussing Northwest jade with everyone.

On the other side, Li was making tofu when there was a sudden knock on the door.

The visitors were Zhao Hehua and her mother.

She warmly welcomed the two of them in, and before she could even speak, Zhao Hehua took the initiative to say, "Auntie, you should know what happened yesterday. It was my father who wronged Datou."

She paused for a moment, then added, "I've come today to discuss annulmenting the engagement."

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