Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 408 - 409: Hold Tighter_1

Chapter 408: Chapter 409: Hold Tighter_1

As a result, when everyone was almost done donating, suddenly, Wang Ju loudly shouted: "Madame Wan, donates one hundred taels!"

The crowd was immediately buzzing.

One hundred taels?

Such a generous donation, truly fitting of a leading merchant. This is probably meant to make a huge impression at the quarterly gathering.

After Wan Fengzhen finished her donation, naturally, she was surrounded by everyone, whether sincere or not. Anyway, she was once more the center of attention, and Chairman Song even invited her to say a few words on stage.

Wan Fengzhen ascended to the stage, still with her pleasant smile, stating something about the national crisis at hand, that everyone’s earned money should be taken from the people and used for the people. She would take advantage of these few idle days to help out at the refugee residences, and even hire a few small workers from there to assist. She concluded by expressing her hope that Xiangying Square could grow stronger and larger - or something to that effect.

Below, seated next to Nan Feng, Xin Meng could not help but scorn on behalf of Nan Feng: "This woman really knows how to put on a show. I bet tomorrow the streets will be full of people calling her a living Bodhisattva, the sly merchant!"

Nan Feng did not join in, quietly eating.

...

When the Business Association meeting ended, the merchants started to disperse.

Since it was winter, it got dark quickly. Although it was still early evening when they had arrived, now it was completely dark. Light, cold rain was falling from the sky. Compared to the warmth inside, it was truly cold outside. Nan Feng couldn’t help but sneeze.

Outside the Qingfeng building, there were only carriages and sedans, filled with the servants who had come out to receive their masters. Xin Meng also had a carriage, and she wanted to give Nan Feng a ride home, but Nan Feng politely declined.

Xin Meng had always wanted to act as Nan Feng’s facial mask agent, so Nan Feng couldn’t owe her any favors. Owing too much made it hard to decline in the future.

But Nan Feng was also regretful, she had been so busy lately and hadn’t the time to buy a carriage. Once she had some free time, she would absolutely sort this out and wouldn’t wait any longer.

She was about to head home when another luxurious carriage stopped in front of her. The curtain of the carriage window parted, revealing a round, chubby face smiling cheerfully: "Boss Nan, don’t tell me there was no servant from your home to pick you up. How about catching a ride in my carriage?"

Nan Feng looked at Wan Fengzhen, and offered a subtle smile: "Thank you, but no need, I really don’t want to die in your carriage."

"Oh? Die in my carriage? It’s just me and my old maid in this carriage, could we really do you any harm?" Wan Fengzhen laughed heartily.

"Hehe," Nan Feng also began laughing: "That’s exactly what I fear, that you seem weak, but when you finally act, you’re capable of anything."

"..."

The way the two of them laughed and talked made them look like old friends who hadn’t seen each other for a long time. Little did people know, their conversation was loaded with sarcasm and cutting remarks, each taking their turn.

Until Nan Feng heard a familiar voice calling her, "Fengfeng--"

She couldn’t help but turn around, and saw a tall figure under the night sky, holding an oiled paper umbrella, waiting for her up ahead.

Nan Feng couldn’t help but to walk towards him, and the unpleasantness with Wan Fengzhen dissipated slightly: "How come you’re here, brother Ye?"

"I saw that it’s raining, and you always forget your umbrella, so I came over," Brother Ye replied in a low voice.

Having said that, he purposely brought Nan Feng a little closer under the umbrella.

Nan Feng looked gratefully at Brother Ye.

It was such a beautiful scene until Wan Fengzhen had her driver pull the carriage closer yet again.

"What a loving couple," Wan Fengzhen grinned, "Boss Nan, I heard you have an unengaged fiance at the Yamen, it must be this gentleman, right?"