The exhibition venue is a huge courtyard, somewhat like a modern shopping mall, but the difference is that the house here has only two floors and each location is separated.
In previous years, the layout of the exhibition was arranged by the government. It was actually very simple. The items to be taken out were placed on the booths and people could choose. This year, Wan Houyu did not plan to make any changes. After all, after so many years, everyone was used to this way.
But he knew that Princess Qian Jiujiu loved to eat, so he simply allocated half of the first floor to buy all kinds of food from Fenghai City. He was now looking for someone to allocate these stalls.
Wan Houyu handed this matter over to other people in the Wan family. After he had a general idea of how to hold the trade fair, he went to prepare. The guys from the Chamber of Commerce came to the venue here, but they were also empty-handed. These were old fox-level figures, so how could they not see that Wan Houyu was completely avoiding them.
The Wan family has considerable influence in Fenghai City and is well-informed. It is very easy to avoid these guys. President Yu is worried about this, as this matter was mainly his idea.
He was worried that Wan Houyu would grow up and completely replace his position in the Chamber of Commerce. If Wan Houyu had not been so keen on doing business, the position of Chamber of Commerce President might have been his. In addition, Wan Houyu actually wanted to take advantage of his granddaughter, without considering whether he was worthy or not.
Unable to find anyone, President Yu waved goodbye to the group of people from the Chamber of Commerce angrily and returned to the Yu Mansion.
"Grandpa, you're back. You don't look well. Is there something wrong?"
President Yu looked up and saw his granddaughter looking at him with a worried look on her face. He couldn't help but feel moved in his heart. It was this granddaughter in front of him that Wan Houyu had taken a fancy to, but he had looked down on the Wan family before and had always suppressed his granddaughter and prevented the two from interacting.
Thinking of this, President Yu had some more ideas. After all, Wan Houyu is different now. Looking at his granddaughter in front of him, he sighed, "It's still the Chamber of Commerce's business. Hey, you won't understand if I tell you too much. Wan Houyu really doesn't give me a way out."
As expected, as soon as she heard Wan Houyu's name, Yu Ziying instantly focused her attention, because President Yu opposed her going to find Wan Houyu, and even did not reveal any information about Wan Houyu to her. She didn't even know that Wan Houyu had arrived in Fenghai City.
"Grandpa, Master Wan came to Fenghai City? Did he do anything to make you angry?"
President Yu looked at Yu Ziying, with a calculating look in his eyes: "Ying'er, can you meet Wan Houyu now? It would be even better if you could invite him to the Yu family."
Yu Ziying frowned: "I don't know, how about I try it?"
She did help Wan Houyu, and it was that encounter that made her devote herself to Wan Houyu, and Wan Houyu was also good to her. It was just that she had few opportunities to see him, and her grandfather objected, and she did not dare to disobey the old man.
President Yu now has no idea what to do and can only pin his hopes on Yu Ziying: "Okay, then go find her now."
Yu Ziying was a little surprised when she saw her grandfather suddenly become proactive: "Grandpa, don't you object to my relationship with Master Wan?"
President Yu looked at Yu Ziying with a smile and said, "Of course I have no objection. You have to know that this is a different time. Go ahead and invite him to your home."
Yu Ziying looked puzzled as she led her maid Xiaoxiang to the Wan family. They soon arrived at the door of the Wan family. Looking at the guard, Xiaoxiang walked up to him and asked, "Excuse me, is Master Wan Houyu here? This is my young lady's visiting card."
The guard at the gate saw that Yu Ziying in front of him seemed to be no ordinary person, so he naturally did not dare to hide it. He smiled at Xiao Xiang and replied, "I don't know if my master is here. I'll go in and ask the housekeeper. Please wait."
Normally, the guards wouldn't have such a good attitude. The prince and princess both lived here, and they were worried about leaving a bad impression on the two. Their attitudes became very good, and after Xiaoxiang successfully completed the task, he returned to his young lady.
Yu Ziying was anxiously waiting for the news, and at this time, the housekeeper had sent someone to the back door of the Wan Mansion to find Wan Houyu. After all, Yu Ziying was the granddaughter of President Yu, and the housekeeper had accidentally seen Yu Ziying and Wan Houyu getting along before, so how could he not dare to ask for help
Wan Houyu, who was busy at the time, heard that Yu Ziying came to his house with a visiting card to see him. He agreed after just a little thought and returned to the Wan family with the servant who came to inform him.
When Wan Houyu returned to the Wan family, he walked through the main gate. Before he got close, he saw Yu Ziying in a yellow shirt, looking towards the gate. Perhaps because she didn't see the gate open, she looked a little disappointed.
"Miss Yu, are you here to see me?"
Yu Ziying suddenly heard a voice coming from behind. She turned around and saw Wan Houyu coming over. She instantly felt relieved. It turned out that she was not invited in because Wan Houyu was not there, not because Wan Houyu did not want to see her. Thinking of this, Yu Ziying smiled and said, "Did you go out?"
Wan Houyu smiled and nodded: "Follow me in, we'll talk in the hall."
Seeing the door open, Wan Houyu led Yu Ziying into the room. This scene was seen by those who came to check on Wan Houyu. They stared at him and thought, "So Wan Houyu likes beauties." No, we have to send the message back quickly and ask the head of the family to find a beauty to use as a beauty trap.
Wan Houyu had no idea that his behavior at this moment would lead to countless encounters with beauties in the future. He was in a good mood at this moment: "Why did you come to see me openly this time? Didn't your grandfather stop you?"
Yu Ziying was a little embarrassed. In the past, they had met because of her grandfather's obstruction and Wan Houyu was not around often, so they met rarely and it was not easy. And the reason for her embarrassment was that this time she might have to make excessive demands.
She twirled her fingers nervously, "Grandpa asked me to come this time. A-Yu, did something happen? I see that my grandpa doesn't look very well. Can you tell me something?"
Her grandfather had also made a request, but Yu Ziying couldn't bring it up directly. Firstly, she didn't want to hurt Wan Houyu, and secondly, she really couldn't say it out loud.
Yu Ziying has always been considerate and sensible, and Wan Houyu knows that. Hearing Yu Ziying's request, he did not hide anything, but laid out everything and said, "You know about Prefect Qian's affairs."
She actually heard some rumors about this matter and nodded: "I know, Grandpa dealt with you because of me, Ayu, I'm sorry."
Wan Houyu smiled and looked at Yu Ziying: "I don't blame you. To be honest, it was thanks to your letter that I was able to think of a solution in advance. But fortunately, I was lucky to meet the young princess, so I don't have to use these desperate methods."
Yu Ziying smiled and nodded: "God bless, as long as A Yu is safe. So now that Prefect Qian is in trouble, the prince and princess also value you, right?"
After hearing about Wan Houyu saving the little princess, Yu Ziying suddenly understood why her grandfather did not object to her coming to see Wan Houyu. Wan Houyu is different now, and Yu Ziying suddenly felt ashamed because of her grandfather's snobbery.
Wan Houyu nodded: "Not only that, the prince has entrusted me with the affairs of the trade fair. The prefect originally planned that only our Wan family would ship the goods this time, and I plan to do the same."
Yu Ziying's eyes widened. This trade fair was the most lively and important event in Fenghai City. How could one company dominate the market? She looked at Wan Houyu with some concern.
"Ayu, isn't this a bit inappropriate? After all, this would offend too many people. Why don't you choose a few of Fenghai City's most powerful families to cooperate with, so that you won't be alone."
Yu Ziying was really thinking about Wan Houyu, so she said this. Wan Houyu suddenly looked up at Yu Ziying and said, "Ying'er, if I go to ask for marriage now, will your grandfather agree?"
Yu Ziying's face flushed instantly. She never expected Wan Houyu to say such a thing. She stared at Wan Houyu steadily, her face becoming paler. Was he asking her to choose between her family and Wan Houyu
Wan Houyu felt uncomfortable. He knew why President Yu suddenly took action against the Wan family this time. It was because Yu Xiaoying refused the Yu family's proposal to marry into the Wang family and took her anger out on him.
Even if all the goods were snatched away by Prefect Qian, the Wan family would not give up on him. He would not have an easy life in the Wan family, not to mention that he wanted to marry Yu Ziying.
Wan Houyu didn't say anything. He was waiting for Yu Ziying's answer, but Yu Ziying remained silent. Wan Houyu waved his hand to let Xiaoxiang go out, and then whispered something in Yu Ziying's ear.
The more Yu Ziying listened, the paler her face became, and she was even shaking all over. She really didn't know that Wan Houyu would actually do such a dangerous thing for him.
Wan Houyu patted Yu Ziying on the shoulder: "Don't be afraid, I'm successful now, are you willing to marry me?"
Yu Ziying nodded without hesitation this time: "I do. You can come to propose tomorrow."
After saying this, Yu Ziying blushed and walked quickly towards the gate with her maid, and soon left the Wan family.
Wan Houyu looked at Yu Ziying's slightly cheerful back and couldn't help but smile. Then he smiled bitterly, clenched his fist, and strode out to continue his work.
In the evening, Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao came back with the children. After dinner, Wan Houyu came over. Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao looked at each other. Since Qian Jiujiu was curious about the trade fair, she asked, "How are your preparations for the trade fair going?"
Wan Houyu directly told them all his plans, and then knelt down in front of the two people: "Wan Houyu is guilty, please punish me, my lord and princess."
Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu looked at each other again. Qian Jiujiu asked curiously, "What did you do wrong? You've knelt down to apologize, so you must have done something serious. Tell me."
Wan Houyu heard a hint of amusement in Qian Jiujiu's tone, and immediately became serious and began to tell the story.