105: Chapter 105 Taking Jin Feiyan as a Concubine and Controlling the Finances

The Gu Family is going to marry into the Tianyi Chamber of Commerce!

This news spread throughout the entire Baifeng City in just half a day!

The shock it brought was even a hundred times stronger than the opening of "Gus Pill Shop" or "Chen Xuanfeng getting slapped in the face" previously!

"What?! Did I hear that right? Miss Jin from the Tianyi Chamber of Commerce is going to... marry Gu Yan?"

"And, as a... concubine?!"

"Crazy! That old fox, President Jin Yuanbao, must be crazy! How could he bear to send his only daughter, whom he treasures like the apple of his eye and who is the future successor of the Family, to be a concubine for someone else?!"

"This... this is simply inconceivable!"

The major taverns and teahouses in the city exploded with discussion!

Everyone's face was filled with shock and absurdity, unable to comprehend this.

In their eyes, this marriage was full of strangeness and irrationality from every angle.

Although the Gu Family is currently the most popular rising star in Baifeng City, its foundation compared to a commercial giant like the Tianyi Chamber of Commerce, which occupies the entire Dongtu Continent, is still... like a firefly compared to a bright moon!

This marriage, no matter how you look at it, seems like a peacock marrying down to a barnyard chicken!

However, no matter how heated the public opinion outside was, the marriage between the two major forces was set in stone.

Seven days later, on an auspicious day, a grand and unique wedding, destined to be recorded in the history of Baifeng City, was held.

It was grand because the wedding procession was from the Tianyi Chamber of Commerce. The dowry stretched for ten miles, from the pagoda in the city center to the Gu Garden in the east, and along the way, the gold, silver, jewelry, silk, and rare treasures blinded everyone's eyes!

The guests who came to congratulate included all the prominent forces in Baifeng City! The City Lord's Mansion, the Wang Family... even the Chen Family, who hated Gu Yan to the bone, had to swallow their pride and send a generous gift under the strict orders of their Old Ancestor!

It was unique because for this wedding, the bride had the pomp of a legitimate wife, while the groom performed the rites of... taking a concubine.

But regardless of the process, when Jin Feiyan, wearing a magnificent phoenix coronet and robes, was personally led by the hand by Gu Yan into the gates of the Gu Family under everyone's gaze, everyone knew that from today on, the landscape of Baifeng City would be completely... rewritten!

With the Tianyi Chamber of Commerce as an in-law ally with wealth rivaling a nation, the Gu Family was now like a tiger with added wings, and no one would ever be able to easily shake them again!

...

In the bridal chamber, red candles shone brightly.

Gu Yan looked at the stunning woman before him, who had shed her usual shrewdness and capability, and wore a look of shyness and anticipation, and couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion in his heart.

"From today on, you are a member of my Gu Family."

"Mm." Jin Feiyan replied softly, her bright phoenix eyes swirling with emotion, "Husband, please take care of me from now on."

The night of passion goes without saying.

[Ding! Core behavior of expanding the Family detected...]

In his mind, the System's business-like notification tone went online on time.

[Target character locked: Jin Feiyan!]

[Aptitude rating: Yellow Grade High Grade!]

[Luck rating: Mysterious Grade Low Grade (Commercial Dao bonus, possesses great Luck)!]

[Comprehensive evaluation: Excellent (A Grade)!]

[Rewards are being calculated...]

[Congratulations Host, obtained [Lifespan + 12 years]!]

[Congratulations Host, obtained one [Cultivation Empowerment]! Your cultivation has successfully broken through to... Foundation Establishment, Second Layer, Middle Stage!]

[Note: Detected that the target character possesses a special Luck bonus in the 'Commercial Dao' Domain. System suggestion: The Host should make the best use of talent and resources, placing her in a suitable position to significantly improve the growth efficiency of Family wealth.]

A stream of pure vitality and energy poured into Gu Yan's body once again.

Although this reward was far less "epic" than when Gu Xianer was born, it still allowed Gu Yan's cultivation and Lifespan to take a solid step forward!

The next morning, in the Gu Family meeting hall, Gu Yan summoned all the core Family members and announced a... major appointment in front of everyone.

He took out a warm jade pendant that he had personally refined, engraved with the Gu Family's "Gu" emblem, and walked up to Jin Feiyan.

"Feiyan." His voice was incredibly solemn.

"You are well-versed in the way of business and skilled in financial management; you are a rare and extraordinary woman in this world."

"Today, I entrust this 'Financial Management Jade Pendant,' which symbolizes the highest financial power of my Gu Family, to you."

"From now on, all the industries and all the financial power under my Gu Family will be fully managed by you... alone!"

"You are the... Grand Steward of my Gu Family!"

The entire meeting hall fell into silence.

Everyone's gaze was fixed on the warm, weighty jade pendant.

Shen Qingxue, Bai Linger, Liu Ruyan... there was no jealousy on their faces, only heartfelt relief and approval.

They knew that when it came to business and financial management, none of them combined could compare to a single finger of Jin Feiyan.

Leaving professional matters to professional people—this was Gu Yan's way of using talent, and it was also the root of the Gu Family's enduring prosperity!

Jin Feiyan looked at the man in front of her, at the absolute trust and recognition in his eyes that contained no Impurities.

A surge of unprecedented warmth and the emotion of "a scholar dying for one who appreciates him" rose in her heart.

She did not refuse. Because she knew that to refuse would be to betray this trust!

She reached out her shrewd yet beautiful hand and steadily accepted the cold jade pendant that symbolized the financial power of a Family.

"Rest assured, Husband."

There was no longer any shyness of a young woman in her eyes. Instead, it was replaced by an unprecedented, brilliant light belonging to a female business tycoon! And confidence!

"From today on, Feiyan will surely, for my husband and for our Gu Family..."

"Create a... commercial Empire that spans the entire Immortal Realm!"

With this, the internal power structure of the Gu Family, this emerging cultivation Family, was finally completely stabilized.

Shen Qingxue, gentle and virtuous, manages internal affairs and is the Family's most solid backing.

Jin Feiyan, shrewd and capable, manages external finances and is the Family's sharpest source of wealth.

One internal, one external, complementing each other perfectly.

And Gu Yan could finally completely free himself from these complicated worldly affairs.

He could devote all his energy to... more important things, his own cultivation, and mastering new Cultivation Techniques!

Meanwhile, deep within the continuous Luoxia Mountain Range outside Baifeng City, a sudden, large-scale... Yao Beast tide was quietly brewing and taking shape.

A huge crisis that would affect the entire Baifeng City was about to... descend!