Now I know this young master of the He family, and he even took the initiative to approach me. Although it seems that the young master of the He family is surrounded by many beautiful women, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who is particularly proactive and enthusiastic.

Besides, doesn't her young lady seem to have a good impression of this little cousin?

People like her daughter have a personality that truly looks down on young ladies from prestigious families and cannot stand those who flatter and fawn.

Although her young lady is a nice person, she is not an easy person to get along with, and not everyone can catch her eye. She is not the kind of person who can get along with just anyone.

She's not exactly a social butterfly; for someone as picky about making friends as her young mistress to consider this little cousin a good friend shows just how lovable she is.

An Ning took two quick steps and grabbed An Le. "Little sister, where are you going?" Is there something you can't say in front of them? It feels like your little sister is hiding something from them.

Anle smiled at Anning with narrowed eyes, "I'm just going to talk to the young master of the He family about business matters. It's a trade secret. Fourth sister, you wait here for me for a while."

An Ning released her grip after hearing the word "business secret," pursed her lips, and said nothing, watching An Le and the young master of the He family leave with Xiao Ya.

An Yi twitched his eyebrows, finally recovering from his shock, and started gossiping with an excited expression.

"When did our little sister meet this young master of the He family? I had no idea."

My little sister is really something; she actually managed to do business with and get connected to the wealthy He family.

This is the richest man in Hongcheng! He's been keeping it a secret from us all this time. What kind of business is he discussing with him? What kind of business has our little sister been involved in lately?!

An Ning rolled her eyes, looking at An Yi with disdain and sneer.

"What do you know? All you do is ask your little sister for money. When have you ever paid attention to what kind of business she does or how hard she works every day?"

She often gets up at night and can always see the lights on in her younger sister's house, as she often stays up until midnight before going to sleep.

An Yi's face stiffened, and he awkwardly touched his nose.

"Hey, well, it's just that my little sister doesn't need me to do anything. I just care about her, but I can't really help her much." After saying that, he persisted in asking.

"So what kind of business has our little sister been doing lately that's connected to the He family?"

An Ning tilted her head, glancing at the sky, looking thoughtful. "I really don't know what business dealings she has with the He family. I also don't know that she knows the young master of the He family. However, it seems that my younger sister has been getting closer to the Jincheng government recently, and it seems that she is doing some clothing business."

"Mom and my eldest sister are both so busy, and they even asked my cousin Zhiyi to help out, so it can't be wrong."

"The clothing business?" An Yi racked his brains and pondered for a long time, but he still couldn't believe that the young master of the He family could be so familiar with his younger sister just by doing the clothing business.

"The He family is so wealthy and powerful, they shouldn't need another clothing merchant, right?"

"And just now I overheard that young master of the He family talking to my younger sister about stones. Could it be related to the jade business? Didn't my younger sister mention before that she was in the jade business? Do you think it could be related to that?"

An Ning shook her head. "Although my younger sister is involved in the jade business, I really don't know how she got involved with the He family."

"Usually, it's Ah Mo who follows my little sister around and does things for her." "If you want to know what's going on inside, you'll have to ask Ah Mo."

However, Ah Mo is a man of few words; you've hardly ever heard him say more than a few words. Whenever you meet him, he just nods, and that's his greeting.

If they were to actually ask Ah Mo, they really wouldn't be able to bring themselves to do it. Ah Mo's unapproachable demeanor makes people afraid to get close.

Besides, Ah Mo probably wouldn't tell them anything about his little sister. She's very good at keeping things private; she's already said it's a trade secret and she doesn't want anyone to reveal it, so Ah Mo definitely won't say a word.

An Yi scratched his head, looking rather curious.

"What kind of business are you keeping from us? Business is all aboveboard; there's no way you can keep something from us. There must be something you're hiding from us."

An Ning grunted.

"You're so curious, why don't you go up and ask her? See if our little sister will tell you, and see if she'll still give you money to spend?"

An Yi immediately backed down. His little sister was already carrying them on her back, how could he dare to approach her?

Qiao Zhishu and Qiao Zhili exchanged a glance, also feeling that their little cousin was indeed quite extraordinary, but they remained silent and did not say a word.

They know how to handle things they shouldn't ask.

On the other side—

"You two can talk here. It's quite quiet here, and no one will come to disturb us. I'll go and greet Young Master Qiao and his party first." After saying this, Xiao Ya wisely left the pavilion.

Anle glanced around the pavilion and saw that there was indeed no one there. There were only the two of them inside the pavilion, so now they could finally speak frankly.

"I said, I hope you will not mention the stone at the auction house again, and you should not mention my visit to the Red City Auction House either, especially in front of the people around me."

Helsing smiled. "Alright, since the little girl doesn't want to mention it, I won't bring it up again. But now you can tell me, at least satisfy my curiosity. Why did you spend so much money to get that stone? What kind of stone is it? What's it used for? I'm quite curious about that stone."

Anle smiled, but instead of answering, he gave a forced, insincere reply.

"Since you were so curious, why didn't you keep fighting for it in the first place? Maybe if you had kept fighting, it would have been yours."

Helsin wore a gentle smile.

"A gentleman does not take what others love. Seeing how much you like it, he will naturally stop bidding."

Anle rolled her eyes without giving him any face. "Nonsense! He was the one who raised the price back then, and he raised it quite a bit. Thanks to him, she spent so much more money to get it. He ripped her off quite a bit!"

"That's all thanks to you, that's why I spent all that money to get it." Anle said this with a hint of resentment.

Helsin naturally knew that the little girl held a grudge against him because of the price gouging incident; otherwise, why would the little girl treat him like that? The two had no grudges against each other.

"I apologize for what happened at the auction house. I'm sorry you spent so much money. Could you tell me what that stone is actually for?"

Anle scoffed, "I don't know. I only took pictures because I was curious."