CHAPTER 1039: CHAPTER 1036: VOICES OF OPPOSITION

Those who have the same doubts are not just Qian Jin; whether it’s Shen Liyan, Bai Yuanhao and his son, or other businessmen, they all can’t figure out how the Xiao Family obtained support, especially the simultaneous support from the Yun and Ning families.

They can’t understand, but at this moment, Miss is quite clear in her mind. She knows very well that the reason the Yun and Ning families are supporting her is all because of one person, the one who once created many miracles for the Xiao Family, the one she once hated to the core, and sometimes still does, the person who once dared to spank her.

Miss turned her head to look at Lin Tian, seeing Lin Tian lazily and comfortably sitting in the large chair, seemingly not surprised by this result.

"Lin Tian, thank you. I know it’s because of you that the Yun Family and the Ning Family are supporting the Xiao Family," Miss said softly.

Lin Tian casually shrugged and said, "Miss fought bravely against strong rivals and debated with merchants, you’ve proven your capabilities; this is your own achievement. Our Miss has always been the most formidable. Second Miss, don’t you agree?"

"Yes, sister is the most formidable, Lin Tian, you are also the most formidable," Xiao Manxuan said happily, though it’s unclear if the two "mosts" in her words contradict each other.

"Hmph, you’re the type who just says sweet words to cajole me," Miss’s face reddened slightly at Lin Tian’s compliment, and she said coyly.

Lin Tian smiled inwardly, thinking, I have plenty more sweet words, just worried you can’t handle them.

"Miss, I also support you, let’s show those men that we women can do it as well as they can," Ou Mengmeng said happily.

"Thank you," Miss said seriously.

"Does anyone have other candidates to propose? If not, we will proceed to the next item on the agenda, a show of hands vote between Xiao Manxue and Qian Jin," Yun Haoyu said loudly after everyone finished digesting the previous information.

"No more."

"We don’t have anyone either."

...

A group of businessmen shook their heads, indicating they could begin the next step.

"Uncle Ning, may I say a few words?" Li Wenrong suddenly spoke up. Regarding the candidate proposals earlier, he suggested Qian Jin but has stayed silent since, because he is essentially an outsider and must maintain objectivity.

But now the situation did not play out as he envisioned, or rather, the vision the Li Family had, so Li Wenrong felt uneasy.

Yun Haoyu turned to him, smiling, "Mr. Li, as our special guest, speak your mind freely."

"What I want to say is, it shouldn’t be up to me to interfere with who becomes chairman of Yunhua Commerce, but after all, Yunhua Commerce and Sea Navigation Chamber of Commerce have close interactions, and the chairman plays an important role. If the chairman isn’t capable of shouldering the communication duties between the two chambers, it will affect their friendly relations. Mr. Yun, do you think I’m right?" Li Wenrong said ostensibly earnestly.

Anyone could hear the implication in his words: If they choose the Xiao Family, the Li Family won’t acknowledge it, thus affecting communications between the two chambers, a rather serious implication.

Ou Mengmeng stood up abruptly, snorting, "Li Wenrong, what are you worrying about? Communications with Yunhua Commerce have always been handled by the Ou family. The cooperation between the Ou Family and the Xiao Family is going well, which is a good start, no need for you to worry."

"You..." Li Wenrong was furious, almost spitting fire. He was about to say something when another voice cut in.

"Yo, isn’t this Third Young Master Li? I remember seeing Mr. Li at the opening ceremony of Tianxue Jewelry. Back then, Mr. Li even gifted coral..." Lin Tian, sitting on the stool, suddenly said loudly, though he left the sentence unfinished.

Li Wenrong’s face turned awkward; a prominent Li Family member had embarrassingly gifted fake coral, a blunder he desired kept hidden. He could only glare at Lin Tian and was resigned to sit down, without another word.

Lin Tian smirked coldly inwardly, thinking, kid, when it comes to clashing with me, you’ll have a hard time succeeding. Others were confused as to what had just transpired, merely noticing Li Wenrong suddenly retreat, leaving a lot of doubt in their minds. Qian Jin was even more anxious; if the Li Family didn’t object, the upcoming voting results could be quite unfavorable.

Yun Haoyu gave Lin Tian a chuckle, then continued to announce, "Since there are no objections, we’ll proceed with the vote. It starts now, with Chairman Shen recording the voting details along with me. Firstly, for those in favor of Qian Jin becoming the new chairman, please raise your hand."

After the invitation, the businessmen glanced at each other, seemingly reaching some understanding. After a moment, a few scattered individuals raised their hands, virtually all of whom had challenged the Xiao Family earlier.

However, to Qian Jin’s embarrassment and anger, those who were originally in his camp unexpectedly backed down and did not raise their hands. He realized businessmen often change with the wind, yet the speed of their change was something he couldn’t accept.

"Good, voting time is over; lower your hands please. Now we’ll move on to the second candidate vote; for those in favor of Xiao Manxue being elected as the new chairman, please raise your hand," Yu Haoyu said formally.

Immediately, the group of businesswomen first raised their hands. They had consistently supported Miss when the Xiao Family faced difficulty, and after witnessing Miss’s performance, admired her even more. Therefore, with Miss officially running for chairman, they are wholehearted in their approval.

Successively, other businessmen raised their hands, increasingly numerous, followed by Yun Haoyu and Ning Weirong raising their hands as well. Seeing the two raise their hands, the crowd understood that the Xiao Family’s victory today was now irreversible.

"Alright, the voting time is over, lower your hands; the vote is finished. We’ll tally the results in five minutes and announce the new chairman. Please be patient," Yun Haoyu said.

In actuality, there was no need for tallying; everyone was aware that Xiao Family secured overwhelming votes while the Qian Family only some sparse ones; the result was clear-cut. Nonetheless, they were willing to wait a few minutes patiently.

Five minutes later, the screen in the hall came to life, displaying several sets of data, including approval and abstained votes. Some businessmen had abstained by not raising their hands throughout the voting process.

The data showed that under Xiao Manxue’s name, the number of approvals far outpaced that for Qian Jin; the result was already evident: Xiao Manxue was elected as the new chairman.

At this juncture, the weight in Miss’s heart finally settled, mixed with some sentimentality that the Xiao Family had grown from a small, isolated family into a recognized family, a growth that represented strength.

She glanced at Lin Tian once more – all of this happened because Lin Tian came to the Xiao Family, leading to today’s outcome. Before coming to Jinghua City a week ago, Miss hadn’t even remotely imagined this result, with the chairman position now falling to her.

Yun Haoyu glanced around, loudly announcing, "Everyone has seen the voting results; I hereby declare, the new chairman is..."

"Hold on..." Just as Yun Haoyu was about to announce the final result, an old voice interrupted from outside the hall, abruptly halting Yun Haoyu’s declaration.