After Divorcing My Husband, I Took Over the Capital's Banks

Before the new bride had even entered the household, Song Xu'an, heir to the Marquis's estate, came to borrow his former wife's seal.

He owed his business partners three thousand taels. The money had gone into the Marquis's estate's treasury, yet he wanted Su Zhaotang to pledge two of her dowry shops and use the bank she ran as collateral. In front of everyone, Su Zhaotang crossed out the guarantee clause: "Whoever borrowed the money can repay it."

Song Xu'an assumed that after replacing the mistress of the household, the bank and the credit she had built up would still stay with the Marquis's estate. Instead, she took the initiative to end the marriage, then used their partnership contract to reclaim the seal that gave her control of the business.

The Marquis's estate had a real stake in the bank, and the creditors had real debts. She couldn't simply empty the vault and walk away: depositors' notes had to be honored, employees had to be paid, and severed business ties had to be rebuilt. Her former husband waited for her to bow her head, while her competitors waited for her to close up shop. But she intended to settle every account, one by one, and show the capital who really called the shots at this bank.