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In the late spring of the 18th year of Yong'an, the Shen Mansion in Gusu was in turmoil. Master Shen went to Beijing and was seriously injured in a robbery. His old house in Jinling was hit by a disaster, and relatives from other branches of the family were eager to seize the power of the family. Sixteen-year-old Shen Qingtang took off her red makeup, picked up the account books, and shouldered the crumbling family business as her legitimate daughter. When she first took charge of the family, she was at a loss. She was made things difficult by the accountant, fooled by the steward of the farm, and ridiculed by her relatives that "it is difficult for a woman to be in charge of a house, and it is difficult for her to achieve great things." However, she had a tenacity that refused to admit defeat. She learned when she didn't understand and corrected her mistakes. She was kind but not soft-hearted. She never tolerated the rules and never hesitated to use the means. When rejecting the invitation from a wealthy family in the capital, she said, "Marriage will depend on fate, but the head of the family comes first." She would rather protect the family business than become a pawn in marriage. When the business alliance encountered difficulties from the wealthy gentry in Gusu, she opened a warehouse to release grain, established a bank account to stabilize business, used strategies to resolve the crisis, and subdued the wealthy gentry to dominate the Jiangnan business community; When the industry encountered monopoly constraints, she personally studied mulberry farming, improved mulberry seedlings, and created mulberry-tea co-production methods to create a complete industrial chain unique to the Shen family. Her family members sought profits, so she established regulations in the ancestral hall and set up a village to support orphans and widows, clean up the clan order, and guard the bottom line of the industry. From Tangxin Teahouse to Tangsang Satin, from the Gusu Merchant Alliance to the Jiangnan Tea Party, from the young business owner to the respected Miss Shen in the Jiangnan business community, every step Shen Qingtang took was soaked in sweat, but she also embarked on the road of becoming a business owner for women. There is no reason in this world that a woman cannot be in charge of a family. Shen Qingtang will use her own efforts to safeguard the foundation of the Shen family, develop Jiangnan business, and let the world know that women can also hold up a sky on their own!