After losing her memory, Tingyun had been innocent and kind, often seeming rather vulnerable and indecisive.
Those qualities seemed to be the exact opposite of what a merchant needed.
A merchant had to be resourceful and decisive, and at times, assertive.
Yet while part of a person's character was innate, much of it was shaped by their surroundings.
Yukong understood that for Tingyun to retain such a personality after losing her memory, someone must have protected her very well.
Otherwise, she could never have developed that sort of character in a harsher environment.
So was the person who had protected Tingyun the same "him" she wanted to meet again?
You protected me for a year. I would spend the rest of my life searching for you.
Foxians felt passionately, and once they set their hearts on something, they rarely changed their minds.
Yukong knew that without "him," Tingyun could never have survived with the innocent disposition she had after losing her memory.
Without "him," she would never have seen Tingyun again.
That was why Yukong could not refuse Tingyun's request.
"Very well. This is your life," Yukong had said then.
She began with the basic principles of trade, from the earliest forms of barter to today's complex market transactions, teaching Tingyun how to be a merchant step by step.
Tingyun might have been innocent, but she was not stupid.
She also studied diligently.
But learning things that could not be found in books proved difficult.
For instance, a merchant had to be tactful and socially adept.
Tingyun could never master that. Her personality was too difficult to change. So that innocent, kindhearted girl worked hard to learn how to play the role of a merchant.
She played her former self. Before considering a problem, she would first think, *What would