The Ye family treated Ye Feiran much better than before because of how capable she was. The family even became the leading family in the south. Her shops were highly profitable, after all.
Of course, Ye Feiran was clever enough to place the shops under her name. Hence, the family had no say in how she ran her businesses. Even if the family disowned her because she was a woman, she would not have to worry.
Without her, the family would not benefit from the shops. All of Ye Feiran's businesses received their goods from Su Teng Village. Even so, Su Wenwu knew it might be bad for her reputation as people might gossip about her.
Kinship was highly valuable in this era. Just like the Su family, it was much easier to accomplish things with a united family. Su Wenwu said, "If possible, I hope everyone in Feiran's family will accept her as a woman.