Chapter 231 - Chapter 231: This Ledger Is My Sincerity
Chapter 231: This Ledger Is My Sincerity
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Shen Yao looked at her with extreme gentleness.
Seeing them whispering to each other from time to time, Qin Minghong’s heart ached even more.
If only he could have met Ah Tao earlier!
‘By the way, Ah Tao, didn’t you say that you wanted to hire some skilled guards just now? Young Master can definitely help you with this!”
Second Manager You suddenly knocked his head and said excitedly, “Young Master, can you help Ah Tao?”
‘Hire guards?” Qin Minghong immediately looked at her with concern. “What happened? Or did you encounter some trouble?”
Ji Zhao silently put down her chopsticks and explained seriously, “Before the New Year, I was ambushed by Ji Huai and almost got into an accident. It was all thanks to Brother Qin’s help. But I’ve been uneasy.”
‘Now that Ji Huai has a big tree to lean on, I’m worried that someone will go to the village to harass our family.” Ji Zhao sighed softly. “After all, the whole thing started because of me. I don’t want my family to be implicated by me.’
When she thought about how everyone had died in that fire in that nightmare, Ji Zhao felt suffocated. It was as if a huge rock had been piled up in her heart, so heavy that she could not breathe.
Sensing the change in her emotions, Shen Yao hurriedly grabbed her hand and said gently, ‘Ah Tao?”
‘Tm fine.” Ji Zhao, who had regained her senses, forced a smile.
‘At this time, it’s not easy to hire guards.” Qin Minghong frowned slightly and explained softly, “After all, those people have been busy for an entire year. They all want to take advantage of the New Year to rest.”
‘But Ah Tao, don’t worry too much.” Qin Minghong thought for a moment and quickly came up with an idea. “How about this? I’ll visit the Shen residence tomorrow morning. ‘
waAfter finishing the hot pot, Ji Zhao and Second Manager You went to do some accounting.
After all, they had already discussed beforehand that they would take the dividends from the oil extraction workshop on the eighth day of the new year.
‘The peanut oil produced in our workshop is in short supply,” Second Manager
You said happily. ‘Ah Tao, we can get a lot of dividends on the eighth day of the new year! ”
‘Peanut oil is delicious and cheap to begin with. It’s not surprising that the supply can’t meet the demand,” Ji Zhao said with a smile. “But Second Brother You, we have to establish our brand as soon as possible to prevent fake and inferior products from appearing in the market.”
‘You’re right.” Second Manager You nodded silently. “I’ve also heard that other peanut oil has appeared on the market now, but the peanut oil sold in those small workshops is of average quality.”
‘That’s why we have to establish our brand as soon as possible and maintain our brand awareness. Only then can we run the oil extraction workshop better.”
Ji Zhao’s heart skipped a beat. She borrowed a brush and paper and began to write and draw.
At the same time, Shen Yao and Qin Minghong were sitting in a private room on the second floor of the restaurant.
‘This tea is not bad.” Shen Yao picked up the teacup with engravings on it and took a sip. He raised his eyebrows and praised, “It’s fragrant and mellow. The aftertaste is endless.”
‘The Lu Mountain Cloud Mist is indeed worthy of its reputation.”
‘You’ve drunk it before?” Qin Minghong was a little surprised. “The Lu Mountain Cloud Mist is very expensive. With the Shen family’s strength, you shouldn’t be able to afford it, right?”
‘Three years ago, I tried it in a private house in Thunder Mountain County,” Shen Yao explained with a gentle smile. ‘At that time, I didn’t know how expensive this tea was. I just felt that the taste of this tea was very good.
Qin Minghong stared into his eyes and frowned slightly, deep in thought.
‘Young Master Qin, don’t look at me like that. After all, you already know everything about me, right?”
Shen Yao met his sizing gaze in a neither servile nor overbearing manner and smiled silently.
‘Now that your enemy has become a prefectural governor, it’s difficult for you to take revenge.” Qin Minghong directly pointed out his current predicament. ‘Ah Tao thought that Ji Huai was targeting her, but in fact, the person behind Ji Huai has only wanted your life from the beginning to the end.”
‘Young Master Qin, you’re smarter than I thought.” Shen Yao picked up the teacup that was already slightly cold and took another sip. ‘But Young Master Qin, do you want to make a deal with me?”
‘IA deal? What kind of deal?”
‘Naturally, it’s a deal that’s guaranteed to be profitable.” Shen Yao played with the teacup in his hand and smiled.
“What are you trying to say?
Shen Yao thought for a moment, took out the ledger from his sleeve, and handed it to him. “Young Master, why don’t you open it and take a look?”
Curious, Qin Minghong slowly flipped open the ledger. After a few pages, his eyes widened in surprise. “This is?”
“I heard that the First Madam of the Qin family is the biological sister of the magistrate, Lord Zheng, right?” Shen Yao said softly, “I know that the bureaucracy has never been black or white. No matter what considerations
Lord Zheng has, he accepted 300,000 taels of silver. Once this news is leaked, I’m afraid Lord Zheng won’t be able to sit on the chair under him, right?”
‘More importantly, there are many conflicts of interest between the Zheng family and the Qin family. As the saying goes, a slight move will affect the entire situation… Young Master should understand this principle, right?”
Qin Minghong narrowed his eyes vigilantly and looked at Shen Yao thoughtfully. “What are you trying to say?
‘Young Master, there’s no need to misunderstand. The reason why I entrusted this ledger to you is naturally not to threaten you.” Shen Yao smiled gently and said sincerely, “After all, you’re my Ah Tao’s savior. I, Shen Yao, won’t bite the hand that feeds me.”
“I hope that Young Master Qin can think of a way to send this ledger to Lord Zheng,” Shen Yao said honestly. “My grudge with Sun He is irreconcilable. It’s just that I know my limits. If I fight Sun He head-on now, it’s simply throwing an egg at a rock.’
‘Therefore, I can only gather more evidence. When the time is right, I can give Sun He a fatal blow,” Shen Yao said firmly with a deep gaze.
‘This ledger is my sincerity.’
Qin Minghong did not agree immediately. Instead, he held the ledger tightly and pondered.
“1’11 get back to you after I think about it.”
‘Okay.”
“It’s done!” Ji Zhao put down the brush in her hand in satisfaction and said with a smile, “Second Brother You, come and take a look!’
‘This is?” Following the direction of her finger, Second Manager You frowned in confusion. “Ah Tao, this pattern looks like a small gourd?”
“It’s not a gourd, it’s a rounder peanut!” Ji Zhao held his forehead helplessly.
‘Second Brother You, can’t you tell that these are peanuts?”
‘Well, this…” Second Manager You hesitated for a long time.. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, “At first glance, I can’t tell that these are peanuts, but after looking at them for a while and looking at them more carefully, I can still tell!”