He couldn't cheat his own in-laws; if it were someone else, he would have pocketed the money without a second thought.

"Don't even think about it," Jiang Nuan said, transferring the silver notes directly into her spatial storage. "Once they're in my hands, they're not going to be handed over again."

"You're so greedy," Manager Jin sneered. "I'm too magnanimous to argue with an old woman like you."

“You’re not much better than me,” Jiang Nuan retorted. “We’re both equally bad, big brother, don’t laugh at second brother.”

She felt much better than Manager Jin; at least she wasn't greedy for money.

“I can’t compare to you,” Manager Jin said with a sigh. “I’m just a servant, I don’t have a single tael of silver. Unlike you, who at such a young age have already saved up such a large fortune for your children and grandchildren.”

"What?" Jiang Nuan asked tentatively, a strange feeling creeping into her heart, "Could it be that the Jin family is going to sell you too?"

“How could that be?” Manager Jin almost choked on his words. “No matter what, I am the Jin family’s external manager. How could I be sold so easily, unless Wuweilou changes hands.”

If even he has to be sold, then the Jin family is truly doomed.

"Oh," Jiang Nuan breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that you weren't sold."

If Manager Jin is sold, she'll have to pay another sum to redeem him. After redeeming them, Jiang Nuan feels that she won't have much money left, even though she hasn't even warmed up her savings yet.

"Judging from your tone," Manager Jin frowned, looking troubled, "you seem a little disappointed?"

“Is that a misconception?” Jiang Nuan retorted immediately. “I’m overjoyed to save such a sum of money, how could I possibly regret it?”

It was only a tiny bit.

After all, although Old Jin is a bit troublesome, he is a decent person and capable. It is indeed a bit unfair that he has been working as a servant in the Jin family all this time.

“You don’t need to pay,” Manager Jin waved his hand. “I’ve already saved up some silver just in case. If that day comes, you just need to show up, and I’ll pay for it myself.”

“I knew you had some secret stash of money,” Jiang Nuan shook her head. “It looks like quite a lot.”

“These kinds of things are best left unsaid; it’s pointless to say them out loud,” Manager Jin said slowly, taking a sip of tea. “I’m different from you; I’m under someone else’s roof, so I have to think more about myself.”

Otherwise, if he were to be kicked out, he would have no choice but to drag his family along and beg for food with his broken bowl.

It's so desolate to think about.

“I’m afraid it’s not just a little bit,” Jiang Nuan said knowingly, looking at Manager Jin. “You must have made quite a bit of money over the years.”

At least, it's more than what I have.

Otherwise, this old fox wouldn't have paid so readily.

"We'll talk about it later."

Manager Jin downed the rest of his tea in one gulp, then turned and left.

"Where's my father?" Jin brought over freshly boiled water, only to find that he was nowhere to be found.

“He’s gone,” Jiang Nuan said, taking the water and adding some for herself. “He’s always like that, coming and going in a hurry.”

It was as if something was chasing him.

“Ignore him,” Jin said, biting her lip. “He never comes here with anything good anyway.”

“You guessed wrong this time. Your dad came to pay the bill. He paid the balance for the menu.”

"Really?" Jin looked at Jiang Nuan with surprise. "Mother, we have money again?"

“There’s always been money,” Jiang Nuan looked at her youngest daughter-in-law strangely. “What, are you short of pocket money?”

She remembered giving each of her three daughters-in-law two taels of pocket money just a few days ago.

“I don’t need it,” Mrs. Jin quickly waved her hand, “I just feel that our family’s money is not very plentiful.”