Chapter 668 Whether you're human or ghost, you can still live a good life.

Looking at the ordinary box, Shen Wantang felt a heavy weight in her heart.

He trusted her completely and handed over all his assets to her to manage.

She rested her head on his shoulder and asked softly, "Give me everything. Aren't you afraid I'll squander it all? What if I'm not good at managing money? All your savings over the years will be wasted."

Gu Qianhan felt that the warm and soft body in his arms filled his heart, and he felt that it would be nice if time could stand still at this moment.

His voice softened: "If you really manage to squander all these businesses, it's fine, I can just earn them back. But knowing you as I do, you'll probably earn more than you lose."

Shen Wantang deliberately said, "That's not necessarily true. I've lived three lifetimes and I'm very good at spending money. I'll make everyone else suffer, but I won't make myself suffer."

Gu Qianhan chuckled: "My past life was too short, so I don't know how well you managed the Ning Prince's Mansion. After all, the Ning Prince's Mansion was already wealthy, so even if you made a lot of money for it, outsiders wouldn't be able to tell."

“However, our past lives were very long. I know very well that you managed to make the entire Liao family a wealthy and respectable family. Liao Youhe’s promotion and titles are your achievement. The Liao family’s businesses all over the country are also your achievement. Even the large mansion that the Liao family bought in Tianxingfang, the capital, is your achievement.”

Tianxingfang was where high-ranking officials and nobles of the capital lived, and Grand Secretary Liu's residence was located in Tianxingfang.

Because it is close to the imperial palace and has excellent scenery, it is one of the best locations in the capital, and the price of the houses there is naturally beyond the reach of ordinary people.

But Liao Youhe bought it anyway.

Moreover, when Liao Youhe made the purchase, he did not hide the fact that his wife had managed the business well and accumulated some wealth.

After all, with his meager salary, even if he worked for several more decades, he still couldn't afford a house in Tianxingfang. If he didn't say it was his wife's money, people would think he had embezzled a large sum of money—although even if he said it was his wife's money, it still aroused a lot of suspicion.

No one believed that Shen Wantang, a woman, could be so capable and good at business.

Gu Qianhan believed it, because he knew Liao Youhe and knew all too well how capable Liao Youhe really was. With his brains, he probably couldn't even figure out how to embezzle.

But Liao Youhe has one great advantage – he knows he is not good enough, so he never tries to be strong. He knows Shen Wantang is very capable, so he listens to her without question.

So much so that at that time, no woman in the capital did not envy Shen Wantang. Everyone said that she had married a good husband who was devoted to her and treated her words as imperial edicts.

No, it's even more effective than an imperial edict, after all, Liao Youhe once defied the edict and refused to divorce his wife and marry the Seventh Princess.

Thinking of all this, Gu Qianhan felt a pang of sadness. How could anyone, human or ghost, live such a good life with Shen Wantang? How could they all be called "husband" by her!

He couldn't help but lift Shen Wantang's chin: "Atang, call me husband and let me hear it."

Shen Wantang looked at him with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, not understanding why he changed the subject so quickly: "Didn't I already call you last night?"

"It hasn't been called yet today."

Shen Wantang: "..."

Do we have to keep calling it every single day?

It wasn't that she didn't want to call out, but his sudden action made her feel a little embarrassed to speak.

As Gu Qianhan watched her fair face grow increasingly red, he knew perfectly well that she was being forced into a state of embarrassment by him.

So she's this shy even when asked to call him "husband"?

It seems she didn't call him that much in her past lives, otherwise she should be used to it.

The sour feeling in Gu Qianhan's heart dissipated considerably. He lowered his head and kissed Shen Wantang's bright red lips.

He originally intended to just take a small taste, but he didn't expect her scent to be so sweet that he quickly lost control and began to recklessly conquer her.

When he stopped, she was completely drunk, her cheeks flushed, her beautiful eyes filled with a misty haze, and she was looking at him with trembling eyelashes.

Gu Qianhan couldn't help but peck her again: "A-Tang, if I didn't have such strong self-control, we would be on the bed right now, looking at me like that."

Shen Wantang clenched her fist and punched him.

Gu Qianhan thought it was just a tickle and didn't care.

Suddenly, Jixiang's voice rang out from outside the study: "Young Master, Obsidian requests an audience, saying it has urgent business."

Gu Qianhan paused: "Let him wait."

Shen Wantang nudged him, saying, "Isn't it urgent? You should go quickly; important matters are more important."

His affairs are all matters of great importance concerning the fate of the entire Duke's mansion; even her life is now in his hands!

Gu Qianhan looked down at her: "A-Tang, it's a serious matter to accompany you."

Shen Wantang blinked: "I don't need anyone to accompany me."

Gu Qianhan gave a wry smile: "Yes, indeed, the one who actually needs company is me."

He never imagined he would be so clingy. Holding her, he couldn't bear to let go, while she seemed completely at ease, the blush on her face quickly fading away.

He hugged her for a few more moments before lowering his head to kiss her: "Then I'll go and see what happened."

Go!

After Gu Qianhan left, Shen Wantang straightened her clothes and went to the main hall to call for Granny Yan.

On her first day as the second young mistress, she should naturally get to know everyone.

Of course, Shen Wantang actually knew most of the people in the Duke's mansion, but she still had to go through the motions, since she knew them but they didn't know her.

Fortunately, there weren't many servants in Gu Qianhan's courtyard. Besides Jixiang, there were only two errand runners and two men who did rough work, all of whom were young servants.

Besides them, Shen Wantang also met with the chief steward of the Duke's mansion and the people from their small kitchen in Qionghua Courtyard.

There weren't many people, and Shen Wantang gave rewards to each of them before telling them to disperse.

This time, she finally didn't have to manage the household, and there was significantly less work compared to the previous two lives.

Shen Wantang suddenly felt that marrying the second son who did not inherit the title would be quite nice, as it would allow her to enjoy a peaceful life.

In her past life, she spent a great deal of effort and energy managing the Ning Prince's Mansion. This was only on the premise that her parents-in-law were easy to talk to and sided with her. Whenever her parents-in-law found fault, she, as the daughter-in-law, would suffer greatly.

The Duke's Mansion is a large and powerful family with many disciples. Madam Gu also has a wide circle of friends, seven or eight children, and a large number of relatives staying there. Managing it is much more complicated than managing the Prince of Ning's Mansion!

Shen Wantang considered himself quite capable, but the thought of managing so many people and so many things gave him a headache.

Fortunately, she is the second son's wife, not the eldest son's wife. Now, the eldest daughter-in-law, Meng Yunlan, is in charge of managing the Duke's mansion, and she is in charge of everything inside and outside.

Feeling relaxed and at ease, Shen Wantang asked Granny Yan to give her some silver to have the small kitchen prepare some delicate pastries for her to eat.

After finishing their snacks, Gu Qianhan still hadn't returned. Shen Wantang ignored him, listening to the gossip Qin Xin had just heard, keeping an eye on the situation outside, and taking the opportunity to practice her calligraphy—she now had a whole room full of Gu Qianhan's handwriting to imitate, which couldn't be more convenient.