Chapter 145 Checking the Accounts

Jing Ran said again.

"I think I can start small, collect some food, and see how it works. It will also be convenient to buy and sell. I can get in touch with more people in this field, and over time I will naturally understand the tricks..."

Chen Shiyi admired him very much.

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. If you do it well, you'll get a reward."

Jing Ran smiled and nodded.

"Oh, one more thing."

Chen Shiyi stopped flipping through the account book in his hand.

"Xu Wen is getting married soon, and it's not suitable for him to travel back and forth between states now that he has a family. You should find a few more people to slowly take over Xu Wen's work. It will be hard for you in the future."

Jingran smiled.

"I am extremely happy to work for my employer."

Li Yunzhou was smiling on the side.

"Jingran has a dull personality, but his words are sweeter than Changyi's."

"I think we should set up a special account office to check the accounts of various places. Maybe it's not easy to falsify the accounts in the first one or two years after opening, but in the long run, there will definitely be problems. You see, the three of us have been working on these accounts for several days without sleep. The numbers are so large and it takes a lot of effort, so the account office must be done quickly..."

When Li Yun heard this on Monday, she immediately took the matter into her hands.

"Leave this to me."

Chen Shiyi was really happy.

"It's great to have you."

Near the end of the year, Jing Ran took a carriage to Kyoto and entered the Yuming Tea House.

The shopkeeper had met Jing Ran before and knew that he would replace Fu Xuwen as the manager of the teahouse, so he was very respectful.

Jing Ran is a strict person. As soon as he arrives, he will check the silver account.

The shopkeeper handed over the account book with both hands, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

Jing Ran was a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, but he was experienced and ruthless, and he could see all the little expressions of the shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper, please speak frankly."

"There is more than a thousand taels of silver missing."

Jing Ran's eyes were sharp as he glanced at the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was immediately frightened.

"It has nothing to do with me. It was the second boss who took the money."

Jing Ran was stunned for a moment, then returned to normal.

"I'll check the accounts first. Don't let this matter get out for now."

The shopkeeper wiped the sweat from his head.

"yes."

After checking the silver, it was found that more than one thousand taels were missing, just as the keeper had said.

"Has the second boss behaved abnormally recently?"

The shopkeeper said a little embarrassedly.

"Nothing unusual, except that his fiancée often comes to see him and spends money lavishly. She used to wear cotton clothes, but now she wears silk cloth, a gold hairpin on her head, and a jade bracelet on her wrist that is of excellent quality..."

Jing Ran asked after hearing this.

"Where is the second boss now?"

The shopkeeper forced a smile.

"Before you came, the second boss's fiancée came to see him. I don't know which restaurant she is dining in now."

"Tavern?"

"Well, whenever she comes, she will go to the restaurant, and I heard that the place they often go to is Jinshanfang."

"That's a den of money..."

Jing Ran pondered for a while.

"If the second boss wants to take money from the account, give it to him first and then record it in the account. But remember, don't tell anyone that I was here."

The shopkeeper bowed and nodded.

“Yes, yes…”

After Jing Ran returned to Qinyun Building, he told Chen Shiyi everything.

Chen Shiyi thought about it.

"Send someone to bring Xuwen back..."

When Fu Xuwen heard that Chen Shiyi had sent someone to ask him to go back to Qinyun Tower, he immediately left Wanyi's gentle hometown and returned to Yanzhou.

"You come when she's called and go when she's dismissed. Are you still the second boss? You have to obey her in everything."

Fu Xuwen scolded her coldly.

"What nonsense! Sister must have something urgent to talk to me about."

"Let me ask you, if one day your sister and I were both kidnapped by bad guys, and you could only save one of us, would you choose me or her?"

Fu Xuwen had put on his clothes and was tightening his belt when he couldn't help but smile.

"You are imagining something. It's nothing."

Wan Yi fell on him, and the bellyband that had retreated to her arms dazzled Fu Xuwen's eyes.

"I mean, if, pick one..."

Fu Xuwen scratched the tip of her nose.

"I'm leaving first."

Wan Yi looked at the figure getting farther and farther away and snorted.

Chen Shiyi was waiting for Fu Xuwen to have dinner.

Seeing Fu Xuwen coming back exhausted, he smiled.

"Xu Wen, go to the stove and warm your hands."

Fu Xuwen took off his gray robe, squatted by the stove to warm his hands, and drank a cup of tea before he felt his body warm up.

"Sister, is there an emergency at home?"

Chen Shiyi suddenly didn't know what to say.

Unexpectedly, Bo Yuan, who was sitting with his legs crossed, spoke.

"I smell something."

Bai Ling asked.

"What does it smell like?"

Bo Yuan raised his eyebrows and said in a profound way.

"A smell of lust."

"Um?"

Fu Xuwen looked a little unnatural when he heard this.

Bo Yuan glanced at him.

"Second boss, did you just come back from sleeping with a woman?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the people present changed.

Fu Xuwen looked a little unhappy when such a private matter was revealed in public.

In the huge dining hall, no one dared to speak.

In fact, Fu Xuwen is already old enough to get married, so it is understandable that he is involved in matters between men and women.

only…

Chen Shiyi spoke softly.

"Wanyi is still in mourning. If you hold a wedding banquet for you now, how can you let her stay at her parents' home? Xuwen, you are confused..."

Fu Xuwen hurriedly knelt down towards Chen Shiyi.

"Sister, Xuwen made a mistake. Please punish him."

"Get up quickly, and let's talk while we eat."

Fu Xuwen diligently served Chen Shiyi rice and soup, and glanced at Chen Shiyi timidly.

Chen Shiyi smiled.

"That's enough. Just solve the problem. You haven't been back for a long time. Don't look so sad."

Fu Xuwen smiled and nodded.

The exquisite dishes were steaming and the smoke was floating in the air. It was difficult to see the eyes of everyone at the table.

Chen Shiyi added more soup to Fu Xuwen and asked earnestly.

"Xu Wen, do you have enough money recently?"

Fu Xuwen looked up in shock, his eyes full of panic.

Chen Shiyi was very calm. Bailing handed her a box and she gave it to Fu Xuwen.

"Here are five thousand taels. You can spend it on anything you want to buy or give to Wanyi."

Fu Xuwen took the box with his hands shaking a little and his eyes full of guilt. He felt very sorry for the trust Chen Shiyi had given him.

He took the box and walked aside to kneel down before Chen Shiyi.

"Sister, Xu Wen is ashamed of your trust. I withdrew cash from Yuming Villa but did not inform you in time. I think I should be able to make up the money by the end of the year. Please forgive me."

Chen Shiyi helped Fu Xuwen up.

"Get up now. This is just for once. If you run out of money in the future, just tell me and withdraw it from me. Okay?"

Fu Xuwen nodded heavily.

Bai Ling asked doubtfully.

"Xu Wen, I remember that my sister gave you a lot of money, but how come you spent it all and even had to withdraw money from Yuming Tea House? I wonder how you could have squandered so much money?"