Xie Zhaozhao returned to the Marquis's residence and happened to meet Gu Shaoyu returning from the court.
He walked to Xie Zhaozhao's carriage, reached out to help her, and asked, "Have you gone out?"
"Yes, I went to see my partner." Xie Zhaozhao helped him down steadily and said, "Those things sold extremely well."
Fearing that others might overhear their conversation, they stopped talking. Gu Shaoyu walked ahead, deliberately slowing his pace, with Xie Zhaozhao a step behind him.
The two walked in tacit understanding, and an indescribable feeling began to spread between them.
Back at Qingpu Courtyard, Manman helped Xie Zhaozhao change into casual clothes and served her tea.
"You look radiant, Madam. Is the market for you booming?"
Xie Zhaozhao picked up the tea, gently stirred the tea leaves, and said with a smile, "So obvious?"
"Anyway, I figured it out."
Xie Zhaozhao called out to Manman, and Manman handed a delicate little box to Gu Shaoyu.
Gu Shaoyu recognized it at a glance as the Xie family's private silver box.
He didn't speak, opened the box, and found a thick stack of neatly arranged silver notes inside. He blinked and said, "For me?"
"Well, didn't you invest 300,000 taels of silver? This is the return."
Gu Shaoyu took them out and counted them; they were all silver notes worth 10,000 taels each, a total of 300 notes.
"You made that much?"
You can't guess?
“I knew how to make money, but I never imagined that I would make so much from 300,000 taels of silver.”
He quickly glanced through them and discovered that the banknotes were not all from Xie's Bank, but also from Royal Bank and other banks.
They didn't keep all the money in one place.
He pushed the silver back to Xie Zhaozhao: "I don't need the silver. We agreed that you would manage the household from now on, so it's all yours."
Xie Zhaozhao said, "That's fine too. Just ask me for it whenever you need it."
She said this and looked at Gu Shaoyu with a smile.
Gu Shaoyu slightly raised his eyelids: "Am I good-looking?"
"Aren't you going to ask me how much silver I've earned?" You think you're so great? I'll roll my eyes at you.
"How much did you earn?" Gu Shaoyu asked. "It must be more than mine, right?"
“After deducting all expenses, each of us will receive 2 million taels of silver. However, we will not take it all. We will keep most of it to continue investing. The boatmen and crew will also receive a considerable amount of silver. We have made a plan to support them for life.”
Gu Shaoyu was extremely interested in their ideas and even helped guide the group's future operation model, welfare model, and so on.
Xie Zhaozhao laughed and said, "Are you using us as practice?"
"Haven't you heard that governing a large country is like cooking a small fish? Governing a country is the same principle as governing a shipping company."
Gu Shaoyu said, “If you run things well, I want to promote this on a large scale. All officials and clerks, if they have not committed any major mistakes in their lives, will be provided with retirement by the court and educational institutions for their children.”
The two talked back and forth, finding each other quite agreeable, though one was discussing business planning and the other about governance strategies.
After finishing their business, Xie Zhaozhao brought up the lychees she had brought back.
“They brought it from the South China Sea, and kept it warm with ice all the way. We definitely can’t eat that much. I was thinking you could give it to your colleagues?”
"I'm thinking now..."
Gu Shaoyu looked at her small mouth, his mind wandering.
His face drew close to hers, his breath growing heavier, carrying a dangerous message as he stared intently at her and said, "→#".
He quickly leaned in, touched her lips, and whispered two words.
Upon hearing those two vulgar words, Xie Zhaozhao's face involuntarily flushed red.
Her heart was pounding wildly. She took a shallow breath to suppress the shame rising in her chest, her eyebrows arched, and her big eyes lowered slightly.
Now that the Grand Secretary is well-versed in the ways of the world, his pure and kind heart, which he has kept hidden for 28 years, begins to turn evil after the two exchange birth certificates.
After the engagement was finalized, he put in the same effort he had when he was preparing for the imperial examination, studying ancient and modern encyclopedias on men and women, and even delving into medical books. If there was a shortage of midwives outside, he could offer some advice.
Once the energy is up, they start to disregard everything else.
Xie Zhaozhao's heart trembled as she watched the man's expression shift from cold and stern in the imperial court to bright and alluring in an instant!
"Your Excellency, it's still daylight!"
"Hmm? Scared?"
The 'hmm' sound was uttered in a low voice, carrying an exceptionally lingering meaning!
As soon as he uttered the word, his body pressed down, his eyes fixed on her, his gaze deep and intense.
For a long time, their lips and tongues intertwined, and only their panting could be heard in the courtyard.
"Could you please not... in broad daylight!"
"But I'm greedy; I want to push my luck!"
"..."
The soundproofing in the bedroom was poor, so the couple moved to another location.
She struggled but couldn't move, so he carried her into the bathroom.
She was coaxed and kissed all the way towards the swings, but she whispered anxiously, "I don't want to go to the swings..."
"good"
...
Each word, sweeter and softer than the last, touched the Grand Secretary's heart. That sweetness, that softness, lingered, overflowing in his heart, causing it to clench painfully.
Governing a country and cooking a small fish are all reduced to hungry wolves pouncing on their prey.
The sun sets and the last rays of sunlight fade.
Xie Zhaozhao didn't want to talk, she just lazily lay on his broad chest.
He held her porcelain-white wrist and gently kissed the reddened area. Only when you're with someone you love will you keep wanting more.
Xie Zhaozhao suddenly felt a sharp pain in her stomach, a very familiar sensation of downward pressure. She said to Gu Shaoyu, "Put me down quickly..."
I hurriedly slipped into the bathroom, holding onto the wall, and sure enough, there were specks of dirt on the towel.
She took a shower, put on her menstrual belt, changed her clothes, and came out with a slight frown.
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