Chapter 36 My Heart Awaits You: Chen Junbo's First Confession (2)...
Chen Junbo stared at her for a long time. Seeing that her bewildered eyes seemed genuine, he was finally amused by her 'unjustified yet confident' attitude and said slowly, "These days, I have confronted my mother many times for your sake. Do you know why?"
Li Yang blinked, pondered for a moment, and said, "Because of the contract? Because you need a marriage contract to stop the arranged marriage by your mother-in-law?"
Chen Junbo felt his blood rushing to his head. He barely managed to suppress his anger and continued to press, "Then why did you ask my grandfather to register the Huaju Tea House under your name when I bought maids for you at the tea house?"
"because……"
Chen Junbo suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "You are not allowed to say it's the employer's responsibility!"
Li Yang was about to answer, "It's so that I can manage the tea shop temporarily, to prevent my mother-in-law from causing any more trouble," but he suddenly interrupted her. Seeing the man's eyes blazing with fury, she silently swallowed her words and instead asked, "Why?"
Chen Junbo was exasperated. "You always see other people in pairs, and you can even see something going on between me and Bi Fang..."
The man suddenly grasped her shoulders with both hands and said softly, "I love you, how come you can't see it at all?"
The four words struck her like a thunderbolt. Li Yang felt a sudden tenderness in her heart, a nausea and vomiting in her stomach, and a ringing in her ears. Her eyes widened in disbelief, her brows furrowing deeper as she repeated in a daze, "You... you love me?"
Chen Junbo's eyes were captivating as he locked them tightly, not letting her leave for a moment.
Are you crazy?!
Unable to bear the dark look in his eyes any longer, Li Yang broke free of his restraints and shouted, "Are you kidding me! How could you be in love with me! You clearly have your heart set on Zi Yan! You, you, you, you, stop talking nonsense!"
After saying that, she covered her face and ran out of the study without looking back.
Li Yang practically fled back to the main house, leaning against the door, his heart pounding like a startled bird.
He said he was fond of...me?
Li Yang felt his cheeks burning, his thoughts boiling over, making the back of his ears and neck feel like they were being branded with fire.
As she muttered to herself, she felt that everything that had just happened was so absurd and horrifying, but the burning look in the man's eyes did not seem fake... He didn't need to fake it... But what about Miss Ziyan?
His thoughts were in turmoil... This... Thinking about how he saw that person every day and even lived in the same room... Li Yang felt a terrible headache coming on. He cried out "Ouch!" and squatted down, burying his head in his arms...
The following day, a subtle awkwardness permeated Lanxin Pavilion.
As the young mistress said, "When reviewing the accounts, do not delay the young master's business in the study, nor delay his meal in the main hall," Bi Fang had no choice but to have the account books moved out of the study and set up a table in the women's hall.
Because the young mistress said, "I'm busy with the accounts, so don't delay the young master's mealtime," Bi Fang reluctantly sent word to deliver their meals to the women's hall and Chen Junbai's meals to the main hall of Lanxin Pavilion.
Every day, the two of them checked the account books day and night, getting up earlier than the chickens and going to bed later than the dogs.
Chen Junbo shared a room with Li Yang, but he couldn't be seen by anyone for several days.
The women's hall was located in the sixth courtyard, near the Lanxin Pavilion, and was spacious and tall. It was originally intended as a place for the women and children to chat when entertaining guests.
Seeing the young mistress's grand display, the servants passing by were all very cautious. For a time, the maids sweeping and cleaning Lanxin Pavilion and the women's hall didn't even dare to make a dripping sound when wringing out the rags.
Bi Fang: "Young Madam, the verification of the calculations, the traces, and the seals has all been completed. The tickets, contracts, receipts, and vouchers are all genuine. It seems that Manager Zhong is quite clean."
“Pen Manager.” Li Yang seemed not to hear him, pacing back and forth for a moment before asking, “Purchasing is ‘zhi’, and selling is ‘shou’. In the flower shop, cut flowers, potted plants, rocks, seedlings, and all sorts of other things should be recorded as ‘purchasing’, which is ‘zhi’…”
Bi Fang nodded, then said, "But the rocks and saplings are quite old. The ledger doesn't show any purchases this month, yet they're listed as sold. How should we record this?"
“This is called ‘inventory acquisition,’ which means using inventory as a reservoir, purchasing into the inventory account, and then selling it through the ‘inventory account,’” the writer replied.
Li Yang: "According to this ledger, flowers that cannot be sold within three days should be discarded. How should they be classified?"
Bi Fang: "Record inventory losses."
"So, the flowers in the backyard of the flower shop that wither out of season can also be recorded as losses," Li Yang nodded. "But what if they bloom with new leaves next year and can then be cut into fresh flowers?"
Bi Fang: "Creating something from nothing is called 'fullness of the treasury'."
Li Yang: "If the value of mountain rocks and seedlings decreases every other year, then the best strategy for warehouse buyers is to sell the seedlings that have been in the warehouse the longest. But how can we know that the seedlings sold are the ones with the longest warehouse age?"
Bi Fang pondered for a moment and said, "Young Madam, that's a good question. If we're talking about accounts, we can simply record and cancel them based on the oldest custodian. In practice, the warehouse manager should collect, store, and withdraw funds according to the rules to ensure that the accounts match the actual situation."
"By the way, the landscaping in the courtyard can only be entered and not left. How should it be recorded?" Li Yang turned to look at the steward.
The writer paused, realizing that using this landscape as a stock piece seemed inappropriate.
Seeing that he had stumped him, Li Yang raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "Could it be written as 'fixed item'?"
After a moment's thought, Bi Fang nodded: "Agreed."
"Thank you, Butler Bi!" Li Yang smiled and turned around, but unexpectedly saw Chen Junbo coming from the corner of the corridor. She quickly turned back and hurriedly said, "I'll go see what delicious food the kitchen has made today..." After saying that, she ran towards the front yard.
It's still early before lunchtime, what is the young mistress doing in the kitchen?
Just as Bi Fang was wondering what was going on, he suddenly saw Chen Junbo standing in front of him and hurriedly said, "Young Master, the Young Madam has just left..."
He hummed in agreement and then asked, "How are the accounts?"
Bi Fang smiled and said, "Young Madam is very intelligent. I'm sure she'll be able to sort out the flower shop's accounts soon."
Chen Junbo hesitated for a moment, then looked in the direction the woman had left.
Seeing this, Bi Fang hurriedly said, "The young mistress is probably hungry. She said she's going to check the kitchen."
"I have some pastries brought back from the banquet hall in my study. Go and fetch them for Madam Yu's use," Chen Junbai said calmly.
Seeing that the two had returned to their previous state of avoiding each other, Bi Fang deliberately teased, "Young Master, these days you have been going out every day to buy food and snacks and bring them over, but every time, the young mistress is either in the kitchen or looking for Xiao Lu."
How did you offend the young mistress this time? If all else fails, buy her some gold and silver jewelry as an apology. I've heard that young mistress is most susceptible to that.
Chen Junbo turned to look at the butler beside him, a hint of suspicion in his eyes: "How do you know all this? Could it be that you've taken a fancy to some young lady?"
Bi Fang jumped up and down: "Young Master! I'm innocent! I did it all for you, I was just concerned about you, heaven can bear witness! How can you wrong me like this!"
Chen Junbo raised an eyebrow and glanced sideways: "The dignified steward of the Chen family can't even answer 'Gu Xiang'. You should worry about your own affairs."
Why are you eavesdropping! He was just tricked by the young mistress and wavered between 'fixed items' and 'inventory'... Then he heard Chen Junbai say leisurely, "You've reached the age where you should be considering marriage."
Bi Fang was filled with remorse. The young master was extremely vindictive. He should have known better than to joke with him. "Young master, my dear young master, please forgive me! Look at my foul mouth. I'll take the snacks to the young mistress right away!"
Chen Junbo then instructed, "Tell Ruyi Pavilion that the new play will be previewed in ten days." With that, the man hurried out of the hospital.
A gentle breeze stirs, and the pages of the book flutter softly.
Within three days, Li Yang and Bi Fang had sorted out the accounts of the flower shop.
Zhong Qian received the order and, that same day, led a few men to inspect the warehouse.
"Young Madam, this is Brother Long, the manager of this warehouse," Zhong Qian introduced respectfully.
This "Brother Long" was over eight feet tall and strong enough to lift a cauldron. He greeted everyone in a loud voice, "Young Madam, Steward Bi, and Manager Zhong have all given instructions. If you need anything, just let me know." As he spoke, his deep brows were furrowed and his eyes were bright as stars, giving him a rather heroic and dashing appearance.
Li Yang felt that the man in front of him had an indescribable heroic air about him, yet he was only in charge of a remote warehouse. "Brother Long, thank you for your help."
The man nodded, turned around, and strode into the warehouse with a powerful and majestic gait.
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