Chapter 387: She Wants to Make Money
Jian Zhiqing was taken aback and nearly spat out the water he had just sipped.
"What’s the matter, you think your Brother Jian is a corrupt official?"
"How is he not?" Qin Xiang Nuan was somewhat disbelieving, as everyone says that even a clear-headed prefect tends to amass thirty thousand pieces of silver after three years. The department Jian Zhiqing works in is known to be quite lucrative. Otherwise, where would he get the money? From borrowing to help her buy a siheyuan, to buying one himself, whatever she does, he has to lend a hand. Actually, she forgot that Jian Zhiqing’s assistance always seems stimulated by her own prompting.
Jian Zhiqing put down his cup, his fingers gently wiping the water from the corner of his lips. That movement, that glance, graceful and elegant like a plum blossom against the snow, beguiling and enchanting, yet full of charm—a man so handsome, did women even stand a chance?
He clenched his fingers. Qin Xiang Nuan was startled; she thought she heard a snapping sound. Then, those beautifully shaped fingers were already on her slender neck, tightening, "Qin Xiang Nuan, dare you call your Brother Jian a corrupt official?"
Qin Xiang Nuan coolly rolled her eyes to the heavens, "If not a corrupt official, where did you get the silver to buy houses, sell land?"
She has never seen him short of money. The Jians are clean officials of the second generation. It’s still not as complicated as the world will be later on. Therefore, officials are generally honest. She refused to believe that this money came from gold bars buried in the corner by Jian’s ancestors.
Jian Zhiqing let go of his hand, lightly smoothing out a crease on his clothing.
What nonsense, that money was earned when your Brother Jian was in school doing business.