Chapter 164 - 163: The Roots of Instability
Ye Xinyan, seeing that the purpose of her visit had been achieved and fearing that Jinrong might ruminate over it and ask about grandfather’s construction business, found a lull in the conversation and rose to take her leave, "I imagine the Sixth Master is also very busy with matters, so I shall not disturb you further."
Jinrong, noticing that it was getting late, also stood up and said, "Since the matter has been settled, we should promptly arrange the follow-up. In the next day or two, I will have someone draft the contract and send Liu Qing to deliver it to Lady Qi. The operating charter of the Dairy Products Store and the necessary human and material resources required should also be written in two copies by Lady Qi, so that I may make arrangements here as well."
He thought about the future cooperation between the two sides and suggested to Ye Xinyan, "It might be best for the cattle farm and the Dairy Products Store to each keep a carriage. Always hitching a ride like this, if there is an emergency, we may be too late. If there is not enough silver for this, plan it out and see how much additional silver is needed. I will advance a portion of the expenses for the Dairy Products Store."
"I shall follow the Sixth Master’s instructions. There is indeed enough silver for two carriages, I shall go back and arrange this at once." There was enough silver to buy horses and carriages, and maintaining them was not difficult; Ye Xinyan simply disliked the idea of having to hire coachmen. It was only because there had been no urgent business that she had not made the arrangements until now.
Upon hearing this, Jinrong laughed, "Lady Qi is truly capable. The east owner only invested six hundred taels of silver, and yet Lady Qi managed to operate a sizeable cattle farm successfully. It seems my judgment as the Sixth Master is indeed formidable, having Lady Qi handle affairs is extremely cost-effective."
"The Sixth Master overpraises me." Ye Xinyan responded quite casually to the free compliment.
She bent her knees slightly, allowing Jinrong to leave first. It was time to go; now that the main issue had been discussed, anything more would just be idle chatter and pleasantries.
Just as Ye Xinyan had shown her impatience with idle conversation, and as Jinrong was about to step out, she suddenly remembered something else.