Chapter 1228 - 137 Livestock (Second Update)
"I never expected my elder brother to hand Yi Ran Residence over to someone else to manage, especially someone so astute," Xia Zheng sneered, not bothering to conceal the disdain in his eyes.
Shopkeeper Xiao nodded with difficulty, his voice strained, "As the young master said, on the Lantern Festival day, when I saw the young master bring a young girl along, I guessed that she would be our new boss. Initially, seeing that the boss was just a delicate, naive girl, I was put at ease. Little did I expect that the boss, with just a casual glance, would spot the problems in the accounting books. I, I really am..."
At this point, Shopkeeper Xiao was so full of regret that he felt as if his guts were turning green. If he had known that this seemingly innocent and cute young girl would be so sharp, he wouldn’t have been slack about fixing the books.
Nevertheless, looking into Lin Yuan’s eyes, deep as secluded wells, Shopkeeper Xiao knew that even if he had made the accounts flawless, they would still be fraudulent.
Now that everything was out in the open, both Lin Yuan and Xia Zheng had anticipated how things had unfolded, but Liang Shiyou was shocked as he stared at his brother-in-law. Indeed, he really wasn’t talented; his cooking was so poor that he had barely ever cooked in Yi Ran Residence over the years. Although the other master chefs had complaints, they refrained from speaking out due to the respect they held for his brother-in-law, the shopkeeper.
Unexpectedly, his seemingly honest and good-natured brother-in-law had been engaging in such activities behind their backs. Embezzling silver! It must have been going on for a while, how much could it be? Ten taels? Twenty taels? Surely not more than one hundred taels, otherwise his temperamental and vain sister would have been flaunting gold and silver jewelry everywhere by now!
However, the numbers Lin Yuan disclosed made Liang Shiyou’s jaw drop.
Lin Yuan took the abacus handed to her by Shui Xian, her slender, fair fingers skillfully manipulated the beads. Managing Rice Flower Fragrance, Fuman Building, and several other branches, her skill in accounting had only improved by the day.