CHAPTER 1037: CHAPTER 1035: SUBSTANTIAL WEALTH

The more Wufu listened, the heavier she felt the burden on her shoulders. Who said having a big family business was a good thing? Just listening to these tedious matters gave her a headache, didn’t it?

Holding a charcoal pencil, Wufu wrote swiftly while asking Jadeite and Purple Jade questions, filling up a page quickly with her writing.

"For the two estates, don’t worry about them for now. Since the people inside are still decent, let’s have them manage it for now. When there’s free time, we’ll make a round trip," Wufu said. "As for the few shops, I’ll take some time to personally inspect Zining Pavilion tomorrow. Jadeite, you’ll continue handling the transactions, as you were involved from the start. Let me think about the other two."

"Yes," Jadeite replied.

"Have the Silver we received been stored properly?" Wufu looked at Purple Jade and asked.

Purple Jade nodded. She had gone from being surprised to being unfazed by the lady frequently bringing back a sum of Silver.

"Put this money entirely into my private account. You oversee it for now," Wufu said. Ah Jiu didn’t want the reward money, so she wasn’t going to be polite with him and pocketed it all, as there would be many places to spend it later.

Purple Jade was pleased with the trust the lady placed in her and teasingly said, "The lady is quite wealthy now!" Just the cash between her fingers amounted to over six to seven hundred thousand taels, aside from buying shops.

Which family in this city has a lady with so much private money? Some declining noble families might not even be able to gather this much Silver, could they?

Wufu chuckled and said, "Don’t be fooled by your lady’s wealth. It’s all smoke and mirrors. We’ll need to spend money on many things later."

Purple Jade also knew that Ah Jiu handed over Nanyue’s power to Wufu. Managing all that would require spending money, although not necessarily from Wufu’s private funds, as Nanyue also had Secret Guard Camp industries. Those were sources of income.

Yet, if private matters were to be taken care of, spending from private accounts was inevitable.

So, truth be told, this money wasn’t much.

"Money is just a number when left unused. I haven’t thought of doing anything with it for now, so let’s just keep it," Wufu said, stroking her chin. Business definitely needed to be done, and to figure out what to do quickly would take a bit of thinking.

Hmm. As for quick money-making schemes, nothing is faster than those shady businesses. But for now, let’s take it slow. We still need to sort out the manpower!

Purple Jade agreed and said, "Miss, if Jadeite will liaison with Zining Pavilion and is away, it won’t do for you not to have anyone attending to you. Just one servant like me isn’t enough. Should we find some additional people?"

Purple Jade understood that from the looks of things, Wufu didn’t intend to confine herself solely to the inner household. Nor did she want to be restricted to a small courtyard. As the lady traversed more, there would be many things they couldn’t handle alone, necessitating more people.

Wufu also considered this, saying, "Indeed, we are a bit short-handed. You two will need to stay by my side for outings. The affairs of the inner household require managerial staff. Go ahead and add some folks. Train them well, so you two can have a lighter workload."

"Yes, Miss."

Wufu rubbed her brow before saying, "Have there been any developments from the Wu Family? How are the investigations I asked you to carry out?"

She had already instructed Purple Jade to keep an eye on the major and minor matters of the Wu Family before she left for Cloud Realm. Even Chi Wu had investigated before. It was time to feel out what the Wu Family was up to.