Chapter 253: Getting Rich (2) (1/2)

In the afternoon, Manager Qin came to the estate dressed in a new purplish blue robe.

Chu Lian met him in the parlour of Songtao Court.

Perhaps due to a whole month of good business, as well as Guilin Restaurant’s good food, the young Manager Qin seemed to have become fatter. His originally slim body had turned into a potbelly, giving the maidservants the urge to sweat.

“Third Young Madam, this is Guilin Restaurant’s account book for the past month.” Manager Qin bowed respectfully towards Chu Lian before offering up the account book with two hands.

Chu Lian flipped through one or two pages of the book before setting it aside. “Manager Qin, give me a short summary of the accounts. I’ll keep this account book and go through it in detail over the next few days.”

Manager Qin couldn’t wait for Chu Lian to ask him about the accounts.

He had learned how to manage shops by following his father around since he was young. Later on, as the years passed, he was able to manage businesses by himself. Perhaps due to the influence of his younger years, he was able to turn a normal store into a profitable business at the tender age of fifteen. He was already in his twenties now, but this Guilin Restaurant was one of the most successful businesses he had ever managed.

Thus, he couldn’t wait to show off his achievements to Chu Lian.

When Xiyan heard the number that Manager Qin reported, she froze on the spot from shock.

Three thousand, five hundred and eighty taels!

That was after subtracting the running expenses for Guilin Restaurant!

That is to say, Guilin Restaurant had turned a profit of 3580 taels alone this month!

Heavens!

Taking away the 2000 taels of initial capital that Chu Lian had invested in Guilin Restaurant at the start, that was still 1800 tales of pure profit!

What kind of concept was that?!

Xiyan’s mind immediately turned blank.

Chu Lian had already expected a profit from Guilin Restaurant, so she wasn’t as shocked as Xiyan was. However, even so, that amount had completely exceeded her expectations for the first month. She had really underestimated the spending power of the people in the capital.

After asking Manager Qin for a few more details, it was only an hour later that Senior Servant Gui escorted Manager Qin out.

Chu Lian opened up the wooden box of money that Manager Qin had left behind and took out two bills to pass to Xiyan.

“Keep these for Songtao Court’s daily expenses. Mother’s birthday is coming, so we can use that chance to give out some rewards for all the people in our courtyard. You can decide what to do with the rest of the money by yourself.”

Xiyan held the two hundred-tael bank notes in her hands and spoke with disbelief in her tone, “Third Young Madam, all this is from Guilin Restaurant’s profit?”

Chu Lian glared at her speechlessly. “Of course! Do you want to count through all the notes in this box and see if it’s really a thousand taels?”

Xiyan quickly shook her head. “No, no, this servant doesn’t have to count it. This servant trusts that there’s a thousand taels in there. Third Young Madam, you’re amazing! This servant just can’t really believe it. Back in the Ying Estate, it would have taken us quite a few years to save up a hundred taels!”

Chu Lian blinked in surprise. She hadn’t expected this girl to think back to the past. “Alright, don’t think about those things now. I’m not the Sixth Miss of House Ying anymore. I’m now House Jing’an’s Third Young Madam and an Honoured Lady personally named by the Emperor.”