Chapter 468 - Chapter 468: Chapter 460 New Nobility of Black Tiger City_1 (2/2)
Qin Niu held her hand and wandered leisurely along the pebble-paved path in the rear garden.
The feeling was indescribably delightful.
Because the beauty of the rear garden belonged only to them, they didn’t need to worry about being disturbed by anyone.
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About six hours later, Qin Niu also brought over Wang Wanyan.
She had already completed the property transfer procedures.
Even though Wang Wanyan had been numbed by her husband’s enormous fortune, she still exhibited a look of shock and joy upon seeing the superb mansion.
She wandered around each room and every scene like an excited child.
She touched the high-end furniture over and over again.
It was the very picture of someone obsessed with wealth.
“Husband, you actually bought such a luxurious mansion and kept your cool. You didn’t even bring me and Cai Xian over to see it for so long,”
Wang Wanyan’s pretty face was flushed with excitement after she had looked through the entire estate.
From her manner, it seemed as if she couldn’t wait to move in immediately.
“Isn’t it just a mansion? It’s not like it would be stolen if left here. We can come to live in the city when we have time. But forget it for the time being; we need to focus on cultivating diligently to strive for a chance at the Water and Land Dharma Assembly.”
Qin Niu’s face was indifferent.
In his eyes, the mansion was far less valuable than the Ancient Banyan Tree on the mountain. Cultivating under the Ancient Banyan Tree would progress twenty times faster than in the outside world. Living in this mansion, apart from eroding one’s determination, would only immerse a person in material pleasures, and no other benefits would come of it.
“Can we stay here for the night? I really love this mansion,”
Wang Wanyan pleaded with Qin Niu.
“I want to stay for the night too!”
Tang Caixian chimed in.
“Alright, since both my ladies have this interest, naturally, I must satisfy you. Xiao Qing, go out now and buy some quilts and other household goods. Wanyan and Cai Xian, follow me to take over those shops. I think we should perhaps buy a couple more servants?”
Qin Niu felt that the current servants were not sufficient.
Although Xiao Qing was his maid, her actual status was much higher than that of a maid.
“We already have enough with three maids at home. With so many fields purchased, we will definitely need to hire a lot of workers. When no one is living in this mansion, we’ll just lock it up; there’s no need to spend extra money.”
Wang Wanyan was particularly stingy when it came to these expenses.
Qin Niu merely laughed and shook his head, indulging her. Some views couldn’t change overnight.
Once the income from the family’s shops and fields started coming in, her spending habits would surely evolve gradually.
The majority of the one hundred and twenty shops were closed.
Some were open and doing business. The tenants, upon seeing their new landlord, were all very warm.
Of course, their warmth stemmed from the hope that the new landlord wouldn’t raise the rent.
The three of them took over the shops without encountering any trouble.
“Those five shops up ahead are also ours. It seems they are currently rented by the same owner, who is running a food service business,” Qin Niu pointed to the five shops in front.
The rent for these five shops was the highest among all the shops.
Because of the prime location and large space, not to mention two or more floors,
renting one meant being able to use both the ground floor and upstairs.
The selling price of each was close to a thousand taels of silver.
This was also why, when the Black Tiger Gang was facing defeat on the battlefield and might be routed at any moment, the owner of the five shops hurriedly sold them off. Otherwise, such prime, golden-location shops, enough to sustain a family for three generations, would never be sold.
If they were to be sold, the price would not be less than two thousand taels per shop.
Even Tang Yan said that getting these five shops was entirely down to good luck.