Chapter 25: The President of the Capital’s Chamber of Commerce

“Miss, there are so many people here. This restaurant is doing so well. It’s truly a prosperous establishment!” Dujian said.

Tang Chuyao remained silent. This was probably not the old lady deliberately falsifying the accounts, but the restaurant manager deliberately concealing the truth!

After the three of them entered, Huang Xiaoyu grabbed a waiter and said, “Call your manager over!”

The waiter glanced at the three of them. The woman in the lead was wearing a veil, but she exuded an aura of authority. He immediately ran to call the manager!

The manager was a little puzzled when he heard that a woman was looking for him. When he saw Tang Chuyao, his face lit up with surprise. He immediately stepped forward, “This servant greets the young Miss!”

Tang Chuyao noticed his address and thought to herself, could this man be like Aunt Yinghe, also someone from her mother’s side?

The manager immediately invited Tang Chuyao and the other two to the second floor, to a private room.

“This servant, Wang Youcai, greets the young Miss!” The manager knelt respectfully.

Tang Chuyao gestured for him to rise, “Manager Wang, please rise!”

After Wang Youcai stood up, he said respectfully, “This servant has finally waited for the young Miss!” He said, his eyes slightly red.

“When Miss met with misfortune, leaving behind the young Miss, this servant and the others were powerless, though our hearts ached!”

“Even with long arms, we couldn’t reach the Yongyong Duke’s Mansion!”

“Now that the young Miss has finally grown up, we have finally waited for this day!”

Tang Chuyao felt a pang of sadness in her heart. In her previous life, she had been completely focused on Gu Huaifeng and hadn’t thought about these things!

Now, thinking back, even though Li Qingqiu had taken her dowry in her previous life, the Xuanping Marquis Mansion hadn’t seen much improvement.

Could this be Wang Youcai’s doing?

Then, the next second, she heard Wang Youcai say, “Young Miss, this servant, though unworthy, is the president of the Capital’s Chamber of Commerce. It’s just that this servant has always stayed out of the public eye.”

“The affairs of the Chamber of Commerce have always been handled by my younger brother, Wang Youcai.”

The Capital’s Chamber of Commerce?!

The surprise in Tang Chuyao’s eyes was evident. The Capital’s Chamber of Commerce was the regulatory body for all shops and businesses in the capital, holding absolute authority!

All matters related to opening, transferring, and renting shops in the capital had to go through the Chamber of Commerce!

“Young Miss, you must be here to check the accounts, right? All these years, the shops left by Miss have been raking in money, but this servant has secretly transferred the funds to our own business!”

“Here are the receipts. The young Miss can claim the money at any time!”

After Wang Youcai finished speaking, he handed Tang Chuyao a box. Tang Chuyao opened it and saw that it was full of receipts. Her eyes widened in astonishment!

Was she now the richest person in the capital?

“The old lady and Aunt Mei in the Yongyong Duke’s Mansion have only received less than one ten-thousandth of our profits…”

Wang Youcai was truly a master businessman!

“Manager Wang, I will arrange for people to secretly transport my mother’s dowry out of the Yongyong Duke’s Mansion in the next few days! But these worldly possessions are ultimately just material things!”

“I hope they can be used for their intended purpose!”

“At that time, I would trouble Manager Wang to help me exchange them for food, clothes, and other items to be sent to the Northern Frontier!”

“And also set aside some money to compensate the families of the fallen soldiers!”

Wang Youcai looked surprised, his eyes filled with admiration, “Young Miss, you will be married in the future. These worldly possessions will still be very useful!”

“If you give them all away, what will the young Miss do in the future?”

“Don’t worry, there’s Manager Wang. With so many shops, will you ever be short of money?”

Wang Youcai nodded repeatedly, “Young Miss, you are truly worthy of being a descendant of our General’s Mansion!”

“This servant thanks the young Miss for her great righteousness on behalf of the soldiers!”

Wang Youcai was about to kneel, but Tang Chuyao stopped him with a raised hand, “Manager Wang, you don’t need to be so polite!”

“I will need Manager Wang to manage these lands and shops for me in the future!”

“Young Miss, you are too kind! This is my duty!”

After chatting with Manager Wang for a while, Tang Chuyao left with Dujian and Huang Xiaoyu…

On the way back, Tang Chuyao suddenly thought of something. In her previous life, although Tang Chuying had married Gu Huaifeng, from what Tang Chuying had said, it seemed like she had someone else in her heart!

She didn’t know who this person was, but this time, no matter who Tang Chuying had in her heart, she would make sure that Tang Chuying and Gu Huaifeng, those two dogs, were bound together!

After dinner, Tang Chuyao bathed and Dujian was using a towel to dry her hair.

Dujian looked at Tang Chuyao’s smooth, white skin and felt a surge of joy!

“Miss is a hundred times more beautiful than that Miss Jing!”

The Miss Jing that Dujian was referring to was Jing Zixuan, the eldest daughter of the Minister of Revenue, who was known as the most beautiful woman in the capital.

Tang Chuying was known as the most talented woman in the capital, and she and Jing Zixuan were known as the two most beautiful women in the capital!

“Dujian, I’ve discovered that you have a very good mouth!”

Tang Chuyao looked at Dujian and smiled, “Our Dujian can both silence people with her words and make Miss feel comfortable!”

The two maids chatted for a while before Dujian turned and left.

Tang Chuyao looked at herself in the mirror and unconsciously frowned. Dujian’s words had reminded her!

Although her appearance had been restored, it was not conducive to her going out and doing things!

If she went out with this face, she would definitely be surrounded by people!

It would be great if she could disguise herself!

Tang Chuyao was thinking about this when she suddenly slapped her forehead and quickly asked the system, “System, do you know how to disguise yourself?”

“Host, I do! I will tell you the method, materials, and steps for disguise now…”

After listening, Tang Chuyao discovered that the steps were similar to those she used to create the spots on her face.

The next day, Tang Chuyao got up early and sparred with Huang Xiaoyu in the bamboo forest.

Now, she felt at ease sparring with her senior sister…

At least she wouldn’t be gasping for breath after a few moves like before. She could now dodge her senior sister’s attacks and still have the strength to attack her.

The two of them exchanged blows, completely engrossed in the fight. Tang Chuyao was gradually figuring out Huang Xiaoyu’s swordsmanship techniques, her sword habits, and so on.

Tang Chuyao and Huang Xiaoyu used their lightness skills to fly back to the courtyard. Yinghe had already prepared breakfast.

“Aunt Yinghe, didn’t we agree that I would come back and prepare breakfast with you?” Huang Xiaoyu said, smelling the aroma of food.

Aunt Yinghe’s face stiffened. She quickly covered it up, “Miss Huang and my young Miss are both ladies. How can we let ladies cook?”

Huang Xiaoyu sat down nonchalantly, not minding the formality at all. She waved her hand and said, “Aunt Yinghe, you don’t need to be so polite!”

“Next time, you must wait for me to make breakfast together…”

Yinghe looked at Tang Chuyao for help. Tang Chuyao was wiping the sweat from her forehead with a towel. She received Yinghe’s gaze and quickly persuaded her, “Senior sister, please spare my little courtyard. If you blow up the kitchen, how will we eat in the future?”

Huang Xiaoyu glanced at the location of the kitchen and rubbed her hands awkwardly, “You’re right, Junior Sister. Your kitchen doesn’t look very sturdy!”

“It’s okay, I’ll figure something out!”

Huang Xiaoyu said and started eating. Tang Chuyao didn’t take it seriously.