The richest woman committed a crime with her child - Chapter 20

Xu Mei left Wu Mengying’s place, torn between whether or not to inform Shen Youting that he was about to be beaten up by Qiu Chigong. Unconsciously, she found herself at the entrance of “Xu’s Salt Shop.”

The door was tall and wide, well-ventilated to effectively prevent the salt from getting damp.

Inside, the shop was 10 feet high and 10 zhang in both length and width, spacious and bright, with sacks full of salt, truly the premier salt shop in Yingtian Prefecture.

The white-haired Manager Xue recognized Xu Mei and hurried out to greet her, “Miss, what brings you here?”

Manager Xue knew that the legitimate daughter of the Xu family had her own shops and rarely came here, hardly seen a few times a year.

Xu Mei looked inside, “Is Shen Youting here?”

Manager Xue smiled kindly, “Miss, you’re a step too late. Young Master Shen was just called away by a young man surnamed Qiu.”

“…”
Surnamed Qiu, such a rare surname, nine out of ten it was Qiu Chigong.

Xu Mei frowned and asked, “Did they say where they were going?”

“I think it was to the woods south of the city. Miss, I only caught a bit of it, and my hearing isn’t good, so I’m not sure of the exact location.”

“Alright, I understand. Manager Xue, you can go back to your work.”

“Miss, take care.”

Xu Mei didn’t turn back to ask Shen Mengying for the location—fights between two men were common, and their fists could hurt people. With her delicate skin, it was better not to get involved.

She returned to “Xu’s Tailoring,” and while flipping through the account books, she remembered Shen Youting mentioning the night before that there were ten errors in the shop’s books. She prided herself on always keeping meticulous records, but if there were still mistakes, it meant she wasn’t capable of such detailed work. After calculating her daily expenses, she decided to hire someone to manage the accounts.

She took out writing materials and stood by the counter, biting the end of her brush as she thought about the wording for the job posting.

She couldn’t hire someone like Zhao Fanglin, not only expensive but also cunning.

She needed someone young.

Half an hour later, she put down her brush and picked up the newly completed job posting to read aloud: “This shop sincerely seeks an accountant, under 25 years old, regardless of gender, with a generous monthly salary. Interested parties, please come to ‘Xu’s Tailoring’ for an interview.”

Signed “Xu’s Tailoring.”

She had the clerk copy out more than ten copies and posted them in the high-traffic residential areas of Yingtian Prefecture.

As soon as the postings went up, people began coming to the shop for interviews.

Xu Mei didn’t beat around the bush; she directly showed the candidates the account book Shen Youting had reviewed the night before, asking them to find the errors.

Many couldn’t find any mistakes at all.

In one afternoon, out of more than ten people, only a tall, gentle-mannered 19-year-old man named Luo Jiusheng found nine errors, the highest number found.

The only drawback was that this man blushed whenever he looked at her.

However, many young men blushed when speaking to her.

This wasn’t necessarily a flaw.

In the end, Xu Mei hired him.

………………

In the southern suburbs near the city, various trees and flowers were lush and green.

Occasionally, a summer breeze would blow, rustling the leaves.

Shen Youting stood with his arms crossed, leaning against a thick tree, watching Qiu Chigong, who was three zhang away with a sword, and sneered, “What, did you call me all the way out here to watch you pose?”

Qiu Chigong remained expressionless throughout, “Do you have a grudge against Mengying?”

“No,” Shen Youting said indifferently, “but you can tell her to stop dressing like a man and hanging all over Xu Mei.”

“You’re just an adopted son of the Xu family, you have no say in who the legitimate daughter befriends.” Qiu Chigong swiftly drew his sword from its scabbard and thrust it into the ground, his movements clean and precise, clearly a trained fighter,besides, your identity is not simple, and you surely don’t plan to be a foster son forever.”

(End of Chapter)