PWDLAW Chapter 498: Head of the Household?
Chapter 498: Head of the Household?
The position of each room's door was designed with mutual supervision in mind, making it almost impossible for a stranger to enter without being noticed. It was a clever design, leaving no blind spots.
Ye Muyu couldn't help but sigh. The unique and ingenious aspects of ancient architectural design made one have to admire the wisdom of the ancients.
Sure enough, there are many clever people in the world.
Ye Muyu never thought of herself as smarter than others. The only thing special about her was that she had a lifetime of experience.
"Manager Luo, is the courtyard already like this or does it need to be renovated according to this blueprint?" Ye Muyu asked softly.
Luo Qisheng replied, "It needs to be renovated. I came here today to inform Madam about the hiring of personnel and the allocation of funds."
"Here are the account books for the past three months."
Luo Qisheng stood up, bowed, and handed a ledger to Ye Muyu without any intention of hiding anything.
Ye Muyu didn't immediately take it.
She wasn't stupid. If Luo Qisheng had come today without Chu Heng's indication, she wouldn't have believed it.
Showing her the account book meant giving her full control of the household affairs.
This was something she had never thought of before. All along she had been working hard to manage her own property for which she owed Chu Heng a lot.
Without Chu Heng's financial support, it would have taken her at least another year or two to develop her business to its current state, with the bookstore thriving.
From the beginning, she had her own selfishness.
She had never forgotten what Chu Heng had said about divorcing.
Developing her private property was her selfishness. She wasn't very familiar with it here and only with money and grain could she have the qualifications to say she was helping her family, or even gaining her own freedom, protecting her two children, and having the confidence to do so.
This was her plan after divorcing.
She knew that Chu Heng had already noticed this but he didn't say anything. He even cooperated actively and never minded her actions.
It was precisely because of his actions that Ye Muyu felt somewhat guilty towards him.
Lacking experience in relationships, she always left the initiative to Chu Heng. She didn't dislike this husband and she hoped to live a good life with him. However, she was reluctant to entrust her future to a man like women in this era did. There was a subtle resistance in her heart.
This resistance didn't come from Chu Heng himself but from the change in societal norms.
And now, if she took on the responsibility of managing the household, it would mean making a promise to Chu Heng and acknowledging her current identity as his wife.
"Madam, these are the account books that the Master asked this old servant to hand over to you. I have been organizing them all this time, and now they are finally sorted out. Please punish me, Madam," Luo Qisheng suddenly knelt down and presented the account book with a firm attitude.
"Quickly help Manager Luo up." Ye Muyu instructed Zhang Shu, neither accepting the ledger nor saying anything else.
Zhang Shu followed Ye Muyu's orders, stepping forward to help Luo Qisheng up.
After doing all this, Zhang Shu stood aside waiting for further instructions.
"Madam, I'll leave these account books with you. Please decide how to handle them. Also, here is the ledger of expenses for the workshop renovation. Would you like to take a look now?" Luo Qisheng saw that Ye Muyu didn't accept the previous account book, so he didn't insist and moved on to the next topic.
This time, Ye Muyu didn't refuse. She directly took the ledger recording the expenses for the workshop renovation.
The details were clear and orderly written, allowing Ye Muyu to quickly understand the progress of the renovation.
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