Chapter 32 Corruption In Cai Family

32 Corruption In Cai Family

" So, You are saying the budget increased by fifty thousand taels?" Cai Yixue's brows creased as she looked at the people before her.

" Yes. First Lady. I already made the list and you can check if there are any problems."

" Uncle Feng and Uncle Zhu, It's not that I doubt your accounting. However, You already know that we just gave two months salary to our army and guards, right?"

" Fifty thousand taels of gold are like the yearly earnings of our food businesses." Cai Yixue spoke in a light tone.

" Increasing the budget so casually, are you sure our Cai Family can afford it?"

" First lady, shouldn't we use this chance to lay off some of our guards?" Zhu Wuya, the accountant, spoke eagerly. " After all, We can..."

" No, Our family shall not make any reduction in the military." Cai Yixue cut his sentence in the middle.

" I believe there are some other ways. Besides, I feel the spending of the family somehow increased a lot in the last two years. I need to check the account books."

" First Lady, Are you sure?" Financier Feng Zituo looked at Cai Yixue as he spoke. " There is a shelf worth of account books. It might strain you both physically and mentally if you check all of them. Not to mention...Being inexperienced, you might make some mistakes."

" Thank you for your concern, Uncle Feng." Cai Yixue spoke in an expressionless voice.

" However, I would still like to check all the documents. Therefore, please open the accounting room. I want to check all of them."

" As you say, Lady Yixue."

Feng Zituo spoke as he led Cai Yixue to the accounting room.

" Hmm, What's happening here?"

Cai Yixue turned around and saw it was none other than Jia Hao. Wearing a light white robe, Jia Hao gave off a scholarly aura. However, his handsome face and perfect body proportion didn't look less than a martial artist.

" You are back?" Cai Yixue spoke in a mildly surprised tone.

" I heard you were checking the accounts books of the clan?" Jia Hao spoke in a soft voice.

" Indeed, I am checking the account books. I need to ensure that everything is seamless and without any faults."

Jia Hao looked at her and turned around, looking at Feng Zituo and Zhu Wuya.

[Name: Feng Zituo]

[ Age: 55]

[ Remark: A renowned accountant in Yan Kingdom. Currently working in the Cai Family as a finance helper. Upright and honest.

[ Recent Future Points: Five days later, he used his savings and went to the Jade Lake Pavilion to spend a night]

' Eh? Old ginger is still spicy, huh?'

Jia Hao could already guess what sort of place Jade Lake Pavilion is.

Then he looked at Zhu Wuya as he used his Sage's Divine Eyes.

[Name: Zhu Wuya]

[Age: 55]

[Remark: Studied arithmetic and accountancy at Yan Royal Academy. Shrewd and greedy with long life expectancy]

[Recent Future Points: Two days later he will take out 50,000 taels of gold from his secret vault to purchase a bottle of Body Strengthening Pill for his son]

' Um, wait! What?' Jia Hao felt his eyes turning wide when he saw the information about Zhu Wuya.

Cai Yixue waved her hands. " Minmin, take the elders out. I and young lord need so privacy."

" Yes, My lady."

Everyone walked out of the room, giving Jia Hao and Cia Yixue some privacy.

" You go..."

" No, you say first."

Jia Hao couldn't help but chortle when he heard that. Cai Yixue took a deep breath as she focused herself on the account books.

" I mean...We have been married. And...You didn't say anything about it after the marriage."

" What should I say?"

Jia Hao gave a faint smile. " Hmm, does Miss like a romantic person?"

" No-Not that." Cai Yixue stammered. " I... You didn't ask me anything about my duties as a wife."

" Nor did you ask me for my duties as a husband."

Jia Hao spoke. " Miss Cai, we both know that this marriage was just born out of necessity. Therefore, we aren't obliged to each other, right?"

" Is that so?" Cai Yixue looked at Jia Hao. " Would you have said the same thing if you had married Lingzhi?"

Jia Hao became alarmed when he heard that.

' Did she notice?' He thought inwardly.

" I wonder." Jia Hao didn't lie either.

" Miss Yixue's personality is a bit colder. Especially towards love interests."

" It's because of my personal reasons. It's nothing to do with you." Cai Yixue spoke.

" Well then, Does Miss give me permission to pursue her love?" Jia Hao's smile brightened.

" I... You are already my husband so..."

Cai Yixue turned around and threw an account book to the side, picking up a new one."

" Very well, Wife."

Cai Yixue's body shivered when she heard Jia Hao calling her 'Wife'.

" Hummm... You better check those account books properly." Cai Yixue spoke in a humming voice.

" No need. Takes these books. I have marked the area with problems." Jia Hao chuckled as he passed a few account books to Cai Yixue.

[ Account book of Ninth month, Year XX. Written by Zhu Wuya, Calculation error by 1000 Taels]

[ Account book of Seventh mon, Year XX. Written by Zhu Wuya. Calculation error by 4000 Taels]

Of course, Zhu Wuya was very shrewd. He didn't take money every month. However, the month he took money, it would be a large sum.

Not to mention, he spread the extra amount of money in such a way that it's very hard for someone to notice if they aren't looking at it specifically.

However, Sage's Divine Eyes simply pointed out the account books with mistakes, saving 90% of Jia Hao's time. After that, he checked the erroneous account books thoroughly, finding the mistakes instantly.

" Yo-You...How did you find them so fast?"

Cai Yixue was stunned as she also looked at the place Jia Hao pointed at.

" What the...There are over tens of account books with errors." Cai Yixue's expression turned dark. Jia Hao took out a pencil from his Pot of Miracles and started to calculate.

" With this amount.... Huh?" Jia Hao's eyes turned wide when he saw that.

" No way... Are you calculating right?" Cai Yixue leaned forward as she looked at Jia Hao's calculations.

" Haha, I know it's hard to believe. But... It's true." Jia Hao nodded.

" He stole over 200,000 taels of gold."