Chapter 1116 - 613: Li Zhibai Is Very Wealthy (Double-Length)

"Ms. Zhu, what do you think the Young Master wants to discuss suddenly?" Miss Lu looked at Zhu Pingniang sulking and couldn’t help but speak up.

"Hmph, how would I know what that master-disciple pair is thinking... They avoid me in everything anyway." Zhu Pingniang pouted.

"Master-disciple?" Miss Lu was startled: "Is Miss Li the Young Master’s mentor?"

Indeed.

Judging by the age, Li Zhibai is much older than Xu Chang’an. Even Miss Lu could vaguely sense a ’mother-son’ dynamic between Li Zhibai and Xu Chang’an, an undeniable closeness, yet unexplainable distance...

Overall, it’s quite interesting.

"For now, she’s just a teacher, but once Chang’an returns to the mountain with the Six Rites of Gift, the identity will be officially acknowledged, followed by a mentorship banquet... after Ah Bai arranges everything and is ready to face the world once more..." Zhu Pingniang paused, "We’ll do it again."

"Mentorship ceremony, huh..." Miss Lu mused and then said: "By the rules, wanting to apprentice under someone as formidable as Miss Li must require quite a price, right?"

"What kind of look is that." Zhu Pingniang, seeing Miss Lu’s smiling gaze, knew what her girl was secretly thinking, and spat, "Mentorship in the Immortal Sect is different from acknowledging someone in a brothel. Ah Bai’s status transcends any precious mentorship gift."

Li Zhibai treats Enlightenment Tea as if it’s regular tea; who can compare with her wealth?

"Eh... Is Fairy Li... very wealthy?" Miss Lu was stunned, her eyes glittering.

Looks like she misunderstood.

Li Zhibai comes across as gentle and kind-hearted, previously wearing robes so old they seemed bleached at the edges... At first glance, she doesn’t seem like a wealthy woman.

But from Zhu Pingniang’s words, Fairy Li is indeed impressive.

"You little rascal, too practical, how... did I teach you like this?" Zhu Pingniang felt exasperated.

"Ms. Zhu, you’re not managing, haven’t you done the accounts?" Miss Lu pouted: "You play the carefree manager, but don’t realize I work for the hundreds of mouths in this building? Those girls don’t work much all year... after paying rent, did you really think... we profited?"

The girls at Flower Moon Building are all dripping in wealth, but really, the building hasn’t earned much.

After all, Zhu Pingniang doesn’t exploit the girls’ silver, whatever they earn is theirs, but everything else at Flower Moon Building relies on Miss Lu for silver... She’s quite poor.

Naturally, this fostered a money-loving nature.

"Moreover..." Miss Lu paused: "Eventually these girls are going to join the Immortal Sect with you, right? The expenses then, it’ll all be on your shoulders. I don’t know the costs at the Immortal Sect, but seeing how busy the Young Master is, I sense the expenses aren’t small."

Xu Chang’an manages to support Yun Qian with great effort, running around daily. Miss Lu has heard from Zhu Pingniang that Xu Chang’an had a workload on the mountain every day—though, what Miss Lu didn’t realize was Xu Chang’an’s workload included listening to music, playing chess, and gardening.

Overall, Young Master Xu was overwhelmed.

If she has to support the whole Flower Moon Building...

Might as well sell her.

"If I could cling to Fairy Li’s leg earlier, who knows how much easier it’d be." Miss Lu’s eyelashes fluttered, looking at Zhu Pingniang with a wrinkle in her nose: "Fairy Li seems responsible, unlike you, who only adds trouble and bullies others."

"..." Zhu Pingniang’s eye twitched, speechless.

This darn girl, she used to call her Miss Li, now knowing Ah Bai is an incredible rich lady, immediately switched to Fairy Li?

No way.

Zhu Pingniang looked cautiously at Miss Lu, waved her fist in front of her: "Don’t think of milking Ah Bai’s assets, don’t blame me for not warning you... Even if she doesn’t lack them, you asking for benefits, my face, where does it go?"

The key is...

Zhu Pingniang knows, if Miss Lu cheekily asks, Li Zhibai definitely won’t refuse... because, in Li Zhibai’s eyes, Miss Lu would call her Auntie.

Though Miss Lu’s favor ultimately falls on her.

"Really strange, that Fairy Li is wealthy, yet I can’t ask for it." Miss Lu chuckled.

That’s the relationship with Ms. Zhu—sometimes she gets the short end, sometimes she feels frustrated, a mutual give and take.

"Why can’t I ask for it." Miss Lu pondered, then suddenly understood: "Oh, I get it... never mind, for your rare moment of affection, I won’t ask Fairy for anything."

It’s somewhat clear that Zhu Pingniang doesn’t want to owe Li Zhibai, even a little bit.

"Hmph..." Zhu Pingniang resisted the urge to punch this girl, took a deep breath, and smirked: "Once I capture Ah Bai, cultivation resources anyway, won’t be endless?"

"...Hmm." Miss Lu’s eyes slightly twitched, saying nothing.

She joked about asking Li Zhibai for benefits only to change Zhu Pingniang’s mood, unexpectedly... her sister is the real daydreamer.