The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1409 - 1408: Avalanche

The investment in Warm Gentleness is really too large. According to Bai Xiaotong's calculations, if the difference between income and output is too significant, we're always doing a losing trade. Since we can see the deficit, Tang Rao thinks there's no need to continue operating.But he must first understand why Warm Gentleness has been making money, yet constantly claims to be short of cash. Could it be an issue in the operational process?

"Xiao Tong and I have no money. Oh, dear nephew, your aunt has already used all the money from live-streaming and selling cosmetics. Why does asking you to pitch in a bit seem like asking for your life? Could your aunt really be asking for your life?"

Bai Xiaotong talked for a long time, but she just didn't want to tell Tang Rao how the financial gap was created.

"Aunt, be honest with me. You wouldn't be doing anything illegal, would you?"

Illegal acts?

Bah!

Is there any law here? Is Tang Rao out of his mind?

"One word: will you or won't you? Fine, if not."

As an elder asking a younger family member for some Purple Crystal, she felt completely lacking in dignity.

"Well, not saying means no money. I've been so poor lately that I thought of robbery. Giving you less means I have a bit more myself."

Tang Rao must know Bai Xiaotong is desperately short of money now, or why would he be so adamant about not giving her money?

Bai Xiaotong's face was almost as purple as pig liver with anger: "Alright, Tang Rao, so your wings have grown, huh? And still, I failed to convince you?"

The quickest to concede was surprisingly Bai Xiaotong.

"Next to Warm Gentleness, there's a vacant lot that looks promising. I want to develop it into a small business. Right now, we're cash-strapped, and Sheng Xuan and the others have given everything they could, but to scale up, we need more funds. Out of all of us women, none has as much money as you, so we've no choice but to come to you."

Bai Xiaotong thought she could hide it from Tang Rao and get the place up and running, but in the end, she was discovered before making any moves.

"Oh, Aunt, you ladies are up to such a big scheme, yet I'm kept in the dark? Seems like I'm the outsider here. Here's a Purple Crystal Card; take what you need."

No matter what they build, it's beneficial for Tang Rao. At least if anything happens to Tang Rao, they possess the skills to support themselves, which is far better than having no skills at all.

Assuming Tang Rao was angry, Bai Xiaotong hurriedly explained: "Don't be mad. I wanted to give you a surprise, not make you feel that our whole family's pressure is on your shoulders. We just wish to share the burden, nothing else. If you don't want us to build houses and open shops, then we won't."

This is better than acting according to Tang Rao's moods.

"Take it to open the shop. My contribution counts as my shares, and nobody should try to take advantage. Aunt, you'll need to manage this property well."

With Tang Rao agreeing, Bai Xiaotong heaved a sigh of relief.

"By the way, how will you handle Zhou Juan? With Zhang Family Master dead, Zhou Juan's been helping in Warm Gentleness like she's forgotten she's one of the Zhang Family. We can't let her keep assisting us forever."

Zhou Juan asked for no salary, no reward, and helped diligently every day. Even Bai Xiaotong, who often takes advantage of others, couldn't bear to see her tire out.

"She's a woman with a hard fate. Zhang Family is a place of heartbreak. If she wants to return, Zhang Yishan won't hesitate to take her back. If she doesn't want to go back, Warm Gentleness is her home. Her salary will be on par with yours each month. Aunt, is my decision alright?"

Tang Rao trusts Zhou Juan, a pitiful woman forced to marry Zhang Family Master, treating Zhang Yishan as her own son. How could she have a cruel heart?

"No problem, no problem. She does far more than us. Paying her this salary, I even fear it's too little."

With the matter of Zhou Juan settled gracefully, Bai Xiaotong also managed to have Tang Rao invest in her sufficiently, leaving her with a spring in her step.

"Where are you heading now? Want to go to Warm Gentleness to watch a performance? You're the hidden boss behind Warm Gentleness; aren't you going to check out your business?"

Tang Rao, aside from being the hidden boss was also a hands-off shopkeeper, never bothering with anything, much to Bai Xiaotong's annoyance.

"Not going. Jin Jin left; how can I enjoy seeing those things."

Bai Xiaotong's light words made Tang Rao seem heartless.

"Right, just go out for a breath of fresh air, don't keep yourself cooped up. Anything critical can be dealt with later."

Bai Xiaotong comforted.

Tang Rao gave Bai Xiaotong a knowing look and left Kao Shan Sect.

He found a snowy place, alone in the icy wilderness, saying nothing, just watching the falling snow, feeling a sense of comfort.

The Divine Realm has distinct climates; anyone wanting to see snowy scenes finds it simplest to someone like Tang Rao who can use the five-color stones for Instantaneous Movement.

"Jin Jin, is it only in this snowy land that I can feel your presence?"

The smiles and expressions in the snowy landscape of the past years still seemed like yesterday to Tang Rao.

In the Land of Immortals, she was a free-spirited angel. But in the Divine Realm, she couldn't be her true self.

This was a kind of bondage for Wen Jinjin.

As the snowflakes fell unceasingly, a layer had already accumulated on Tang Rao's thick coat.

"Roar!"

Just as Tang Rao planned to immerse himself in cultivation in the icy landscape, a howl sounded from not far away.

"Roar, roar!"

The sound continued, just hearing it made Tang Rao feel pain. But he still hadn't seen any caves amidst the snowy scene; where was the sound coming from?

"Roar!"

Guided by the sound, Tang Rao headed towards its source.

The snowy ground might be firm, or it might be a deep abyss, so each step Tang Rao took was with utmost caution.

"Crack!"

A powerful ice-cracking sound made Tang Rao hold his breath and concentrate.

"Oh no, an avalanche!"

Tang Rao hadn't even come to his senses before the ground beneath him vanished.

In panic, he had no time to retrieve the five-color stone for Instantaneous Movement.

The snow mountain seemed as though someone had chopped it open with an axe, cracking into two halves.

Countless snow blocks and ice shards fell into the rift. What was happening?

Tang Rao's body was nearly battered like a sieve. Luckily, he managed to calm down mid-fall and used Immortal Energy Protection, narrowly escaping disaster.

Splash.

In the Ice Valley, Tang Rao fell into a hot spring.

His senses weren't mistaken; in such a freezing place, there was a steaming hot spring.

The pool was releasing warmth, and Tang Rao's rigid body was nourished in the spring. Once he felt loose all over and his meridians were open, only then did he reluctantly leave the pool.

"Foolish human, who allowed you to intrude here?"

Raising his head, Tang Rao saw a fearsome dragon appearing before him.