The Li family had so much money. Her family only took a little, but her father had nothing to do. Now, her family had to leave the capital.
Moreover, if she left the capital, where could she find a noble man to marry? Even if there was one, no one could be nobler than the nobles in the capital.
Thinking of this, Li Ruyi hated Jiujiu even more.
Moreover, when she thought of how her ideal husband had gone down the drain because of Jiujiu, her heart ached as if it had been cut by a knife.
However, Li Ruyi did not think about it. Even if Jiujiu's family was rich, the money belonged to Jiujiu. Taking without asking was stealing. Not long after Jiujiu's parents died, they could do such things. Jiujiu only asked Steward Li to return the money. Dismissing him was already very merciful.
It was clear that Steward Li did something wrong, but now in Li Ruyi's eyes, it was Jiujiu who was aggressive. Her worldview was twisted like a spring.
However, Jiujiu did not care about this matter at all. Now, she only wanted to carry forward the Li family. It would be best if she could be strong enough when she met Lin Zeyu.
Even if she was not strong enough, she had to protect the Li family. She would not be killed like Li Jiu.
She should take on as much responsibility as she could. When Steward Li Jiu was in charge, the Li family had already begun to decline. She had brought back a Marquis who was being hunted down. Obviously, she had brought trouble to herself.
To be honest, Lin Zeyu was partly responsible for the Li family being killed, but it was also completely related to Li Jiu.
Soon, those stewards came to Jiujiu again with the account books to report the accounts.
With the account book model Jiujiu gave them last time, the account books this time were naturally according to Jiujiu's way. As long as someone wanted to embezzle money to falsify the accounts, it was absolutely obvious at a glance.
Therefore, this time, the accounts were particularly clear at a glance. But because of this, many shops that should have been profitable in Jiujiu's eyes lost a lot of profits.
After all, if it was in the past, when the profits of the shops increased, they could get away with it by falsifying the accounts, and the extra money would be theirs. But now, the extra money was not theirs, and those in charge were not willing to do their best, so it was normal for the profits to decrease.
If it was in the past, Li Du's father would have been wary of the fact that he was the one who hired these managers. He would have told them that the turnover this time was nothing and that they just had to work harder in the future. However, Jiujiu was different.
Although Mr. Li was a landowner, his vision was top-notch. None of the shops under him had bad locations. No matter which shop it was, as long as it was open, it would definitely make money. Not to mention that the Li family's things were good to begin with.
If they could still make the shop's turnover look like this in a place like this, it could be seen that this group of people didn't do their best at all.
Those managers who didn't do their best looked at Jiujiu skimming through the account books and sneered in their hearts.
A yellow-haired brat was a yellow-haired brat. So what if they couldn't embezzle the money? As long as they were willing, they could forget about getting what they wanted if they couldn't get their hands on it.
Jiujiu finished looking through all the account books.
The accounts that had problems last time had most likely reduced the turnover by a lot this time, and the ones that didn't have any problems before were really fine.
Jiujiu pointed out all the accounts that didn't have any problems, then read out the names one by one. She said to the old steward, "These few shops have done well this month. Give a portion of the shop's profits to the managers. Treat it as a bonus."
Looking after the Li family's shops was the responsibility of the managers. Now that they heard that Jiujiu wanted to give a portion of the profits to them as dividends, the managers' faces instantly revealed looks of surprise and joy. Then, they repeatedly expressed their thanks.
When they heard that Jiujiu wanted to give the managers dividends, the managers who didn't receive any immediately revealed looks of dissatisfaction. One of them even bluntly said, "Young Master, we've also worked hard for the Li family for so many years. Why don't we get a share of the dividends?"
The person who asked the question was Manager He, whose embezzlement was second only to Manager Li's in the account books a few days ago.
The reason why Jiujiu humiliated Manager Li that day was firstly because Manager Li was the most greedy and embezzled the most money. Secondly, it was to make an example out of him.
Jiujiu's actions today were to tell everyone that if they did their jobs well, there would be a great future for them. She didn't expect that the person who didn't do his job well and caused the shop's turnover to decrease would actually question why she didn't give him any dividends.
Jiujiu also wanted to ask, 'You don't even know what you've done, yet you still have the face to ask.'
Jiujiu knew that if she didn't speak frankly, this person would take a mile after taking an inch. Jiujiu didn't give this person any face and directly said, "You're Manager He, right?"
Hearing Jiujiu call out to him, Manager He immediately raised his chin and looked at Jiujiu with an arrogant expression. With a haughty look, he coldly snorted and said, "That's me."
Jiujiu pursed her lips and smiled faintly.
Jiujiu's appearance was originally very delicate. Because of this, even if she was dressed as a man, at most she would only be called a man with a feminine appearance. Jiujiu was born with a pair of big and bright cat eyes. Her maroon pupils were clear and transparent like amber.
Jiujiu narrowed her eyes and stared at Manager He for a moment. Just when Manager He was being stared at by Jiujiu and felt uncomfortable, Jiujiu pursed her lips and smiled faintly, "Manager He, why I didn't give you any dividends, don't you know it in your heart?"
Jiujiu's voice was low and deep. Her words had a hidden meaning, which made Manager He's heart suddenly skip a beat. Thinking of Manager Li that day, Manager He subconsciously wanted to deny it.
No, Jiujiu was only a twelve year old child. If she could see that there was a problem with Manager Li's account book, it was most likely due to the old housekeeper's guidance. However, his ability to fake accounts was much better than Manager Li's. Back then, even Father Li couldn't see through it. What could a child like Jiujiu see through?
Thinking of this, Manager He instantly felt as if he had swallowed a calming pill. After thinking for a while, he said, "This little one doesn't know. I hope Young Master can give me a pointer or two."
This meant that he would never admit it even if he was beaten to death.
Jiujiu originally thought that if Manager He admitted his mistake, she would definitely give him a chance.
Jiujiu wasn't someone who was addicted to money. In Jiujiu's view, money could be earned again. Moreover, money was originally used to serve people. If one only wanted to hold onto money in their hands, then they would never be able to become a rich person in this lifetime.
The truly rich people were people who could earn money and spend money.
It was a pity that most people didn't understand this logic.
Manager He's attitude of refusing to admit his mistake made Jiujiu so angry that she laughed. Jiujiu's mouth curved into a mocking arc and she sneered, "That day, although I only asked Manager Li to spit out the money that he had embezzled, there were still a few people who had embezzled. That day, I didn't say anything because I wanted to give you some face. If you don't want this face, then I won't give it to you."
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