Jiangli put away the Soul Nurturing Talisman.
After verifying Chu Xi’s transfer, Xia Xin asked, "Ancestor, is our Third Sister with us now?"
Jiangli hummed in acknowledgment, "The Soul-Calming Talisman I gave her has the effect of Soul Sealing. It can temporarily bind the soul to the bones, preventing her from getting lost along the way or from entangling with the Chu Family members, which would only cause trouble."
Xia Xin: "Our ancestor always thinks things through."
"Let’s not talk about this anymore. Sit down and have some food. Later on, the two of us can go to the market to pick out some suitable wood," Jiangli gestured for him to sit down.
Xia Xin walked over and sat down across from Jiangli, picking up his chopsticks.
In spite of the hot weather, the dishes hadn’t cooled down much and were still good to eat.
Xia Xin was never picky about such things and started eating straight away.
Jiangli, on the other hand, had already eaten her fill and just sat at the side, playing with her phone and chatting with Xia Xin.
"By the way, Xia Xin, didn’t you say you were going to pay taxes? Is it all sorted out?"
Xia Xin swallowed a mouthful of meat and replied, "It’s sorted out, Ancestor, but the tax deduction is too severe."
Jiangli blinked her eyes, "How severe?"
"I did the math last night before bed. Before taxes, we had about 6.4 million, but now, after taxes, there’s less than 4.2 million left, which isn’t enough to pay back Boss Cao," Xia Xin lamented as he paid the taxes, his heart bleeding at the thought.
But there was nothing he could do about it.
When it came to normal taxes, they had to be paid.
At this, even Jiangli was stunned for a moment, "You paid that much?"
She had thought they would be able to pay back Boss Cao by now.
They were still so far short.
"Yeah, just over 4.2 million left," Xia Xin sighed.
Jiangli clicked her tongue in amazement.
It seemed the money she made wasn’t enough.
She’d have to find ways to earn more in the future.
"Let it be. If the taxes are paid, they’re paid. We’ll just earn it back later," Jiangli concluded, not the least bit worried.
Xia Xin wasn’t too concerned, either.
The Ancestor was a little money-making genius. In such a short time, she’d made over four million post-tax.
Give it some more time, and they would definitely be able to pay Boss Cao back.
"But Ancestor, should we make a donation?" Xia Xin paused for a second, taking a sip of the seafood porridge. He didn’t know who had brought it, but it tasted pretty good.
Jiangli had just started a game round and responded after a few seconds, "Why should we money?"
Xia Xin explained, "Isn’t it customary? When Master was around, no matter how much we earned, he would always some. He said it would help avoid disasters. After all, we deal in revealing Heavenly Dao’s secrets, so we must do good deeds to make up for the virtues."
"Ancestor, didn’t you do this in the past?"
Jiangli shook her head, "Nope. I don’t know about others, but I never money. Heavenly Dao owes me a lot of virtue, so much that even if it tries, it can’t strip it all away. Why fear it? If in the future an unjust cause needs donations, I’ll consider it then. But all this should be voluntary, not done just to make up for any virtue."
Surprised, Xia Xin hurriedly wiped his mouth and said, "Ancestor, Heavenly Dao owes you a lot of virtue? For real?"
Jiangli replied indifferently, "Of course it’s true, but it just won’t give it to me properly."
Xia Xin didn’t understand, "It won’t give it to you properly?"
Jiangli clicked her tongue impatiently, "Don’t ask anymore, just hurry up and eat. I’m in the middle of a game here, don’t disturb me."
From a distance, he glanced at Jiangli’s game screen and thought to himself that indeed, no one can resist games.