novelraw Chapter 464: Inn Purchase Complete
Chapter 464: Inn Purchase Complete
After the money was sent to Liu Shao, Lin Xuan Qi stayed in the lab for the remainder of the day cultivating.
He felt that he was getting close to ascending to Foundation Establishment Level and he wanted to achieve it as soon as possible.
With what had happened, and his battle with Lee Qing, he knew that it was better for him to get more powerful even if the Five-Element Qi had a natural advantage against the Spirit Qi.
He cultivated until it was time for dinner, and he was interrupted during dinner by a messenger from Liu Shao.
"Master Lin, here are the documents for the purchase of the inn.
"Liu Shao had settled the rest of the process with the imperial officials, you don’t have to worry about it.
"He also sends his regards, wishing you a prosperous business with the inn." The messenger said and handed some documents to Lin Xuan Qi.
"Let Liu Shao know that I said thanks for his well wishes." He took the documents, glanced through them and he handed the messenger some copper coins after he was done with it.
"Thanks, Master Lin." The messenger thanked him and turned around to leave.
While he was doing so, a familiar sound erupted in Lin Xuan Qi’s mind.
[Congratulations to host for procuring new property.]
[Host is unbeatable within its compound.]
[Bonus of 50 Five-Element Stones delivered.]
[Keep up the good work!]
[Congratulations to host for recruiting twenty workers to the Lin Clan.]
[Additional 200KG of rice will be delivered to the mansion daily.]
[Keep up the good work and recruit more personnel.]
When he saw the rewards from the system, he felt happy about it.
The Five-Element Stones would come in handy when he bought the necessary items for him to set up Formation Arrays in all the other properties.
As for the rice, any increase would be a bonus for more income to the Lin Clan.
With the addition of the twenty workers in the inn, there would be two hundred and ninety workers under the Lin Clan by now.
Which was a huge responsibility for him to bear, having to make sure that they were productive and taken care of.
"Congratulations, Master Lin." Lee He Song chuckled and raised his wine cup at Lin Xuan Qi.
Old Shao also did the same and raised his teacup at his son-in-law, "Here’s my congrats to you, Xuan Qi. Feel free to let me know if you need any help."
"Thanks, father-in-law. I indeed need your men’s help to repair a portion of the inn and get it ready for business." Lin Xuan Qi returned the toast and said.
"Leave it to me. You should know how good we are by now." Old Shao said and Lin Xuan Qi nodded in agreement.
"It makes me feel proud to see you advancing the Clan so well.
"Xue Cong is blessed to have someone like you as her husband." Old Shao said and let out a sigh.
Mei Jiao nodded by his side, but Xue Cong frowned and shook her head at Old Shao, trying to stop him from saying more.
"I am only doing what I should. I will do my best for the next year, father-in-law." Lin Xuan Qi gave Old Shao a smile and said.
What’s with all the praises today?
Maybe they were finally getting to see his greatness. He thought silently to himself.
But when he saw Xue Cong’s frown at him he changed his mind and thought that maybe it was just a coincidence.
Even Liu Ju Zheng chimed in and said, "Xuan Qi, I think you should give yourself more credit for what you have managed to do."
Lin Xuan Qi quickly proposed a toast to Liu Ju Zheng too and said, "You flatter me, father-in-law. I might just be lucky."
"Even if you were only lucky, you need to be able to seize the opportunity and make use of it." Liu Ju Zheng said and he thought about his time as an imperial official.
There were so many opportunities for him to change his life but he did not take them.
And thankfully, he was glad to have what he ended up with.
Having Lin Xuan Qi as his son-in-law was such a blessing for him and his family.
"Enough of talk, let’s enjoy the meal." Lin Xuan Qi felt so happy with all the praises and he ate the dishes with a smile on his face.
Is this what they call having an elders’ liking?
However, he did not mind it and he finished the meal quickly.
He went back to his cultivation and after that, he spent the night dual cultivating with Xue Cong and Yue Jie.
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Next day.
Lin Xuan Qi decided to pay an old friend, Hun Xiong Kun, a visit in the morning.
It had been a while since he last saw him.
He figured that it would be a good time to catch up and also see if there were any possible business opportunities that had to do with the rice trade.
Since he was already running a rice business, he might as well buy up businesses that had to do with rice.
"Master Lin, long time no see." Hun Xiong Kun greeted Lin Xuan Qi when he saw Lin Xuan Qi arrive at his rice shop.
"Sorry for the sudden intrusion, I’m here to catch up with you." Lin Xuan Qi cupped his hands and said.
"I will be increasing the rice supply by two hundred kilograms daily from today."
"That’s great news for us." Hun Xiong Kun replied with a smile.
Business was going well so far and he would not mind having more supplies of rice from Lin Xuan Qi.
The rice quality from him was good and the supply of it was stable.
Which was something that was so difficult to find in the Da Qian Dynasty.
Lin Xuan Qi gave Hun Xiong Kun a nod and he glanced around the area.
There were some other shops in the area and one of them caught his eye.
How could he have not thought about it?
It should have been obvious to him and yet...
Lin Xuan Qi got excited with what he saw and he asked Hun Xiong Kun, "Do you know the owner of the shop over there?"