After Wang Yue and Xiao Chan had come to an agreement, he told Su Tan'er about his plans to head south. Su Tan'er didn't object; she merely reminded him to be careful on the road.
Wang Yue had also wanted to take Su Tan'er or Nie Yunzhu south with him, but both women were career-minded and simply couldn't spare the time. In the end, he had no choice but to travel south with Xiao Chan and their guards.
Before he left, Wang Yue still gave the two women mirrors as parting gifts, hoping to cheer them up.
After Nie Yunzhu received the mirror from Wang Yue, she was delighted for quite a while. Then she quickly realized that Wang Yue had probably made the mirror himself. She had originally wanted him to hand her the business as well, but she opened her mouth and then said nothing.
After all, the soap and perfume businesses were already enormously profitable, bringing in money by the day. If Wang Yue handed this business to her too, it would be hard to explain to Su Tan'er.
Su Tan'er's reaction was much the same as Nie Yunzhu's. The only difference was that she held the mirror and ran her little hand over its surface, then asked as if it were an afterthought, "Husband, are you planning to have Bamboo House handle this treasure too?"
How could Wang Yue not understand what Su Tan'er was thinking? He answered casually, "I was going to let you handle it, Tan'er, but you don't have the time. That leaves me in a bit of a bind. After all, it wouldn't make sense to leave such a profitable business untouched."
Hearing that, Su Tan'er understood that Wang Yue was telling her to set her mind at ease and start managing