After Liu Yuru left, Wang Yue set down his teacup and smiled at Madam Gu. "In that case, I'll head back first. And I have good news for you: our shipyard in Qingzhou built more than a dozen sea-going ships this month. You'll be able to move a lot faster now."
When Wang Yue had built the first batch of sea-going ships, most of them had been converted from existing large ships, which was why they had been able to finish dozens so quickly. Now they had to build them from scratch. Even after expanding several shipyards, they could only turn out a dozen or so a month.
Wang Yue wasn't satisfied with that pace, but Old Father Wang was delighted. After all, other shipyards couldn't even build ordinary merchant ships that quickly.
Besides, when the sea-going ships returned last time, they brought back a great deal of grain. Old Father Wang felt he no longer had to worry about feeding the army.
Wang Yue had no idea what Old Father Wang was thinking, and Madam Gu knew even less. At the moment, she had to worry about moving the family's assets while also fretting over her son.
When she saw Wang Yue getting ready to leave, she hurriedly asked, almost pleading, "Young Master Wang, you and my Jiusi have known each other for years. Could you help me persuade him? Now that he's married, he should treat his wife properly. If he truly doesn't want to be with her, then he should divorce her sooner rather than later. Dragging things out like this will only hurt the poor girl."
Wang Yue immediately understood what she meant. If Gu Jiusi could get along with Liu Siyu, then they would have to consider helping the Liu family move their assets. If