How Come I'm Losing Money Again? (First Update!)

Drawing Room.

Zheng Que had just stepped over the threshold when he spotted the graceful figure approaching him and immediately recognized her as the proprietress of the Forget-Sorrow Inn on Jade Terrace Mountain.

He stopped at once, intending to ask where Luo Fuyu was.

Yet before Zheng Que could speak, the proprietress beat him to it. "Zheng Que, one set of groom's robes, one bridal chamber, and one dowry maidservant. That makes three in total."

"There were no purchases this time, so there is no cost to deduct."

"You need to pay this humble one three!"

???

Zheng Que could not help but fill his face with question marks, but he quickly understood. This proprietress was asking him for money!

She had once been the proprietress of the Forget-Sorrow Inn. The inn was an "Anomaly," and under normal circumstances, she would have been unable to leave it.

However, Luo Fuyu's circumstances were highly unusual. Those sedan-chair bearer ghosts could directly snatch things from other "Anomalies."

Now that this proprietress had broken free of the Forget-Sorrow Inn and become a member of Luo Fuyu's wedding procession... or, to be precise, a member of [Ten-Mile Red Baleful Intent], she was able to appear here.

At that thought, Zheng Que gave a slight nod. The proprietress was now obeying Luo Fuyu's orders. Without Luo Fuyu's instructions, she would never have dared ask him for money.

Of course, that was not the point.

The point was, if Luo Fuyu wanted to extort him to fill out her dowry, why had she not come to him herself? Why send this proprietress, who could not even keep a clear account, instead?

His thoughts raced, and Zheng Que immediately asked, "Where is Luo Fuyu?"

The proprietress promptly replied, "Luo Fuyu has gone out to collect gift money.