"My name is Ouyang Heng. My Martial Soul isn't the Three-Tailed Fox, but the Three-Eyed Qingqiu Fox. I'm from a branch of the Ouyang Family," Ouyang Heng explained. "I worked at the Ouyang Merchant Guild, keeping and coordinating the accounts. A young master of the main family spent a large sum recklessly, and I refused to falsify the books for him. So he framed me and had me expelled from the Ouyang Family."
"Oh? If you're telling the truth, I'll make sure you have nothing to worry about from now on. No one in the Ouyang Family will dare trouble you. But if you're lying, I'll make your life worse than death," Huang Tieyi said coldly.
Wanshu Teahouse.
"Ning, I brought someone," Huang Tieyi said, pointing at Ouyang Heng. "This fellow says he's from the Ouyang Family, one of the three major merchant guilds in the Star Luo Empire, and that he's very good with accounts.
"I'll leave him with you for a while so you can see what he's capable of. If he has genuine talent, I'll take him back and make him the second steward at my Manor. If he's just boasting, dispose of him for me."
"If he proves himself, do you really intend to have him handle only your Manor's accounts, not your businesses?" Ning Wanshu asked, looking at Huang Tieyi gravely.
Huang Tieyi paused. "I have no plans for that at the moment. It mainly depends on what His Holiness the Pope arranges for you after you marry. If he keeps you in Spirit Hall as a caged songbird and you can't manage my businesses, I'll consider Ouyang Heng. But if you can carry on with your work, I won't replace you. I'd still like you to help me run my businesses."
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