"Oh, that."
Nana smiled. "That building was sponsored by Sect Master Ning of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect."
"Sect Master Ning came to see me last year and said you had brought the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect such enormous gains, yet all you took for yourself was a bead that wasn't much use."
"So Sect Master Ning thought it over, but couldn't figure out what you needed. After learning that you still had a business in Shrek City, Sect Master Ning transferred the deeds for the original One-Stop Massage Shop and all the surrounding shops on either side to us, then had a building constructed."
"We originally thought we ought to at least tell you about something this big."
"But neither of the two ladies of the house agreed. They said that at least half the deeds for shops large and small in Shrek City belonged to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, so this hardly counted as anything and would make the perfect surprise. Naturally, all a little underling like me could do was agree."
At this point, a teasing note entered Nana's voice. She was clearly grilling Chen Ping over why, when he already had two female confidantes, he had insisted on acting like a pure-hearted virgin around her back then.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough." Chen Ping awkwardly pretended to cough a few times. "What ladies of the house? Don't talk nonsense. Your boss is only seventeen, damn it."
Nana scratched her head in confusion at his words. "Hmm? So what, boss? Isn't it good to be young and accomplished?"
Chen Ping immediately shook his head helplessly. "Take me to the office. Let's talk there."
Following Nana toward the office for the entire bathing complex, Chen Ping looked around as he walked and couldn't help marveling