Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

After reading the last page, Ji Nuan pushed the account book forward and asked dizzily, "Third brother, it takes so long to finish reading a book. Isn't it too hard for you to check the accounts like this?"

Ji Chuan had been working as an accountant for several years and was accustomed to this way of keeping accounts. Instead, he was puzzled by her question: "We have always kept accounts this way. Isn't it the same for you?"

"Third brother, do you think my method is more convenient?" Ji Nuan said, took a new piece of paper, drew a table, and recorded three expenses and one income in his own way, and then handed it to Ji Chuan.

Ji Chuan recognized the words on the paper, but the crooked symbols confused him.

"What do these symbols mean?" he asked, pointing to the Arabic numerals.

"Oh, these are Arabic numerals, look." Ji Nuan said as she wrote the two numbers from one to ten on the paper. "Isn't this easier to write?"

Ji Nuan pointed to the balance after each row of the table and the total at the bottom. "This way the record is clearer and it's clear at a glance without having to start from the beginning, right?"

Ji Chuan nodded in agreement: "It is indeed much more convenient! Little sister, where did you learn this from?"

Ji Nuan felt a little guilty, so she answered vaguely, "Haha, maybe I saw it in a bookstore or somewhere else, I can't remember clearly." She then asked, "Third brother, do you want to learn this accounting method?"

Ji Chuan nodded: "Well, I think it's good. But our current account books are not as detailed as yours."

"Hehe, this is easy!" Ji Nuan raised his chin proudly. "Third brother, you may not know this yet, but half of East Street now belongs to me, including a bookstore. I'll have my bookstore make a batch of account books just for you. Isn't that easy?"

"Hiss—little sister, let me take a closer look. Are you the daughter of the God of Wealth?" Ji Chuan smiled and looked her over pretentiously. Then, as if he had made a major decision, he said solemnly, "I've decided! From now on, I'll follow you, little sister. I'll definitely never go hungry!"

Ji Chuan was well aware of the inconveniences of women running businesses away from home, especially after he took over the Qu family business. He was worried that Ji Nuan, who had never been involved in business before, would be overwhelmed by so many businesses at once.

“Hahahaha…” Ji Nuan’s peach blossom eyes curved into crescents due to her laughter.

She knew that the third brother wanted to help him.

"Third brother, have you forgotten that you are my specially hired steward?"

"I haven't forgotten! I want to be promoted and become your general manager." Ji Chuan said with a smile, "How about it, does the boss agree?"

Ji Nuan answered cheerfully, "The boss is eager for this! The boss is very happy! The boss has approved it!!!"

Ji Chuan took the opportunity to ask, "Isn't it time for a pay raise?"

Ji Nuan acted like a wealthy man. "The salary remains the same, and I'll give you 20% of the annual profit. Is that enough?"

"The boss is so generous!" Ji Chuan gave a thumbs up, then smiled and said, "As your brother, I'll give you a discount and give me half of the profits!"

Ji Nuan nodded. "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll help you get rich together when the chance arises!" She continued, "Among the people Third Brother brought back, are there any useful ones? Invite them to learn bookkeeping together and train a few more people so that we can fill in when we're short of people."

Ji Chuan thought for a moment and said, "You're right. Li Xin, who came back with me, can read and is quite flexible in his work. Let's choose him."

"Okay, Third Brother, then you practice writing these numbers first. I'll go call someone." After Ji Nuan said this, she stood up and went to call someone.

Ji Nuan brought Qu Xiangqing and Li Xin who came back with Ji Chuan, Ma Jin who performed well in the front yard, Liu An, the eldest son of Manager Liu, Xi Que, and Ji Wei, the manager of the pharmacy, a total of six people, to the study.

Ji Chuan distributed the two numerical correspondence tables he had written to everyone, while Ji Nuan took out a bunch of pencils wrapped in solid wood and gave one to each person.

Of the six, Ma Jin had the worst foundation, as he couldn't read at all. Liu An and Ji Wei could still recognize a few simple characters. Ji Nuan had no choice but to start by teaching them numbers.

Luckily, they were all quite clever and could get the order right. As for writing, they would just have to practice more on their own.

Everyone was very happy to be chosen to learn accounting and bookkeeping, especially Ma Jin.

He lost his parents at a young age and grew up with his uncle's family. Beatings and scolding were commonplace, along with endless work and endless hunger. Because his cousin's family couldn't afford the bride price, his aunt sold him to a pawnbroker for six taels of silver. Originally brought home by Ji Nuan as a security guard, he also took on additional duties as a cart driver and errand runner when staff were short. He thought his life was set in stone, but being able to work for such a generous family was a far better life than his previous life at home, and he was content. Unexpectedly, the young lady and master would cultivate him in this way, leaving him both surprised and grateful.

So he worked harder than anyone else, and because he was interested in arithmetic, Ji Chuan often took him around to check accounts, and even asked him to take care of the newly built workshop. Eventually, he became Ji Nuan's right-hand man.

The topic has gone off track, let’s get back to the present.

After Ji Nuan finished teaching the numbers, she asked everyone to go back and memorize them on their own, and gave each person a stack of white paper for them to practice writing.

Ji Chuan watched everyone leave and couldn't help but ask Ji Nuan, "Isn't this teaching too slow?"

Ji Nuan spread her hands helplessly, "There's nothing we can do. Our family is just starting out and we're short of manpower, so we can only take it slow." She then asked, "By the way, Third Brother, I'm planning to hire a teacher to teach the children. Do you know where to find one?"

Ji Chuan said, "Leave the job of finding someone to me. You just get the new account book out first."

Ji Nuan nodded and agreed: "Okay." She touched her hungry stomach and said, "I'm hungry, Third Brother, let's go have dinner first."

"Let's go, Third Brother is hungry too."