Making you a son-in-law is not about making you conquer the world.

The treasury of the city lord's mansion is located in the third courtyard, occupying the central position on the east side. It is three feet higher than the side rooms on both sides, and with its black iron gate, it is extremely majestic and imposing.

Accountant Sun sat leisurely on a high stool in front of the door, humming a tune and sipping tea.

When they had drunk half of the tea, Accountant Sun gently placed the teacup on the octagonal table and sighed helplessly.

This morning, he received an order from the city lord to give Lin Ping one thousand taels of silver.

Who is Lin Ping?

Jiangcheng Prefecture has a notorious spendthrift son!

Giving him the money is like throwing money down the drain; you won't even see a ripple.

A moment later, Accountant Sun gave a sinister smile.

Whether or not Lin Ping gets the money is up to him.

Thinking of this, Sun's mammary glands felt clear.

He took a sip of tea with relish, but before the tea could even moisten his throat, he spat it all out. Lin Ping had already swaggered in with Li Mingxuan, their imposing presence not to be underestimated.

"You must be Accountant Sun. I, Lin Ping, have come to collect one thousand taels of silver on my father's orders."

Lin Ping smiled innocently.

Lin Ping's skin was thicker than the city wall of the city lord's city. He kept calling him father, which was hard for Sun the accountant to accept.

Accountant Sun was a shrewd man, skilled at flattery, and greeted them with a fawning smile.

Seeing that it was already past 9 AM, Lin Ping was in a hurry and didn't want to waste any more time, so he headed straight for the storeroom, but Accountant Sun blocked his way.

"Oh? Could it be that Accountant Sun didn't receive Father's orders?"

Lin Ping asked knowingly, "If the other party hadn't received orders, why would they smile at a son-in-law like you? This is clearly deliberate obstruction."

Accountant Sun cursed inwardly, thinking that this fellow was truly a scoundrel, constantly using the city lord's name to intimidate people.

"I dare not disobey the city lord's orders, but anyone who wants to take money from the treasury must undergo a test."

Accountant Sun said with a grin.

"test?"

Lin Ping said with great interest.

In all his years in office, this was the first time he had ever heard of having to go through a test to receive money.

But since the other party had said that, he couldn't refuse to give them face.

"That's right, you have to answer one question for me, and if you answer correctly, you'll get paid!"

Accountant Sun said in a serious tone, secretly curling the corners of his lips.

In his view, Lin Ping was nothing but a spendthrift who probably couldn't even solve a simple one plus one problem, let alone the problem that he had devoted himself to studying for decades.

"Okay."

Lin Ping also became interested and asked him to do a math problem, which was like an old lady wiping her nose—by pinching it with her hand!

Lin Ping secretly warned, "This guy absolutely mustn't give me math problems, and even if he does, he shouldn't give me elementary school math problems. That's an insult to Master Ping's intelligence!"

Seeing Lin Ping's tacit approval, Accountant Sun perked up, straightened his clothes, and said, "There is a silver shelf in the storeroom with dozens of compartments horizontally and ten compartments vertically. May I ask, sir, how many compartments are there in total on the silver shelf?"

Hearing this question, Lin Ping was stunned, staring dumbfounded at Accountant Sun. Do you think Master Ping is a fool? This is an utter disgrace!

Lin Ping felt as if his brain was being pressed to the ground and rubbed violently.

Seeing Lin Ping's dazed look, Accountant Sun laughed. "He really is a spendthrift. He can't even answer such a simple question. Let's see what excuse he has to go out and spend money now."

"a hundred!"

Lin Ping spat all over Sun the accountant's face. If he hadn't been phlegm-free, he would have spat at him.

Accountant Sun was somewhat flustered. Could it be that this kid already knew the answer? Otherwise, how could he have answered without even thinking?

Accountant Sun, who was confident in his calculation skills, still took a long time to calculate this multiplication problem, while Lin Ping's speed was simply illogical.

Logically, after Lin Ping answered the question, Accountant Sun should have obediently opened the door, but he shamelessly continued, "If the first compartment holds one tael of silver, the second compartment holds two taels of silver... and the hundredth compartment holds one hundred taels of silver, how much silver is there in total?"

To make his point clear, Accountant Sun went on and on, not even omitting a single number.

Lin Ping was tired of hearing this, and gave the other party an extremely unfriendly look. "Accountant Sun, didn't you say you had a question?"

Accountant Sun's smile vanished. He thought to himself, "You're just a son-in-law, what makes you so arrogant? I'm a veteran of the City Lord's Mansion, and I'm in charge of this storeroom." So he arrogantly replied, "That question doesn't count!"

Lin Ping had lost his patience and kicked him.

With Sun the accountant trampled under his feet, he instantly lost his confidence.

"You, you actually dared to hit me! I will report this to the city lord truthfully, saying that Lin Ping resorted to violence because he couldn't answer the question!"

Accountant Sun gritted his teeth and said.

"You bastard, how dare you insult Master Ping with such childish questions? I'm being lenient by hitting you."

Lin Ping said, his anger barely contained.

"Nonsense! You clearly can't answer that. I'll go report to the city lord right now!"

Accountant Sun said indignantly.

"Five thousand and fifty taels! Open the door and take the money!"

Lin Ping answered without thinking, and kicked Accountant Sun away.

Upon hearing the answer, Accountant Sun was completely stunned.

How could Lin Ping calculate it so accurately in such a short time?

This question was indeed difficult for Accountant Sun, but for Lin Ping, who had received nine years of compulsory education, it was a piece of cake.

Lin Ping's kick was quite powerful, and the accountant Sun staggered back three steps. The man was so shocked that he didn't feel any pain.

This was Sun the accountant's most treasured problem, which had stumped countless scholars and even brought the young master to tears in front of the city lord. From then on, Jiang Yunyu would avoid Sun the accountant whenever he saw him.

This is too much! Adding a hundred numbers together is impossible with just a few fingers. This perfectly describes what the chubby boy is thinking.

Is this still the same good-for-nothing spendthrift Lin Ping?

He's an absolute mathematical genius! I, the accountant, am in awe!

No, there must be something fishy going on. Maybe the young master is close to Lin Ping and told him about the problem beforehand, so the two of them spent the whole night figuring it out.

Still unconvinced, Accountant Sun shamelessly continued, "If the third compartment contains gold, the fifth compartment also contains gold, and the ninth, seventeenth, and thirty-third compartments all contain gold, then which compartment will contain gold next?"

If the previous question was a closely guarded secret, then this one is the one at the bottom of the box. Because it is too difficult, Accountant Sun has never used it to test anyone else, and it is unlikely that Lin Ping would know the answer in advance.

Lin Ping felt ashamed. It turned out that Accountant Sun's skin was even thicker than his. Breaking his word was an understatement.

Lin Ping just loves shameless people like this. Since you want to play, I, Lin Ping, will play with you. I can do calculus in my head, so why would I be afraid of a few elementary school problems?

"The sixty-fifth compartment contains gold. Please continue with your questions, Accountant Sun!"

Lin Ping smiled innocently, looking exactly like he was about to devour someone.

Accountant Sun was stunned and sat down on the ground with a thud.

Lin Ping is awesome!

Accountant Sun was a sensible man and dared not continue to humiliate himself, so he obediently opened the storeroom and took out one thousand taels of silver for Lin Ping.

Lin Ping peeked through the crack in the door and was immediately astonished. The room was filled with boxes of all sizes, a veritable mountain of gold and silver.

Out of curiosity, Lin Ping activated his X-ray vision ability, determined to see whether it contained silver or gold.

"Empty? Most of them are empty?"

Lin Ping was speechless, never expecting that the city lord's mansion, which had been in operation for two hundred years, didn't have much cash.