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

"Making a fortune every day? Counting money at home every day?"

The chubby boy's eyes shone brightly. Despite having never lacked food or clothing since childhood, he valued money highly, because having money would allow the city lord's mansion to flourish.

After a moment, the chubby boy calmed down and gave an awkward laugh: "Brother-in-law, I'm not stupid. Don't lie to me. You're a well-known spendthrift who only knows how to spend money and not how to make it."

Jiang Yunyu said this with a smile because he was afraid of being beaten by Lin Ping, since the other party was holding a leather whip.

"These days, even fools aren't so easy to fool."

Lin Ping glanced at Jiang Yunyu with a hint of delight.

To be honest, he hoped that Jiang Yunyu would be successful and make the City Lord's Mansion strong again, so as not to waste the City Lord's care for him over the years.

"Let me ask you, did your brother-in-law lose money buying jade the time before last?" Lin Ping asked.

The chubby boy thought for a moment and said, "No..."

Lin Ping bought a piece of jade worth 10,000 taels for 100 taels of silver. He not only didn't lose money, but he made a killing.

"Then let me ask you again, did your brother-in-law lose money selling salt last time?" Lin Ping continued.

The chubby boy shook his head without even thinking. He had personally witnessed Lin Ping earn 20,000 taels of silver, and he found it unbelievable.

"Then tell me, is your brother-in-law good at making money?"

Lin Ping raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile.

The chubby boy's answer was obvious: if this is considered not knowing how to make money, then probably no one knows how to make money.

However, the chubby boy was still somewhat rational. He thought that making money gambling on stones was due to good luck, while making money selling salt was because he had encountered a fool. He still pouted and said, "Brother-in-law wouldn't really want to buy that flooded area on the lake outside the city, would he?"

Jiang Yunyu followed Lin Ping out of the city and overheard some information, finally making contact at this moment.

Lin Ping snapped his fingers and nodded, saying, "Exactly!"

Jiang Yunyu turned his head and said, "I won't vote!"

Jiang Yunyu is of noble birth, unlike Zhu Xiaoji and the others who are spoiled brats and obsessed with marrying into a noble family. He is still rational in this matter.

Moreover, Jiang Yunyu treated Lin Ping and the others' conversation as a joke, so how could he be moved?

Lin Ping pondered for a moment, then said softly, "Do you know why your brother-in-law wanted to buy that piece of land?"

"Just being wasteful..."

Jiang Yunyu blurted out, then quickly changed his tune: "It's unfathomable. I don't know, and I don't want to know."

Lin Ping was also enraged. He cracked his whip on the table and said coldly, "Want to know?"

"Think! Think! Think!"

Jiang Yunyu's attitude made a complete 180-degree turn.

Lin Ping nodded in satisfaction and said mysteriously, "There is a lot of salt under that land, enough to feed the entire Wu Kingdom for three hundred years."

Upon hearing this, the chubby boy panicked, frantically counting his chubby fingers. Finally, he took off his boots and counted his toes as well, exclaiming with a look of astonishment, "Eat the entire Wu Kingdom for three hundred years? I don't believe it!"

Clearly, the chubby boy hadn't figured out the calculations, nor did he understand what it meant to have enough to feed the Wu Kingdom for three hundred years, yet he still felt that Lin Ping's words were unbelievable.

Lin Ping struggled to suppress his temper, nearly lashing out with a whip, but then realized that forcing things wouldn't work, so he patiently explained, "Let me ask you, what about the old city lord?"

Jiang Yunyu didn't know why Lin Ping blurted out such a sentence, but he still answered without thinking, "Majestic and domineering!"

"And what about Father?" Lin Ping continued.

"Powerful and imposing!" Jiang Yunyu continued.

"And what about you, Your Highness?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yunyu straightened his back and said solemnly, "Majestic and domineering!"

“That’s right, the old city lord is majestic and domineering, my father is majestic and domineering, and the young master is also majestic and domineering. So why is that?” Lin Ping asked seriously, not to belittle the other party.

Jiang Yunyu thought for a while and finally found a suitable phrase: "Like father, like son".

"That's right, like father, like son."

Lin Ping grinned slyly and continued, "Are Zhu Xiaoji and the others' fathers good at business?"

Under Lin Ping's barrage of questions, Jiang Yunyu lost all sense of judgment and answered without hesitation, "Of course I'll do business."

That's true. The Zhu, Tang, and Xu families are all prominent families in Jiangcheng. If they didn't know how to do business, how could they have achieved what they have today?

"So, are Zhu Xiaoji and the others good at business?"

Lin Ping finally got to the point.

Jiang Yunyu frowned, and after thinking for a long time, replied, "Probably."

Although those guys were notorious playboys, Jiang Yunyu had previously said that like father, like son, so he couldn't overturn his own conclusion.

"Since they're good at business, why are they so eager to invest money in that flood zone?"

Lin Ping spread his hands, giving Jiang Yunyu time to consider.

"I get it, it's because it's profitable!"

Jiang Yunyu replied as if struck by a sudden enlightenment, and before Lin Ping could ask, he said proactively, "I want to invest too! I want to invest too! But... I don't have any money..."

The wish was beautiful, but the reality was cruel. Jiang Yunyu didn't even have the money to buy Xiaohui a dress, let alone take out 100,000 taels of silver.

“It’s okay if we don’t have money. We can sell things. My brother-in-law has already checked. There are quite a few antiques and paintings in Father’s study, storeroom, and hall. Selling them for 100,000 taels of silver shouldn’t be a problem,” Lin Ping replied immediately.

Jiang Yunyu was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at Lin Ping, feeling as if he had fallen into a trap.

"My father will beat me to death..."

Jiang Yunyu remained rational even when being beaten.

"What are you afraid of? If Father finds out, just say I told you to sell it!"

Lin Ping said with a serious expression.

He had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. If he sold all the valuables in the city lord's mansion, wouldn't he be beaten to death?

Of course, the goal of developing the floodplains outside the city was indeed to mine salt.

He wanted to ensure that all people in the world could have salt, and this act of merit would make his mission rewards even more generous.

Upon hearing Qin An's words, Jiang Yunyu immediately perked up and said with a sly smile, "Brother-in-law, you said it yourself, so you can't go back on your word later."

Lin Ping readily replied, "A man's word is his bond!"

"Okay, I'll go steal it... I'll go get it..."

Lin Ping felt ashamed. Although he was certain that mining rock salt could make money, it would take time. Right now, it was still far from being done. If Jiang Yunyu went to steal antiques and paintings at this time, it would be strange if he wasn't discovered. If things were exposed, the plan would be difficult to carry out.

Lin Ping regretted telling the impatient chubby boy about the plan in advance. It took a lot of effort to pull him back and make him promise not to tell anyone.

I'd rather die than tell!

The chubby boy nodded repeatedly, treating the matter as top secret, afraid that if word got out, someone would try to steal his money.

After the matter was settled, Lin Ping returned to his bedroom, feeling bored and uneasy.

I had hoped to see Jiang Yunying at lunchtime, but I never expected that this workaholic would stay at the military camp for lunch.

"Little Li, Big Niu, Second Niu!"

Lin Ping loudly summoned his followers.

"Little is here!"

The three of them appeared together, as if afraid of being neglected.

"Go with the son-in-law!"

Lin Ping said aggressively.

The three sensed something was amiss and asked in a low voice, "Where does the young master want to go?"

"The military camp!"

Lin Ping answered without hesitation, immediately terrifying the three of them.