Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 786 - 401 Internal News _1

"Oh?" Shen Liu looked at Lian Manman upon hearing her words, his gaze intensifying on her face as he took a careful look. "Manman, are you serious about what you said? Are you willing to part with it?"

Did Lian Manman think Shen Liu had not seen the way her eyes sparkled when she saw the gold earlier? How could she, in such a short time, without even touching it, be willing to give all this gold to him? Shen Liu kept his eyes fixed on Lian Manman’s face, unwilling to miss the slightest change in her expression.

"Sixth Master, in such a serious matter, I wouldn’t speak rashly. Of course, I am serious," Lian Manman replied with solemnity, her truthfulness as clear as pearls. An imperial arch, an honor and protection that no amount of money could buy. As for silver coin, with the foundation her family had now, she wasn’t worried about making money. One thousand taels of silver could be earned within at most two years. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

The Emperor and Shen Liu were generous in their awards to her family, so she did not mind offering a generous response in return.

To promote the cultivation of maize, it would certainly require a good deal of money. By donating these one hundred taels of gold, she was doing a good deed for the country and the people. At the same time, it also meant that Shen Liu and the Emperor’s household would owe her a favor.

In this world, what is most valuable? It’s definitely not gold and silver, nor even power, nor anything else. In any era, as long as humans exist, the most valuable thing on this world is always goodwill.

Seeing that Lian Manman was serious about giving the one hundred taels of gold to him, Shen Liu was momentarily stunned, but he quickly offered a wry smile.

Did Lian Manman love silver coin? Clearly, she did, and she was quite outspoken about it. Yet, it was peculiar that someone like her would repeatedly push away large sums of money that could be hers.

Fond of saving resources, but not greedy. Knowing responsibilities and expressing gratitude. Perfectly balancing moderation, all backed by a heart filled with kindness and intelligence.

"...the promotion of maize is financed by the treasury," Shen Liu said slowly, "This gold is His Majesty’s reward to your family. It wouldn’t be right to requisition your maize for nothing, would it? Keep the gold for your family’s expenses."

"Oh," Lian Manman felt a slight pang of disappointment when Shen Liu declined the gold.

"What, are you now so wealthy that one hundred taels of gold doesn’t mean anything to you?" Shen Liu, seated on a chair, slightly turned his body and looked at Lian Manman askance with a teasing tone.

Lian Shouxin had just been called away to inspect the site for the arch, Lady Zhang and Lian Zhizhi had gone to the kitchen to boil water, leaving only Shen Liu’s two personal servants, Lian Manman, Wu Lang, and Xiao Qi in the room.

"It’s not like that," Lian Manman, picking up on Shen Liu’s teasing, quickly clarified with a laugh, "We’ve never once seen so much money at once in our house... I just thought, promoting maize is certainly going to cost a lot, and I wanted to help."

Shen Liu’s eyes swiveled.

"Can you make decisions for this family?" Shen Liu asked suddenly.

"Oh," Lian Manman hesitated, she was so accustomed to being the one who made decisions, and had said as much right in front of Shen Liu. But, having always been like that in front of Shen Liu without any comment, why would he suddenly ask such a question now?

Lian Manman was about to say that, indeed, she could make decisions for the family, but upon reflection, she thought better of it.

"Sixth Master, this is a decision agreed upon by my father, mother, and our whole family," Lian Manman said.

This statement blurred the matter of who was in charge at home, while further affirming that her words spoken moments before were not to be taken lightly, and were not just the musings of a child.

Lian Manman was confident about what she said. Given her understanding of Lian Shouxin and Lady Zhang, the couple was easy to satisfy and not greedy for wealth. If it was said that one hundred taels of gold were to be donated for the promotion of maize, they would certainly agree. Then there were Wu Lang, Xiao Qi, and Lian Zhizhi who stood by her side without question.

"Yes, Sixth Master, this is the wish of our whole family," indeed, Wu Lang stepped forward and affirmed Lian Manman’s words.

Xiao Qi nodded along as well.

Shen Liu squinted his eyes and said nothing. The stance of Wu Lang and Xiao Qi only made him more certain that in this household, it was indeed Lian Manman who was in charge, even though she was only slightly older than Xiao Qi.

Quite interesting.

"Keep the gold for yourselves," Shen Liu decided after a moment’s thought, "If you truly wish to contribute to the country and the people, there will always be opportunities in the future."

Since Shen Liu had said this, Lian Manman felt it was inappropriate to insist on donating all the gold.