Chapter 1691 - Chapter 1691: What Betrothal Gift?
Chapter 1691: What Betrothal Gift?
Translator: Lonelytree
Lin Yuelan smiled and said,” It’s nothing. Actually, I’m just thinking, should I take over your things directly or sell them directly to save trouble? For a moment, 1 couldn’t make a decision, so I lost my mind!”
After Jiang Zhennan heard this, he immediately asked with interest,” Then, what’s Yue ‘er r s decision now?”
Did she mean to take over or sell it?
Lin Yuelan smiled and said,” Of course, I’ll take over. Selling it directly would be a huge loss. After all, most of those things were given by His Majesty.
Whether it was the location of the shop or the number of customers, they were the best. Those farms were also fertile land. With my talent in business, if I don’t make good use of it. it’ll simply be letting others benefit. won’t it?”
Hearing Lin Yuelan’s answer, Jiang Zhennan expected it.
He knew that with Yue ‘er r s money- grubber nature, she would definitely not be willing to sell those things.
To her, the more money, the better.
Jiang Zhennan tapped Lin Yuelan’s nose and said with a smile,” Yue ‘er is right. Instead of letting outsiders benefit, it’s better for us to keep it and make money.”
Lin Yuelan’s face turned red when Jiang Zhennan suddenly scratched her nose.
She continued,” M/ell, since you’ve used all your assets as a dowry and married me, my betrothal gift can’t be low either.” At this point, she held her chin with one hand and tilted her head slightly to see. She said with some hesitation,” Uh, what kind of betrothal gift should I use to match your dowry? Hmm, should I give you Lin’s Hospital or the Inn?”
Jiang Zhennan was speechless.
If that was the case, then he had made a huge profit.
One had to know that whether it was Lin’s Hospital or Ni Lai Wo Wang Inn, they had already become a treasure bowl in the eyes of the world.
Some people had estimated that the income of one of them in a day was equivalent to the income of an ordinary merchant in a year or even a few years.
In the past two years, Lin’s Hospital had been opened all over the world.
Don’t ask why this happened.
In fact, that was the case.
Lin’s Hospital had gathered all the doctors with excellent medical skills.
No matter which country they were from, they were all afraid of death. Therefore, there were no longer any restrictions on Lin’s Hospital entering their country. Instead, there was a warm welcome.
As long as they could cure their illnesses, it would be fine. No matter how much impact Lin’s Hospital’s presence would have on their local medical centres.
As for Ni Lai Wo Wang Inn, that was about the same.
Rumour had it that the items in the inn were personally cultivated by the inn owner and had the effect of prolonging one’s life. The items in the inn were as eye-catching as jewellery.
In addition to the money that flowed into the account, like water, the national treasury would be filled.
Such a win-win situation, it was impossible for the upper rulers not to agree.
If they didn’t agree, would they need to fly to Longyan Country just because they wanted to eat a dragon fruit?
Or perhaps, would they need to rush to Lin’s Hospital when they were ill?
Normally, foreign merchants could not enter their country.
This was because the rulers wanted to protect the benefits of their local merchants. However, Ni Lai Wo Wang Inn was an exception.
Anyone who wants to eat fresh special fruits, such as cherries, must go to the inn.
If there were no Ni Lai Wo Wang Inn in their own country, they could only rush to Longyan Kingdom because other merchants could not source these special fruits.
Because everyone in the world knows that when you buy things from Ni Lai Wo Wang Inn, you have to order them in advance, and you can only order a limited amount.
For the high-ranking officials and nobles in various countries, although Lin’s Hospital and Ni Lai Wo Wang Inn had a certain impact on the local industry, for the interests of the nobles, they could only sacrifice the interests of the commoners.
Besides, Lin Hospital was actually very friendly to the people. For poor people, they could get free treatment. Wasn’t this beneficial to them?
Everyone in the world knew that the owner of Lin’s Hospital was the same person as the owner of Ni Lai Wo Inn.
So, since they had already accepted one, they might as well take two!
Lin Yuelan’s assets had already exceeded even Jiang Zhendan’s imagination.
He thought that perhaps no one in the world knew how much money Lin Yuelan had except for herself.
Jiang Zhennan smiled bitterly at his little wealth. He thought that Yue ‘er would not be interested in it.
However, Yue ‘er’s words showed that she valued these things.
He was really touched.
Thinking of this, Jiang Zhennan smiled and said,” Yue ‘er, there’s no need for betrothal gifts! You already said that what’s mine is yours, and what’s yours is still yours. In the end, these betrothal gifts are still yours.”
Just as Lin Yuelan was thinking about which betrothal gifts were more suitable, she was stunned when she heard Jiang Zhennan’s words.
However, she quickly reacted and said,” No. Marriage was a once-in-a-lifetime event. I can’t give myself or you any regrets.”
At this point, she decided to say,” How about this? I’ll give you to the inn as a
betrothal gift. Mm, it’s decided then!”
Jiang Zhennan could imagine that if the whole world knew that he, a man who got married to a woman, got Ni Lai Wo Wang Inn as a betrothal gift, their jaws would definitely drop, and their eyes would be filled with jealousy and envy.
On top of that, he would be marrying a woman as beautiful as a fairy.
Secondly, the betrothal gift he accepted, even if it was just an inn, was a well-known source of income.
The income of an inn was equivalent to the income of a top merchant in a country.
Therefore, he, a general, had become a rich man that everyone envied!
But…
Jiang Zhennan disagreed.” But Yue ‘er, isn’t this betrothal gift too heavy? I’m a general, but I’ve become a rich general. I’m afraid…”
There would be a lot of suspicion.
Even if the current Emperor would not be suspicious, it was hard to guarantee that the next Emperor would not be suspicious.
Lin Yuelan calmed down after being reminded by Jiang Zhennan.
This was indeed a problem.
Although she was now the princess of Guguo and a rich princess, she was still a woman. In this era, where men were dominant and women were inferior, no matter how powerful a woman was, she could not be the emperor.
Therefore, there was no need to be on guard.
Even if she married a general.
If this general wanted to be the emperor, she would definitely support him with all her might. There was no doubt about that.
However, there was one thing that could not be ignored. A person who wanted to be the emperor must not have only one woman.
And everyone knew that the man of the princess of Guguo had to be devoted to her alone.
Once he had a change of heart, Lin Yuelan could take everything back from him.
However, what if Jiang Zhennan had already become rich? The nature of this situation would be completely different.
Lin Yuelan felt conflicted.
But soon, her eyes lit up again.
She said in surprise,” I’ve thought of the most suitable betrothal gift..”