Zizhen calls for Liling to come and take away the rest of the food with a grateful thank you for all her hard work, settling in quietly next to Jin Ling in a way that should allow him to curl up close if he wants to. He doesn't mind another quiet afternoon of just sitting together and letting Jin Ling regain his strength.
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The Madame seems surprised at the arrival of another person, though she bows politely to both of them, and her eyebrows raise in shock when he's introduced. Two sect leaders? Three, really, if you counted Jin Ling himself - just what kind of connections did this boy have all of a sudden?
"Nie-zongzhu, it's an honour," she bows again, then nods at Jiang Cheng, laying a book on the table "My accounts, showing the debt accrued by Wen Yuan and what is still owed."
She slid the book across the table to the two of them
"As you can see his remaining debt is not insignificant. I would have had Yuan's income for at least another two years, if not longer, the boy had a propensity for learning expensive hobbies," her smile is almost fond - because of course it would be. The longer it took to pay off debt, the more it mounted, given interest and the like. She did also care for the boys and girls of her house, in her own way, and Yuan had a knack for making people like him.
Huaisang leans over to inspect the book - it's an almost eye-watering sum of money, but it's not that far off from what he expected. He gives Jiang Cheng a slight nod - this is probably the best deal he's going to get.
"Madame," he says, drawing her attention to give his lover a moment to process the amount "I have been informed by Jiang-zongzhu that you are most discreet, is this the case?"
"Of course," Madame nods "I pride myself on my discretion, it's what makes the Golden Hare a house of such fine reputation."
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The Madame seems surprised at the arrival of another person, though she bows politely to both of them, and her eyebrows raise in shock when he's introduced. Two sect leaders? Three, really, if you counted Jin Ling himself - just what kind of connections did this boy have all of a sudden?
"Nie-zongzhu, it's an honour," she bows again, then nods at Jiang Cheng, laying a book on the table "My accounts, showing the debt accrued by Wen Yuan and what is still owed."
She slid the book across the table to the two of them
"As you can see his remaining debt is not insignificant. I would have had Yuan's income for at least another two years, if not longer, the boy had a propensity for learning expensive hobbies," her smile is almost fond - because of course it would be. The longer it took to pay off debt, the more it mounted, given interest and the like. She did also care for the boys and girls of her house, in her own way, and Yuan had a knack for making people like him.
Huaisang leans over to inspect the book - it's an almost eye-watering sum of money, but it's not that far off from what he expected. He gives Jiang Cheng a slight nod - this is probably the best deal he's going to get.
"Madame," he says, drawing her attention to give his lover a moment to process the amount "I have been informed by Jiang-zongzhu that you are most discreet, is this the case?"
"Of course," Madame nods "I pride myself on my discretion, it's what makes the Golden Hare a house of such fine reputation."