Never divorce, never stop getting rich

Chapter 161: Transaction between Women

"me……"

Sikong Taxing stood there in a daze, and the people around him looked at him with an indescribable expression.

"I...I...I'm from the Sikong family. Aren't you here to see me?"

Island Master Xiao took a moment to recollect his thoughts before he suddenly realized, "You are Uncle Sikong's child? What a coincidence that you are here."

Sikong Taxing really wanted to point at Island Master Xiao and expose her lies. It was clearly she who chased him to the academy, and now she dared to pretend not to know him. She must have a conspiracy.

"Island Master Xiao, I am here to..." Qian Qiansui took the lead and stepped forward to greet him warmly.

When Xiao Daozhu saw Qian Qiansui, her eyes lit up. She didn't even look at Sikong Taxing again, and excitedly said to Qian Qiansui: "I originally thought that Madam only had Conscience Paper and Bookstore, but I didn't expect that she would see so many things.

Before I came here, I was thinking about discussing paper business with Madam, but now I am greedy and I don’t know if Madam would be willing to do business with me.”

Qian Qiansui had a preconceived notion about Sikong Taxing, and even though he was half-believing and half-doubting, he remained wary of the female island owner.

Who would have known that this person was not here to steal the bride, but was actually the Goddess of Wealth!

"Yes, of course I wouldn't. This is exactly what I want. I've long wanted to learn about overseas affairs. Please, Lord Island Master, teach me."

Qian Qiansui walked up to Island Master Xiao, hooked his arm around him, and started chatting with him in a familiar manner.

Island Master Xiao was flattered, and of course she did not miss the opportunity to make friends with Qian Qiansui. The two of them walked hand in hand towards Qian Qiansui's study. Although she and Deng Buduo had already had a rough cooperation plan, the specific content still needed to be discussed in detail by the two women.

Seeing that Island Master Xiao had left Sikong Taxing behind, everyone looked at Sikong Taxing with disgust.

Especially Mao Dong, who was quite familiar with him before, said tactfully: "Maybe... you are mistaken. I don't think Island Master Xiao is the kind of person who would steal a bride. Besides, for you, she is not worth it."

"No, that's impossible! She was so active before. She must be playing hard to get. I don't believe it. She must be afraid that I would run away, so she deliberately treated me like this, letting me down my guard, and then kidnapping me. She must have a purpose. Don't believe her."

With forced plots flashing through his mind, Sikong Taxing hugged himself with a look of fear on his face.

"That's not necessarily true." Lai Shun didn't want to give him any slack, so he pointed it out directly, "Didn't you see that when she came here, she was accompanied by a young man from a foreign land. That boy is younger than you, more beautiful than you, and he's also gentle and considerate. No matter how I look at it, I feel like there's something fishy going on between them."

"What!" Sikong Taxing felt even more uncomfortable. If Island Master Xiao had never been interested in him, then why had he run away? He was running away from his marriage. If this were to become known, how could he, the great Sikong, still walk the Jianghu?

The managers around him looked at him with sympathy, and then told him in great detail about the intimacy between the two people, with the main goal of making his colleague give up.

"No! Impossible, she must be trying to confuse me. Yes, I don't believe it. The so-called beautiful boy is all a lie..." Sikong Taxing stepped on the guardrail, then flipped over and flew out like a swallow, and soon became a black dot on the roof.

"Tsk tsk tsk... Is this the scene of Pu Xinnan's social death?" Sang Biao, who appeared out of nowhere, was influenced by Qian Qiansui and never showed mercy with his little mouth.

"Maybe it's just a misunderstanding." The others laughed it off and wanted to save some face for Sikong Taxing. They didn't know whether this guy would still be able to work in the academy in the future. After all, his face was completely lost today.

"So, men should read less storybooks." Lai Shun sighed.

Qian Qiansui and Island Master Xiao entered the study, and Island Master Xiao couldn't wait to say, "Dean Deng said that the walls and floors of the academy are made of a product called cement. Madam probably still doesn't sell it outside. Can I be shameless and ask for the overseas sales rights for this thing?"

"It's not that I won't help you, but I have the royal family and the Maritime Customs behind me. I'm sure you're aware of the current situation in Tang Kingdom. The original three-way confrontation has become a king-to-king confrontation between the Empress and the Grand Princess. The Grand Princess can control the court officials and the Empress, but that's only because she controls part of the Ministry of Revenue and the entire treasury."

Qian Qiansui was not surprised to see Island Master Xiao, and he knew that these businessmen were the ones who were following the news most closely.

"The Maritime Customs is now an important pawn for the Empress to wrestle with the Grand Princess. If I dare to leak something secretly and damage Her Majesty's interests, do you think she will still tolerate me?"

Unexpectedly, Island Master Xiao did not feel any difficulty, but laughed and said: "Madam, there is no need to speak so pitifully. I don't believe that with Madam's means, she would not leave herself a way out. Even if the empress has ambitions, she will not cut off her own cash cow.

Besides, she is a wise ruler, and she naturally understands that if you want a horse to run fast, you must make sure it is well fed.”

Qian Qiansui neither nodded nor shook his head, but just touched his belly and looked at her.

"What does Madam want? We can discuss anything." Island Master Xiao understood and laid out the matter.

"What's the situation overseas? If I want to build a ship, how can I avoid being discovered? And what about the islands and landmasses overseas..."

Qian Qiansui asked tentatively.

Island Master Xiao suddenly understood, and then he began to admire Qian Qiansui. Qian Qiansui's status was different from that of an ordinary wealthy businessman. She had a title, and if the child in her belly was a boy, she would most likely become a candidate for the next emperor.

At worst, the position of Marquis of Anshun can be inherited by her children. Even if she does nothing, she can still rely on the power of the Marquisate and the property in her hands to live a rich and prosperous life until old age.

But it is obvious that Qian Qiansui is not satisfied with the things that are readily available at this stage. She wants more, or she prepares for it earlier.

"Few people venture overseas. The existing routes are merely the product of the hard-working sea dwellers like us risking our lives. Of course...if Madam can truly build a stronger and safer ship, we can travel even further."

Island Master Xiao had already gotten the details from Qian Qiansui's words. Qian Qiansui only said that she wanted to build a ship without being discovered by others, but she did not say that she could not build a ship.

Before coming, she had studied this sudden appearance of the Marquis's wife. It was obvious that there must be a very mysterious power behind her. If she said that she could build ships, it would definitely not be the ships they currently had.

"Aside from the few coastal countries we know about, are there any other places in your maritime trade that don't border our continent?"

Qian Qiansui said as he thought about it.

"Yes...but it's a secret. What will Madam offer in exchange?"