Bab 54: Shocking News

"How much is your salary?" Tang Qiu asked He Lei. "You're my husband's butler, aide, and even his chauffeur."

Flustered, He Lei replied, "… 200,000 yuan a year, Young Mistress."

That was a lie. 200,000 yuan was a fraction of what he had.

"Thank you for helping to look after my husband. I don't know what I'd do without you." Tang Qiu was grateful for his kindness. Nowadays, a housekeeper's salary was about 30 to 50 thousand a month. He Lei juggled several responsibilities at once, but he only earned 10,000 yuan on a monthly basis.

"I'm merely doing my duty, Young Mistress," was all he said.

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That night, Tang Qiu showed Jiang Shaocheng a notebook of sums. "These are the daily expenses I calculated. Am I missing anything?"