"The money on the books is the money on the books. I'm talking about our own savings. Ever since the establishment of Jishi Group, we haven't invested any more money after half a year. So, the dividends we've received over the years have been substantial."
Lin Siqi smiled confidently, a far cry from the shy and even somewhat insecure young girl she once was.
Ling Feng was taken aback, "You mean, you've all saved a lot of private funds?"
"Don't be silly, what do you mean private funds? We have to live, after all, and we need to accumulate some wealth. Otherwise, when you need money, and we can't find any, wouldn't that be embarrassing? We know you've never experienced life without money, so how could we let you suffer?"
Lin Siqi said this with a playful pout at Ling Feng.
After speaking, she even took out a bank card.
Ling Feng's eyes narrowed slightly. Accepting money from women, especially his wives, was something he found difficult to accept. It was supposed to be him earning money for them!
He hadn't contributed a single cent to the family over the years, and now he was asking them for money; it truly felt embarrassing!
However, before Ling Feng could even refuse, Lin Siqi directly handed him the bank card. "This is what I've saved over the years. There should be over five hundred billion in it! I don't know how much help it will be, but it should be enough to build a few safe zones, right?"
"Five hundred billion?!"
Ling Feng gasped, then shook his head in disbelief. "How did you do it? The money I invested in Jishi Group back then was less than two hundred billion!"
"Hehe, that's all in the past. In the past three years, Jishi Group's assets have multiplied several times over. I've also made a lot of money! However, Tang Ru probably made even more than me. You know, once money enters her hands, it rarely comes out!"
Lin Siqi stuck out her tongue at Ling Feng after saying this.
At that moment, Tang Ru suddenly appeared, "Siqi, you're so naughty, talking bad about me in front of your husband!"
Lin Siqi jumped in surprise and gave Tang Ru an awkward smile. "No, I was just saying you're better at managing finances than I am!"
Tang Ru finally nodded with satisfaction, then took out three bank cards and handed them to Ling Feng. "I have a bit more, but not quite eight hundred billion. My goal was one trillion. Once I saved one trillion, I could retire. But now... I can only take it out first. After all, we have to take care of the family before we can take care of our own little home!"
Looking at the bank cards in his hands, Ling Feng was even more astonished. Tang Ru's sense of responsibility shocked him. Of course, what surprised Ling Feng even more was how much money Tang Ru actually had!
She was definitely a little rich woman!
No, it was likely that no woman in the entire Great Hua could compare to Tang Ru in terms of wealth.
"Hehe, Tang Ru, your awareness is getting higher and higher. But I think this is a very good investment. Once all the safe zones are established, we can definitely make money from them. Many people will be willing to live in them!"
Lin Siqi praised Tang Ru and, at the same time, comforted the somewhat pained Tang Ru, offering encouragement.
Tang Ru's eyes lit up at this, and she blinked at Ling Feng. "Is what Siqi said true? Can we make money if the safe zones are built?"
"Yes, everything from eating and drinking to daily necessities is money. You are the developer. As long as there are people, there will be profit, transactions. You can share in all the profits generated. Your money won't depreciate; it's just temporarily tied up, and it will become even more in the future!"
Ling Feng's throat felt a little choked.
He had never dreamed that at such a critical moment of financial shortage, it would be his women who helped him.
Tang Ru's face lit up with joy. "Hehe, that's good. Then it's agreed, this money is a loan for your investment, and you must return it to me later!"
Ling Feng smiled. He knew exactly what Tang Ru was thinking. She was deliberately saying this, fearing that Ling Feng wouldn't accept her money!
"Alright, consider it your investment. You're still the major shareholder, and you'll be our family's financial manager from now on. When you make a lot of money, you'll be in charge of all our food and drinks!"
Ling Feng said jokingly.
The first part of his statement made Tang Ru's heart flutter with joy, but after hearing the latter part, she playfully punched Ling Feng on the shoulder with a hint of shyness.
"You're terrible! Are you putting all our future family expenses on me?"
Ling Feng didn't dodge and instead nodded with a smile. "Heh, that's right. Who told you to be so rich!"
Lin Siqi giggled.
Just then, Ji Yunyue, Hua Yuxiao, and Lu Qingyi from behind also came forward.
Lu Qingyi was the first to take out her bank card, looking a little embarrassed. "My shares in Jishi Group are relatively small, so I didn't earn much. There's only about fifty billion in here."
Compared to Tang Ru, this amount was indeed very little, but for Ling Feng, it was already more than enough.
It was worth noting that Lu Qingyi had essentially given most of her earnings over the years to the fallen soldiers. The veterans under her command had all retired, and many of them had difficulty with basic living.
Therefore, Lu Qingyi had dedicated more than half of her earnings to them.
Furthermore, Lu Qingyi had been searching for Ling Feng all these years, so she hadn't really focused on making money. Having such savings was already quite remarkable.
"Not little, it's a lot!"
Ling Feng kissed Lu Qingyi's forehead as a gesture of comfort.
Tang Ru beside them immediately became jealous. "Hmph, you're so annoying! You didn't even kiss me after I gave you eight hundred billion! I'm ignoring you!"
Ling Feng laughed. "Haha, you're jealous of this too? Alright, I'll kiss you tonight, okay?"
"Annoying!"
Tang Ru's face immediately turned red.
Hua Yuxiao also smiled and handed over her bank card. "I have about two hundred billion here!"
Ling Feng's eyes lit up again. "En, that's a lot. We already have one hundred and fifty billion. This amount should be enough for now!"
After saying that, he looked at Ji Yunyue!
Ji Yunyue took out five bank cards. "I have about six hundred billion here. Now we have over two trillion. You don't need to worry about money anymore. Come back to Nanyun with me. You should smile more."
By the end of her words, there was a hint of wistfulness.
Ling Feng smiled wryly and nodded. "Alright, I didn't expect you to have saved so much money."
"A large part of Jishi Group's insect medicine business is basically managed by me. Over the years, the Witch God Hall has supplied a lot of蛊虫 (gu chong - poisonous insects) and insect medicines, and most of the profits have fallen into my hands, so I've accumulated relatively more."
Ji Yunyue explained very seriously, and finally added to Ling Feng, "My master said that what I earn is mine, and he doesn't want it. This will be my dowry in the future!"
"Dowry? Alright, I accept it, but the betrothal gift for you might have to be deferred for now!"
Ling Feng's heart was filled with emotion. With this, they had truly gathered over two trillion. This money... had come too easily.
It turns out that being a kept man really... feels so good!