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Hence, Sun Jiashu quickly returned to the ancestral residence to take care of some daily duties. After sitting down at the table, he laid out some stacks of account books, and an antiquated abacus was placed in front of him. The abacus didn't appear remarkable in any way, but what set it apart from the average abacus was the group of tiny golden people seated around it.
Just like bug silver, they were born from treasure vaults, and their bodies had a shimmering golden hue. Each of them had a pair of wings on their backs, and they liked to whiz around and play with one another. They were supposed to be harbingers of fortune.
As Sun Jiashu quickly read out the numbers on the account books in his mind, the tiny golden figures flew onto the abacus to push its beads and perform calculations.
The abacus had been passed down in the Sun Clan for generations, but aside from that and the tiny golden children, all of the other items in the study were very ordinary and mundane, including even the oil lamp sitting on the table, which Sun Jiashu occasionally had to add oil to.
The ancestral teachings of the Sun Clan mandated that money had to be used as sparingly as possible, and that even a single copper coin was a valuable piece in foundation of the clan. On the other hand, when time came to spend, even enormous investments were to be made without any hesitation.
Whenever he stood up to add oil to the lamp, Sun Jiashu would make his way over to the window and take a short break as he looked out at the river.
He was a fifth tier Qi refiner, and as he looked out the window once again, he suddenly began communicating to the guest elders outside the ancestral residence through mental transmission. "I propose a bet. Does anyone want to take me up on it?
“If I lose, I'll pay...
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