Caiyu made a lot of noise when she ran away, causing people upstairs and downstairs to come and watch.
"It's okay, it's okay, just go and get busy."
Yilan glanced around and with one sentence, the room immediately returned to normal, and everyone went about their business.
"Thank you, Miss Yilan!" Chai Yan thanked with a smile.
Yilan immediately transformed into a boss and said straightforwardly: "Xiaoyan, if anyone bothers you again in the future, just tell me!"
Chai Yan smiled, cupped his hands, apologized and walked to the accounting room.
Before they had gone far, Yilan followed her, obviously a little unhappy: "Why are you like this? They just helped you out, why don't you even bother to say a few words?"
Chai Yan explained: "Miss Yilan misunderstood. I came late yesterday and there are still unsettled accounts. I have to hurry up and finish them today!"
But Yilan still followed Chai Yan and followed him all the way to the accounting room.
Chai Yan unlocked the door, turned around and asked, "Miss Yilan, is there anything else you can do?"
Yilan said: "Xiaoyan, you were late yesterday. Did you go out with Capt. Qin to investigate the case?"
Chai Yan replied with a smile: "No, how can I investigate any case? I just accidentally overslept..."
"Overslept? Who believes it? I'm not stupid..."
Yilan walked straight into the accounting room, then stood still and turned around and said: "Yesterday morning on the street, I met Mr. Qin. When he heard that you were looking for Xuexue for me, he was stunned.
Then he hurriedly led his men away, and I knew with my toes that they must have gone to find you, right?"
Chai Yan secretly thought, no wonder Qin Zhiyong suddenly changed his mind, it turned out that he met Yilan.
Chai Yan asked: "Miss Yilan, are you so sure that Mr. Qin is looking for me?"
Yilan immediately raised her chin, walked around the room with her hands behind her back, and said with a firm tone: "Of course! You usually come on time, but you were very late last afternoon, and then we heard about the rape and murder case.
The murderer was caught, and I guessed at that time that you must have helped Qin catch the head and others to investigate the case!"
Chai Yan smiled and said: "Miss Yilan, your words seem very logical on the surface, but in fact there is no inevitable causal relationship. However, you did guess it right...
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"I knew my guess was right!" Yilan didn't care about the causal logic, as long as it was right.
Chai Yan said seriously: "Miss Yilan, please keep this matter a secret for me, is that okay?"
Yilan nodded immediately: "Don't worry, I have to keep my mouth shut!"
"Really? How did Miss Caiyu and Miss Huaichun know that I helped you find Xuexue?" Chai Yan said with a smile.
Yilan said unconvinced: "That doesn't count. Who is Xiaoyan? You didn't warn me at that time? If you had warned me, I promise not to tell you!"
Chai Yan looked back and it seemed like it was true. Why did he forget to warn him at that time?
"Okay, then I believe you!" Chai Yan smiled happily.
Yilan suddenly showed a relieved expression and said seriously: "Xiaoyan, thanks to your help, I eliminated an old pervert/devil!"
"Haha, it should be, it should be..." Chai Yan replied as he walked to the desk.
Yilan was very interested and still wanted to ask Chai Yan how he caught the old prostitute/demon, but Chai Yan politely refused because he couldn't finish the accounts.
Seeing that Chai Yan didn't take the initiative to speak and poured water into the inkstone to grind ink, Yilan knew that he was ready to start working.
"Xiaoyan, I have one last thing to do. I'll leave immediately after I finish..." Yilan said firmly.
Chai Yan raised his head and looked at Yilan, meaning you can tell me.
Yilan said: "It's like this. In three days' time, our Hexiang Courtyard will have its annual music and dance banquet. Xiaoyan, if you have nothing to do, you can come and take a look to relieve your boredom..."
"Music and dance banquet?" Chai Yan didn't quite understand.
Yilan immediately explained the music and dance banquet to Chai Yan, and Chai Yan understood halfway through it. The so-called music and dance banquet was of the same nature as the customer appreciation party in later generations.
The music and dance banquet of Hexiangyuan is held once a year, and most of the guests invited are the patrons who often come to Hexiangyuan to spend money. On that night, not only can you eat and drink, but you can also watch the performances of the girls of Hexiangyuan.
After Yilan finished speaking, she said: "I prepared a new dance that day, Xiaoyan, you must come and watch it!"
It was hard to refuse the hospitality, so Chai Yan had no choice but to agree: "Okay, I will definitely come."
Yilan was very happy and said as she walked out: "Then it's a deal!"
After sending Yilan away, Chai Yan devoted himself wholeheartedly to calculating the accounts.
Chai Yan is only responsible for accounting and accounting, and does not need to hand over any money. The basis for recording the accounts is Sister Xiang's temporary handbook.
Because she has to greet guests, the busy Sister Xiang often records a lot of things in her account. What Chai Yan needs to do is to summarize and record it in the account book, and then calculate it carefully, and finally get each item.
Monthly profit and loss amount.
There was indeed a lot of work left behind by the previous accountant, but it was not as much as imagined. With Chai Yan's outstanding work ability, 80% of the accounting was completed in just a few days.
Chai Yan sorted out the accounts in chronological order and found that Hexiangyuan's monthly profits have been decreasing month by month since last year. Especially since the beginning of this year, the decline in profits has been further exaggerated. If it continues at this rate, it will not take more than three days.
In a few months, Hexiangyuan will be in deficit!
Why is this happening?
Aren't brothels called brothels?
Chai Yan goes in and out of Hexiang Courtyard through the main entrance every day, and there are obviously a lot of guests coming in and out of the front hall! Could it be that these guests are all people who are reluctant to spend money?
Just as he was studying and pondering with the account book, Sister Xiang appeared at the door of the accounting room with a stack of recent accounts in her hand.
"Xiaoyan, this is from the past few days. I'm sorry to bother you."
Sister Xiang put down her account and prepared to leave.
"Wait, Sister Xiang..." Chai Yan hurriedly called her.
Sister Xiang stopped, turned around and asked, "Is something wrong, Xiaoyan?"
Chai Yan pointed to the account book and said: "Sister Xiang, have you read the accounts? The profit of Hexiangyuan has declined a bit fast in recent months..."
As soon as she mentioned this, Sister Xiang frowned.
"Xiaoyan, do you think I can stop looking at the accounts?" Sister Xiang came back and said worriedly: "Just because I have made less and less money in the past few months, I have no choice but to advance the year-end music and dance banquet by several months.
Let’s hold it…”
Sister Xiang told Chai Yan that she wanted to take advantage of the music and dance banquet to win back some of the guests who had come frequently in the past.
Chai Yan was a little confused and asked: "Sister Xiang, why did those old customers suddenly stop coming? Did we offend them in some way?"