Chapter 1122: Chapter 1122: Meeting With Her Subordinates

The rest of the household watched Tao-chan in absolute astonishment. Bai Xifeng’s schoolmates already knew all about Tao-chan’s shameless habit of eating human food just like his master. However, Bai Chao, her loyal subordinates, and the estate servants had never in their lives encountered a magical beast like Tao-chan who preferred cooked human delicacies over raw meat. Usually, wild beasts devoured other beasts or beast cores, while tame contracted beasts consumed high-grade beast pills. Seeing a small beast greedily eating cooked human food was quite a mind-boggling surprise to them.

Well, they had absolutely no idea that this seemingly harmless, small creature actually enjoyed devouring human beings just as much as regular food. Bai Xifeng simply kept that terrifying little detail entirely to herself, choosing not to elaborate any further on the matter.

Seeing Tao-chan dig in, everyone else started eating as well. A bright, happy smile lit up Bai Xifeng’s face as she shovelled a massive spoon of food into her mouth.

"Slow down a little, Xifeng. No one is going to steal your food from you." Xie Lanying chuckled softly, shaking her head.

"No, I seriously need to eat way more." Bai Xifeng said around a mouthful of rice.

"What?! You already eat significantly more than three ordinary people combined! How much more could you possibly need to eat?!" Xie Jingguo asked in utter shock, dropping his chopsticks.

"I need to eat way more." Bai Xifeng stated with absolute seriousness, casting a subtle, mischievous glance at Xiao Li across the table. "Otherwise, I will remain completely flat forever."

Xiao Li, who was currently taking a quiet bite of her food, almost choked to death on the spot! Li Huian, who happened to be sitting right beside her, quickly grabbed a cup of tea and helped the coughing maid drink some water.

Xiao Li looked up at Bai Xifeng, her face burning like a red-hot pepper from sheer, intense embarrassment. ’Is she seriously going to bring up this shameless topic in front of everyone at the dinner table?!’

"Wait, what? Flat?" Ning Shoukai asked in deep confusion.

"It’s nothing. Just shut up and eat your food." Bai Xifeng casually brushed it off, digging right back into her plate with a satisfied, unbothered smirk.

After the grand dinner finally ended, Bai Xifeng gathered her key subordinates together in her private courtyard. There were several critical business matters that they needed to thoroughly discuss before she departed from the Capital City once again.

"Did all of you receive my previous letter?" Bai Xifeng started the conversation, sitting at the head of the table.

"Yes, Master." Everyone answered in unison.

"Master, do you really intend to take all of us along with you to Xianying City?" Fu Peizhi asked, seeking confirmation.

"Hmm..." Bai Xifeng nodded firmly.

In her last letter, she had explicitly instructed her trusted subordinates to train several capable, reliable people who could seamlessly take over the daily management of the various shops here in the Capital. She had no intention of allowing her lucrative businesses in the Capital City to stop operating just because she was leaving. The shops required trustworthy managers who could oversee the accounts, supervise the daily workers, and ensure that everything continued running smoothly without a hitch.

At the same time, Bai Xifeng wanted to bring her most talented, experienced subordinates along to Xianying City to spearhead her new business expansion there. She had already contemplated this grand strategic plan for quite some time.

While the Capital City was undeniably important, she refused to keep all her business assets concentrated in a single location. If she truly wanted her commercial empire to grow larger in the future, expanding into major neighboring cities was essential. Xianying City served as the perfect starting point.

"Does anyone have any objections to this arrangement? If you do, please speak up now. I can easily arrange for you to stay behind and manage the Capital’s operations instead." Bai Xifeng said, sweeping her gaze across her subordinates.

She had no desire to force anyone to follow her if they were genuinely unwilling to leave the Capital. After all, maintaining their strong foothold here was an equally critical responsibility. She needed loyal, competent people she could rely on in both cities.

The subordinates exchanged subtle glances with one another before shaking their heads simultaneously.

"No... We will gladly follow Master’s arrangement." Fu Peizhi declared respectfully.

"That’s right, Master. Wherever you go, we will be happly following you." Yu Xiaoqing nodded in complete agreement.

"Good." Bai Xifeng smiled, deeply satisfied.

"Master, if I may ask... what specific kind of business do you plan to operate over in Xianying City?" Yu Nianzu asked curiously.

"A Jack of All Trades!" Bai Xifeng declared boldly, raising her voice with enthusiasm.

Everyone looked at one another in complete, utter confusion.

A heavy, awkward silence suddenly blanketed the room.

It appeared that modern commercial terms like ’Jack of All Trades’ or ’Department Store’ were completely foreign to the people of this ancient cultivation era.

Bai Xifeng let out a few dry coughs, clearing her throat to cover up her sudden embarrassment. Right, blabbered out modern slang without thinking again! She quickly shifted her approach to explain the core concept to them in plain terms.

"Well, what I mean is that I am planning to open a massive, all-in-one store that houses literally everything under a single roof." Bai Xifeng grinning broadly. "Right now, all our existing businesses operate separately. We have one shop for clothes, another for pills, and another for weapons. My plan is to bring every single one of those product lines together into one gigantic location!"

She grew increasingly excited as she laid out her vision.

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