Gu Wenheng continued, "I assume Mr. Cao also knows that your subordinate's Madam runs a small business and has actually cultivated several outstanding shopkeepers under her."
Cao Xiangqian was speechless. Did he really think he was some uncultured boor? She was already an Imperial Merchant, and he still called it a small business?
Gu Wenheng added, "When it comes to arithmetic, my Madam is no inferior to me. Moreover, those shopkeepers were all meticulously trained by her. If the young masters in your mansion are interested, you can have them go over and learn from the shopkeepers for a period of time."
Minister Cao didn't harbor any ill intentions in seeking him out, but if word got out that he was teaching arithmetic to the young masters of the Minister's Mansion, people would undoubtedly make malicious speculations.
