I Become a Landlady in the Game World
Chapter 276 - 171: The New Phase of Hope Village_3

Chapter 276: Chapter 171: The New Phase of Hope Village_3

"Do you need money?" Ding Qiurou asked in surprise.

That shouldn’t be the case!

"No, I just feel like the territory will need a lot of money going forward, and the little amount we have right now might not be sufficient," Zhou Bai replied directly.

"You’re already doing well enough, don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Just take it step by step. If you need money, work hard to earn it. If that’s still not enough, ask Mom for it. The money in Mom’s hands is all yours," Ding Qiurou said straightforwardly after listening.

Zhou Bai was somewhat moved by the earlier part of the conversation, but felt a bit helpless towards the end.

Speaking of which, her mother did indeed have more money than she did at the moment.

"There’s no need for you to subsidize me anymore, Mom. The territory is making quite a bit of income every day now; it’s just that the development of the territory requires large repeated investments," Zhou Bai said directly; she had just been slightly emotional earlier.

"You have liquid assets at hand now. Think about it, you have so many fixed assets in the entire territory, and there are tens of thousands of wood units stored in the warehouse along with various other resources. These are all tangible assets. You don’t need my money. If you’re short of cash, you can sell some assets and there would still be quite a lot," Ding Qiurou continued.

Hearing Ding Qiurou mention fixed assets, Zhou Bai laughed.

Yes, nowadays, she owned a hundred shops, and the monthly rent from them alone was a significant income—a long-term one at that.

In that instant, Zhou Bai’s motivation surged.

Even if her account was out of money, she was still a bona fide landlady!

She couldn’t care as much about how much money was in the account as before, but rather how many assets she had.

Thinking about it that way, she felt much more relaxed.

They smoothly transitioned from this topic as Zhou Bai shifted the conversation, "Mom, how is Vigil doing in Hope Village now?"

Zhou Bai had been busy recently and hadn’t really checked on this merchant NPC, but she had noticed that the revenue number from the grocery store had been steadily increasing recently, indicating that this merchant was indeed capable.

"Not bad. With him, managing the Warehouse has become more convenient, and many idle resources have been sold off. Moreover, it’s because of him that I could take a day off today!" Ding Qiurou couldn’t help but praise him as she spoke of Vigil, "As for his time off, he often roams around the shops within the territory, trying various kinds of delicious foods every day."

"As long as he adapts well to Hope Village and wins his heart, it will benefit the territory in the future," Zhou Bai had very high expectations for Vigil, especially after hearing Bayer’s opinions about him.

But considering his achievements, she was very aware that given the current commercial environment of the territory, he might not be impressed. Rather than approaching him and getting rejected, it would be better to wait until he had a high enough affinity for Hope Village and brought it up himself.

"I think he really likes Hope Village," Ding Qiurou affirmed confidently.

Although she wasn’t familiar with other territories’ specific situations, seeing the increasing number of local residents settling down recently, she could guess that the environment in Hope Village was definitely top-notch.

Attracting local residents could surely attract the undead too.

"Yeah." If that was the case, it couldn’t be better.

"I’ve finished dealing with things for today, I’m going to do some quests outside the territory, Mom, do you want to come along?" Zhou Bai immediately asked.

The conditions for upgrading buildings were met, and the population was almost there; her level had to keep up.

And since it was time to upgrade, she might as well bring her mom along.

After all, upgrading her level had no downsides.

"Sure," Ding Qiurou nodded directly.

As the number of professionals within the territory was increasing, especially those in the life-series professions, even though she no longer followed the combat path, it would still be good to become a professional sooner by engaging in combat.

Recently, sometimes Zhou Zhengping and sometimes Zhou Bai had been taking her out to level up, and she had gotten used to it.

With that, the two of them went out together.

**

At this time in the territory, buildings for shops and residential areas in Hope Village had also rapidly started to appear.

There was plenty of activity in the territory recently; as soon as new shops and residences appeared, people immediately noticed, and the news spread instantly.

Especially the shops.

Recently, the shops in Hope Village, especially the ones offering food, were literally making a fortune daily, and many people were envious.

Furthermore, like a rising star, anyone with a bit of sense knew that over the upcoming period, Hope Village would definitely attract a substantial number of people from outside.