Cultivators at the Wizarding Academy

Chapter 54 Everyone Wants to Be a Hands-Off Manager

True to her name, Tayya believed that elegance was an essential part of her life. She preferred to walk, even if it took longer, rather than take shortcuts or easily abandon her ladylike demeanor, resolutely rejecting her brother's encouragement and persuasion.

Tai'an had no choice but to stop trying. He knew that persuading Taiya would be much more troublesome than getting to work, so he simply stopped wasting his breath.

"Young Master, I'll go prepare the meal," Mussofi greeted, turning and heading towards the kitchen.

Sitting next to Taiya, Yinyue seemed to have found a backer and secretly winked, "Xiao An is just lazy! He talks a lot of nonsense but doesn't want to work to support the family. Sister Taiya, I can lend you my car."

"Really?" Taiya was slightly tempted. It would be great if she could try it out before buying and understand the product's functions in detail.

After all, spending thousands of gold coins still requires caution.

The boy stared coldly at the girl, thinking that he had been too lenient and had not taught her a lesson enough. She had forgotten the humiliation of being used as a cushion in less than half a day and secretly released telepathy.

"Silver Moon, come over and let's talk?"

"No way!"

The half-elf loli playfully stuck out her tongue, but Xiao An, with her strong sense of revenge, wouldn't fall for it.

"Xiao An, I'd like to introduce you to a newly hired employee, Mr. Larkin!"

Taiya stood up and gestured to the green-skinned goblin sitting at the dining table.

Larkin quickly stood up, raising his hat: "Respected and benevolent young master Tai'an, I feel like I've seen you somewhere before."

"Hmm." Tai An gave a cool hum. He wanted to admit that he had bought a wand from Larkin, but he swallowed the words back. He was the one who caused Larkin to lose his job and become a laughing stock in the mouths of his relatives (the goblin shopkeeper). It was better to pretend that he didn't know him.

"Larkin is quite good at business; he sold more potions in one afternoon than Gus and I combined."

Tayya was genuinely happy to be a hands-off manager, and smiled broadly.

"Believe me, beautiful Miss Tayya, today is just the beginning." Larkin gave a reserved bow.

Tai'an nodded noncommittally, his lack of enthusiasm likely stemming from the fact that the better the Lakin sold, the busier he became, unable to slack off. Still unwilling to give up, he tried to persuade Taiya: "I think we can postpone buying the magic vehicle for a while. With the first investment, we can buy a shop in the inner ring of the royal city and use the money to make more money..."

The idea was good, but Tayya firmly shook her head.

"No way, I'm driving the Magic Car back this summer, and I want four seats..."

"You're insane!"

Tai'an is experiencing a surge of urges to give up and abandon the project.

The thought of spending countless hours every night crafting potions makes life utterly joyless. The problem isn't the magical vehicle, but rather human desire—it's insatiable, a true case of "the appetite for good is never satisfied."

"I'm not crazy!" Taiya said seriously, bringing up her sales commission plan.

Guts sold thirteen bottles of life potion throughout the day, earning a commission of three silver dollars per bottle, for a total bonus of thirty-nine silver dollars.

"You're in charge! The bonus will be deducted directly from the sales revenue, and you should also keep the accounts accurate."

Tai'an also wants to be a hands-off manager, interfering as little as possible and avoiding involvement altogether. "Come to me for money, don't bother me with anything else." Unfortunately, being in a crucial production link, their role is irreplaceable, and they cannot shirk their responsibilities no matter what.

"Tai'an, I also hope to help sell the potions you make," Greenfield, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

"I want to help too!" Yin Yue raised her hand, adding to the chaos.

Tai'an got angry when he saw the grinning little girl: "Grinfield is my fiancée, who are you to me?"

Silver Moon was cornered and dared not speak, her expression timid, like an innocent little white rabbit.

"Xiao An, be gentler with girls!" Tai Ya reminded her younger brother.

Tai'an clasped his hands tightly, showing no intention of admitting his mistake. After watching TV for a while, he got bored. He got up and walked to the bamboo baskets where the medicinal herbs were kept, picked up one basket in each hand, and put them upstairs first.

In a corner of the laboratory, the skeletal girl quietly hugged her knees. Sensing Tai'an's entry, soul fire ignited in her empty eye sockets.

Where is the enemy?

"There are no enemies for now. Focus on recovering from your injuries and do not act rashly."

"Give me...your blood...so I can recover quickly..."

"My blood supply is limited; I can only give you some every now and then."

"OK…"

The soul fire in the skeletal girl's eye sockets went out, and she fell into a deep sleep.

Tai'an went downstairs and returned to the living room, urging the women to hurry back, explaining that it was too late and the roads were unsafe.

"Little An, Mr. Larkin needs to stay with you temporarily."

Atayal did not forget its promise of providing accommodation.

"He can't live with Gus?" Taian felt inexplicably guilty.

The main reason was that they lived under the same roof as the victims and were afraid of retaliation.

"He needs to deliver potions this morning." Taiya's gaze was unwavering, her brows furrowed.

In minor matters, Tai'an never argued with Atayal and arranged for Lajin to live in the storage room on the second floor.

Remove the excess clutter and clear out a small room of less than ten square meters.

Larkin looked very satisfied when he saw it.

"Mr. Larkin, please make do for the night. Butler Mussophie will help you prepare a suitable bed tomorrow. Also, please take care of your personal hygiene."

"Young Master Tai'an, rest assured! I'm a goblin who used to be a shopkeeper." Larkin opened his small briefcase and picked up a clean black suit, placing it in front of Tai'an as a gesture.

Tai'an keenly realized that Larkin's briefcase was actually a spatial device.

Although it is only the most basic type, with the ability to compress the volume of objects but not to reduce weight, it is still very valuable, worth at least several hundred gold coins, comparable in value to Alice's wooden box.

"Xiao An, we're leaving now! Come here for a hug..."

In front of the courtyard gate, Taiya skillfully used the "head-hug kill," and incidentally rewarded herself with kisses on both sides, demonstrating this to Greenfield beside her.

The latter had an exceptionally strong ability to comprehend and immediately imitated it verbatim.

Tai'an was speechless; his face was covered in the girl's drool.

Before the two had gone far, the silver-haired loli jumped out from the side, shouting, "I want to come too!"

"go!"

Tai'an was no pushover; he immediately retaliated, viciously devouring the little girl's dimples before watching her wail and disappear into the distance.

"Xiao An, you scoundrel! You're bullying me again..."

"Young Master, the meal is ready!"

"Musophie, let's have a drink..."

"good…"

The so-called wine is rice wine, which has a low alcohol content and is perfect as a beverage to enhance life.

The little boy, his face slightly flushed, raised his glass and clinked it against the panda butler's.

Taiya and Greenfield left the Wizarding Academy and traveled together in the dense forest, where a conversation suddenly began.

"Greenfield, your magnanimity is truly admirable."

"Sister Tae-ah, what do you want to say?"

"Aren't you even a little bit jealous?"

"Half-elves are basically infertile, why should I be jealous? They're just toys at best..."

"Hehe, I see, I'm relieved..."