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On Wang Xiaorui's query.
Wang Shouzhe was quite earnest in his response, "Our main residence of the Longzuo Wang family consists of hundreds of courtyards and thousands of rooms. The yearly maintenance cost must be high."
Upon mentioning this, Wang Xiaorui showed a bitter expression, "Shouzhe, you're the clan leader too and you surely understand the struggle. Even when we try to save on its maintenance, the main residence costs us at least a thousand or two Qian Gold every year."
"What if it requires large-scale renovations every ten or twenty years? Wouldn't it necessitate tens of thousands of Qian Gold?"
The maintenance cost is indeed significantly higher than that of the Ping'an Wang family. But it's understandable since it's a county town and naturally, everything would be pricier.
"Instead of letting the residence lie vacant and still requiring upkeep, why not convert most of it into a restaurant for public business?" Wang Shouzhe suggested.