Mu Xingzhi's question stunned Su Qingluan. "If you restore your original identity, 'Mu Xingzhi' will naturally be erased. Do you want two identities to exist at the same time?"
"It's not bad to exist at the same time. This identity is sometimes very useful." Mu Xingzhi looked thoughtful.
"You're having a good time, but what am I supposed to do?" Su Qingluan frantically said, "Isn't it that once you've finished your work and Mu Xingzhi dies, I'll be left alone, with a large inheritance, to start my own business or remarry?"
This is the ideal state in my imagination. Why does the man opposite seem unhappy?
"It seems that Qingluan has already thought of the cause of death for 'Mu Xingzhi'?" The man looked at Su Qingluan with interest.
Although she hadn't come up with a specific idea yet, she did have a general idea in mind. After thinking of a few reasons, Su Qingluan crossed them all out—it couldn't be too conspicuous, it couldn't be an act that would bring honor to the family, and of course, the cause of death couldn't be too disgraceful.
After thinking through a bunch of possibilities and combining the plot points from the novels she'd read in her previous life, Su Qingluan suddenly hit on an idea: "How about this? These days, conscription is always necessary. Just say you've been sent to the border, and your life or death is unknown..."
"'Mu Xingzhi' is a scholar. Although he has not entered the officialdom, he has a good reputation and will not be drafted into the army." The man reminded Su Qingluan with a smile.
Su Qingluan then remembered that the first time she heard the name "Mr. Mu" was from her parents, and at that time her parents felt sorry that "Mr. Mu" was so knowledgeable but could not take up an official position due to health problems.
Now think about it, isn’t the default premise of this sentence that "Mr. Mu is qualified to be an official"?
"Oh... so that's how it is..." Silently crossing out the option of "disappeared inexplicably while performing labor service and his life or death is unknown", Su Qingluan began to think of other possibilities.
"Or maybe he was on his way somewhere and encountered robbers or a riot, and his whereabouts remain unknown, whether he's dead or alive?"
Mu Xingzhi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why is it that no one knows whether they are alive or dead?"
"Because it saves a body!" Su Qingluan said as a matter of course. "Besides, people whose lives and deaths are unknown are in a state of attack and defense. For me, I can either say 'I miss my old friend and want to wait for him to come back' or 'forget the pain and start a new life'."
If she hasn't found a suitable marriage partner, the former possibility is right. If she has, the latter possibility is right. It's a good choice no matter how you look at it.
Mu Xingzhi carefully looked at Su Qingluan until she felt a little creepy, then he chuckled and said, "I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful."
"...My intuition tells me that you definitely don't think so in your heart." That kind of gaze, like a scanner, seemed to be able to read minds.
"But if I don't tell you, Qingluan, even if you realize something is wrong, there's nothing you can do, right?" Mu Xingzhi said, tapping lightly on the heavy wooden armrest of the wheelchair. For some reason, Su Qingluan had the urge to grind her teeth when she saw his action.
...I somehow feel like the person opposite me deserves a beating!
However, there is a high probability that she cannot defeat the other party.
Su Qingluan, a somewhat cowardly and lazy person, silently retracted her fist as she prepared to strike out, a mischievous smile appearing on her face. "In that case, are you satisfied with Mu Xingzhi's final outcome?"
Mu Xingzhi didn't comment on this, but instead talked about something else that Su Qingluan was more concerned about: "What do you want?"
This time, Mu Xingzhi did not propose any preconditions or special conditions. In other words, as long as it was within Mu Xingzhi's ability, Su Qingluan could propose any conditions.
Su Qingluan thought for a moment and said cautiously, "Actually, I haven't figured out the specific idea yet - this proposal is too sudden after all, so I need to think about the specifics carefully after I get back. Right now, I only have a general idea."
Mu Xingzhi nodded: "You can think about it carefully, not only about you, but also about your family."
Su Qingluan looked at Mu Xingzhi: "Is this agreement valid for a long time?"
"It's effective in the long term," he paused, then added, "It will be effective until 'Mu Xingzhi' dies." When he said the three words "die", Mu Xingzhi's speech speed slowed down significantly. It was obvious that this was an expression he was not used to, and he did so out of caution to avoid making the mistake.
Su Qingluan didn't know why, but she felt that Mu Xingzhi, who was so careful in learning Internet vocabulary, was a little cute and interesting.
However, when Mu Xingzhi said that this time it would be "valid for a long time", Su Qingluan suddenly felt that she had received a huge blank check, and it was the kind that she could write as she pleased without any limit. For a moment, all kinds of messy thoughts were eager to try.
"Then I'll have to think about it carefully," Su Qingluan said with a smile, "In fact, most of them are long-term wishes, and they also require the overall environment to allow..."
Hearing Su Qingluan say this, Mu Xingzhi actually became interested: "What kind of wish requires the permission of the general environment?" Could it be some shocking wish? However, if it was the person in front of him, maybe it was really possible.
Su Qingluan looked at the man opposite her: "Do you remember that I once told you that I wanted to travel around the world on a big ship?"
Mu Xingzhi raised his eyebrows: In fact, he really thought that Su Qingluan was just talking casually.
Su Qingluan continued to talk to herself: "If you want to take a long-term cruise on a large cruise ship, you must first have a manufacturing industry that can support the construction of giant ships. You also need to prepare a large amount of physical reserves, as well as corresponding people and escort teams who can adapt to the maritime environment." Su Qingluan counted on her fingers.
After some calculations, Su Qingluan concluded, "Actually, whether it's supplies or personnel, I can earn more money to hire or purchase them. However, to have a large fleet of ships that can sail stably, the overall level of the country's manufacturing industry must keep up."
Su Qingluan could think of this problem, so Mu Xingzhi, as a true superior, couldn't have failed to think of it. And he thought of even more - for example, if new land was truly discovered...
Mu Xingzhi withdrew his thoughts and laughed: Why does it seem like this thing can be done immediately? Putting aside other things, this country is now at a critical juncture where the old emperor is getting old and the princes are ready to make moves. It is still too early to say these things...
So he smiled and said, "You also said that this thing can't be accomplished in a short time. Don't you have any short-term wishes?"
Su Qingluan thought about it and her eyes suddenly lit up: "Since you said you want to 'marry Mu Xingzhi', then as a husband, you have to pay for the household expenses, right?" Wouldn't this mean another income every month?
Although she is not short of money now, how can she have too much money? Su Qingluan thought with a smile.
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