After initially agreeing on the intention to "get married", Su Qingluan spent a few more days studying the new contract that both parties needed to abide by and the compensation they wanted to obtain.
In short, this is a "marriage of convenience". They are husband and wife on the surface, but when the time comes, they will have nothing to do with each other - of course, whether the identity of "Mu Xingzhi" will exist at that time is still unknown, but if this identity exists, the two will "divorce". However, they can also adopt Su Qingluan's suggestion of "disappearing and unknown whether he is alive or dead".
Su Qingluan did not mention the material compensation in detail. After all, the Su family was not short of money now. Moreover, after several collaborations, Mu Xingzhi's "contract spirit" was always good - as long as he had promised something, he would generally not go back on his word.
When the boss is reliable, the employees will work harder. This is an irrefutable truth throughout history. Su Qingluan knew she didn't need to worry about these basic contracts.
However, this "cooperation" is different from the past. Since it is a marriage, no matter what the actual situation of the two people is, at least they cannot leave room for gossip outside, so Su Qingluan has to show a closer intimacy with Mu Xingzhi.
Su Qingluan said, "Isn't it just a casual act?" In her previous life, she could pinch her nose and sing praises to the men below her, just to get orders. To be honest, Mu Xingzhi's personality is generally very gentle and polite, which makes people feel much more comfortable when getting along with him than many people.
What's more, compared to the strict adherence to the separation of men and women, even in this rural village, men and women who are not related by blood or have a marital relationship cannot get too close. The "social circle" that Su Qingluan, who comes from the 21st century, can accept is much broader than that of this era.
Who doesn't have a few friends of the opposite sex? Or perhaps, among classmates of the opposite sex, occasional physical contact—a shoulder or back pat—is inevitable, whether it's a large-scale group activity or daily socializing.
In most cases, no one takes this accidental physical contact seriously.
Although Su Qingluan has followed the general trend of the times since she traveled through time, trying to avoid excessive contact with the opposite sex, and even dressed like a boy for convenience in walking, her thinking habits are difficult to change.
So in her opinion, as long as her attitude towards Mu Xingzhi is similar to that towards her friends of the opposite sex in her previous life, it will be fine - after all, she already regards Mu Xingzhi as a friend in her heart, so she doesn't mind even if there is occasional close physical contact.
There are a bunch of various clauses at the end, which are relatively trivial, but all the details that can be considered are taken into account, and if there are any changes later, it also gives the two people a certain amount of room for change.
The two discussed with each other several times and finally finalized the contract terms that were relatively acceptable to both parties - mainly those that Su Qingluan could accept.
The contract was finalized and both parties put their fingerprints on it, which was considered as signing their names.
Shengchao does not have the saying that "a contract that is not stipulated by law is invalid". As long as both parties voluntarily press their fingerprints, the contract is valid.
Although this has also given rise to many cases of "forced voluntary" agreements by powerful forces, most of the time, the vast majority of people agree that the contract is valid the moment their fingerprints are pressed.
Of course, Su Qingluan believed that even if there was no such piece of paper, if Mu Xingzhi wanted such a contract, it would "appear".
"If that's the case, why bother signing this contract?" Su Qingluan muttered as she drank the mung bean soup to relieve the heat.
She had to make a special trip here—the weather was getting hotter, and after a busy day at Su Ji, she wanted to get home quickly. Cooking or resting immediately was much more comfortable than running such a long distance.
"The provisions in this treaty are very detailed," Mu Xingzhi handed her the thick stack of treaties and contracts. "If you don't know what to do in the future, you can check it out one by one."
Su Qingluan understood immediately: this was something like the "Regulations on Conduct for a Marriage of Conceit." Compared to the handprint, the specific details listed in the clauses were the key points—they were meant for her to see.
After settling the contract issue that had been troubling Su Qingluan the most, she knew that she had nothing to do with the rest of the matters - after all, in this era, people believed in "parents' orders and matchmaker's words". For someone like Su Qingluan, who felt her scalp tingle just looking at all the "rules" at a wedding, and who usually didn't like trouble except for making money and having fun, these cumbersome rules were simply life-threatening.
At this time, the benefits of "arranging everything" for Su Qingluan became apparent - except for the wedding day, she, the bride, did not need to participate, and other people would naturally arrange things clearly.
So during this period, Su Qingluan would go to "Su Ji" whenever she had to, and even worked overtime for two days and slept there directly. She did not have any expectations or nervousness that a "marriage-to-be" should have.
Oh, it can’t be said that there is nothing. Su Qingluan still has a bit of a curious attitude towards the purely ancient and complicated wedding rules, just to watch the fun.
Of course, there is a sense of anticipation, but it is not too much - after all, it is summer now, and the wild fruits in the mountains have ripened one after another. The orders of "Su Ji" have entered the season with the highest demand, so Su Qingluan has become increasingly busy.
During this period, the matter between Chen Zhi and Zhaodi was also resolved smoothly. Because they followed the advice of Huang Banxianer to find a "brother-in-law" for their precious son who could "bring him good fortune", the two of them put a lot of effort into it, and then naturally followed the map and found Chen Zhi.
Chen Zhi was raised by his elder brother and sister-in-law. His sister and sister-in-law also have their own children, so it is not the younger brother's turn to support and see him to the end of his life. In the minds of Zhaodi's parents, this is like losing two old people to compete with their precious son for the family income - that's right, although Zhaodi and Chen Zhi have not yet married, these two have already begun to plan for Chen Zhi's wealth.
Of course, Zhaodi and Chen Zhi followed Su Qingluan's request and did not inform each other that they were being transferred to Liangzhou City. Both of them signed a contract and went to Liangzhou City. Zhaodi was at least a manager, and Chen Zhi was trained by Su Qingluan as the manager of a branch.
In other words, the two people participated in the "targeted management personnel dispatch", but since they occupied the quota, they naturally had to abide by the contract. Therefore, Su Qingluan stipulated in the contract that if they regretted it at the last minute, they would have to compensate each person for at least three years' wages, which was almost fifty taels of silver for Chen Zhi and more than thirty taels of silver for Zhaodi.
Of course, Su Qingluan's move was not aimed at Chen Zhi and Zhaodi, but to prevent Zhaodi's parents from making trouble and refusing to let their daughter and son-in-law go to Liangzhou.
Su Qingluan was certain that given the couple's stingy nature, even a fine of three hundred copper coins would be enough to kill them, let alone thirty or fifty taels.
However, with the contract in hand, Su Qingluan would not be afraid of them no matter how unreasonable they were.
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