While the two were talking, Su Qingluan came out with a food box. Seeing that the two people in the yard seemed to be strangely silent, she couldn't help but look left and right.
But she wasn't the type to gossip and ask questions, so she simply changed the subject to herself:
"I still have a few lotus cakes in this box. You can keep them in a cool, well-ventilated place when you get home. They'll keep for at least three to five days." She carefully transferred the remaining lotus cakes from the plate to the food box. "The flavor will change over time, so you'll want to eat them quickly—and, by the way, I've already washed my hands."
Su Qingluan swiftly gathered all the lotus cakes into a bamboo food box and carefully closed the lid: "Here, for you. Be careful not to shake it too violently, otherwise the lotus cakes will turn into 'falling snow'." Su Qingluan joked.
Mu Xingzhi smiled slightly when he heard this and held the food box firmly: "I will be more careful."
After Song Bo pushed the wheelchair and Mu Xingzhi away, Su Qingluan couldn't wait to go into her room to study the general direction of the contract with Mu Xingzhi.
However, they were stopped by Su Guangfu and Yang.
"Father, Mother?" Seeing the two of them looking serious, Su Qingluan was a little confused. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
The expressions of Su Guangfu and Yang made her think that she had suddenly turned into a creature with three heads and six arms or some other alien Cthulhu-like creature.
Wait, why was her father's gaze so... heavy?! His mother... never mind. The complexities of her mother's gaze were too complex, the kind that required the use of a fan-shaped statistical chart. Su Qingluan's analysis yielded no results, so she simply gave up.
Then, Su Qingluan was struck by lightning by her mother's words——
"Daya, tell me the truth..." Yang was so nervous that she crumpled the corner of her clothes into a rag. She couldn't bear to look at it. "Did you...have a secret relationship with Mr. Mu?!"
"What—?!" Su Qingluan was stunned. How could she be giving something away privately? Isn't this a blatant bribe?! Wait, isn't this how private transactions are used?!
Perhaps it was because Su Qingluan's expression was too shocked, and she didn't feel guilty at all about being "caught", which made Su Guangfu and Yang exchange uncertain glances: Could they be wrong?
"You... and Mr. Mu..." Yang asked more cautiously.
But before she could ask, Su Qingluan quickly waved her hands and shook her head: "My dear mother, how can you see that there is anything between us? No, not to mention both sides, there is nothing even for one side!"
"One-sided...?"
"Neither side!" Su Qingluan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I just wanted to ask Mr. Mu for a favor, and I'm using the lotus cake as an excuse and a small token of gratitude."
Then, Su Qingluan briefly told her parents about the fruit jam.
However, she concealed her plan to form an industrial chain to help her fellow villagers get rich together, and only said that the rich people in the capital wanted to eat the jam she made, so not only the taste but even the appearance could not be sloppy.
"Mu Xing... Mr. Mu is knowledgeable and has his own unique insights in calligraphy and painting. He agreed to do me a favor." Su Qingluan said in a very businesslike tone - there was no other way. If she acted as casually as she did with Mu Xingzhi in private, her parents would probably match them up again.
Seeing that her parents finally breathed a sigh of relief, Su Qingluan took advantage of the situation and continued, "Father, Mother, I understand that you are worried about my marriage, but when it comes to living a good life, I still want to choose someone who is honest and responsible, who can help the family with work, run the business, and live a good life."
Su Qingluan wasn't just saying nice things to please her parents or to cheer them up. She had really thought carefully about the choice of her future husband.
In this era, it is naturally possible for a woman to marry and establish her own household, but Su Qingluan knew from her previous reading of books on law that this situation can only be established when there are no relatives at home and she is alone.
Even if Su Qingluan couldn't consider Su Guangfu and his wife as her biological parents, they were still very important relatives to her. Su Qingluan wasn't so sick and dejected that she wanted her parents to die early just to avoid getting married, not to mention that she still had a younger brother and sister.
Since there was no way to establish a female household, and considering that women did not have separate inheritance rights under the laws of that era, Su Qingluan prepared to get married and even have children.
Since you are going to get married anyway, you might as well choose the one that is "most suitable".
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