Chen Zhe went to the Donghai City Bank and found Mu Wanzhi.
It just so happens that Mu Wanzhi also wants to find him.
"You've come at the right time. There's something I'd like to discuss with you."
"Huh? Is there something you want to talk to me about?"
Chen Zhe asked curiously, "What is it?"
Mu Wan looked left and right, and finally stood up and closed the door herself.
Chen Zhe felt something was off. He suddenly recalled that when he went to see Mu Wanzhi before, Mu Wanzhi had also locked the door, and then that awkward thing happened between them. "President Mu, what's wrong? What do you want to say? Was it necessary to lock the door?"
Mu Wanzhi turned around, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Chen Zhe, do you want a wife?"
Mu Wanzhi's words startled Chen Zhe. Seeing her hesitant and awkward manner, Chen Zhe had a bad feeling.
"Huh???? President Mu, you...you have feelings for me?? No, no, we're so far apart in age, it just won't do. I may have touched you before, and seen a little bit of you, but it was all forced. You and I both know what happened. It was an accident. You can't make me take responsibility..."
"Shut up!"
Seeing that Chen Zhe was getting more and more incoherent, Mu Wanzhi blushed and scolded him.
"You bastard, what are you thinking? You think I want to marry you?"
"Huh? Isn't that right?"
"Pah!!! Keep dreaming."
Hearing that she didn't mean it that way, Chen Zhe patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief; "That's good, that's good, you scared me to death..."
Mu Wanzhi's face darkened; "Are you disgusted with me?"
Feeling Mu Wanzhi's murderous gaze, Chen Zhe realized he had said the wrong thing.
"No, no, no, President Mu, that's not what I meant. I just feel that our social statuses are too different, and I'm not good enough for you..."
After praising Mu Wanzhi for a while, Mu Wanzhi's expression softened a bit; "Fine, I forgive you. What I want to tell you is about the Tang family."
"Huh? The Tang family??"
Upon hearing the name Tang family, Chen Zhe thought of Tang Jie's family and Tang Xuening. Combined with her earlier question about whether she wanted a wife, Chen Zhe frowned.
"You're not trying to set me up with Tang Xuening, are you? President Mu, let me be clear with you, it's impossible for Tang Xuening and me, you should give up on this idea."
Hearing that it was impossible for him and Tang Xuening to be together, Mu Wanzhi breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good... I was worried you might have taken a liking to Xue Ning. Since you haven't, then I won't say anything more. Let's talk about the Zhang family next..."
"Huh? The Zhang family? Which Zhang family?"
"Zhang Xin'ai and her sister, let me be frank with you, those two sisters have taken a liking to you. Their parents have discussed wanting you to be their son-in-law, and they asked me to ask you what you think."
"I……"
Chen Zhe felt a sense of powerlessness.
Why are so many people trying to set me up with potential partners lately? Are they really that concerned about my marriage?
"President Mu, please don't concern yourself with this matter. To be honest, I have a girlfriend and I won't go on blind dates."
"Huh? You have a girlfriend? When did this happen? How come I didn't know?"
"Manager Mu, I don't need to report to you about having a girlfriend, right?"
"No! You can't get a girlfriend so easily!"
Mu Wanzhi became anxious when she thought that she wouldn't be able to complete her task after Chen Zhe got a girlfriend.
"What are you saying? President Mu, you're acting strangely today. I have a girlfriend, is that such a big deal?"
"Anyway, it just won't work. If you want to find a girlfriend, you can go to those two sisters. They're both pretty good, better than your current one."
"President Mu, why are you being unreasonable? This is my personal matter. My girlfriend is the best in my eyes, and no one can replace her."
Mu Wanzhi felt a surge of irritation, but she also knew in her heart that she had no right to stop Chen Zhe from finding a partner.
"What brings you here?"
Mu Wanzhi's voice carried a hint of displeasure.
Chen Zhe ignored her attitude because he knew this matter was important.
"Manager Mu, the reason I came to see you today is because..."
He recounted the events.
Mu Wanzhi was somewhat shocked; "The Mu family of Southern Xinjiang is indeed related to our Mu family, and our Mu family does indeed possess something, but how do you know that? Who told you?"
"It was Master Xie who told me."
When Chen Zhe arrived, he had already thought about it. He couldn't tell Hu Ling and Hu Kui, as that would expose the fact that Hu Ling was still alive. After thinking it over, he thought of someone: Xie Laodao.
As everyone knows, Master Xie is very skilled in divination.
Mu Wanzhi was also aware that even if she told him, he would not necessarily go to Xie Laodao to verify it, and even if he did, he might not see her.
really.
Upon hearing that it was Master Xie, Mu Wanzhi finally stopped asking questions and began to think deeply.
"What you said is indeed possible. If he were to take action, he could indeed persuade those major families to unite against the government. But I'm not confident. I'm not confident I can persuade him."
“You are of the same origin and race. If you return the treasure, wouldn’t that be acceptable?”
Mu Wanzhi shook her head; "Things aren't that simple."
"How complicated is that?"
Mu Wanzhi glanced at Chen Zhe, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Has Master Xie told you about our family?"
"Um... I mentioned a little bit, but I don't know much. Could you tell me more?"
Mu Wanzhi nodded.
“100 years ago, my great-grandfather Mu Qifu left the southern border with his wife and son and moved to the capital. When he left, he took with him the family’s heirloom, the Frost Jade Seed. Because of this, my great-grandfather had a falling out with the family and lost contact with the southern border.”
"What is that Frost Jade Seed?" Chen Zhe asked curiously.
"Actually, it's nothing magical. It's just a medicine to prevent corpses from rotting. With current technology, it can be easily replicated."
"Huh??? Is that what it is? Well, it's not that amazing."
"Yes, but with the technology at the time, that Frost Jade Seed was a divine medicine, something that our family has passed down for thousands of years."
"Then why did your great-grandfather take him away?"
"It's a family matter, really. My great-grandfather Mu Qifu and that Medicine King Mu Qisheng were actually brothers."
"What? Brothers? Wait, your great-grandfather... 100 years ago? Good heavens, how old is this Medicine King now?"
“He should be 110 years old now. My great-grandfather was 25 years old when he passed away, and he was about 10 years old at the time.”
"It's amazing that he's lived so long..."
"There's nothing magical about it. He was the designated successor of our Mu family. For thousands of years, the Mu family has practiced medicine. Every now and then, a child with exceptional talent would appear, and the patriarchs of each generation would pass on their highest medical skills to him. My great-grandfather didn't have this talent, but Mu Qisheng did, so he was designated as the patriarch very early on. My great-grandfather was unwilling to accept this. He felt that he was the eldest son and should inherit everything in the family, so he took the Frost Jade Seed with him. Because of this, our Mu family in the capital was expelled from the genealogy of the Mu family in the southern border."
"Can't we just return it?"
"Give it back? No, it's not going back."
Mu Wanzhi sighed.
"Why?"
“Our elders will not agree to this, because the Frost Jade Seed is currently on my great-grandfather’s body. If the Frost Jade Seed is taken away, my great-grandfather will instantly turn into a pile of bones.”
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