Xiuxian Work Log

On December 9th of the Xian calendar year, the weather was sunny.

I feel like the flow of time in this illusion is really off. It's like I'm sitting in my room wearing winter clothes, and only ten days have passed outside. I don't know if I'll be cold or hot when I go out.

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The girl, who was nearly 28 years old, sat at the door of the room, next to a grill with peanuts and sweet potatoes roasting on it.

The aroma of burning food filled the air, and the girl occasionally flipped the food with tongs. The crackling of charcoal fire was heard, and someone sat down next to them.

Lin Qingyue didn't stop moving, his eyes fixed on the items on the shelf. Noticing that the person next to him was getting impatient, his eyes moved slightly and his hands stopped moving.

"Why are you here? Didn't you say you were going to see the plum blossoms with them? It's so early now, and it's over so soon."

Cui Jiaojiao sneered when she heard Lin Qingyue's words.

"He's clearly been entangled with other women and has been behaving badly. And yet he asked me if I was jealous. He really thinks he's some rare commodity."

"I have never seen such a shameless and greedy person."

A sweet potato was handed to her. Cui Jiaojiao touched it with her hand to make sure it was not hot before picking it up. She peeled off the skin and took a bite, but found it unpalatable and put it down again.

"Unappetizing."

Lin Qingyue took a portion for himself while eating and squinted his eyes.

"It's delicious, sweet and tasty."

Seeing that Cui Jiaojiao stopped talking, Lin Qingyue said slowly.

"Your parents want you to marry the Crown Prince. Apart from political factors, the Crown Prince is a relatively good choice. Of course, this is from your perspective."

"From our perspective?" Cui Jiaojiao heard this for the first time and didn't quite understand it.

"So, in your opinion, the prince is an unsuitable husband?"

In their opinion, the prince is the male protagonist in a tragic novel.

Considered a scumbag.

And it usually only appears in novels, and will be criticized in reality.

"Yes and no, the main thing is that we don't have to get married there."

"Everyone has the right to choose whether to get married or not."

"Like I told you before, for someone in your social class, marriage is more about consolidating your status. It's about tying up interests and preventing yourself from slipping down the social ladder."

After eating the last bite of sweet potato, Lin Qingyue threw the peel into the trash can.

"So generally, rich girls who don't accept their fate at this time have two choices."

"One is to elope with someone. Scholars love to write such books."

"Second, you are forced to marry and take charge of the affairs of the mansion, handling trivial matters like your mother did."

"The royal family is more troublesome. Over the past two years, it's become clear that the Crown Prince's scheming is even more hidden than his beloved. If you marry him, you'll definitely be competing with him. It's either the west wind overwhelms the east wind, or the east wind overwhelms the west wind. And then there's this tragic love story. When the Cui family learns you've been bullied, all five brothers join in the fight. The scumbag repents, and you reconcile, and have two children in three years..."

Lin Qingyue spoke more and more fluently, not caring whether her words made sense or not. She just kept talking like a machine gun. Finally, Cui Jiaojiao couldn't stand it anymore and stopped her.

"How could I possibly do that? I'm not a fool. My vision wouldn't be that bad."

"A man like the prince, who has nothing but his looks, would only trick women into giving to him. How long had his beloved been with him? Five whole years, and in the end, she was nothing more than a chess piece."

"To capture someone's heart, you actually have to let them pretend to fight for it. Who wouldn't know the difference between good and bad things?"

Lin Qingyue felt Cui Jiaojiao's anger and advised her not to be angry.

"You're right, but what we should focus on now is not how bad the scumbag is, but your choice."

Should she continue to be the eldest daughter of the Cui family and marry the prince? Or should she leave the Cui family and seek the freedom that Cui Jiaojiao wants?

Lin Qingyue gave the choice to Cui Jiaojiao.

"If you decide, tie the scarf around the branch of the tree that faces my yard."

In front of her yard was a huge loquat tree, and because of the snow, the leaves were covered with white snow.

"Of course, if you don't want to, you can just pretend I didn't say that today. But I still have to take that thing away."

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The entire winter passed without Cui Jiaojiao ever setting foot in Lin Qingyue's courtyard. Initially, Lin Qingyue would stay in the courtyard, but when he saw that Cui Jiaojiao wasn't coming back, he decided to discuss it with the Dust-Breaking System and leave Cui's residence to take a vacation in a small village near Shengjing.

I tended to the flowers and vegetables every day, and from time to time I would check on Zhao Maomao's recovery. Then I would go to the restaurant for a bite to eat, and go fishing in the creek. I felt more than ten years younger.

The next time I heard about Cui Jiaojiao was when someone next door was talking about it while I was having dinner in a restaurant.

It is said that the prince's lover was found to have framed Cui Jiaojiao, and the prince rescued Cui Jiaojiao. The two have a harmonious relationship, and the Cui Mansion and the palace are already preparing for the wedding banquet!

Lin Qingyue lay on the wall and couldn't calm down for a long time. The Broken Dust System saw her like this and laughed at her naivety.

"Who would betray their parents who feed and clothe them? The butt determines the head. Since ancient times, there has been no such thing as people belonging to their own class."

"You really think you can change the world by yourself."

Lin Qingyue sat back in his seat and continued eating.

"Pochen, the person who programmed you must have enjoyed verbal abuse of others."

The Dust-Breaking System was stunned.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because a normal system and host have a cooperative relationship, not a subordinate-subordinate relationship. People who enjoy verbal violence are essentially insecure about their own abilities. Because they rely on verbal violence to obtain benefits that do not belong to them, they will use verbal violence as a means of tackling them."

Data streams were flying in her mind. Lin Qingyue guessed that the Dust-Breaking System should be searching for information, so she waited patiently.

The data stream stopped and the Dust Breaking System spoke.

"The collaborator relationship you mentioned doesn't actually exist."

"It doesn't exist?"

"Although interstellar law stipulates that verbal violence crimes are punishable by three years in prison, this provision is not included in the system treaty."

"And according to the data, most of these missions are system-led, with the host acting as a carrier. In other words, what I'm doing isn't breaking any interstellar laws; it's perfectly normal."

After Pochen explained his legality and rationality, Lin Qingyue pulled the corners of his stiff mouth and continued to pick up food.

"Is what has always been right?"

The Dust-Breaking System's cat's eye flickered in his mind for a few seconds before leaping into the air and transforming into a vast stream of data. A stream of numbers, densely packed together like a surging river, finally vanished into nothingness.

"I can't give an answer, and I'm looking for other information. The book 'Cultivating Judgment' mentions the question 'Is what has always been right?' It says that this issue shouldn't be discussed one-sidedly, but should be judged based on objective factors. For example, is reproduction a crime? In fact, long ago, reproduction was a normal thing..."