Lu Zhanyuan said, "Then let wish us a pleasant cooperation in advance. I hope there will be more opportunities for cooperation in the future."
Mo Yinhe laughed loudly, "Uncle Lu, you really are eating from your bowl while looking at the pot. We haven’t even concluded this deal, and you already want more from ?"
"I don’t want to talk business with you." Lu Zhanyuan’s gaze fell on Si Mingjing, who was eating quietly, and said, "I want to talk business with your wife, the most powerful woman on Mu Continent. Don’t flatter yourself."
Si Mingjing paused in her movent of picking up food, looked at Lu Zhanyuan in surprise, and then smiled knowingly after a few seconds, "Mr. President, I don’t know what you’re talking about?"
Lu Zhanyuan put down his wine glass, picked up his chopsticks, and took a dish to savor carefully.
He chuckled softly and said, "Your husband should know that when I was young, I fell in love with a girl. I didn’t protect her well, and my family despised her status and background. They were afraid that love would cloud my judgnt and that I might impulsively marry her, affecting my career, which led to her early departure from this world."
"She once told that in the depths of the vast ocean, there was a country with technology more advanced than that of the land. She said she ca from Mu Continent, from a more superior human race than those on land."
"She was very proud. I didn’t believe her, thinking she had made up a mysterious superior world to raise her own standing to be worthy of , due to her ordinary family background."
"She was lovely, and I didn’t mind her elevating herself until Mo Yinhe’s mother opened the doors of the Undersea World’s Atlantis to the outside world. Only then did I realize that the adorable girl wasn’t fabricating lies."
"Over the years, I have frequently sent people to investigate the Undersea World. Last year, when Miss Si married Mo Yinhe on Mu Continent and ascended to the throne as Queen, do I need to elaborate further?"
Lu Zhanyuan had sent many spies to the Undersea World, learning much about it.
Si Mingjing smiled serenely, raised her wine glass, and said, "Mr. President, since you know my identity, then... I hope our cooperation this ti is successful and that there will be more cooperation in the future."
Lu Zhanyuan’s eyes darkened slightly, "Pleasant cooperation, Your Majesty. I hope next ti I can invite both of you to a banquet at the Presidential Residence. A Country also wishes to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with Mu Continent, in all areas."
Lu Zhanyuan very much wanted to establish diplomacy with Mu Continent; this would be a significant achievent in his presidential tenure, much like years ago when, during Ye Shiting’s presidency, A Country established diplomatic ties with the Atlantis Undersea Empire, making him one of A Country’s great presidents in history.
Si Mingjing sipped her drink from her goblet quietly, and she was certainly delighted.
Like Mo Yinhe, her political philosophy did not want to divide land and ocean people into hierarchical classes. Her willingness to accept the role of the Queen of Mu Continent was also driven by the hope that this position would support Mo Yinhe’s political ideals, preventing him from being isolated by other nations in the Undersea World due to differing political views.
Now, with Qu Liushang ascending the throne, he too agrees with Mo Yinhe’s political philosophy and even emulates it.
Currently, all the nations on land are reporting on this fact, aware that there is another powerful nation in the Undersea World called Gendaya, willing to establish diplomacy with land countries.
Si Mingjing said earnestly, "Mr. President, I hope there will be such an opportunity."
Lu Zhanyuan shared his view, "Throughout history, isolationism has never been a wise choice. The progress of society requires the exchange and collision of cultures and technologies from all countries. If one closes the doors to the outside, it might maintain strength temporarily, but it may not hold the leading position for long. The global village is the trend."
The land nations had long reached a consensus on globalization.
Si Mingjing nodded, and both sides enjoyed this dinner imnsely.
After returning to the Ye Family Manor, she saw Si Lisao sitting in the living room watching international news, and Si Mingjing went over to sit beside him to watch the news together.
The national news these days was all about the Gendaya Undersea Empire, much like the initial reports when land nations first learned of the Atlantis Undersea Empire. The dia covered it extensively every day.
"Brother Crown Prince, I had dinner respectfully with the President of A Country tonight, and he revealed my identity."
Si Lisao frowned slightly and said, "I know. The current president of A Country placed many people in Mu Continent over a decade ago, engaging in various trades."
Si Mingjing, who was lazily reclining, suddenly sat upright. Initially perceiving President Lu as shrewd, she did not expect her brother to have already mastered the situation. Surprised yet quietly amused, she said, "You knew all along?"
"Was it difficult to find out?" However, Si Lisao didn’t mind, so he never thought about removing these people.
Si Mingjing watched the news, which was broadcasting the signing ceremony of an agreent between Qu Liushang and W Country.
Qu Liushang’s na quickly beca a subject of curiosity among people in various land countries.
He looked elegant and handso, with a faint red mark on his brow, like a well-educated university professor. It is said he’s unmarried, and having beco a ruler at a young age, he was even more appealing than Crown Prince Mo Yinhe, who was already married!
"Brother Crown Prince, do you not agree with Mo Yinhe and Qu Liushang’s political philosophies? Do you still think the people of the Undersea World are superior to the people from the land?" Si Mingjing asked tentatively.
Mo Yinhe ca downstairs after changing and walked over to them, hearing Si Lisao say, "I do not agree."
"Ha..." Mo Yinhe chuckled sarcastically.
Si Mingjing wanted to hear Si Lisao’s perspective, "Why?"
She did not think of Si Lisao as soone with outdated views.
Mo Yinhe seated himself arrogantly on a single sofa, crossing his long legs, leaning sideways, and supporting his chin with one hand, waiting for Si Lisao’s different insight.
Si Lisao spoke coldly, "Have you ever understood the living environnt of the Undersea World? Without this sense of superiority, who would want to live underwater? Who wouldn’t want to live under the sun? What will be the consequences then?"
Suddenly, Si Mingjing and Mo Yinhe’s faces fell, as if awakened from a dream.
Si Lisao continued, "What will the consequences be? The people of the Undersea World will gradually start coming to the land to live... through immigration or war. Immigration cannot accommodate more Undersea people, so the most direct and quickest ans would be war. Through war, they would seize land resources on land, conquer cities, and allow large numbers of ocean people to co to live on land. Do you think the land’s military forces can compare with those of the ocean nations now? At that ti, it would definitely result in devastation... Do you still believe now that the sense of pride and superiority the ocean people have shouldn’t be maintained?"
Si Mingjing found herself at a loss for words.
The reason Brother Crown Prince disagreed was unexpectedly for the sake of peace?
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