After the first substantial dividend payout, his sister gifted him a box of gold bars. He was so excited that day, he poured the gold bars onto his bedroom bed, unfazed by their coldness, and rolled on them, feeling like he was living the life of abundant wealth.
Later, as the dividends grew larger, he lost count of how many boxes of gold bars he possessed, and Miggu became numb to it.
Miggu had suffered hardship, and he knew what kind of life he wanted.
After being adopted by the Gu family, he particularly envied the warm family atmosphere of the Gu household. Gu Chaobei and Hu Lanfang, in particular, were paragons of affection, and he longed to have such a family.
Being with Du Lanxing, he felt her values were upright, her thoughts and ideas similar to his, and that she was a kind girl.
Unbeknownst to them, a different kind of affection grew between them.
Now, seeing Du Lanxing smile, Miggu felt very happy, believing all the money was worth it.
His greatest dream was to find someone he liked, who also liked him, and spend his life together. Now, he had finally found her.
After Boss Lu agreed to their marriage, Miggu formally proposed within a month.
The proposal ceremony was grand, and Gu Chaobei and Hu Lanfang naturally attended.
Although they had visited Chaoliau Island several times before, this was their longest stay. They witnessed Chaoliau Island becoming a trade and logistics hub outside of Fenghuang Village, continuously providing Fenghuang Village with stable and powerful benefits.
Gu Chaobei and Hu Lanfang were well aware of its importance.
Miggu's engagement also became a much-talked-about and enduring topic on Chaoliau Island.
Another reason was that Du Lanxing had an elder sister, Du Lanyue, who was not yet married.
According to the old custom, the elder sister had to marry first before the younger siblings could move forward. However, Boss Du stated that some rules were meant to be broken, and if they didn't align with human decency, why shouldn't they be broken?
Should the elder sister or elder brother's marriage negotiations falter, should that delay the marriage negotiations of the younger siblings who were finding success?
Might makes right.
No one dared to gossip behind their backs anymore.
Taking advantage of his parents' visit to Chaoliau Island, Gu Qingcheng confided in them, explaining that she didn't want to date at the moment and wanted to focus on her career.
Seeing his parents, who rarely appeared in public, had come, Miggu was deeply moved. He not only drank a lot that day but also got drunk.
While drunk, Miggu kept expressing his gratitude to the Gu family, saying that without their kindness, he would have ceased to exist long ago.
Seeing Miggu so happy after his successful engagement, Gu Qingcheng couldn't help but sigh thoughtfully, "The younger brother who used to trail behind me has also grown up."
After the engagement, Miggu bought a piece of land next to the Gu family's residence and began building his new home.
As a family, after marriage, they would be just the right distance for a bowl of soup's warmth.
Gu Qingcheng was very interested in the men here, but because most of them didn't align with her values and their abilities didn't match hers, Gu Qingcheng currently looked down on everyone and focused solely on her career.
Seven days after Miggu's engagement ceremony concluded, Gu Qingcheng was having tea and chatting with Du Lanyue in the courtyard when the system's notification bell rang, sending congratulations:
"Congratulations to the host, the mission of collecting 200 material warehouses is complete. Do you wish to upgrade the system?"
Gu Qingcheng unhesitatingly clicked to upgrade.
Instantly, the "Mountain Cat Supermarket" deducted ten thousand "Shuang Points," and the upgrade was successful.
At this moment, the system immediately listed the candidates eligible to enter the Mountain Cat Supermarket.
Gu Chaobei, Hu Lanfang, and Miggu were on the list, which Gu Qingcheng found unsurprising.
Du Lanyue was also on the list.
Gu Qingcheng immediately confirmed all the names on the list. This way, as long as she agreed, these people could enter the Mountain Cat Supermarket and shop freely using the "Shuang Points" she transferred to them.
To be eligible to enter the Mountain Cat Supermarket, one had to have drunk the "silencing water" and possess a loyalty score of 90 points or higher.
Gu Qingcheng looked at Du Lanyue, who was leisurely sipping tea opposite her, and suddenly said:
"Sister Lanyue, I have many secrets. Would you be very curious to know them?"
"I respect that. You'll tell me what you want me to know, and you don't have to feel troubled if you don't want me to know. Doesn't everyone have a secret?"
As Du Lanyue spoke, she gave Gu Qingcheng a deep look.
Perhaps her biggest secret was Gu Qingcheng.
Gu Qingcheng was completely unaware of this.
"Actually, my biggest secret is that I have a very powerful cheat, a heaven-defying golden finger."
Gu Qingcheng began to confess.
Du Lanyue became more and more confused as she listened: "Qingcheng? What is that?"
"How about this, talking more is useless, and you wouldn't understand. I'll take you to experience it yourself, and then you'll understand everything."
As soon as Gu Qingcheng finished speaking, Du Lanyue's vision blurred, and she found herself inside the Mountain Cat Supermarket.
"Ah? What kind of place is this?"
Du Lanyue was astonished, looking at the dazzling array of goods in the supermarket.
"Welcome to my world," Gu Qingcheng smiled and said. "This is my secret all along. All the goods here can be purchased with Shuang Points."
It took Du Lanyue a while to adapt to everything here.
Du Lanyue tried to buy a drink, wanting to see if she could actually get it.
Gu Qingcheng knew Du Lanyue needed time to familiarize herself, so she transferred 100,000 Shuang Points to her for free shopping.
Du Lanyue, not planning to tell anyone about this matter, wandered through the Mountain Cat Supermarket and bought many novel items.
When Gu Qingcheng pulled her out of the Mountain Cat Supermarket, Du Lanyue was quite dazed and thought she was dreaming.
If she hadn't been holding the food she bought, she would have thought it was just an illusion.
"Qingcheng, where was that place?"
Gu Qingcheng explained.
It took Du Lanyue at least three days to absorb and process Gu Qingcheng's true origin and identity.
However, having accepted Gu Qingcheng's identity, Du Lanyue and Gu Qingcheng became close friends.
Gu Qingcheng finally had a confidante with whom she could speak without reservation.
Gu Qingcheng had now become the most powerful force on Chaoliau Island, but she was not content with just building the original material warehouses. Her goal was to become the economic emperor of this place, capable of influencing its future.
With the fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty, some people had already risen in revolt, claiming to be the legitimate heirs of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
As the sole surviving bloodline of the Great Zhou royal family, they would inherit the Great Zhou Dynasty and rebuild the imperial family.
News of this shook the entire nation.
Gu Qingcheng, after gathering information, discovered that the other party was the son of Prince Xia, the Crown Prince.
She hadn't expected the Crown Prince to be alive and to have retained an elite army.
To better understand the Crown Prince's strength, Gu Qingcheng dispatched a reconnaissance team of over ten people.