Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

Wei Guoliang was somewhat reluctant to see Su Wanqing leave, but since she wanted to go, he naturally couldn't force her to stay. He straightened his back and solemnly said, "On behalf of all the disaster-stricken people in Yanshan, I thank you again! We will never forget the food and warmth you brought us."

As soon as people heard that Su Wanqing was leaving, they immediately surrounded her again. Some wiped away tears, while others kept stuffing things into her arms.

"Comrade Su, I noticed yesterday that you liked these stones. We may not have many other things here, but we have plenty of beautiful stones like these. This is my favorite piece; please keep it."

"And mine too, mine is bigger and clearer!"

"Mine, mine, this color is the prettiest!"

Before long, Su Wanqing had collected a whole bunch of "broken stones"—diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and several pieces of pyrite crystal clusters and turquoise of excellent quality, filling two large baskets. It was impossible not to accept them; she was just too enthusiastic.

"This...this is so kind of you, Yan Shen, please keep them safe for me~" She really loves these things!

Wei Guoliang personally escorted the group to the vicinity of the western section of the highway.

As we passed the section of road that had been repaired and reinforced yesterday, the ground suddenly shook slightly a few times. The people in the car thought it was an aftershock and didn't pay any attention to it.

Only Su Wanqing's mind received a message from the spatial system:

[You provided an early warning and organized the reinforcement of a road section that was about to collapse a second time, preventing a major disruption to transportation. You have earned 5000 merit points.]

Oh yeah!

This is truly free merit points!

Thanks to Gu Zhixing for revealing this beforehand, otherwise, let alone leaving smoothly, they would probably be stuck on the road with no way forward or backward. These 5,000 points came much more easily than all the previous ones combined.

When Wei Guoliang escorted the man to the makeshift airport on the riverbank where they had come from, the plane was already ready for takeoff. He stood by the runway, bowing repeatedly, and remained standing at attention until the plane took off, watching it go.

Gu Zhixing, however, had felt uneasy ever since—Su Wanqing's gaze was too strange, making his spine tingle.

Especially after boarding the plane, she handed me a rice and pork floss dumpling with a smile, her smile conveying a "you know what I mean" meaning that made my heart skip a beat.

"Zhixing, you know a lot. If there's anything else we need to be careful about in Hebei, let me know in advance."

Gu Zhixing immediately sat up straight, his face tense, his tone as serious as a junior official giving a report:

"According to my analysis, the main dike in Hebei has already breached, and the water flow from upstream is still increasing. In a couple of days, a secondary breach is very likely to occur, which will then flood an even larger area. Therefore, we must strengthen dike patrols and raise the secondary dikes. At least tens of thousands of people need to be on the dikes to guard against any danger and reinforce the most vulnerable sections first."

After thinking for a moment, Su Wanqing said, "We'll see how the meeting there arranges the additional manpower once we get back to the capital."

Gu Zhixing, however, was somewhat anxious. "Sister-in-law, the situation over there is urgent. The sooner we make arrangements, the more proactive we will be..."

Su Wanqing pondered:

A second breach? That means the floodwaters were too high, and the dam couldn't hold. To others, a flood is a ferocious beast that devours people, something to be avoided at all costs.

But for her... why not just store the floodwaters in her spatial dimension?

The floodwaters are collected and transformed into a spiritual spring, which can then be given back to the local disaster victims to help them improve their health. How many people could that save? Although providing food can also save lives, a spiritual spring can fill any gaps in the supply!

This is a merit gained for free! The key is that the volume of this flood is unknown. If it were all collected into the space, the spiritual spring lake in the space would probably increase dozens of times.

I can't even imagine how many spiritual springs she must have!

We're rich! We're rich!

From Yanshan to the capital, the plane arrives in the blink of an eye.

However, the Capital Airport was noticeably busier than usual at this time – the tarmac was packed with planes, there were several more rows of vehicles along the runway than usual, and uniformed guards were walking back and forth, creating an inexplicably tense atmosphere.

After Zhou Yanshen landed smoothly, Su Wanqing had just stepped off the gangway when she ran into the marshal, whose face was flushed red.

She was still thinking to herself, "Do I have such a big reputation now? The old marshal actually came to pick me up in person?"

The next second, she saw Smith and another person standing on the other side of the obstruction, the two of them respectfully surrounding a white man in a suit.

The marshal was suppressing his anger as he spoke to the man, his face turning a deep purplish-red.

Su Wanqing turned to Zhou Yanshen and said, "Yanshen, you take everyone and the children back to the state guesthouse for dinner first. I'll go see what's going on over there."

Zhou Yanshen frowned slightly, but did not move.

Secretary Zhou quickly stepped forward, patting his chest and assuring him, "Comrade Zhou Yanshen, rest assured, with the Marshal here, security will be absolutely in place. Comrade Su will be fine. I guarantee it with my life."

Zhou Yanshen nodded, his gaze lingering on her face for a moment: "Come back soon. We're going to Hebei tomorrow; it's a long way there."

Su Wanqing waved her hand with a smile: "Okay, wait for me~"

Zhou Yanshen maintained a calm and composed expression, though the tips of his ears were slightly red, as he led the children away in large strides.

Over here, the marshal's voice could no longer be suppressed: "I cannot agree to sell our aircraft at such a low price! Don't push your luck! Not to mention, trying to buy so much of our titanium ore for such a small amount of money—absolutely impossible!"

The white man in a suit standing in front of Smith shrugged, spread his hands, and started speaking fluent English.

The translator next to him immediately chimed in, his tone full of schadenfreude:

"You guys don't know where you got such an advanced aircraft from, and you even claim it's the result of independent research and development."

However, as far as we know, you haven't even made a breakthrough in the extraction process of high-purity titanium, let alone aerospace-grade titanium materials.

Didn't you just discover that titanium mine? Forgive my bluntness, but with your current level of industrial development, you don't even have decent deep-mining equipment. Without our instruments, you can only watch those titanium mines rot underground.

How about we cooperate? We'll provide the mining equipment and technical team, you handle the ore extraction, and we'll take 90% of the final titanium material, you keep 10%. Isn't that a win-win situation?

The marshal was so angry that the veins on the back of his hand throbbed: "You call this a win-win situation? You traded your equipment for our ore, took all the most valuable materials, and left us only a tenth of the scraps. You're treating our mine like your own backyard!"

"Oh, General, you can't say that."

The white man shrugged again, smiling innocently. "Who told you you had neither mining equipment nor purification technology?"

"You only provide the raw materials; the added value of the technology belongs to us. If you're unwilling, that's fine too; you can just watch the ore lie there and continue importing titanium materials from us at high prices. See how reasonable we are?"