Chapter 1118: Thinking
Mu Yangling took a deep look at her husband before happily heading to look for Mu Bowen the next day. Then, she returned dejectedly.
Mu Bowen smiled at his sister and said, "Since I’ll be working in the Ministry of Works, I naturally have to do my job diligently. After work, I’ll do what I’m interested in. No matter how smart I am, I can’t do both in 20 years. If I can’t achieve anything in my position, won’t I be letting His Majesty and the people down?"
In short, even after he was transferred to the Ministry of Works as an official, he still could not devote himself to his work.
With a grin, Mu Bowen said to his sister, "However, I do hope Brother-in-law can help me get access to some of the Ministry of Works’ information so that I can read up on some things."
Unable to have the best of both worlds, Mu Yangling could only go home in disappointment and discuss with her husband to come up with more ideas.
Mu Bowen was determined to study water conservancy and calendars. At first glance, Qi Haoran’s idea could allow Bowen to achieve the best of both worlds—without needing to resign, he could do what he wanted to do. This way, Qi Haoran would offend neither his father-in-law nor his brother-in-law. However, Mu Bowen was not stupid. Other than wanting to obtain more data, by resigning, Mu Bowen also wanted to address the issue of energy.
He was never a person who handled personal matters during work time. Since he was an official, he had to put his job before his ideals and hobbies.
Since he was bent on pursuing his ideals, he could no longer occupy an official position. Not only would he be robbing someone of the opportunity to serve in that position, but he would also be letting down the Emperor and the commoners.