Inheriting a Farm Made Me an Internet Sensation - Chapter 13

Tan Xiao turned her head and immediately caught the gaze that Su Han hadn’t had time to withdraw. A suspicion formed in her mind: was her “cheap” cousin interested in Lin Muhan?

No, if she truly were interested, her cousin should have confessed long ago.

She didn’t delve further into the matter and answered, “My electric scooter ran out of battery.”

Huang Jingyu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, saying, “Wait until you achieve your goal, and Auntie will buy you a car.”

Tan Xiao’s eyes lit up. “Thank you, Auntie.”

She naturally wouldn’t refuse something she could obtain without spending her own money.

Su Han, still standing where she was, furrowed her brows. In her memory, Lin Muhan was not a person who enjoyed helping others.

Yet, Lin Muhan had personally delivered Tan Xiao here.

This also meant that Tan Xiao’s image in Lin Muhan’s heart had changed—at least, she was no longer as dismissed as she had been at the very beginning.

Hiding her thoughts, Su Han met Tan Xiao’s bright eyes. “I’ve also prepared a gift.”

She didn’t know why her mother had changed her mind, but since her mother had spoken, it meant Tan Xiao still had some utility.

“Thank you, goodbye!” With that, Tan Xiao waved her hand and walked outside.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Huang Jingyu stared toward the entrance and whispered, “I’ve tested her; I haven’t detected any ambition for the time being. As for the farm, if she can really do what she says,” she turned to look at Su Han, “it would indeed be a help to Huangtian International.”

The business circle was only so big. Once the farm gained fame and stood at the global forefront, plenty of people would take the initiative to seek cooperation.

Food is the first necessity of the people, not to mention the country is currently vigorously promoting green living; many people would want a slice of that cake.

Already in the car, Tan Xiao was unaware of Huang Jingyu’s specific plans. As she buckled her seatbelt, she said, “She just asked me two questions. It was nothing.”

Lin Muhan’s hanging heart finally settled. Driving past a snack street, she stepped on the brakes, glanced out the window, and asked, “Want some late-night snacks?”

“Craving something?” Tan Xiao followed Lin Muhan’s gaze to a barbecue shop. “If you want barbecue, I’ll make it for you when we get back.”

Lin Muhan immediately withdrew her gaze. “You even know how to make barbecue?”

“It’s not hard,” Tan Xiao said helplessly.

The reason she knew how to grill was because of her barbecue-loving mother.

To make barbecue taste good, the ingredients must be high quality, supplemented by specific seasonings; the result is incredibly fragrant. In any case, after her mother tried her improved version, she would have Tan Xiao whip up a meal every time she went home for the holidays.

“Then I’ll go buy the ingredients right now.” Without waiting for Tan Xiao to respond, Lin Muhan stepped on the gas.

She previously didn’t care for this stuff, thinking the calories were too high, but after being persuaded by a friend to try it once, she became hooked on the flavor.

The two went to a 24-hour supermarket, picked out some of their favorite ingredients, and returned to the small courtyard.

Having promised Lin Muhan she would make barbecue, Tan Xiao specifically drank a cup of coffee to drive away her sleepiness and began preparing the food.

Seeing her working alone, Lin Muhan felt a bit embarrassed and came to her side to give her a hand.

Before long, all the ingredients were prepared and sent into the oven by Tan Xiao.

Next was mixing the barbecue seasoning. Tan Xiao methodically mixed the proportions in a bowl.

Hearing the oven “ding,” she immediately stepped forward and sprinkled the prepared seasoning onto the ingredients.

Lin Muhan, who had been looking at the stars in the courtyard, smelled the fragrance and got up to go to the dining room. She was eager to try it, only to see Tan Xiao send the baking tray back into the oven.

Tan Xiao turned back to see her pouting and handed her a cold drink she had taken from the fridge. “In five minutes, we can start eating.”

“Then I’ll wait a bit longer.” Lin Muhan took the cold drink. While drinking, she studied Tan Xiao, who had already sat down. Tilting her head thoughtfully, she said, “Sometimes I feel like you’re a bit boring. No matter what happens, you’re always the same.” Remembering something, she quickly sat down opposite Tan Xiao and blurted out, “You aren’t frigid, are you?”

“Pfft… cough, cough.”

Tan Xiao was choked to the point of tears. Her face turned bright red from the dry coughing. “Lawyer Lin, can you please stop saying such shocking things?”

“In a normal situation, shouldn’t the reply be: ‘Do you want to try?'” Lin Muhan muttered softly.

Tan Xiao suddenly leaned forward, closing the distance between herself and Lin Muhan. “Then, do you want to try?”

Lin Muhan’s head buzzed. She stared at her, and the word “rogue” that was on the tip of her tongue couldn’t be uttered when she met those bright, clear eyes.

In the vast dining room, only two lights were lit. The inadvertent eye contact, combined with the silence of the surroundings, allowed a subtle sensation to permeate between them.

At such close proximity, they could even see the fine peach fuzz on each other’s faces.

Their exhaled breaths mingled naturally in the air, and pushed by the atmosphere, sprayed onto each other’s faces and necks.

Lin Muhan slightly lowered her eyes, but her gaze stopped when she caught sight of Tan Xiao’s lips.

An M-shaped lip is suitable for kissing. That sentence surfaced in her mind again.

Recalling the sensation when Tan Xiao’s lips had accidentally brushed against her ear earlier, her heart rate quickened slightly, and a flicker of anticipation appeared in her foxlike eyes.

Ding…

The prompt from the oven broke the silence.

Lin Muhan quickly looked away, taking three consecutive gulps of her cold drink to suppress the throbbing in her heart.

She must have stayed at the farm too long; that’s why she had fallen for Tan Xiao’s “honey trap” again.

Tan Xiao, who had already walked to the oven, did not know what Lin Muhan was thinking. She carefully removed the baking tray using heat-resistant gloves.

The unique aroma of barbecue was released at that instant, giving her—who hadn’t felt hungry—a bit of an appetite.

The irritability in Lin Muhan’s heart dissipated significantly under the baptism of the fragrance.

She sat back on her stool, looking at the colorful and aromatic barbecue Tan Xiao had placed on the table. She impatiently used her chopsticks to pick up a piece of beef and put it in her mouth.

The heat and the fragrance flooded her mouth, making her frantically fan her mouth to cool it down, regardless of her image.

Seeing this, Tan Xiao’s eyes widened. She truly hadn’t expected that a person who was usually proud and full of charm would lose her composure over a meal of barbecue.

If this got out, wouldn’t the people who fell at Lin Muhan’s feet be shocked into dropping their jaws?

Fortunately, Lin Muhan didn’t know her thoughts. Immersed in the delicious food, Lin Muhan’s face had already taken on a flush under the stimulation of the spice, and her lips were as red and moist as if she had applied lipstick.

She took a few more sips of her cold drink, looked at Tan Xiao who was slowly eating shrimp, and said, “If you lose, I’m willing to invest money. The two of us can partner up to open a barbecue shop.”

“I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you; I won’t lose,” Tan Xiao replied without looking up.

“You won’t admit it when I say you’re boring. At a time like this, shouldn’t you feel like joy has descended from the heavens and be full of excitement?” Lin Muhan waved her hand. “Forget it, why am I arguing about this with a ‘frigid’ person like you?”