Inheriting a Farm Made Me an Internet Sensation - Chapter 15

The doubts in Tan Xiao’s heart instantly vanished upon hearing those words.

She knew that a capitalist’s money was never handed out lightly.

“Su Han said that this 200,000 doesn’t have to be counted toward the debt she’s covering for you. If you succeed, then this 200,000 is a gift; conversely, if you fail, it will be added to your account.” Lin Muhan took a sip of her cold drink and continued, “Seeing how confident you are about that bet, I’d say that 200,000 is as good as yours for free.”

Thinking about it that way, it made sense.

Recalling the question her “cheap” little aunt had asked her, Tan Xiao asked, “Su Han is your friend. Are you really helping me fleece her like this?”

“To her, 200,000 might just be the cost of a single meal. It’s not fleecing,” Lin Muhan said nonchalantly.

These were her honest thoughts. To Su Han, 200,000 was nothing, but to Tan Xiao, that money could accelerate the progress of her experiments.

For a moment, Tan Xiao didn’t know whether to cry or laugh.

She wanted to cry because she was so poor that even Lawyer Lin couldn’t bear to watch. She wanted to laugh because it was precisely because she was poor that she received this special treatment.

Suppressing her thoughts, she spoke up: “Thank you.”

Regardless of the circumstances, she was the ultimate beneficiary, and for that alone, she owed Lin Muhan a “thank you.”

The “you’re welcome” at the tip of Lin Muhan’s tongue changed the moment her eyes landed on the grilled meat on the roasting pan: “If you really want to thank me, then make me barbecue and grilled meat a few more times.”

Tan Xiao made an “OK” gesture with her hand. “Then take your time and enjoy. I’m going upstairs to compile the data.”

Lin Muhan waved her hand, signaling Tan Xiao to hurry along.

Watching Tan Xiao’s departing back, Lin Muhan recalled an answer she had seen online: to conduct experiments, one needed not only patience but also a calm mindset, because no one ever knew if an experiment would truly succeed.

Su Han was a woman of action. Having promised Lin Muhan, she would fund the farm, the funds arrived the very next day.

Knowing the money was for purchasing equipment, Yang Cuihua immediately took Tan Xiao to place the orders.

Because some equipment was not in stock, it took five days for everything to be delivered.

Besides this happy development, there was another piece of good news.

The scammer who had swindled Granny Yang had been caught. Upon hearing the news, all the victims gathered outside the police station, clamoring for the scammer to return their money.

According to police statistics, the scammer had squandered a significant portion of the funds. Even after auctioning off the scammer’s car and house, the total still didn’t cover the full amount stolen.

After consulting with several other legal aid lawyers, Lin Muhan recommended that the police return the money proportionally based on the amount each person was swindled, while the scammer would sign promissory notes for the remainder.

A month later, as soon as the money hit the account, Yang Kaifeng brought Granny Yang to the small courtyard.

Seeing Lin Muhan, Granny Yang was incredibly emotional. Her hands shook uncontrollably, her sunken eyes welled with tears, and she choked out, “Thank you, thank you. You are such a good person.” As she spoke, she moved to kneel down in gratitude.

This startled Lin Muhan. Snapping back to her senses, she hurried to bend down and stop Granny Yang. “Please don’t do this. I am very happy that I could help you.”

“You… you really are a good person.” Granny Yang wept. Although the money hadn’t been recovered in full, they had managed to get back 400,000, which was more than she had ever dared to hope for.

Yang Kaifeng was also emotional, constantly wiping away tears. “Lawyer Lin, it’s you. You saved the lives of us mother and daughter.”

Watching the scene of the mother and daughter embracing and weeping together, Lin Muhan’s emotions were deeply complex.

Beyond the shock, there was relief, happiness, and a sense of resolve.

The dark clouds that had been hanging over her head scattered at that moment. She saw her path forward clearly: she wanted to be a good lawyer. Aside from proving herself, she wanted to help those who truly needed it.

Previously, she had never understood why anyone would willingly do legal aid work—it paid nothing and was often a thankless task.

Now she understood. It was to ensure there was a little less despair and a little more hope in this world.

Take Granny Yang’s case, for instance. To someone born into a wealthy family like her, 500,000 wasn’t much, but for an ordinary family like Yang Kaifeng’s, 500,000 could very well be the life savings of an entire generation.

Once those savings were gone, it was like a bolt from the blue. Otherwise, the mother and daughter wouldn’t have both contemplated suicide after the incident.

Having clarified her direction, she shed her previous laziness, decisively quit her legal job at Huangtian International, and joined a law firm started by a friend.

She didn’t live in the city; she returned to the farm’s courtyard every night.

She didn’t know why, but every time she returned to the courtyard and saw the plants Tan Xiao was tending to, the exhaustion of the day seemed to diminish significantly.

On her day off, she went to the greenhouse again. When she saw the multi-colored tomatoes inside, she thought her eyes were playing tricks on her.

She rubbed her eyes and looked again. They were still colorful.

She shifted her gaze slightly to another partition, and what met her eyes were deep purple long eggplants.

Outside the greenhouse, Chen Cuihua stopped her electric scooter and shouted, “The test results are out! Our tomatoes don’t have any harmful components!”

The helpers picking tomatoes in the field all had neutral expressions; some even rolled their eyes.

Zhang Da stood up straight, wiped a picked tomato on his clothes, and said while eating, “What’s so strange about that? If others don’t know, surely you do. Not a drop of pesticide or a grain of chemical fertilizer was used on this year’s tomatoes. If they still detected harmful components, it would only mean one thing: the testing agency’s machines are broken.”

Chen Cuihua waved him off. “Go, go, go. How many tomatoes have you picked? The people at the testing agency ordered two hundred pounds and told me to deliver them quickly.”

Just as she finished speaking, her phone rang.

“Is this Anxin Farm? I want two hundred pounds of tomatoes, delivered to the Green Water Spring Restaurant.”

No sooner had Chen Cuihua hung up than the phone rang again. Unsurprisingly, it was another pre-order for tomatoes.

In a short while, three thousand pounds of tomatoes were sold.

Four hours later, a video of the tomato test report received over two million likes. Below it was over a hundred thousand comments, all asking how to buy them.

Seeing Chen Cuihua’s phone ringing constantly and the order numbers on her notebook increasing rapidly, Lin Muhan felt extremely happy.

She handed a glass of prepared bayberry soup to the newly returned Tan Xiao. “They haven’t even officially hit the market, and there are already signs of a massive sell-out. What are your thoughts on this?”

Tan Xiao took a sip of the bayberry soup before tilting her head and replying, “It was within expectations?”

Lin Muhan couldn’t help but roll her eyes. “I say, can’t you be a little more modest?”

“Why should I be modest? The farm’s tomatoes are reasonably priced, taste good, and have no health risks. They are exactly what every consumer wants.”

“Fine, fine, I can’t win an argument with you.” Recalling a WeChat message from Su Han, Lin Muhan asked again, “Su Han asked if you want to start a live stream and sell directly from the source?”