Inheriting a Farm Made Me an Internet Sensation - Chapter 31.2

Two hours later, her phone buzzed.

Opening it, she saw a WeChat message from Lin Muhan.

I’m going back to the courtyard to wait for you.

Seeing these words, Tan Xiao was a bit dazed. Did Muhan leave her behind and go straight back to the courtyard?

Or did she only realize she was missing one person halfway back?

Forget it, Muhan was in a bad mood; it was normal for her to forget.

After paying, she hopped on her scooter and rushed back to the courtyard.

After parking, she ran up to the second floor to the door of Lin Muhan’s room, only to see Lin Muhan frantically tidying her wardrobe.

Two large, unfilled suitcases lay crookedly on the floor.

Seeing her, Lin Muhan simply threw down the clothes in her hand, walked to the side, pulled out a horn chair, and sat down with a turn of her head. “What are you standing there for? Come help me pack. I’m tired.”

Glimpsing Lin Muhan’s reddened eyes, Tan Xiao felt extremely uneasy. She could only nod obediently and begin moving the clothes from the suitcases to the wardrobe. Her eyes darted toward Lin Muhan from time to time; she wanted to say something comforting but was clumsy with words and didn’t know what to say.

“Starting tomorrow, I’m farming with you,” Lin Muhan said expressionlessly.

Tan Xiao nearly stumbled. It wasn’t that she looked down on Muhan, but Muhan truly wasn’t suited for farming.

Even easy-to-grow hydrangeas could die under Muhan’s care; Tan Xiao truly couldn’t imagine what would happen if Muhan got her hands on her greenhouses.

It would likely be a disaster.

When no response came, Lin Muhan grabbed a pillow from the bed and threw it at her. “Now you’re looking down on me too.”

Tan Xiao shook her head hurriedly. “I am not.” Her mind raced as she stammered, “I just feel that farming… would damage your elegant image too much.”

Seeing Lin Muhan glare at her, she said with a strong instinct for survival: “Your previous suggestion was quite good. I’ll dedicate a few greenhouses to growing off-season or rare vegetables to sell to wealthy people.”

Hearing this, Lin Muhan perked up. “Weren’t you unwilling before?”

Tan Xiao gave a light cough. “Times have changed.”

She didn’t know how to do much, but she hoped this would help Muhan regain her former confidence.

Compared to the current, somewhat despondent Muhan, she still preferred to see the confident and flamboyant Muhan she had first met.

She turned her head away, avoiding Lin Muhan’s gaze, and continued tidying the clothes.

Lin Muhan didn’t look away; she stared at Tan Xiao for a long time. The frustration and resentment in her heart, along with the corner of her pride that had been crushed, found a bit of solace in this moment.

She wasn’t left with nothing; she still had her.

She thought she was prepared to lose, but in court, seeing the ugly faces of Huatai’s lawyers and their sharp words, all the indignation in her heart surged up.

Huatai had bought off all the witnesses she had worked so hard to persuade. Without witnesses to testify, her plan was thrown into chaos. Even later, when she argued forcefully against the evidence of her client’s incompetence presented by Huatai’s lawyers, the judge didn’t accept it.

In the end, the judge accepted Huatai’s argument of incompetence. The compensation she proposed was deemed irregular and lacked standing, ending in a lost case.

On the way home with Ms. Bai, Ms. Bai said many complaining words, every one of which pierced her heart.

A short while later, she received a call from her father, telling her to go to his law firm.

She didn’t go. She guessed what he would say—it would be nothing more than criticizing her stupidity.

After sending Ms. Bai home, she went back to her own house, packed her bags, and returned to the small courtyard.

She kept telling herself in her heart: Isn’t it just a loss? It’s fine. You didn’t like being a lawyer initially anyway; now it’s just a chance to start a business.

What nearly broke her was that even her mother blamed her, feeling she was being too impulsive and that it wasn’t worth sacrificing her future for one case.

She sat in silence for a long time, the gloom in her heart refusing to dissipate. She didn’t want Tan Xiao to see her in such a state, so she forced herself to concentrate on packing her bags first.

Folding the clothes in her hands, Tan Xiao turned and walked to Lin Muhan, reaching out to pull her into an embrace. “Falling down for a moment isn’t scary. What’s scary is becoming afraid because of it.”

As soon as she touched Tan Xiao’s body, Lin Muhan’s nose felt sore. “Anyone can say comforting words.”

Tan Xiao didn’t respond this time; she knew Lin Muhan was just venting.

Only by venting the unpleasantness in her heart could she pick herself up and prepare to face tomorrow.

“Say something!” Lin Muhan shouted with a nasal voice.

Tan Xiao patted her back gently and said softly, “I have a friend whose professor told her she was very talented. As long as she studied deeply, she would surely create an agricultural miracle.”

Her attention successfully diverted, Lin Muhan stopped crying and sobbed, “And then?”

“The professor’s words gave her great confidence. But that confidence met its defeat at her graduation thesis. In the first year, her graduation thesis was flooded. In the second year, her graduation thesis was eaten by sheep. In the third year, under her complaints, the professor changed her thesis topic. Just as it was about to mature, it was eaten by a chicken.” Mentioning the past, Tan Xiao gave a bitter smile. “Can you imagine? She had finished all the coursework for a postgraduate degree but couldn’t even get her undergraduate diploma.”

“How is she even unluckier than Sun Le? Do all students at agricultural colleges have such bad luck?” Lin Muhan asked in confusion. If it were her, she would probably go crazy.

Tan Xiao freed one hand to rub her nose and looked down at Lin Muhan. Seeing that Lin Muhan had stopped crying, her heart eased a bit as she continued, “The topics she researched received countless accolades. The Academy of Agricultural Sciences had even made special exception applications for her twice.”

Lin Muhan had heard of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. A friend who had helped her look at her thesis before had mentioned it; that friend wanted to go badly but didn’t get their wish.

She stopped her thoughts and looked up at Tan Xiao. “Did she go?”

Her intuition told her there might be a twist, since she was so unlucky.

Tan Xiao looked down and saw a crystal tear hanging from Lin Muhan’s fan-like eyelashes. Combined with those reddened eyes, she looked like a bullied beauty no matter how one looked at her.

Her heart ached as she raised her hand to brush away that tear, saying softly, “She wanted to go, but she was struck by the professor’s soul-searching question: ‘Did you get your graduation certificate?’ and was talked out of it.”

“That professor is quite mean,” Lin Muhan commented.

Tan Xiao nodded in agreement. “Not just mean, he’s an old prankster too.”

She knew in her heart that the “old prankster” understood her nature and knew she didn’t like being restrained. The Academy of Agricultural Sciences looked good, but it wasn’t as free as the Agricultural College.

Lin Muhan blinked her eyes and tilted her head. “Why do I feel like you’re talking about yourself?” Before Tan Xiao could reply, she shook her head again. “I’m truly muddled from anger. You studied Business Management.”

She left Tan Xiao’s embrace with a hint of disdain. “I’ve never seen anyone comfort people like this.” She raised her hand to wipe the tears from her face and murmured, “But I do feel a bit better. At least I’m not as unlucky as that friend of yours.”

A genius struggling just for a graduation certificate.

She wasn’t a genius, and she still had Tan Xiao by her side. If she were truly defeated just like this, it would only make her enemies happy.

Just wait. When the day comes that my wings are full, I will surely avenge today’s humiliation.

Seeing that Lin Muhan was no longer so despondent, Tan Xiao finally felt relieved. She let go of Lin Muhan and went back to the suitcase. While tidying, she asked, “What do you want to eat tonight? I’ll cook for you.”

“Barbecue.”

Just as she was about to respond, Sister Chen’s loud voice came through.

“Xiao Xiao, I bought a sheep! Tonight, we’re having whole roasted lamb!”

“Did you tell Sister Chen?” Lin Muhan asked nervously.

Tan Xiao shrugged. “Do you think Sister Chen would be that lacking in observation?” She thought for a moment. “It should be to celebrate that all the sweet potatoes at the farm have been pre-ordered.”

“Little Manager Tan’s business is getting more and more prosperous,” Lin Muhan said, her tone thick with mock envy.

“That’s all thanks to Little Manager Jiang’s help,” Tan Xiao said nonchalantly.

Thinking of Jiang Yue’s mockery, her teeth itched with hatred again. What was wrong with her riding a small scooter? It was still a mode of transport.

Okay, compared to a car, it really does lack some class.

Lin Muhan’s lips twitched slightly. “If she heard you say that, she’d be fuming.”

“Then that’s great. I’ll give her a large ‘condolence gift’ when the time comes.” After putting the suitcases on top of the wardrobe, Tan Xiao clapped her hands and turned to Lin Muhan. “Alright, I’m going to see how big the sheep Sister Chen bought is. Are you coming?”

Lin Muhan shook her head. “You go. I need to make a phone call.”

Since Tan Xiao had relented, she naturally couldn’t give up this rare opportunity.

Although selling vegetables didn’t earn a lot of money, it could build many connections.

In this day and age, having broad connections made things easier.

Furthermore, it would be beneficial for the future development of Anxin Farm.

Tan Xiao gave a soft “Mm” and walked downstairs. From a distance, she saw Chen Cuihua holding a black goat. It wasn’t very large, weighing an estimated seventy or eighty pounds.

After removing the skin and internal organs, there would be about fifty or sixty pounds of net meat—more than enough for everyone on the farm to enjoy.

Having received the call, Song Qinlan arrived, parked her car, and walked toward Chen Cuihua. “You really know how to find work for me. I can handle the sheep, but you need to have someone build the roasting pit for me.”

“No problem, Zhang Da is already on his way back.” Seeing Tan Xiao, Chen Cuihua waved to her. “You’ve seen more of the world; later you’ll be responsible for telling Brother Zhang how to build that pit.”

“Okay,” Tan Xiao said readily.

A short while later, Zhang Da arrived, leading two large wolves in his hands. As soon as the wolves saw the sheep, they immediately began barking wildly.

Seeing the confusion on Tan Xiao’s face, Chen Cuihua explained, “I had Zhang Da get the dogs. They’ll be tied outside the greenhouses at night to prevent those black-hearted people from coming to cause trouble.” She looked around and stepped forward two paces, whispering, “I heard someone was hanging around our farm last night.”

Tan Xiao’s brow arched. She immediately thought of Jiang Yue.

If it really was Jiang Yue, then the farm truly wouldn’t be peaceful from now on.

Tan Xiao: You dare bully my wife? Just you wait.

Jiang Yue: What can you do to me?

Tan Xiao: “…”

So annoying, I really want to hit someone.

Lin Muhan: I’ll help you.