Inheriting a Farm Made Me an Internet Sensation - Chapter 34

Hearing these words, Tan Xiao’s brain stalled for a moment. Her hand holding the bowl began to tremble faintly.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say the words she had rehearsed in her heart countless times at this perfect moment, but when they reached her lips, she simply couldn’t get them out.

After waiting for a long while without hearing a response, Lin Muhan, who was leaning in her arms, could not hide the disappointment in her heart. Her voice carried a hint of hoarseness.

“You… even now, do you still want to escape?”

“No.” Tan Xiao closed her eyes, her hand tightening around the bowl. Her voice was as faint as a mosquito’s hum. “I like—I like you.”

Hearing the words she had longed for day and night, Lin Muhan was momentarily stunned. When she came to her senses, a surge of wild joy rose from the depths of her heart. Sweetness began to spread through her soul; she felt as though even the air itself had turned sweet.

She knew it; her intuition hadn’t been wrong.

Tan Xiao liked her, but she had always kept her mouth shut.

To punish Tan Xiao for making her wait so long, she had to hear Tan Xiao say it one more time with her own ears.

She feigned a dazed expression, looked up, and asked, “What did you just say? I didn’t hear you.”

Tan Xiao lowered her gaze and caught the flash of mischief in Lin Muhan’s eyes that she hadn’t managed to hide in time. A sense of helplessness arose, yet she still fulfilled Lin Muhan’s wish, saying seriously, “I like you. Would… would you be willing to be my girl… girlfriend?”

Having done it once, the second time felt less affected, but the nervousness remained. She didn’t dare to blink; afraid she might miss something.

Her wish fulfilled; Lin Muhan regained some of her strength. She left Tan Xiao’s embrace, raised her arms to hook around Tan Xiao’s neck, and bent her legs slightly to look up at her. She asked, “What are the benefits of being your girlfriend?”

Tan Xiao blinked, seriously pondering what the benefits actually were.

She stammered, “There are… endless vegetables to eat?”

“And what else?”

“I’ll lo—love you, and cherish you.” After saying those words, Tan Xiao’s face felt burning hot, and her ears were scorching.

It was too mushy.

She could hardly believe these were words she was capable of saying.

The smile at the corners of Lin Muhan’s mouth grew wider. She freed one hand to trace circles on Tan Xiao’s chin, saying softly, “But I have a bad temper, and I’m always mean to you.”

Tan Xiao’s eyes darted around as she quickly picked up the conversation: “I like you exactly like that.”

If it were before, she definitely would have stayed as far away as possible; she had no masochistic tendencies. But now, she felt that even when Lin Muhan was being mean, she was very cute.

Perhaps this was the magic of liking someone.

Lin Muhan’s eyes crinkled with laughter. She stood up straight and leaned forward until she was at the edge of Tan Xiao’s lips. Her hand slid down to Tan Xiao’s waist, tracing circles as she exhaled like orchids: “No regrets?”

That restless hand at her waist and the moist, hot breath brushing against her skin instantly hijacked all of Tan Xiao’s attention.

Where on earth did this enchantress come from? Her already meager self-control showed signs of collapsing within just a few breaths.

Her hand, still holding the bowl, shook like a sieve.

Even her voice became tremulous: “No regrets.”

With that, she used her remaining sliver of reason to turn her head away. Her cheek brushed against those two soft petals as she passed, causing the ripples in her heart to grow larger and larger.

Lin Muhan loved this shy appearance of hers. With a touch of mischief, she pressed firmly on Tan Xiao’s waist. That wasn’t all—she lowered her head and earnestly sucked on the side of her neck.

That sensation, a mix of pain and numbness, caused Tan Xiao to let out a low moan. In her bright, clear eyes, waves of heat surged.

“Don’t…”

Her words did not stop Lin Muhan. It wasn’t until she had successfully left her mark that Lin Muhan moved her head away and withdrew her hand from the waist.

Lin Muhan took a few steps back. Looking at Tan Xiao, who was still frozen in place and didn’t dare to move, she smiled like a fox. With a light step, she disappeared from Tan Xiao’s field of vision.

It took a long time for Tan Xiao to come to her senses. She raised her other hand to touch the spot where Lin Muhan had just sucked, her heart filled with a mixture of helplessness and sweetness.

If it’s like this now, what will happen in the future?

God knows how much effort she had just spent to suppress the chaotic thoughts in her mind.

This won’t do. If Mumu keeps teasing her like this in the future, she’ll have to let Mumu know how formidable she can be.

Accompanied by a massive secretion of hormones, Tan Xiao slept exceptionally well that night.

After the alarm went off, another ten minutes passed before she struggled out of bed. After washing up, she went down to the restaurant to get the breakfast Song Qinlan had prepared, brought it upstairs to share with Lin Muhan, and then headed to the fields feeling refreshed.

Whether it was garlic sprouts or green onions, they didn’t need to wait until they were fully mature to be pulled.

Green onions could be harvested by vegetable merchants when they were over ten centimeters tall. Garlic sprouts took a bit longer than green onions, needing to grow to about thirty centimeters to reach the ideal selling state.

Additionally, the Chinese cabbage, lettuce, and Romaine lettuce were all in a state ready for harvest, so even more vegetable merchants came to the farm.

Besides the merchants, quite a few netizens who didn’t mind the trouble came to check in at the location. To satisfy these netizens’ needs, Tan Xiao specifically set aside a few acres of land to let them enjoy the fun of picking.

Seeing that there was still half an hour before class, she rode her small electric scooter to the specially built greenhouse for growing tremella (snow fungus) to check on things before heading back to the experimental plot.

When she arrived, most of the students were already there, busy with their own assignments in the field.

Students with questions came forward to ask her when they saw her arrive. Those without questions continued to work on their tasks.

After resolving the last student’s query, Tan Xiao was about to sit down and rest when her phone rang. It was a WeChat message from Professor Wu.

Professor Wu: Your research project has been shortlisted. Barring any accidents, you will definitely be on the list.

Tan Xiao: As expected.

Professor Wu: Do you know how to spell the word ‘modesty’?

Tan Xiao: [he first step to success is to be confident.

Professor Wu: …

Myanmar.

Su Han had arrived at the S City mining area mentioned by Tu Yan and met up with him.

Tu Yan was a man of action. Seeing that she had arrived, he immediately led her to meet the owner of this mining area, Saw Win.

Saw Win was a burly man with somewhat rugged features. Upon seeing Su Han, he warmly invited her inside for a detailed chat.

Just as she entered the bamboo house, Su Han encountered an acquaintance: Jiang Mo, who had the face of a loli but a deep and ruthless heart.

“Not bad, Little Su-Su, finding your way all the way here.” Jiang Mo turned her gaze toward Tu Yan, who had followed Saw Win into the room. “Little handsome guy, so what is your relationship with our Little Su-Su?”

Tu Yan walked expressionlessly to the window, pulled out a wooden chair, and sat down. “Don’t know her.”

Jiang Mo: “…”

Saw Win: “…”

Su Han: “…”

Where on earth did Tan Xiao meet such an oddball?

She suppressed her thoughts and asked Jiang Mo with a fake smile, “What are you doing here?”

As if she had no bones, Jiang Mo leaned toward Su Han. Only after leaning against her did she say as if no one else were there, “What else could it be for? That sister of mine suddenly had the whim to do jewelry. I don’t know what kind of tall tales she told the old man, but he actually agreed. You know I only have this one sister; whatever she wants to do, as her older sister, I naturally have to support her.” She turned her head and threw a flirtatious wink at Su Han. “So, just like you, I’m here to buy stones.”

Without waiting for Su Han’s reply, she sighed again. “Originally, I had it all in the bag, but then you just suddenly appeared, Little Su-Su. What am I supposed to do now?”

Su Han reached out and pushed Jiang Mo away, moving her body toward the armrest of the sofa. Only after successfully distancing herself from Jiang Mo did she feel a bit more comfortable.

“You can choose to give up.”

“That won’t do. I must support my sister.” Jiang Mo emphasized the word “support,” her smile remaining unchanged.

Not wanting to waste time, Su Han stopped paying attention to Jiang Mo. She fixed her gaze on Saw Win, who was sitting opposite Tu Yan, and stated her intention directly: “I need a batch of high-quality ‘open window’ stones. Money is not an issue.”

Saw Win immediately turned his head to look at Tu Yan, asking for his opinion.

Seeing Tu Yan nod, he said in stiff Mandarin, “Jadeite is a non-renewable resource, especially high-quality ones.” He reached out his hand. “Both of you are here for high-quality stones; I’m in a bit of a difficult position.”

With that, he stood up and said, “How about this, let’s go look at the stones first.”

Su Han nodded and followed him up.

After a few steps, Saw Win stopped and turned to look at Su Han. “Is your sister a vegetable farmer?”

Startled as she was, Su Han still nodded.

“Have her come to my place and grow vegetables for a year, and I’ll sell the stones to you.”

Even as calm as Su Han was, she was rendered speechless by Saw Win’s words.

“It’s getting late. Weren’t you going to take me into the mine shaft?” Tu Yan spoke up to remind him.

Only then did Saw Win resume his stride, laughing and talking to himself. “I know, you are a friend of Mr. Wu, and Mr. Wu and I are very, very good friends. As long as you like them, the price is negotiable.”

Hearing this, Su Han finally breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, she realized in hindsight why Tu Yan had been so confident over the phone.

If she had known earlier that Tu Yan and Saw Win had such a good relationship, she wouldn’t have had to make this trip personally.

Stopping her thoughts, she said gratefully, “Thank you.”

Coming outside the bamboo house, she saw Tu Yan’s eyes signaling her. After some hesitation, she gave the captain of the bodyguards a look, indicating for them to wait on the spot.

Jiang Mo followed closely behind her as they went together to the heavily guarded warehouse.

It was called a warehouse, but it was actually a discarded train carriage. Nearly ten men carrying “black hardware” (guns) stood guard outside.

This was the first time Su Han had seen such a display. Naturally, she felt a bit apprehensive, but she didn’t show it on her face.

After a few moments of hesitation, she followed Tu Yan into the warehouse.

The warehouse, nearly forty square meters, had only four shelves arranged horizontally and vertically. The shelves were filled with jadeite that had “windows” cut into them or were sliced crosswise.

These jadeites varied in size, and their colors were quite rich.

Saw Win made a gesture of invitation: “President Su, feel free to take a look.”

After bowing slightly to thank him, Su Han pulled a prepared flashlight from her pocket and began examining the stones using her limited appraisal experience.

“If you don’t know what you’re doing, just say so. In this regard, you have the same temperament as Tan Xiao,” Tu Yan said dismissively.

Despite his disdain, he still moved to the shelves and began looking closely at the stones.

Although it was daytime, the light in the warehouse wasn’t very good. After looking at only one stone, he reached out toward Su Han. “Give me the flashlight.”

This time Su Han didn’t hesitate and handed the flashlight over.

On the way here, she had anticipated most situations, except for the fact that even the appraiser she had specifically hired wouldn’t be able to follow her in.

She didn’t know how much Tu Yan actually knew about jadeite, but judging from the fact that Saw Win was going to take him into the mine shaft, she could infer that Tu Yan understood jadeite—at least better than she did.

After years in the business world, she had learned some skill in reading people. She couldn’t see through Tu Yan, but her intuition told her he wouldn’t screw her over in this matter.

“You’ve certainly recognized a good sister,” Jiang Mo, who had followed them, leaned against the wall and chuckled.

The reason she came here, besides wanting to buy some jadeite, was to use Saw Win to investigate the batch of jadeite Su Han had lost.

Su Han had always disliked her; she understood that in her heart, but that didn’t stop her from wanting to give Su Han a “gift.”

However, she hadn’t expected Su Han not to mention the lost goods at all, appearing not to care in the slightest whether they could be recovered.

What surprised her most was that Su Han actually knew Saw Win, the largest mine owner in Myanmar. Most of the high-quality jadeite flowing into the country came from Saw Win’s place. She herself had relied on friends and gone through many twists and turns just to establish this connection.

“Compared to yours, she is indeed quite good,” Su Han replied bluntly, not being polite at all.

Jiang Yue and Jiang Mo were paternal half-sisters. Jiang Mo’s father had been married to Jiang Mo’s mother for less than two years before he got involved with Jiang Yue’s mother.

Unfortunately, Jiang Mo’s mother took it too seriously and insisted on making an issue of it, which gave Jiang Yue’s mother the opportunity to enter the household.

That President Jiang was also completely scum; less than three months after his wife died, he brought Jiang Yue—who was only a few months old—and Jiang Yue’s mother into the Jiang family.

How many stepmothers would truly treat the children left by the first wife with sincerity?

When the stepmother hit Jiang Mo, Jiang Mo would turn around and mess with Jiang Yue, operating on the principle that if she wasn’t happy, no one would be. In the end, Jiang Mo still couldn’t beat the schemes; just after graduating from university, she was forcibly sent abroad by President Jiang.

Could Jiang Mo be well-behaved once she was abroad?

If she were truly well-behaved, she wouldn’t have returned to the country with such fanfare while President Jiang remained silent.

Jiang Mo snorted coldly. “That would be so boring. Believe me, your life would lose a lot of its fun.”

Tu Yan, who was listening to the conversation between the two, paused his hand. What kind of creature is this?

He steadied his mind, and after finishing his examination of the stones, he pointed to them and said, “The high-quality ones are these few pieces. The finished product from this one will be top-tier.” He paused, then added, “There’s not much of a gamble involved.”

“I’ll take them for 500 million RMB,” Jiang Mo said with a beaming smile.

Su Han’s brow furrowed slightly. She knew Jiang Mo wouldn’t behave.

“President Su, do you want them or not?” Tu Yan asked.

Su Han nodded. Just as she was about to speak, Tu Yan’s voice rang out again.

“300 million, and she takes them away.”

Tu Yan said this to Saw Win.

Su Han: “…”

She had seen people haggling, but never anyone this ruthless.

She was a semi-pro at best, but she could vaguely distinguish quality. This batch was indeed not on the same level as her previous ones. No wonder Jiang Mo had offered 500 million rights off the bat.

However, since the price had been offered, she couldn’t speak up now and make Tu Yan lose face.

“Mr. Wu, you are making things difficult for me,” Saw Win said, scratching his head.

“No rush, I’ll give you time to think about it.” With that, Tu Yan walked out of the warehouse.

Since he left, Su Han naturally wouldn’t stay. She followed Tu Yan out of the mining area.

“Let me ask a bold question: are you sure about this?” Su Han asked after some hesitation.

Tu Yan spread his hands. “Only by emptying your opponent’s wallet will you have more opportunities.”

Who was it that said they mourned for Lin Muhan’s future girlfriend?

Tan Xiao looks left and right: Who was it? Anyway, it wasn’t me.