Ch 39: Daily Farm Life After Returning from Interstellar

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Entering mid-May, the weather became increasingly hot and dry.

Pressured by He Fu, Gu Shi finally left the Su residence and headed to the Muyun City for a physical examination. This was also a way to assess the results of his half-month rest.

He was picked up by He Fu’s assistant. Before leaving, Su Mu handed him a small bag containing several passion fruits and lemons, along with a small potted mint plant.

“You’ve seen the process; you should be able to handle it yourself. You’re so picky with food. If you can’t find good meals in the city for a few days, just make yourself some passion fruit lemon mint tea. It’s tangy and sweet, good for your appetite,” Su Mu said.

Gu Shi took the small bag, his lips curling slightly upwards, his tone milder as well, “Thank you.”

Shaking her head, Su Mu added, “No need to thank me. Once you’re done with the examination, come back early. Also, you should remind your friend, do they still want to build the house?”

Early-stage design, customized materials, and confirming the construction team – these all took a lot of time. Moreover, the southern region had entered the rainy season, a time of frequent rain that would affect the progress of the project.

“Alright, I’ll remind him.”

“Since you have a sense of it, you know, I didn’t mean to rush you.” Su Mu suddenly realized that her previous words sounded a bit like rushing a guest, so she quickly tried to fix it.

“I understand.” Gu Shi showed no signs of impatience. He stood by the car, earnestly listening to her chatter.

“The mushrooms on the mountain should have grown by now. Their growth cycle is short. If you don’t come back for a long time, I won’t wait for you to pick them with me.”

“Okay, after the examination today, I’ll be back tomorrow. Wait for me, alright?” Hearing her childlike words, Gu Shi’s heart softened inexplicably. Suddenly, he understood his feelings clearly. He used to be straightforward and didn’t like hearing nonsensical words, but now he found that he was quite satisfied?

He vividly remembered what Wei Liu had said before – when you like someone, seeing her happy makes you happy too. When she’s sad, you feel pain for her.

Her tone was laced with reluctance, but what about his feelings? Gu Shi couldn’t ignore the sourness in his heart. Was it a sense of reluctance?

This was the first time Su Mu had heard him use such a gentle tone to speak to her. Was her warmth melting the icy exterior? Her eyes sparkled as she replied, “Sure, I’ll wait for you.”

Gu Shi nodded, carrying a small bag and cradling a pot of mint as he got into the car.

The car drove out of the Huayuan Village, and the mint emitted a cool and faint fragrance. Gu Shi felt a sense of peace as he smelled it, and the noise around him didn’t seem as bothersome anymore.

After seeing Gu Shi off, Su Mu started her flower shop’s delivery work. In the past few days, the number of orders was not as high as before, just a few sporadic ones. But she wasn’t discouraged. Her floral displays had a long period of attractiveness, and about half a month later, repeat customers would start buying again.

Moreover, the publicity efforts of Gu Shi had reached saturation point, so a decrease in orders was inevitable.

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She trimmed flowers while contemplating the follow-up work. Suddenly, she realized that Little Orchid and Little Violet hadn’t appeared before her for a few days, and she wondered where they had gone.

However, as their owner, she could summon them back at any time. They had no natural enemies, so it shouldn’t be dangerous for them. She let them go and play, expecting them to return when they were done.

Su Mu quickly finished sending out all the orders. After a moment of thought, she decided to go out.

Just a few steps away, she saw a group of villagers working in the fields. When they saw her, they greeted her, and she naturally responded politely.

This entire piece of land was hers. Besides leaving a few wide paths for vehicles to pass through, there was no need for the remaining ridges. She had the villagers level the ridges while preparing the land, and from a distance, the land looked particularly even and spacious.

As for the fields still growing crops, some were for rice, while the others were for corn, peanuts, and even a couple of acres of sweet potatoes.

After purifying these crops, the tender sweet potato leaves were directly supplied to the Rui Shang Supermarket. The supply of sweet potato leaves further increased, bringing more benefits to the loyal customers of San Mu Vegetables. Although they couldn’t get their hands on other vegetables, buying a bundle of sweet potato leaves was still satisfying.

Ever since they had tasted San Mu’s vegetables, they couldn’t bring themselves to eat other vegetables. Even previously popular imported vegetables were ignored. While they weren’t exactly unsellable, their demand had indeed decreased.

The supermarket manager had already reported this situation to Fu Da, even suggesting reducing the quantity of imported vegetables purchased.

Fu Da didn’t agree. Regular customers still had a demand for these vegetables, and he couldn’t ignore the feelings of the majority for the sake of a minority.

With the sudden rise of Rui Shang, other brand supermarkets also caught wind of the situation. Each big boss subconsciously sent people to purchase the highly acclaimed “San Mu” vegetables. After tasting them at home, they remained speechless.

No wonder Rui Shang gradually seized their market share. With vegetables like these, it was practically a game-changer.

Some people wanted to tamper with San Mu’s vegetables to tarnish Rui Shang’s reputation. However, after conducting tests on the vegetables and finding that the beneficial components were several times higher compared to regular vegetables, they widened their eyes in astonishment. In the end, they became supporters of San Mu’s vegetables.

Since the vegetables were proven to have no problems, and they also aimed to cut off Rui Shang’s supply channels, they initially took action, but were warned by higher-ups. Now, they could hardly remain restless.

Fu Da didn’t know that someone indirectly helped him solve his troubles, and Su Mu in the faraway Huayuan Village remained oblivious.

After a few light showers, the seedlings had sprouted tender green shoots and would be ready for transplantation in a few days.

The water spinach in the vegetable plot had been harvested several times and was still growing vigorously.

However, vegetables like bok choy, oilseed rape, and cabbage had to be replanted after harvesting.

Chilies, eggplants, and tomatoes gradually ripened and began to be supplied to Rui Shang. The only thing that could be continuously supplied was the vigorously growing sweet potato leaves.

Seeing trucks arrive at the village daily to pick up vegetables, the villagers were envious. They covertly inquired about the prices Su Mu was selling at, hoping to make some money. If they could, they also had some land at home, and they thought if they followed suit, they could also benefit.

Of course, Su Mu wouldn’t reveal the real prices to them. After all, jealousy was easy to stir up and hard to cure. Besides, they couldn’t grow vegetables of the same quality as hers. Blindly following trends might lead to greater losses.

She tactfully avoided the topic, and her sincere words convinced most of the villagers.

On the other side, at the recuperation center of the He family in Muyun City:

After completing his examination, Gu Shi was served a nutritional meal that he didn’t want to eat at all. He frowned slightly, clearly reluctant to eat such food.

Seeing this, He Fu shook his head, patting his shoulder. “You’ve become spoiled. Your pickiness has gotten worse. This is the vegetable from Mu Mu that we bought from Rui Shang. Of course, the water isn’t from Su’s mountain spring, and the taste isn’t exactly the same as what Mu Mu makes. Just manage to eat it.”

Gu Shi, hearing this, wasn’t as resistant as before. He took out a passion fruit and a lemon from the small bag and pointed to the mint on the table. “Help me make some tea. I want to drink it.”

He Fu’s mouth twitched involuntarily. The small bag was shaped like a duck with white and yellow patterns, completely ruining Gu Shi’s authoritative aura. It gave off a contrasting sense of cuteness. Yet, the person involved was completely unaware, and He Fu didn’t even know what to say.

He took the items from Gu Shi and was about to go to the small kitchen when Gu Shi spoke from behind him, “Use less sugar.”

He Fu waved his hand irritably, “I got it.”

Hey, the person who used to only drink plain water was now drinking passion fruit lemon mint tea. What a change, tsk tsk.

“You’ve changed a lot,” the man standing by the window remarked.

Gu Shi, eating his meal without reservation, responded unceremoniously, “You have too, you’ve gotten uglier.”

Tang Hui laughed elegantly, “You’re still as sharp-tongued as ever.”

“Thanks for the compliment.” Gu Shi was actually a bit annoyed. Tang Hui had a healthy body, undisturbed by health issues, and he had achieved success. In the end, he turned himself into this half-human, half-ghost appearance and still thought about revenge. He must have lost his mind.

What made him even angrier was that he used to actually envy him in the past! Gu Shi felt like going back in time to beat up his past self who held such thoughts.

“That Miss Su…”

“Shut up.”

Tang Hui shrugged his shoulders, clearing his throat a few times. His face took on a faint pink hue. Since falling ill, his resistance had weakened. Coming to Muyun City, he wasn’t adjusting well to the environment and had caught a minor cold.

Gu Shi discreetly moved his plate of food a bit farther from him. Tang Hui was also weak, and he couldn’t risk getting infected.

Tang Hui chuckled, “I just wanted to ask if you know what style of house Miss Su likes, so I can prepare.”

During his college years, he majored in architectural design and even won several international awards. However, he eventually entered the entertainment industry. If it weren’t for Gu Shi suddenly asking him to help design a house, he probably would’ve forgotten that he had studied this field at all.

“She likes plants and trees, big windows, and those houses that resemble fairytale abodes.”

Su Mu enjoyed the breeze, bathing in the scent of flowers and grass. She liked the tranquility of the mountains and woods. Perhaps her affinity for nature was an instinctive connection due to her wood-based supernatural ability.

After pondering for a moment, Tang Hui replied, “Alright, I got it. And what about you? What kind of house do you like?”

“Me? As long as it’s quiet and comfortable, I’m fine. Feel free to be creative.”

Tang Hui sighed helplessly, “You’re the kind of client that’s the most annoying, the ‘I don’t know what style I want, but I’m sure the style you design won’t be the one I like’ type. Listen to yourself, clients like that are really irritating.”

“Oh.”

With a touch of disgust, Gu Shi ate about half of his meal and couldn’t continue. He really wanted to return to Huayuan Village immediately. After staying in the countryside for a while, everything in the city felt out of place.

Just then, He Fu brought out the prepared tea. Gu Shi hurriedly took a big gulp of the sweet and sour tea to suppress the taste in his mouth.

He Fu also poured a small sip for Tang Hui. “You shouldn’t drink too much with your condition.”

Tang Hui responded, “I know.” “Tonight, we’ll pay a visit to Grandpa Wei and have dinner with him. Tomorrow, we’ll set off for Huayuan Village.”

Due to certain reasons, the Wei family had left the capital. However, Grandpa Wei had watched them grow up from childhood. It was a basic courtesy to pay a visit while in Muyun City.

Seeing no objections from the two, He Fu confirmed the plan.

When Gu Shi first came to Muyun City for recuperation, he bought a secluded house as a place to stay. The three of them left the wellness center, rested briefly at Gu Shi’s home, and in the evening, they would visit Grandpa Wei.

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