To show respect, Qin Ningyi returned to his own courtyard to stay. The next morning, when he visited again, he had just reached the entrance when he heard Grandma Yao's exclamation.
Recalling the events of the previous day, Qin Ningyi pushed the door open violently, "A Rou!"
"Mm?" Huo Rou also heard Grandma Yao's voice. As she was quickly running out of her room, she heard Qin Ningyi anxiously call her.
The two of them followed Grandma Yao's voice and hurried to the backyard.
As soon as they passed through the backyard gate, they were met with a mess. The orderly experimental fields were also in disarray.
Grandma Yao stood in the middle of the field, holding two broken medicinal herbs, her heart aching. Shen Feng was circling around her, every movement seemingly expressing Grandma Yao's inner feelings.
Huo Rou knew how important this plot of medicinal herbs was to Grandma Yao. She immediately stepped forward and gently patted Grandma Yao's back, "Are you alright?"
Qin Ningyi looked at the mess on the ground, recalling his conversation with Grandma Yao yesterday. He felt that something was fishy about this incident.
"What can happen to me?" Grandma Yao's voice was very low. "It's just that I woke up this morning to this. There was no hail last night!"
She was furious in her heart. These were all the fruits of her careful cultivation!
An An, dressed in his clothes, rushed over, "What happened? Was there a thief?"
After speaking, he squatted on the ground and examined it carefully. "Shen Feng, you didn't do this, did you?"
Shen Feng seemed to understand An An's doubt. He raised his head high and grunted a few times, turning his face away and not approaching him. His expression seemed to say: Could I, such a noble divine dog, do such a foolish thing?
Seeing Shen Feng's proud expression, An An couldn't help but laugh. "That's right, Shen Feng is so mighty and intelligent, he wouldn't cause trouble."
His praise made Shen Feng very pleased. It wagged its tail but still held a grudge and did not turn back to look for him.
"Grandma Yao, don't be sad!" An An came to Grandma Yao's side and gently stroked her arm. "An An and Mommy will help you replant them!"
He was going to be the farmer uncle's assistant. Could planting some medicinal herbs stump him? Besides, he had his mother.
An An looked at Huo Rou, his eyes blinking cutely.
"Yes, I and An An will accompany you to plant them," Huo Rou said softly, looking down at the mess on the ground. Her voice was gentle and comforting, and she wore a well-fitting smile. This made Grandma Yao feel much more at ease.
But if Grandma Yao paid close attention, she would notice that Huo Rou's eyes were full of gloom and ruthlessness.
Except for experimental use, the rest of these were almost all rare medicinal herbs, planted here for medicinal purposes. They were very particular about their environment, and it had taken Grandma Yao great effort to cultivate them. She would definitely catch the person who disregarded the safety of the front lines and did not hesitate to harm the elderly's hard work!
After yesterday, the guards outside had been increased. Besides Shen Feng, who knew nothing, the only people capable of committing this crime were their own. At present, there was only one person in the house who was worth suspecting.
Thinking of this, Huo Rou couldn't help but feel speechless. This was too brazen.
Grandma Yao was moved for a moment, and then her peripheral vision caught Qin Ningyi, who was standing on the side with a grim expression. Her heart clenched again.
The medicinal herbs Qin Ningyi had taken to save a life were here!
They were about to mature!
Grandma Yao thought of what she had promised someone, and the word "anxious" appeared on her face again.
"What's wrong?" Huo Rou saw that An An's words had already stabilized Grandma Yao's emotions, but now they had changed.
Grandma Yao was preoccupied with anxiety, so she spoke directly, "The medicinal herbs that An An's father needs are also among these. He's in a hurry to get them! This..."
"Medicinal herbs?" Huo Rou tilted her head and looked at Qin Ningyi.
Yesterday, Grandma Yao had been thinking about how to bring this matter up with Huo Rou, so Huo Rou had not heard Grandma Yao mention anything about medicinal herbs until now.
She asked softly, "Does the company need them?"
Qin Group did have a laboratory that conducted such research, and combined with their skincare product line, it was conceivable that his company would need medicinal herbs.
Qin Ningyi gave her a deep look. Although it wasn't a good time, he didn't want her to overthink.
But looking at Huo Rou's clear eyes, he finally shook his head, "No."
"I took them..." Qin Ningyi paused for a while and said softly, "To save someone."