When Grandma Yao came to find Huo Rou with a small seedling, Huo Rou was moving into the study with Qin Ningyi.
“You haven’t been using your phone lately, just reading these books?” Qin Ningyi’s surprise hadn’t faded as he looked at the agricultural biochemistry books on Huo Rou’s desk.
An An leaned in from the side and looked. “Mom read this a while ago!”
He had always been by Huo Rou’s side, so he knew best what his mother was reading.
Speaking of reading, An An’s words clearly became more abundant. He chattered on, introducing Qin Ningyi to Huo Rou’s recent reading history. From chemical technology to biological theory, from agricultural rice to medical herbs.
Qin Ningyi had entered the study with Grandma Yao before, and at that time he hadn’t felt much. But at this moment, listening to An An speak, and looking at the folded marks and the lines of notes in the books, the shock in his heart was indescribable.
In the past, his family all said he was a top student, and his daily pastimes were reading and running. Even so, he had never crossed so many categories to read.
Huo Rou listened to An An’s boasting becoming more and more exaggerated, and smiled, rubbing his head. “Alright, stop boasting, I’m not as capable as you say.”
She was just picking up where she left off and continuing to learn. It was a good way to pass the time and make it valuable, so why not?
Grandma Yao, who had been listening outside the door, felt that An An had boasted enough. She then walked in with a look of pride. “Little girl, come and look at this.”
When she went to check on the medicinal herbs Qin Ningyi needed, she found something wrong with this particular herb. So, she brought a plant back for Huo Rou to also examine.
Qin Ningyi accompanied them for a long time, and then followed Huo Rou and Grandma Yao to the greenhouse for a hands-on inspection.
After inspecting it, Huo Rou’s eyes lit up with surprise. She met Grandma Yao’s equally delighted gaze and said softly, “What do you think is going on?”
Grandma Yao saw the smile in her eyes and instinctively felt they had the same thought. “Little girl, I’m testing you! Are you playing riddles with me?”
Huo Rou scratched her head and smiled. “It’s good that our experiment is effective.”
Grandma Yao became happier the more she looked at the small seedling. “Once this technology matures, the yield of our previous medicinal herbs can be greatly increased. Then your backyard can be planted with something else.”
“Planting medicinal herbs?” Qin Ningyi had listened for a long time and finally understood a little. This small seedling indicated that their research might be successful, but what was the situation with Huo Rou’s backyard planting medicinal herbs?
“Yes!” Grandma Yao looked at Qin Ningyi with a puzzled expression. “Little girl, that backyard planting that…”
“Alright, Grandma Yao, let’s go to the laboratory to study it further.” Huo Rou interrupted Grandma Yao. Planting more medicinal herbs was the least important thing. As long as it could help more comrades, it was enough. She felt a bit unaccustomed to Grandma Yao publicizing it like this.
The two entered the laboratory. Qin Ningyi directly had a computer brought over and started processing official business in the yard. He could see the situation in the backyard at a glance.
An An sat obediently nearby, reading a book. The years were peaceful and beautiful.
Pan Yue watched the two of them, her eyes filled with hatred. She had wanted to come and sit with them just now, but the father and son were both masters at mocking people. “Just you wait and see.”
She glanced in the direction of the laboratory. Grandma Yao had already opened the door and come out. On the way she came, the left and right sides of the ridges were planted with medicinal herbs.
Pan Yue looked at the expanse of medicinal herbs and began to fall into thought.
Earlier, she had heard Grandma Yao talking with Yao Jian. These medicinal herbs also included those that Qin Ningyi urgently needed.
“To dare to treat me like this…” Pride erupted in Pan Yue’s eyes. “Qin Ningyi, just you wait. I’ll make you remember me.”