On Sunday afternoon, Sheng Nuan went to school as usual... By Thursday evening, customer service suddenly informed her that the Gastrodia elata seeds had been successful.

Sheng Nuan woke up with a jolt and was so excited she could hardly sleep.

The next day after school, she hurriedly took a bus back to the village... But halfway there, the bumpy ride made her so nauseous that she couldn't even enjoy her happiness. Once she got off the bus, she leaned against a tree and threw up.

Not far away, Sheng Fei was munching on a pear while laughing with Xie Ze. "I wasn't wrong, was I? She was just like this last week, getting off the bus and immediately throwing up... So dramatic!"

Xie Ze didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Sheng Nuan clearly looked very uncomfortable, yet her brother was disdainfully keeping his distance and reveling in her misery...

"Are you okay?" Xie Ze walked over.

Sheng Nuan waved her hand at him.

Sheng Fei also came over, teasingly holding out another pear. "Want to eat?"

Sheng Nuan reached for it, but Sheng Fei quickly pulled it back. "Call me brother."

Sheng Nuan weakly complained, "Are you serious?"

Sheng Fei proudly tossed the pear back and forth. "I just won't give it to you, I won't give it to you, I just... won't give it to you!"

Before he could finish, a hand reached out and snatched the pear away. Sheng Fei then saw Xie Ze take the pear and hand it to Sheng Nuan. "Here, eat it."

Sheng Nuan accepted the pear, shook it at Sheng Fei, and took a bite.

Sheng Fei, fuming, cursed Xie Ze. "Traitor! Don't even think about hanging out with me again..."

Xie Ze looked at Sheng Nuan in embarrassment. "What should I do? Your brother won't take me to play anymore, so take me instead."

Sheng Nuan paused, then offered back the half-eaten pear. "Then, I'd better give it back to you."

Xie Ze froze immediately, and next to him, Sheng Fei laughed and slapped his thigh. "Haha, serves you right!"

Sheng Nuan smiled as she pulled her hand back and took another crunchy bite.

Xie Ze was angry and amused, and the three of them walked back together...

Not far away, Sheng Xi hid behind a tree, watching the scene unfold with clenched fists.

The next morning, Sheng Nuan prepared to head to Baishi Village.

Sheng Fei went with his parents to work on the leased land, plowing and marking the boundaries, while Sheng Nuan thought about the bicycle and went to the educated youth station to borrow one.

Xie Ze casually approached her, wanting to go along.

The two rode out of the village, and not long after, Sheng Xi caught up with them.

Sheng Xi also borrowed a bicycle. Although she wasn't very skilled at riding it, she gritted her teeth and wobbled along to keep up.

When they arrived at Baishi Village, as soon as Sheng Nuan entered Ma Zirong's house, she heard his hearty laughter.

"I knew I could do it! I knew it... Hahaha, Old Ma really can do it..."

Seeing Sheng Nuan, Old Ma happily came up to her. "Sheng girl, it worked! I'm telling you, it worked!"

As he spoke, he quickly closed the door and seriously told Sheng Nuan, "This batch of seeds needs to be nurtured for a few more days. You can come back next week to take them all, they're all yours. I, Old Ma, keep my word."

Sheng Nuan smiled. "Thank you, Uncle Ma."

Old Ma waved his hand. "If it weren't for the money you gave, it wouldn't have happened so quickly. I don't know how much longer I would have had to wait. Don't worry, our gentleman's promise still stands. I will never regret it."

Sheng Nuan nodded. "Alright, I'll have exclusive rights for a year. After that, you can decide what to do with the seeds."

Old Ma nodded happily. "Okay!"

Next to them, watching the old man and the young girl talking about a "gentleman's promise," like old friends, Xie Ze leaned lazily against a wall, a hint of smile in his eyes, but inside he felt a bit enlightened.

Some people's solemn vows can quickly turn into ugly, heartless faces, while a lighthearted word from others can be worth more than a thousand pieces of gold... It seems that not everyone in this world is ugly and despicable.

After leaving Old Ma's house, Sheng Nuan was in a wonderful mood, humming a ditty, "Red umbrella, white pole, let's eat together and lie down on the board, sleep on the board and sleep in the coffin, and then bury under the mountain together...'"

Xie Ze chuckled. "What song are you singing?"

Sheng Nuan replied cheerfully, "Doesn't it sound good?"

Xie Ze nodded. "It sounds good..."

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At that moment, a group of people suddenly appeared in front of them, including Sheng Xi and Ma Laibei.

Seeing Sheng Nuan, Sheng Xi greeted her with a smile. "Nuan Nuan, we meet again... what a coincidence! It's still early, so why don't we play some cards together? My cousin's family has brought back a lot of delicious wild mulberries. Let's go and try them!"

Just as Sheng Nuan was about to refuse, customer service suddenly spoke up: "Host, they're trying to set you up."

Sheng Nuan froze. "Set me up?"

Customer service hummed: "Ma Laibei has prepared a knockout drug to trick Sheng Xi into getting you to drink it. He's also prepared a potent aphrodisiac for Zhou Fang... They want to trick you into losing your virginity to Zhou Fang."

A wave of cold, dark anger surged within Sheng Nuan.

Xie Ze thought Sheng Nuan would ignore them, but to his surprise, he heard Sheng Nuan laugh. "Alright then, let's sit together for a bit."

Sheng Xi immediately smiled. "Let's go."

Then she called out to Xie Ze, "Educated Youth Xie, come with us. Playing together won't take long..."

Xie Ze was just in time, and she planned to find a way to send him out later. When he returned, he would conveniently walk in on the scene of Sheng Nuan and Zhou Fang on the kang bed[[3gfgbp]]... She didn't believe that Xie Ze could still have feelings for Sheng Nuan after that.

Last week, after Ma Laibei secretly mentioned the plan, Sheng Xi was originally hesitant and felt scared, worried about making things too big. But when she saw how attentive Xie Ze was to Sheng Nuan, she couldn't hold back anymore.

She was going crazy with jealousy.

Adding to the fact that in these ten miles and eight villages, when such a thing happens, either one ends up suffering in silence or the woman marries the man and that's that... After all, in this day and age, face and reputation matter more than anything else, so Sheng Xi decided to go all in.

Who told Sheng Nuan to disregard feelings? Then don't blame her for being ruthless.

Soon, Sheng Nuan and Xie Ze followed Sheng Xi to Ma Laibei's house.

Ma Laibei's parents were not at home, and his wife had also been sent away. A pile of wild mulberries was laid out in the room, and Sheng Nuan and Xie Ze were invited to sit down.

Then Ma Laibei went to get a deck of cards while Sheng Xi went to pour water.

When she poured the packet of powder into a bowl, Sheng Xi's hands trembled a bit, but she gritted her teeth and poured it in anyway.

Zhou Fang's family only had one son, and their conditions were decent. Perhaps Sheng Nuan would even have to thank her in the future.

If anyone was to blame, it was Sheng Nuan for getting too close to Xie Ze...

"Here, have some water first." Sheng Xi placed the bowl in front of Sheng Nuan and Xie Ze. To cover up, she also poured some water for herself and Ma Laibei.

Ma Laibei brought the cards over, and just then, Sheng Nuan suddenly remembered something. She turned to Xie Ze and said, "Oh, I almost forgot something. Could you please go tell Doctor Ma that my ankle is still a bit painful? We'll come back next week and discuss a good time with him. I'll chat with Sister Xi for a bit."

Xie Ze was momentarily taken aback, a strange glint passing through his eyes, and then he smiled casually and asked, "So after I tell him, I'll come back to find you?"

Sheng Nuan nodded. "Okay."

Xie Ze stood up.

Sheng Xi's eyes lit up instantly... She didn't even need to find an excuse to send Xie Ze away.

"I'll walk you there," Sheng Xi insisted, not wanting to miss the opportunity to be alone with Xie Ze. She was also looking for another reason to ask for his help and keep him occupied for a while.

When Xie Ze comes back, there will be a good show waiting for him...

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