After Ji Shutong was surprised, his brows remained furrowed. He immediately recognized that this was a pure-grade plant, and his mental energy confirmed it.
But he still felt that there was more to it. Something was off, something he hadn’t figured out.
Looking at Gu Yinchen, who still looked calm with a hint of amusement in his eyes, Ji Shutong was even more certain of his suspicions.
There must be something more to it that he hadn’t discovered yet.
He looked at the other crystal stone boxes. While pure-grade plants were indeed precious, they weren’t exactly rare for the boss. There was no need to use the same valuable crystal stone boxes to store them.
This only shows that this plant is far more precious than the crystal stone box.
Why are pure-grade plants precious? It’s because they can soothe and calm the mind, which is immensely beneficial for mental strength.
This plant also has the same effect, but its impact is even more pronounced than that of regular pure-grade plants.
Wait, a more pronounced effect? He seemed to have realized something.
Ji Shuotong had a flash of insight, feeling like he had grasped something.
He took out the pollution content testing pen he had modified earlier from his space button.
It was small, with the pen tip aimed at the thick orange fleshy base of the stone flower. He pressed the button, and within moments, the result was displayed.
Before Ji Shuotong could withdraw the testing pen, the nearby Mu Xingye leaned in to take a look.
“The content is zero, Brother Ji, is your testing pen broken?”
Ji Shuotong’s pupils shrank. He quickly pulled back his finger and flipped the testing pen over to see that it indeed read zero.
Ignoring Mu Xingye, who was loudly suggesting he try another pen and test it again, Ji Shuotong suddenly shifted his gaze to Gu Yinchen. He was sure about the pen’s condition, it was in perfect working order.
Sure enough, Gu Yinchen sat calmly on the sofa. After meeting his gaze, he gave him a reassuring smile.
Understanding the implication, the usually composed Ji Shuotong couldn’t help but ask, “Boss, is this a zero-pollution plant?”
“Hey, Brother Ji, didn’t I say your testing pen was broken? Why are you asking the boss?” Mu Xingye, the typical airhead, was completely unaware of the situation, making Ji Shuotong speechless.
The others ignored Mu Xingye’s words and looked towards Gu Yinchen, the only one who knew the truth.
Gu Yinchen, clearly enjoying the attention, had fully succeeded in showing off his girlfriend. He responded to Ji Shuotong’s question, “You’re right, this is a zero-pollution plant.”
At that moment, even those who had seen a lot were shocked. A zero-pollution plant—this was the first one in the galaxy, such a precious existence.
Everyone’s gaze on the stone flower grew even more passionate. Even Mu Xingkai, who always teased his younger brother for being a fool, clumsily took out a testing pen and tested it again and again, just to see the 0 reading.
Seeing their excited expressions, Gu Yinchen smiled, “This isn’t the end, there’s even better stuff.”
Saying this, he opened a few more crystal stone boxes under the eager gazes of the group.
Inside one was a plant growing in water with vibrant flowers, another contained a large oval-shaped dark green fruit, and the last was even more amazing—several little fish happily swimming around.
At this point, no one asked questions. Each person grabbed a pollution content testing pen and tested everything in sight, confirming that all of the items were zero-pollution.
Everyone was filled with curiosity, eager for Gu Yinchen, the only one in the know, to explain.
However, after satisfying his desire to show off, Gu Yinchen packed up his things leisurely and left, waving his sleeve without a care.
The group was left to discuss and speculate amongst themselves.
It was only after Lin Huanyan woke up that the group’s mixed feelings of admiration, curiosity, and confusion were directed at her.
Through introductions, everyone became familiar with one another. The initial surprise of their boss, who had never shown interest in anything, suddenly bringing home a beautiful and powerful girlfriend, gave way to accepting and offering their blessings.
When they saw how gentle their sister-in-law was, Ji Shuotong, who had been troubled by his earlier questions, could no longer hold back and asked, “Sister-in-law, may I ask how you cultivated these zero-pollution plants? I’ve tried many methods, but I’ve only ever been able to reach the minimum standard of 3%, I couldn’t get any lower.”
His tone was obviously urgent, but also very sincere, showing that he truly wanted to know.
However, Lin Huanyan could only apologize as she replied, “I haven’t researched any special cultivation methods. This is the result of my ability. I have a biological ability.”
Upon hearing this, Ji Shuotong didn’t feel disappointed. Instead, he eagerly asked, “Then can your ability cultivate many of these plants and animals? Are there any limits?”
“There don’t seem to be any limits. I had a batch of several hundred plant seeds, and after planting them all at once, I didn’t feel anything unusual. Hatching the fish eggs was a bit tiring, but it wasn’t too heavy.”
Ji Shuotong kept his eyes on Lin Huanyan, and after she finished answering, his emotions seemed to relax. Mu Xingkai, who was standing by, patted him on the back to comfort him.
Gu Yinchen, seeing his girlfriend’s confusion, explained.
It turned out that Ji Shuotong had a younger sister, but due to an accident, she was born in an area heavily polluted by radiation, which caused her to suffer from a severe mental illness from birth.
Because of this, he had always been very concerned about this issue. He had been actively buying plants from all over, hoping they could help his sister, and when others found pure-grade plants, they would prioritize sending them to him.
But the results were minimal—while the plants could barely suppress the worsening of her condition, they didn’t alleviate it.
He had also studied pure-grade plants, but solving a problem that had plagued the galaxy for thousands of years was not something he could easily fix.
So, seeing the pollution-free plants cultivated by Lin Huanyan, he was so excited.
“Gu Yinchen, why didn’t you tell me about this before? I’m not so unreasonable; I would naturally help your brother’s sister.”
Lin Huanyan was a bit upset. Gu Yinchen had helped her a lot, but when it came to him, he didn’t let her help.
“Yanyan, don’t get upset. I didn’t tell you because the plants you cultivated before, like the stone flowers and bowl lotuses, were limited in number. Watermelons are fruits, which can’t continuously have an effect. But what Sister Ji Shutong needs are pure plants that can continuously emit energy in large quantities, so I didn’t mention it to you.”
“I planned to wait until your project is completed and the company is established, so that we can mass-produce the plants before telling you.”
The atmosphere in the hall became somewhat heavy.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Huanyan walked over and spoke to Ji Shutong, who was standing by the coffee table.
“I just found out about your sister’s situation. Don’t worry. Our trip to the Empire is to collaborate with them to establish a company and cultivate these pollution-free plants.”
“When more people join, I believe we can grow more plants at a faster rate, and your sister will be saved then.”
Ji Shutong looked up and smiled at her gratefully, sincerely thanking her: “Thank you, Professor Lin.”
He didn’t call her “sister-in-law” because that title would carry the influence of Gu Yinchen; he called her “Professor Lin” as a mark of respect for her academic achievements and personal accomplishments.
Lin Huanyan accepted it; she wouldn’t disappoint the expectation of a brother.
She stood up again, walked to the crystal box, and instructed Gu Yinchen to take out the big watermelon inside.
“Today is also the first time I meet everyone and get to know that you are all Achen’s good brothers. We didn’t prepare any other gifts, so please enjoy this watermelon.”
The atmosphere in the hall immediately relaxed as everyone gathered excitedly.
“Sister-in-law, you’re really generous, huh? This is a pollution-free fruit; at the auction, it would at least go for several million star coins.”
“You ignorant person, those several million star coins can only buy pure-grade plants, but this is pollution-free. It should be worth several tens of millions of star coins.”
“Hey, what are you all talking about? It’s not about money. This is clearly a gift from my sister-in-law, just accept it happily.”
…
A large watermelon was divided into many small pieces, one piece for each person, and the rest was placed on the coffee table.
These self-proclaimed gentlemen initially acted reserved.
But once they took a bite of the watermelon, who cared about being a gentleman or elegant? They all threw that aside.
The watermelon was devoured quickly, and in no time, the ones in their hands were finished, and they began reaching for the remaining pieces on the coffee table, even nearly fighting for the last few slices.
Gu Yinchen couldn’t help but laugh at them. This group of people had no shame, not to mention that when they first ate, they were just as eager.
He knew they had their limits and didn’t bother to stop them.
Soon, the last piece of watermelon was snatched up by Huo Zhan, who had been silent but quick with his hands. The others, unable to compete, had to concede.
With no more watermelon to eat, they could finally speak.
“Professor Lin, this watermelon is really delicious, sweet and juicy. It’s no wonder it’s grown by Professor Lin.”
“Sister-in-law, do you have more of this watermelon? Can we buy it?”
“This pollution-free fruit is really delicious. There’s no fishy or bitter taste, just a refreshing sweetness.”
…
Lin Huanyan smiled without speaking. She was pleased by their praise for the fruit she cultivated and very happy that they liked the Earth’s food.
Gu Yinchen responded, stopping the group from getting carried away.
“Alright, all of you are acting like this. Don’t worry, once the collaboration is settled, eating watermelon will be very easy. Not only watermelon, but there will be other delicious things too.”
After the excitement, the starship continued its journey toward the distant Empire.
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ARTTEDSBGT (After Rebirth The True Eldest Daughter Starts Brewing Green Tea):
main story – completed translating
extras/side stories – i still dont have money and account to access this
ATISIUP:
ongoing
