Chapter 154: Chapter 154: Since I Can’t Hide It, Then I Won’t
"Alright, alright, I know you three siblings are close! Xiang Dong, since you’ve decided to start that farm, you have to do a good job! Your mom and I aren’t that old yet, we can still help out a bit!"
It was a good thing Shen Xiangdong was starting a farm. If it were anything else, folks like them who’d spent their entire lives in the countryside might not have been able to help at all!
"Thanks, Mom and Dad. I’ll use this time to plan things out and research the market."
Shen Xiangdong had made up his mind. ’I’ll go quit my job tomorrow. Since I’ve decided to do this, I have to give it my all. I can’t let my family down!’
"Big Brother, don’t worry. You go research the market first. When we need saplings and seeds, just leave it to me."
Of course, there were saplings and seeds available on the market. But the farm Shen Nian wanted to create was no ordinary one! So naturally, the saplings and seeds couldn’t be ordinary, either!
Shen Nian had already figured it out. She would cultivate the saplings in her space and then transplant them outside. She would also place the seeds in her space, letting them absorb Spiritual Energy for a while. Add in the Spiritual Spring Water she’d successfully tested, and she wouldn’t have to worry about the quality of her crops!
"No, no, I can handle that kind of tough work."
Shen Xiangdong, however, had no idea what Shen Nian was planning. His only thought was that he couldn’t let Shen Nian and Lu Cheng handle everything. ’The tough, tiring jobs like buying saplings and seeds... I should be the one to do them!’
"Big Brother, I’m not trying to take your job. The saplings and seeds I find won’t be your ordinary kind, I promise. This is something I have to do! Worst case, I’ll have you guys do the hauling when the time comes!"
Shen Nian wasn’t lying, but her honest words were met with only laughter from Shen Xiangdong and the others.
"Alright, if Xiao Nian wants to do it, just let her. You just tag along and make sure she doesn’t get too tired!"
"Okay. In that case, Xiao Nian, you have to call me for the heavy lifting."
As far as they were concerned, ’Aren’t all saplings and seeds the same? Could they really be different just because someone else is buying them?’
Shen Nian saw that they had clearly misinterpreted her, which she thought was for the best. At least this way, she wouldn’t have to explain where she was getting the saplings and seeds from.
However, Shen Nian’s expression didn’t escape Lu Cheng’s notice.
For some reason, Lu Cheng just felt that Shen Nian wasn’t lying. He had a feeling that the saplings and seeds she found would indeed be different from the normal kind.
He couldn’t explain his confidence. It was just a gut feeling.
It was just like the apples she’d given him before, and the water she occasionally brought that made him feel so much more refreshed after drinking it.
Too many extraordinary things had already happened where Shen Nian was concerned.
After Shen Nian finished speaking with Shen Xiangdong and the others, she turned around and found Lu Cheng looking right at her.
The moment their eyes met, Shen Nian knew. ’He must have seen something. He’s starting to suspect, isn’t he?’
Shen Nian gave a wry smile. ’And to think, I was planning to keep it from him for his own safety! But I completely underestimated how clever he is.’
’I’ve been so careless with so many obvious clues. How could I possibly hide it from Lu Cheng forever? He’s probably been suspicious for a long time now and just never let on!’
’Oh well. If I can’t hide it, then I won’t.’
If Shen Nian had to pick the one person in the world she trusted most, it would be Lu Cheng, without a doubt.
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