"Wonderful!" Although Su Shengnan had been prepared for it, she still couldn't help pumping her fist in excitement.
Then she gave another order. "Recruit volunteers immediately and arrange clinical trials."
"Yes, Ms. Su... I'll get right on it," Director Chen answered excitedly.
A moment later, his face fell, and he stammered, "Ms. Su, you won't dock my pay again for the Heavenly Star Grass seeds, will you? I have an eighty-year-old mother to support and a child who isn't even three..."
"Pfft..." Mo Yurou and the others nearly burst out laughing.
Su Shengnan blushed. She hadn't expected someone who was usually so wooden to say something so ridiculous. This was utterly embarrassing.
She waved impatiently. "Stop right there... What is all this nonsense? Get out of my sight, right this instant..."
Director Chen turned and ran faster than a rabbit.
"Hahaha..." Mo Yurou couldn't hold it in anymore. Even Jiang Ruoyi struggled to suppress her laughter, her shoulders shaking nonstop.
"All right... Put those taunting skills away..." Su Shengnan couldn't help rolling her eyes, but the corners of her mouth lifted despite herself.
Then her expression turned serious, and she changed the subject. "Although Xuanxuan successfully grew the Heavenly Star Grass, there's still one—one crucial problem we haven't solved."
Ouyang Xuanxuan immediately stopped smiling and asked, "What problem, Su? Just tell me... If it's something I can do, I won't refuse."
"Have you thought about what we'll do in the future?" Su Shengnan smiled wryly. "Xuanxuan is the only person here who can grow Heavenly Star Grass, but we can't expect her to stay here forever growing medicinal herbs for me, can we?"
"Then I'll stay here a couple more days and help grow as much as I can," Ouyang Xuanxuan said firmly, gritting her teeth.
"But we'll run out