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The shop suggested adding a little flavoring, but if you don't like strong flavoring, you can add a milder one.

After Shi Wen the suggestion, Shi Wen had a flash of inspiration and asked for the aroma of pasture hay.

Their family harvested a lot of hay in the summer and autumn, and almost every bundle of hay had its own unique smell.

That's the smell of wildflowers and pollen that gets mixed in when the hay is harvested; it's the smell of the pasture in summer and autumn.

He likes the taste.

When the shopkeeper heard about his request, he asked the shopkeeper to send him some hay. After several experiments, the shopkeeper finally managed to extract the fragrance.

The aroma of fresh pasture became a popular Shi Wen, prompting stores to incorporate it into their new line of mutton oil products. Now, almost all new mutton oil products carry a pleasant pasture scent.

This was the smell that He Chengzhang detected.

Shi Wen said, "This is the scent of our pasture hay; we quite like it ourselves."

This fragrant yet not overpowering, lingering and warm scent is so rare; the little ones love it too.

They love to play covered in the scent of hay.

He Chengzhang fell into deep thought after hearing this.

Shi Wen assumed he had some new inspiration and didn't disturb him.

After a while, He Chengzhang said, "This fragrance is wonderful, and your mutton fat soap is also excellent. Could you spare some for me? Price is negotiable."

Shi Wen: "Huh?"

He Chengzhang: "It's like this, our autumn/winter show is about to start, and the invitations we've settled on so far are sealed clay tablets, but I feel they're not amazing enough, and the connection to the theme of our show isn't strong enough."

He Chengzhang explained a lot, Shi Wen only vaguely understood. He only understood that he wanted this mutton fat soap liquid to connect the entire show with mutton fat and hay.

Their main clothing items for this fall and winter are still made from various wool and plush fabrics from Shi Wen Ranch.

If the invitations sent out also come from the ranch, it creates an interesting connection.

After listening, Shi Wen said, "If that's the case, then we'll have to discuss other collaborations."

He Chengzhang: "No problem, I'll pay more."

Shi Wen smiled and gave him a thumbs up, "Great! There's one more thing. For this collaboration, I hope you can include our ranch's name, 'Shijiu Ranch.' We've changed our name."

He Chengzhang then noticed that their ranch had been renamed. "That's a bit unexpected."

Shi Wen explained, "Yan Kexing name is 'Mingjiu.' The new name is my surname plus his courtesy name, signifying our shared pasture and our shared home."

He Chengzhang said enviously, "You two are really romantic."

Shi Wen, "Of course. If you're sure you need our soap and hay extract, I'll find the manufacturer to order another batch, but we need to discuss the terms first."

He Chengzhang: "Okay, let's sign the contract first. I also need to design it some more, to see what form the soap should take."

Shi Wen, "No problem. It's more convenient since you have a legal department. You draft the contract, and I'll take a look at it. If there are no problems, we'll sign the contract."

He Chengzhang had worked with them many times, Shi Wen trusted him quite a bit.

He is a rather kind and honest person.

Soon, Shi Wen received the contract he sent.

The contract terms were roughly as agreed upon. Shi Wen a look and was quite satisfied. He then consulted a lawyer he knew, who said there were no problems, so he signed the contract.

Because of the need to cooperate with He Chengzhang and his team, another batch of fat-tailed sheep were disposed of on the ranch.

The mutton from this batch of fat-tailed sheep was still divided into three portions.

One item was launched on the app, using a limited-purchase model, and was directly offered to a wide range of members.

One portion was sold to the Abnormal Affairs Bureau, and the last portion was left on the ranch for their own consumption.

With more hay extracts and soap from the ranch, Shi Wen replaced all her household toiletries with ranch-customized products.

These shampoo and conditioner products are really great. Shi Wen using them, my hair not only became fluffy and shiny, but even the hair on my tail was exceptionally smooth and lustrous.

Shi Wen sleeping in bed, his tail would spread out under his bottom, almost as big as a small pillow.

His tail had been out for a long time, and because he hadn't been able to retract it easily, he had long been used to its presence. Now, dragging his tail, he arched his body, rested his forehead on Yan Kexing's shoulder, and breathed softly and evenly.

Judging from his breathing, he must be sleeping very soundly.

Yan Kexing gently placed one hand on his waist, and at that moment suddenly opened his eyes.

Shi Wen was still breathing steadily, but a faint white light emanated from her body.

First, his ears turned into animal ears, and then his whole body transformed into a furry Qilin, even larger than when he was in human form.

With each breath, his thick, soft ears twitched gently, and his belly swelled and bulged.

Yan Kexing patiently watched over Shi Wen and witnessed the entire process of his transformation.

At this moment, Yan Kexing out and grasped his hand.

His palms had turned into soft, warm pads of flesh—no, the pads were even a little hot to the touch, much hotter than when he was in human form.

Yan Kexing pinched his paw pads with some concern, intending to wake him up.

Shi Wen suddenly felt an itch in his palm while he was sleeping—someone was touching his hand.

Feeling the disturbance, Shi Wen reached out to grab the hand, but the claw only hooked at it and couldn't hold on at all.

He woke up immediately, opened his eyes, and looked ahead.

In the darkness, the Qilin's pupils were pale gold, like two bright flames suspended in their eye sockets.

Yan Kexing paused, then gently touched his nose. "Awake?"

After Shi Wen transformed into Qilin, its nose became similar to that of a feline, with a higher temperature and a slightly moist feel.

Shi Wen touched like that, Shiwen shuddered, and the tip of its tail involuntarily twitched.

He was about to reply that he was awake when, unexpectedly, only a muffled, thunderous roar escaped his lips, "Roar!"