Chapter 251 (continued)

Zhao Hexi: "That's true, but our seeds are of good quality. Even if they perform slightly worse, they're still much better than ordinary seeds."

Qing Mengzhu looked at the "Fine Grade+" seeds in her hand and nodded thoughtfully. "That's true."

Zhao Hexi: "So what I'm saying is, nobody's stupid; everyone knows what kind of seeds they want."

Qing Mengzhu is currently only Intermediate Grower and it is estimated that she will not be able to break through this level within the next ten years.

However, with his skills as Intermediate Grower, it was sufficient for him to check the seeds.

He checked the seeds and, finding nothing wrong with them, went out with Zhao Hexi.

The two returned to the office, Zhao Hexi pulled out a stack of reports. "These are the seed testing data; take a look."

Qing Mengzhu picked it up and began to look through it, then glanced at the report beside it, "What's at the bottom?"

Zhao Hexi: "It's the report on the Insect-Killing Bacillus. preparation. Several highly virulent Insect-Killing Bacillus. were isolated last year. Old Gu and his team sent them for testing, and the results were only returned these past few days."

Zhao Hexi continued showing Qing Mengzhu the accumulated documents, "There are also reports on the enrichment of metals by Tuan Brassica, reports on soil remediation with Tuan Brassica, reports on soil remediation with ryegrass... In short, these are all reports that were submitted by various parties after the beginning of the year."

After a pause, Zhao Hexi chuckled and placed the stack of documents in front of Qing Mengzhu: "You'll have to work overtime."

Qing Mengzhu rubbed her temples. "How come I accumulated so much work after just one trip to Qiongwei City?"

Zhao Hexi complained, "Did you only go to Qiongwei City once? I don't even want to talk to you, you went on an in-depth tour of Qiongwei City with Chunxi! We saw your posts on WeChat Moments while we were working overtime, and it was so heartbreaking."

Qing Mengzhu: "We should celebrate our engagement anniversary eventually."

Zhao Hexi: "When are you going to have your wedding? I'd really like to attend."

Qing Mengzhu smiled and said, "It's being planned, probably this fall. Don't tell him."

Zhao Hexi's eyes lit up immediately. "Oh, you're planning the wedding? What kind of wedding do you want?"

Qing Mengzhu refused to answer, saying, "You'll find out then."

Zhao Hexi: "It looks like there's bound to be a surprise."

Qing Mengzhu's gaze softened. "Yes."

Ming Chunxi wasn't home, Qing Mengzhu was too lazy to cook for herself, so she ate at the farm every day, and even brought food back for the two dogs afterward.

Now they have six farms in Vine City alone, making it convenient for guests from almost every district to dine at their farms.

In addition to expanding their scale, their farm has risen to 44th in the "Global Top 100 Restaurants" and second in China—referring to the flagship farm in their town.

Zhou Yan's achievements at such a young age are truly remarkable.

When many magazines and videos at home and abroad do reviews, they always include his name when mentioning contemporary master chefs.

Zhou Yan has always said that the farm's ingredients are what made him successful, so he doesn't appear on social media much, nor does he consider himself a celebrity chef.

In Qing Mengzhu's opinion, Zhou Yan is undoubtedly a master chef. He not only has his own culinary philosophy, but also his own signature dishes. The farm and he complement each other perfectly.

Speaking of farms, Qing Mengzhu's Zhuxi Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd.. has become increasingly standardized in its management in recent years, so it separated the land under the company and established the status and business scope of a separate farm.

After the farm became independent, it mainly focused on land, and its main business was agricultural production such as crop planting and livestock breeding.

All farms, farmland, and orchards under the name of Zhuxi Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd.. have been incorporated into "Zhuxi Farm".

The farm's territory now extends from Qiongwei City to Ye'erqingele City, from the southernmost province to the westernmost province. Zhuxi Farm has land in 27 out of the country's 34 provincial-level administrative regions.

Although everything related to the farm has been separated into a separate farm, Zhuxi Farm itself is still under Zhuxi Agriculture Co., Ltd..

As for Zhuxi Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd.., it also has several projects related to agricultural technology research and development, agricultural technology promotion and services.

Their company is now a large corporation with over 30,000 employees. Their next step is to consider merging the farm, coffee shop, and other businesses to form a group.

That's a matter for the future. The company is growing, Qing Mengzhu and the others are growing too. They still need some time to grow.

Qing Mengzhu worked overtime until after noon before going to the farm for lunch.

The farm was packed again today. Qing Mengzhu ate at their staff restaurant, and after lunch, she bought a coffee at the nearby Zhu Qing Mengzhu Zhuxi Café on her way back to the company.

He has an employee card, so he gets a discount when he comes to drink coffee.

Xia Yuefeng was here today. When she saw Qing Mengzhu, she waved and said, "President Qing, what would you like to drink today? I'll make it for you."

After thinking for a moment, Qing Mengzhu said, "How about a roasted nut latte?"

Xia Yuefeng: "Of course, the pecans you sent are quite good. You haven't tried them yet, have you?"

Qing Mengzhu: "I haven't tried it in coffee yet."

Xia Yuefeng smiled and said, "I'll make it for you to try right away."

Xia Yuefeng worked extremely quickly and soon finished making the coffee.

She sprinkled the toasted pecans on top of the cream on the glass, then pushed it towards Qing Mengzhu: "It's done."

Qing Mengzhu picked it up, took a sip, and exclaimed, "It's delicious! I love the taste!"

Xia Yuefeng: "If you like it, that's good."

After getting the coffee, Qing Mengzhu to Xia Yuefeng and went upstairs.

He still had a lot of documents to read, so he took the time to read them while he had some coffee.

In the evening, Ming Chunxi video-called him on time to remind him to get off work.

Qing Mengzhu stretched and lay on the table, looking at Ming Chunxi: "With you not home, even the Guard and Dharma Protector have lost their energy."

Ming Chunxi: "Didn't they just eat a large portion of the original broth from Buddha Jumps Over the Wall yesterday?"

Qing Mengzhu laughed and admitted, "Okay, I'm just not feeling well."

Ming Chunxi's eyes softened. "I'll be back the day after tomorrow, and I have some good news to tell you."

Qing Mengzhu's mind raced for a moment. "Give me a hint? What kind of good news?"

Ming Chunxi tried to touch his face through the screen, her voice softening. "I'll tell you when I get back."

Qing Mengzhu: "Then I'm even more looking forward to your return."

The day Ming Chunxi returned, Qing Mengzhu personally drove to pick him up.

Even though they don't lack drivers now, Qing Mengzhu still personally drove to pick them up as soon as possible.

Ming Chunxi had his assistants take the company car back. Following Qing Mengzhu's directions, they arrived at the airport parking lot and immediately spotted the familiar car and a smiling person standing by the car door.

Ming Chunxi walked over quickly. "Why didn't you wait in the car? It's safer there."

Qing Mengzhu: "It's okay, I parked in a rather out-of-the-way spot, not many cars come by."

As she spoke, Qing Mengzhu bent down and took a thermos and a box from the car. "You must be tired from the flight, right? I made you some tea with bamboo-shaped water; it should make you feel better. If you're hungry, I brought you some bread and blueberries baked by Brother Zhou."

Ming Chunxi's heart pounded, and he quickly stepped forward. Instead of taking what Qing Mengzhu was holding, he put his arm around Qing Mengzhu's slender waist and pulled him into his arms.

Qing Mengzhu was holding things in both hands, so she couldn't hug him back. After being hugged, she blinked and said, "I missed you."

Ming Chunxi said in a low voice, "Me too."

The two remained in that position, kissing in a dimly lit corner of the airport parking lot.

After a while, the two separated and got into the car.

Qing Mengzhu was a little out of breath. After catching her breath a few times, she finally calmed down and asked, "What good news is there?"

Ming Chunxi was taking a sip of tea when his Adam's apple bobbed. He swallowed the tea, then turned to look at Qing Mengzhu: "Do you remember the International Agricultural Production United Association?"

Qing Mengzhu nodded. "They just visited our farm before the New Year, what's wrong?"