Chapter 297: "If you won’t do it, plenty of others will.
Chapter 297: Chapter 297: "If you won’t do it, plenty of others will.
Wu Jun really wanted to say, ’There’s no way your husband wouldn’t listen to you. If he didn’t, wouldn’t you just beat him to death?’
But he valued his life, so he managed to hold back from saying something so stupid.
After seeing the video Huo Qian had sent, Xue Can couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.
’Is Shen Lu really not a Superpower User?’
’Or is her Superpower Level so high that he, being several levels beneath her, can’t sense her energy?’
’But if Shen Lu really has a superpower, why was she being chased all over town by a mutant beast before?’
’Wait a minute.’
’Have I been overlooking someone?’
Shen Lu doesn’t have a superpower, but Fu Cheng does.
Xue Can opened Fu Cheng’s file. It stated that he was a Dual Ability User, but most outsiders only knew he possessed a Dark Ability. His other ability wasn’t mentioned in the file.
’Is his other ability too low-level, or just too useless to be worth listing?’
A wild theory suddenly struck Xue Can, and he felt like he had uncovered the truth.
’That’s it. This must be Fu Cheng’s other, undisclosed superpower—Construction Proficiency.’
The walls of that abandoned building Shen Lu bought were inexplicably thickened last time. That must have been Fu Cheng’s handiwork as well.
No wonder Shen Lu takes such good care of him. It turns out Fu Cheng had a hand in that shop.
And those ingredients with their miraculous effects.
Xue Can’s gaze fell on the name of Fu Cheng’s mother.
Yun Yao.
’Of course.’ Yun Yao was from the Yun Family. The Yun Family possessed many mysterious powers that outsiders couldn’t comprehend. For instance, every member of their direct bloodline was guaranteed to awaken a superpower.
That alone was a terrifyingly powerful trait.
’Come to think of it, those ingredients must be connected to the Yun Family, too.’
"Damn it." Xue Can suddenly clenched his fist and punched the air.
’So that’s why Fu Cheng always acts so calm and nonchalant around me.’
’He has something that makes it impossible for Shen Lu to leave him. Even if he’s a good-for-nothing now, abandoned by the Fu Family, as long as the Yun Family still has his back, he’s still a cut above everyone else.’
But he wouldn’t give up so easily.
As long as Shen Lu didn’t say she hated him or reject him outright, it meant he still had a chance.
...
「The next day.」
The first thing Shen Lu did when she got up was check the weather. The second was to run to the living room window and peek at the newly installed greenhouse.
"It’s this high-tech?!" Shen Lu’s mouth formed an "O."
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Shen Lu quickly finished getting ready and ran to the backyard to inspect the greenhouse up close.
From the pictures in the System Mall, Shen Lu had initially thought it would be like the plastic-sheet greenhouses she’d seen in her past life, just with slightly better materials and a sturdier steel frame.
But the greenhouse standing before her now was not nearly as crude as she had imagined.
The steel frame looked incredibly sturdy, giving off the impression that not even a tornado could budge it.
As for the plastic sheeting covering the frame...
No, no, no, plastic sheeting wasn’t this transparent. This was as clear as glass, but it wasn’t hard to the touch. It felt more like crystal.
The greenhouse’s insulation was excellent. The temperature outside was around 5 degrees, but inside it must have been over 10 degrees, making it very comfortable.
Xiao Lang poked his little head in. "Sister Shen, can I come in?"
"Come on in."
Xiao Lang slipped right into the greenhouse, his big eyes wide with curiosity as he looked all around.
"Sister Shen, what is this?"
"This is a greenhouse for growing vegetables."
"For vegetables? But Mom said the soil in the backyard isn’t good for growing anything."
"It wasn’t before, but it is now."
"You’re amazing, Sister Shen!"
Xiao Lang’s eyes sparkled. He didn’t even question whether Shen Lu’s words were true.
In the little boy’s mind, Shen Lu could do anything, so everything she said had to be true.
Forget the backyard being able to grow vegetables—if Shen Lu had told him a comet was going to hit the planet tomorrow, Xiao Lang would have believed her without a second thought.
Xiao Lang did a lap inside the greenhouse, then asked Shen Lu if he could run in there.
Ever since the temperature had dropped and the dust storms began, Xiao Lang hadn’t been able to do his morning run in the backyard. Now, with the greenhouse, he was protected not just from dust storms, but from rain and snow as well.
"You can, but be careful not to step in the garden beds."
Shen Lu had left walkways between each plot, which gave Xiao Lang plenty of room to run.
"I know, Sister Shen. I’ll be careful."
After a quick warm-up, Xiao Lang started jogging slowly around the garden beds.
Yang Jing entered the greenhouse with a hoe over her shoulder. Her first reaction was to stare in amazement at the structure.
"Little Deer, when did you get this greenhouse?"
She was sure it hadn’t been there when she went to bed last night. How could she wake up to find such a high-tech greenhouse in the backyard?
"Mom, just focus on tilling this plot of land today." Shen Lu, of course, didn’t bother explaining too much to Yang Jing, and simply assigned her the day’s tasks.
The priority was to till the garden plot where she’d used the "One-Mu Fertile Field." The rest of the land could be cleared and prepared later.
Yang Jing nodded, pulled on her gloves, and began to till the soil.
The moment her hoe struck the ground, she felt a difference.
The ground had become much easier to dig.
Before, a single swing of the hoe would meet with rock-hard soil that was incredibly difficult to break.
But today, the soil had become soft and loose. Her hoe sank in with ease, and the earth she turned over wasn’t clumpy or hard. It was relatively loose, yet would stick together when squeezed in her hand.
Even she, who had never grown vegetables in her life, could tell this was excellent soil.
Yang Jing glanced up at the greenhouse again and went back to her work with even more vigor.
’This must all be Little Deer’s doing.’
’That child, Little Deer, she has a sharp tongue, but deep down she’s very caring.’
Liu Qiang and Liu Yaozu always said in private that she was cold-blooded and had no sense of family, but Yang Jing didn’t see it that way.
If Shen Lu truly had no feelings for them, she wouldn’t have sent them to the hospital right after they were reunited.
Then, she even rented them an inexpensive house.
And although some bad people had kidnapped them a while back to threaten Little Deer, she hadn’t ignored their plight. She had come all by herself to save them.
Now, she must have put in a good word with her boss to get them this free housing and even arrange jobs for them.
For this daughter who was switched at birth, whom she hadn’t raised for a single day, Yang Jing didn’t have high expectations. Shen Lu was already doing more than enough.
If only Shen Lu could be a little nicer to Liu Yaozu, then Yang Jing could die without any regrets.
Shen Lu went into the metal shed and increased the workload for the Liu father and son.
"Today, you need to sort through 20 pounds of seeds. Tomorrow, you’ll finish sorting the rest."
Liu Yaozu immediately protested. "That’s way too much."
Fifteen pounds a day was already his limit. Any more than that and he wouldn’t have time for his afternoon nap.
Liu Qiang, however, didn’t say a word. Liu Yaozu shot him a look of bitter disappointment.
’Doesn’t he love talking back to Shen Lu?’
’Why’s he gone silent today?’
"Think it’s too much? Then why don’t you go find a job outside? Let’s see who’d hire a cripple like you." Shen Lu didn’t bother to hide her disdain. "If you don’t want to do the work, there are plenty of people who would."