Tang Qingying was awakened by the aroma of milk. Even though she had drank it a few tis already, she was still surprised every ti she slled the rich fragrance of hot milk.
So fragrant!
"Awake? Co and have breakfast." Han Qiwu smiled and placed the milk and eggs on the table.
While they were eating breakfast, Han Qiwu pointed to a large wooden barrel lying on its side, resembling a wine barrel, and said, "My farming skills leveled up last night. Just like you guessed, I learned how to make brewing barrels. But since we don't have any hops at ho right now, I just threw in two yellow peaches instead."
As he spoke, Han Qiwu displayed the brewing barrel's attributes for Tang Qingying to see:
[Brewing Barrel]
[Materials: [Wood]×20, [Stone]×20, [Iron Ingot]×2, [Oak Resin]×1]
[Effect: The brewing barrel can turn the materials you put in into alcohol.]
[Note: It will bring you endless wealth!]
"Perfect, then let's grow so hops in the greenhouse and check the profitability. If the cost-benefit ratio is good, we can expand the hop plantation in sumr. Also, I was thinking—can this gene editor perform repeated edits?" Tang Qingying said with a smile.
Han Qiwu looked puzzled and asked, "Repeated edits? What do you an?"
Tang Qingying reached out and gently knocked on his head, saying, "What? Played too many gas and forgot basic research thods? I an, we can study the genes further for a few days. As long as we find seeds with a survival rate above 20%, we can start by creating several dozen experintal seeds to plant in a batch. Once they mature, we can use those experintal seeds for further genetic improvent. That might speed things up."
"Makes sense!" Han Qiwu imdiately grasped the idea—it was a thod they often used in the lab.
It seed like getting Mr. Tang involved in the ga had really paid off; his thoughts instantly beca so much clearer.
"But the premise for doing this is that we need sufficient funds. Otherwise, with costs of a hundred thousand per iteration, developing perfect rice seeds might end up costing millions of gold." Tang Qingying's words brought Han Qiwu back down to earth a bit.
"Still, it's a good direction. Later, let's first make so resin collectors. From now on, the oak trees in that mini forest simulation will be reserved for collecting oak resin. Let's aim to increase the number of barrels," Han Qiwu suggested after thinking for a mont.
"Okay." Tang Qingying nodded in agreent.
About an hour later, after finishing these tasks, Tang Qingying's phone rang.
"It's ready? Alright, we'll go pick it up around noon. Thanks."
After hanging up, Tang Qingying smiled and explained, "The jade shop called—they said the bracelet is ready. How about we visit my parents today? It's Saturday anyway."
"Today? I'm not quite prepared yet," Han Qiwu suddenly got a little flustered. After all, they were her parents.
Hearing this, Tang Qingying couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Prepared? Prepared for what? Last ti they t you, they couldn't stop praising you to the skies when they got back. They'd love to tie up and leave at your place."
"No way. I an, I know I'm excellent, but they're still your biological parents," Han Qiwu replied with a straight face.
Tang Qingying clicked her tongue twice, patted his cheek, and muttered to herself in mock disbelief, "Sothing's off. Did leveling up your skills last night also increase the thickness of your skin?"
The two joked around for a while before deciding on visiting Mr. Tang and Mrs. Tang that afternoon.
They already had a gift prepared for Mrs. Tang—the jade bracelet. As for Mr. Tang, last ti they gifted him a purple clay teapot. This ti, they decided to bring Dianhong tea.
With the gifts in hand, Tang Qingying drove Han Qiwu to pick up the jade bracelet from the store first, then headed straight to her family ho.
As soon as they pulled up to the house and barely parked the car, Mrs. Tang ca out enthusiastically to greet them. "Xiao Han, you're here! Are you tired? Co inside and take a rest."
Just as Tang Qingying opened the car door, she leaned against it and shouted indignantly, "Mom, I was the one driving! Why would he be tired from just sitting?"
Mrs. Tang waved her hand dismissively. "You're both tired, you're both tired. Co on in. Your dad's making tea."
"Thank you, Auntie. This is the bracelet I sent to the store last ti. Please try it on later to see if it fits," Han Qiwu said, handing over the exquisite gift box.
Mrs. Tang imdiately bead with happiness. "Oh, wonderful! Thank you so much, Xiao Han."
After changing into slippers inside, Mr. Tang had already poured four cups of tea. Seeing Han Qiwu, he greeted him warmly. "Xiao Han, you're here! Sit, sit. That teapot you gave was really sothing. Must've cost quite a bit, huh?"
Han Qiwu smiled. "I had a friend make it for . Just had to pay for the craftsmanship."
"Oh, your friend must be a master! This purple clay teapot is truly extraordinary," Mr. Tang said with a grin, pushing a teacup toward him. "Here, try this oolong tea I bought recently. It's pretty good."
Beside them, Mrs. Tang chuckled and added, "Xiao Han, you don't know this, but every ti Mr. Tang's friends co over, they light up as soon as they see that purple clay teapot. They're always trying to get him to give it to them."
Han Qiwu just smiled without saying much. Tang Qingying, knowing the story behind the teapot, quickly added, "No way! That clay for the teapot was so hard to co by. He spent ages sourcing it."
"Don't worry. Your dad's not foolish. Good stuff like this is definitely staying in the family," Mr. Tang said with a laugh.
After finishing his tea, Han Qiwu noticed Mrs. Tang constantly glancing at the jade bracelet box. He gently nudged Tang Qingying under the table, using his eyes to gesture toward her mother.
Understanding his signal, Tang Qingying grabbed her mom's hand and guided her into another room. "Mom, co see how this bracelet looks."
"Oh, you silly girl. Xiao Han is still outside! Isn't it rude to leave?" Mrs. Tang feigned reproach, but her hands eagerly opened the box. When she saw the bracelet, her eyes lit up instantly. She happily tried it on.
The bracelet fit perfectly. Its translucency and rich green hues complented Mrs. Tang's elegance, making her reluctant to take it off.
"Qingying, this bracelet is so precious. Our family couldn't possibly repay it. Should we just marry you off to settle the debt?" Mrs. Tang teased.
Tang Qingying wrinkled her nose. "So your precious daughter is only worth a bracelet?"
"Of course not!" Mrs. Tang quickly reassured, and then, as she pulled a double fish pendant from the box, added with a laugh, "There's also a matching pendant."
"Hmph!"
While the mother and daughter were having their fun inside, Mr. Tang and Han Qiwu were chatting outside. Han Qiwu handed him a package of [Wild Old Tree Dianhong] and said, "Uncle Tang, this is so old tree Dianhong tea I picked with a friend in the mountains. Try it when you have ti—it's pretty decent."
"Old tree Dianhong?" Mr. Tang imdiately took it, inspecting it closely and sniffing it. Overjoyed, he gave Han Qiwu's shoulder a hearty pat. "Xiao Han, this is another amazing gift! This is so rare!"
In that mont, both Mr. Tang and Mrs. Tang, from inside and outside the house, were filled with the sa thought.
It's ti to marry off our daughter!
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