Chapter 553: Chapter 167: Professor Ai Arrives, New Character Debuts (Part 4)

Su Xiaocai couldn’t quite explain why, but she felt a sense of familiarity in him.

He suddenly walked over to greet her, "What are you planting?"

"Just some mushrooms to eat," Su Xiaocai blurted out.

What ends up growing on the rotting wood is a matter for later.

For a moment, words seemed to escape them, and awkwardness felt contagious. The two Majors who had come to help Su Xiaocai move the wood passed the young man slowly.

Major Liu looked at him for a long time, "Why don’t you ask who I am?"

Things got even awkwarder.

The young man touched his nose and introduced himself first, "I’m a volunteer from Blue Star, my surname is Yang, Yang Zhao. I live on the outskirts of the city now. Are you an agricultural expert, or like me, a volunteer?"

His smile had a unique charm.

Exquisite?

Su Xiaocai couldn’t pin it down, and joked, "No, don’t be fooled by my fair skin, I’m a farmer who specializes in growing vegetables."

The two shirtless Majors were sweating profusely, and Su Xiaocai pointed at them saying, "These are my two brothers." She didn’t elaborate further, being too lazy to introduce them.

"Really?" The young man glanced at the two Majors and shifted his gaze back to Su Xiaocai, "Do you need help?"

"Are you interested in me?" Su Xiaocai’s smile was sweet—sweet to the point of being intimidating.

Those familiar with her knew she was plotting something.

The two Major brothers didn’t realize, thinking she had taken a liking to the young man.

"Sis, don’t talk to strangers, he says he’s a volunteer, who knows if that’s true, bad people don’t wear it on their faces."

Yang Zhao looked innocent and skeptically remarked, "You’re not locals, right? We Blue Star residents might be wary of outsiders, but we don’t badmouth them to their faces."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, and you don’t have a Blue Star accent." Yang Zhao observed sharply, "They’re soldiers, aren’t they? Are you in army logistics?"

Su Xiaocai dropped what she was holding, "Yes, yes, logistics. So, you want to help me plant vegetables? Have you ever planted vegetables before?" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

His fingers were long and smooth, without calluses, but it was clear he was muscular and frequently worked out.

Yang Zhao honestly said, "I’ve never planted vegetables, but I can learn." He rolled up his pant legs and stepped into the field.

With just that one step down, Su Xiaocai confirmed he really had no farming experience, because he stepped onto the ridge, which had been freshly watered and was at its softest.

He directly got a foot full of squishy mud.

His face went stiff, but he quickly regained composure.

"Since you’re asking me to help plant, then let’s plant. These are coconut cabbage seeds, help me plant them, I’ll teach you."

Su Xiaocai was genuinely patient in teaching him how to plant.

Yang Zhao was a good learner.

Under the scorching sun, his forehead was beaded with sweat, and Su Xiaocai kindly offered him a straw hat.

This was usually done by the robot, but since he wanted to experience it personally, let this nobleman experience the hardships of farming.

Then that was it; Su Xiaocai checked the time and went to feed her new neighbor, the Leopard Cat, lunch.

"Sorry, I have something urgent, you keep planting."

"No worries, I promised to help you, and I’ll definitely finish the task."

"Thank you."

Su Xiaocai walked away, and the two Majors felt awkward whether to go or stay; seeing the young man was still planting, they felt a bit embarrassed. Duty-bound, they followed suit expressionlessly.

Once Su Xiaocai set up the Leopard Cat’s small feeding bowl by her favorite chair, she chose to sit at the other end of the gallery, letting the Leopard Cat get used to her scent.

The drone flew overhead, and the two Majors checked the surroundings and informed Su Xiaocai, "That person is still planting."

They sat while he worked.

It seemed like they were bullying an honest man.