Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 578 - 565: A Woman Should Marry When She Comes of Age!

Tang Qingying was awakened by the aroma of milk. Even though she had drank it a few times already, she was still surprised every time she smelled the rich fragrance of hot milk.

So fragrant!

"Awake? Come 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 home 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 some hops in the greenhouse and check the profitability. If the cost-benefit ratio is good, we can expand the hop plantation in summer. 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 mean?"

Tang Qingying reached out and gently knocked on his head, saying, "What? Played too many games and forgot basic research methods? I mean, 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 experimental seeds to plant in a batch. Once they mature, we can use those experimental seeds for further genetic improvement. That might speed things up."

"Makes sense!" Han Qiwu immediately grasped the idea—it was a method they often used in the lab.

It seemed like getting Mr. Tang involved in the game had really paid off; his thoughts instantly became 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 some 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 moment.

"Okay." Tang Qingying nodded in agreement.

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 time they met you, they couldn't stop praising you to the skies when they got back. They'd love to tie me up and leave me at your place."

"No way. I mean, 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, "Something'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 time they gifted him a purple clay teapot. This time, 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 home.

As soon as they pulled up to the house and barely parked the car, Mrs. Tang came out enthusiastically to greet them. "Xiao Han, you're here! Are you tired? Come 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. Come on in. Your dad's making tea."

"Thank you, Auntie. This is the bracelet I sent to the store last time. Please try it on later to see if it fits," Han Qiwu said, handing over the exquisite gift box.

Mrs. Tang immediately beamed 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 me was really something. Must've cost quite a bit, huh?"

Han Qiwu smiled. "I had a friend make it for me. 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 time Mr. Tang's friends come 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 come 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, come 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 complemented 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 some old tree Dianhong tea I picked with a friend in the mountains. Try it when you have time—it's pretty decent."

"Old tree Dianhong?" Mr. Tang immediately 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 moment, both Mr. Tang and Mrs. Tang, from inside and outside the house, were filled with the same thought.

It's time to marry off our daughter!