During lunch, after drinking a tasteless nutritional drink, Lin Huanyan rewarded herself with a watermelon. She particularly liked cutting the watermelon in half and scooping it out with a spoon.
The watermelons she had picked were already sent out via express delivery by the robot.
In the watermelon cultivation room, there was an automatic watering system, so Lin Huan Yan didn’t need to worry about them. She only had to walk around a few times to use her mental power to check their growth status.
The plants in the laboratory’s cultivation racks, however, needed Lin Huan Yan to water them manually.
But it didn’t take much effort, and she was done in less than two minutes. What took more time was the pile of packages that had accumulated over the past few days, which required some effort to unpack.
Lin Huanyan sat cross-legged in a black ergonomic chair, her fair skin becoming even more noticeable.
Since the station had been transferred to her by the Imperial Research Institute, she felt much more at ease working here now.
Before, she had been working for someone else in their space, but now it was different. This place was entirely her own.
She could now be considered to have property in the stars, property that truly belonged to her.
Lin Huanyan was sitting cross-legged, sifting through the delivery boxes piled up on the shelf.
She hoped this time she would get plants, any kind of plants would do. That way, when the cultivation base is set up later, it could help enrich the variety.
Of course, it would be even better if there were vegetables, fruits, rice, or wheat. She was really tired of the strange taste of nutrient solutions.
Although the nutrient solution company was trying hard to develop new flavors, based on what Lin Huanyan had tried—whether it was milk-flavored, fruit-flavored, or other flavors—she felt they were all about the same, with no real change in essence.
Her fingers skillfully slid over the first package, and she opened it with a knife, showing great proficiency.
The first one, a lucky start, was a succulent potted plant.
The sharp, fleshy leaves slowly unfurled layer by layer, with translucent green tinged with hints of pink, resembling a blooming peony.
Based on Lin Huanyan’s experience with plant care, this was a very common succulent, called “White Peony.”
This beautiful white peony was quietly blooming in a round red ceramic pot.
Lin Huanyan carefully pinched the edge of the pot and pulled it out of the narrow box. Her ability quickly covered the plant, removing any pollutants within.
A colorful piece of paper fluttered out with her movement.
After placing the white peony on the plant rack, she picked up the paper and read it.
“I am a beautiful little White Peony, a member of the Crassulaceae family. My mother is a ‘Moonlight’ from the Sedum genus, and my father is a ‘Silent Night’ from the Echeveria genus. They fell in love and gave birth to me and my siblings.
But now, I have been adopted by you, little master, and become your little baby. I hope you will take good care of me!
I don’t like overly damp environments, so please be careful, or I’ll get rotting feet.”
Lin Huanyan was amused by this self-introduction. The seller was really interesting.
From the packaging, it was clear the seller really loved succulents. Layer after layer of cushioning material filled the small box, successfully protecting the plant during transit.
Don’t worry, it will definitely get the best care here.
Just as she was about to open the second package, her smart device suddenly rang. Lin Huanyan had no choice but to put down the package and answer the call.
It turned out to be Gu Yinchen.
Her gloomy mood was instantly lifted. She pressed the answer button, and the virtual screen popped up.
Gu Yinchen’s handsome face appeared in front of Lin Huanyan.
The man was dressed in a gray casual outfit, made of an unknown fabric but well-tailored and looking very sharp.
“Yanyan, what are you doing?”
Lin Huanyan raised her smart device and showed him the surroundings, then pouted at him.
“What else, of course, I’m working.”
A soft laugh came from the other side, and Gu Yinchen’s gentle voice followed.
“I’m working too. How about I keep you company while you work?”
He showed her the piles of files on his desk.
The couple hadn’t even been apart for a full day and were already being sweet over the screen.
Lin Huanyan shared the white peony she had just discovered, and the man congratulated her on finding a new plant.
They chatted while Lin Huanyan kept opening packages.
She had quite a few deliveries stacked up, and if she didn’t hurry, she wouldn’t be able to finish unboxing them all.
She tore off the tape from the second box, and inside were two sparkling hairpins.
Made of metal with a fishtail design, the pins were studded with glittering rhinestones—beautiful and dreamlike.
Lin Huanyan liked them so much that she immediately grabbed a mirror, released her black, shiny hair from the loose hair tie, and casually pinned the fish-tail hairpin into her hair.
“How does it look, is it pretty?”
Gu Yinchen, still working, kept an eye on his girlfriend out of the corner of his eye, naturally noticing her actions.
Her black, shiny hair was casually tied up at the back of her head, held in place with a beautiful hairpin. A few strands of hair fell loosely across her forehead.
She wasn’t plain; her eyebrows were dark, like distant ink mountains. Her long, thick lashes fluttered like a little fan, and her large, bright peach blossom eyes sparkled. Her lips, naturally red without any makeup, added to her charm.
The untidy beauty of it all was perfect, leaving Gu Yinchen almost breathless for a moment.
Meanwhile, an assistant named Carey, who was helping the boss in another room, received a message unrelated to work.
He was asked to go find the gems in the boss’s collection room, catalog them, and make sure everything was done today, as they were urgently needed.
Carey glanced at the huge pile of files on the desk and thought about the boss’s massive collection room that took up an entire floor. He couldn’t help but let out an exasperated sigh.
Still, he resignedly stood up and grabbed the keys to the office.
The guards at the door could only watch as the boss’s assistant rushed out of the office in a hurry.
Lin Huanyan didn’t know any of this. She didn’t even notice Carey had come and gone so quickly.
She continued happily unboxing her packages, still lost in her boyfriend’s sweet words.
This time, she opened a large black plastic bag.
The black bag was almost as tall as Lin Huanyan, soft to the touch, and filled with something inside.
Lin Huanyan already had some guesses in her mind. When she pulled it out, sure enough, it was a giant body pillow, shaped like a loaf of bread, very realistic, with even the burnt spots visible.
Lin Huanyan decisively accepted it and continued to open her packages.
Next, she unwrapped a small desk lamp, an old-fashioned enamel mug, a keychain, a box of potato chips…
There weren’t many exciting things, but everything was quite practical.
Gu Yincheng continued to chat with her, with sporadic responses.
Suddenly, as if she had opened something amusing, Lin Huanyan burst out laughing.
“Gu Yincheng, I’ve found something funny, do you want to see it?”
“Let me see.” The man raised his head.
A yellow, creepy face suddenly popped up on the screen, with lewd eyes, a wide mouth, and teeth, making Gu Yincheng lean back in surprise.
Then, a silver bell-like laugh came from the other end of the smart screen.
Gu Yincheng knew right away that Lin Huanyan had pranked him, but since it was his girlfriend on the other side, he couldn’t scold her, so he could only indulge her.
Lin Huanyan laughed for a while. When she saw the man just smiling at her without saying anything, she lost interest and stopped laughing.
But the goofy Pikachu in her hand was just too ugly. Lin Huanyan disdainfully set it aside.
There was only one package left, a large light yellow corrugated box, which had been placed directly on the floor because it didn’t fit on the shelf.
Lin Huanyan moved it a bit. It was a bit heavy, but with some effort, she managed to lift it onto the workbench.
She stood up from the chair, massaged her numb legs, and kicked the ergonomic chair aside.
Lin Huanyan bent over the box, using a small knife to carefully cut open the package.
Then, she lifted the lid piece by piece, and a slightly bitter smell wafted out.
Lin Huanyan’s eyes lit up. She was very familiar with this smell, it reminded her of the oranges from the tree in her grandmother’s yard.
Because the tree wasn’t a good variety, the fruit didn’t taste very sweet. It was more sour and slightly astringent.
When Lin Huanyan was younger, after learning the saying “An orange grown south of the Huai River is an orange, while one grown north of the Huai River is a bitter orange,” she ran over to ask her grandmother if that’s why the fruit didn’t taste good.
Her grandmother, busy cooking in the kitchen, told her to go play on her own.
That made Lin Huanyan, as a child, believe that this was indeed the bitter orange, and she took pride in discovering something that adults didn’t know.
However, when she opened the box, it wasn’t the unripe green fruit or the yellow ripe ones, but a small tree that looked a bit wilted.
It was planted in a festive red pot with golden cloud patterns, and the tree’s leaves drooped, looking lifeless. There were also some broken leaves at the bottom of the box, and even some dark green juice on the inside walls of the carton.
It seemed that the little tree had suffered some damage during transport.
Although her guess was slightly off, compared to just oranges, this kumquat tree was much more valuable.
Lin Huanyan quickly used her ability to disperse the pollutants inside and then infused the green vitality she had collected while picking watermelons into it.
Immediately, the wilted little tree perked up, which made Lin Huanyan feel relieved.
The kumquat tree wasn’t easy to move, so Lin Huanyan simply used a knife to cut open the box and reveal it fully.
She carefully moved the precious kumquat tree to the plant cultivation rack. For this, she had to tear down a partition to merge two sections so it would fit.
After watering it with the nutrient solution she had prepared, adjusting the temperature, humidity, and light, Lin Huanyan was satisfied and went back to her workbench to share the good news with her boyfriend on the smart screen.
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translation works:
ARTTEDSBGT (After Rebirth The True Eldest Daughter Starts Brewing Green Tea):
main story – completed translating
extras/side stories – i still dont have money and account to access this
ATISIUP:
ongoing
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