The two of them huddled together, with Lin Huanyan flipping through the photos she had taken with Gu Yinchen. Some were taken at the relay station, some on the starship, and some on the streets of the capital star.
One was happily sharing, and the other was happily looking. It was quite lively.
This was the first time Lin Huanyan had shared her feelings about a relationship with another girl.
Back on Earth, because of work reasons, she hadn’t had a boyfriend, so there was no one to share with. After coming to the starry universe, Zhang Qianqian was the only girl she was close to, and she was happy to listen.
Though Lin Huanyan usually appeared indifferent, being a girl, once she had a boyfriend, she naturally wanted to share. Since she hadn’t had anyone to share with before, she was eager to take the opportunity now that Zhang Qianqian was there.
The two of them chatted for a long time, until Team Leader Qi finished installing the equipment and came to Lin Huanyan for inspection. Only then did they reluctantly part.
The latest equipment developed by the research institute, like the space stabilization machine and the dark current attraction machine, was very expensive, but the effects were immediate.
As soon as it was installed, the visible dark current vortex immediately disappeared, being drawn away and redirected to another place.
From now on, it would be much more convenient for Lin Huanyan to go out. She could just take a random flying car, rather than having to wait for a special starship.
Once all the machines and equipment were installed, the institute’s equipment swap for the relay station was complete.
What was originally a somewhat outdated black hole laboratory had now become one of the most powerful laboratories in the entire star system.
Not only was it fully equipped, but it also had the most advanced technology in the star system, and most importantly, it had a competitive edge in its products.
As for the talents from the research institute, Lin Huanyan naturally accepted all of them. She could see the sincerity of the institute, and this batch of talents was selected from the most outstanding interns in the institute this year.
However, just because they were accepted didn’t mean they would definitely become part of the biological cultivation base. The base had powerful backing, and its future plans were grand, involving the entire star system, so the requirements for its personnel were strict.
Therefore, this group of people would have an internship period, similar to the research institute. Only those who passed the internship would be able to stay at the biological cultivation base.
Since the biological cultivation base hadn’t started construction yet, after consulting them, Lin Huanyan assigned them tasks.
There were ten people: six men and four women. Some came from the Empire University, and others from other universities, but all were top students.
Because of the nature of the biological cultivation base, Lin Huanyan opened two laboratories next to her main lab and let them split into two groups, five people in each lab.
Then, she took them to select plants. Except for the stone flower and kumquat tree, which had too few samples and hadn’t produced the next generation yet, all other seeds, like those of the bowl lotus and watermelon, could be freely chosen.
Lin Huanyan specifically used her spiritual power to check and ensured that the seeds selected were the best quality, ensuring they would not fail to grow due to problems with the seeds themselves. Afterward, she let them choose the seeds they liked.
Next, she took them to see the batch of plants currently in the lab and also visited the watermelon cultivation room.
During the tour, she explained a lot of plant cultivation knowledge, especially about the bowl lotus and watermelon, which she talked about the most.
This was mainly so that they could better cultivate their own plants.
Fortunately, these people were quite serious. They took notes carefully, and whenever they didn’t understand something, they raised their hands to ask.
“Professor Lin, Professor Lin,” they called out enthusiastically, and Lin Huanyan truly experienced how tiring it was to be a teacher, speaking until her mouth became dry.
Fortunately, in the watermelon cultivation room, she opened a large watermelon, sliced it into several pieces, and handed one to each person.
The sweet, fragrant aroma of the watermelon filled the room, causing even the researchers, who had talked a lot, to start salivating.
Zhang Qianqian was the first to speak.
“Is this the fruit of the zero-pollution plant? It smells so good!”
Others joined in the discussion.
“Yeah, when Professor Lin said it was delicious, I didn’t quite believe it. It looked so ordinary. I didn’t expect the green skin to hide red flesh. It looks so tasty.”
“I think Professor Lin is so generous to share such a precious fruit with us.”
“Don’t you want to eat it? If not, I can help you finish it.”
“Go away, go away, who wouldn’t want to eat it? Such a good thing, I can’t even bear to eat it myself, let alone give it to you.”
The group had a heated discussion, but once they started eating the watermelon, they fell silent.
If you looked closely, they were all chomping away, not even lifting their heads.
Once they finished eating, Lin Huanyan spoke about the next arrangement.
“The seeds have been distributed to you. They’re all carefully selected by me. After that, you’ll just conduct the experiments in these two labs. If you encounter any problems, just come to my lab next door.”
“By the way, I’ve arranged work for you, but what about your accommodation? Would you like me to help arrange it or will you handle it yourselves?”
At this point, a handsome boy with an air of bookishness answered first.
“Professor Lin, we won’t trouble you with the accommodation. The research institute has already taken care of it. The starship that brought us here hasn’t left. It’s staying here until the base is completed, and it’s serving as our temporary dormitory.”
“Oh, that’s fine. Then you can arrange it yourselves. I have some other work to attend to.”
After saying that, she bid them farewell.
Back in the lab, Lin Huanyan wasn’t exaggerating when she said she still had work to do.
Since early this morning, two teams had arrived in succession, dealing with work negotiations and inspections. Even the cultivated organisms had been checked in between.
So, naturally, she hadn’t opened the packages that had arrived today.
She rebooted the robots that had been turned off for worker convenience when installing equipment and gave them instructions to retrieve the packages scattered outside on the platform.
She then took out a batch of watermelon seeds.
While inspecting, she noticed that one of the machines sent this time was a seed mutation induction machine.
The machine had a simple design with a light green outer shell, shaped like a microwave oven. Inside was a rectangular space, and there was a transparent cabinet door, allowing observation of the seeds inside.
However, unlike a microwave, this machine had three layers, more like three microwaves stacked together.
Each of the three cabinet doors had a rectangular smart screen next to them for operating the machine.
Lin Huanyan clicked on it and saw that it could induce mutations at various levels and release them precisely. This was much more efficient than her previous manual inductions.
She placed the watermelon seeds in the dish provided by the machine, then placed them into the three compartments, adjusting the radiation intensity to her desired level. After closing the doors, she waited for six hours.
The watermelon variety currently available in the lab was not the best, although it tasted good.
Lin Huanyan had always liked eating watermelon when she was on Earth and had tried many varieties. Some of the well-known ones included the Qilin watermelon, Annong No. 2, striped seedless watermelon, Black Beauty watermelon, black-skinned seedless watermelon, special small phoenix watermelon, early spring red jade watermelon, Guanlong watermelon, Xin Hongbao watermelon, and Jincheng No. 5 watermelon.
Each of these varieties had its own characteristics, and Lin Huanyan wanted to research them all to enrich the watermelon varieties.
However, this had to be done step by step. She couldn’t rush it.
After placing the watermelon seeds, Lin Huanyan returned to her familiar workbench.
She leaned back in the comfortable ergonomic chair and, as usual, contacted Gu Yinchen.
After the unexpected disconnection in the morning, she had only sent a few messages during breaks. Now that she finally had some free time, she naturally wanted to check in on her boyfriend, whom she had neglected the whole day.
She took the smart brain off and placed it on the desk, then opened the virtual screen, waiting for the connection.
Then, she casually picked up a package and began unboxing it.
So when Gu Yinchen pressed the connect button, the first thing he saw was his girlfriend sitting cross-legged on the chair, seriously unpacking a package.
She wore a serious white lab coat, but her actions were bold and carefree. Oddly enough, Gu Yinchen didn’t find it off-putting at all. Instead, he thought this girlfriend of his was adorable.
“Yanyan.”
His voice was deep and magnetic, making her name sound affectionate.
This made Lin Huanyan immediately look up, only to see the guy on the other side of the screen grinning like a fool.
Lin Huanyan was about to say something to him, but his smile made her inexplicably laugh as well.
The two of them looked at each other, laughing without any particular reason. Although nothing special was happening, the atmosphere suddenly felt different. If someone saw them, they would definitely say that the air was thick with the scent of love.
After a while, Lin Huanyan, still smiling strangely, remembered her work and stopped herself.
“Alright, Achen, I need to work now.”
Gu Yinchen obediently nodded and silently watched, not disturbing her.
He didn’t have the cold, domineering aura he normally had in front of his subordinates.
Lin Huanyan continued unboxing the package she had started earlier.
It was the usual yellow corrugated cardboard box, with only a white information sheet stuck to the top as decoration.
When she opened it, she found a book, a fairly popular and fun book titled “The Book of Answers.”
She briefly explained it to Gu Yinchen on the other side and continued unboxing the next package.
As soon as she opened a small slit in the box, a faint fragrance wafted out. Lin Huanyan quickly opened the entire box.
Inside was a set of scented candles, cylindrical in shape. There were two rows: one row was pure white, and the other was transparent, crystal-clear, revealing flowers inside.
The flowers were arranged beautifully, not just petals but standing stems with various shapes. If one didn’t look closely, they would think it was a real blooming plant sealed inside.
Lin Huanyan was in an unusually good mood and shared with Gu Yinchen the various types and uses of candles.
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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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