Cheng You ignored everyone's strange glances and walked away with Fang Yunbao and Cao Yanyan.
At this moment, a mumbled voice sounded in Cheng Tao's ear: "You're not wrong, she was the one who lost the Mu Xi grass, and she still won't admit it."
Originally, everyone had a good impression of Cheng You. She was beautiful and her grades were excellent.
But when they heard that she had lost the most precious medicinal material in the research institute, they had reservations.
Precious medicinal materials were already rare, especially rare plants like Mu Xi grass.
After losing it, she showed no remorse.
Su Jinwen's face was stern, and she swept a glance at the crowd.
"Stop talking, everyone, hurry up and complete your tasks in groups. What you see here today might become the direction of your exam questions at any time."
The traditional Chinese medicinal material area was a newly opened section in the specimen hall, containing only specimens with no information about the plants.
However, after a full academic year of classes, most of them could recognize the medicinal materials and write down their properties.
Even if they didn't know, Su Jinwen would inform them.
In an instant, the busy students had forgotten the minor friction from earlier.
As they were nearing the end, they encountered a problem.
This plant specimen was one that even Su Jinwen couldn't identify.
Su Jinwen shook her head, eliminating the options in her mind one by one, but still came to no conclusion.
"Go and call Cheng You here."
Cheng Tao hesitated, "Teacher doesn't know, how would Cheng You know?"
"Not just Cheng You, let every student come and take a look. Everyone has their own expertise; perhaps someone has seen it," Su Jinwen said.
Cheng Tao nodded and beckoned.
"Teacher Su wants everyone to come over. There's a medicinal material here that no one recognizes."
After waiting for a while, Cheng You still hadn't appeared.
Su Jinwen asked, "Where is Cheng You? Call her over."
Cheng Tao looked around, "Most of our classmates are here, and no one has seen it, so Cheng You probably won't know either."
Su Jinwen disliked repeating herself, especially with Cheng Tao's self-righteous assertions.
"Classmate Cheng Tao, put aside your prejudice. Cheng You is an excellent student, and that cannot be denied. I'm asking you to call her over for a reason."
Having been reprimanded slightly, Cheng Tao's face looked somewhat displeased.
Having been flattered so much at school, she had become a bit conceited.
To be treated like this by Su Jinwen suddenly, she felt a certain sense of loss.
"Cheng You is over there, she might not have heard. I'll go and call her."
Cheng Tao turned away like a wronged little wife.
She gritted her teeth to call Cheng You, then returned.
She refused to believe that Cheng You would know something that Su Jinwen couldn't identify.
Su Jinwen smiled, "Cheng You, come and look at this."
Cheng You squeezed to the front with her two companions and glanced at the specimen in the glass cabinet.
Cheng You raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Teacher Su, you must already have the answer in your heart, right?"
Cheng Tao was about to say that Su Jinwen hadn't recognized it either when she heard Cheng You tentatively say, "I think it's Mu Xi grass, which I haven't seen before, but I'm not sure."
Cheng You smiled confidently and gave the answer, "It is Mu Xi grass."
The crowd gasped, and everyone crowded forward, wanting to get a clear look.
Cao Yanyan looked carefully and indeed, as Cheng You said, it looked like a very ordinary herb.
A student who was taking notes couldn't help but say, "Teacher Su, how should we write the other information? We don't know anything about it."
Cheng Tao said, "The research institute would be the best place to understand Mu Xi grass, right? But Mu Xi grass has already been lost." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Mentioning this, everyone looked at Cheng You.
Cheng You calmly replied, "I'm not too sure about its specific medicinal properties, but I know some of its cultivation habits. I'll say it, and you write it down."
She had observed Mu Xi grass for a period and was very familiar with its habits.
Su Jinwen smiled with relief. This indicated that Cheng You had taken good care of the Mu Xi grass.
It was ultimately lost, which was beyond her control.
Cheng Tao listened to Cheng You speak, grinding her teeth in resentment.
"This can be propagated by cuttings, is that accurate? I heard that the research institute planted it for several years and only had one Mu Xi grass. If it could truly be propagated by cuttings, why would it be so scarce?"
Fang Yunbao snorted and glanced sideways.
"You really hear a lot of things. Everything is hearsay; your news is quite well-informed."
Cheng Tao smiled slightly, "I also did some research before coming."
Cheng You said, "It can be propagated by cuttings, but it's difficult."
Su Jinwen's expression became serious. She secretly noted down Cheng You's words.
She had indeed never heard that Mu Xi grass could be propagated by cuttings.
"Alright, everyone, submit your forms, and we'll move on."
The students were very efficient, and the area was tidied up in no time.
From here, it was free time, and they could visit any place that interested them.
Cheng You went to the flower specimen area, admiring the postures of the hundred flowers.
She only grew roses in her yard; the climate was too cold to dare grow anything else.
Seeing these specimens, she felt a desire to fill her yard with flowers.
However, it was too boring to plant them alone. She wondered when Qi Chengyan would return.
Lost in thought, she stood in front of a specimen, lost in a daze.
"Oh my, is this a peony? I recognized it at a glance. It's the same kind as the one carved on my jade pendant!"
Cheng You snapped back to attention. Following the sound, she saw Cheng Tao taking out a piece of excellent quality jade pendant.
It had good translucency and a full color.
Under the light, it appeared dense and smooth, very beautiful.
Cheng You gently touched her wrist and suddenly felt that the texture of this jade pendant was similar to the bracelet her mother had left her.
She then touched her chest; it also resembled the jade tablet Qi Chengyan had given her.
However, jade was jade; it was normal for them to be similar.
Her classmates praised Cheng Tao's jade pendant, successfully satisfying her vanity.
"My man specially bought this for me, saying I don't have many accessories. He's always like this. I told him I don't really like it."
A classmate beside her said enviously, "You call yourself having few accessories? The watch you wore last time was very expensive, costing over two hundred. Huh, why aren't you wearing it today?"
Cheng Tao's movements stiffened as she pulled her sleeve. "I forgot to wear it when I went out today."
She had just sold that watch and used the two hundred yuan to donate to her classmates.
Thinking of it now, she still felt heartbroken.
Cheng Tao lost her enthusiasm for showing off, held the jade pendant, and walked out, afraid that her classmates would ask some unwelcome questions.
Not long after walking, she was called out, "Classmate Cheng Tao!"
She turned around and saw someone she didn't recognize.
"You know me? Who are you?"
"My name is Feng Xue. I saw your jade pendant just now, and it's very beautiful. I wonder if I could have a closer look for a moment."
Feng Xue's attitude was sincere, and her voice was gentle and soft. No one would refuse her.
Cheng Tao's expression changed when she heard her name.
Feng Xue, wasn't that the female lead of the original plot!
Logically, she and Zhao Yunlin should be a couple.
She was also the white moonlight that Qi Chengyan had yearned for over many years.