Cao Yanyan corrected Fang Yunbao, "This isn't a vegetable patch, it's a medicinal herb garden."
Fang Yunbao pointed at the small green vegetables beside it, "Aren't these planted together with the vegetable seeds!"
On the other side were the Muxi grass, and so much more!
Su Jinwen: "..."
If they hadn't reminded her, she wouldn't have realized it was a vegetable patch.
And yet, from such a casual patch of land, grew the rare Muxi grass!
"Cheng You, did you grow all of these?"
Cheng You, rummaging for something inside the house, replied, "Yes."
The sun was blazing outside, but none of them could bear to go inside.
Muxi grass, they hadn't been able to get close to it at the Plant Research Institute last time.
Now it was right before their eyes!
Cao Yanyan carefully held a leaf, "I heard this thing has great medicinal value. If a special medicine can truly be developed, Cheng You would be humanity's savior!"
Cheng You walked out smiling and said, "I just want to live a peaceful life, I don't want to be a savior! Teacher, here's the information for you to look at."
She had made many copies of the information she gave to Zhao Jisheng last time, and this was the method for Muxi grass propagation she had organized.
She had already tested it, and following this method would be basically foolproof.
Su Jinwen was taken aback. Such important information had casually landed in her hands.
She was full of questions for Cheng You.
Before she could speak, she saw Cheng You snip off some Muxi grass with scissors.
"Try propagating them according to the method above and see if they take root."
Fang Yunbao exclaimed, "You're just cutting them off like this! This is Muxi grass!"
Cheng You smiled, "Of course, you have to cut them off to propagate them."
Su Jinwen's mind had already pieced it together, "So, the Muxi grass in Qiu Yingxun's possession was obtained from you?"
Cheng You nodded, "But he's taking it to an exchange meeting, let him do as he pleases, don't worry about him."
Cheng You went out to buy groceries, leaving them to fuss over the patch of land.
On the way, she met Qi Chengyan, who naturally took the groceries from her and held her hand.
"Why did you buy so many groceries?"
Cheng You tilted her head and smiled, "I invited my teacher and classmates over as guests, I didn't tell you in advance."
"It's fine."
The two walked into the house hand in hand, the others were still looking at the information Cheng You had given them.
The key points were circled by Cheng You, making them clear at a glance.
Su Jinwen's emotions remained stirred for a long time, especially when she learned that the person who grew the Muxi grass was Cheng You, her student. She was even more excited!
Even with Qi Chengyan present, she couldn't divert much of her attention.
After a simple meal, they were eager to go home and study the Muxi grass.
Before Su Jinwen could successfully propagate the Muxi grass, Qiu Yingxun's Muxi grass died first.
He had originally thought he could at least keep it alive until the exchange meeting, but he found that Muxi grass was not as easy to grow as he had imagined.
He frantically carried the pot to find Cheng You, hoping she would help him.
Cheng You glanced at it and said, "Your Muxi grass is already withered, what do you expect to save?"
This was at the classroom entrance, and she hadn't intentionally lowered her voice, so everyone heard.
What caught their attention was that Qiu Yingxun actually had Muxi grass!
Qiu Yingxun ignored everyone's gazes and stubbornly blocked Cheng You's path, staring at her intently.
"You propagated this Muxi grass, how can you not be able to keep it alive!"
He was counting on the Muxi grass to participate in the exchange meeting, and now that it was dead, how could he go!
Cheng You's eyes held a hint of sarcasm, "Didn't you tell the teacher that you propagated it yourself?"
Qiu Yingxun felt a bit guilty, but he couldn't afford to worry about that now.
"Please help me save the Muxi grass, I beg you!"
Cheng You pushed his hand away, her expression cold, "I can't save it, this pot of Muxi grass is dead."
Qiu Yingxun was unwilling, "Then teach me your propagation method!"
This request was even more unreasonable. Fang Yunbao immediately retorted, "Why should she teach you? You clearly took the Muxi grass from Cheng You, but claimed it as your own, took credit, and now you want to backtrack. I've never seen anyone like you!"
Cao Yanyan pulled her, stopping her, "Yunbao, don't say anything more."
Fang Yunbao huffed and stomped angrily into the classroom.
As soon as she and Cao Yanyan sat down, classmates surrounded them, asking about the Muxi grass.
Fang Yunbao deliberately said loudly, "Yes, that Muxi grass was grown by Cheng You. She said before that Muxi grass can be successfully propagated."
The classmates exchanged glances, suddenly feeling quite lucky to be in the same class as Cheng You.
That was Muxi grass, such a precious plant.
Qiu Yingxun, standing at the classroom door, heard her words and angrily retorted, "She knows how to propagate it, but why didn't she tell us? To put it bluntly, she has no team spirit, she's selfish and wants to hoard the Muxi grass!"
This time, Cao Yanyan's face turned red with anger at his words.
He was simply unreasonable!
"It's Cheng You's thing in the first place, how can you say she's hoarding it?"
Qiu Yingxun glanced at them coldly and gritted his teeth, "Muxi grass is such a precious thing, the only place in Yan City that has it is the Plant Research Institute. Even if she could propagate it herself, where did she get the Muxi grass in the first place? Since it belongs to the Plant Research Institute, why should she own it privately!"
The more he spoke, the more confident he became, and he proudly declared, "If you ask me, she should hand over the propagation method and share it with everyone!"
In fact, deep down, those classmates also vaguely hoped that Cheng You would share it.
But they couldn't be as shameless as Qiu Yingxun, able to demand things from others so righteously.
Therefore, when he said such a thing, no one objected.
Cheng You chuckled, "I won't give it to you, and I certainly won't help you save this Muxi grass. What can you do to me? If you're not convinced, report it to the police, let's see if they'll pay attention to you."
Qiu Yingxun's face contorted in rage.
"You! Cheng You, I never expected you to be such a selfish person, utterly selfish, with no sense of social responsibility!"
Cheng You walked into the classroom, and he continued to curse outside the door.
Every time he finished a tirade, Cheng You would calmly say, "I just won't help you, I'll infuriate you to death!"
This left Qiu Yingxun at a loss for what to do.
Until Su Jinwen, not far away, said coolly, "Teacher Yang, aren't you going to call your student back?"
Teacher Yang's face turned ashen. He had initially thought his student could propagate Muxi grass.
Because he noticed that Su Jinwen had recently seemed to lose interest in the Muxi grass in Qiu Yingxun's possession.
Before he could say a few words, he witnessed this scene.
He then realized that Cheng You was the one who had cultivated the Muxi grass, and Qiu Yingxun had nothing to do with it!
What a disgrace!
"Qiu Yingxun, come back quickly, class is starting!"